Watching Xiaochun's clone push the door and walk out, Shuimu also understood his own situation.

Although he recognized his status as a jonin in his heart and was willing to regard Konoha Village as his home and hometown, his alienated soul made him not think like other ninjas that everyone in the same village was a family. As for the so-called Konoha spirit and glory, the will of fire, etc., it was not easy for Shuimu to accept it from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, I have long been aware of this confusion.

Normal animals will feel threatened when seeing the sharp teeth and claws of wild beasts. This is a cognition engraved in their hearts. They will subconsciously stay away from floods, fires, thunder and lightning, etc. This is an instinct passed down through their genes. Shuimu's situation is similar. The souls of different species make them instinctively reject too close contact and communication with irrelevant people. Most of the friends Shuimu associates with now are relationships established by chance when they were weak in the past.

"I really should calm down and think about it carefully!"

Slow down the pace of life a bit, maybe you will have some unexpected gains. There is no point in worrying about the future of this world. Maybe you will never see the day of danger until your death. There is no need to worry about it for the time being.

"Speaking of which, I should learn how to be a competent nanny!"

When midsummer comes again, I will be having a daughter. It seems like a lifetime ago, the days when I was trembling with fear, not knowing whether I would die tomorrow.

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Three days later, the aftermath of the Chunin Exams gradually subsided. As the captain of the security force responsible for maintaining public order, Mizuki was also doing his best. Although he did not pay too much attention to those scoundrels and vicious rumors, Captain Mizuki, who enforced the law like a mountain, gradually became a celebrity on the streets.

In the entire Konoha Village, how many people can be so cunning and sly as to be able to get away with it under his own perception? If he really wanted to be serious, it would not be impossible to call a few clones to manage the village so that no one would pick up things on the road and no one would lock their doors at night. Of course, Shuimu also understood the principle that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. When it is time to be a little confused, he will not be unkind.

At the entrance of the Ninja School, next to the small shop that carries many memories of Konoha Ninjas, Mizuki leaned to one side, chewing the dango in his hand, occasionally looking at the entrance of the Ninja School not far away.

The new batch of ninja school graduates are about to be born, and the corresponding entrance examination will be held at about the same time. During this special time, the usually deserted ninja school has gradually become more crowded. Therefore, Mizuki has to come and see from time to time.

After eating the last string of meatballs, Shuimu threw the wooden skewer into a trash can in the distance.

"Ri Ri, Bu Shui, you guys take care of it. I have to leave for a while because of something."

"Understood, Captain. This time, we must ask Lady Tsunade for a few more men. Our team is too small and simply not enough. Look at Hyuga Kamado's team, they already have a squad leader!"

"Got it, wait for my good news."

The first Jonin Conference after the Chunin Exams will determine the list of Genin promoted to Chunin, the work guidance of the Ninja School, and the designation of the teachers who will lead the graduates. As for this time, there is another troublesome matter, which is the verification of the operation of the newly established security department and the deployment of personnel.

As the highest combat force in the ninja village, it is natural for the jonin to participate in the high-level affairs of the village. Even if they do not have the power to make decisions, they still have the right to make suggestions. There are only about a hundred jonin in total, and this is including those who have retired to the second line, so every suggestion of each jonin is worth careful consideration.

The meeting place was in the mission release hall, where there was enough space to accommodate so many jonin. Although not everyone would come, most would participate, and with the many special jonin also having related arrangements, the Hokage's office was simply not enough.

When Shuimu arrived, most people had already arrived. Although Shuimu was not the last one, he was almost there, and it was very close to the scheduled time.

A lot of chairs were placed in the originally empty hall, and it seemed that there were still many things to be decided.

Mizuki found an empty seat a little closer to the front and sat down quietly. Sitting on Mizuki's right was a senior jonin whom Mizuki seldom interacted with - Baiyun Yeshan, who was good at wind escape and Konoha style swordsmanship and was a rare master. Mizuki was promoted to jonin not long ago, and because of the mission, the two rarely communicated, so naturally there was no friendship to speak of.

Sitting on the left is Shiranui Genma, still holding a Senbon cigarette in his mouth, looking calm and composed, indeed very stylish.

The two familiar people greeted each other, but didn't say much.

After a while, Tsunade walked in with Shizune.

Without further ado, Tsunade spoke first:

"Everyone has worked hard during this period. The Chunin Exam is over and the daily work of the village will return to normal. Please do not slack off!"

"First, four candidates for the Chunin Exam will be selected to advance: Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Neji, Aburame Shino, and Haruno Sakura!"

The list did not surprise Mizuki. It was something that was originally planned, and the top four were promoted, and there was no controversy. It seemed that Hatake Kakashi's connections were indeed much better than his own, and things went so smoothly.

After announcing the two things, Tsunade continued to issue orders:

"After careful consideration, the village has decided that Hatake Kakashi will serve as the deputy chief of the security department and will take office immediately!"

"Deputy Minister of Security?"

Mizuki was taken aback, this appointment was really sudden. A senior ninja with teaching tasks should try to avoid too many other duties, otherwise he might not be able to handle them all.

Now it seems that Kakashi Hatake's plan has caused other problems, and Team 7 has actually collapsed. So Kakashi, as the team leader, can naturally get away and do other things.

If Kakashi's actions were intended to covet the position of deputy director of the Security Department, Mizuki didn't believe it. This should be a temporary decision made by Tsunade.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Shuimu.

Next, some trivial orders began to be conveyed. The issues concerning the Security Department were particularly important, and the replenishment of personnel was the top priority.

Originally, there were four captains under his command: Mizuki, Hyuga Kamado, Inuzuka Jaw, and Yamanaka Santen.

Inuzuka Jab is the oldest and has made outstanding contributions, and his team has a large number of people; Hyuga Iroha is a squad leader under him, and Hyuga Karado is the youngest, but as a leading figure sent by the Hyuga family to the security department, his strength is naturally not bad; as for Yamanaka Santen, he was promoted to jonin not much earlier than Mizuki, and his qualifications are also average.