In the village,We can see Iruka inside his house, laying on his back in bed,his eyes staring at the ceiling. Thoughts about his student Naruto swirl in his mind, making him ponder if he has been too harsh on the young boy. Deciding that dwelling on the subject won't serve any more purpose, he turns to his bedside and switches off the lamp, expressing the intention to sleep. As he closes his eyes, strong knocking at his door startles him, and he almost falls off his bed.
Getting up to check who could be so loud at this time of day, he finds Mizuki outside.
Mizuki, showing a panicked expression, immediately informs Iruka, "Iruka, you need to rush! Naruto stole the forbidden scroll of knowledge ! You must find him before anybody else, or he may be in danger!" The urgency in Mizuki's voice adds a new layer of concern to the unfolding events, pushing Iruka to take immediate action to ensure Naruto's safety.
In a panic, Iruka rushes back inside, immediately preparing himself. He then leaps onto the village roofs, embarking on a quest to find Naruto. Determined, he tries his best to recall all the spots his student might use to hide.
Mizuki, observing Iruka jumping away, slowly starts to smile sinisterly. His aura turns gloomy as he mutters to himself, "It's time."
Pulling a small radio from his pocket, Mizuki contacts someone, instructing them to "begin the operation."
The command given,mizuki jump behind iruka,making sure that his plan doesnt fails. it was his last chance to gain power,and to become the strongest using the scroll of forbidden seals.his silents steps are followed moment laters by multiple explosions in different parts of the village, awakening the villagers and alerting the ninja patrols, initiating a battle in Konoha.
The village now faces a dual crisis, with mizuki following Iruka who is desperately searching for Naruto,chaos unfolds around them.
Back to the present,Naruto can be seen reading the forbidden scroll.covered in dust and dirt,it becomes evident that he has exerted a considerable effort to learn something from the scroll, his expression reflecting satisfaction. Now dusting off his clothes, he prepares for Mizuki's arrival, only to hear someone appearing in the clearing.
Seeing Iruka's face, Naruto cheerfully calls out, "Hey, Iruka-sensei! It's you! I found you!"
In response, Iruka yells, "I'm the one finding you, YOU IDIOT!" The unexpected encounter adds a touch of humor to the tense situation.
Naruto, now a bit confused, thought that maybe Iruka is just being his usual nagging self,decided to ignore his scolding "Iruka-sensei! I learned a technique from the scroll, you can test me! Now I can graduate, right? Right ?! " said Naruto with shining eyes.
Iruka, taken aback by Naruto's words, starts feeling confused. "What are you saying?! What graduation test? Naruto, I've been searching for you all around the village. Lord Hokage is mad at you! Why did you steal the scroll of forbidden knowledge? You put yourself in danger!" Iruka's concern for Naruto's safety overrides any consideration of a graduation test, seeking an explanation for Naruto's foolhardy actions.
"Eh? Why is Grandpa so mad? I mean, it was just the sexy jutsu, hehehe," said Naruto with a grin, his hand behind his head. He continued, "I'm just doing what's needed for the makeup test, you know, given to special, talented, and cool students like me." Naruto finished with a proud face, only to get hit on the head by Iruka's angry fist.
"Ouch, why are you hitting me?!" Naruto fake-cried, feeling offended by the surprising hit.
"THERE IS NO MAKEUP TEST, YOU IDIOT! WHO TOLD YOU THIS?!" yelled Iruka with his scary face jutsu. Getting more calm, Iruka sighed and told Naruto, "Let's go back and make apologies to Lord Hokage. I'm sure he will be more lenient if you beg on your knees and say sorry."
This suggestion was met with a confused stare from Naruto, who then said, "But Mizuki-sensei is the one who told me about the test...?" The silent question hunging in the air,to iruka sudden blank face.
"Mizuki...?!" Iruka's eyes grow wider, sudden understanding hitting him. Hearing the sound of projectiles, he selflessly jumps at Naruto, pushing him down and yelling, "Get down!" Iruka takes numerous kunai on his back, blood dripping from his mouth. Naruto's shocked face shows his confusion and surprise.
Mizuki's footsteps can be heard approaching, his voice ringing around the clearing. "What a shame, and here I thought I could have instantly killed you." It becomes evident that Mizuki used Naruto as a target to mortally hurt Iruka, exploiting the latter's love for his students.
Iruka, vomiting blood, asks Mizuki, "Mizuki... why?! Why would you betray the village!"
The pain in Iruka's voice suggests that the betrayal hurts him more than the wounds he received. Hearing him, Mizuki gives a horrible smile, starting to laugh. "Why ?...Haha .... hahahaha... Are you asking me why ? ... hahahaha, hahahaha, haaa..." His laughter slowly dies, his face getting colder by the moment until only a cold, hateful expression remains.
"How dare you ask me this, someone like you, loved by the village, the favored of the Third," he says with pure venom, adding, "How can you understand the pain of people like me? Average talent, no road for power, no backing, no Lord Hokage favors, or a clan to cherish us, or a legacy left."
Iruka, in disbelief at Mizuki's words, feels even more shattered. "To betray your village,your camarades, For things like this...?!" he utters in a weak voice.
