"It seems that I still have some talent for acting!" After Mizuki's original body took back the scroll that sealed his clone, he once again set out on the road back to Konoha Village. This time, he didn't think about anything and ran back without stopping for a moment.

It was not until they were not far from Konoha Village that Mizuki stopped, found a secluded place to rest for a while, and then dived into the hidden laboratory in the back mountains of Konoha.

Seeing the real body coming in a hurry, the last remaining Jinchūriki of the mountain village looked at Feng Cheng's disheveled figure in astonishment.

"What happened? Are you being hunted?"

"You guessed it right."

Shuimu said with lingering fear.

"Uchiha Obito and Zetsu, what do you think of this lineup?"

"It's not bad, worthy of your current status and strength. What spoils did you get?"

"You are really careless. With Kamui, Wood Release, and your elusive reconnaissance ability, you are lucky to be able to escape."

Although Uchiha Obito's strength is still far from the peak, a Kamui without worrying about the consumption of pupil power is already hard to defend against, and there are even more ninjutsu and illusion methods. Even if he uses the Sage Mode, he may not be able to escape steadily. He cannot hit, defend, or escape. Sage techniques are not omnipotent. There is really no good way to deal with the cheating Sharingan, Kamui, and Wood Release. Uchiha Obito, who has the Kamui space, is invincible from the beginning.

"Then how did you escape?"

"It was a coincidence. I suffered a little loss, but it wasn't a complete loss."

Then, Mizuki recounted the course of the battle and his speculations in detail.

After listening to Mizuki's words carefully, the fake Jinchūriki clone thought for a long time without expressing any opinion.

"How about it? Based on your 'independent' third-party thinking, what opinions can you come up with?"

"It's hard to say." The fake Jinchuriki clone answered seriously, "Most of the ideas make sense, and there are many examples to support them, but they have not been proven. This theory that directly points to the essence of the ninja world may involve issues related to Yin-Yang escape, but research has not yet reached this stage."

"So, you still can't make an accurate judgment?"

"Of course. However, this conjecture does have some reference value for the next step of the spiritual experiment."

Having said that, the fake Jinchūriki changed the subject.

"But I have to point out that there is an imprecise point in this theory."

"Not rigorous?"

"Yes. The soul and the body complement each other, and the two make up a complete person. This should be a common understanding, but there may be some problems if we apply it to the theory of the previous life. I agree that the soul and chakra have mass, but other speculations may not be accurate. The way to convert will into power to influence reality may not be simple. Overly subjective conjectures may be far from the facts."

"For example?"

The fake Jinchūriki said, "Do you remember how Orochimaru was resurrected? I can explain it to you in detail. The fact that his hands were taken away by the Shikigami Fuujin proves that there is a soul in Orochimaru's body. This soul was backfired by Uchiha Sasuke during the Reincarnation of the Undying Corpse, and then destroyed by the Totsuka Sword. Souls were either sealed or returned to the Pure Land, but in the end, it was strangely resurrected in Mitarashi Anko, with both hands missing. You should know that when Mitarashi Anko was cursed, Orochimaru's soul was intact. Have you ever thought about the many deviations here?"

After hearing what the other party said, Shuimu thought for a moment and then said, "Do you mean that the theories of the previous life cannot be trusted? Or should we study the characteristics of the ninja world?"

"Yes, those theories are important references, but if they are really regarded as truth, you may suffer great losses in the future."

"Then what should we do?" asked Mizuki's original body. "When will we have a chance to capture a soul and study it? If we use the Demonic Fuujin, we will die too. Should we use the Impure World Reincarnation? It doesn't seem right to play with other people's souls!"

"Other people's souls are a little difficult, but 'your own' souls should be no problem, right?"

"My own? I don't want to die..."

Halfway through his speech, Mizuki suddenly thought of the meaning of a fake Jinchūriki.

"You mean Hara Mizuki?"

"Is it not possible? We have to study the curse seal in the end anyway. Although the former Mizuki had all his memories taken away and his soul was eroded by the curse seal, his essence still exists. Isn't it bound by the curse seal on you?"

"Are you serious?" Shuimu understood the danger of doing this. If he "operated" on himself, he would be doomed if he was not careful.

"Let me think about it."

Mizuki pondered for a moment and said, "Don't rush this. We have to wait until our ninjutsu reserves and research are more advanced. There is still time, so don't take too many risks."

The fake Jinchuriki shrugged and said, "That's all up to you. I can't help you."

"Well! The technical discussion is over, let's exchange memories. I will stay here for the time being..."

…

It was not until two days later, when Mizuki estimated that the people from the Iwagakure Village would be arriving soon, that he left the underground base and came to the marked location, where another fake Jinchuriki who had been operating in secret was already waiting.

"Is it going well?"

Mizuki's original form asked.

"Nothing happened! Kurotsuchi and Akatsuki have already met up with the village's outer security forces. They should be safe now, so I came back early."

The answer was expected, and Shuimu was relieved.

"Exchange memories, then come directly back to the village with me."

"Just don't cover it up?"

Mizuki's real body replied, "It's been a few months now. It's about time that the second clone appears in the open. If we hide it, it might arouse suspicion."

"Okay, what do you think of the mission report?"

"Don't worry!"

…

Tsunade looked at Mizuki's mission report with an unpleasant expression, and asked Mizuki in front of her seriously:

"Wood Release and Space-Time Ninjutsu were mentioned in the report when the village was attacked last time. But, are you sure it was the Uchiha?"

"Not an Uchiha, but one who can use the Sharingan to this extent? It's impossible no matter how you think about it. Not everyone is as strong as Hatake Kakashi. Besides, I also mentioned the forbidden techniques of the Uchiha family!"

"Izanagi? If that's true, we need to reevaluate the enemy's strength."

Most of Mizuki's report was true, except that he replaced the clone who secretly completed the escort mission with the real body, hiding the blank period when he could act freely. Of course, Amaterasu's sneak attack was replaced by an ordinary fire escape attack. In the end, the clone died in battle, and the real body successfully completed the mission and returned to the village. No one would expose the report of nine true and one false.