Chapter 93: When Conspiracy Meets the Film Crew [5]

For Third Hokage, tonight was full of surprises. He had only planned to watch Mizuki's performance, but unexpectedly gained a daughter-in-law.

While a group of people were congratulating Asuma and Kurenai, Mizuki had already arrived at the location he had agreed upon with Naruto.

Naruto, who was dozing off while hugging a scroll on a tree, woke up instantly upon hearing footsteps. He saw Mizuki and jumped down while still holding the scroll.

"Mizuki-sensei, look, I've got the scroll..." Naruto put on a happy face and looked around before asking in confusion, "Mizuki-sensei, didn't you say Iruka-sensei would come to award me the ninja headband? Where is he?"

"Naruto, give me the Sealing Book in your hand, and you will graduate soon!" Mizuki's face was full of greed and excitement.

"But Mizuki-sensei, why isn't Iruka-sensei here? Shouldn't he be the one to determine whether I can graduate or not?" Naruto tilted his head and looked silly.

"Iruka-sensei has something to do and can't come. Naruto, give me the Sealing Book, and I'll award you the ninja headband!" Mizuki suppressed the thought of killing Naruto and forced a kind expression on his face, although his eyes were full of violence.

"No, Mizuki-sensei, I have to wait for Iruka-sensei to come before I can hand over the scroll!" Naruto shook his head and remained unmoved.

"Naruto, give me the Sealing Book quickly..." Mizuki was losing patience. If he was discovered for taking too much time, it would be troublesome. "I'll take you to find Iruka-sensei right away!"

"Why does Mizuki-sensei want this Sealing Book so badly?" Naruto suddenly asked. "As far as I know, whether a ninja graduates or not is determined by the sensei of the ninja school. As for becoming a real ninja, one still needs to wait for the assessment of the guidance of the Jonin. As for using the Sealing Book for graduation assessment, I have never heard of it!"

"Damn it..." Mizuki's heart sank, and he suddenly had a bad feeling. "Naruto, you'd better give me the Sealing Book now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Mizuki-sensei's fox tail is finally showing!" Naruto sneered. "If you want the Sealing Book, you have to have the ability. A Chunin for thousands of years, and you still want the Sealing Book? Dream on!"

"You damn Nine-Tailed Fox brat, you're dead today!" Mizuki was so jealous of the Jonin in the village. Why could they become Jonin while he, who was better than them, could only be an ordinary Chunin? He was even jealous of Iruka, who was also a Chunin. Why did everyone love Iruka, even the Third Hokage entrusted him with so many heirs of big families? The flames of jealousy almost drove Mizuki crazy.

"Are you so confident?" Naruto secretly rolled his eyes. Mizuki was just a Chunin who had been teaching for years and had little combat experience. When they practiced, they always fought against the Jonin.

"Heh, Nine-Tailed Fox brat, go to hell..." Mizuki coldly laughed, took off the Wind Demon Shuriken on his back, swung his arm, and the huge Wind Demon Shuriken quickly rotated and flew towards Naruto. Naruto saw it and was about to jump aside while holding the scroll.

"Pu-chi..."

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh was heard. Naruto stared blankly at the figure in front of him who had blocked him, and his hands holding the scroll unconsciously tightened.

"Iruka-sensei..."

"Hey, Naruto, are you okay?" Iruka, who was enduring the pain in his back, reached out and patted Naruto's hair. He had just arrived and saw Mizuki throwing the Wind Demon Shuriken at Naruto. He was afraid that Naruto would be injured, so he didn't hesitate to jump out and block the attack.

"I'm fine, Iruka-sensei, are you hurt?" Naruto quickly took out the Wind Demon Shuriken from Iruka's back and helped him sit down. There was a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

"Don't worry, this little injury is nothing!" Iruka gasped for breath and still had a smile on his face.

"So it's Iruka. I never thought you would help this Nine-Tailed Fox brat..." Mizuki was now on a tree branch, looking down at Iruka. He was happy that Iruka was injured, as if he had finally defeated his old opponent.

"Mizuki? Why? Why did you do this?" Iruka looked at Mizuki angrily.

"Why? Of course, it's to make Orochimaru-sama look at me differently!" Mizuki sneered. "As long as Orochimaru-sama looks at me differently, I can gain more powerful strength. At that time, whether it's you or those Jonin who look down on me in the village, you will all become ants under my feet!"

"What? Mizuki, you're actually going to betray Konoha?"

Iruka had thought about many things, but never did he imagine that Mizuki would have any connection with Orochimaru, a notorious rogue ninja. The human experiments that Orochimaru conducted were well-known.

"Hahaha, why can't I betray Konoha?" Mizuki sneered and said, "Third Hokage, that old fool, actually trusted you so much. All the good students are under your command, but what about me? I'm obviously much better than you, but no one has ever paid attention to me. For so many years, I haven't been allowed to take the Jonin exam, and even as a sensei, you're more popular than me. Why is that?!"

"Mizuki..." Iruka was stunned by Mizuki's heart-wrenching screams. "The Jonin exam has strict requirements. If Third Hokage doesn't agree to let you become a Jonin, it means that you haven't met the requirements. Third Hokage is also concerned about your safety, which is why he won't let you pass. As for popularity, I really haven't thought about it!"

"Iruka, you like to pretend to be a good person so much, so I'll help you today!"

Mizuki couldn't listen to Iruka's words at all. In his mind, Third Hokage was deliberately targeting him by keeping him as a Chunin. Only when he went to Orochimaru could his talents be fully displayed. Yes, that's right. Orochimaru was where he should go.

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