"This metaphor is very subtle!" Tsunade thought for a moment and asked, "That is to say, your method only prevents the moths from being burned to death by the torch, but it has no way to deal with other fatal blows?"

"It's just as bad as you can imagine. I think retirement is the right thing to do!"

For a ninja in his prime, this is really too cruel. However, even in peacetime, there are still some ninjas who retire every year due to injuries. After all, being a ninja is still a high-risk profession, and everyone is mentally prepared to take this path.

At this moment, Mao Yue Xi Yan suddenly appeared in front of the half-open door with a look of surprise on her face, holding a bowl of fragrant meat porridge in one hand.

"Is this true? Hayate can't be a ninja anymore?"

"Did you hear that?" Shuimu replied with some embarrassment: "Although the future is unpredictable, but if there is no miracle, letting him go to the battlefield again will only harm him."

Gekko Hayate is a talented player, but he has always had problems with his lung function due to a serious injury in his early years. His condition improved after the mission in Wave Country. It was thought that a new generation of Konoha-style swordsmanship master would be born, but unexpectedly, he would be seriously injured by Kabuto Yakushi and Maki.

Tsunade looked at Uzuki Yugao who had a sad expression and said, "Now you take care of Hayate. It will be fine once the condition stabilizes. The other matters can be handled by the medical team. If there is any accident, please inform me in time."

After that, he turned to Shuimu and said, "Come with me, I have something to tell you."

The rooftop of the Konoha building is still a good place for caregivers to dry clothes and bed sheets. Under the cover of the curtain, Mizuki and Tsunade were leaning on the railing and talking.

"There are two tasks that you need to complete." Tsunade said straight to the point.

"Please go ahead."

"The first thing, which is not urgent, is the maintenance of the barrier in the key areas of the village, especially the situation in the Death Forest last time, which was full of loopholes. I don't want it to happen again."

"Rearrange?" Mizuki said in embarrassment, "This kind of thing should be handed over to the barrier team or the Anbu to handle. It would be more reliable if it was handled directly by Lady Tsunade, right?"

"The situation has changed." Tsunade said with a grim expression, "The village has had traitors like Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi. I don't know how much important information has been circulated secretly. The defense of the barrier has long been riddled with holes, and the same is true for the Anbu. To be honest with you, although they are all the power passed down by the third generation, there are some people among them that I am really unsure of. I also can't figure out what the expressionless old guy is thinking. There are some things that he cannot be allowed to participate in."

The expressionless old guy probably refers to Danzo Shimura. Tsunade, who has firmly sat in the position of Hokage, is beginning to feel a little annoyed by Danzo's power to interfere in everything.

“It’s such a big project that I can’t complete it alone.”

"You don't need to do everything yourself. You will be invited to participate in this large-scale mission as a consultant. You will mainly be in charge of the barrier class. If there are any major loopholes, you will help them to improve them. In addition, if there are any problems that are inconvenient to point out or have other reasons, please record them and report to me."

"clear."

Shuimu finally agreed. This was not an urgent and easy task, so it didn't matter if he took it.

"Someone from the barrier class will coordinate the mission with you. Just wait. The second thing is important..."

Tsunade paused and said, "The Hidden Mist Village has sent a request for assistance to stop a ninja in their village who disobeyed orders from acting on his own."

"Don't obey orders? Are you a traitor?"

Shuimu asked in surprise. It was ridiculous to ask other villages for help in such a matter.

"No, just listen to me patiently."

Tsunade interrupted Mizuki's question and continued.

"A hard-line fighter from the Kirigakure has some unusual ideas about the Chunin Exams that will be held in a few months. He is trying to do something big by inciting the ninjas in the Kirigakure who also hate the Iwagakure. His ultimate goal is to hold the Chunin Exams in our village."

"The militant faction? Every village has such people."

Mizuki said helplessly.

"This matter is very complicated. Judging from the information sent by the Fifth Mizukage, this martial arts faction is an extremely powerful jonin."

"Jonin? Could this be another swordsmanship master?"

"That's right." Tsunade replied, "The swordsmanship tradition of the Hidden Mist Village has never been cut off, and swordsmanship geniuses have emerged generation after generation. But in Konoha, after the death of Hatake Sakumo, there has been no decent swordsmanship master. The only hope, Gekkou Hayate, is like this again!"

Tsunade, who is in a high position, knows better than anyone the worries about Konoha's declining glory.

"What is this jonin called?"

"Yan Liu, do you know?"

"Yan Liu? He's really a tricky guy." Shuimu also felt a little troubled.

"Very strong?"

"It is indeed very strong. This is the type I least want to deal with."

When he was in the Hidden Mist Village, Mizuki had heard of this name. Although he had never met him, he knew that he was a tough and accomplished master with many followers who admired him. He was quite popular in the Hidden Mist Village. If his strength was not much inferior to Mei Mei, with his prestige, he might have been able to compete for the position of Mizukage. Of course, his overly aggressive personality also made him make countless enemies, but with so many supporters, no one could do anything to him. It is better to say that the former Blood Mist Village was a gladiatorial arena for this type of ninja, and the winner was the ruler.

"What exactly did this Yan Liu do?"

"He incited his colleagues, but was suppressed after being discovered. However, Yan Liu refused to give up and disobeyed the order of the Mizukage and left the village without permission. According to the testimony of his subordinates, he seemed to be planning to assassinate the envoy sent by the Iwagakure Village to Konoha."

"Assassination? What's going on in this guy's head? The Iwagakure Village is a neutral nation to Konoha, except for the slightly improved relationship with the Kumogakure Village. The others are all enemies. Is there any need to incite? The Chunin Exam is going to beat the pigs out of their heads!"

"It's best not to use common sense to infer a guy like this who has nothing but hatred in his heart."

"What does the Hidden Mist Village mean? Let us catch him?"

"The Fifth Mizukage takes this Chunin Exam very seriously. This is the first time that the Hidden Mist Village has appeared before everyone in all these years, and they will not allow Yanliu to ruin this event. The relationship between the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Iwagakure Village is very bad, and Konoha needs to mediate on their behalf."

"So what am I going to do?"

Tsunade replied solemnly, "Find Yanliu and protect the messenger from the Hidden Rock Village."

"How far can I go?"

"Don't let anyone die!"

Tsunade gave the final bottom line.