"Uh...... Hey, hey, hey......"

The fact that he has been coldly abused since he was a child, coupled with his own identity as a pillar force, brings a keen perception of malice, so that Naruto can easily figure out the emotional changes of others. So much so that after hearing the angry words in front of him, there was a faint hint of happiness and relief mixed with it, which made the corners of Naruto's mouth involuntarily tilt slightly upward. Then he raised his drooping head to meet Iruka's angry and joyful gaze. He raised his hand with a smile and scratched the back of his head before grinning.

"I'll find you, Iruka-sensei...... What a shame! That's just enough time for me to barely learn a ninjutsu. ”

"Huh? ...... learn ninjutsu? Could it be that this child is not trying to escape from pursuit...... Instead, he deliberately ran to this training ground so that he could practice ninjutsu on his own?! ”

In response to Naruto's smiling words, Iruka realized that not only Naruto's entire image had become unkempt under the dust. Even the clothes Naruto was wearing looked crumpled as if he had just undergone some intense exercise. As a result, Iruka, who originally heard that Naruto had stolen the Book of Seals, was driven by the idea of hating iron but not steel, and the angry words that came to his lips suddenly had no motivation to blurt out. Immediately, his eyes looked Naruto's figure up and down in a complicated manner, and he secretly sighed in the depths of his heart.

"Naruto, who is usually naughty and mischievous, would actually do this......"

Of course, if Iruka knew that Naruto's embarrassed appearance at the moment was just a basic low-level wind escape ninjutsu, which was easily created by lying on his back in the sky before......

Well, I'm afraid that what awaits Naruto will be an iron fist set full of the love of the teacher......

"Ahh That's right! Now, Iruka-sensei! Can you wait for me a little longer? I'll be able to learn this super-level ninjutsu in no time! ”

At the same time, compared to Iruka who was stunned and stunned, he fell into a state of temporary trance. Naruto, who seemed to be unusual, was distracted when he noticed that Mizuki, who was approaching rapidly, had reached the nearby woods. Then, after all the actors were in place, his face naturally showed a bit of excitement, and he gestured to Irukayang with both hands. While quietly moving his body slightly, he let Iruka, who should have been unguarded, turn his back to Mizuki, and follow Naruto's figure a little bit to move. In the end, it was in the same straight line as the direction of Mizuki's hiding body.

"When I learn it, Iruka-sensei, you'll allow me to graduate, right? I've heard that! As long as I learn the ninjutsu in this scroll, I'm sure I'll be able to graduate! ”

"What ......!"

And compared to Naruto, who was overflowing with joy, he looked quite excited and happy. Iruka's face changed suddenly after hearing Naruto's words. Then, from Naruto's motive for stealing the book, he quickly realized that something was wrong, and subconsciously hurried out and asked Naruto about the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Who told you that?!"

"Who told me...... Of course, Mizuki-sensei told me! ”

Responding to people with a smile and solving puzzles, through the perceptual feedback that he maintains all the time, Naruto can easily detect that Mizuki, who is lurking in the dark, has begun to stir when the plan has been exposed. Then, pretending not to know, he naturally turned his back and showed Iruka the scroll of the "Book of Seals" he was carrying, and at the same time allowed himself to face Mizuki, so as not to have any irreparable accidents due to the influence of the butterfly effect in the upcoming attack.

"Whether it's this scroll or this meeting place, Mizuki-sensei told me! Moreover, he also told me that as long as I give him the scroll after learning ninjutsu and ask him to send it back, there will be no problem! ”

"It's actually Mizuki ......"

Under Naruto's grinning response and explanation, Iruka, who had been searching for someone who had vaguely felt that something was wrong, suddenly seemed to have found the key to unlocking all the problems, which made his mind suddenly brighten. And after thoroughly speculating the true intentions concealed by Mizuki, who was in a panic and looking around to inform Naruto's "crime", he spoke up again with a frown, trying to explain the misunderstanding to Naruto, who had been "deceived".

"You listen to me, Naruto, it's not like that, it's Mizuki who is ......"

"Woo——!oo

However, before Iruka could reveal all the words that came to her lips. Through the body's instinctive warning of the crisis event, Iruka found the figure of Mizuki standing on a tree branch not far away with a sneer. and the sharp kunai that was wrapped in the sound of the road breaking through the air, and was rapidly approaching!

"Dangerous ——!"

In the depths of Iruka's heart, this thought just came to mind. The warning words that subconsciously came to his mouth came out of his mouth. Iruka's body was driven by the desire to protect Naruto, and while quickly embracing Naruto's "defenseless" small body. While using the strength of his feet to kick the ground in a hurry, he made his body fly backwards as much as possible. And then it was dangerous and dangerous, and when the two of them were only separated by less than an inch between the kunai thrown by Mizuki, they dodged unscathed!

It's just that, almost instinctively, Iruka, who tried to protect Naruto from harm, failed to notice......

At the moment when he firmly hugged Naruto's body into his arms. Naruto, who seemed to be being carried off the ground by Iruka, stepped on the ground one step hard without moving. And in the case of retreating from the trend, Iruka's figure was "lucky" to dodge all the attacks in the process of Naruto's quiet boost...... Otherwise, according to common sense, in this sudden attack, under the dodging and evasion actions made by hindsight. Even if Iruka's retreat allows him to avoid a certain amount of kunai, it will definitely make a lot of colors hang on his body!

In the final analysis, even if you want to restore the direction of the original plot, try to avoid the butterfly effect...... But under the influence of Iruka's previous kindness, Naruto couldn't bear it anyway, knowing that Iruka would be injured, but he still chose to stand by and watch this kind of thing happen!

