Konoha is not unfamiliar with curse seals. The caged bird of the Hyuga family is a typical example. Shimura Danzo also uses curse seals to control subordinates and prevent leaks. This kind of thing is often closely related to the body or soul, so it is extremely difficult to remove.

The great power of Orochimaru's curse seal has been clearly demonstrated, but it is still unknown whether the side effects are limited to the extent shown so far. In addition, with Orochimaru's strength and personality, the characteristics of the current curse seal do not match Orochimaru's behavior. What's the point of having a lot of subordinates with decent strength? If Orochimaru did not defect and stayed in Konoha, there would be as many people willing to help him as he wanted. It is not seen how enthusiastic Orochimaru was to train subordinates at the beginning, and even gave up Mitarashi Anko, so it would be even more unnecessary to have a lot of cannon fodder. Then it can be imagined that the effect of the curse seal is definitely not just to simply improve strength. However, without much information, we can only make random guesses. Judging from the current situation, the most suspicious is undoubtedly Orochimaru's secret technique to maintain youth, especially since Uchiha Sasuke, the only Sharingan owner in the village, was cursed, which greatly increased this possibility.

Shuimu's answer was not very original. Although he provided some valuable information, it was not too surprising. Shuimu did not dare to say too much about the truly valuable information. First of all, he could not explain the source of the information clearly.

Seeing that there was not much news, the most stylish Mitomon Yan ordered: "That's it, you go aside first, you still have things to deal with later..."

"You weren't kicked out right away? Why are you still bothering me with this?"

Before Tsunade came back to succeed the Fifth Hokage, Mizuki wished he could disappear. He didn't want to hang out with these big guys, as he might fall into their trap at any time.

What happens next has little to do with Mizuki, such as patrol arrangements, showing off military force, preventing bad guys from taking advantage of the situation, and rebuilding a stable order after the war, and being cautious in accepting and completing missions. These things have nothing to do with Mizuki. A Chunin like Mizuki is not at the forefront yet, but he has to do the hard work when it's time to do it.

This kind of trivial matter is the most time-consuming, and it really makes Shuimu lose interest. Just when Shuimu was drowsy, it seemed that someone mentioned his name. Before Shuimu, who was still conscious, could react, he was stabbed by Hatake Kakashi next to him.

"Huh?" Shuimu calmed himself down, then looked around, only to find that everyone was looking at him.

"What's going on?"

Utane Koharu said unhappily, "Are you dissatisfied with the arrangement?"

"Sorry." Shui Mu said awkwardly, "I didn't hear it clearly just now..."

Shuimu didn't dare to agree to anything without understanding the situation clearly. He suffered a great loss last time. In this situation, he must be more cautious.

"You will go to the Sand Village as a member of the village's entourage to assist in the negotiations," Mitomon Yan said, "and escort the prisoners..."

"I understand." Shuimu nodded and replied, "I have no objection to the mission."

It is normal to let a ninja who is proficient in sealing techniques to escort the Jinchūriki. Besides, there should be no danger this time. The enemies have already surrendered and there will not be any battle. The most important thing is to control the tailed beasts to prevent any trouble.

"But we're leaving tomorrow, so time is a bit tight."

No matter how powerful the fake Jinchūriki is, he is not as convenient as the real one. If everything is left to the fake Jinchūriki, the efficiency will not be high.

"It seems that the second one needs to be trained as soon as possible. There are more and more things to do. Before I find a suitable helper, I still have to rely on myself for everything."

When I think about the pile of things waiting to be done and the fact that I have to travel far away, I really can't feel good.

Just when the atmosphere at the scene was still normal, an Anbu suddenly appeared, whispered a few words to Shimura Danzo, and then quickly retreated.

"What's wrong? Any results?" The two consultants seemed to be very concerned about the intelligence just now.

"The pursuit of Orochimaru failed." Danzo Shimura replied.

Although I knew that with Orochimaru's level, it would be basically impossible to catch him if we gave him a chance to escape, but such an easy failure still made people feel very disappointed.

Utatane Koharu said seriously: "We must not leave Orochimaru alone. The village must take action, otherwise it will be looked down upon..."

The loss of Konoha's reputation as the overlord of the ninja world will only give the restless guys in this world more opportunities to stir up trouble. Sometimes the ninja war is so unexpected. In the last ninja war, Scorpion killed the Third Kazekage, and the Sand Village believed that it was Konoha's fault, which led to a huge chaos that swept the ninja world.

"Leave this matter to me..." Danzo Shimura took the matter upon himself. As the leader of Konoha's fighting faction, this kind of muscle-showing action was most suitable for Danzo.

"Okay, there is only one last item left for today's agenda..." Mizuto Menyan said in a deep voice.

But just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in……"

The door was pushed open, and then Might Guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes pushed the door open and walked in.

"Sorry, I'm late." Might Guy, who had just returned from his unsuccessful pursuit of Orochimaru, was notified to attend a meeting.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Mizutomon En nodded and continued, "The last and most important issue is to select the fifth Hokage as soon as possible..."

For this kind of topic, the ninjas below kept silent and waited for the big boss to speak. In theory, the position of Hokage should be elected by everyone. Just like the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen abdicated, and the fourth generation Namikaze Minato was elected as Hokage. But now the situation is completely different. Both generations of Hokage died in battle, especially this time, there is not even a successor prepared, and it is obvious that it can't be done step by step like last time. The next one must be a strong man with impeccable strength and prestige to stabilize the situation, and this is the responsibility of the elders above, and the core ninjas below are witnesses.

"I believe that if the village is provoked, it should strongly fight back against all opponents." Shimura Danzo was the first to speak, "and I am the most suitable candidate for the fifth generation."

There is nothing wrong with Danzo recommending himself, and the logic makes sense, but...

"Danzo, given the current situation, we should find a younger generation who is young and strong to take on this important task. We are all old."

Speaking of this, Danzo was undoubtedly embarrassed. He couldn't say that he had transplanted the first generation's cells and everything would be fine, right?