The Library of Heaven's Path defied logic. Its halls stretched in all directions, lit by orbs of hovering light that never flickered or dimmed. Scrolls floated, stacked themselves, or whispered in forgotten tongues as Naruto passed. Yet the space itself never felt cold or lonely. It pulsed—alive—like a breathing, sentient force.
Naruto stood beside Xavier on a high balcony, overlooking the ever-shifting structure.
Naruto: "So… this is a library?"
Xavier (nodding): "A small part of a greater whole."
He raised a hand, and the space shimmered.
Xavier: "What you see is called the Flaws of Heaven—one of the three eternal repositories of truth. This part specializes in one sacred function: perception of imperfection."
Naruto (tilting his head): "You mean it… spots mistakes?"
Xavier: "Anything flawed. Jutsu, techniques, strategies, beliefs, philosophies—even bodies and minds. The Library of Flaws doesn't just store knowledge. It refines it."
Naruto (amazed): "So like… I could fix bad jutsu just by reading it?"
Xavier (smiling): "Not quite yet."
He turned, robes swirling.
Xavier: "Before you dive into sacred techniques, I have a task. You need scrolls—real ones. Bring me knowledge from the outside. Old, forgotten, or discarded. Five years or older. Let us see how the Library responds."
Naruto: "You're sending me out already?"
Xavier: "The Library does not give. It responds. Go. Collect. Return unseen. This place isn't meant to be observed by the world… not yet."
Naruto nodded. "Got it. Be stealthy. Come back loaded."
[Konoha – That Evening]
Naruto crouched low on a rooftop, the wind tugging at his jacket. The moon peeked between drifting clouds. He darted between alley shadows, avoiding lights, patrols, and especially villagers.
His first stop was his own apartment. He rummaged through the mess—old boxes, cracked drawers, faded training scrolls.
Naruto (grumbling): "C'mon, I know I didn't throw all of these out…"
In the corner of a drawer beneath a broken chair, he found them:
A Substitution Jutsu scroll—creased, stained, but still readable.His Clone Jutsu guide—barely holding together.An old Illusion Technique scroll—notes scribbled in the margins from his academy days.
He bundled them into his pouch.
[Training Field – Just Past Midnight]
On his way back, something caught his eye. Near the trash heap outside a dojo, two scrolls had been tossed aside like garbage. Naruto blinked. The first bore the Hyūga crest.
Naruto (whispering): "No way…"
He picked it up. It was worn but intact.
Gentle Fist scrollNotes on wrist flow, chakra suppression, and even pressure-point mapping.Diagrams of 64 Palms and a partially completed 128 Palms sequence.
The second scroll had no crest but felt… powerful.
He unrolled it carefully. His breath hitched.
Shadow Clone variants.Shuriken Shadow Clone, Sun God Shadow Clone, and other advanced forms.Some even had two-stage memory transfer diagrams.
Naruto: "These were thrown out?! What kind of ninja tosses gold in the trash?"
He stuffed both scrolls into his satchel and raced for a quiet clearing.
[Forest Clearing – Just Before Dawn]
Naruto placed his hand on the book that had first brought him to the Library.
Naruto (quietly): "Here goes…"
FWOOOSH.
Reality folded. Shelves rose. And the air shifted from leaf-damp to parchment-dry.
[Library of Heaven's Path – Moments Later]
Xavier stood beneath a reading lantern when Naruto arrived. The older man arched a brow.
Xavier: "You return quickly. That's either foolishness… or enthusiasm."
Naruto (grinning): "Bit of both. I brought scrolls."
He laid them out on a table: five in total. Xavier examined them, fingers hovering above but never touching.
Xavier: "Excellent. These are more than adequate."
He turned to Naruto.
Xavier: "Now—begin. Pick one. Hold it. Focus. Then say the word: Flaws."
Naruto chose the Clone Jutsu scroll. He held it in both hands and stared down at the faded ink.
Naruto: "Flaws."
A pulse of light surged from the scroll into the air. A glowing thread spun upward, curved across the ceiling, and anchored itself to a floating shelf.
Moments later—a new book appeared on the shelf. Thick. Labeled with his name.
Xavier (pointing): "Go. Retrieve it."
Naruto dashed to the shelf and returned with the glowing codex. As he opened it, the pages shimmered.
Inside were diagrams of his Clone Jutsu—but flawed. The wrong hand signs. The incorrect chakra distribution. Red lines pulsed through every seal.
Naruto (wide-eyed): "This is what I was doing wrong…"
Xavier: "The Library records your imprint as you access knowledge. It sees the difference between intention and execution. Fix one thread."
Naruto touched a red line on the first diagram. It trembled. He imagined the correct hand position, recalled Xavier's teaching.
The red turned gold. The page shifted.
The scroll in his hand began to change as well—symbols adjusting.
Naruto (grinning): "Whoa… that's insane."
Xavier: "It is only the beginning."
[Next Hour – Study Hall]
One by one, Naruto scanned the scrolls.
The Substitution Jutsu scroll had incorrect timing cues and poor chakra anchors. He corrected them.The Illusion scroll was missing a crucial counterbalance—he fixed that too.The Gentle Fist scroll lit up like a beacon when he activated "Flaws." Hundreds of errors. Some so deeply rooted, they flickered with entire chakra map inconsistencies.The Shadow Clone scroll… was different.
When he said "Flaws," the entire Library trembled. Three codices appeared instead of one.
Xavier (watching): "That scroll does not belong to one technique. It is a fusion—a hybrid scroll. It likely contains secrets from multiple clans, perhaps even divine-level chakra distribution."
Naruto: "Can I fix them all?"
Xavier (smiling faintly): "Only if you're foolish. And only if you're you."
Naruto grinned. "Good. I like impossible."
[Final Scene – End of Day]
Naruto sat cross-legged with the Shadow Clone scroll in front of him. Dozens of golden threads now wove through it—each one a correction he'd made.
Behind him, the Library now glowed brighter.
More shelves had formed.
More books bore his name.
Xavier stood in the shadows.
Xavier (quietly): "Refinement is a river, Naruto Uzumaki. You are beginning to flow."
Naruto didn't respond. His eyes were locked on the next flaw.
And then the nex