It's better to be a rebel ninja than to be a Hokage

Naruto ran out of the classroom and came to the Hokage Rock wall in the village where the heads of successive Hokage were carved.

Currently lying on top of the rock of the Third Hokage.

The afternoon sun is just right, with plenty of light, the temperature is not too hot, and there is a pleasant breeze in the air.

Naruto was staring at the large white clouds in the sky in a daze, but suddenly his view was blocked by someone.

Mizuki also came to the Hokage Rock and stood beside the lying Naruto: "You are here, Naruto. I have been looking for you for a long time."

Naruto sat up and glanced at Mizuki.

"I said something too harsh before, I apologize."

When Naruto didn't answer, Mizuki reached out and scratched the tip of his nose, then explained his purpose.

He really behaves like a good teacher who admits his mistakes and corrects them.

But this was just Mizuki's gradual guidance of Naruto.

Naruto also pretended to be nice and spoke to Mizuki.

"Teacher Mizuki..." Naruto pretended to be sad, "Is it really impossible for me to become a ninja?"

In response to Naruto's question, Mizuki suddenly glanced at the red-painted building below the Hokage Rock for some reason.

This building is the Hokage's office of the Konoha Ninja Village.

"I can't help it. I'll tell you a secret. This secret can make you a powerful ninja."

Hearing Mizuki's words, a hint of hidden sharpness flashed in Naruto's eyes.

But the next moment, Naruto looked at Mizuki with a confused look again, quietly waiting for Mizuki to tell the so-called secret.

While Mizuki was guiding Naruto, Naruto was also guiding Mizuki.

Mizuki looked towards the Hokage's office because the Book of Seals was hidden in it.

Naruto chose to stare blankly at the Hokage Rock because the Hokage's office was just below the rock.

Naruto knew that his arrival would definitely attract the attention of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The Third Hokage might have been using the crystal ball with the telescope technique to monitor Naruto for quite some time now.

When Mizuki pulled Naruto, the Human Chūriki, into his conspiracy, Mizuki was also put under surveillance by the Third Hokage.

In the past life, netizens have been debating for a long time about how Naruto, a ninja school student who couldn't even use the basic three-body technique proficiently, could easily steal the sealed book guarded by a Kage-level ninja.

The most reasonable guess is that the Third Generation took advantage of Mizuki's conspiracy to test Naruto's character as a Jinchūriki and his sense of identity with the village.

You must know that the Book of Seales contains the technique to release the seal of the Nine-Tailed Fox. If you are not careful, the Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion will break out again.

But what the Third Hokage did at that time was to use the telescope technique to find the location of Naruto who had seized the Book of Seales, but he did not tell the information to the ninjas who were looking for Naruto.

Instead, he chose to go back to the Hokage's office alone, holding the crystal ball, and using the telescope technique to observe Naruto's actions like an outsider.

The "indulgence" of the Third Hokage is beneficial to Naruto. As long as he can get access to the Book of Seals and have the support of forbidden techniques, his plan to defect from Konoha will not just be an idea in his head.

——but to be able to take action.

……

That night, in the Hokage's office.

Naruto found the Sealed Book in his office. It was kept by successive Hokages. The scrolls that recorded a series of powerful forbidden techniques of the Konoha Ninja Village were placed carelessly at the bottom corner of the bookcase...

After opening the sealed book slightly and taking a look, the first forbidden technique recorded in the scroll was the Multiple Shadow Clones Technique.

This is consistent with Naruto's memories from his previous life.

After confirming the authenticity of the Sealed Book in his hand, Naruto put the Sealed Book away again, put it behind his back, and left the Hokage's office.

Until he left, Naruto did not encounter the Anbu ninjas who were supposed to be guarding important administrative units, and there was no barrier ninjutsu protecting the scroll of the Sealed Book.

Naruto got the Book of Seals with great ease.

This situation made Naruto even more certain that the Third Hokage intentionally let Naruto take the Book of Seals away.

The current Third Hokage must be hiding somewhere, fiddling with his crystal ball, observing Naruto's actions.

Naruto, carrying the Book of Seals, ran towards the forest in the village. That was the meeting place that Mizuki had agreed to meet him at after he successfully stole the Book of Seals.

