Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, then suddenly took out the crystal ball from his arms, circulating the chakra in his body and pouring it into the ball.
The originally transparent crystal ball suddenly displayed the image of Konoha Women's Bathhouse.
The scenes of girls bathing and frolicking played inside like a movie.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's serious expression instantly disappeared, his lewd eyes refusing to move away from the crystal ball.
He was even reluctant to blink, afraid of missing some details.
"Hmm, this one is good, big enough."
"Well, this one is better, white enough."
The location of the Hokage residence was actually not far from the Hokage office building.
Naruto used to pass by there when he was playing.
That place was generally heavily guarded, with Anbu ninjas in charge, layer by layer.
Naruto had arrived at the street outside the Hokage residence and was looking around at the surrounding environment.
Most of this block was the office area of some ninjas. There were relatively few people in Konoha Village, making the block seem a bit deserted.
A circle of tall-walled buildings surrounded the Hokage residence, making it impossible to see inside at a glance.
Along the path leading from the block, the gate in the center of the wall was open, but no one was guarding it.
"Naruto! Come back quickly, I'm here to meet you."
With a gloomy expression, Mizuki stood behind a wall in the dark and urged.
"Understood." Naruto replied impatiently but hesitated internally.
What should he do now? The sealed book must never be stolen.
Now that he had a system, he might as well create a fake Shadow Clone technique.
But Mizuki was watching from behind. If he didn't go in, he would definitely get into trouble.
After thinking for a long time, Naruto finally walked toward the Hokage residence.
Not to steal the sealed book, but to steal a fake one to fool Mizuki.
When things got serious, Mizuki, as a traitor who tried to manipulate Naruto, would definitely be caught and thrown into prison.
And Naruto would be able to escape smoothly and keep the 5000 ryo.
"Who can understand how hard it is for a child without a father or mother? Just to cheat some living expenses, I have to take such a risk."
Naruto complained endlessly in his heart, blaming the Third Hokage for giving him too little allowance.
The 800 ryo he received every month as a subsidy—how could that cover his daily life? A single bowl of ramen cost 60 ryo.
Naruto rushed to the Hokage residence. Even though there were no guards at the gate, Naruto still didn't take any chances and chose to go over the wall.
Chakra flowed to the soles of his feet. As two layers of light blue chakra film emerged from his shoes, Naruto stepped on the wall and walked straight up.
Standing on the five-meter-high wall, the scene inside came into view instantly.
Below was a clear pond, with a spacious arch bridge in the center.
After crossing the arch bridge, he could reach the European-style low-rise building behind it.
Naruto jumped off the fence, his feet landing firmly on the water's surface without sinking.
Walking slowly across the clear pond, his steps made soft splashes.
Not seeing any guards, Naruto became more confident.
Casually pushing open the wooden door, he stepped inside.
"Why is there no one? And the lights are still on?"
Unbeknownst to him, masked Anbu personnel were hidden in the beams, watching Naruto's every move.
With his current strength, he couldn't detect them yet.
Looking at the interior, Naruto's face showed shock.
Unexpectedly, this long building was actually a single connected area without any separate rooms.
Standing at the central entrance, Naruto turned his head to scan both sides—there was nearly a hundred meters of space from end to end.
In such a large room, nothing could be seen except for rows of bookshelves.
There were clear area signs above the bookshelves:
Konoha Mission Detail Area, Ninja Continent Map Archive, Ninja Continent Record of Strong Shinobi, Konoha Ninjutsu Storage Area…
Just a quick glance left Naruto stunned.
Good grief, this wasn't just the Hokage residence—it was Konoha's treasure trove, filled with all kinds of knowledge!
Naruto looked around before finally walking to an area marked Blank Scrolls.
He took a large scroll from the shelf and spread it on the ground.
Then, he took off his schoolbag and pulled out a pen.
He began writing on the blank scroll.
(Great Wind Blast Technique, A-rank Ninjutsu. Seals: Tiger, Hare, Ox, Dragon, Rat, Ox, Monkey. Execution technique: Gather wind-natured chakra in the body, combine it with hand seals, and circulate chakra through all chakra pathways.)
(Ultimate Infinite Clone Technique, S-rank Ninjutsu. Seals: Boar, Dog, Monkey, Rat, Dog, Boar. Execution technique: Use Clone Jutsu as the base, then direct chakra into the bladder while circulating it through the chakra points in the buttocks.)
Naruto wrote nonsense on the blank scroll with great enthusiasm, a sly grin forming at the corner of his mouth.
Mizuki was just a Chunin, so he didn't have much knowledge of advanced ninjutsu.
With Naruto's understanding of Hokage from his previous life, he figured making up some fake techniques would be enough to fool him.
Even if Mizuki found out, what could he do? At worst, he would get angry and attack Naruto.
Anbu personnel hidden in the rafters continued observing Naruto's movements.
The Third Hokage had ordered them to let Naruto take the sealed book.
But instead of stealing it, Naruto was writing and doodling in the room, leaving all the Anbu members confused.
"What the hell is Naruto doing?"
"I have no idea. Look at the nonsense he's writing."
About thirty minutes later, Naruto finished his work, completely filling the long scroll with his scribbles.
Rolling up the scroll, he held it in his arms and ran toward the door excitedly.
When Mizuki saw Naruto coming out with a large scroll, an uncontrollable flash of joy appeared in his eyes. He couldn't wait to snatch it from Naruto's hands.
"Naruto~~ Well done, you did a great job. Thanks to you."
(End of this chapter)