Sapphire09: I'm reposting the original version of Scattered Fragments since I remembered someone requested me to, but I did not edit anything. So, I'm terribly sorry for the grammar.

"Human talks"

'Human thinking'/ flashback/memories/ dreams

'Telepathic conversation between humans'

Letters/ notes

"Demon/other inhuman things talks"

'Demon/another inhuman things thought'

'Telepathic conversation between demons/other inhuman things'

CHAPTER II
Forbidden Scroll

Graduation exam is being held, and Minami/Naruto, as the way she/he has planned it, didn't pass. However, before the exam begins, Minami transforms into one of the sensei, Matsurui Takeno (A/n: my OC, no need to explaining his appearance, because he is not actually important. Just need someone to set up the bait), that she absolutely sure hated her too.

"Hi, Mizuki. Today is the graduation exam, and I'm absolutely sure that the demon brat will not pass. I have a plan in mind; do you want to hear it?" Minami said in Takeno's appearance. Mizuki might seem not interested, but Minai knew that he's so interested to hear it.

"What'd you got?" he said in a casual tone. "Well, if he not passes-I mean when he's not pass, we can trick him to do our bidding with promise to graduate him after he do our bidding. You and I know how much he wanted to be Hokage. He'll do anything to pass. We can trick him to do something," Minami said, sent on the bait.

"That's stupid. Beside, he had Iruka and he probably will pass him anyway. Now, if you please, I have classes to attend. Just forget we ever have this conversation," Mizuki said while walking away. Behind him, Minami grinned and go to a hidden place to transform again to Naruto. Part 1 of her plan is done.

(A/n: Okay, I'm using Naruto, he, and his from this part)

Naruto then attend the exam and- as he planned it-failed. Of course he had to do the exam again, but after all of his teammates passed at last, in the second chance of exam, Naruto still not passed, even until the fourth time. He then declared to not to be graduated until next year. He has to stay in academy and attend the next year graduation exam.

As the way he planned it, after the exam Mizuki then approach him. He then said that there's a 'secret test'. The secret test is a task that he has to do, and he will graduate him if he can do the task. Knowing where this is going, Naruto then asked excitedly what the task is.

"Well, it's simple. There's a big scroll in the hidden place in the Hokage's tower. I want you to bring it to me. If you made it without notice and you can do at least one technique from the scroll, I'll pass you," Mizuki said. This is exactly the way he wanted. After Mizuki tells him where the hidden place, traps, and where he will waits, he then go for it.

After he got the scroll, he stopped by in the clearing. Before he's going to give the scroll to Mizuki, he copied it first, which is the techniques that he doesn't know yet and not those techniques that require the life of the user, of course. With that, part 2 of his plan is done

When he's done, he felt few chakra presences. One of them, he knew it Iruka's chakra. The rest is probably the security ninja. An idea then slipped his mind. He needs to know, whether Iruka's feeling toward him is true or not? Is he truly seeing him as himself? When Iruka's chakra presence is coming closer, he can feel that the other presence is left. Part 1 of her additional plan will begin.

Naruto then put on an innocent and exhausted face by using Hinata's sword (she let him borrow it, in case of something that might happens) to drain his chakra. Panting he closed his eyes when he heard twigs snap and the steady beat of someone's footfalls before a familiar shadow was cast in front of him. Expectant blue eyes looked up revealing an irritated and harassed looking Iruka.

"Oi! Naruto!" Said teacher turned his head as he visibly twitched with the effort to not beat the student atop his head. "Huh?" he straightened up and observed the worn down and beaten looking student.

Naruto scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "Eh heh, heh," Naruto stood up and faced the Chunin, "Oh man, I got caught. I only learned one technique!" Naruto said. There is one of his favorite that he sees in there. Kage bunshin no Jutsu. He already learned it from Yoko, so it was not copy that. Iruka raised an eyebrow and placed his hands over his hips.

'He trained here until he was worn out?'

Seeing that Iruka didn't yell at him like he thought at first, he then pretends to misunderstand. He pretending to assume that Iruka knew about the 'secret test', which is he knew absolutely not. But, hey. He has to play the part where he was the one that tricked.

"Ano sa! Ano sa! I'm going to show you a great technique! So let me graduate if I can do it!" He began to flail his arms in his excitement, "If I show you a technique from this scroll I can graduate right?" Irukas eyes widened in surprise, "Who said that?"

He keeps on the act and yelled out continuing his 'happy outburst'.

"Mizuki-sensei said so!" He turned around and pointed to the scroll slung across his back, "He told me about this scroll and this place! Mizuki-sensei..." He trailed off for a moment when he saw Irukas shocked look, "Uhmm... Iruka-sensei?"

