For ninjas, unless it is a large-scale war, it is actually quite rare to form such a large team to act together like now. Not to mention that it is a joint team formed by three ninja villages. Especially the Iwagakure Village, which has a bad relationship with the other two villages, and is even a feud with the Sand Village. In this case, it is a blessing to be safe and sound. Mizuki does not expect that if something really happens, these two groups of people will be able to cooperate with each other well.
However, Mizuki had no intention of mediation. Konoha, which was originally one of the parties involved, was the side with the fewest people and the weakest combat power. If Mizuki didn't throw some weird things around, the strongest one here would be Maki, followed by Akato, and then the female ninja from Sand Village, Juan, Yura, Yamashiro Aoba and Mizuki himself. These people would form the main combat force. When others faced the strong, they could not count on their frontal combat capabilities for the time being, but there were also many very distinctive ninjas among them, who would assist from the side and be a great help.
Therefore, the possibility of such a patchwork team being able to form a complete synergy is very small. Just like the meeting just now, Mizuki, on behalf of Konoha, and Maki discussed the details of the mission with Akatsuki, but the result was an unpleasant parting. The possibility of sincere cooperation between the three parties with their own thoughts is unlikely.
"It seems that we need to think carefully this time. We can't let others lead us by the nose. Besides, there is also Yura..."
This Sand Village jonin named Yura is an out-and-out spy, who is directly controlled by the secret technique of the Red Sand Scorpion, the Sand Manipulation Technique. This means that Konoha and Iwagakure, who were originally carrying out this mission for internal cleansing, were well prepared, but it was the Sand Village that forcibly joined for other reasons that was most likely to leak specific information and bring danger to the team. However, things are not absolute. It is hard to say whether the Red Sand Scorpion will come to rescue its former partner Deidara, and whether it will use Yura, a deeply hidden internal agent. The Red Sand Scorpion must also need to weigh whether it is worth it to risk losing an important Sand Village internal agent for Deidara.
When Mizuki returned to the camp, he saw Yamashiro Aoba packing up the tent with two Genin. Since the team was split into three, naturally, they would not get too close to each other. As long as they could be seen and rescued in time, Mizuki did not mind drawing a clear line with them. The two sources of danger in the team, Gaara and Deidara, Mizuki would stay as far away as possible. Deidara had seen the disposable Samsara Eye that Mizuki threw, so he should not confront him unless it was absolutely necessary. Fortunately, Deidara was restricted tightly and almost isolated from the outside world by the sealing technique.
In addition, the three Genin of Sand Village have also seen the power of Chibaku Tensei. Although they can't guess what this technique is, and don't know how Mizuki did it, it doesn't affect their fear of Mizuki. For this kind of ninja who has the ability to turn the table over and cheat at the slightest disagreement, as long as there is no conflict of interest, Sand Village will surely not embarrass Mizuki, the Jonin of the ally village.
"Shuimu, what's the situation?" Yamashiro Aoba couldn't help but ask when he saw Shuimu walking back with a depressed look on his face.
"So-so." Mizuki replied, "If it weren't for the presence of me, the representative of Konoha Village, they might have started fighting."
"Is it that serious?" After all, it was a mission, and it would be bad if something went wrong.
"That's it, as long as we are safe and sound." Mizuki could understand the reason behind this. Although Sand Village is one of the five major ninja villages, it is much stronger than other small ninja villages, but compared with the other four major ninja villages, there is a gap. The mentality of a small country with few people is more obvious, especially now, having just experienced a major setback and without the existence of the Kazekage, the Sand Ninjas are in an extremely sensitive time.
The unity and fanaticism of the Iwagakure Village is also one of the reasons why it stands tall in the ninja world. It is difficult for the ninjas from these two villages to get along with each other. As captains, Akatsuki, Maki and Mizuki certainly know the details of the mission, but the people below may not know. It is not surprising that the two gangs who dislike each other are on the verge of a war.
But there was no need for Mizuki to mediate. If the Akatsuki organization didn't come, everyone would be happy and do what they were supposed to do. If a strong enemy really came, under the huge pressure, Mizuki estimated that they wouldn't even have the heart to quarrel.
After everything was packed up, Shuimu gathered Yamashiro Aoba and the two Genin, sat on the ground, and then said: "I'm sure everyone has a lot of questions about this mission. There are many unreasonable places. I will explain them to you later..."
"Well, first I need to verify what the mission you posted says?"
"A-level mission, escort of an important person." Hyuga Neji was the first to answer.
"Me too." Aburame Shino also nodded.
"It's the same here." Yamashiro Aoba said, "But I know it's not that simple."
"Well, if that's the case, I'm sorry to have troubled you and made you confused all the way." Shuimu held his forehead and smiled, "Although I don't know what the fifth generation thinks, I guess it's to keep the news from being leaked."
At this point, Shuimu sensed it a little, confirmed that there was nothing confusing, and then continued: "It is correct to have an A-level mission, but this mission is only part of another huge mission plan, so everyone must be alert. As the captain of this mission, I can tell you responsibly that there are many uncertainties in this mission, and there is a great possibility that the mission will be temporarily upgraded to S-level..."
"S-level? How can a Genin be allowed to participate in such a mission?" Hyuga Neji and Aburame Shino were very surprised. Although they believed that they were quite powerful, they were not arrogant enough to think that they could complete an S-level mission.
Yamashiro Aoba also smiled bitterly and said, "That's true. Although I had a premonition, I didn't expect an S-level mission to come like this."
This level of mission, as a special jonin of Yamashiro Aoba, has only been done a few times. The last time was in the Land of Waves. That time it was not particularly dangerous, but I suffered a great loss because of my carelessness. This time, the battle was obviously much bigger than that time.
