In the original story, as usual, Naruto didn't pass the ninja exam, and, as expected, instead of bawling and feeling intense regret, he did something that was definitely never expected by anyone: commit a crime.
Yup, a crime: by listening to Mizuki's words, who offered him a chance to graduate, Naruto decided to steal the forbidden jutsu from the Hokage's office.
Frankly, if Naruto wasn't the protagonist, the son of the fourth hokage, the jinchurichi, and the one that had been taken care of by Hiruzen from childhood, Suzuki knew that it was impossible to escape from such a crime.
If Suzuki was the one who did it, he was afraid that he would have to offer all of his wealth, so he could escape from the crimes.
Regardless, as Iruka was so worried, and Suzuki also had to appear like he knew nothing, he could only shake his head and tell the truth, "I am sorry, but I don't know. We parted ways after we ate with everyone at the BBQ."
"I see! I am sorry for bothering you, but if you see him, please tell me, okay?"
"What's wrong, Sensei?"
"He..." Iruka took a deep breath and decided to tell the truth. "He stole the forbidden jutsu from the Hokage Office."
"..."
Suzuki blinked his eyes and asked, "Is he crazy?"
"He is!"
"...."
Frankly, as Suzuki saw Iruka's expression, he wondered whether it was even possible for Naruto to steal the forbidden jutsu, considering there was a group of anbu in the Hokage's office, and if Hiruzen didn't let Naruto steal the forbidden jutsu, could Naruto, who was just a weak kid, do it?
Regardless, as Suzuki took a deep breath, he asked, "Do you need my help? I will ask my people if they saw him." He put on his sandals and decided to use his influence to search for Naruto.
After all, it was a rare time for him to get good favorability from Hiruzen, so he would use this chance well!
"Thank you very much!" Iruka bowed his head gratefully.
"Don't worry, Sensei. He is also my friend. I don't want to visit him in jail next time."
"Haha..." Iruka laughed awkwardly, but he knew well that if Naruto wasn't stopped, then they could only see Naruto in prison next time.
Regardless, as they talked, they moved quickly, and, as expected, Suzuki's action was quickly noticed by Hiruzen.
"Should we stop him?"
"No, it's fine." Hiruzen showed a gentle smile like a warm grandfather. "Let him do it, and he is a smart child, so he won't do anything that causes trouble."
Yes, Suzuki was smart, as he didn't tell his followers to search for Naruto, but he didn't tell the truth of what had happened, and everyone was just thinking that their boss's friend was just causing trouble.
However, when Suzuki said that he would give the bonus to the one who could find Naruto, no one stayed down anymore, and they quickly moved.
Looking at everyone, Suzuki sighed, thinking that even if he had no powerful bloodline, he had the power of money. Still, even if he tried to look around, he knew well that all he needed was just to follow Iruka, since with the power of plot, Iruka would be the one who discovered Naruto first among all the people, strangely.
Yet, for his action, Hiruzen nodded, thinking that it was good for Naruto, who had a genuine friend, or a big brother-like existence, who supported him a lot, which made him relieved that he had done a good thing for Naruto.
"..." Suzuki.
Still, for an ant like him, who thought that he had control over everything, whether it was Hiruzen, Suzuki, or all others, they would snort, since, despite how weakened Konoha was, it wasn't so weak for a weakling to do anything.
Regardless, as expected, even if Suzuki didn't call his followers, Iruka quickly found Naruto in the forest, out of nowhere.
"Naruto, what are you doing?!"
"Huh? Iruka-sensei? What are you doing here?"
"It should be me who said that! Why did you steal the forbidden jutsu! Come back with me! Let's apologize to the Hokage-sama!"
"Wait, Iruka-sensei! But, Mizuki-sensei told me that he was going to let me pass if I took this jutsu!"
"Eh? Mizuki, did?!"
As Iruka realized the strangeness of what had happened, considering Naruto was too stupid to lie, all of a sudden, he felt cold, tingling heat flush through his chest and limbs, which made him push Naruto away!
"Sensei?"
Naruto was startled, but all of a sudden, a sharp, faint, metallic hiss filled the space before a squelching, disgusting sound echoed in his ears.
There, Iruka raised his arms to protect himself, but even so, many parts of his body were stabbed by the sharp kunai, making him weak and injured from the sharp pain and bleeding wounds.
"SENSEI!"
"Hehehe..."
On top of the tree, Mizuki laughed arrogantly and cruelly, watching Iruka and Naruto, who were in despair.
"MIZUKI-SENSEI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"Naruto, give that scroll to me."
"Eh? What—"
"Stop! Don't listen to him, Naruto! Protect that scroll with your life!" Iruka clutched his wounds as he looked at Mizuki with hostility. "He planned to use that jutsu for himself! He used you to steal that jutsu from the Hokage's office!"
"...what?"
"Hehehe..." Mizuki laughed as he looked at Naruto. "With your talent, it is meaningless to keep that. Give it to me, Naruto. It will be good karma, especially with what you have done for this village."
"....w-what do you mean?"
Iruka quickly realized what had happened. "S-Shut up, you fool! Don't listen to him, Naruto!"
However, Mizuki didn't really care about Iruka's words, and he was even happy when he saw Iruka's reaction, and frankly, he wanted to make the two of them fall into even deeper despair!
"No one has ever told you, right? The truth is, you are the Demon Fox who destroyed Konoha 12 years ago!"
"...you are lying."
"Haha! I am not! You were the cause of all of those tragedies! Even Iruka hated you since you were the one who killed his parents!"
"...you are lying!"
"Hahaha! Don't hide away from the fact, Naruto! You are the killer! Everything, all of it, is due to you! So, you should die and repent in hell, so everyone can be happy!"
At that moment, Naruto was in his deepest despair, and he quickly realized why he was hated by everyone.
It was because... it was because...
"DIE!"
Mizuki threw his giant shuriken to kill Naruto!
The whirring, spinning sound of the shuriken that moved like a chainsaw!
If this weapon attacked Naruto, it would kill him, but for him, who was in despair, there was nothing he could do until—
Squelch!
"Sensei..."
Naruto was in a daze when he saw Iruka, hugged him tightly, protecting him from the giant kunai.
"Why?"
"Because you reminded me of myself, Naruto."
Urika showed a gentle smile as he started telling his past about how he had been someone who was alone, especially after the death of his parents, and because of that, Naruto, who had always played the role of a clown, made him recall himself, and made him wish to protect him.
"Sorry for being weak, Naruto. If I am not helpless, then we won't be like this, but believe me, you are not the Fox Demon, but you are Naruto..."
"Sensei..."
"Hehehe, what a touching scene, but don't worry, I will kill the two of you, so you two can be happy together in the afterlife!"
Mizuki was about to end Naruto and Iruka with the giant shuriken, but all of a sudden—
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A gust of wind was unleashed, blowing away the giant shuriken and even blasting Mizuki, too!
"What?!"
Mizuki protected himself by crossing his arms, but he felt like a giant, flat palm had slammed into your entire body at once!
"Are you okay, Naruto, Iruka-sensei?"
At that moment, Iruka and Naruto felt like they had met their savior, their hope.
"SUZUKI!" 2x
Yes, Suzuki entered the scene.