Chapter 87: Mizuki's Conspiracy

"What cooperation of mine?" Kakashi's sense of unease grew stronger and stronger. He felt like something big was about to happen.

"Yeah, if it weren't for the photos Uncle Kakashi provided, I wouldn't know how to illustrate the book!" Sakura laughed happily. The illustrations in the book were all taken by Naruto using Shadow Clones and Transformation Jutsu under her direction, making them look absolutely real.

"What have you done?" Kakashi nervously swallowed, regretting providing Obito Uchiha's photos.

"Nothing much. After the book is published, Uncle Kakashi, you can buy a copy and see for yourself. I guarantee it will meet your expectations!" Sakura said mysteriously. As for Kakashi's reaction, that was not something she wanted to think about right now.

Spring had arrived in Konoha, and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. It was graduation season, and the Ninja Academy was about to welcome new students while bidding farewell to those who had passed the exams.

Neji, Tenten, and Lee graduated a year earlier than Sakura and Naruto and were now under the tutelage of Might Guy. They did simple D-rank or C-rank missions every day, which were a piece of cake for them. Even without Might Guy's leadership, the three of them could execute missions perfectly and had already made a name for themselves among the lower-ranked ninjas.

"The content of today's exam is Shadow Clone Jutsu. Those who pass the exam will receive a forehead protector and become a ninja. Those who fail will have to apologize!" Iruka held a small notebook to record the scores and glanced discreetly at Naruto. Although Naruto rarely caused trouble, he skipped class all the time, and his grades were always the worst in the class.

"Oh no, it's my worst jutsu, Clone Jutsu!" Naruto's chin rested on the desk, his hands covering his head, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

"Hey, Naruto, if you don't pass this time, we can only say sorry to you!" Sakura turned her head and said, "Then you'll have to repeat the year by yourself!"

"Ahh, I don't want to repeat the year..." Naruto said frantically.

Behind Iruka, a man wearing a Konoha Chunin vest saw this and couldn't help but smile wickedly. He turned and walked into the next classroom.

Seeing Mizuki, who was wearing a Konoha Chunin vest, leave the classroom, Naruto's expression instantly changed. He was no longer the naive and gullible character from the original story. Thanks to Sakura's tireless efforts, Naruto's character was now closer to his later self in the original story, and his analytical skills had improved significantly.

"Hey, Sakura, can you tell me why I have to pretend that I don't know Clone Jutsu?" Naruto asked, puzzled. From the beginning, Sakura instructed him not to show off in school, so no matter what course it was, Naruto just went through the motions and never used his full strength, which led to him being the worst in the class.

"Because there's a conspirator who wants to use you to do something. If you don't pretend, he won't be so easily fooled!" Mizuki left, and Sakura's face returned to its usual calm expression. "Since he wants to plot against you, we'll give him the opportunity to jump out and then deal with him!"

"So, Sakura means that Mizuki wants to use me to achieve some nefarious purpose?" Naruto narrowed his eyes. He was not the same as he used to be, and he could analyze situations much better now.

"I've already discussed it with the Third Hokage. You just need to do what Mizuki says, and then we'll catch him red-handed!" Sakura had no sympathy for someone like Mizuki who wanted to die. Even without her, Mizuki was doomed to die. As the Nine-Tailed Fox Jinchuriki, Naruto was surrounded by many ANBU, and every word and action of anyone who approached him would be recorded. Third Hokage would know what Mizuki had done as soon as he said a word. Moreover, the location of the Sealing Book was probably deliberately leaked by the Third Hokage. Otherwise, how could a Chunin like Mizuki, who had no family, no Secret Technique, and no high strength, know where the Sealing Book was?

"So, we're going to fight a ninja tonight?!" Hinata's eyes lit up. Before this, they had been practicing with each other, and they knew each other's moves well. They were getting impatient. Although Mizuki was weak, he was still a real ninja. The fight should be different from their usual practice.

"Hinata, can you not be so excited? He's just a weak Chunin with low combat power, and he can't compare to our usual sparring partners!" Sakura's mouth twitched. Hinata's personality in this fanfic was completely different from the original plot. Her carefree attitude had almost made Hyuga Hiashi sick several times. Moreover, Hinata in this fanfic was not like the one in the original story who was not valued by her family. Now, Hinata was a legitimate heir of the Hyuga family, and both Hyuga Hiashi and the other members of the family were very satisfied with her. Especially Hanabi, the little sister, who loved to stick to her older sister. Whether it was dressing or behavior, she was imitating Hinata. This made Hyuga Hiashi very worried. They expected a gentle little cotton-padded jacket, but why did she suddenly become a hot pot?!

"Even if he's weak, he's still a ninja!" Hinata's spirit was high. "Can you lend me your music player? I really like the music called 'Chaos Star' in it!"

"..." Sakura handed over the music player with a headache. Was Hinata's personality and hobbies going to change her name to Hyuga.Yo.Hinata in the future?!

"Thanks..." Hinata smiled and took the music player.

Shikamaru, who was lying on the desk next to them, couldn't help but light a stick of incense for Mizuki in his heart. Being targeted by anyone was not good, but being targeted by Hinata was even worse. Hinata's personality, except when facing them, was always merciless when dealing with others.

Meanwhile, in the next classroom, Mizuki was still unaware that he had been targeted by a group of fierce ninja students.

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