Chapter 12

Naruto and Anko stood before the Hokage. He had a stern looked on his face as he stared at Naruto. The blond avoided looking at the man he thought of as a grandfather. He was just so ashamed of his actions and decisions.

"Normally, I would have dismissed you from the ninja ranks Naruto. However, you were set up by an authority figure. If you can't trust your authority figures, then who do you trust? Still, you should have read the situation a little better than you did. You could have caused untold problems should the scroll have fell into enemy hands." Hiruzen said.

"I'm sorry Hokage-sama. It will not happen again." Naruto said humbly.

"We will see. Now, about the Kyūbi," Hiruzen said, getting Anko's and Naruto's attention. They looked to see that his expression had softened. "I am sorry that you found out this way. I was meaning to tell you about your burden at a later time."

"Do you know why I was used for the sealing?" Naruto asked.

"Yes I do but for now, you will have to wait. You have to realize Naruto, that there are a lot of things that are tied into you being the container of the Kyūbi no Yōko. Right now, you are still too young to learn about it." Hiruzen explained.

"Okay, I guess I will wait a bit longer." Naruto said with a pout. Hiruzen smiled at him.

"Now that we have cleared that up, let's decided how you should be punished. I believe that Anko should decided your punishement since she is partly responsible for your increased stealth." He said with a smile. Naruto looked like he was about to die. He was about to protest when he was hoisted in the air by Anko. She held him in a head lock and had a wicked grin on her face.

"You don't have to worry about that sir. I plan on making sure that this never happens again." Anko said. She bid the Hokage a goodnight before disappearing with Naruto. Hiruzen just chuckled and hoped that Naruto survived his punishment.

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Mizuki was tied down to a chair. He growled and try to free himself but he couldn't. He cursed Iruka and the Kyūbi brat for his failure. If it took the rest of his life, he would make them both pay. The door suddenly opened and entered the room was Morino Ibiki, head of the Konoha Gomon/Jinmon Butai (Konoha's Torture and Interrogation Force). Mizuki cursed and shook with fear as he looked upon this man. No one ever wanted to be caught and sent to him.

Ibiki looked at Mizuki and gave him a smile.

"Don't worry Mizuki; I'm not the one who will be doing the interrogation. I'm not really into small fry like you. I'm just here to give you a chance to come clean about who you work for." Ibiki said and looked at Mizuki. The chūnin looked at him with defiance. Ibiki just smiled at him. "Have it your way. He's all yours." Ibiki said before turning to leave. As he left, another person entered. Mizuki saw who it was and grinned.

"Well, if it isn't the demon's keeper? Are you sure that you should… ARGH!" Mizuki shouted as a kunai was stabbed into his knee cap. Anko grabed him by the hair and gave his a hard look. Mizuki was deathly afraid of that look. It promised death and untold types of pain.

"I personally don't care if you tell me anything. You're going to die anyway after breaking an S-rank law. You messed with my family today and I intend to make your journey into the afterlife as painful as possible. Get ready traitor, the night is just getting started." She said and pulled out several senbon. Mizuki's screams could be heard throughout the building and they would not stop for the entire night.

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