In fact, according to the mission level, the four levels A, B, C and D can actually roughly estimate the difficulty of the mission. If ninjas of the corresponding level are properly dispatched to complete the mission, the success rate is generally quite high. Especially with the quality of Konoha ninjas, under strict mission screening, it is generally rare for the mission level to be temporarily increased. Therefore, the reputation of Konoha ninjas is quite good.
S-level tasks are very different from the previous ones. They are definitely not tasks that are one level higher than A-level tasks, but tasks that are assessed to be more difficult than A-level tasks, but whose specific difficulty cannot be measured. In other words, the difficulty of S-level tasks should be accurately described as "unlimited".
These three simple words have a terrifying meaning. Even the jonin are very careful in S-level missions, but mission failures and even deaths still happen from time to time. It's not strange that Mizuki and Yamashiro Aoba are here, but it's too early for Hyuga Neji and Aburame Shino to do S-level missions. But...
"I know that, but you have to understand that the current situation in the village does not allow us to send out too many Jonins, and we can't even find a few free Chunins. So, sometimes, you have to take the lead, and this is the time when you need to work hard."
The situation where underage Genin are sent to the battlefield usually occurs during wartime. Young geniuses like Kakashi Hatake have made great achievements on the battlefield when they were still minors, which is why they have their current status and prestige.
Although Konoha is not yet at the point where Genin is needed to charge into battle, the situation is already tense enough to the point where a war is about to break out. Konoha, which has suffered far greater losses than in the original novel, is mobilizing all its forces to deter the enemies who are ready to attack after seeing Konoha in a bad situation. At this time, it is normal for a village with insufficient manpower to send powerful Genin to do a task that is beyond their capabilities, because there is really no one else available.
"I understand." Even with the talent and pride of Hyuga Neji and Aburame Shino, they couldn't help but feel uneasy when facing an S-level mission.
“Shui Mu, what you said is too scary. These little ghosts must be scared.” Shan Cheng Qingye said with a smile, “Don’t worry, you will be fine until the two of us fall.”
"That's all, you don't have to be nervous. With the help of the Sand Village and the Rock Village, we should be able to handle this mission. Besides, we are not the main target..."
"Shuimu, how do you know? The enemy's target is not us. The village has suffered several attacks in the past few days."
"Because we have no prisoners and no tailed beasts, how could they find us? We don't have any targets worth paying attention to, huh?" Mizuki suddenly remembered something, but quickly said calmly, "There are only a few of us. Even if they succeed in attacking us, they will get nothing. So you can rest assured. I'll go out and take a look and come back later."
After saying that, Shuimu got up and left to set up some barriers and traps near the base.
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The moon was at its zenith and it was almost midnight. Shuimu had already set up the barrier, but he still did not go back. Instead, he went about his daily routine of sensing the natural energy and thinking about some things.
"Isn't that the enemy's target? It seems that you are too confident."
In fact, when Shuimu was asked why he would not become the enemy's main target, he realized that he might have underestimated the difficulty of this mission.
"We should ask Tsunade for another strong helper. Yamashiro Aoba is still a little weak with just one helper..."
Originally, Mizuki thought that the One-Tail Jinchuriki and Deidara should be the enemy's targets, but when asked this question, Mizuki realized that he might very likely become the enemy's third target.
"The exposed Samsara Eye, even if it's a one-time use, is something that makes it hard to ignore..."
The first person who is likely to cause trouble for Mizuki is Scorpion. Having seen it with his own eyes and then been severely taught a lesson by the Rinnegan, it is normal for him to be tempted by the Rinnegan. Another source of danger that Mizuki is most reluctant to see is Uchiha Obito and Pain. At present, Pain's body is not yet fully adapted to the Rinnegan that does not belong to him, so it is unlikely that he can come. Mizuki also ignored the internal contradictions of the Akatsuki organization. Scorpion's selfishness directly led to Pain not knowing the existence of another pair of Rinnegan.
The next people who want to cause trouble for Mizuki are undoubtedly Uchiha Obito and Zetsu. The Samsara Eye is the basis of their actions. If there is a problem with Pain, then a replacement is needed. The current pair of Samsara Eyes belong to Uchiha Madara, and the difficulty of opening the Samsara Eye is obvious to all. Now that something that looks like the Samsara Eye has appeared, it is reasonable to test it. But who will come back, that's unknown. Compared with these great masters, they will not take a small role like me who has been a jonin for only a few days seriously. So I am not completely without a chance.
"Sage Mode, I don't know if it will be useful when the time comes."
The highly anticipated Sage Mode, after so many days of diligent practice, has been tried more than once or twice, but it always feels unsatisfactory. The biggest problem is that it is not so quick to activate the Sage Mode, and it takes some time to prepare. Although the time is not long, it still needs to be paid attention to. The real world is such a rubbish game that there is no time for people to accumulate power and explode. People with rich combat experience will see the big movements of the Sage Mode and the terrifying amount of chakra in the body. It would be strange if they don't kill you before you can stand firm.
And even if it succeeds, it is not necessarily foolproof. Mizuki, who has no accumulation of senjutsu, can only refer to the use of senjutsu in the original work to see if he can find some similar routines. Finally, although some methods of using senjutsu chakra and natural energy to increase the power of ninjutsu have been summarized, Mizuki is not sure without real tests. This cannot be tested either. After turning on the sage mode, there is no opponent to practice with. A great fireball technique can burn a small forest. If you really find some people with insufficient strength to practice with, you will burn them to death if you are not careful.
Therefore, these can only be tested in actual combat.
However, with the Sage Mode's substantial enhancement of basic qualities as a foundation, even without relying on these, the Sage Mode's ability to overcome cleverness with force is still quite strong.