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Chapter 8 Stealth
Naruto was Exhausted. 'Guess that's all I will be able to learn without a little rest,' he thought as he allowed his chakra to slowly recharge. The clearing he sat in was totally destroyed with every surface soaking wet as if a tsunami had passed. 'I'm certain to pass now.'
A short time later a soft thud and slight squishing of the muddy ground heralded the arrival of Iruka. "Oh hey Iruka-sensi I guess you will be my proctor for this exam huh." the tired boy said on seeing him.
"What are you talking about Naruto and why in the world would you steal the forbidden scroll. Half the ninja in the village are out looking for you," Iruka said in response to this odd statement.
"You know sensi, the extra credit exam that Mizuki-sensi gave permitted me to take in order to pass. He said I needed to show exceptional stealth skills in obtaining the scroll and that if I wanted to be a full Genin instead of a Tokubetsu Genin I must learn a ninjutsu from the scroll," Naruto explained with a grin.
Suddenly Iruka was struck from behind by several shuriken and kunai. "So you found him before I got here to claim the scroll. Oh well just another body to hide," came a dark voice from the trees.
Gasping in pain Iruka looked to Naruto and told him, "Run protect the scroll."
With a look of shock Naruto froze for a moment unsure if this was real or part of the test. "Hah, you want it to protect the scroll? Don't make me laugh," came Mizuki's voice as he stepped into the clearing. "Naruto let me tell you something. Do you know why I sent you to get the scroll?"
Naruto's confusion grew as he watched Mizuki pull out a fūma skuriken. " It's because the Yondame never killed the Kyubi he sealed it into human form. You are the kitsune. I knew if I used you I could get away with the scroll as no one would know I did it and no one would miss you when I killed you," Mizuki claimed.
Naruto's features took on a grim cast as he heard this. "To bad for you Jiji already told me about the fox sealed inside me. I bet you expected me to drop my guard," he said as he brought up his hands into a single hand sign and called out Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu the clearing filled with smoke.
When the smoke cleared Mizuki just saw Naruto standing in the same place next to the wounded Iruka with no apparent affect of the jutsu. "Ha what a failure. I suppose you tried to learn one of the jutsu in the scroll and this is the result," with that Mizuki hurled his fūma shuriken at the boy. It struck true and with a puff of smoke he was gone.
"Teme I did exactly as I intended with the jutsu." stated another Naruto stepping out from behind a tree. Mizuki immediately whipped out his second fūma shuriken and threw it striking this Naruto and again was rewarded with smoke.
"You wanted me to use stealth and one of these jutsu." the next got out after stepping from some bushes before a kunai struck him in the jugular releasing more smoke.
"So I decided that is how I would defeat you," the next said standing behind a rock that shouldn't have been enough to hide him and again again a kunai brought a poof.
Next three copes stepped into the clearing from different directions each drawing their katana. Mizuki grasped a hand full of shuriken and launched some at each of them before drawing his last kunai. They easily deflecting the shuriken before saying, "You seem to be operating under the mistaken impression that because I can't use Taijutsu effectively that I can't fight you."
The three moved in one striking low at Mizuki's hamstrings with a cross slash the second trying a chop to the neck and the third a diagonal slash meant to split him from shoulder to waist. Mizuki hoped over the first blade and used his kunai to deflect the second into the path of the third. He then proceeded to kick the lower one hard enough to disperse him.
Coming from the forest behind him two more copies stepped into the fray filling the void left by the clone's dispersal. Once again the two surviving clones struck the one aiming to again decapitate Mizuki while the other now aimed low attempting to cut his legs from under him. The new arrivals on the other hand struck with a vertical slash intended for his back and stab for the left side of his torso. Mizuki blocked the neck cut pushing off from it to leap up and and over the two in front of him avoiding the other three strikes.
Unfortunately for him another Naruto had stepped into the clearing hidden behind those two and was already in mid swing cutting into his left arm as he landed. "Hmm, Seems like I drew first blood, and speaking of blood," the new Naruto said before being stabbed in the heart by the enraged Mizuki and poofing.
Suddenly over a dozen copies stepped int view all making identical hand signs. One of the four swordsmen continued with, "I learned a second jutsu from the scroll and have been delaying till my chakra recharged enough to hit you with it many times. It's a powerful Suiton jutsu though with my bloodline I think I will make it a Chiton jutsu."
With that the signing copies called out Chiton: Chishōha and a massive vortex of blood rose up surrounding Mizuki. With no where else to go Mizuki tried to jump but the crest of the vortex suddenly broke becoming a wave coming down on top of him from every direction driving his body back into the ground with bone crushing force and battering him as the flow focused all of it's force upon him.
As the massive tsunami of blood finally subsided and the blood spread itself across the forest Mizuki's half drowned bruised and broken form was revealed. The exhausted Naruto clones seeing him defeated all began to dissipate save for the one who had taken Iruka's place as a diversion. He walked over and collected the battered man and began to trudge to town.
Back in town the real Naruto was carrying Iruka towards the hospital when he suddenly stopped saying, "Ugh that's why its a forbidden jutsu. The chakra drain of the water one I can understand but I wasn't expecting to get all the memories of the battle from over a dozen perspectives. I won but I may have over done it a bit."
With a chuckle and a groan Iruka stepped away from Naruto for a moment saying, "Close your eyes a moment."
Naruto complying felt something wrap around his head and a slight tug at the back. "OK you can open them. That clone jutsu should easily compensate for your lack of the regular Bushin so congratulations you graduate," he heard Iruka say as he opened his eyes to see him without his hitai-ate.
With happy tears he responded, "Come on lets get you patched up and return this scroll to Jiji."
AN: Well here I am again. I'm sorry that I'm so lazy about getting these chapters typed up. Until next time i hope you enjoy reading and if you have something to say please review.
Suiton: Suishōha (Water style: Water Shockwave) - This technique allows the user to make a spiraling vortex of water from the moisture in the air. The vortex then proceeds to explode from the top in the form of a wave. The user can control the direction the wave goes.
Chiton: Chishōha (Blood style: Blood Shockwave) - Basically the same technique but produces massive quantities of blood that Naruto could use for further jutsu without the drain of converting water a second time.
Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu) - The forbidden massive scale version of the Shadow Clone Jutsu that is Naruto's bread and butter technique.