Seeing the result of the match, Shuimu said helplessly: "Don't the guys behind know how to do something? Let the Konoha ninjas fight so soon?"

"Don't make the fair draw sound so shady, okay?" Kakashi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "It looks like the second subordinate is in danger too."

"That's not necessarily true, Kakashi!"

In the last Chunin Exam, Rock Lee was seriously injured and almost retired. Fortunately, Tsunade's superb medical ninjutsu and Mizuki's medicine saved his chance to continue being a ninja.

However, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, not to mention that this is far more than just a broken bone. The damage caused by the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu to the body is long-lasting and difficult to eliminate.

Rock Lee, who used the Eight Gates Ninjutsu beyond his limits, was in bed for nearly four months in total, and has only been resuming training for about two months. His current condition is much worse than during the last Chunin Exam.

In this case, coupled with Sakura's improved strength, there may be a chance of winning. If Rock Lee really underestimates Sakura because she is a female ninja, he will suffer a great loss.

"You are so confident. Did you teach Sakura some amazing and powerful ninjutsu?"

Shuimu shook his head and changed the subject: "Where were we talking about just now?"

"Do you want to be Hokage..."

"Oh, right." Mizuki came back to his senses and continued, "If the children of the family still have a glimmer of hope to be accepted as disciples by the Hokage and then have some possibility of becoming the Hokage, then ordinary ninjas rarely have such extravagant hopes even in their dreams. The older they get, the more they will be hit hard by the cruelty of reality and have to accept their mediocre lives."

"My teacher, the Fourth Hokage, does not have a distinguished family background, nor is he a disciple of the Hokage!"

"The Fourth Hokage is indeed a little special, Kakashi. There are some things you don't understand. There are extremely complicated reasons. I can't describe it to you in detail. When you become Hokage, maybe you will know."

Minato Namikaze, who was once regarded by Jiraiya as the son of destiny predicted by the Toad Sage, indeed lived up to everyone's expectations until the day when the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha Village and he, who had already become the Fourth Hokage, died in battle.

"So, I've never thought about things like Hokage. At least so far, I'm not interested in these things."

"Then why did you want to stir up trouble?"

"It's not me who caused the trouble. Someone else was the first to slander me. I just said some unpleasant truths. If I don't expose their hypocritical faces, they might still think they can do whatever they want like the Hokage. They are just a bunch of fools who can't recognize the situation. I'm not afraid of them."

"Slander?" Hatake Kakashi sighed, realizing that Mizuki would never admit to attacking Danzo.

"In that case, I won't say much. You know some things. The village is trying to maintain stability and cannot afford to suffer too much turmoil. In this special period, the village cannot afford the blow to its reputation from the defection of a powerful jonin."

"After all, I am still very strong and people are afraid of me, right?"

"You're right!"

When he was young, Hatake Kakashi, who accidentally got the Sharingan, also endured countless criticisms. But as his strength grew stronger, everything returned to peace. Hatake Kakashi, who was familiar with all this, was not a pedantic person. If Mizuki was still the dispensable Chunin, he would have been arrested and tortured long ago. A powerful elder of Konoha and a mediocre Chunin, no matter who it was, the choice would not be much different.

"But this matter is not over yet, Shuimu, just like you said, as long as you do it, there will definitely be flaws..."

"Really? So what? I've never done such a thing anyway!"

Hatake Kakashi smiled and looked at the game below.

When a serious internal conflict develops into a conflict between two ideas, it doesn't matter what is right or wrong. It depends on how Tsunade, as the Hokage, handles it, whether to punish Mizuki or to smooth things over! For Mizuki, it doesn't matter. Even if the main body is restricted, the clone outside can also move freely. How can Mizuki, who has the Flying Thunder God Technique, be restricted without some means? If he really wants to defect, no one in Konoha Village can stop him.

"You used space-time ninjutsu to evade pursuit, right? I didn't expect you could do this."

"What is that?" Shuimu blinked and denied it, "I don't know what you are talking about?"

"Forget it if you don't know, just watch the next game!"

Kakashi Hatake also knew that monitoring a jonin who knew space-time ninjutsu was just a matter of doing one's best and leaving the rest to fate.

…

Judging from the results of the last Chunin Exam, Rock Lee undoubtedly performed better than Haruno Sakura. Although Rock Lee was eliminated early, Haruno Sakura still defeated Doss Anvil, but this was just the result of Rock Lee's bad luck and Haruno Sakura's weak opponent. Therefore, few people think that Sakura can beat Rock Lee.

However, the result of the opening was somewhat surprising. Rock Lee's speed was still frightening, but Sakura's defense also seemed extremely tight.

“That’s a bit strange!”

Everyone is familiar with Rock Lee's straightforward steel fist, but Sakura's response is not conservative. Sakura, who often practices with Uchiha Sasuke, is not unfamiliar with high-speed physical skills. Apart from the crushing speed and strength, Rock Lee's straightforward routine is actually easier to deal with as long as you can see through it and your body's reaction ability can keep up. The rest becomes a pure war of attrition.

Of course, Sakura's physical strength is definitely not as good as that of Xiao Li who has gone through brutal training. If this continues, Sakura will also be defeated.

Realizing that he couldn't win easily, Rock Lee unloaded the weight on his limbs without hesitation. However, although this made Sakura's handling more awkward, she still didn't have the advantage to overwhelm her opponent.

"Rock Lee, who has just recovered from a serious injury, hasn't made much progress, and his advantage isn't that big either!"

Anyone with a discerning eye would naturally understand that Sakura is much stronger than before, which further highlights the pity that Xiao Li wasted several months of time.

"It seems that Sakura really has a chance of winning." Hatake Kakashi said with some surprise.

Xiao Li, who had been attacking for a long time and had been a little impatient, immediately thought of using the Eight Gates to make the final decision. At this moment, cherry blossoms suddenly began to fall on the field, which was a very beautiful sight.

"Why are there cherry blossoms at the competition site at this time? Oh no, this is an illusion..."