'Mizuki did?!' he spun around and knocked Naruto sending him back as Kunai rained down from their shadowed assailant. Sliding back from the force of the blow Iruka stood pinned against the warehouse.

"I'm surprised you found out about this place." A recognizable voice called out as Iruka struggled. Opening his eyes from their clenched position he grimaced, "I see, so that's how it is, Mizuki."

"Heh," Mizuki stood clad in his battle outfit atop one of the branches of a towering tree. Tilting his head he watched the 'stunned' Naruto out of the corner of his eyes, "Naruto, hand me over the scroll."

'Yeah, right. Like I'm planning on to give you the scroll, anyway,' he thinks inwardly. Outside, he just said, "Hey, what's going on here?" Naruto's voice wavered uncertainty shifting his gaze in between his two teachers. He's still acting and he tries to look as natural as possible. He might be didn't expect Mizuki to attack Iruka, but it was still in plan.

Iruka gasped for air before fisting the Kunai buried in his thigh. Gritting his teeth he pulled it out with a wince and threw it to the ground, "Don't let him get that scroll Naruto!" He spat out the blood gathered in his mouth as some of it dribbled down his chin, "That scroll you're holding is dangerous; it's filled with forbidden techniques! You mustn't let Mizuki get it no matter what!" sweat trickled down his temples, "He used you so he could get a hold of it!" Naruto widened his eyes. 'I wonder what will happen if he knew that it's actually otherwise?' he thinks. Mizuki smirked at Naruto's reaction (he widening his eyes). Not knowing that they all like a marionette played on a drama, all controlled by Minami.

"Naruto, Iruka is afraid of you possessing that scroll." He pointed to it before turning his hand around as if he were lecturing Naruto in the academy. "What?" Naruto stared at Iruka in confusion. 'This guy here really needs a good kick on his ass. Mizuki even use Iruka! Ooh, I'll enjoy kicking and punching him into death,' Naruto disgusted at Mizuki's statement. Please, like he would believe that! He knew that Iruka are not like that. Okay, maybe he's not actually trusting Iruka fully, but he still knew Iruka will never do that!

"What are you saying Mizuki?!" Iruka twisted his head around, "Don't believe him Naruto!" He tried to sound reassuring but it came out as a painful gasp. Mizuki laughed.

"I'll tell you the truth,"

"Don't!" Mizuki leaned onto his knee ignoring Iruka while he sneered down at Naruto,

"A rule was created after the incident that occurred 12 years ago." He raised his voice over Iruka's protests, "A rule that only you, Naruto, cannot find out about!"

Naruto then felt anger rushed to his entire system. He knew where this is going, and he didn't like it. But, he has to keep up on his act, so he said, "only me? What's the rule?"

"Stop, Mizuki!"

"It's the rule to not say that Naruto is the Kyuubi no Kitsune."

"What?" Naruto said in a disbelieving voice.

"In other words you idiot, you are the Demon Fox that killed Iruka"s parents and destroyed our Village! You are the Kyuubi!"

Okay, she (A/n: she in this paragraph is Minami. If you're confused) didn't like it. She didn't like it at all. Maybe if Mizuki use other words, like the Demon Fox is sealed, or maybe trapped in her body, she will be more like it. But, the way Mizuki said it was like to tell her that she is the demon fox itself! Even the Kyuubi growl in her, feeling insulted. 'How can these human think that she's me? How dare them!' Kyuubi think. Even taking away her pride, the Kyuubi will prefer to be thinking that she is sealed in her, not being her! Even though in the same body, they're still individuals!

Even though she didn't like the way Mizuki told her who she was, she has to keep on pretending. Making trembling voice, he whispered out feebly, "It all makes sense..."

"STOP!"

Mizuki smiled at Narutos painful reaction. Relishing the moment he continued, "You've been deceived by the village people all this time! Didn't you think it was weird that everyone hated you so much?" This is it. Mizuki is going to pass on her nerve. "No one is ever going to recognize you! Even Iruka Hates you!" Mizuki yelled again.

"Die, Naruto!" Irukas eyes snapped open as Mizuki threw one of the Fuuma Shuriken at the unprotected student.

"Ah!" Well, she actually could dodge that, easily. But she wanted to see Iruka's reaction. After hears what Mizuki said, she begun to doubt her trust towards Iruka. Naruto then back tracked and fell on his rear.

"Naruto, Duck!"

