Terutora had some pretty advanced sensors including: passive nightvision, IR, UV, telescopic x1000, radar, passive air pressure detection (whiskers), ultrasonic hearing, monitoring radio bands, and an olfactory-mimic system.
After Mizuki had made his pitch and left, Terutora considered the situation and summed it up. "You know, you haven't installed a BS detector, but this seems a bit off."
"Well, maybe," admitted Naruto. "Still we are ninja, so a hidden and sneaky way of doing something does fit in with that. And he IS a teacher."
Terutora considered that briefly before inclining his head. "While that might be true, if such is on the level, wouldn't doing something equally ninja-worthy with this make-up test be equally mandated?"
Naruto considered that. "So you're saying if the test is actually a test of our sneakiness, that we should do something equally sneaky regarding it?"
"Indeed," said the mecha-panther with a nod.
"Hmmm," hmmmed Naruto. "Lemmee think about this. I might just have to get... creative."
He hated the fox-brat, it was a passion and cause that burned within him. He also didn't think much of Konoha, which had stifled and contained him. He had been stuck at the rank of chunin for over a decade now.
So when the fox-brat had started developing these fantastic devices, he'd observed things behind his usual mask.
If he got the scroll of kinjutsu, then he could parlay that with Orochimaru. At least become a tokubetsu jonin. Possibly full jonin.
If he went to the Village Hidden In The Clouds, he could take that scroll and get something better than watching over a roomful of snotty-nosed brats. At the very least. That was just enlightened self-interest and initiative.
If he took that Device the brat used to develop all these toys in addition to the scroll? He could write his own ticket. He could attain the rank and status he'd been denied for way too many years.
He could finally be Someone. All it would take is using the tolerance the Hokage and some others had for the brat and he'd have his revenge on the fox-brat, the village, and put himself ahead of the game.
He'd slanted every aspect he could influence against the boy, making sure that the brat would fail. It had almost failed, the brat having come up with decent answers to most of the written questions, but he'd finally gotten things to this stage.
"Uzumaki has stolen the forbidden scroll!"
Mizuki smirked at the shout.
"Uzumaki has stolen the forbidden treasure!"
Mizuki's smirk momentarily vanished. What forbidden treasure?
"Uzumaki has stolen the Hokage's pipe!"
Mizuki twitched. What was that brat doing?!
"Uzumaki has stolen fifteen rolls of duct tape, a carton of instant ramen, nineteen feet of high-grade steel pipe, and fifteen plushie prinnies."
"What's a prinny?" someone shouted back.
Mizuki would have liked to know the answer to that too.
"Never mind the last one, they were just moved to another warehouse. Ahem. Uzumaki has stolen the secret recipe!"
Iruka shook his head and got up. "Now what?"
Mizuki twitched. There was a secret recipe?
"Huh, kage bunshin eh?" asked Naruto. "Lemmee see if I got this right. Terutora? Scan the rest of the scroll and see if you can figure out what Mizuki-sensei was after. See if maybe there's something suitably awesome there too."
"Working," rumbled Terutora, his eyes glowing slightly.
Some things were different. Some things fell into old familiar patterns.
"-because you are the Ninetailed Demon Fox!" declared Mizuki.
"That's not quite accurate," said the Hokage, who was quite suddenly just THERE. Since that was a few feet behind and to the left of Mizuki, that particular chunin just about had a heart attack and tried to hit the Hokage with three shuriken he'd grabbed and thrown instinctively.
That not one shuriken hit the Hokage despite there being less than five feet distance being involved was something that several individuals noted. Terutora being one.
"Uhm," said Mizuki as suddenly there were twelve ANBU present. "I don't suppose this is the Fox using bunshin and henge?"
"No," said the Hokage.
"I'm under a genjutsu, right?" tried Mizuki.
"I don't think so," said the Hokage.
"Uhm, would you believe this was a test of Naruto's loyalty to the village and general competency?" tried Mizuki.
The Hokage didn't answer aloud, just slowly shaking his head twice.
"I'm really and totally screwed, aren't I?" said a heavily perspiring Mizuki.
The Hokage, ANBU, Iruka, Naruto, and even Terutora all went "Uh huh" and nodded their heads.
A heavily scarred man appeared in a blur and put one large hand on Mizuki's shoulder. "I believe we should have a chat."
"So, Naruto has made genin," said the Hokage.
"Well, yeah, he managed to sneak in, steal the scroll, leave messages and left YOU a map," said Iruka. "Out Mizuki as a traitor, get him to break your law regarding the speaking of certain matters, demonstrate that while he can't make a regular bunshin that he can do kage bunshin. Stole the secret recipe, your pipe, and the secret treasure... I didn't even know we HAD a secret recipe or treasure. Though I suppose that's why it's a secret."
"I'm a little concerned that he apparently learned how to make the explosive variety of clones," said the Hokage, adjusting his reclaimed pipe.
"Considering what that weapon of his can do, isn't an explosive clone actually less dangerous?" asked Iruka. "Armor-piercing homing explosive shots?"
"True, true," agreed the Hokage. "So now it comes down to assigning him a team."
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