……

When Naruto arrived at the agreed location, he did not see Mizuki.

Naruto was not surprised by this. It was likely that Mizuki was currently performing a stealing act in front of the Third Hokage.

At that time, Mizuki will send away the ninjas who are preparing to search the forest.

Without interference from other ninjas, he snatched the Book of Seals from the hands of a ninja school student who could hardly use the Three Body Technique proficiently.

I guess from Shuimu's perspective, this is the easiest thing to do.

This is good... Mizuki's behavior not only buys time for himself, but also for Naruto.

Spreading the scroll of the Sealed Book completely on the grass, all the forbidden techniques recorded in the scroll came into Naruto's sight.

I took a look at the introduction of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in the Book of Seales.

Naruto, who had already learned the Shadow Clone Technique and practiced it for two years, was certain that he could easily use multiple Shadow Clone Techniques.

"Damn it, why did you start with the clone technique, which I am least good at!"

But Naruto still pretended to complain, he knew that the current Third Hokage must be using the telescope technique to monitor him.

Naruto stood in front of the scroll, looking like he was seriously learning the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

His actual attention was on the other forbidden techniques in the Sealed Book.

It is impossible to learn all the forbidden techniques at once. Naruto’s real goal is the space-time ninjutsu recorded in the Book of Sealed Ninjutsu - Flying Thunder God.

Naruto's goal is to completely possess the Book of Seals, but he is being monitored by the Third Hokage using the telescope technique, so this idea is not realistic.

But if Naruto learned Flying Thunder God, he could completely mark the Flying Thunder God Seal in the Book of Seals.

When the time is right to defect from Konoha, he can use the Flying Thunder God Technique to find the Sealed Book and truly possess it.

On the other hand, Naruto judged that Flying Thunder God was a ninjutsu that could be quickly learned by relying on physical talent, just like the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

In the original work, Naruto truly knows nothing, but he was able to learn his worst skill, Multiple Shadow Clones, in one night.

And now Naruto has been preparing for Flying Thunder God in the two years since he traveled through time...

Naruto was well aware that he had enough talent for space-time ninjutsu.

After all, in the original work, Naruto's specialty ninjutsu, besides the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Rasengan, is the summoning technique for summoning toads.

……

Several hours passed like this, and it was late at night.

Naruto looked at the black Flying Thunder God Seal that looked like scribbled words in the Book of Seals.

Feeling the faint chakra in the mark, Naruto knew that he had successfully learned Flying Thunder God.

Unfortunately, the current situation does not allow the actual use of Flying Thunder God.

"it is good!"

Suppressing his true excitement, Naruto rolled up the Book of Sealing again and put it on his back.

Then Naruto put his hands together and began to make hand seals.

"The art of multiple shadow clones!"

The next moment, an astonishing number of shadow clones surrounded Naruto.

"Yeah! I did it!"

After canceling the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Naruto shouted excitedly.

Then, Naruto pretended that because it was his first time using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, his body could not adapt to this ninjutsu that consumed a large amount of chakra in an instant, and he fell to the ground due to exhaustion.

At this moment, several kunai seized the opportunity and shot out from the depths of the dark forest, aiming at various vital parts of Naruto's body!

The "weak" Naruto looked at the kunai attacking him in "horror" and tried his best to dodge.

But Naruto's movements were much slower than usual because of the consumption of chakra, and the kunai still pierced his body.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Naruto's movements allowed him to avoid the vital parts that the kunai was originally intended to hit him in the last moment.

"it hurts!"

The pain made Naruto's eyes overflow with tears, and he looked in the direction where the kunai came from, at a loss.

Mizuki appeared in front of Naruto with a large shuriken on his back.

Mizuki was no longer the gentle teacher. He stared at Naruto with a gloomy expression and said jokingly, "I didn't expect you to be able to practice the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Naruto."

"Mizuki-sensei...why...?"

Naruto looked unexpectedly shocked.

Although Naruto appeared to be in a state of panic and confusion on the surface, he was actually very calm inside.

Next, Mizuki will use the telescope technique to show the third generation who is watching the show at the moment, a good show of a Jinchuriki wanting to become Hokage.