In just a dozen days, Shuimu became famous again, and he was notoriously unmotivated. He slept openly in the mission hall during work, and ignored his colleagues. But fortunately, Shuimu always went to get off work on time and did not make any mistakes at work. So no one came to cause trouble.
"Anyway, it's no different from just calling this thing a pig sitting here. I might as well go back to sleep early." Shuimu complained sleepily.
"You're really going too far, Shuimu. If you continue like this, it will affect the image of our village in the eyes of the client." A dissatisfied voice nearby complained.
"Is it Gang Zitie? Isn't it Iruka? Hey, why is Kanzuki Izumo also missing? Is he slacking off?" Mizuki, who didn't know when the people around him had changed, was confused about the situation.
"Alas, Iruka has to leave for something, so I'll take over. Izumo has already left for his shift." Gang Zitie said bitterly, "Lord Mizuki looks so tired, do you want to rest for a while?"
"No need." Shuimu looked at the clock on the wall, "It's almost time to get off work. I have to go back and eat."
"Don't you even look at what you did during the day?"
"I sleep during the day~" Shuimu said righteously.
"So what do you do at night?"
"Of course I sleep at night, what else can I do?" Shuimu looked at Gang Zitie with a look of contempt for an idiot, "Why do you even ask such a thing?"
Ignoring Gang Zitie who was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, Shuimu got up and prepared to go home.
"Mizuki, can we go now?" Chie Tsubaki came to pick up Mizuki.
"Well, Xiaochun, you came just in time. Is everything ready?"
"Are you ready? Let's go back. Do we still want to eat meat and potatoes stew today?"
"No, let's make curry today for a change."
"Okay, let's go, curry takes too long to make, we need to cook it early."
"It's okay, don't worry. If it's too late, you won't go back. Just stay at my place~"
Then Xiaochun walked away leisurely holding Shuimu's arm, leaving the floor with the single dog showing off his face in a mess.
When I got home, it was completely dark, and Shuimu and Xiaochun were not as sweet and loving as I had imagined.
"Shuimu, is it really necessary to do this? If you just ask the village for help, you will be fine." Xiaochun said worriedly.
"No, Tsubaki, we can't let the village find out about this. This thing is too similar to the curse seal of Mitarashi Anko. It will be clear at a glance that I am related to Orochimaru. It will be very troublesome if we are discovered. If something really happens, I may be locked up for life and can't get out."
It would be a good idea to scare Xiaochun so that she won't accidentally reveal her flaws.
Xiaochun stopped talking after hearing this.
"Don't worry, I won't be involved with Orochimaru anymore. As long as this sealing technique works, no one will know if the curse doesn't take effect. And if it's not resolved quickly, the burden will be too great, and my body won't be able to hold on for much longer."
Recently, Shuimu has been taking every opportunity to rest and conserve his energy. However, despite the increased appetite, his health is still getting worse. If he continues like this, people will definitely notice that something is wrong.
"Is everything really going to be alright?"
"Of course. When have I ever lied to you? Besides, the wedding is not far away. I don't want anything to happen and I will miss the most important moment of my life. Don't worry, Xiaochun. You cook first and I will prepare the spell materials. We will start after we finish eating."
"Okay then." Since that's the case, Xiaochun also made up his mind.
After dinner, when everything was cleaned up, Shuimu activated the surveillance barrier of the room and found no abnormal chakra fluctuations.
“No one is watching.”
As expected, no one was watching a grown man and his fiancée alone in a room late at night.
Everything was ready. Shuimu took out the spellcasting materials he had prepared over the past few days and carved the sealing formation. Xiaochun came over to help from time to time.
After the carving was completed and checked several times, Mizuki sat in the middle and said to Chie Tsubaki, "It's your turn now. Don't be nervous. Take your time. There's still plenty of time."
After hearing this, Xiao Chun took the spellcasting materials and began to copy the sealing runes on Shuimu's body, especially the places on his back that Shuimu himself could not see clearly.
Time passed slowly and beads of sweat appeared on Xiaochun's forehead. It was mainly because it was his first time to cast a spell and he was too nervous.
After a long while, Xiaochun said, "Okay."
"Is the reversal seal technique I want to add also ready?" Mizuki asked.
"Well, I have left a backdoor as you requested. As long as the mental fluctuation you designed is activated, the seal will be reversed and the curse seal will be greatly activated." Xiao Chun said worriedly, "But according to your description, as long as the curse seal is activated, it will greatly consume vitality. Why did you leave this loophole?"
"It's better to be prepared. Maybe it will come in handy, but I also hope that day will never come." Shuimu replied.
In fact, there is another important point Shuimu didn't mention. The Four Symbols Seal has been placed on the spirit in the body. As long as this main gate is left open, it can temporarily burst out extremely strong power, while his weak spirit and soul are protected by the second seal. And it is much easier to make up for physical damage than mental damage.
"Let's start, are you ready?" Shuimu finally confirmed.
"Okay, that's it."
Nodding, Shuimu and Xiaochun stretched out their left hands and right hands respectively and formed seals together.
