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  With Naruto & Mizuki.

  "Naruto. I'm here because there is one more test for the graduation exam."

  "One more test?" Naruto tilted his head in fusion. 'I've never heard of as. What's going on?'

  "What do you mean Mizuki sensei? I've never heard of aest."

  The academy in smiled. "There is a reason for that. The graduatio you just took was to see who bee a Genin. The test you o take will determine who really bees a Genin. It even help with team pts and final ranks in css. This test is kept a secret so the new recruits don't cheat."

  Naruto's eyes widened and he grinned iement. 'If I pass this test then maybe I get a higher grade than Sasuke.'

  "Awesome. Alright sensei what's the test?"

  Mizuki took a small scroll from his pocket and rolled it open. He showed it to the eager student and expined. "This scroll tains a list of tasks assigned from the most difficult to the least difficult. Some tasks would be to retrieve small items, some tasks would be to follow others uealth. Others will be for bat. There are some rules but I'll expin that ter."

  Naruto looked at the scroll and saw Sasuke's name right o the sed task. He also saw several of his friend's names as well o the tasks on the list.

  "Wait, is everyone in css already participating in this?" Naruto asked the in.

  "Most of them. Some deed. But your friends? Yes. They've already chosen their assigs. The higher the difficulty the more points you'll get. Sasuke chose the sed task which is to fight a in. The only task more difficult than that is the retrieval of a scroll from the Hokage Tower…"

  Mizuki carefully kept an eye on Naruto and watched with hidden glee as the boy's eyes narrowed when hearing the words. 'Bruise yo and you'll do exactly what I want.'

  "But that task is way too difficult... Too much for a fresh ordinary Genin." Mizuki shrugged and said in a nont manner. "Now then why don't you choose a task to plete from the middle. I'm sure you pass that a a good ranking."

  Naruto was silent for a few seds before asking the question that was on his mind. "Hey Mizuki sensei, If I were to plete the first task, hooints would I get?"

  'So predictable…'

  "Naruto. Retrieving the scroll is way too difficult. You should piething else." Mizuki said as if trying to ge his mind.

  "Please sensei. Just tell me."

  "Well, that's the toughest challenge on the list. If you were to plete that then you would automatically bee Rookie of the year."

  Those words brought a big grin to the boy's face. "Awesome. I'll be the Rookie of the year instead of that jerk. Okay sensei. I've decided. I'm going to take the scroll from the Hokage Tower."

  "Are you sure about this Naruto?"

  "Yes yes. Now tell me the rules."

  "Well, I'll give you information on what scroll you o retrieve, where it's located and where t it. Now remember, your friends have already choseasks. And some of them include surveiln their cssmates and battling. So make sure you don't i with them et caught or you might lose points." Mizuki said and Naruto paid close attention and eagerly o everything.

  "When you reach the final location, wait for me. Till I get to you your test won't end. So keep that in mind. The information you need is here." Mizuki said and handed Naruto a small paper with the details inside.

  Naruto looked at the paper and soon put it in his pocket. He thought about how to get past the guards and he had a mischievous grin on his face. "Sweet. This is gonna be easy."

  "Good luaruto." The in instructor said with a smile.

  "Thanks. ime you see me, I'm gonna be Rookie of the year. Believe it!" The sed Naruto took off and the kind smile fell from Mizuki's face.

  'You have no idea what's in store for you, brat.'

  A moment ter Mizuki vanished from his spot in a puff of smoke ahe area, unaware that his versation was overhead and seen by two people.

  —-

  Fire try Border. Same time.

  In a o he Land of Waterfall one of the Legendary Sannin was having a great time. As Tsunade used the slot mae Shizune and Tonton came near.

  "Aahh… The hot spring here is wonderful. I haven't felt this good in a while." The young medic said as she sat down watg her teacher lose again. "Maybe you should try something else, Lady Tsunade."

  "Just one more roll, Shizuhe blonde Sannin said and pulled the lever on the mae and the dial on the s started to rotate.

  "It was nice of them to invite us to an all expenses paid vacation at this new o. Although I'm pretty sure they did it because they knew you'd lose every and bring them huge profits."

  Tsunade drank some sake and looked at her student with a smirk. "Does it really matter? I'm having fun, you're having fu's just enjoy ourselves." She said and leaned ba her chair.

  But the sed something the two women didn't expect, happened. All three dials on the slot mae s nded on jackpot and s were ing out of the mae.

  Tsunade had won.

  The blonde woman looked at the pile of s and then the s in terror. 'I won? This… 't be… This isn't good. Winning is a bad omen.'

  The two medijas were shocked as they saw the results. Shizune was surprised but quickly it turned iement. "Oh my god. My dy, you won. You won! This is a lot more than I expected." She turo face her teacher but instead of excitement she saw dread on the woman's face.

  "What's wrong my Lady?"

  Tsunade jerkily turo her student. "Shizune... Remember what happehe st time I won a bet…"

  Shizune recalled the i. "Wasn't that with Daichi just before we…" Her eyes widened in realization. "No... Lady Tsunade, you don't think…"

  "Pack everything quickly. We o get out of here right now." Tsuood from her spot and became vigint.

  Shizune nodded and quickly took the winnings and stored them in a scroll. Within mihe master and apprentice medics left the o and was on the road.

