7: Chapter 7: A Dual Game! Appropriate RecklessnessHiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a breath of pent-up anger, his boiling rage gradually subsiding as his thoughts returned to calm calculation.
His sharp gaze swept over the Anbu, his mind racing: 'Tricking Naruto into stealing a fake book.He couldn't even see through the first layer of disguise?It seems it was just Mizuki's personal greed, and has nothing to do with Orochimaru.'
A faint sense of relief intertwined with an indescribable regret flashed by.
"snort!"
Hiruzen coldly ordered, "Anbu, closely monitor the training ground!Report any unusual activity immediately!"
"Yes!" The secret service members, as if granted a pardon, vanished instantly.
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After confirming that the Anbu had left, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not immediately deal with the mountain of documents.
He walked behind the desk, his gaze lingering briefly on the huge Hokage portrait that symbolized the legacy, his finger precisely tapping several times on a hidden protrusion below the portrait.
Click.
A few very faint clicking sounds rang out, and a highly concealed hidden compartment popped open in the wall.
Inside lay a huge scroll—its dark brown outer cover and massive, blood-red "seal" rune exuding an ominous aura, surrounded by intricate and elaborate Konoha-marked clasps.
It looks exactly like the "Book of Seals" that Mizuki described!
Hiruzen expressionlessly took out the scroll.Unlocking the intricate lock was only the first step.
His fingers then became afterimages, lightning-fast tapping, pressing, and outlining on different parts of the scroll's surface!
Each movement precisely defused a deadly trap: the silently activated poisoned senbon needles were deflected by an invisible force, the runes of the technique about to absorb the chakra of its touch dimmed instantly, and the chakra threads that triggered self-destruction were quietly severed.
Layer upon layer, dozens of insidious and treacherous killing moves vanished without a trace!
Finally, all alarms were lifted.Hiruzen slowly unrolled the scroll.
Inside.it was completely blank.
He picked up the specially made ink brush on the table, dipped it in the thick, night-like ink, and hovered it above the blank scroll.
With a slight movement of the pen tip, he subconsciously began to outline the basic runes of the forbidden technique that symbolizes ultimate speed and the mysteries of space—the Flying Thunder God Technique.
However, just as the pen was about to fall, a blond, blue-eyed face with six whiskers, a carefree smile, and a silly face that seemed to dispel all gloom suddenly flashed into my mind—
Naruto Uzumaki's signature smile seemed to say, "Old man, what the hell did you draw?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "."
Three black lines instantly appeared on his forehead, and his fingers gripping the pen tightened unconsciously.
"Tsk.this brat."
With a whisper mixed with helplessness and disdain, the Third Hokage flicked his wrist and decisively cut the pen tip away from the starting point of the Flying Thunder God Technique!
The ink left a long, resentful black line on the blank scroll.
Then, he picked up his pen again, and with swift, flowing strokes, neatly and concisely wrote down the name of a technique and its core essence—
A ninjutsu that requires a massive amount of chakra to support, can create a huge number of physical clones, and is best suited for a certain foolish yet unpredictable kid:
Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!
After finishing writing, he carefully blew the ink dry and gently placed the specially made "Sealed Book," prepared only for one person, back into the hidden compartment, restoring the wall.
After doing all this, Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh of relief, feeling even more exhausted than after arguing with Danzo.
He glanced at the completely dark night outside the window, and unusually, instead of continuing to work overtime, he took off his Hokage robe and picked up his pipe.
"Yes, I'm leaving get off work early today."
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On the other side, Naruto Uzumaki was crouching behind a bush not far from the Hokage Building, looking at the building, which resembled a sleeping behemoth in the night, with a worried expression.
The building was pitch black and eerily quiet.
If it were Naruto a few hours ago, he would have rushed in without even thinking!
But now, having absorbed Ichigo Kurosaki's memories, he at least understands that this place is not as simple as it seems.
It felt like three little people were arguing in Naruto's mind:
Naruto clenched his fist: Charge in!Getting the scroll will help Ichigo and Luffy!
Little Luffy grins: Hehehe!Charge!Adventure is the most fun!
Xiao Yi, facepalming, veins popping: Idiot!Look closely!This place is clearly full of traps!Are you looking to die?
In the end, the Naruto and Luffy who supported "recklessness" won by an overwhelming two to one, successfully crushing Ichigo's warning!
A resolute determination flashed in Naruto's azure eyes!
The body, enhanced by the fusion of Luffy's rubber body and Ichigo's Shinigami spiritual power, unleashes unimaginable power!
Naruto didn't even use his chakra; relying solely on his physical explosive power, he shot out like a golden lightning bolt!
It moved so fast that it left only a blurry afterimage in the moonlight!
This scene caused the ANBU ninjas, who were lurking higher up and had already received the Hokage's order for "special attention," to gape in surprise!
He stared intently at Naruto's ghostly figure as he slipped through the gaps in the security perimeter and silently disappeared into the shadows of the building, his heart filled with turmoil:
'This sheer physical prowess… is this the potential of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?No wonder… no wonder the Hokage values him so highly!'
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Naruto himself didn't expect it to go so smoothly!
He sneaked into the Hokage's office without anyone noticing, found the secret compartment with perfect accuracy, and picked up the huge, heavy, dark brown scroll!
When Naruto held the Scroll of Seals and breathed in the cool night breeze outside, he was still a little dazed.
'This.you stole it already?Easier than stealing Iruka-sensei's chalk?'
Even Ichigo, who was deep in his mind and feeling withdrawn and doubtful, was dragged out of the corner of his consciousness by excited Naruto and Luffy to be "whipped" and mocked.
After the immense joy, reality.The question is: how do we deal with this?
According to the original plan, should we find a place to write down the contents and then secretly put it back?
Naruto recalled the densely packed, dizzying sealing runes in the hidden compartment.
He realized with dismay that with his clumsy skills, there was absolutely no way he could have done it flawlessly!Sooner or later, clues would be discovered!
'Since that's the case.'
A sly glint flashed in Naruto's eyes, a glint of cleverness and daring honed in his life of pranks.
'Why not turn the tables on them!' He clenched his fist, a determined smile playing on his lips.
'That's it!I'll say I was so upset about failing my exam that I couldn't sleep and went for a nighttime walk to clear my head!And then…'
He imagined the scene, and even unconsciously whispered excitedly:
"As it turned out, they ran into the evil rogue ninja, Mizuki-sensei, who was sneaking out of the village with the Book of Sealing!"
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