"This matter should have nothing to do with us. Mizuki, let the Mist Ninja handle it. If it doesn't work, we will help..."

Kakashi replied, shaking his head.

"Why, what did you find?"

"The Mist Ninja ran so far to greet us, they were really overly enthusiastic. That Blue Jonin said he was welcoming us, but in fact, in my opinion, it was probably just a chance encounter."

"An unexpected encounter?" Shuimu thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense. We are not so famous that they need to come all the way to the vast ocean to meet us. Besides, it is very difficult to find us. It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But it is too difficult to find a specific ship and a person in the vast ocean."

As he was talking, not far from the side of the ship, a huge black shadow suddenly emerged from the water, and then several figures suddenly appeared from the bottom of the water, splitting into two groups and confronting each other. On one side was the leader of the Mist Ninja, Qing, and his three subordinates, and on the other side were three people, all wearing strange animal masks, with scratched Mist Ninja forehead protectors on their foreheads, and then they landed steadily on the giant that was half-surfaced.

"Rebel ninja?" Such an obvious situation shows that this encounter is very likely the "family affair" of the Hidden Mist Village, and the people of Konoha were just accidentally involved in the trouble.

"Sure enough, that Qing didn't tell the truth. It was just a coincidence that he met us, and then he sold someone out." Kakashi was very sure of his judgment.

Shuimu said, "So what? You still want to expose them, what good will that do us? Should we just pretend we don't know about the matter of giving each other face?"

Kakashi nodded in agreement.

"It seems that the problems within the Hidden Mist Village are far from being completely resolved. The Fifth Mizukage has a lot to do."

"Are those guys wearing masks ANBU? Is their summoning beast, the giant fish-like monster, a mutated humpback whale?"

"Maybe, but none of this matters..." Kakashi took out a small notebook and kept recording some things. After he finished writing, he put it back into his arms.

"Their motive for the attack is puzzling. A passenger ship heading to the Land of Water, is there much benefit for ninjas? Many of the things on it are goods and are of no use to ninjas at all."

"Kakashi, sometimes conflicts are not necessarily for the sake of gaining something." Hatake Kakashi was not very good at understanding people's hearts. "We may not care about the origins of these attackers, but we can guess their actions. With the new Mizukage taking office, there must be frustrated people and opportunists who want to take advantage of this chaotic time to do something. This kind of attack is likely to be an indiscriminate attack on the exchange fleets and personnel between the Water Country and other countries."

"No difference?" Kakashi asked with a frown. "What good will this do to those who are dissatisfied with the new Mizukage?"

"Benefits?" Mizuki smiled. "No benefits are needed. We just need to make it difficult for the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, to handle the situation. The communication channels will be completely cut off. For the resource-poor Water Country, it will be an extremely difficult situation. It is hard to say whether Mei Terumi, who cannot maintain order and authority, can sit safely in the position of Mizukage."

"I see." Kakashi understood what Mizuki meant after a moment's thought. This suspected organized terrorist attack was the biggest test for a new leader. The team led by the Kirigakure Village's senior ninja Ao was most likely a standing patrol team on the waterway, and they happened to encounter the Konoha ninjas during the mission.

While Mizuki and Hatake Kakashi were communicating, the battle on the sea not far away was coming to an end.

"In this kind of environment, the Mist Ninja is more adept."

"yes."

The geographical advantage is too obvious. If Mizuki and Kakashi give their all, they will be able to wipe out the team below. However, this is definitely not because the opponent is weak. They are just crushed due to their absolute disadvantage in power. When the strength difference is not big, it is still very disadvantageous for Kakashi and Mizuki.

Seeing that the battle was about to end, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Mizuki and asked, "What do you think of yesterday's battle and today's battle?"

Mizuki thought for a moment, sorted out his words a bit and replied: "The fighting style of the Mist Ninja is very problematic. How should I put it? The philosophy is very different."

"Tell me more about it!" Kakashi was also quite interested in Mizuki's opinion. "I have also fought with the Mist Ninja many times. In the Land of Waves, you also know Zabuza Momochi, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Although I have some feelings about it, I just don't know how to express it."

The Genin were also very interested in the topic of battle and gathered around to hear Mizuki's "brilliant ideas".

Mizuki cleared his throat and said, "The differences in the fighting styles of the Mist Ninjas are mainly reflected in the purpose of the battle. This difference will become very obvious after watching it for a long time. On the mainland, those who are proficient in lurking and assassination are actually quite rare, but in the Hidden Mist Village, there are a lot of them. This is probably caused by the geographical isolation of the Hidden Mist Village and the ninja selection policy. To sum it up in one sentence, it is: the Mist Ninjas are very ancient."

"Ancient style." Kakashi murmured the word again, seeming to understand something.

"Yes, ancient style." Shuimu explained, "No one may have noticed the origin of ninjas. Chakra is not something that has existed since the beginning. The history of ninjas is longer than that of chakra. Before the emergence of chakra, except for their poor frontal combat capabilities, their characteristics were actually quite similar to those of the Mist Ninjas, lurking and assassinating, and completing tasks by any means necessary."

"Any means necessary?" This word made the Genin, who were always proud of their ninja identity, feel very uncomfortable.

"Ninja, from the day it was born, was not a bright profession. In the beginning, it was just a tool for bigwigs to deal with private matters. It was despised and excluded by other combat professions until the emergence of chakra. This phenomenon was reversed."

Kakashi interrupted and asked, "So, what you're saying is that the Mist Ninjas have largely inherited this ancient ninja style and customs. In an era when ninjas on the mainland are changing with each passing day, these Mist Ninjas have not actually abandoned the old traditions?"

"That's right." Mizuki confirmed, "You can get a rough idea of ​​it by looking at the history and fighting style of the Hidden Mist Village."

"So that's how it is." Kakashi suddenly realized, "No wonder I feel that the Mist Ninjas don't follow the rules a lot, and their fighting style is very utilitarian and egoistic, because their philosophy is very different from the mainstream of the ninja world."