As for the current order of Konoha Village, in fact, it is generally good. However, Konoha has not experienced war for many years, and the chaos caused by the fighting during this period is bound to continue for a while. Although it is not much different from usual during the day, there are just a lot more patrolling ninjas.
When the position of village leader is vacant and people's hearts are not completely settled, the spread of all kinds of rumors is inevitable.
Just like now, early in the morning, Mizuki heard at least five versions of who will inherit the Fifth Hokage from the gossip of street vendors. Not only Tsunade and Jiraiya, but even Sarutobi Asuma and the very famous Hatake Kakashi have hopes. On the contrary, there are no scandals about Might Guy, who has considerable strength. Maybe everyone thinks he is not very reliable, and they are unwilling to accept a comedian's style as Hokage.
Mizuki walked through the streets and alleys quietly on the road, watching the early risers busying themselves. At this special moment, huge changes were happening every moment. The power of ninjas was not only used for fighting, but also as a construction and production capability, it was quite good. And why the semi-mercenary organization of the ninja village would always survive in this state, we have to mention the relationship between the major countries and the ninja village. In fact, each ninja village deliberately ignored or even suppressed the way the power of ninjas was used for people's livelihood. As a simple military organization, accepting the restraint of the daimyo, in general, the two maintained a certain degree of balance, fearing each other and relying on each other. If a ninja village like Konoha began to use the power of ninjutsu for people's livelihood, it would definitely strengthen its own power extremely quickly. If so, Konoha, which combines military and civilian use, would become a completely self-sufficient ninja village. In that case, there would be no need to rely on the Fire Country, and how could the daimyo of the major countries tolerate such a thing?
Why did Asuma Sarutobi have a disagreement with his father, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, when he was young, and then ran away and joined the guardian ninja to protect the daimyo? In fact, it was the result of this conflict of ideas. In the eyes of many people, the daimyo and the Hokage are the two extremes of a country. If there is no unity between justice and power, conflicts are inevitable.
"That guy over there, do you want to come over and chat?" Shuimu got up early in the morning and went out for a stroll. In fact, he just had too many things on his mind and couldn't sleep. He didn't expect to run into an acquaintance so early in the morning.
"Isn't this the special jonin Mitarashi Anko?" The one who greeted her was actually Mitarashi Anko. Mizuki really didn't expect to meet this person so early. He didn't think that someone like her would like to get up early. "What do you want from me?"
Mitarashi Anko is indeed a very outgoing person, and maybe a little bit stupid. Although they have met several times during the mission, it seems that Mizuki doesn't want to deal with her at all.
"I just finished the mission, and when I returned to the village I heard that Hong was injured. Do you want to go and see her together?" Mitarashi Anko said without feeling embarrassed at all.
"I am also seriously injured. I just went to the hospital yesterday and don't want to go back for the time being." Shuimu quickly refused. Even if he wanted to go, he didn't want to go with her.
"Don't be so heartless, after all, we are comrades in arms who are on the same mission together."
It was obvious that she was someone who couldn't read the atmosphere and was difficult to deal with. It was no wonder that Shuimu didn't want to get close to her. She and he really didn't get along well with her, and most of the time, they couldn't even talk to each other properly.
"Sorry, I have an appointment..." Although there was nothing to do, being with Mitarashi Anko was never as fun as being with Kotsubaki.
"Really?" Mitarashi Anko asked suspiciously, "Forget it, I still have something to ask you, let's talk about it later..."
Before he finished his words, a life-saving voice came: "Shuimu, sorry for keeping you waiting..." It was Xiaochun who was about to bring breakfast to Shuimu.
"Look, I have something to do. Sorry I can't go with you..." Mizuki couldn't help but say to Mitarashi Anko with relief.
Regarding Mitarashi Anko, although she is a careless person and sometimes doesn't read people's expressions, she is not a fool. On the contrary, her extremely sharp intuition can sometimes notice many key points that others don't care about. The last time she came into close contact, she almost exposed the fact that she had Orochimaru's curse mark on her body. If it weren't for Mizuki's alertness, she might have been exposed. It is better not to get too close to people with secrets and people like Mitarashi Anko who live by talent and intuition.