Mizuki, angered by iruka words, yells at him, "FOR THE SAKE OF POWER, FOR AUTHORITY, TO BE THE MASTER OF MY OWN FATE! " The depth of Mizuki's resentment and quest for power becomes apparent, revealing the dark motivations behind his betrayal.
Having vented, Mizuki approaches Iruka with a cold face, then kicks him in the stomach,getting a sound of pain out of Iruka,throwing him away. He then turns to Naruto, demanding, "Give me the scroll, now," with a scary face, looking at Naruto as if he were dirt.
Naruto in choc, witnessing Mizuki kicking Iruka, awakens from his stupor, crying out Iruka's name, "Iruka-sensei!" Quickly getting to his feet, the scroll tightly in his hand close to his chest, he stays close to Iruka, looking tense, his eyes never leaving Mizuki.
Iruka, trying to stand up,his voice weak,trying to get his breath, tell Naruto to run away and leave him "Nar..Naruto....Run away,get the scroll back to the village"
Mizuki, feeling amused by Iruka's defense of Naruto, asks him, "Why are you even defending that demon?" With a smirk on his face, seeing Iruka's changing expression, he continues, "After all, didn't your parents die to that monster?" Iruka, now stone-faced, his jaw tight, warns Mizuki, "Mizuki! Don't! You know it's forbidden!"
The mention of Naruto's status as a "demon" and the reference to Iruka's painful past adding more tension.
Naruto's body suddenly tenses, aware that they are talking about him. He asks Mizuki, "What... what are you talking about?!" His voice raises at the end, and he continues,
"What is forbidden?" Showing uncertainty about what Mizuki is referring to.
Mizuki, satisfied with Naruto's reaction, gives a twisted smile, laughing once more.
Under the yelling of Iruka, telling him not to reveal the secret as it's forbidden by the Hokage, Mizuki continues, "It has been forbidden to tell you this." Eyes cold and gloomy, he adds, "The night of October, twelve years ago, the village was attacked by a big monster." Taking a pause and watching Naruto stilling, he gives a harder hit, "At the time, thousands of people died in the defense of their village, among them, Lord Fourth and Iruka's parents... hahahahah, can't you guess?" Now with a teasing tone and watching Naruto's face go blank, Mizuki gives the final blow, "THAT MONSTER WAS YOU! THE FOURTH HOKAGE DIED TO SEAL YOU! YOU KILLED IRUKA'S PARENTS, HAHAHAHA!" ending it with a loud laugh.
The revelation of Naruto's identity gave the latter an intense mental blow,his mind blank,he got shaken to his core.
Naruto, eyes shaking, turns to Iruka, seemingly seeking a denial of the words. He only meets Iruka's guilty eyes, confirming the validity of the words.
Slowly backing out, Naruto's expression looks shattered, the blow too big for his mind. Remembering the years of hateful gazes and words, to bitter indifference to his existence, Naruto can be heard whispering, "I'm... the Nine-Tails? I'm that monster?" with a broken gaze.
Suddenly showing a panicked expression, he makes a seal, executing the clone jutsu, and runs away under Mizuki and Iruka's surprised eyes. The first yells at him to give him the scroll, the latter calling for his name. Naruto's clone jumps at Mizuki, attacking mizuke,who had to block its attack.
Mizuki not expecting the clone to be physical, winced from naruto strong physicall power"He learned the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?!"
Killing the clone with the giant Fuma Shuriken in his hand,and dismissing Iruka due to his injuries, he tells him, "I'll get back to you later." He then jumps after Naruto, finding multiple trails, making a sound with his mouth, "tsk." It seems that Naruto is using the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu correctly.
Annoyed but not disheartened, Mizuki jumps after Naruto, with hunter eyes going after his prey. The chase intensifies, Mizuki determined to capture Naruto and obtain the forbidden scroll.
In another place, the sound of crying birds can be heard, followed by flashes of thunder and explosions. As the smoke clears, Kakashi's hand is seen penetrating the chest of the leader of the cultists. The leader, with a rictus of pain, tells Kakashi, "You can't kill me, I'm blessed by my lord," only to receive a dismissive hum. Taking his arm out of the man's chest, the lightning fades away, revealing a stone in Kakashi's hand. With a cold expression, his hand tightens on it, trying to break it on the spot.
The cultist, already vomiting blood, panics upon seeing Kakashi's actions, yelling out, "No! Don't! I can't die before seeing my lord..." His words die with the breaking of the stone, and life leaves his eyes as he gives his last breath. The threat from the cultist leader is extinguished.
Done with his main mission, Kakashi made some seals, placing his hand in the earth. A small burst of smoke appeared as Kakashi summoned a small dog. The dog, upon seeing Kakashi, showed its paw and surprisingly spoke, "Yo Kakashi, need any help?" Kakashi, giving a small eye smile to the small dog, replied, "Pakkun, glad to see you healthy. Do you remember Naruto?"
Pakkun, hearing the question, gave a small nod. getting kakashi's intention, he started sniffing the air, turning to another direction. Pakkun, finding Naruto's direction, started jumping toward it, with Kakashi following him in silence.