As Kakuzu left with the shattered Hidan, the two undead monsters finally retreated. After paying a huge price, the three major ninja villages hardly gained any decent results, especially the Sand Village, which lost two jonin but gained nothing. Even the trouble caused by Shukaku had to be cleaned up by other villages. When they thought about the original target, the Red Sand Scorpion, being burned to ashes by Mizuki and Shukaku, they ended up losing more than they gained. This kind of result of originally wanting to take advantage but losing the big for the small made every Sand Village present unhappy. Repelling the strong enemy had little to do with the Sand Village. If they had to say it was helpful, letting Shukaku come out to disrupt the situation was the biggest use. Of course, it was hard to say whether this was helpful or not.

However, even if Kakuzu and Hidan retreated, it would not be much easier for Mizuki. The biggest threat to Mizuki himself now was Shukaku, who was being pinned to the ground by Mizuki and struggling. If he did not seal this guy back and eliminate the chakra resonance of the tailed beasts, Mizuki's physical problems would become more and more serious as time went by. It would become more and more difficult to deal with.

Looking at the struggling Shukaku, Mizuki punched Shukaku on his round belly, making Shukaku scream in pain. Then he punched Shukaku in the neck, making it impossible for him to resist easily, and even difficult to make his ugly sound.

Then Mizuki controlled the giant hand of natural energy, and his claws were like knives, and fiercely inserted it into the head of Shukaku's sand incarnation. He slashed downwards, and suddenly a large ball of sand was split off with the movement of the claws, revealing a deep wound.

"It's so hard to find. Do I really have to dig a big hole to find Gaara? This is too much trouble, isn't it?"

The shortcut to solve the problem is to wake up Gaara, and in this situation, Mizuki can't help but take it seriously.

Mizuki, not daring to slack off, was about to attack Shukaku again but was stopped.

"Please wait a moment, Mizuki Jonin." Sand Ninja Maki came over and said, "Let us Sand Ninjas handle Gaara's situation..."

"You guys handle it?" Mizuki asked doubtfully. Apart from anything else, without Mizuki's power to suppress it, it would be a question whether the Sand Village's power could capture Shukaku, let alone violently subdue the tailed beast and awaken Gaara.

"Please don't get me wrong. Regarding Gaara and Shukaku, we still need the help of Mizuki Jonin. However, we can help with the following details..."

"Oh, I see." He said it so cryptically, maybe he disliked Mizuki's rough methods, and he was probably afraid of hurting Gaara. "Then move faster, I can't hold on for too long."

As Mizuki said this, he once again restrained Shukaku who was trying to resist, and then asked Maki to quickly go forward and find Gaara.

"They're not just afraid that I'll hurt Gaara, they're also afraid that I'll do something to Gaara and Shukaku, right? These stingy guys..."

In today's battle, Mizuki revealed too many things. Almost no one present could know what means Mizuki used, but there was one thing that everyone saw. After Shukaku appeared, he attacked Mizuki relentlessly without any special reason. It was hard to believe that Shukaku would make such an unreasonable move. In the end, Shukaku's chakra resonated, and the posture Mizuki showed was so similar to the One-Tail. It would be absolutely unbelievable to say that Mizuki did not do anything to the tailed beasts of the Sand Village. It is speculated that Mizuki did something to the tailed beasts and Gaara, and then completely angered Shukaku, which led to this result. This is the conjecture that echoes the truth.

Since Maki, one of the parties involved, did not say anything explicitly, Mizuki did not intend to delve into this matter. It was best to leave it vague, as long as the Sand Ninja did not pursue it. Anyway, no one could figure out why. If someone really asked, wouldn't Mizuki just make it up?

Even though the Sand Ninjas were not sure about him, Mizuki did not take it seriously. It was better to say that their suspicions were correct. Mizuki did do something, but he did not intend to harm the Sand Village. Anyway, Gaara did not suffer any loss. If Shukaku was not left alone, it would affect his physical condition, Mizuki would not want to deal with such troublesome things.

I watched as Maki walked straight to Shukaku's huge body, with a powerful wind blade circling in his hand. He easily broke the attack of the sand ball controlled by Shukaku, and then continued to cut the incarnation of sand on Shukaku's head, looking for Gaara's location.

