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  'I o be very careful with what I say.' Daichi looked at Anko for a few moments and then spoke. "The only way that Naruto would have known the existence of such a scroll is if someoold him... I think someone is using Naruto as a patsy."

  The look on Daichi's fad the certainty in his voice brought doubt to the three ninjas with Anko.

  Yobu had heard of Daichi's talents and intelligence. He khe child was skilled and was called a prodigy by many including Kakashi. So hearing him ask these questions made him doubt the whole situation. "How you be sure about this?" Yobu asked Daichi.

  "My theory holds value when you take into at the timing of this prison break. Right when the Forbidden Jutsu scroll goes missing. It's far too veiming. The only way those prisoners could have gotten free is if they had outside help. Naruto has no business with that pce. He doesn't even know its location. So he wouldn't have been responsible. My theory is that the same person who made Naruto steal the scroll is the one responsible for the prisoner's escape. Or maybe one of their aplices… I'm not sure but this is my theory."

  "But…" Yobu waue but Daichi made good points. Even he could see that.

  "Emotion is a powerful thing. Especially hate and anger. You get a bunch of people together with anger and hate buried in their hearts and if someone bring those emotions out and ohem… That's a recipe for chaos." Daichi had a look on his face as he stared at Anko and the ninjas with her, and their eyes slightly widened.

  "You know… Don't you?"

  "Yeah." Daiodded his head. Even though Anko didn't say anything specific, everyone knew what she was asking him. 'How did he know? Did some tell him or did he figure it out on his own? Lord Hokage won't be happy if someone broke that rule.'

  She then looked at the boy and narrowed her eyes. Something was strao her. 'This kid… He's far too fident in his words… Is this just a theory or does he know something we don't?'

  "You sound far too fident. Do you have a culprit in mind or something?" Anko asked with a casual to she was keeping a close eye on the boy's facial expressions.

  Daichi was silent for a sed. He was extremely cautious. He wao help Naruto and capture Mizuki but he didn't want to get into any trouble in the process. His many skills helped him with keeping a perfect mask.

  For Anko and everyone else it was only a sed or two that passed since she asked that question but for Daichi it was over a minute. He went through several sarios and finally chose an answer.

  "I might have… I'm not sure… I'd start with a in in the academy. An instructor by the name of Mizuki. He hates Naruto. I've seen that. But I'm not sure if he's like all the others who blindly hate him or if there is something more… But if I were you I'd start with him."

  Anko nodded and a grin formed on her face. "Well, looks like we have a suspect." She turowards the three others and spoke. "Take these six back to the retrieval teams. Then spread the word. We're looking for in Mizuki. Academy instructor. If you find him, detain him."

  "Anko, are you sure about this?" Rijin looked at his friend and asked.

  "Yeah. If there is any problem, I'll take the bme." She replied and waved her hand in a nont manner. Rijin looked at the other two with him and they all he three quickly secured the defeated enemies ahe area.

  "You're awfully trusting. I'm just a Genin. What I just said is all theories. What if I'm wrong?" Daichi asked with a serious gaze.

  Anko Mitarashi smirked. "You're the kid they call a genius. You helped figure out the identity of a legendary thief. I have a feeling you wouldn't have recklessly tossed out Mizuki's hout any serious forethought."

  Daiodded with a calm fabsp;'She's a lot more shrewd and ing than what's portrayed iory. But then again you have to be, to bee the student of Orochimaru.'

  Kakashi sighed as he looked at his student. He the over the whole situation in his head and spoke after a few moments. "Hmm… So that kid could be a decoy, huh…" Kakashi crossed his arms and thought about everything Daichi said.

  "What is it, sensei?" Daichi asked, seeing Kakashi's serious gaze.

  "Well, the thing is…"

  'Ding'

  Just as Kakashi began speaking, a quest box popped up in front of Daichi. The gamer Genin immediately looked at the details and even though he kept a calm face he was shocked inside.

  [Quest Created - 'Save your Friends.']

  [Your friends are in grave danger. Find them and protect them from their enemies before it's too te. Time limit: 30 minutes.]

