After all, the ninja world is still a closed system that is mainly based on blood ties, supplemented by master-disciple inheritance, and ninja families and groups control power. Among ordinary people, the possibility of embarking on the path of ninja is already very small, and it is even rarer to become a jonin without the favor of superiors. As for becoming a ninja at the level of the powerful "Kage", perhaps only Hanzo can barely be considered half a ninja. Mizuki can't find any other examples of salted fish turning over a new leaf.

The human race is actually a very exclusive race, while the small group of ninjas controls most of the resources and power in the ninja world. Especially in the form of ninja villages, ninjas are actually free from the restrictions of the daimyo class representing all humans, and ordinary people can't control ninjas at all. It's not that no one has noticed this phenomenon. The competition for the "jade" of the daimyo guardian ninja that Asuma Sarutobi once participated in is actually a microcosm of this contradiction. Ninjas come from ordinary people, but no matter in terms of power or influence, they have been separated from the group of "ordinary people".

But ninjas are not really gods after all. They also have life needs. Reality makes it impossible for them to completely divest themselves of their human identity. Therefore, they must try to downplay the sense of difference between ninjas among ordinary people. Why do ninjas frequently emphasize the word "identity"? Ordinary ninjas may ignorantly think that it is a matter of morality and contribution. In fact, there is a hidden meaning in it, which is to fill the gap between ninjas and non-ninjas.

There are smart people in the ninja world. People like Ashima Sarutobi and Shikamaru Nara, who are highly intelligent and can consider the meaning of "jade", are all ninjas with aspirations. However, they have limitations after all. No matter how big the pie is, it can't be bigger than the pan that bakes it. When they can't consider the specific influence of the ninja profession from the perspective of the entire human race, no matter how smart they are, the answer they get is biased.

Mizuki didn't know who had formulated the current rules of ninja behavior. His extraordinary vision really made Mizuki feel ashamed. How much wisdom did the Ninja Manual, which every graduate of the Ninja School was familiar with, contain? How did it subtly influence the world? Every time Mizuki thought of this, he admired this philosopher who had never met him.

Humans need gods, but they don't need gods that have descended to the human world, even if they were once human companions. If they are no different from gods, then they should either become high above, no longer interfere with the world, and simply be worshipped as clay statues; or they should disguise themselves as ordinary people, at least to make humans recognize that ninjas are their kind.

Some strange phenomena in the ninja world actually have reasons. After Mizuki left Konoha Village many times, he vaguely noticed something. When he figured it out, he realized that this not-so-big world also has wise men with awe-inspiring wisdom. It's not the cleverness that Nara Shikamaru is currently showing, but the real "wisdom of the saint" who looks down on the world.

Whenever Mizuki thought about the dark corners of the ninja world and the possibility of such people existing, he felt terrified. So, Mizuki intentionally or unintentionally ignored these problems and considered countermeasures when he actually encountered them. Unexpectedly, this time the mission in the Water Country would involve encountering these problems.

This kind of social problem, especially when it involves non-human intelligent races such as summoning beasts and tailed beasts, the many possible inside stories involved make Shui Mutou even more worried.

Fortunately, this time, it might be enough to just take a casual look and make a report and conclusion that fools people. The real inside story still needs to be slowly explored by myself, and this kind of thing is not like ninjutsu and biological experiments. There is no one to confide in, and Xiaochun may not understand it. I can only observe it slowly by myself. Jiraiya and Tsunade in the same camp may not understand it, and Mizuki does not trust them very much. These two people may be fine, but it does not mean that other beings will not do something to them.

…

The next morning, when all the Konoha ninjas gathered together for breakfast, Kakashi looked at Mizuki strangely and asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Yeah, I thought a lot."

"Oh, what I told you yesterday shouldn't be difficult."

"I was thinking of something else."

"Then I'm not the culprit who disturbed your rest..." Kakashi said with a smile.

"Of course, I'm a married woman. I won't toss and turn for a man and have trouble sleeping."

Mizuki's teasing words immediately left Kakashi speechless. The pure Genin still couldn't understand the subtext of Mizuki's words and just looked at the two teachers chatting in surprise.

After hurriedly finishing their meal, everyone started to do their own things. Some practiced, some talked to their pets, some remained silent, some read novels, and so on. As for Shuimu, there was actually nothing important to do. The more important thing was to practice chakra control and perception, which was a result that would only show results after accumulation over time.

"Kakashi, there's still most of the day left. It's getting hard. What can we do to kill time?"

Two days of sea travel almost wore out everyone's will, and the seascape was also boring. The daily training of ninjas on a boat floating on the sea was too inconvenient. There were really not many ways for ninjas to kill time, so it was no wonder that many ninjas would develop the bad habit of gambling.

"Hmm..." After hearing what Mizuki said, Kakashi put away the novel in his hand and thought for a while and said, "The atmosphere is indeed too depressing. There is nothing we can do..."

As they were talking, suddenly, the whole boat shook violently, which surprised everyone.

"What's going on?" Shuimu hurriedly released his perception to investigate.

Everyone quickly left the room and came to the deck. The violent shaking had not stopped yet, but no enemy was in sight.

"Underwater." Kakashi Hatake, who was experienced in combat, immediately understood that the problem might be under the water.

"I'll go down and take care of it, you guys be careful..."

As he said this, Kakashi Hatake was about to go into the water to investigate.

"Wait." The leader of the Mist Ninja, dressed in a green shirt, arrived at the scene. "Let us handle this matter. We can't cause more trouble to guests who have come from afar."

Qing, who stopped Hatake Kakashi's action, turned around and plunged into the deep sea with his three subordinates.

"Are we just going to sit there and let the Mist Ninja handle it, Kakashi?"