Chapter 25: Stealing the Scroll of Seals
The large courtyard was completely empty, nothing like the residence of a Hokage.
The only sound in the air was the constant chirping of crickets.
Naruto moved forward without any obstruction and arrived directly at the location Mizuki had mentioned.
He entered the building. It was still empty and deathly quiet.
Instead of relaxing, Naruto became even more vigilant, carefully scanning his surroundings.
With Flying Thunder God available, there shouldn't be much risk — this was exactly why Naruto dared to come personally to retrieve the scroll.
Mizuki had specifically mentioned that the Scroll of Seals was hidden in a secret room.
Naruto activated Transparent World. His bright blue eyes gleamed in the dim interior.
After a quick scan, he found the hidden room Mizuki had described.
Such a well-concealed place made Naruto curious. How did an ordinary academy teacher like Mizuki even know about it?
He opened the secret door and stepped inside.
The secret room was very spacious. Against one wall stood a wooden bookshelf several meters tall.
The shelves were filled with scrolls of various sizes.
There were so many that searching through them one by one would take a long time.
Naruto flicked his fingers and instantly created seven Shadow Clones.
Without wasting any time, all the clones activated Transparent World and began scanning through the scrolls one by one, looking for anything valuable.
Yes — Naruto's goal on this trip wasn't just the Scroll of Seals.
He also wanted the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques and any other scrolls that looked useful.
Once he took them, even if the Third Hokage personally showed up, he wouldn't be able to take them back.
Soon, the valuable scrolls were pulled out by the clones and piled on the floor.
After about half an hour, Naruto took out a super-extra-large sack he had prepared in advance and stuffed the mountain of scrolls into it.
Then, carrying the bulging sack on his back, he walked out of the secret room.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw the massive sack on Naruto's back through his crystal ball, his vision went black for a moment.
This wasn't just taking the Scroll of Seals — this was wholesale looting!
He couldn't sit still any longer.
As Naruto left the Sarutobi estate and walked through a relatively secluded area, Mizuki's figure chased after him from behind.
When he saw the huge sack on Naruto's back, even Mizuki's eye twitched.
But he quickly turned that into delight.
[This kid is greedy! But that works perfectly for me!]
He smiled and looked over, his eyes greedily fixed on the large sack. "Naruto, did you find what I told you about?"
Naruto nodded with clear eyes. "I found it. I also took some other things while I was at it."
Mizuki smiled with satisfaction. "Well done! Let me take a look. I'll check if everything is correct."
As he spoke, he reached out to snatch the sack.
Naruto sidestepped and dodged, teasing, "Mizuki-sensei, I never said I would share with you."
Mizuki's hand grabbed empty air. His expression turned gloomy.
"Naruto, I also contributed to this. We can look at the things together, right?"
While speaking, Mizuki slowly moved his hand behind his back, reaching for the knockout smoke bomb he had prepared in advance.
After grabbing the smoke bomb, Mizuki grinned.
But at that exact moment, Naruto's figure flashed. He spun halfway in the air and delivered a solid Leaf Strong Whirlwind kick straight to Mizuki's chest.
The latter was sent flying, spitting out a large mouthful of blood in mid-air.
With Naruto's current physique and max-level Konoha-style taijutsu, Mizuki — a mediocre academy teacher — couldn't withstand it at all.
He was knocked out in a single move.
After dealing with Mizuki, Naruto prepared to continue forward.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
More than ten cat-masked ninjas suddenly appeared and surrounded Naruto tightly.
Naruto's eyes flickered as he activated Transparent World, ready for battle at any moment.
After a quick scan, he noticed that even Kakashi and the other two Anbu had been entangled by several cat-masked ninjas.
Judging by the situation, these were Root members. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to tie up Kakashi's group as well.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you are suspected of stealing forbidden items. Come with us!"
The leader was a Root ninja with orange hair.
After issuing the warning, he waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to act immediately!
At the same time, he brought his hands together in front of him, forming a heart shape.
Mind Body Switch Technique!
In an instant, an invisible Yin Release chakra surged into Naruto's mind.
More than ten well-trained Root ninjas, all at least jonin level, attacked at the same time.
Not far away, Kakashi — who was fighting three elite Root members to a stalemate — saw Naruto's dangerous situation and felt anxious.
Once hit by Mind Body Switch, the target would be unable to move, and with over ten jonin attacking at once…
Even Kakashi couldn't think of a way to escape such an assault.
He could only pray in his heart that the Third Hokage would send reinforcements quickly to save Naruto.
After all, it was Danzo who had sent these people. Naruto's situation was extremely dangerous!
The orange-haired Root leader was also confident. Once his technique landed, there would be no suspense.
Wha—!
But the moment Mind Body Switch took effect, the orange-haired Root ninja's heart suddenly sank!
His usually infallible secret technique felt like trying to move a massive boulder when used on Naruto — it was almost impossible to shake him.
[This brat! How is his spiritual energy so strong?!]
Even after pouring all his chakra into it, he still couldn't move Naruto.
Then, his vision went black. A fox face suddenly appeared in his mind!
Crimson vertical pupils and a burning, massive amount of chakra forcefully shattered his technique.
In less than a second, Mind Body Switch was broken!
Under the backlash, the orange-haired Root ninja spat out a large mouthful of blood that dripped down inside his mask.
But at that moment, the attacks from the dozen Root jonin were already right in front of Naruto.
The orange-haired leader still believed his side could take Naruto down.
After breaking free from Mind Body Switch, Naruto instantly mobilized the vast sea of chakra inside his body.
Ninth Form: Vajra Deva Typhoon!
Surrounded by more than ten jonin, Naruto played it safe and drew his sword from his waist, using one of the killing moves from Wind Breathing.
He leaped into the air, spinning at ultra-high speed as he brought the blade down!
Centered on Naruto, a massive cyan tornado dozens of meters tall — constructed entirely from chakra blades — formed and swallowed all the Root ninjas at once!
Under the night sky, the cyan tornado was especially dazzling.
The tremendous shockwave caused the surrounding walls and buildings to shake violently!
Even Kakashi's group, not far away, was pushed back by the aftershock and temporarily stopped their fight.
Kakashi stared with his Sharingan, his face full of shock as he looked at the huge, magnificent cyan tornado glowing in the darkness.
He had seen Naruto's strange and powerful sword techniques before.
But back then, the scale Naruto created was far smaller than this.
In the vision of Kakashi's Sharingan, the amount of chakra contained within this single cyan tornado already exceeded the total chakra he himself possessed…
The cyan tornado raged for more than ten seconds!
When it finally dissipated, the originally flat ground had been blasted into a massive spiral-shaped crater!
All the Root ninjas had been reduced to dust — literally crushed to pieces and scattered to the wind.
Only Naruto remained, standing in the center of the spiral with a sword glowing with cyan light in his hand. His eyes were as calm and deep as still water.
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