  .

  [ditions:]

  [Locate all your friends.]

  [Heal any injuries they might have.]

  [Do not let them die.]

  [Do not die.]

  [Capture or kill the enemies aiding Mizuki. Do not let any escape.]

  [Secure the Forbidden Scroll.]

  .

  [Rewards:]

  [19000 Exp.]

  [+10 Points to Special stats Charisma, Dignity.]

  [+5 Points to Special stat Indomitable.]

  [+2 Points to Special stat Luck.]

  [+3 Points to Special stat Sense.]

  [Reputation increases with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kensei Yasaji and Kakashi Hatake.]

  [Reputation slightly increases with Danzo Shimura.]

  [Reputation massively increases with 'Rookie 9'. ]

  [Reputation massively increases with people of the Leaf Vilge.]

  .

  [Failure:]

  [High probability of destru of the Leaf Vilge.]

  [Possible death of Naruto, Sasuke and others.]

  [Reputation massively decreases with everyone.]

  .

  [Warning: Failure to plete any of the ditions in this quest will create a ripple effect that will have dangerous sequences iure.]

  .

  [This quest is automatically accepted]

  "...I went on a few missions simir to our current situation. This is a frame job. And in almost all frame jobs the decoy usually doesn't make it."

  Daichi read the quest details just as Kakashi finished speaking. The gamer ninja was shocked at the ditions and the sequences of the failure. 'It's not just Naruto. The others are in trouble too. Even Sasuke… Mizuki even has help.'

  "Shit." Daichi couldn't help but excim as he realized the dangerous situation.

  "Crude but accurate sidering our situation." Kakashi said. Even though he looked calm he was slightly tense.

  Daichi immediately made a cross seal and created 10 shadow es. "I'm going to find Naruto. I have a feeling he might be in serious danger."

  Without waiting for Kakashi's response, Daichi and his es vanished. All of them heading straight for the Leaf vilge.

  Kakashi was about to follow his student but Anko stopped him. "I know you're worried about your student but we have a lot ue ninjas hiding to escape. We could use some help, Kakashi."

  The Silver haired Jonin nodded. "Are all the prisoners in disguise wearing ear?" He asked Anko.

  "No. Only a few. Most others are in their prison uniforms."

  Kakashi nodded and made the seals for the summoning jutsu. "Poof!"

  Kakashi's ninja dogs appeared with Pakkun sitting atop Bull. "Yo. Kakashi."

  "Hey Pakkun. I have twent tasks for you and your team."

  "What do you need? Where's the kid?" The small pug asked, looking around and not seeing Kakashi's student.

  "Daichi is currently making his way to the vilge. His friend is in danger. Pakkun. I need you to track Daichi. Once he finds his friend, I need you to get bae aheir location. He has 10 shadow es moving about as well, so this might be tricky."

  "Right. I'm on it." Pakkun nodded and disappeared from his spot. The Jonin turo the rest of the ninja dogs.

  "We have escaped prisoners roaming these woods. Trad tain them. If not possible, report their location bae."

  "Right!" The seven disappeared and just then a small snake crawled near Anko. She picked it up and listened as it hissed. "Thanks girl."

  Anko turo the masked Jonin. "Hey Kakashi. I got a few rogues hiding a few hundred meters east of here. Let's go hunting."

  "Lead the way."

  —-

  With Daichi.

  The Genin was moving faster than most Jonins. Daichi sehe presence of several individuals and small battles but he ignored all of them. 'So it's not just Naruto in dahe others are also involved. Damn it. For the system to give me a quest like this… Things have gone off the rails from .'

  Daichi and his es were using parallel processing ao the most likely locations Naruto would be at. They looked at their map and didn't see Naruto or his friends anywhere on it.

  'I found the old shed iory where Mizuki told Naruto to e after taking the scroll. But I 't rely on that knowledge. Here Mizuki has help and he could very well have ged the location. He knows everyone would be searg for Naruto so he wouldn't have asked him to e to just any secluded locations. So there is a good probability that Naruto's usual hangout pces would be empty. But I 't ighem as well.'