Mizuki originally wanted to seal the seal by himself, but he made some changes to the seal. In addition, according to the seal in the original work, the pain of activating the curse seal and the seal reached the level of being unable to move, and the seal required precise control of the ninjutsu. So Mizuki had to find someone to help him. And his fiancée Chie Tsubaki was the most trustworthy person. As a last resort, he could only let Tsubaki, who was not physically strong and had insufficient chakra, work with him to cast the spell.
Seeing that everything was almost ready, Shuimu circulated his chakra and activated the curse seal on his right arm. The hideous curse seal gradually changed shape, turning into red stripes that gradually spread all over his body. The piercing pain almost made Shuimu faint.
"Xiaochun, start~"
"Okay." Xiao Chun put his left hand on the seal on Shuimu's right arm, "Sealing the Evil Seal~"
Suddenly, the seal array on the ground emitted a misty white light, and the seal runes jumped and concentrated on the right arm of the caster as if being pulled. Waves of pain that seemed to penetrate deep into the soul continued to attack, making Shuimu feel that he might as well die. A huge amount of chakra gathered with the hands of the two people who were making seals, and then injected into the seal array on Shuimu's right arm through Xiaochun's left hand.
But in just a few minutes, Shuimu felt like he was going to experience a lifetime of pain. Just when Shuimu was about to collapse, Xiaochun shouted, "Seal." Then he felt his right arm tighten, and all the energy in his body seemed to be concentrated together. After the severe pain, there was a sudden relaxation. Shuimu, who was drained of his body, fell down involuntarily. Seeing this, Xiaochun quickly lifted Shuimu up and slowly put him on the ground.
"Is it done?" Mizuki, who was soaked all over, said breathlessly.
"Yeah, are you okay?" Xiao Chun was also very tired and sweating profusely.
"That's good, I'm fine~" and then he fainted.
This time, Shuimu had a sweet sleep. He didn't think about anything, didn't know anything, and was so tired that he didn't even have dreams. It had been a long time since he had the feeling of waking up naturally after a deep sleep.
When Mizuki woke up in the morning, he found Xiaochun also asleep leaning against the bed.
"It seems like I've been taking care of you all night. I'm sorry to have made you worry." Regardless of whether he heard or not, he stretched out his big hand and touched Xiaochun's fair sleeping face.
"Huh? Mizuki, are you awake?" Ninjas are really alert creatures and they will be noticed by the slightest movement.
"Thank you, Xiaochun. I'm sorry for making you worry again."
"I'm glad you're okay." Xiaochun said with a smile, "Do you want to take a day off today?"
"No, my job is not very troublesome, I just sit there, it's not tiring."
Xiao Chun smiled and said, "Your reputation has been ruined. Even we have heard rumors about you."
"It's better not to pay too much attention to rumors, otherwise life will be too hard." Shuimu said indifferently, "For example, you stayed here last night, and we were both late. What rumors do you think would arise?"
"Oh?" Xiao Chun was surprised at first, then shy, "What should I do?"
"What are you afraid of? You're almost late anyway, so make breakfast first and eat it slowly."
"It's already this late? Why didn't you say so earlier? Let's go." After saying that, he was ready to pull Shuimu out without waiting for his reaction.
"Xiaochun, if we go out in such a sloppy way, there will be even worse rumors, right?"
"Then hurry up and prepare. You've killed me."
"What's the big deal? No matter what others say, you are my fiancée. Isn't that enough to make people jealous?"
"Who is envious? You are the only one who talks too much. Clean up quickly."
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After rushing for a long time, Shuimu finally arrived on time.
"Hey, Zitie, why are you here again? Didn't you come here yesterday?"
"I was on substitute duty yesterday, and it's my turn to be on duty today."
"Really?" Shuimu said idly, "The weather is really nice today."
"Stop talking nonsense and get to work."
"Hey, I haven't had breakfast yet. Didn't you see I have dumplings in my hand? Do you want a bunch?"
"Thanks, but no. Why are you here so late today?"
"I was too tired last night and overslept."
"Too tired?"
Looking at Zitie's envious expression, I knew he had misunderstood, but Shuimu wouldn't explain it anyway.
After finishing the food in his hand in a few bites, Shuimu asked, "What should we do next? It seems that there are not many tasks recently, so it's quite free."
"Since you have so much free time, why not give this stack of task lists to the Third Generation Master? These are the tasks that the Third Generation Master has given special attention to."
"Well, I'll go then." Shuimu took it and flipped through it casually.
"The Wave Country mission? It seems that my reminder was not entirely in vain." Mizuki thought, "Although the Third Hokage said that he didn't care, he must have investigated. Even if he didn't go to the Wave Country, with the means of ninja, it is too easy to get some information from a drunken old man, and it can be done without anyone noticing. Now it seems that the Third Hokage has already noticed something. Then sending a team of Genin to complete the mission must require the team leader to be strong enough as a safety, so Kakashi is a natural choice, and by the way, it can also test Uchiha Sasuke and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. This is the best way to smooth out the changes that may be caused by the butterfly effect during this period of time."
Before you have enough strength, you must follow the original plot and try your best to maintain intelligence advantage in order to pass each level.
When Mizuki arrived at the Hokage's office, Hatake Kakashi and his team were already there, and it seemed like it was just the right time.
"The hero and his righteous companion are about to embark on the road of killing monsters and leveling up. I, the former villain's job-changing quest NPC, have not yet found the key point to enter. I am really unwilling to give up."