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Later
Disused Clearing, Forest on the Outskirts of Konoha
Uzumaki Naruto landed in the clearing with a large scroll slung over his back. He had even changed back to his casual getup to keep Mizuki from getting suspicious.
While the scroll on his back was not the Forbidden Scroll of Seals, it had not taken his Jiji long to whip up a very convincing fake. He'd even placed a few jutsu in it for Naruto to have a look at while he waited for the newest Nuke-nin of Konoha to arrive.
His Jiji's plan was simply to allow Naruto to trick the man into showing his hand while he, and a few other ninja, watched via his crystal ball. That had been interesting to find out about, he'd always that the thing was little more than a pretty paperweight. Instead it was a Fūinjutsu device linked to the village's defensive barriers that allowed it to be used as a focus for the Tōmegane no Jutsu (Telescope Technique) anywhere within Konoha.
The quest that his [Gamer] power had generated had been an even more interesting motivator.
[Quest Alert!]
The Hatred of a Traitor: Toji Mizuki, your second teacher at the Academy, has tried to trick you into betraying Konoha by stealing the Forbidden Scroll of Seals. You took it to the Hokage, who has arranged a plan to expose his treason. And you play a starring role in it, by the way.
Quest Objective: Deceive Toji Mizuki and make him confess his plans for the watching ninja, then survive for two minutes against him in combat until the ANBU arrive to take him into custody.
Bonus Objective 1: Before Toji Mizuki arrives at the clearing, learn at least one jutsu from the [Fake Scroll of Seals] in your possession.
Bonus Objective 2: Learn ALL of the jutsu in the [Fake Scroll of Seals] before Toji Mizuki arrives in the clearing.
Bonus Objective 3: Defeat Toji Mizuki before the ANBU arrive in the clearing.
Secret Objective: ?
Main Quest Reward: +1000 Reputation with [Konohagakure no Sato Shinobi Forces], +500 Reputation with [?], [?], [?], [?] and [?], Promotion to Genin, +20000 Ryo, Random A-Rank Jutsu scroll.
Bonus Reward 1: +500 Reputation with [?], +500 Reputation with [?] and [?], +10000 Ryo, 3 Random Fūinjutsu Scrolls.
Bonus Reward 2: +1000 Reputation with [?], +1000 Reputation with [?] and [?], +10000 Ryo, 6 Random Fūinjutsu scrolls.
Bonus Reward 3: -500 Reputation with [Namidate Tsubaki], +500 Reputation with [Konohagakure Shinobi Forces], +500 Reputation with [Konohagakure ANBU], Bounty for Capturing C-Rank Nuke-nin, Random Reward, Toji Mizuki's Shinobi equipment.
Secret Objective Reward: ?
The quest had auto-accepted, which was irksome…not to mention new. Still, he would have accepted it anyway; the chance to grind one Toji Mizuki's face into the ground for all the crap he'd put him through was too good to pass up. The rewards were just the icing on the cake.
Heaving the scroll onto the ground, he unfurled it and quickly skimmed through it to see just what he had to work with.
"The Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu), the Sōshuriken no Jutsu (Manipulated Shuriken Jutsu), the Ninpō: Shuriken Ranbu (Ninja Art: Shuriken Wild Dance), Ninpō: Shuriken Goshin (Ninja Art: Shuriken Giant Body) and Ninpō: Kage Shuriken (Ninja Art: Shadow Shuriken)?" Naruto read out loud with a frown. Aside from the Shuriken version of his Shadow Clone Jutsu and the Shuriken Giant Body technique, which were an A and a low-C-Ranked respectively, they were all D-Rank jutsu.
Then again, he didn't have that many non-elemental ninjutsu, so this was a good thing. Plus he'd possibly be able to show them to Tenten when he had the time.
Naruto spotted a note on the bottom of the scroll.
'Naruto-kun, forgive me, but I must admit to being curious as to exactly how your 'Gamer' power will affect your ability to learn new technique without accessing the 'scroll-devouring' aspect of it, so I have not supplied individual scrolls for these jutsu. I will be expecting a verbal report on the matter after your mission is complete.
Sarutobi Hiruzen.'
'Huh…makes sense. I've told Jiji that I can learn jutsu using my [Gamer] ability's power to devour scrolls and textbooks and via the normal way, but I don't think I've ever shown him the second one.' He thought with a nod.
Looking at the jutsu, he decided that the easiest jutsu to try and learn would be the Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, as he already knew a different version of it.
Unfortunately, it was not as easy as he first thought. Usually, it only took him six or so attempts to make a jutsu work, but with this one it took him just over two dozen.
When he finally managed to get the skill down, he discovered why.
Congratulations! You have learned the [Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu]!
[Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu] (Active) [LV1, 00.00]
The Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique was created by the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and is considered one of his signature techniques, remaining a mainstay in his arsenal for the entirety of his career since he first developed it while still training under the Nidaime Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Forming solid, material copies of an object using only chakra is considerably more difficult than copying the user's own body, thus this jutsu is rated A-rank, rather than B-rank like its parent technique, the Shadow Clone Jutsu. At higher levels, the user can even use this jutsu on the larger Fūma Shuriken, increasing its lethality.
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