A small conflict did not cause much waves. Many people did not know about it and it was quickly settled. The development of things was just as Mizuki imagined. With a major event like the Chunin Exam to show the strength of Konoha Village, everything must be stable. The most important thing is to successfully hold this Chunin Exam without any riots or scandals.

After Tsunade determined the nature of the matter, the way and outcome of the handling had already been determined, and keeping the peace was the only option.

"Do you want me to go see the injured?" Shuimu said politely.

"No, stop making trouble." Tsunade waved her hand to reject Mizuki's proposal, "Let's end this matter here! The matter of the Forest of Death is more important now."

"There shouldn't be any problems. If we carry out the plan, it should be ready for use as an examination room by the end of January next year."

"That's not what I'm worried about. Shikamaru has already checked it out today. The situation is not bad. The problem was solved in a timely manner."

Did you check it so quickly? It seems that Tsunade is really anxious. This is the first important large-scale event after taking office, so she really can't be careless.

"That means there's no problem! I don't need to go to see it again today. Do you have any other problems?"

Tsunade said angrily, "More than a dozen ninjas who were maintaining the barrier are now lying in bed, and the Anbu had to temporarily mobilize a group of people to temporarily replace them. Do you think it's easy to find someone with a large amount of chakra, excellent control, and some basic knowledge of barrier techniques?"

"Huh? That's true, but I can't find anyone!"

I didn't expect that the people who ambushed Shuimu were actually the main force in maintaining the barrier, which was difficult to deal with.

"I'm not asking you to send someone. Someone has already taken over urgently. But other places need people..."

"oh!"

At this point, Shuimu understood that there were other things that needed his help.

Seeing that Mizuki understood the situation, Tsunade continued, "Originally, we had quite a few people planning to investigate and verify the true identities of the Genin sent by various countries, but now we obviously don't have enough people, so you have to take over temporarily!"

"Going on a long journey again?" This season is obviously not a good time to go out of the village to carry out missions.

"Don't complain. You've been in the village for a long time. It's normal to go out for a walk."

"Okay." Mizuki replied helplessly, "It's just that it's still early now. There are still nearly two months before the Chunin Exam. The candidate information should not have been finalized yet. Why do we have to verify it now?"

Tsunade pulled out a piece of paper from her hand and handed it to Mizuki, then said, "Take a look!"

Shuimu took it and looked at it, and immediately looked embarrassed.

"Are you kidding me?"

This piece of paper is more like a child's doodle than an application for the Chunin Exam. It has the following words scribbled on it: Application for the Chunin Exam. Signed: Fu. Besides that, well, there is also the sender's address at the beginning: Takiguni Village. It took Mizuki's eyes and imagination to barely recognize these few lines of words.

"Are you sure this is the candidate information of Takinin Village?"

Mizuki shook the "waste paper" in his hand, totally unable to believe that this kind of thing could be used as correspondence between ninja villages.

"You don't have to doubt it. This is a document that we just received from the official diplomatic channel of Takinin Village."

"Well, even if it's true, why is there only one person?"

"I don't know." Tsunade replied, "You have to investigate all of this, including the information about Fu."

"It always feels like a huge hassle. Can you change it?"

"This is the only candidate's information we have received so far. The others will probably be available after the new year. Now..."

Tsunade took out another mission document.

"How about you go to the Land of Lightning? Hatake Kakashi always complains that he doesn't have any capable helpers to complete the reconnaissance mission!"

"Forget it, I'd better go to Takinin Village."

The Cloud Country is so dangerous and Lightning Release is so troublesome, so Shuimu doesn't want to go there. Besides, the altitude is so high and it's extremely cold. At least Takigakure is relatively normal.

However, this person with the extremely ugly handwriting Fu seems to be the Jinchuriki of Takigakure. Will he be sent out? Should we expose it at that time to prevent such troublesome guys from causing trouble?

"When do we leave?"

Tsunade thought for a moment and then answered, "Let's go in three days, wait until the situation in the Death Forest stabilizes and there are no problems. If there is trouble in the Death Forest and you are not there, it will be more difficult to deal with it."

"Okay." After a long trip, it will be the end of the year when I come back, so I can take a comfortable rest for a while to welcome the new year.

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Mizuki, who had been busy for more than a month and had fought a battle with the "Root" ninja, could now relax for a few days. After leaving the Hokage's office, Mizuki didn't have much in mind to wander around. The bad weather meant that not many people were out, but the streets were still a little crowded. However, it was the season when everything was dormant, and even the street vendors couldn't muster the energy to shout.

Lifting the door curtain of Ichiraku Ramen, Mizuki said directly: "Boss, give me a bowl of seafood udon."

Mizuki didn't like ramen before, and now he has a very average impression of ramen. After eating the legendary Ichiraku ramen a few times, he feels that it's just average, not annoying. Udon noodles are more to Mizuki's taste.

"Udon? Sir, you are not here to cause trouble. This is a ramen restaurant, we don't have udon. Eh? Isn't this Mr. Mizuki? Long time no see!"

"I've been busy lately." Mizuki sat down and said, "Only ramen? Then give me a plate of fried ramen with an egg!"

"It's a really simple way of eating. We don't have this dish here." Acorus said with a smile while making soup.

"Now that we have it, let's go make it." This uncle who was not pedantic was easy to talk to. "Same old rules, no cilantro."

"Uncle, you still remember!"

"The guests' taste still needs to be served with snacks."

Soon, a generous portion of fried ramen was placed in front of Mizuki. Although ramen was not Mizuki's favorite delicacy, the service of Ichiraku Ramen was indeed impeccable. No wonder it became a long-lasting snack bar in Konoha Village.

Just when Shuimu was about to pick up his chopsticks, another person came in.

"Hey, what a coincidence!"

Mizuki was in a relaxed mood and was not aware of the situation. Anyway, no one on the streets of Konoha dared to do anything bad to him. He didn't expect that a few acquaintances would come so close to him.

"Mizuki-sensei?"

Uchiha Sasuke was the leader, followed by Haruno Sakura and the blonde Shan Zhongfeng with a seemingly cheerful smile. They must have just returned from a mission.