The Harem Jutsu

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Chapter 20: Kakashi and Naruto set out to save her.

When Mizuki was almost home, she got a bad feeling. But it was too late. Someone grabbed her from behind, covered her mouth and dragged her into an abandoned alley. Mizuki struggled, but when the man started to speak, she froze.

"Long time no see, Michiko," he said. "Do you recognize me?"

Mizuki was too afraid to move.

"Yeah, I thought you would," the man said. "Then I guess you already know what I'm gonna do with you. I'm gonna take you back home."

Mizuki pulled herself together and bit his hand until he bled and let go. While the man was in pain, she used one of Kakashi's techniques to free herself and run.

"I can do this," she whispered to herself while running away.

The man chased her. He grabbed her wrist and pushed her on the ground.

"Did you really think you could escape from me?" he asked. "You can never escape. No matter where you go, I'll always find you."

He aggressively pulled her back up, but he kept his voice down.

"I'm taking you back home now," he said again. "If you don't come obediently, I won't forgive you. I think you know what your punishment would be."

Mizuki didn't want to think about that.

"And don't even think about running away again," he said while almost crushing her wrist. Mizuki bit her lip so that she wouldn't scream.

"Now, if you see someone familiar on the way," the man said, "don't look at them. And if they talk to you, you act normal. Got it?"

He let go of her and they started to walk. Mizuki kept staring at the ground. She was too afraid to look up or make any sounds.

Just as they almost left the village, they walked into Iruka. Mizuki kept her eyes focused on the ground.

"Mizuki-chan," Iruka said. Mizuki pretended like she didn't hear him.

"Hey, where're you going?" Iruka asked. Now Mizuki was forced to look up and lie to him.

"Just… taking a walk," Mizuki said, forcing a smile.

"And who's this?" Iruka asked suspiciously.

"Umm… just a friend," Mizuki said nervously.

"I'm Ishii Iwao," the man said quickly.

"Nice to meet you," Iruka said.

"Well, I'm off," Mizuki said. She walked on without looking back and Iwao walked right beside her. Iruka looked at Mizuki. Then he saw her wrist, which was red and had some scratches on it.

Kakashi was right on his way to the memorial stone when he met Iruka.

"Kakashi," Iruka said.

"Yo," Kakashi said.

"You just missed her," Iruka said.

"… Missed who?" Kakashi asked.

"Mizuki-chan," Iruka said. "And this guy she's walking with."

"Guy? What guy?"

"He's not from Konoha. His name is Ishii Iwao. Ever heard of him?"

Kakashi got a bad feeling about this.

"Did… did you talk to Mizuki when you saw them?" he asked.

"Yeah," Iruka said. "But she didn't say much. They seemed to be in a rush."

"Then, did she look scared or nervous or…"

"No, she looked ok. I thought you knew she was going to take a walk with her friend, so I thought I'd just…"

"So there was nothing suspicious?"

"Well, her wrist was all red, but…"

It was him. Kakashi was sure of it.

"Thanks," he said. He ran off to get Naruto and left Iruka a little confused behind.

Naruto was on the roof of his apartment, gazing at the night sky. He was thinking about Sasuke while he was looking at all the stars.

"Naruto!" he heard Kakashi say. Naruto sat up and looked down.

"Kakashi-sensei?" he asked. "What's wrong?"

"I need you to come with me now," Kakashi said. "I'll explain on the way."

Meanwhile, Mizuki and Iwao had already reached the forest.

"I see you've made some friends here, huh?" Iwao said. Mizuki didn't look at him.

"Hope you didn't get too close with anyone," Iwao continued. "Because you're never gonna see them again." Mizuki still didn't look at him. She clenched her teeth. Iwao saw it.

"Don't tell me," he said. He stopped and turned Mizuki around, making her look at him.

"You…" he said. "You've met someone, haven't you?" Mizuki was too afraid to say anything. Iwao was a lot taller than her, so she had always been afraid to say anything that could make him angry. But not answering now was probably making him angry, too. So what way could she go now?

"Who is he?" he asked surprisingly calmly. Mizuki looked away.

Iwao slapped her in the face. "I'm asking you a question," he said. "Who is he?"

"Please leave him out of this," Mizuki begged, ignoring the pain on her cheek.

"Yes, I could do that," Iwao said. "But I will punish you twice as hard. That's up to you."

Mizuki didn't know what to do.

"You disobeyed and betrayed me," Iwao said strictly. "You're lucky you're still alive."

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