"Huh? Naruto, big brother?" Konohamaru rubbed his head and stood up, saying, "I didn't skip class! School's out today."
"That's right, with the Third Hokage as the principal now, he probably wouldn't tolerate you skipping class."
Since recovering, the Third Hokage had devoted himself to the education of the children, practically living at the school. This greatly encouraged the young teachers, especially Iruka's enthusiasm.
It was just tough on the kids, because they had met someone even more long-winded than Iruka.
Whenever the Third Hokage spoke, the children's admiration for the Fourth Hokage grew even more, because he was young, handsome, powerful, and most importantly, didn't like to give long speeches like the Third Hokage.
So, the Third Hokage really made outstanding contributions to the children's education, in every sense of the word.
Konohamaru's face turned bitter at the thought of his grandfather, then he perked up again: "Naruto, big brother, let me introduce you, this is Udon, this is Moegi, we are..."
"The Konohamaru Corps!" *3
"Oh."
It was as if a cold wind had blown through, filling the air with awkwardness.
"What do you mean 'oh'? That's too cold a reaction, Naruto, big brother!" Konohamaru protested indignantly.
Naruto thought for a moment, feeling that children needed understanding and support, and said, "Good pose, but the lines aren't cool enough. Come on, let me teach you a set..."
"Today, I'm a good person too..." Naruto left under the adoring gazes of the three little brats, the sound of them practicing their lines coming from behind:
"Why does the fire of war burn!"
"Why do the autumn leaves fall!"
"One's nature cannot be taken away!"
...
Moegi suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! We should have told Naruto, big brother, about that!"
Udon chimed in, "Ah, we forgot because the lines were too cool! What do we do, Konohamaru?"
Konohamaru waved his fist: "Of course, we go after him!"
...
Nine Tails suddenly said, "Hey, kid, lend me a Shadow Clone."
Naruto instantly became alert: "What for? I haven't even warmed up my last mission reward yet!"
Nine Tails was indignant: "Do you think I only know how to eat?"
"You actually have other pursuits!?" Naruto feigned shock, but still cooperated and created a Shadow Clone.
Nine Tails asked, "You left coordinates near that ruin last time, right? Send the Shadow Clone over there."
"Oh, let the clone fly over there himself, and then you control it." Naruto didn't ask any more questions. He was going to that place specifically, probably to meet with Shukaku. It seemed like Gaara had come to an agreement with Shukaku?
The clone disappeared, and Nine Tails fell silent, apparently focusing on controlling the clone.
At this moment, Konohamaru's shout came from behind Naruto: "Naruto, big brother!"
Naruto turned around and asked, "Laifu? Is there anything else?"
The three little brats, supporting themselves on their knees, panted for a while and said, "There... there's something very important!"
Naruto became a little interested and said, "Tell me about it."
Konohamaru mysteriously leaned over, shielding his mouth with one hand, signaling Naruto to bend down.
Naruto cooperated, and Konohamaru said, "Actually, we heard that someone escaped from prison!"
"Escaped from prison?" Impossible, right? The Konoha Military Police Force isn't just for show, Naruto asked, "How do you know?"
"We overheard it while playing ninja games near the Konoha Military Police Force."
"Do you know who it is?"
"It's a guy named Mizuki, and Orochimaru's four subordinates."
"Huh?" How did those guys get together? Naruto looked at the three little ones with scrutiny and asked, "So, you guys weren't planning to catch the escapees just now, were you?"
"Ehehehehe..." The three bear children giggled foolishly.
Are you the Teenage Suicide Squad?
Naruto knocked each of them on the head: "I'll go take a look, you guys find a place to play, or just go home."
"Yes~" *3 The three little ones were dejected.
Naruto turned on the mini-map and found the location of the Sound Ninja Four—he remembered the Chakra of these people.
Naruto always felt that something was wrong. The Cursed Seals of the Sound Ninja Four were sealed, and their strength was average. If Mizuki was serious, he probably wouldn't even be Iruka's opponent.
Then how did they escape? There wasn't much commotion in Konoha, and the Konoha Military Police Force shouldn't be that useless, right?
Could it be that this Mizuki is actually Mizuki the Sage, and he's going to save the world?
Following the mini-map, Naruto discovered that there seemed to be several people chasing behind them, but they were very far away, and there seemed to be a familiar face among them.
"Big Sister Izumi?" Naruto greeted after catching up.
"Little Naruto? What are you doing here?"
"I heard from Konohamaru that some escapees broke out of prison, so I came over to take a look."
"Ah?" Izumi was a little surprised, "Has this matter already spread?"
Naruto comforted her, "No, those kids just happened to hear it. They are very sensible and won't talk nonsense to irrelevant people."
The other three tracking team members complained in their hearts, Aren't you the irrelevant person? Although you are the Hokage's son, although you are very familiar with the head of the clan...
Naruto continued, "I think the Konoha Military Police Force is very reliable and shouldn't have such oversights. Is there some hidden reason?"
When the team members looked at Naruto again, they immediately felt that he was pleasing to the eye. These words were comforting to hear, Of course we wouldn't have such oversights.
Izumi continued to track while explaining, "It's okay to tell you, actually we deliberately let them out, because the Sound Ninja Four have always firmly believed that Orochimaru is alive, and they keep saying that Orochimaru will save them.
But so much time has passed, and neither Ibiki nor Inoichi have been able to obtain more information.
So when we changed shifts today, we deliberately revealed a little flaw, wanting to see what actions they would take. Unexpectedly, Mizuki would take the initiative to find them."
Naruto understood, it was entrapment, no wonder they were running so slowly during the pursuit: "Then let me follow, I have sensory abilities, it's very convenient."
"Then thank you, little Naruto." Izumi knew Naruto's abilities and didn't refuse.
The other three teammates had no objections. Although they knew tracking techniques, having sensory Ninjutsu was safer, in case they messed up.
Naruto pointed his finger and said, "That direction, they're heading towards the Back Mountain."
...
Sakon shouted, "Hey, Mizuki, where the hell are you taking us?"
Mizuki had a fake smile on his face: "Don't be so impatient, I already said, you'll know when we get there. Orochimaru-sama left something there, as long as we get that, we'll definitely be able to escape from Konoha."
Tayuya threatened, "Hmph, if you dare to play us, I won't spare you!"
The somewhat simple-looking Jirobo advised, "Tayuya, girls shouldn't always use vulgar language."
"Shut up, Jirobo, it's not your turn to lecture me."
"Stop arguing." The six-armed Kidomaru complained, "If we could use the power of the Cursed Seal, we wouldn't need to go through so much trouble."
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