After the deal with Kabuto Yakushi, Mizuki quickly hid his tracks and never showed up in public again. After three days of traveling in the wilderness, he finally returned to Konoha Village safely.

After being away from Konoha for so long, I felt something special. The snow that had been shoveled away was piled up on both sides of the road, and from time to time I could see crooked snowmen made by children.

"There seem to be fewer people than before, but it's more lively."

As the New Year approached, most outsiders went home, and many ninjas who were on missions outside also returned to the village, so Konoha did not see a noticeable depression. However, the number of street ninjas increased significantly.

"Huh? An electronics store?"

Mizuki looked at a store that seemed to have just opened with surprise. The hot-selling product inside was the electric heater, which no one in Konoha had sold before.

It's not that there is no electricity in the ninja world. Electronic surveillance tools have long existed, but the scope of application is not very large, because the performance is not very stable and it is easily disturbed. The reflection of the crystal lens can easily be discovered by sensitive ninjas, so the degree of use is not very high. As for household appliances, well, there are some, but they are all customized products without considering economic benefits. For example, Tsunade's office has a temperature control device, but the main function is the barrier, not a pure appliance.

I didn’t expect that we have real household appliances nowadays.

In fact, electric kettles, thermos flasks, and even microwave ovens are common, but this is the first time I have seen a businessman open a store specifically selling these products.

"This world also has a good level of civilization. The damage done to Konoha Village has given the omnipresent merchants an opportunity."

Nowadays, the only people who can afford this kind of "luxury item" are the nobles in the government offices of major countries and the wealthy ninjas.

After looking at the crowd of people watching the fun around him for a while, Shuimu quietly retreated.

…

When Mizuki saw Tsunade, he found her busy, buried in a pile of documents half a person's height, worrying.

"It's you, Mizuki. You're finally back."

"Well, I couldn't refuse Takinin's kindness, so I was delayed for two more days!" Mizuki stepped forward and handed over the prepared Takinin Village application and his own mission report.

Tsunade took the document and flipped through it casually: "How is it, did you find anything special?"

"Nothing special. All the details are written in my mission report."

As Mizuki spoke, he poured Tsunade a cup of tea and brought it to her in a very servile manner.

"Oh, really!" Tsunade flipped through the handwritten letter from Feimo, the leader of the Takigakure Village. "It's full of polite words. Is this really written by that young leader? How come it sounds more depressed than the old man?"

Tsunade complained a few words, looked at the candidate information provided by Takinin, and nodded.

"Nothing special indeed."

Thinking of this, Tsunade casually opened Mizuki's mission report, picked up the teacup beside her with her left hand and took a big sip, then looked at Mizuki's conclusion casually.

Suddenly, Tsunade's eyes widened and tea spurted out of her mouth, wetting the information in front of her.

"Jinchūriki? Is this what you mean by nothing special?" Tsunade yelled angrily while wiping the water stains frantically.

Mizuki suppressed his inner laughter, but said with a puzzled look on his face: "What's so strange about Jinchūriki? Nanabi is in Takigakure, doesn't everyone know that?"

"It turns out that it's true that when you are surprised while drinking water, you will spit out the tea!"

Of course, Mizuki would never admit that he had just poured tea for Tsunade just to see how the frightened Hokage would react.

"The third generation had a nosebleed when seeing Naruto's harem technique. It seems that there is a slight possibility that it is true!"

The shocking facts made Tsunade ignore Mizuki's malicious pretense of being stupid. She turned around and looked at the green-haired female ninja Fu, who was identified by Mizuki as the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

"That's her?"

Mizuki nodded in confirmation.

"Is there any mistake? The Taki-nin Society is just going to let the Jinchuriki leave the village and come to participate in the Chunin Exam? What the hell are they doing?"

Unexpectedly, the foolproof Chunin Exam encountered a major crisis before it even began.

Mizuki smiled and said, "Things like Jinchūriki can't hide from me. And it's normal for Jinchūriki to take part in the Chunin Exam. Didn't Uzumaki Naruto take part in the Chunin Exam half a year ago? He even made a big splash in front of everyone!"

"Is this the same thing? The Chunin Exams were held in Konoha."

"Didn't Naruto also go on missions with Kakashi? He even went to a place as far away as the Land of Waves to fight the demon Zabuza, and he was fine in the end! I think other villages may have sent their Jinchūriki to various places to carry out missions, but our Konoha's Jinchūriki is too weak right now! And this time it was just a coincidence that the Jinchūriki of Takigakure ran into me and was discovered..."

Tsunade listened to Mizuki's words, shook her head and said nothing, then continued to read: "Tochi, Kun, a powerful ninja who hides his strength, his real name is unknown, and his strength is close to that of a jonin! What does Takinin want to do?"

Mizuki shrugged and replied, "He tried to cheat, and I found out. From what I know, the current situation of Takigakure is not very good. They may be eager to show their presence. The weak Takigakure is not worthy of its current status in the ninja world. The sense of crisis forces them to take risks! Now it depends on how Lady Tsunade decides. Pretend not to see it, or reject their applications for the Chunin Exam!"

Tsunade thought for a while and then said, "Keep this matter secret for now and don't spread it outside. Let me think about it!"

"clear!"

Mizuki is only responsible for investigating the truth, and Tsunade can just worry about how to deal with it.

Konoha is not incapable of resisting the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. It is not a problem for a prepared ninja village to capture a tailed beast. The key is whether it is necessary to take this risk. Even if Takigakure has no intention of harming Konoha Village and just wants to show its strength by cheating, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents? What if other people with bad intentions also know this news and take advantage of it?

Before Mizuki was about to leave, Tsunade suddenly asked, "What kind of person is that little girl, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki?"

It is not easy to accurately evaluate a person. After thinking carefully, Mizuki answered: "He is very strong and should have completely tamed the tailed beast. As for his personality, he is almost as stupid as the stubborn Uzumaki Naruto!"

"A bit like Naruto?" Tsunade nodded to show that she understood, "You can go down. If there are no accidents before the New Year, there will be no mission for you."