  Tsunade's mind was running a mile a minute. 'Why now? What's going to happen? Is something going to happen to me or Shizune… Or… Is it Daichi… or someone else?

  —-

  Leaf Vilge.

  Shikamaru, Choji and Ino were walking through the vilge streets talking about what happe the academy.

  "I still don't get it! What secret about Naruto are they all hiding?" Ino said as she racked her brain for a possible expnation.

  "Just fet about it, Ino. Let it go. It's not our business." Shikamaru said.

  "Now you're just repeating what our dads said. e on. Aren't you the least bit curious?" Ino asked and Choji was also paying attention to Shikamaru.

  "They must have a good reason." Shikamaru said nothing more than that and just kept walking.

  "Naruto seemed pretty bummed out. Where do you think he went?" Choji asked.

  "My money is on that Ramen store. Ichiraku Ramen. After that maybe he went home…" The Nara replied with a shrug.

  "Should we (munch) go find him?"

  "Well… I think we should-" Just as Shikamaru was deg on what to do he saw Hinata ing towards them running. His eyes narrowed as he saw the panicked expression on the girl's face.

  "Hinata. What are you doing here?" Ino asked, looking at the girl.

  Hinata was unsure as to what to say but the three others could see that something was amiss.

  "What's wrong?" Shikamaru asked the girl.

  "It's… It's Naruto. I think he might be in trouble." The Hyuga replied and the others were armed.

  "What are you talking about?" Ino asked her friend.

  "I was on my way to see Naruto and… and I saw him talking with Mizuki."

  "Mizuki sensei?" Ino and Choji were fused as to why that roblem but Shikamaru's eyes instantly narrowed and he was o. "Hinata. Tell us everything you saw and every word Mizuki said to Naruto. Don't leave anything out."

  The other two were also paying attention as the Hyuga began recapping what happened.

  Fshback.

  Hinata was on her way bae but half way through she decided to find Naruto and gratute him. 'I do this. Just wish him well. Yes…'

  She somehow found the ce and turned around and started searg for the blonde boy. Hinata used her Byakugan and soon found her crush. She was hesitant for a few moments. She took a deep breath and gathered up the strength to go over to him but stopped, seeing as someone else was also there for Naruto.

  'Mizuki sensei? What is he doing with Naruto?'

  She looked around with her Byakugan and saw that another person was also eavesdropping on Mizuki and Naruto's versation. 'That's… But what's he doing here…'

  She knew how Mizuki really felt about Naruto so she ighe other person and trated on the versatioween the in and the new Genin. She was not able to hear what was being said but she was able to read lips.

  'Aest? I've hadn't gotten as…'

  She saw the list and the tasks written down and saw her name and her friend's names on the list. 'He's… Lying. But why is he doing this?'

  'No, Naruto. Don't… Please don't do it.'

  But her hope was in vain. She watched helplessly as Mizuki tricked Naruto into taking the task at the top of the scroll. Hinata quickly memorized the tents of the paper Mizuki gave her friend and saw the in's face turn malicious after Naruto left.

  Mizuki left seds after and Hinata saw the other hidden eavesdropper leave as well. 'No. They're gone. What should I do? Who do I go to for help? Daichi said to go to Iruka sensei but will he believe me?'

  At that time she remembered that she wasn't the only one who knew what Mizuki was really like. 'Shikamaru. He'd know what to do.'

  Hinata quickly rushed through the streets of the vilge looking all around. It wasn't long before she spotted Shikamaru with Ino and Choji.

  Fshbad.

  "Wait. Aest? What's Mizuki sealking about?" Ino was surprised to hear that.

  "Yeah. I thought we had already graduated." Choji spoke looking to his friend for an expnation.

  "We did. There is no other test. Mizuki lied. He tricked Naruto." Shikamaru replied in a grave tone.

  "But why?"

  At Ino's question Shikamaru turo Hinata. "Mizuki wanted Naruto to steal some scroll for him. I think that's what this is all about… Hinata. You said you read the paper Mizuki gave Narutht? What was the name of the scroll he wanted Naruto to take?"

  "The Forbidden scroll."

  Shikamaru's eyes widened. He heard the name of that scroll before. "I've overheard dad oalking about that scroll. The Forbidden scroll tains some of the vilge's most powerful and dangerous jutsus. Only the Hokage has access to it and some high level Jonin take a look ihe scroll with the Hokage's permission. At least that's what I know…"

  Hinata, Ino and Choji immediately uood the danger of the situation.

  "Wait. If a scroll like that gets stolen then…"

  "It'll be chaos in the vilge. And if it falls into the hands of another vilge... There's no telling what might happen." Shikamaru's words clearly told them the seriousness of the situation.

  "We… We o tell someone."

  "Yeah. I agree with Hinata. I think we should tell the Hokage about this right now." Ino said but Shikamaru was silent.

  "What are we going to do?" Choji asked his friend.

  "Hold o me just think." The young Nara kneeled and brought his hands together. He closed his eyes and thought about the best way to proceed.

  'What do we do? How do we get Naruto out of this mess and trap Mizuki?'

  A minute passed in silend the other three academy graduates were getting anxious. Suddenly Shikamaru opened his eyes and stood up. He looked at the other three and khey would be with him to help Naruto.

  "I have a pn… I need you guys to do exactly as I say."