When Mizuki opened his eyes again, he was already lying in a white ward.

"We're saved. It looks like everything is alright. It's all over."

After calming himself down, Shuimu raised his right hand and looked at it. His arm was pale and bloodless, and it was so skinny that it was completely different from the strong arm he used to have.

"Just moving my hands feels exhausting. Looks like I need to rest for a while. Eh? Is this Xiaochun?"

There was a person lying beside the bed, it was his fiancée Chie Tsubaki.

Mizuki reached out and touched Xiaochun's hair, "It's so good to be alive."

Before setting out on this mission, Shuimu had thought that it would be dangerous, but he did not expect to be injured to this extent. Fortunately, he was well prepared, otherwise he would not have been able to come back.

"Konoha's strength and prestige have long been unable to deter the enemies around it. Even without the threat of Akatsuki, peace will not last long."

Since the death of Hatake Sakumo, who made great contributions in the last Ninja World War, Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, defected, Jiraiya and Tsunade also ran away from home, and the death of the Fourth Hokage in the Nine-Tails attack more than ten years ago, Konoha has long been in a state of transition, with only the Third Hokage struggling to support it. The Fire Country, which occupies the most abundant land and resources, is seriously lacking in combat power, so it is no wonder that other ninja villages secretly make trouble to test Konoha's strength. In addition, there are always desperate paranoids like Hozuki and traitors like Momochi Zabuza who can be used, so Mizuki unfortunately ran into the gun this time. And in the Chunin Exam not long after, it is no wonder that the Sand Ninja believed Orochimaru's instigation and joined the Sound Village to attack Konoha. In the face of interests, allies are just jokes.

"Shui Mu, are you awake?" Shui Mu woke Xiao Chun up by stroking her hair.

"Xiaochun, thank you for your hard work." Shuimu said, "I'm fine now."

"I thought you would never wake up again." Xiaochun threw herself on Shuimu and cried, "When you were brought back, I thought you were dead. I'm so glad you're okay."

"Ahem, I'm fine." Shuimu said weakly, "But if you don't get up, I'll be in trouble."

"Oh, sorry." Xiaochun got up and wiped away her tears, "I was too excited."

"Help me sit up, Xiaochun." Shuimu said, "I feel uncomfortable all over. It seems that I have slept for a long time."

Tsubaki, who helped Mizuki up, replied, "You've been sleeping for a week. Gekkou Hayate and Yamashiro Aoba brought you back first, and Ibiki only came back yesterday."

"Is Moonlight Gale and Yamashiro Aoba okay?"

"It should be okay. They came to see you yesterday."

"That's good." Shuimu was relieved. The effect of the green potion was much better than he had imagined.

"Peel some fruit for me. I'm so hungry."

"Of course you're hungry after sleeping for so many days without eating." Xiao Chun picked up a fruit knife and peeled an apple, "Don't move, I'll feed you~"

"Okay, no sweet ones."

…

In the Hokage's office, the Sandaime was facing Morino Ibiki.

"I've read your mission report. Thank you for your hard work." The Sandaime then asked, "How long will it take for Kakashi to come back?"

"It's estimated to be about half a month, no more than a month at most." Ibiki added, "Except for Gekkou Hayate and Yamashiro Aoba who escorted the seriously injured Mizuki back first, Izumo Kotetsu and I will wait until Kakashi and the others recover from their injuries before completing the handover and returning. There shouldn't be any problem."

"Yes." The Sandaime approved of Ibiki's arrangement, "Has Uchiha Sasuke confirmed that he has opened the Sharingan?"

"Yes, certainly."

"Well, he opened his eyes at the age of twelve, which is a rare genius among Uchiha." The third generation knocked on the table, thought for a while and asked: "The report mentioned the unusual movement of the Nine-Tails, what is the situation?"

"We didn't see the specific situation. When we arrived, the dust had already settled. According to Kakashi, it was just that Uzumaki Naruto was so excited that the Nine-Tails' chakra overflowed. It shouldn't be dangerous."

Hearing this, the third generation breathed a sigh of relief: "The purpose of this mission has been achieved."

"Next, I will tell you some information outside of the mission. You need to answer me seriously as an interrogator." The Sandai said with a serious face, "It's about Moonlight Gale, Yamashiro Aoba, and Mizuki~"

"What's going on? Are they seriously injured?" Ibiki asked in surprise.

"Listen to me." The Third Generation said after sorting out the clues, "According to Gekkou Hayate and Yamashiro Aoba, they encountered an attack by the Kirigakure assassination team. After a hard fight, they killed three people and repelled one. This is consistent with the situation in your report. But the problem is not here."

"Moonlight Hayate and Yamashiro Aoba both mentioned that when they were in a desperate situation, it was Mizuki who used a powerful secret medicine to hold on and win. This medicine cured the two people's near-death injuries in a short period of time and restored their fighting strength. The dose Mizuki used was more than the two people combined, so he was able to kill one and seriously injure the other in a desperate situation, and wait until Hayate and Aoba recovered to win with the majority."

