Hearing his father's perfunctory words, Nara Shikamaru said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "I am already a Chunin, not a child anymore."

"Are you a Chunin?" Nara Shikaku said with a smile, "When you can take over my job one day, you will understand!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked into the inner room, leaving Shikamaru alone to sulk.

"Some things, I hope to be completed in our lifetime, rather than leaving troubles to the next generation!"

The Ino, Shika and Chou families, which share weal and woe, were once staunch supporters of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. As Sarutobi Hiruzen firmly took the position of Hokage, the three families also gained unexpected benefits.

The Nara family, which monopolized most of the medicinal materials business in the entire village, owned large medicinal gardens and nurseries. The profits they reaped every day were astronomical, and they brought inexhaustible resources for the family's welfare and the education of the next generation.

Although with the strength of Ino-Shika-Cho, there would not be much loss even if Sarutobi Hiruzen did not become Hokage in the end, but seeing the once glorious families slowly decline or even disappear, this feeling of confusion and helplessness will always make people feel more and more insecure day by day.

After the Uchiha family disappeared from Konoha Village, very few adult family members occupied important positions in the village. Even if there were some talented people, they would be idle at home early. Only when the Hokage ordered them to do so would they put on their uniforms again and take up arms to fight for the village and the family. Usually, they just maintained law and order and did some trivial things. They spent more time drinking than doing tasks.

There has never been a clear boundary for the balance point between the family and the village. Many families, large and small, neither interfere with the distribution of power in Konoha nor participate in the fight for the position of Hokage. They support whoever becomes Hokage. They support the Hokage's disciples and companions but do not flatter them. If there is nothing important, most of them keep a respectful distance.

There is also the increasingly powerful power of civilian ninjas, as well as the support of some declining ninja clans, which has caused the power of the big families to continue to decline. Coupled with the occasional suppression by the hard-line fighting faction headed by Danzo, the pressure on the children of these families is also increasing day by day.

"Perhaps one day the ninja family will be integrated into the village. We can disappear, but we must not be eliminated!"

Thinking of this, Nara Shikaku also recalled the arrogant remarks of the rebellious silver-haired ninja.

"Youth is full of vigor? A strong person without the burden of a family can be even more unscrupulous. I really envy him!"

Nara Shikaku, who was appointed as the head of the Security Department, understood that this was a good opportunity. It was not only a major move to unify the forces of all parties and increase the voice of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, but also an attempt by Tsunade to bridge the relationship between the parties and weaken the power of the previous elders. If it goes well, it may make the village smoother.

…

In the Land of Waves, a silver-haired man of about 30 years old was walking with a black-haired boy of about 16 years old on the streets of a small village. Since the spectacular Naruto Bridge was completed, the originally lifeless Land of Waves has gradually become popular. The convenient transportation and the superior geographical location have made the Land of Waves a good place for businessmen and travelers to settle down.

Half a year has passed since the last time Shuimu came here. Shuimu was a little surprised to see the scene which was completely different from his memory.

As for Yukimura, who saw so many people for the first time, he looked around curiously at everything new and strange. It was completely different from being underground. Even the sun in the sky could surprise him for a long time. If Mizuki hadn't stopped him, the weak Yukimura might have been blinded by the sunlight.

"Shuimu, are these edible?"

"Yes."

When he was underground, he always chose foods that were not easily perishable and easy to store, so they were not very delicious. But here, the wide variety of snacks completely conquered Yukimura's stomach, and he wanted to try everything he came across.

Just as the two were strolling, a clear child's voice came from the side.

"Sasuke-nii?"

Mizuki looked back and saw a little boy in a blue and white striped hat standing not far away, and Yukimura also turned his head when he heard the voice.

The little boy was none other than Inari, the grandson of the bridge-building master Dazna. Holding his hand was his mother Tsunami, and in the other hand he was holding freshly bought vegetables, as if they were preparing to go home.

"Brother Sasuke?" Yukimura pointed his finger at his face and asked curiously, "Are you calling me? I'm not calling you Brother Sasuke, I'm Yukimura!"

"I recognized the wrong person!" Inari shook his head in disappointment. The boy in front of him was obviously about three years older than the Uchiha Sasuke he had seen before, and his hairstyle and temperament were very different. He originally thought that he saw Sasuke, and maybe Naruto was there too, but he didn't expect it to be a false alarm.

Tsunami on the side bowed slightly and apologized: "I'm sorry to trouble you two."

"Don't worry about it."

Mizuki shook his head and pulled the curious Yukimura away.

"Hey, Mizuki, who is Sasuke-nii? Does he look like me, just like you and the other Mizuki?"

"What?" Mizuki shook his head in embarrassment. He didn't expect that such a small episode would happen just because he went out for a walk. "Brother is the name for a boy older than you. Sasuke is the name of a person."

"As for your relationship with Sasuke, it's somewhat similar to mine and the other Mizuki, but not exactly the same! There's still a big difference between you and Sasuke!"

With Yukimura's current ability to understand, he is simply unable to figure out the relationship between the two, and Mizuki can only speak vaguely.

"I see, I really want to see this Sasuke!"

"I'll let you meet him when I have the chance..."

"Okay." Yukimura smiled innocently, and then his attention was immediately attracted by the delicious food in his hand.

…

In Konoha Village, Tsunade walked into a super-large database that could only be entered with the permission of the Hokage. Next to a desk surrounded by a large bookshelf, a female ninja with black curly hair and red eyes was bending over the desk, flipping through the huge pile of information on the table in front of her. She was so focused that she didn't wake up until Tsunade approached.

"Tsunade-sama."

The female ninja stood up and saluted quickly.

Tsunade nodded and asked, "Hong, how is it going? Did you gain anything?"

The originally red eyeballs had become even more bloodshot due to overuse. Xiri Hong shook her head regretfully: "There is no similar record. It seems that the technique is even weirder than I imagined!"