Bounty hunters are troublesome people. Once you get involved with them, it's hard to get rid of them. However, this is also the inevitable path for a famous ninja. From now on, it's okay to stay in the village, but you have to be careful when you go out. Most bounty hunters are not a threat to elites like Mizuki, but there are a few who are very powerful, and there are even S-level rebels like Kakuzu who hunt bounties for rewards.

Mizuki had no idea who was so malicious towards him that he offered a huge reward for him. The only possible one was the Akatsuki organization. However, it was hard to say whether Kakuzu, who controlled the financial power and only wanted to collect money, would be willing to pay this money to deal with him. Another suspected target was the Sand Village. Mizuki, who killed Chiyo's grandson, Scorpion, and then reached out to Shukaku, was definitely not welcome by them. However, it was not impossible to offer a reward for Mizuki. It was just that with the strength of the Sand Village, it was very unlikely that they would offer a large sum of money to reward a Konoha ninja who would not benefit from killing him just to vent their anger. The last person with a motive was probably Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.

Even so, Shuimu didn't think of worrying too much. He had gone through so many storms and now he was at least a powerful jonin. If he fell into the hands of a bounty hunter, he could only blame his own lack of strength and not anyone else.

Regarding the fact that Mizuki was targeted by a bounty hunter, Kakashi Hatake only mentioned it casually. For an elite jonin of this level, it is really rare to be killed in exchange for a bounty.

For the next period of time, the topics of small talk were not very interesting. In fact, for the people with a generation gap, the older generation of Zhu Lu Die and others did not have many common topics. The things that men who had established a family and a career cared about were always different from those of Shui Mu's generation. When everyone got together, they talked more about trivial matters. Therefore, as the actual organizer of this party, Shui Mu had to liven up the atmosphere.

"I would like to take this opportunity to announce something." Shuimuxian attracted everyone's attention and then continued.

"Next week, my fiancée Chie Tsubaki and I will officially become husband and wife. I hope everyone can gather together then."

"This is a happy event. Congratulations, Mizuki." Kakashi patted Mizuki's shoulder, "You will be a married ninja from now on."

Yamashiro Aoba also said: "Congratulations. The last time I heard you mention it, I thought it would take some time, but I didn't expect it to arrive so soon."

Then, the older generation Ino-Shika-cho congratulated calmly, Sarutobi Asuma looked at her with envy, and Yuhi Kurenai congratulated Mizuki in a reserved manner. In addition, the one who made the loudest noise was Mitarashi Anko, who always had an extraordinary enthusiasm for joining in the fun and being in the limelight.

However, there are always various unexpected events at gatherings of adults. First, Nara Shikaku was called back by his son Nara Shikamaru, and then Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza also left with excuses. In the end, there were only five or six people left at the gathering, and it didn't last long before it had to disband.

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Shuimu looked helplessly at Yamashiro Aoba, who was smiling awkwardly at the waiter who was collecting the money, not knowing what to do. Seeing this embarrassing situation, Shuimu had to step forward to help him out, and Shuimu paid the remaining money.

"Thank you, Mizuki, or I would have made a fool of myself today." Yamashiro Aoba said with lingering fear, "Whenever I look at the look in the boss's eyes, I feel uneasy. An ordinary person who is not a ninja also feels so oppressed."

"You are guilty."

"Yeah, that's right, but I'm sorry to bother you today. I'll return the money to you after I get my salary in a few days."

"No need. I can't let you suffer too much. Let's just leave it at that." Not only are there too many people this time, but there is also a big eater like Akimichi Choza. The expenses for a party in such a high-end barbecue restaurant are extremely high. Yamashiro Aoba is a lesson learned from the past.

"Is that so? Then let me treat you next time we get together." Shancheng Qingye did not refuse too much, "It's a pity that there is still one person missing..."

"Yeah, that's right. It would be nice if everyone was here."

Shuimu knew that Yamashiro Aoba was talking about Gekko Gale. Even Yuhi Kurenai was able to gradually recover and be discharged from the hospital, but Gekko Gale was still in the hospital in a sickbed. Although he was much better than before when he was in a coma, he was still a long way from recovery. With his recurring illness, he didn't even know if he would be discharged from the hospital one day.

Talking about such unhappy topics made everyone silent for a while.

After paying the bill, everyone left separately. Only Hatake Kakashi and Mizuki were still traveling together for a while, so they could still travel together for a while.

"Shuimu, you used Sage Mode for this mission, right?"

After drinking some wine, while walking on the road and chatting slowly, Hatake Kakashi suddenly asked.

"Well, you know this too?"