As he spoke, Sandai turned a page in Ibiki's report. One of the photos was taken after the three of them reunited with Ibiki. The embarrassed looks of the three of them were still vivid in his mind, especially Mizuki, whose ferocious appearance had long since lost its usual appearance.

"When I see this, I know how thrilling it was. According to Gekko Hayate, Mizuki fell into a coma due to the side effects of the drug. Before the effect of the drug wore off, it was an incredible miracle drug."

"When they came back, the village gave them a detailed checkup, but the results for the three of them were very different."

"Gekiko Gale is in the best condition. He doesn't have many injuries. He has a fatal wound in his abdomen, but he is no longer a problem. What's even more incredible is that all the physical problems caused by his serious injuries in his early years have improved greatly. His damaged heart and lung functions have greatly improved. Apart from some overdrawn body, he has almost no sequelae, and his body is in better shape than before. A dose of medicine solved a problem that Konoha's medical ninjas had been unable to solve for many years."

"Yamashiro Aoba's recovery is also so-so. His body shows signs of severe poisoning. His legs are seriously injured but not serious. He is weak due to excessive blood loss. Some of his tissues show signs of overgrowth, and some of his joints have extra bone spurs. But he is fine after surgery."

"The most troublesome one is Mizuki. He doesn't have any fatal wounds. The most serious one is the through-the-chest wound, but it didn't hit any vital parts. He also lost a lot of blood, and there is almost no muscle in his body that has not been torn and healed repeatedly. The village's medical ninja told me that if it were an ordinary ninja in this situation, he would have died countless times, but Mizuki is still alive. Although he is seriously injured and unconscious, that is just the sequelae of extreme physical exhaustion. Although it will greatly shorten his lifespan in the future, at least for now, as long as Mizuki can wake up and recover a little, there will be no problem."

"How can there be such a magical potion in the world?" Ibiki asked in disbelief.

"It's impossible." Sandai affirmed, "Powerful drugs must have side effects. We did some experiments with the samples in Yamashiro Aoba's hands, and the results were horrible. It's true that the test subjects have a high chance of survival, but most of them..." Sandai thought for a moment and then said, "If it was used by humans, I believe they would definitely want to die."

"Is that so? No wonder. Does that mean that the three of them are just lucky people under special circumstances?" Ibiki asked.

"Probably. At present, it seems that this is just an accidental product of Shuimu's experiment, and this mission is also the first time it is used on humans. It seems that this is a banned drug that should not be used lightly, and it should not be circulated before the side effects are improved."

"Do you want to take back the remaining potions in Moonlight Gale's hands?"

"No need, let's just leave it as it is, and keep the status quo." Sandai denied, "There's no need to explain Mizuki specifically. As the inventor of the potion, he must be very clear about the effects of this potion and won't use it indiscriminately."

"I see. So what exactly did you want to ask me?"

"It's Mizuki."

"It is true." Ibiki thought.

"As the head of the interrogation team, you must know everything about Shuimu's situation. Do you think Shuimu is trustworthy at the moment?"

"I think Mizuki can be trusted, Third Hokki." Ibiki said solemnly, "Based on my observation, Mizuki's current behavior is worthy of his identity as a Konoha ninja." Thousands of words are not as effective as a letter of allegiance. If the ninjas who have fought for Konoha and risked their lives for Konoha cannot be trusted, who will work hard for the village?

"I see."

Suddenly an ANBU figure appeared and reported, "Sir Sandaime, I just received information that Mizuki has woken up."

"Well, that's fine." The Sandai nodded and ordered: "Starting today, all investigations and surveillance of Shuimu will be revoked. You can leave first."

"yes."

Konoha Hospital, Mizuki's ward. As the sky darkened, Mizuki, who had eaten something, felt tired and fell asleep soon. As time passed, people who had finished a busy day went home one after another. There was a knock on the door of Mizuki's ward.

"Come in, the door is not locked." Chie Tsubaki replied.

A man pushed the door open and came in. It was Iruka.

"Why are you here? I've been a lot of trouble these days, Iruka."

"Ms. Tsubaki is too polite. I have received a lot of care from Mizuki in the past. I am not talented enough to help Mizuki, so I can only do these things." Iruka said, "How are you today? Are you feeling better?"

"He just woke up, ate something, and fell asleep again. He kept clamoring for stewed meat hotpot and said he wanted to turn the ward into a kitchen because he thought the food in the hospital was too bad." Xiao Chun said with a smile.

Iruka was also very happy to hear that: "That's great, you are so energetic so there must be no problem. Miss Tsubaki should also make sure to rest, you have been too tired these past few days. I won't disturb you anymore, I'm leaving now."

"I'll tell Shuimu that you've been here. Bye~"

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