  Daichi es would go to the back hills and Naruto's usual 'secret' training spots just in case but they didn't have much hope of finding him there.

  Daichi reached the vilge gates after a couple minutes and saw many shinobi in a frenzy. He also saw smoke rising from a few pces in the vilge. 'There has been an attack.'

  Daichi immediately formed a map of the vilge in mind and pared the locations from where the smoke was rising from. 'All of them are non priority targets. It's just a distra… e on. If I was Mizuki, I'd want to leave immediately. Where could he be? It o be a pce where he could meet Naruto ahe scroll. Mizuki has been the kid for a while so he would know that if any of Naruto's friends finds out he's in trouble then they'd look for him in their usual spots. Hmm... So somewhere nearby the vilge, secluded with few ces of ing into tact with the patrol ninjas or anyone else but a location with a direct route to get out of the try quickly.'

  Daichi's mind immediately processed the yout of the eerrain and surroundings of the vilge and b areas and in several seds he had a location in mind.

  'The East yons. It's the perfect pce. But is Mizuki smart enough to choose that location? I guess I'll find out.'

  Daichi ged dires and headed for that location. He was moving so swiftly that a few Jonin took note of his urgent speed and decided to follow. But they were forced to stop and engage in fights as they entered prisoners on their way, but they kept the dire Daichi was heading in their minds.

  The Geni moving to his destination as fast as he could. The East yons were about a dozen kilometers away from the vilge gates. He used chakra to boost his speed and evehe stamina ing skill 'Sprint'.

  'e on. e on.'

  As he he location his senses alerted him to Naruto's chakra. Seds ter he began to sense Mizuki, Iruka and the rest of the Rookies. There were three unknown chakra signatures there as well but Daichi knew he could hahem based on what he sensed.

  'Yes! Found them. Just hold on for a few more seds. I'm ing. It's going to be fine. I'm almost there.'

  But Daichi's relief was short-lived as he sensed Sasuke's chakra suddenly fluctuate and weaken rapidly. He reached he battlefield and his sharp eyes caught Mizuki in his tiger transformation form with a raised sword, about to cut down Sasuke who was standing still in front of Naruto and Sakura. The rogue in instructht his sword down aiming to kill Sasuke.

  "NOOOO….!" The scream came from Daichi's throat before he even realized it.

  Mizuki's sword neared Sasuke but his eyes moved to the dire of the scream. He only saw a blur ing at him due to his extremely sharp senses but he didn't even have time to evade or eve.

  Daichi ehe se like lightning and came with the force of a giant several ton wreg ball. He wao aim a punch straight at Mizuki's head and reduce it to pulp with his super strength but rational thought and Parallel Processing skill won over.

  'I o take him in alive. The vilgers would be angry for the chaos caused tonight and they'll need someoo bme. If I kill him, they might take their anger out on Naruto… I his guy alive. But that doesn't mean he has to be in one piece.'

  Daichi sent his punch at the hand holding the sword. Mizuki's right arm was reduced to a pulp and exploded into a bloody mist. The sword he was holding fell straight to the ground. The ford strength of Daichi's fist traveled through Mizuki's entire body and bsted him away from the battlefield. Mizuki crashed through several trees and only stopped when his back smmed into a giant boulder.

  "Bang!"

  Daichi skidded several meters due to his momentum and had to use lightning to slow himself down. After ing to a stop he looked at everyone present. They were all looking at him with shocked wide eyes. The Rookies after realizing that their friend had just arrived had huge smiles.

  "DAICHIII…!"

  But a scream ing from Sakura erased their joyful expressions. Daichi turo her just in time to see Sasuke Uchiha fall to his knees, going unscious with Naruto holding on to him. Sasuke was bleeding profusely from his chest.

  'Oh no.'

  Daichi's eyes widened as he sensed Sasuke's chakra on the brink of beiinguished. Aion he hadn't felt in a long long time appeared in his heart. It was only miniscule and Daichi crushed that emotion as quickly as it came but its brief preseill slightly shook him.

  That emotion - Fear.