Chiye did not know that his actions and performance had already attracted the attention of Konoha's higher-ups, not just the Third Hokage, but also Danzo.
To acquire more high-quality Root members, Danzo had planted many Root operatives in the Ninja Academy, specifically to select promising students and then request them from Hiruzen.
This time was no different; Danzo had already learned of Chiye's performance in his spar with Sasuke and was preparing to request him from Hiruzen.
A talent like Kitsure Chiyo must not be wasted in the Ninja Academy; he must be personally trained by him!
The graduation exam was over.
Only three people in Iruka's class failed the exam, and Naruto was one of them.
Naruto knew he wouldn't pass; he actually wanted to see Chiye and Sasuke's fight, but...
But he wished he was the one fighting Sasuke, even though Chiye was also good.
Still, he felt a little sad.
He bought his limited edition instant noodles, carrying the bag, and walked home dejectedly.
Just then, a large hand rested firmly on his shoulder.
Naruto froze, then turned around, a little surprised: "Mizuki-sensei, you, why are you here?"
It was Mizuki!
Mizuki had come to implement his plan, and finding Naruto was the first, and most crucial, step of his plan.
"Naruto, I have a way for you to graduate. Do you want to know?"
Hearing Mizuki's words, Naruto was immediately delighted and quickly nodded: "Yes, what is it, Mizuki-sensei?"
Mizuki saw Naruto's expression and knew the plan was feasible, so he said with a feigned solemnity.
"Graduation, to put it simply, is about who can survive in future battles. As long as you are strong, that's enough. In the Hokage Office's storage room, there is a scroll called the 'scroll of seals'. It records many powerful Ninjutsu. If you learn these, you will definitely graduate."
"scroll of seals..." Naruto repeated the term he heard for the first time, deep in thought.
"Don't tell anyone I told you, okay?"
After Mizuki finished speaking, he left.
Naruto lowered his head in thought, recalling Sasuke's taunts, everyone's disdain, Iruka-sensei's disappointment, and how Chiye had already graduated. He had been held back for three years; he couldn't go on like this anymore.
He had to get stronger!
Only by getting stronger could he catch up to Chiye and become Hokage!
Thinking this, he decided to steal the scroll of seals tonight.
At the same time, as Chiye walked out of the Ninja Academy gate, he saw Mizuki hurrying over from outside, a look of secret delight on his face.
He quickly hid behind a wall, avoiding a direct encounter with Mizuki.
Mizuki... could it be that he had already made arrangements with Naruto?
Chiye frowned, deciding to go find Naruto first to ascertain Naruto's timing, only then could he assist Naruto in stealing the scroll of seals.
On the way to Naruto's house, he glanced at his pending tasks; there were two.
【Main Mission Four: Assist Naruto in stealing the scroll of seals. Mission Reward: Kamehameha.】
【Main Mission Five: Defeat Mizuki. Mission Reward: Kikoho.】
He also checked his current abilities and skills.
【Name: Kitsure Chiyo】
【Qi: 1 ton】
【Skills: Afterimage, Qi Shadow Clone】
【dragon ball Combat Power: 50】
【Hokage Level Strength: Early Jonin】
Only 50 combat power...
Although Chiye didn't know if 50 combat power in dragon ball truly corresponded to an early Jonin in Hokage, he knew very well that when Master Roshi had 200 combat power, he could destroy the moon with a charged Kamehameha, and Ōtsutsuki Toneri's Tenseigan mode could split the moon in half with one attack.
From this perspective, the Six Paths Sage was probably around 200 combat power.
So, 50 combat power being early Jonin seems about right...
Hmm...
After all, the late-game power levels in both anime became too inflated.
Soon, he arrived at Naruto's house.
He knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
Naruto's voice came from inside the house; it seemed he hadn't left yet.
"It's me, Chiye."
Creak...
The door opened.
When Naruto saw Chiye, his eyes lit up, and before Chiye could react, he pulled Chiye into the house.
"Whoa, what are you doing?"
This pull caught Chiye completely off guard.
"Chiye, let me tell you, I have a way to graduate!"
Naruto said excitedly. In this world, he only trusted three people: Chiye, Iruka, and the Third Hokage.
So when he learned about the existence of the scroll of seals, his first reaction was to tell Chiye the good news.
Although he knew such things shouldn't be casually told to others, Chiye was special to him.
Chiye was stunned. Goodness, that was easy! Naruto was too naive.
Although he already knew what it was, he still pretended to be very curious and asked: "Really? Tell me quickly."
"Do you know the 'scroll of seals'? I heard it has many super powerful Ninjutsu in it. As long as I learn the Ninjutsu from it, I can graduate."
"scroll of seals?" Chiye asked, feigning confusion, then added: "Who told you? I didn't even know about this."
"Oh, don't worry about that. I'm going to steal the scroll tonight. Are you coming?"
"It's good to graduate, of course, but where is the scroll? Do you know?" Chiye asked.
"In the Hokage Office's storage room. You go steal the scroll tonight, and you help me create a diversion," Naruto said.
Chiye scratched his head, feigning a troubled expression, and nodded: "Alright, if you can graduate, I'll help you."
"I knew you'd help me! You truly are my good partner!"
Naruto said, taking out two buckets of instant noodles from the cupboard. They were in white packaging and looked very high-end, even though they were still instant noodles.
He said excitedly: "These are my most prized, limited edition, platinum instant noodles. I've never been able to bring myself to eat them before, but today I'm taking them out for you to try. I'll go prepare them for you, wait a moment."
Chiye smiled, saying nothing. He hadn't expected that he held such significant weight in Naruto's heart. He had only approached Naruto initially to complete the 'Sign-in Naruto' mission.
At the very beginning, his first mission after activating the system was to sign in Naruto, and the reward was to activate the dragon ball Qi attribute.
That's how he came to hang out with Naruto. Although he was frequently tracked by Anbu, and his home had been secretly investigated many times, fortunately, nothing had happened.
But now, seeing Naruto busy, he suddenly felt that this guy was truly kind. He trusted him so much, and even though he had been scorned by the villagers his entire life, he hadn't developed resentment. Is this the protagonist of Hokage?
At the same time, in the Hokage Office, the Third Hokage was talking with Kakashi Hatake.
"Kakashi, have you heard about Kitsure Chiyo's performance at the Academy today?" the Third Hokage asked, sitting in his chair, looking at Kakashi with a serious expression.
Kakashi nodded: "I've heard, Hokage-sama. To be able to fight on par with the Uchiha clan's genius, he certainly has great talent."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the Third Hokage shake his head.
"Not quite. That Uchiha child is no match for Chiye. This young man, like Might Guy, was born without Chakra, but he has great talent in taijutsu. You are the one who knows Might Guy best and also have good skill in taijutsu. Since Might Guy isn't in the Village right now, after Chiye graduates, I want you to be responsible for him."
"What?!"
Hearing this, Kakashi was somewhat surprised. Although he didn't fully understand Hokage-sama's meaning, he still nodded, agreeing to take Chiye in the future. In truth, he was also curious and expectant about this boy who only used taijutsu; perhaps he had some connection to Might Guy.
And just then, the door to the Hokage Office burst open with a bang.
Immediately following, a stern voice came from outside.
"Hiruzen! Give Chiye to me!"
It was Danzo's voice.