"This is really hard to handle. Are you interested in becoming a Jinchūriki?"

"Jinchuuriki?" Mizuki thought about it and decided to give up. "I am used to being in full control of my own power. I am a little worried about having an uncontrollable strong force in my body."

"Then I have no other options. If you can't sense natural energy yourself, then you can only use a medium to help. If you want, you can use toad oil. With your sealing skills, it shouldn't be difficult to solve the problem of toad oil evaporating when you take it out of Myoboku Mountain."

"I might as well maintain the status quo and continue to use the tailed beast chakra." After thinking about it, Mizuki rejected Jiraiya's suggestion, "Thank you for your concern, Master Jiraiya."

"It didn't help anyway."

Just as Mizuki and Jiraiya were coming to an end of their chat, there was a knock on the door.

"Mizuki, are you there?"

"Is that Kakashi? Come in, you've been waiting for a long time."

Kakashi pushed the door open and walked in, then saw Mizuki and Jiraiya sitting opposite him.

"Sorry, I just got back. It took me a while to negotiate with the Hidden Mist Village about the meeting tonight."

"Sui Mu, it seems that our communication has come to an end. Let's talk about it next time. I have something to do now." After saying that, Jiraiya turned to Kakashi and said, "You should sit down too. We need to have a good discussion about the current situation of the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village."

…

In Mizuki's room, Hatake Kakashi was worrying about the information brought by Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya-sama, Mizuki also made a similar inference regarding your statement about the policy change of the Hidden Mist Village and the possibility that it will increase its strength as a result..."

"Oh, really..."

Jiraiya looked at Mizuki, nodded, and then spoke.

"It seems that Tsunade made a wise choice by sending you two out. However, I want to emphasize that the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, is a heroine who is no less powerful than Tsunade. When considering countermeasures, you should think more about this powerful Mizukage, because she is the real leader who controls the Hidden Mist Village."

“Well, we expected this.”

Jiraiya thought for a moment and said, "Regarding the intelligence just now, I have already told you the actual problems facing the Hidden Mist Village. The two tailed beasts originally in the Hidden Mist Village, the three-tailed beast, temporarily fell into hibernation with the death of the fourth-generation Mizukage Yagura, and it will take three years for it to revive again. By then, it will be a huge problem to find and capture them. The six-tailed Jinchuriki, Yugao, also ran away in an accident, killed his master Harusame and then defected. He is now being hunted down, but you have also seen the strength of the Hidden Mist Village. Unless the fifth-generation Mizukage Mei Terumi personally takes action, the possibility of bringing back the six-tailed Jinchuriki is very small. Their strength is likely to be much weaker than we imagined."

"Should we intervene directly?" Mizuki suggested, "For example, find the Six-Tails Jinchuriki for a fee?"

"No need." Jiraiya shook his head. "It's not a good thing to be too enthusiastic about allies, especially when the Hidden Mist Village didn't ask for help. The tacit understanding between the five major countries and the ninja village cannot be broken. Don't cause unnecessary trouble."

"But..." Kakashi was a little tempted by Mizuki's suggestion, "It's not a good thing for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki to wander outside. Even if the Akatsuki organization suspends its operations now, there is no guarantee that they will not attack the isolated and helpless Jinchuriki."

"Kakashi, it's not worthwhile to break the established order for the sake of possible risks. If we offer help at this time, we will also be considered to have ulterior motives. After all, compared with the Hidden Mist Village, Konoha is too strong now. It's not appropriate to say too much."

Mizuki interjected at the right time: "It seems that we were too cautious in this exchange. There is no need to send such a strong team. With Master Jiraiya here and Hatake Kakashi, there is actually no need for me to come."

"Haha, Shuimu, can I think that you are venting your dissatisfaction with this? You could have stayed in the village comfortably and been lazy?" The serious business was almost finished, and the topic became a lot more relaxed.

"What nonsense are you talking about."

"Hahaha, Kakashi is right..." Jiraiya laughed, "Mizuki, you've only been married for a short time, right? Tsunade is so unkind. She's already old, but she doesn't even show some sympathy for young people..."

After that, there was another burst of hearty laughter.

"Master Jiraiya, I dare not say this to Master Tsunade."

"You don't dare, and neither do I. We're afraid of Tsunade's iron fist. Haha." After saying that, Jiraiya reached into his arms, took out a small scroll and said, "I wasn't there on your wedding day, so let me give you a gift now." As he said that, he handed over the scroll.

"Thank you so much." Shuimu accepted the gift flattered. "Can I open it and take a look?"

"Can!"

"In that case, excuse me." Shuimu couldn't wait to open the scroll.

When Shuimu saw the name on the top of his head, his expression changed.

"A-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu - Great Fire Extinguishment! Lord Jiraiya, this gift is too precious."

Jiraiya, one of the three great ninjas, was extraordinary in his moves, and any one of his ninjutsu was an A-level ninjutsu.

"You should keep it to yourself. This ninjutsu is too difficult to practice. It not only requires excellent fire attribute transformation and control ability, but also consumes a lot of chakra. Most people can't control it at all. Your chakra happens to be of fire attribute, which is perfect for the Sage Mode. With the bonus of natural energy, even if you can't catch up with S-level ninjutsu, you won't be far behind."

"If that's the case, thank you very much. However, such a valuable gift cannot be given without a return gift."

Mizuki thought for a moment, then took out a scroll and handed it to Jiraiya.

"What is this?" Jiraiya weighed the object in his hand curiously.

"It's the Shadow Clone Technique, but I added a little of my own application experience into it. It can control the chakra contained in the shadow clone to a certain extent. The better the chakra control, the greater the adjustment range of the proportion of chakra contained in the shadow clone. It can be regarded as a very practical little skill."

"Oh, that's a really good little trick. I'll take it."

This little thing is still valuable, but it is still far behind the A-level ninjutsu that Jiraiya brought out. But it can be considered as a gift from God.

"Come to think of it, we've been chatting for quite some time now. Isn't it time to get ready for the evening?"

Hatake Kakashi suggested at the right time.

At this moment, the whole room suddenly shook, and then there was a noise outside.

"What happened?" There were actually people making trouble here at this time, and it seemed to be where the Konoha Genin were staying.