Maki's strength is not weak, and he can certainly deal with Shukaku who has no problem resisting. However, he lacks Mizuki's domineering nature. Maki's methods are sharp enough, but unfortunately their efficiency is a bit low, which makes Mizuki, who is watching coldly from the side, shake his head constantly.

"If the Sand Ninja doesn't have any good ideas later, don't blame me for being rude. My health condition can't wait..."

As the battle gradually subsided, even Shukaku seemed to be subdued, and the people around him gradually approached the messy battlefield.

"Shui Mu, how do you feel?" Yamashiro Aoba, who had hurried over, was also stunned when he saw Shui Mu's strange state, but he immediately suppressed his doubts in his heart and then cared about Shui Mu's current condition. As he spoke, Yamashiro Aoba approached, but was blocked by the red energy ball around Shui Mu. Yamashiro Aoba's stained arm was corroded in an instant. Scared, Yamashiro Aoba quickly retreated.

"Don't get close, it's very dangerous." Shuimu said hurriedly.

Natural energy itself is extremely dangerous. After it is mixed with Shukaku's chakra, its harm is even more difficult to guess. If Mizuki hadn't been in Sage Mode, he would have been corroded and seriously injured.

Seeing this, Yamashiro Aoba smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I asked in vain. You don't look normal at all."

"How should I put it? It's OK for now..."

Shuimu smiled and said, it is just like this anyway, there is no point in worrying.

"That's terrible. Is there anything we can do to help?"

"This is true." Mizuki gestured to Yamashiro Aoba and Hyuga Neji behind him.

"Hurry up and find Gaara's location, and then wake him up. Neji is good at finding people, and use the Byakugan to take a good look at him later, as soon as possible. As for Aoba, you have to be careful, Gaara's psychic seal was forcefully broken by Shukaku this time, and the mental damage to Gaara must be serious. I will need your help later, and with your attainments in illusion and mental mysticism, I believe you can wake up the Jinchuriki as soon as possible."

"I understand." Yamashiro Aoba nodded, turned to Hyuga Neji and said, "It's up to you, find out where Gaara is?"

Hyuga Neji also understood that time was running out, so he quickly opened his Byakugan.

After a while, in the expectant eyes of everyone, Hyuga Neji said: "Found it."

"Oh? That's great. The Byakugan is really powerful." Yamashiro Aoba was also very happy about the success. "In that case, Neji, you should come with me and wake up Gaara as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Yamashiro Aoba turned to look at Mizuki, asking for his opinion.

"Okay." Mizuki nodded. In this situation, if anything happened to the Genin, it would be the responsibility of these Jonin. The danger is not that great now, so it would be nice to go and see what they have.

"But, Aoba, you have to be careful. If anything happens, don't hesitate, take Neji and run. I'm here..."

"Got it. I'll go then."

…

Mizuki watched the two men leave, then turned to the silent Aburame Shino and asked, "How was it? Shino, how did you feel about your first S-rank mission?"

"It's really eye-opening." Aburame Shino looked quietly at Shukaku not far away and the few people who were looking for Gaara on Shukaku.

"Is that all you feel?" Shuimu asked with a smile.

"There's also a sense of crisis," Aburame Shino added.

"You really are very frugal with words."

Actually, Aburame Shino is not a taciturn person. On the contrary, this young man is a rare person who looks calm but is actually passionate inside. He can talk endlessly. It's just that the current environment is not suitable for Aburame Shino to talk too much, and he is not familiar with Mizuki, so it is not suitable for him to communicate too closely.

"But, Shino, from what I'm saying, you and Neji did a pretty good job this time."

"Yeah." Aburame Shino nodded calmly.

"The absolute difference in strength has resulted in us being unable to help in many cases. This is not your fault. The original intention of choosing you and Neji to participate in this mission was not to rely on your combat power. In other aspects, you have already helped a lot. Of course, it's not that you are bad, but because you are too young and lack the necessary growth and experience, it is normal that you can't provide much combat power in S-level missions at this stage."

"So, Captain Mizuki didn't have any expectations of us from the beginning?"