Naruto obeyed immediately and covered his head as he curled up into a ball. He heard the thump of something jumping in front of him followed by an organic crunch and a painful exhale. He twisted his head around as blood splattered onto his face. "Iruka-sensei," he trembled. Minami didn't actually expect Iruka to do this. Warning her, yes, but to do something that might be able to cost him his life? She didn't think that far. "W-Why...?" Irukas eyes shadowed as he trembled with the effort to stat aloft.

"B-Because you're the same as me," He coughed up more blood. "After my parents died no one complimented me, or recognized me. Being the bad student I was I screwed up a lot during class...Because I wanted to get everyone's attention, I couldn't get anyone's attention as a good student. So I acted like an idiot." His eyes began to tear up. "It was tough..." His voice began to crack as his tears dropped onto Narutos face, "Right, Naruto? You were lonely, right? It was tough, right?" Naruto shifted away from Iruka frightened by the emotional flood. "I'm sorry, Naruto. You didn't need to feel that way if only I was more aware."

"HA! Don't make me laugh! Iruka hated you ever since you killed his parents!" Mizuki pointed accusingly, "He just wants to get that scroll back!"

Feeling overwhelmed Naruto sent Iruka a betrayed look before he dashed away.

"Naruto!" Iruka gritted his teeth,

"Heheh, Naruto isn't one to change his mind. He's going to take revenge on the village with that scroll." Mizuki jumped down from his perch and took on a smug posture, "You saw his eyes right? Those are the eyes of the Demon Fox."

Iruka pulled the Fuuma Shuriken out of his back with a grunt, "Naruto, won't do that..." He turned around laboriously and flung the huge weapon at Mizuki, "He's not that type of person!"

Naruto ran, but still trying to hear their conversation. Iruka said he was the same as him but Mizuki had said he had killed Iruka's parents. He was confused. His emotions whirled inside of him like a tornado; he didn't know who to believe. Demon fox, he was the demon fox, the people see him like that, so how could Iruka care for him? Is he really caring for him, like Hinata and the Sandaime did? He didn't know, and afraid to know. He had put so much trust already for the brunette chuunin, since he protected him from that giant shuriken that Mizuki threw.

"Naruto! Where are you?" He gasped recognizing Irukas voice and quickly jumped to the forest floor hiding behind one of the largest trees. Grabbing the scroll he blur in the shadow on the tree, trying to hide from the two teachers. He concentrates as he listened to the sounds of struggle before hearing two thumps.

"Naruto, how did you know I wasn't Iruka?" The voice warped mid-sentence. 'Henge Jutsu...' He was startled by the echoed voice in his head before his attention was diverted as he heard another voice.

"Heh, I'm Iruka." Naruto turned around peeking from his hiding place.

"I see," Mizuki stood and questioned the weaker Chunin. "What good is there protecting the one who killed your parents?" Iruka spat the excess blood in his mouth onto the floor.

"I'm not going to let an idiot like you get a hold of that scroll."

"You're the idiot; Naruto is the same as me." Iruka glared at the white haired ninja when he echoed what he had said to Naruto.

"The same as you?"

"With that scroll, there isn't anything that isn't possible. There's no way that Naruto the Kyuubi won't use its power!"

"Yeah you're right." Mizuki smiled smugly.

Naruto shut his eyes as tears begun to pile up under his eyes, 'So, it looks like the plan will be done after all. Iruka doesn't recognize me inside!'

"If He was the Demon fox," Iruka leaned back onto the tree as his body trembled. Naruto's eyes widened slightly and started to listen again, "But Naruto is different. He is... He's an excellent student that I recognize," he smiled sadly. "He's hardworking, earnest, but clumsy and no one recognizes him. He knows the pain of others too. He's not a Monster Fox; he's Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha!"

Narutos eyes widened as he heard that sentence. Turning he poked his head out from his hiding spot as he peeked from behind the tree. Mizuki eyes twitched in disbelief hearing Iruka's overly emotional and corny speech. Smirking he undid the last Fuuma Shuriken and laughed,

"Iruka, I said I would kill you later, but I changed my mind. Die Now!"

Narutos Eyes widened as he watched the Spinning weapon approach the limp Iruka. 'Okay, testing time is over. Now is part 2 of my additional plan! SAVE IRUKA!' Naruto thinks as he kicked the offender away from his path sending the spinning shuriken away. Naruto stood in front of the amazed Iruka head bowed as his hair shadowed his eyes. "I won't let you touch Iruka-sensei, you good for nothing two-faced damn bastard!" he yelled, making Iruka startled. He never had seen him this kind of state.