"My teacher, the Fourth Hokage, also knows Sage Mode, but he is not as good as his Flying Thunder God Jutsu."

"Is that so? Then what do you want to know?"

Mizuki also knew that the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze could use Sage Mode, so it was not surprising that Hatake Kakashi knew something about it. However, when it was mentioned at this time, Mizuki could not guess his purpose.

"My teacher once said when he was practicing Sage Mode that the ability to sense natural energy is one thing, and the other indispensable condition is a huge amount of chakra. My teacher's qualifications are quite average. Although the amount of chakra is not small, it is definitely not much either. The innate difference makes it difficult to practice Sage Mode."

"Not smooth" is just a polite way of saying it. "Lackluster" is the most appropriate word to describe it. The fact that it is too slow to start up greatly reduces its practicality. In a battlefield that changes rapidly, how can you wait for the time to slowly gather chakra and then sense the natural energy step by step? A fleeting opportunity is the difference between life and death. Therefore, the legend of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze does not include the Sage Mode at all.

"Well, the Yondaime doesn't really have any stories about Sage Mode passed down."

"That's not what I'm talking about, Mizuki..." Hatake Kakashi shook his head. "The huge amount of chakra prevents most ninjas from entering Sage Mode. This includes me, and I originally thought it included you too."

Kakashi is well aware of his shortcomings. The system of the Hatake family is not the type with a large amount of chakra. In addition, the Sharingan consumes a lot of chakra all the time, so it is basically impossible for him to use the Sage Mode. Mizuki can only be regarded as a regular type. With outstanding physical fitness and excellent physical strength, Mizuki has more chakra than most ninjas. However, this is still just an ordinary ninja, and it is incomparable to human-shaped tailed beasts like Uzumaki Naruto and Hoshigaki Kisame. It stands to reason that Mizuki is also destined not to be able to practice the Sage Mode. But now he has succeeded in practicing strangely. Not only that, but he also has such great power. With the cooperation of several other senior ninjas, he repelled three S-level rebel ninjas and killed one of them. In the end, he suppressed the one-tailed Shukaku with his own strength. This kind of powerful force that is so strong that it is difficult to reproduce again, but it is absolutely certain that the Sage Mode has been successfully practiced.

"How on earth did you do that?"

"What you want to ask is how I get such a large amount of chakra, right?"

Having been tortured by the scarce amount of disposable chakra for more than ten years, Hatake Kakashi pays much more attention to chakra consumption than other people.

"Breath-concealing technique." Shuimu answered simply and clearly.

"Is that so? It seems to be the same as I thought." Hatake Kakashi suddenly understood.

The first time I saw Mizuki using the Breath Concealing Technique was in the stands of the Chunin Exam venue. At that time, the Breath Concealing Technique only revealed the detection function of concealing the breath and hiding the body, and did not reveal the characteristic of increasing the chakra storage capacity.

In the Chunin Exam, although Haruno Sakura also used the Breathing Technique, everyone's attention was more focused on the precise control talent and fighting skills shown by Haruno Sakura, as well as the very practical use of the chakra shield, which made people's eyes shine. However, no one knew about the Breathing Technique that was quietly hidden in the dark and made great contributions. Only Hatake Kakashi, who was the guiding jonin of Haruno Sakura, understood that due to her physical fitness, Haruno Sakura's chakra was so weak that without special means, she could not last until she defeated the Sound Ninja Dos.

But there were too many things going on at that time, and after all, the Breathing Technique was Mizuki's exclusive secret technique. It was Mizuki's personal choice to teach it to Haruno Sakura, but if he asked too much, it would be a bit inappropriate, so this question was always suppressed in his heart. If Mizuki hadn't unexpectedly shown the Sage Mode this time, it might not be long before Hatake Kakashi would have completely forgotten these things.

"Mizuki, to be honest, it's too easy for you to teach this to Sakura."

"Why, isn't it good?"

"That's not the case. Sakura has this technique, which can greatly make up for the huge disadvantage of the pitifully small amount of chakra before adulthood. Without this, Sakura doesn't know how many detours she would have to take."

"That's just right."

"I mean, this gift is too precious for Sakura." Kakashi said, "Those little guys don't know the value of this technique, and don't understand how much of a favor they have received, but as the leader of the team, I can't just ignore it."

A secret technique that can directly make up for the shortcomings and deficiencies of practicing the Sage Mode is not a simple thing. This is Mizuki's original ninjutsu. In the tradition of the ninja world, this kind of secret skill is generally only passed on to the disciples who inherit the mantle, and it is difficult for others to see it.