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After watching Mitarashi Anko leave in a dusty state, Shuimu smiled and said to Xiaochun, "Thank you so much for what you did just now. I didn't expect that you have also learned bad habits and can even lie seriously."
"I'm just trying to make things difficult for you. I don't think anyone will expose it anyway." Who cares about what happens between an engaged couple?
"Do you hate dealing with her so much?"
"Do you want me to have a good relationship with her?" Shuimu did not directly answer Xiaochun's question, and Shuimu, who had a slightly low emotional intelligence, also vaguely felt that this question seemed to have a trap.
Xiao Chun chuckled and shook her head: "That's not what I meant. I just feel that when you interact with people now, you seem to have some preconceived prejudices..."
"Hmm?" Although Mizuki had never talked about this topic with Xiaochun, after thinking about it carefully, it was true. After inheriting the memories of the previous life, before interacting with people, he would always label them with some very subjective labels according to the impression in his memory, such as Naruto, Sasuke, Mitarashi Anko, and many more. However, in fact, Mizuki did not interact with them too deeply in this life, but Mizuki himself always looked at them with tinted glasses. Whether it was good or bad.
However, each person's characteristics are not exactly the same as in memory. For example, after more contact with Hatake Kakashi, you will understand that he is indeed a sentimental person, but he is not as reliable as himself in his previous life when he handled many details of human relationships. Umino Iruka's ninja talent is not that bad. He is really capable of being a teacher in a ninja school. There is also Shimura Danzo. Although this person is not well-known in Konoha Village, the impression he gives is not that bad. Many ninjas do not like to deal with the "Root" and even do not want to see Shimura Danzo, but deep down, they do not deny what Danzo did.
To put it bluntly, in the minds of Konoha ninjas, Shimura Danzo's behavior is still limited to the framework of Konoha's interests. In Mizuki's opinion, Danzo's biggest mistake was not selfishness. Danzo was not so bad as to put his desire for the position of Hokage above Konoha. Even if he had such a desire, it was only to get the position of Hokage to prove that his feelings for Konoha were not inferior to those of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. Danzo's biggest mistake was trying to change Konoha and even the ninja world in his own way, and overestimating his role and ability for this. In the final analysis, it was a typical case that his strength and wisdom could not match Shimura Danzo's grand wish, his means and mind were not enough to fulfill his dream, and he blindly executed it regardless of whether it was practical or not. It was a typical extreme of doing good things with bad intentions, and he was eventually lost in his own delusion.
"If you are not even a Bodhisattva, then don't set your sights on being the local Tibetan king; if you don't have the generosity of a child of destiny, then don't try to be the savior."
From the beginning, Mizuki didn't think that Danzo was worth studying. Mizuki thought he knew this man's characteristics very well. But without careful contact, it's hard to say whether there will be a deviation in understanding. But it's really hard to contact. Things like Kotoamatsukami are too troublesome. Many of the special eye techniques of the Mangekyo Sharingan are named after the names of gods in the previous life. Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo, Iyanagi, Iyanami, Kotoamatsukami, etc. are actually the names of gods. In this world where extraordinary power is manifested, most of the names of ninjutsu related to gods are not meaningless. Therefore, before figuring out whether Kotoamatsukami can resist, Mizuki will never contact Danzo Shimura privately. Mizuki still understands the principle that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He must not give others the opportunity to turn the tables after hard calculations.
"Shui Mu, why are you in a daze?" Seeing that Shui Mu was silent for a long time because of his question, Xiao Chun couldn't help but remind him.
"It's okay, Xiaochun, I just remembered something..." Shuimu replied apologetically, "You are right, there are indeed some problems recently."
If you have a biased perception of people, it may interfere with your own judgment. Just like Hinata Hiashi, who you are likely to have a deep relationship with next...
"I just said that casually. I just felt that you seemed very reluctant to date others before, and you didn't seem very willing to be with Iruka."
This was just short of saying that I was a bit hypocritical in the past. However, only Xiaochun, who was close to me, could discover this kind of thing, and only she would say this to me.