Naruto then continue, "If you dare to...," he stopped, hanging the last part as he put the scroll near a limp Iruka, then continue again, "I'm more than glad to kill you," he said. The killer intent that surrounded him making Mizuki shivered, unknowingly. Even Iruka felt a shiver through out his veins, and it's safe to say that he shocked by that. Naruto then jumped into the air, preparing for a kick.

"Fucking fox!" he grabbed the still air-born leg and swung the student away from him. "You could never beat me! I'm a chuunin and you're not even a genin! What makes you think you could beat me?!" he yelled. Naruto just stare at him emotionlessly, before give him a smirk.

Before he charge into Mizuki, he tries to opens a mental link between him and Iruka. 'Iruka-sensei. It's me, Naruto. Don't ask on how or why, but anything you will see here shall never leave this place,' Naruto said in telepathy. Iruka is shocked to hear sudden voice in his head. He then voiced his answer out loud. "Alright..."

Naruto release her henge and turns back into Minami. Iruka and Mizuki blinked at that. Suddenly, Minami forms some hand seal and yelled, "Ice release: Illusion: Arrival of the Yukionna!"

A big blizzard then suddenly appeared. Mizuki then trapped in an empty place covered in snow. He heard Minami's voice echoed from all over the place. "You're trapped in my world. There is no way you could be free from here. Enjoy the beauty; it'll be your last."

Mizuki tried to dispels the Genjutsu, but his hands are frozen. He then looks around him, and he only found a silhouette of a woman. She wears silver kimono and her hair are white, as white as the snow. In a blink of an eye, she appeared behind him. She carries a silver two-bladed axe with her. When he slowly looked behind him, he can see her sadistic smirk. She then pulls the axe up, and down right into his neck.

From outside, Minami and Iruka can only see that Mizuki's neck begins to bruise. Mizuki then coughed up blood as his eyes rolled to the back of his head and into the blissful harmless state of unconsciousness.

"N-Naruto..." Iruka had watched the whole exchanged personality, gender and technique with wide disbelieving eyes. Minami stood and turned around facing the frozen teacher.

"What... just happened? Wha..."

"I'm sorry, Iruka-sensei. It's my entire fault. I shouldn't have taking that scroll, I shouldn't let Mizuki-sensei tricked me. I'm sorry, Iruka-sensei," Minami cut it fast. She didn't want Iruka to ask about it. Not now. When she looked up, he sees that Iruka's face is still in shock. Then, she added more, "I'm sorry... Please, please don't hate me. I... I'm not a demon..." she said with a hint of tears coming down. She didn't want to lose Iruka's trust, not now.

Irukas eyes softened and he relaxed. Placing his hand onto of Minami's head he ignored the flinch and ruffled her hair, "I don't hate you Naruto." He undid his Forehead protector and placed it onto Minami's forehead, "Congratulations Naruto, you graduate."

"Iruka-sensei?" Minami stared up at her teacher before he pitched forwards hugging the injured Chunin, "Thank you, thank you so much!"

Iruka laughed feeling his own tears slip out of his eyes, "But, you still have to explains about these all, Naruto," he said turning serious. But, seeing her saddened face, he decides to add more, "After I treat you ramen as celebration."

"Thank you so much!" The uncomfortable feeling didn't come this time, and she was glad. Minami smiled through her tears as she kicked her legs happily.

"Ow, ow, ow! Naruto take it easy! We're both injured here!"

"Because you're so kind, I think I'll tell you a little now," Minami said, releasing her grip from Iruka. Iruka then look at her curiously.

"This is my secret. My real name is Minami, Iruka-sensei. But, you still can call me Naruto. I... have to use henge since... everyone hates me," she explains. Iruka then understands what she means.

"You turn yourself into a boy, to protect your self," Iruka said in understanding. Minami nodded. "Is Hokage-sama knows about this matter?" Minami then grinned.

"Of course! He already knew a long time ago. Thankfully, the council didn't know. Right now, there are only three people that knew about my real gender," Minami grins. Iruka then shows his curiosity. "Really? Who are they?"

"Hyuuga Hinata, the Sandaime Hokage and you!" she said. "I can trust you, right? Iruka-sensei?" Minami asked. Iruka then nodded. "Sure. I promise I wouldn't tell anyone or anything if that matters," Iruka give her his words.

"Thanks! Now, aren't you going to treat me ramen?" Minami asked as she put on her henge again. Iruka, already understands, just smiles and nodded. Iruka then grabs the Forbidden Scroll and Mizuki's unconscious body. Both of them then headed towards the Hokage tower, before headed to Naruto's favorite ramen stand.