"You're wrong about that, Shino." Hearing Aburame Shino's rare emotional words, Mizuki felt the need to enlighten her, "If you believe that the value of everyone in a team is evaluated by combat effectiveness, ninjas would not have replaced samurai and other combat professions to become the mainstream of this world. Besides, your and Neji's combat effectiveness is not bad either, but now is not the time for you to show it. Wait two or three years..."

"Two or three years?" Aburame Shino said, "Then Shikamaru is now a Chunin. Is he stronger than us and other Genin?"

"What do you think?" Mizuki replied with a smile, "The level of a ninja mainly refers to his overall quality and the degree to which he can exert his combat power and role. It is not only a reflection of his own strength, but also a consideration of his teamwork ability. What do you think is the reason why Shikamaru was recommended as a Chunin now?"

In response to Mizuki's question, Aburame Shino remained silent.

"As a teenager, it's understandable that you want to be competitive, but don't be too impatient. Otherwise, you'll suffer."

After hearing Mizuki's exhortation, Aburame Shino was silent for a while, then asked, "Captain Mizuki, why did you choose me? Logically speaking, with Neji here, there should be no need for a Genin like me whose role is somewhat redundant, right?"

"How could it not be needed? Your parasitic bugs came in handy during today's battle, right? They are more effective than Neji's soft fist." Mizuki replied with a smile, "Another important point is that your bugs combined with Neji's soft fist may be of great help."

"A big help? What does Captain Mizuki mean?"

"It's hard to say." Mizuki shook his head slightly and replied, "Shino, if a lot of your bugs died in a short period of time, would it have any effect on you?"

"In a short time?" Aburame Shino asked confusedly, totally confused as to what Mizuki wanted to do with the bugs.

"Yes. Is there any hidden danger for you?"

"No. However, the combat power will be weakened within a period of time, and a large amount of chakra will be consumed to replenish and feed the parasites to replenish the number."

"That's good." Shuimu nodded. It was an extra layer of insurance and an extra helper, which might come in handy later.

As he was speaking, Shukaku in front of him howled unwillingly, and then Shukaku's huge sand incarnation began to collapse piece by piece. After a while, it turned into a pool of quicksand and fell down, and then disappeared between heaven and earth. In the flying sand, Maki came out holding the exhausted Gaara. Behind him followed the unhappy Yamashiro Aoba and Hyuga Neji.

When Maki approached, Shuimu put away his giant hand of natural energy and said, "How is it, are you okay?"

"I'm sorry to bother you. I'll take care of Gaara first. I might need Mizuki Jonin to treat Gaara's injuries later. I'd like to thank Mizuki Jonin for his great help."

"You're welcome. Please help yourself."

…

Watching Maki's back as he walked away, Yamashiro Aoba said indignantly, "This Sand Ninja is so rude. We have put so much effort into the affairs of the Sand Village, but he is actually afraid of us like he is guarding against thieves. There is not even the basic trust between allies."

"Were you angry with Maki just now?" Shuimu asked with a smile.

"You don't know that he looked polite just now, but in fact he was a hateful person who kept people away..."

"Forget it, Aoba." Mizuki interrupted Yamashiro Aoba's complaints, "Don't worry about them. Anyway, we have done our best."

As for being feared by the Sand Ninja, Mizuki may have to take the blame. Who told me to reveal so many cards today?

"You are the captain, I listen to you."

"Well, now we have to solve our own problems. To be more precise, my problems."

After hearing what Shuimu said, Shancheng Qingye said nothing more, turned to Shuimu and asked: "What should we do?"

Shukaku has been resealed, but Mizuki's shield that looks like the tailed beast coat has not disappeared, it just stopped growing stronger. Mizuki has no idea where to start to put this out of control ghost thing.

Now there is no endless natural energy to replenish, of course it can be removed through huge consumption. But Mizuki felt the little chakra left in his body and had a headache. Later, there is the problem of removing the curse seal and the sage mode, which need to be sorted out one by one. Now every bit of chakra in the body seems precious. Therefore, Aburame Shino, the backup plan originally planned for when the sage mode goes out of control, can finally come in handy.