"Huh? Dodged? I'm so lucky......"

At the same time, seeing that Iruka's "agile movements" turned all his sneak attacks into useless efforts, the contemptuous sneer on the face of Mizuki, who was standing not far away, suddenly stiffened slightly. Immediately, in his heart, he secretly sighed at Iruka's "good luck", and when he saw that his body and plan had been completely exposed, he simply stopped bothering to pretend to be the identity of the good old man. Instead, he completely exposed his true nature, and sneered and mocked in a cold voice.

"I'm glad you found this place, Iruka. It's just a pity that you're still too nosy...... If you can be honest, your little life won't be left here by me! ”

"I see, is that what it is......"

Faced with the appearance of the mastermind behind the scenes, Iruka didn't have time to think about why his hasty move was more rapid and long-term than when he went all out before. On the contrary, when Mizuki almost acquiesced and was the culprit of the book theft, the declaration of murder and silence that he confided made Iruka suddenly angry. Then, while firmly clenching his hands into fists, he let the green tendons on his forehead that had originally faded be exposed again. While glaring at Mizuki with a tearful eye, he roared word by word.

"Mizuki, you brute......"

"Alright, Naruto......"

And in the face of Iruka's cold gaze, Mizuki, who thought that in the current situation, he was already in control, turned a blind eye and directly ignored Iruka's existence. Instead, he changed to a gentle and kind tone, and slowly stretched out his right hand towards Naruto, who was looking back and forth in Iruka's arms, in confusion.

"As promised, give me the scroll."

"Huh? Ahh......h

"No! Naruto! Never give it to him! ”

Looking at Naruto in his arms, he was puzzled, and it seemed that he subconsciously agreed, and after giving up the "Book of Seals", Iruka suddenly became anxious. Then adjust his posture a little, and protect Naruto firmly behind him, so that he can use his body to cut off the eye contact between Naruto and Mizuki, and at the same time, he hurriedly persuaded Naruto to stop drinking.

"The reason why this scroll is called the 'Book of Seals' is because the ninjutsu recorded in it is too dangerous...... And in order to get it, Mizuki took advantage of you! It's not about helping you graduate at all! ”

"Hey, Iruka, this bastard, she really likes to talk a lot......"

Seeing that under the bewitchment of his words, the "Book of Seals" that was about to arrive was protected by Naruto again because of Iruka's angry shouting, and it was obviously impossible to give it to him easily, so Mizuki couldn't help frowning, and secretly cursed a few words coldly. And while trying to maintain the expression on his face so that he didn't look too hideous and terrifying, Mizuki who was thinking about it spoke up again, and continued with a smile in his eyes.

"Ah, by the way, Naruto, it's useless for you to hold this scroll anyway, so you might as well give it to me...... In exchange, I'll tell you the truth that everyone in the village knows, but you don't know, how about it? ”

"Everyone in the village knows it, but this kid doesn't know it...... Could it be ......! ”

After keenly grasping the key words from Mizuki's words, Iruka quickly realized what the so-called "truth" that the person in front of him was trying to use as a bargaining chip to exchange the "Book of Seals" with Naruto. Then his face became more and more frightened and angry, and he didn't care about calming the emotions of Naruto, who was silent behind him, so he roared loudly and loudly with all his might, trying to stop Mizuki from continuing to speak.

"No...... No! Mizuki! Don't——! ”

"Truly, in the twelfth year, the heroic story of the four generations of Hokage sealing the nine-tailed demon fox and bringing peace to the village again, you must have heard it many times, right? Naruto ......"

It's a pity that for Mizuki, who has made up his mind and is determined to get the Book of Seals, Iruka's loud obstruction is destined to be a futile move. Regardless of Iruka's obstruction signal, he still spoke up on his own, sneering at Naruto and continuing.

"It's just that you might not think of it...... After that incident, there was one more rule that had to be followed in the village under the orders of the three generations of Hokage...... And the content of this regulation, you are the only one in the whole village, and you don't know anything about it. ”

It's just that Mizuki, who is pretending to be "overwhelmed" and trying to cause more psychological pressure on Naruto, is estimated to be absolutely unexpected......

The reason why Naruto remained silent at this moment was because he was always worried and scared......

Of course, the content that is worried and scared is definitely not Naruto's fear of being weak, but he dares to speak out...... Instead, I was afraid that when I was pretending to be a fool in the face of Mizuki, I thought I was sure of victory, and I was full of confidence, would I not hold back and laugh directly on the spot!

"Poof...... This kind of thing of old sesame seeds and rotten grain can also be used as a bargaining chip for exchanging scrolls...... Mizuki, an idiot, should be naïve to think that the mouths of the idiots in the village who love to point fingers and gossip behind people's backs will really be able to firmly guard this 'truth' from leaking as if they were zippered? ”

After burying his face in Iruka's back, Naruto was able to borrow Iruka's form to hide the strangeness of his shoulders trembling as he tried to hold back his laughter. Immediately, in the depths of my heart, I thought of the fools who wished they knew the "truth" earlier, and hurried to kill themselves. While the smile in his eyes was even stronger, he quietly turned his head a little, crossed Iruka's waist, and looked at the proud Mizuki figure. and then muttered to himself in his heart, teasing and teasing with a strange face.

"Even if I don't have the help of the "spoilers" of the original plot...... But this kind of stupid and ignorant method can also deal with the prince himself, who is so naïve and innocent that he doesn't know the world in the original book, can it have a little effect......"

"Before I get the intel I want...... I'll just watch you pretend to be ready. ”

"Anyway, how much force do you pretend to be now, and later, you will have to cry ten times and return it to me!"

(End of chapter)