Looking at Shuimu who looked embarrassed, Xiaochun smiled and said, "But he has changed a lot in recent times. He feels much better than before, just like when we were kids. But he has more and more worries, and he has also tinkered with a lot of weird things."
"It's fine if you think it's good, but did you really think it was that bad before?" How did Shuimu, who was like this, deceive his fiancée? Shuimu was really curious. It seemed that they were all people with the same problem, and their emotional intelligence was indeed not very good.
"I can't really explain it, but I always feel like I'm worried."
"Okay, let's not talk about this. I'm still very free today. Do you want to look around?" Talking too much about the past is not a good sign, and it's better to avoid reminiscing about it if possible.
"The special jonin Mitarashi Anko just now seemed to have something to do with you..." Without responding to Mizuki's expectation, Xiaochun mentioned something else.
"I know..." Why did Mitarashi Anko happen to be here? Maybe it was just a coincidence, but more likely she discovered something intuitively and wanted to confirm it with herself. The curse seal resonates with the degraded version of the sage chakra. It's not surprising that someone with such a keen intuition like Mitarashi Anko can really discover something. But if he was really asked, how would Mizuki answer? He couldn't ask Mitarashi Anko to keep the secret, as their friendship hadn't reached that point. Seriously speaking, as a former disciple of Orochimaru, Mitarashi Anko actually had some connection with Shimura Danzo. Before Tsunade came back, Mizuki would never ask for trouble and have anything to do with Shimura Danzo. Without a strong Hokage to calm the situation, Shimura Danzo's power is now limitless.
Seeing that Shuimu understood, Xiaochun didn't say much. Xiaochun knew Shuimu's sense of propriety, especially in the past few months. He was worried when he saw Shuimu doing experiments behind the village's back. But when he saw that Shuimu didn't do anything too out of line, he felt relieved.
"It is still necessary to visit the hospital, but it's too early now. Let's go later..." If we go too early, everyone will be resting. It's better to go later.
And there is another important thing to do in the hospital, which is to have a good talk with Kakashi Hatake.
Mizuki had thought about it carefully last night. As Orochimaru's injuries became more serious, he would definitely not be able to wait for Uchiha Sasuke's body and would have to prepare for reincarnation immediately. Even if Orochimaru forced himself to endure it and sent the poorly-conditioned Four Sound Ninjas to abduct Sasuke, it was unclear whether Sasuke could successfully defect since Kaguya Kimimaro was already dead. Moreover, the current timing was a little subtler than the original. Tsunade had not returned yet, and whether Orochimaru, who was more seriously injured, would seek Tsunade's treatment as in the original, whether the three ninjas would meet in Tansho Street, and whether Tsunade's hemophobia would be successfully resolved, all these were already in an unresolved state.
"Uchiha Sasuke, we can't just leave him alone. If he doesn't defect to Orochimaru, then Sasuke must have another way to solve the problem of his strength not growing as fast as Naruto. Otherwise, Sasuke's mind will become more and more distorted. A completely out-of-control Sasuke will be much more dangerous than a defected Sasuke. Sharingan is really hard to guess..."
The uncertainty of the future requires Mizuki to treat it with caution. On the one hand, there is another problem that needs to be solved. That is the upcoming attack of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame. These two people will sneak into Konoha when Jiraiya takes Naruto out, trying to take away the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki - Uzumaki Naruto. However, they failed in the end, but they also used Tsukuyomi to seriously injure Hatake Kakashi. Kakashi, who did not understand the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, suffered a great loss in one encounter. He stayed in bed for a long time and had to wait for Tsunade to come back to heal.
Now, with the attack of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, Mizuki has not found a reason to give up halfway, even if the Red Sand Scorpion is defeated and Deidara is captured. It is better to say that Konoha will be in greater danger. Will Akatsuki, who greatly overestimates Konoha's combat power, send more members to assist in the capture of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? This possibility cannot be ignored. In this case, if Jiraiya is still there, it will be fine. If not, we can't expect Shimura Danzo to expose the Sharingan and Wood Release to turn the tide. In the end, it still depends on the greatest combat power, Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy and Sarutobi Asuma to support it. Therefore, some things must be discussed with them as soon as possible.