Just when Shuimu was still thinking hard, he suddenly felt a fluctuation in the illusion.

"What is this? The Genin from Team 8 have arrived, right?"

Shuimu realized that it was getting late, waved his hand to remove the illusion array, and suddenly appeared.

Mizuki collected his thoughts and looked around, and found that it was indeed Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino and Hyuga Hinata, and they were looking in his direction.

"It seems that you have discovered me." Mizuki looked at his subordinates who were his first partners and said easily, "As the Genin team with the strongest reconnaissance ability, at least you have not lost your specialty, which is good. What makes me most satisfied is that you are not late. Congratulations, my first impression of you is not bad."

"Mr. Mizuki, I disagree with what you just said." The taciturn Aburame Shino suddenly retorted, "If you want to know why, it's because some time ago, Mr. Mizuki led Hyuga Neji and I on a mission as the captain, so I shouldn't be the first impression."

"Ahaha, yeah. Sorry, I forgot for a moment."

Mizuki, who made a mistake in his first sentence, also felt a little embarrassed.

"Have you forgotten?" Aburame Shino suddenly became gloomy, "So I've made it so that no one can remember me anymore?"

An unintentional remark hurt Aburame Shino, who was very concerned about her weak sense of existence. Mizuki also felt extremely helpless. It seemed that he had underestimated the extent of the trouble of Team 8.

"Shino, I'm sorry, you were standing too far back just now and I didn't recognize you."

Shuimu said comfortingly against his will.

"Then there's nothing we can do. If you don't recognize me, it doesn't mean you've forgotten me." Aburame Shino actually accepted Mizuki's statement. "After all, I haven't interacted with Mizuki-sensei a lot in this period of time. It's normal that you can't recognize me if I've changed so much."

Well, this guy has a strong ability to comfort himself and forces himself to believe Mizuki’s lies.

"The eighth shift has arrived. We still have some time, so everyone can take a break."

Not only was Hatake Kakashi late, but no one from Team 7 was there either, so they could only wait for a while.

"Eh? Mr. Mizuki, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?" Inuzuka Kiba seemed a little confused.

"What introduction? Don't we all know each other?"

"Don't we all need to explain our interests? Hobbies, ninjutsu or something?"

"Is it necessary?" Shuimu replied, "Besides, I'm not interested in your interests and hobbies!"

"Why is this happening? This is not very good." Even Hyuga Hinata seemed a little surprised by Mizuki's unruly behavior.

"Okay." Shuimu paused, then said, "Since you guys insist so much, I'll listen to you reluctantly, right?"

"Then I'll go first."

Inuzuka Kiba couldn't wait to say...

After the three Genin finished speaking one by one, Mizuki clapped his hands and said, "Now that you've finished speaking, let's leave it at that."

"Wait, what do you mean just like that? Mizuki-sensei, you haven't introduced them yet, have you?"

"After all this talk, this is your purpose, right?" Mizuki said with a smile, "Haven't we met many times in the Ninja School before? I even signed your graduation assessment."

"It was different back then. Now Mizuki-sensei is already a very high-ranking jonin." Inuzuka Kiba was a little indignant at Mizuki's perfunctory attitude.

"That's really troublesome. In that case, I'll just briefly explain it."

Clearing his throat, Mizuki continued, "I am Mizuki, your leading jonin sensei for a long time to come. I like to eat assorted sushi and hate people who can speak better than I can. My goal is to retire in three years and then make enough money to live out my old age."

"Spend your old age in peace?" The three Genin found it very surprising that Mizuki, who was so young, would say such old-fashioned words.

"Mr. Mizuki, is it really okay to be so unmotivated?"

"Don't worry, I am still a dedicated team leader and will train you to become Chunin very soon."

Just then, a slow voice floated over.

"It's hard to say when the Genin of Team 8 will become Chunin, but Mizuki, I think your goal of retiring in three years is unlikely to be achieved."

Then, Hatake Kakashi appeared in front of everyone. Soon, the three Genin from Team 7 also appeared one after another.

"So slow, I've been waiting for a long time."

"Sorry, I'm late." Kakashi said apologetically, "Now that everyone is here, let's get going."

…

After completing the formalities for leaving the village, the group officially began their journey to the Water Kingdom.

Looking at the six Genin in front, Mizuki, who was left behind, asked Kakashi, "What happened? Why are you so late?"

Kakashi did have a habit of being late, but the reason was more to test the Genin of Team 7. Another reason was that he often stopped in front of the memorial stone, staring at the names of Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin and forgetting the time.

As a qualified ninja, being late is a serious problem, especially during a mission. There is no reason why Kakashi would be late for something so early in the morning.

"It's a little trouble, but it could turn into a bigger trouble."

Kakashi replied in a low voice.

"Trouble?" Mizuki's eyes could not help but fall on Uchiha Sasuke in front of him. When Akatsuki was at a standstill, the only trouble was Sasuke. Speaking of Sasuke, the only problem that Kakashi found difficult to deal with was Orochimaru.

"Some time ago, the Anbu discovered one of Orochimaru's bases. After a surprise attack, they broke through the defenses, but it was too late. The base was abandoned. Nothing of great value was found, but some information was brought back, which made people a little worried."

"What is your opinion, Lady Tsunade?"

"Continue with the mission. According to intelligence, Orochimaru himself may be weak for a while. If Orochimaru doesn't intervene directly, the two of us can handle it."

Mizuki agreed with this judgment. Even if Orochimaru came, the two of them were not completely helpless. They could only try the Sage Mode again. With Kakashi's cooperation, they still had a chance to win. Kaguya-kunmaro was dead, and among Orochimaru's remaining subordinates, the most troublesome one was Kabuto Yakushi.

"Kakashi, about a month ago, four Sound-nin sneaked into Konoha. What happened in the end?"

"You know this too?" Kakashi seemed a little used to Mizuki's information.

"Among the four people, the fat one who was very strong was pierced through the heart by my Chidori. The female ninja who performed the sound illusion was seriously injured, but the monster with many hands released a lot of disgusting spiders and silk threads, which covered the escape of the remaining few people."