"Okay, if you think it's okay, it's fine. Letting them get in touch with reality is also an important experience in the mission. But there's no need to say too much, since they won't understand anyway."

"Perhaps what you said makes sense." Kakashi agreed, "But it is still important to let them know that the situation in the village cannot represent the situation in other countries in the ninja world. At least it should prevent them from making mistakes due to naivety..."

Mizuki smiled and said, "This is our first major disagreement on teaching. It's good to have your own opinions, Kakashi, but be careful. Although they are not as smart as Shikamaru, they are also smart and agile. For some things, half-understanding will make them think too much..."

Mizuki stopped trying to argue and Kakashi stopped dwelling on the subject.

"What I just said is actually part of what we need to understand clearly in our two missions. We need to contact Master Jiraiya as soon as possible about the situation in the Land of Water. Not long ago, I came to the Land of Water, but I only investigated the possibility of rebellion in the Hidden Mist Village. I only took a cursory look at the rest. This time, detailed intelligence is needed to evaluate one of the five major ninja villages that is trying to reintegrate into the order of the ninja world."

"You mean I'm mainly responsible for this aspect?" Shuimu frowned and said, "This is a delicate job."

"Your observation skills and your way of thinking that sees the essence through phenomena make you more suitable for this than me..."

"Okay, I agree to this. Then you should pay more attention to other things. I won't take the lead. A bystander can see more clearly..."

"I gave you an excuse to be lazy." Kakashi said with a helpless smile.

"How could that be? I am a model of dedication to my job, and now I am working despite being injured."

"Injured? Come to think of it, your body hasn't fully recovered yet?"

"Moonlight Gale is still bedridden, and I've replaced Yuhikurenai's team leader. I've used more potions than both of them, so how could you think I'm okay?"

Shuimu spoke in a relaxed tone, and his tone did not sound like he was about to die.

"Lady Tsunade hasn't solved your problem yet?"

Shuimu shook his head regretfully: "If there is a way, Moonlight Gale can be saved."

"Really?" Kakashi also felt quite regretful. "But it seems that you look pretty good."

"Don't worry, I'm more afraid of death. I'll be fine in the short term. You'll have to endure me for a long time."

…

It was late at night. There was no other sound except the sound of the passenger ship pushing away the waves and the sound of the sea breeze outside the window. Mizuki lay on the wooden bed in the room, tossing and turning, thinking about what Kakashi had said.

The assigned mission is nothing. There is actually nothing to explore in the Hidden Mist Village. The Fourth Mizukage Yagura is dead, the Three-Tails is lost, and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki Yutaka is also in a state of defection. In other words, the Hidden Mist Village is now weaker than ever. The only combat power on the table is Mei Terumi. As for the others, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist are almost dead, and those who are still alive have defected. There is really no decent combat power. Only Ao is a rare figure who can show off. As for the Sixth Mizukage Chojuro, it is a question whether he has obtained "Flatfish", one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Therefore, it is not difficult to evaluate the combat power of the Hidden Mist Village, but the other aspects are difficult.

After all, the ninja village is not a ragtag army like a wandering ninja group, but a formal military force of the country. What they consider is not only whether they can fight. In the process of concluding an alliance, in addition to combat power, there are also a series of things that need to be considered, such as war mobilization, the leadership of the leader, internal conflicts, and the relationship with the daimyo. Especially internal conflicts will be the most important observation direction in this evaluation. As the fifth generation Mizukage who came to power through rebellion and coup, whether he can handle various internal relationships freely, control the Hidden Mist Village, and rectify the order of the Land of Water will be what Konoha wants to know most.

There is one thing here that Mizuki has deliberately ignored before, which is whether the ninjas Kakashi mentioned "obey the rules".

As the time passed by, Shuimu felt that this world was more and more strange. The natives of the ninja world might be used to it and not feel it. But Shuimu, who had the memory of his past life, would not have the illusion of "the light is dark".

The ninja world is a world where supernatural powers such as chakra exist. The word "supernatural" is not used casually.

Compared with the past, think about the various gods and sects throughout the ages. In a world without supernatural powers, it is not so bad in the modern era filled with knowledge explosion. But in the ignorant ancient times, just a monk who knows a little herbal knowledge and can treat some minor illnesses may be able to deceive a bunch of good men and women, and then make up a so-called god, and make ignorant villagers addicted to it.

But in the ninja world, a huge difference can be seen from the comparison with the previous life. A guy who knows a little bit of medical skills and pretends to be a ghost can create a god. What ninjas can do is not worse than the help that gods can give, right? Treating injuries? These are all small problems. The ultimate medical ninjutsu can even bring the dead back to life. Praying for blessings and exorcising disasters seems a bit difficult, but pretending to be a ghost is not impossible. Other fantasies of ordinary people: flying, going to the sea, controlling and utilizing natural phenomena... There are countless things that only gods can do in legends. How many things can't ninjas do?

However, for thousands of years, except for the Six Paths Sage who was "deified", countless ninjas who were not much different from gods were born, but none of them were worshipped as gods. This is not a normal thing. For nearly a thousand years, ninjas, a group that is actually very different from ordinary people, have not been excluded and "deified" by ordinary people. It must be said that most ninjas have played a big role in "obeying the rules".

Compared to the huge population base of the ninja world, the number of ninjas is still quite scarce. In the ninja village, it is not so bad. Even if they are not ninjas, most of them are descendants of ninjas, or their descendants have the possibility of becoming ninjas. Although they are not ninjas, they still think of themselves as talented people, just "not talented enough".

Once they leave the Ninja Village, the situation changes completely. These people, apart from meeting some non-mainstream wandering ninjas, basically have no chance of becoming ninjas. So, how do they view the profession of ninjas? Do they envy, worship, hate, or simply regard them as another different kind of creature, gods, or even monsters?