When Mizuki and Kakashi returned to the inn, several Genin were still awake, and were loudly discussing what they had seen and heard today. For the young guys, every trip is a new and exciting one. There are actually very few opportunities to go so far away. Every ten miles away, the customs are different. In the ninja world, this truth is even more vivid. The countless breathtaking natural environments created by extraordinary power, coupled with the existence of chakra, the power that turns dreams into reality, make the landscapes of different places in the ninja world show considerable differences.

This mission to the Land of Water is also a rare experience. If the difficulty level of the mission is very high, the danger that matches it is not worth mentioning. As the future support of Konoha, the tempering of strength and character, as well as the improvement in the mission are very important. However, appropriate reputation is also indispensable. Completing a certain number of high-level missions is an important indicator. Letting them participate in it also has the meaning of gilding.

"Hey, Mr. Kakashi, we did a lot of things today?" Seeing Mizuki and Kakashi coming back, the most noisy Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help showing off in front of his teacher, and recounted what he had seen and heard on the road with exaggeration, of course including the good deed of helping the beggar.

Kakashi smiled with most of his face hidden. He said encouragingly, "More knowledge and experience are very important for ninjas. You did a great job."

It is rare to see such a small town with a strong atmosphere of decadence near Konoha Village. Generally, orthodox ninjas rarely come to such places to waste their will unless they are trying to gather information.

"Well, it's getting late. We have to travel early tomorrow morning. Let's all go to bed early." Mizuki suggested, "Kakashi, I'll keep watch tonight, you can come during the day tomorrow."

"Oh? Why? You're going to rest during the day tomorrow?" Kakashi asked in confusion, "According to convention, can't everyone be on duty for half a day?"

"On the vast ocean, my summoned beast can't keep up with the speed of the ship..." Shuimu replied with a wry smile, "You can't count on me for daytime vigilance on the sea."

"Oh, that's right." Kakashi understood immediately. "Then I'll go rest too."

Although Shuimu's perception is also very powerful, and his accurate perception within a certain range is indeed difficult to match. However, no matter how good his perception talent is, it has its limits. In the vast ocean, what does that distance matter? On land, there are seals and spirit beasts as barriers to enhance perception, but what can we do on the sea? There is no place to start. Expecting a group of jellyfish floating with the ocean current to catch up with the moving ship? It may be useful in battle, but there is no hope for reconnaissance while moving.

On a quiet night, Shuimu looked down at this restored and peaceful town. Apart from a few late-returning travelers and the occasional drunkard who passed by or even fell on the side of the road, there was basically no one walking around.

During the day, most of the homeless people and beggars gathered in some dilapidated houses, which seemed to be some abandoned temples. There were no gods worshipped in them anymore. Instead, there were some poor ragged people taking shelter in them.

"Did Jiraiya discover Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko in this kind of environment? The seeds that grew wildly eventually grew into flowers of "evil" in this kind of soil. As long as the soil that breeds dregs still exists, sooner or later there will be a villain who denies this world and has the power to change it!"

Putting aside these worries, Mizuki had thought a long time ago whether he could learn from Orochimaru and find some truly useful talents among these people, but later, Mizuki gave up. Time was too tight. In three years, unless it was one of those amazing people with destiny, it would be too difficult to reach a certain level from scratch and then help Mizuki. If he had the time, he might as well make some deals with Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, or think of a way among the twelve Genin of Konoha. Mizuki didn't believe that there would be a wild "child of destiny" for him to discover and act according to his own ideas. That was something only Jiraiya could do.

The higher he stood, the narrower the road ahead seemed to Shuimu. He sighed and looked up at the strange starry sky in this world.

This world also has some astrology and constellations, most of which are related to fate and divination, but Shuimu is a punctuation mark and does not believe it. Even the moon is a man-made world, talking about the relationship between astrology and fate, isn't this a joke? Shuimu would rather believe that the so-called fate is artificially manipulated by some existence, otherwise what is the point of his own time travel?

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On the blue sea, a fairly large ship was sailing on the route to the Land of Water. As the ship moved forward, the waves it pushed spread backwards. Occasionally, some unknown seabirds would suddenly dive into the water. When they reappeared, they would hold a dace in their beaks and swallow it in a few gulps. Several Genin on the side were pointing and commenting on these rare beauties.

"How is it? Are you recovered?" asked Kakashi, who was leaning against the side of the ship to enjoy the breeze like Mizuki.

"I've rested for a whole morning, and I'm fine now." Shuimu smoothed his hair that was messed up by the sea breeze, and it seemed that his hair had grown longer again.

"There's still about a day and a half left, so there shouldn't be any danger."

"Don't be careless, Kakashi." Mizuki, who felt extremely comfortable in the sea breeze, yawned lazily, "You and I, as well as this group of Genin, are not ninjas suitable for fighting in this kind of environment. It would be troublesome if we really ran into a ninja like Hoshigaki Kisame that we met last time."

Especially Mizuki, who is only proficient in fire-attribute ninjutsu, would simply feel uncomfortable fighting in such an environment.

Kakashi is not very good at water battles. Just look at how he almost capsized in the gutter when facing Momochi Zabuza and was killed by the water prison technique, and you can tell that he is actually not good at this kind of environment. As for the Genin, let's not talk about it. None of them can use water escape.

"I hope you're not right... Oh, no, there really are ninjas coming." Kakashi, who was laughing, suddenly changed his expression, then pulled down his eye mask, revealing his Sharingan.

"No way, what a coincidence?"

"Looking at the direction, they should be from the Land of Water. Maybe the Hidden Mist Village is here to greet them."

"That would be best." Shuimu reminded, "But there are also people who welcome you with bad intentions."

"I understand. You take care of this side first, I'll go over and take a look." After saying that, Kakashi jumped off the side of the boat and rushed towards the bow.