While the second exam in the Forest of Death was in full swing, Shuimu was wandering alone on the street, and he specifically chose to stroll around bars and women's bathrooms. As a winner in life, Shuimu certainly didn't need to hang around in such places, but he just needed to confirm one thing.

"The one with white hair? That should be Jiraiya, right?" Mizuki was relieved after discovering the lecherous sage peeping outside a women's open-air bath. "If this guy doesn't come back as expected, Konoha is not sure if it can stop the joint attack of Orochimaru and the Sand Ninja. If something really happens, Konoha will suffer heavy losses, which will be troublesome."

The matter had been confirmed, so Mizuki didn't waste any more time and prepared to turn around and go home. However, Mizuki suddenly turned and walked towards the Hokage Building.

Mizuki came to the office door and knocked.

"Come in." The village has been so busy these days, I guess the third generation can't leave.

Shuimu pushed the door open and closed it behind him.

"Is it Shuimu? I remember that you don't have any mission now. What's the matter with coming here?" asked Sandai.

"Sir, I have important information to report."

"Hmm?" Hearing Shuimu's serious words, Sandai stopped what he was doing, looked up at Shuimu and asked, "Information about what?"

"It's Master Jiraiya." Mizuki answered, "Just now I found a person with features resembling Master Jiraiya in the village. Although I haven't seen him for many years, he looks like he can't be mistaken."

"Is it Jiraiya?" Mizuki's information seemed to be beyond the Sandai's expectations. "Where did you find it?"

"Near the women's bath in the open-air bath."

"Huh?" The unexpected answer made Sandai quite embarrassed. "Then it seems to be correct. It should be Jiraiya."

The voyeuristic behavior seemed very convincing.

"Were you discovered? Did you not tell anyone else?"

"No, I just discovered it by accident and came here directly to report it. It shouldn't be noticed and I didn't tell anyone else."

"That's good." Sandai said and instructed, "This matter ends here, don't tell anyone else."

"I see."

"You go down."

"yes."

Watching Mizuki push the door and leave, the Sandai thought for a moment, opened the drawer, and took out a piece of intelligence from a month ago about the unusual movements of the Sound Village and the Sand Ninja. "Jiraiya, did you come back because you found something bad? I hope everything is just groundless."

In the Forest of Death, many candidates are struggling to survive, while a few who think they are strong and impatient have already started hunting and fighting impatiently.

While the battle was in full swing, a small river surface was dotted with white transparent creatures gradually approaching the shore. If it weren't for several of them gathering together to act collectively, thus reflecting abnormal light, no one would have noticed the abnormality. When they floated to the shore and found no unusual movement, a thin body surfaced. It was the fake Jinchūriki created by Mizuki. Relying on the inconspicuous jellyfish-formed concealing magic array and Mizuki's own familiarity with the Death Forest, he sneaked in without anyone noticing. The task of clearing the monsters in the Death Forest more than two months ago was not fruitless. Mizuki had already investigated every plant and tree in it clearly, so it was really easy for him to get in.

"It's this way. Fortunately it's not too far. It's normal for a weak guy to not be able to walk far. Fortunately, the judgment is correct." He easily identified the direction. "I marked it in advance, so it's really convenient to track it."

Along the way, Shuimu tried his best to avoid possible battles. For non-candidates who sneak into the examination room, not attracting attention is the first priority. Not everyone can have the unbridled strength like Orochimaru.

"We're here, right in front." Soon, Mizuki found the target. Hiding in the branches of a giant tree, Mizuki looked at the three Kusagakure ninjas below. They were a team of two men and one woman, a common configuration in the ninja world. They were not the three fake Kusagakure ninjas disguised by Orochimaru, but the team that Karin was in. With the help of the secret markings, Mizuki easily found them.

Mizuki had considered carefully before. There were only a few people he could afford to offend and who had no background, not to mention the great gods like Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi. He didn't dare to touch the Sand Ninja. Jinchūriki was not easy to mess with and it was easy to get into trouble. The Twelve Ninjas of Konoha were the treasures of Konoha. There were so many people watching them. He was lucky that no one cared when he secretly took some blood from the Land of Waves for experiments. To be honest, Mizuki didn't like any of the others. Only Karin, an orphan of Uzumaki, had a special physique and secret technique that might be of some value. More importantly, he might be able to find clues about the Shiki Fuujin. It would be the best if he could get the Death Mask through Karin.

Mizuki was relieved to find Karin, as Sasuke had not gotten there first. Orochimaru had just been defeated by Uchiha Itachi, and he was still chasing Sasuke's Sharingan, so he had no interest in a weakling like Karin. Therefore, the wild Karin was the last chance to be abducted.

