Chapter Four: Failure!

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"You Fail!" Iruka said viciously.

"What?" Mizuki and Naruko said simultaneously.

"There was three perfectly good clones right there in front of her!" Mizuki said, pointing at the ground in front of Naruko. "The were right there! You just hate the girl because she-"

"Mizuki!" the woman yelled, drowning out the rest of his sentence.

"and I don't appreciate the segregation!" Mizuki yelled. "Ever since she started-"

"Mizuki, stop." the woman said quietly.

Mizuki sighed, defeated. "Sorry, Kushina. Iruka, we WILL continue this later. Kushina, you're the tiebreaker."

Kushina sighed. "I'm sorry, Naruko. I can't play favorites because you're my daughter. I saw clones too, I think, but I could get fired if there wasn't. You fail, Naruko."

Naruko felt tears well up inside, and she spun, running out the door, hiding the tears as she ran out the school doors that were now knocked down. Forming a handsign, she teleported, replaced with an iron rod.


Naruko wiped up her tears, staring over the city. What will I do now? I can't be a ninja, now! I can't become a Hokage! Naruko stared at the school, disappointed. I can't show my face there again. What will I do... She heard a noise behind her. "What do you want?"

"Naruko, I'm sorry I failed you."

"Oh, it's you Iruka. What do you want." Naruko looked off the side of the mountain, the sun just now setting on the horizon.

"I came to apologize. Could I make it up to you?" Iruka asked, sitting down next to Naruko. "I've got an idea, if you want to here it."

Naruko made a face, suspicious, but asked him anyway. "What is it?"

Iruka looked contented with that answer. "I'll give you a different test." He looked at the hokage building, which was closing for the night.

Naruko was intrigued, but cynical, now. "Go on."

"In the Hokage building, there is a room full of scrolls that are coveted by all. In this test, you will be retrieving one and learning a jutsu from it." Iruka said,going instuctor mode. "This test relies on several different elements to pass.

"First, it requires tracking. I will not give you a location. You find it yourself.

"Second, it requires stealth. You will have to sneak past Anbu guards.

"Third, it requires cunning trickery. Some cannot be snuck past, so you trick them and lead them off.

"Fourth, it requires tactical intelligence. If you get captured, you will have to come up with a plan to escape.

"Finally, it requires competence to learn a jutsu similar to those in those in the scrolls by yourself." Iruka sighed. "You will meet me in your clearing of the forest at midnight with the jutsu learned."

Does EVERYONE know of that clearing!?!? Naruko sweat-dropped. "Understood, sir. I'll get on that right away." Naruko sprinted to the Hokage building, leaving Iruka.

Iruka grinned evilly. Step one complete. Let's see him finish this 'test.' Iruka dissappeared in a swirl of leaves, going to the meeting spot to set up the trap he has planned for Naruko.


Naruko slipped into the room, finally, breathing deeply. Finally, I made it. Naruko sighed. She had put three guards to sleep, and accidentally knocked one out of a window. At least he lived. That attracted several guards, which she managed to avoid. Umm... Which one is the scroll? Her eyes wandered, looking for any clue to what scroll she was looking for. The scroll I'm looking for is probably the biggest one, considering the fact I have NO IDEA which one it is. Naruko sized up different scrolls, until she found the biggest one in the room.

Except... There's three largest ones.


Thus the end of Chappie FOUR! Review please!Or at least, like, show more intrest in the story! Iruka shows his badass cunning and... Wait, Mizuki is a good guy? Read on and finish this arc!

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