Mizuki spent most of the day setting up a bunch of traps and cordons around Karin's team, waiting for Karin to be left alone so he could persuade her.

Looking at the two male Kusagakure ninjas being tortured horribly time and time again, Mizuki couldn't help but sigh that they were born at the wrong time. The strength of these two guys was considered average, not too bad, and with Karin's blood-replenishing bottle, they had a chance to pass the Chunin exam. However, now they can only blame their bad luck. There were too many monsters in this Chunin exam. With this kind of strength, they were not even good enough to be background boards. Seeing the two of them lose all confidence and take it out on Karin, Mizuki felt that these two guys had no future. If you don't have strength, you can make up for it with IQ. If you don't have enough IQ, you can work hard to be a model worker in the ninja world. But it's a pity that your psychological quality is not good enough.

Just as Shuimu was waiting quietly, suddenly a cordon not far away responded.

"It's Sasuke? You come really quickly." Mizuki was a little surprised, thinking that they would meet in the evening. "But it's a coincidence, we didn't meet in the last preparatory exam. This time I have the advantage of time and place, so I can barely play with you." Thinking of this, Mizuki created another shadow clone and transformed into the appearance of Kusanagi. Anyway, except for the Sound Ninja, the Kusanagi will become scapegoats in the future, so he is not missing one.

On the other side, when Sasuke came out to fetch water, he suddenly discovered a trap. He had just opened his Sharingan and was arrogant, so he suffered a loss at the hands of Rock Lee. Just as he was about to find an opponent to vent his anger, someone bumped into him. Sasuke followed the trail without hesitation.

Sasuke, who was moving forward carefully, suddenly paused, then jumped up to avoid the attack. Several kunai were shot and landed at the place where Sasuke had just passed. Before he could say anything, a burning sound came from behind the tree trunk that he had just stepped on.

"Oops, I was careless." Sasuke hurriedly dodged, but the smoke rising from a series of explosions quickly engulfed Sasuke's figure. The violent shock wave directly knocked Sasuke over and he fell heavily to the ground.

"Are all Konoha's ninjas so arrogant? They dare to chase us alone. They really don't take ninjas from other villages seriously." Mizuki, who has rich experience as a villain, is really suitable for this kind of scene. He gave Sasuke a warning at the first sight. As the chakra fluctuations spread, the illusion barrier rose, and countless masked grass ninjas emerged from all directions. The real and fake kunai flew towards Sasuke who was still shrouded in smoke on the ground. Mizuki didn't mind letting Sasuke experience the dilemma that the Konoha Genin team would encounter in two days.

Before the kunai arrived, Sasuke had already escaped, and his nimble figure quickly avoided the trap, but before he could get rid of the entanglement, he was surrounded by the human figures created by the illusion array.

"Fire Style, Great Fireball Technique~" Seeing that Sasuke was unable to break out of the encirclement, he quickly formed hand seals, and then a huge fireball spewed out of his mouth, burning a large area in front of him into white.

"How could this possibly work?" Mizuki used the Illusion Sound Technique to conceal the real hiding place, and said sarcastically, "Is this all the Uchiha family can do?"

Having said that, Mizuki doesn't want to confront Sasuke directly. If his real body was here, he might be able to defeat Sasuke, who is currently weak. Forget about a simplified version of Mizuki Jinchuriki, it would be enough to test his ability by taking the initiative. If they really have to fight face to face, he really can't beat this guy in his current state.

"What happened to the Uchiha family? It seems that you know me very well. Who are you, a coward who hides his head and shows his tail."

"You are so bold as to brag. I don't take you seriously. You can find me first."

"Oh? You know a lot about Uchiha. Then let me show you the strength of Uchiha." Sasuke knew that if he didn't give it his all, he might not be their opponent.

Next, Sasuke, who opened the Sharingan, was indeed much more powerful, but what was the use? When the situation was unfavorable, he would not know how to advance or retreat for a little bit of pride, which would only waste his energy.

After being nearly shot in the eye by a kunai hidden in the phantom at the beginning, Sasuke completely understood his unfavorable situation and kept dodging real and fake traps and attacks.

"The Uchiha is truly disappointing."

The chakra consumption is very high and the shadow clone cannot hold on for long, so it must break through.

"It is said that the Uchiha clan was completely slaughtered, and only one incompetent waste was spared and survived, and that coward who lived on was you, right?" The more experience a villain has, the more poisonous his mouth becomes. It really is a symbiotic relationship. There aren't many opportunities to say hurtful words without restraint.