After that encounter half a year ago, Hyuga Neji still feels lucky to be alive. Without the fighting power of a jonin, he would not be able to participate in the battle, let alone get close.

No one can resist the Tailed Beast Ball that plows the ground. Even if it doesn't hit anyone, the turbulence caused by the Tailed Beast Ball is enough to seriously injure a weaker ninja.

In that situation, it was really shocking that Shuimu, who was at the center of the vortex, was able to turn the tables single-handedly. Both of the immortal masters were forcefully defeated.

"There are many masters in the ninja world, and we are still far behind!"

Although what he said was true, Might Guy didn't want to undermine the students' self-confidence too much.

"Although what Neji said is true, experts like the members of the Akatsuki organization don't appear easily. You don't have to underestimate yourselves. You are already the best among ninjas of the same age."

For young ninjas, seeing too much power too early will not inspire fighting spirit in most people. In addition to envy, inferiority and frustration are more common. In the ninja world where the hierarchy is relatively strict, it is the mainstream to attribute inferiority to inferiority.

Qualifications are important, but the decisive factor in whether a ninja will reach the top is psychological quality. The experienced Konoha team leader will naturally not ignore this situation.

After talking about things that were too far away, Tiantian and Xiao Li were more interested in Ning's experience after he was promoted to Chunin.

"How do you say it?"

Neji gave a rare shy smile.

"The Security Department is a place where you need to interact with many people. Several seniors and the captain are good people. During this time, I learned a lot of things other than combat..."

Speaking of this topic, Tenten raised her hand actively: "I've seen Neji on the street a few times. He looks very impressive on duty!"

"That's great! I also want to wear a uniform and walk majestically on the street. It's so enviable to be respected by others."

Rock Lee felt very sorry for his humiliating defeat in the Chunin Exams.

"Xiao Li, the Security Department is not a place for you to show off!"

Might Guy shook his head.

"Ningji, when carrying out a mission, you must be careful and learn from your predecessors. If the relationship between the security department and the villagers is too bad, it will not be a good thing!"

The Uchiha family had learned from their past mistakes, and the newly established security department must not repeat the same mistakes. Tiantian and Xiao Li still didn't quite understand, but Neji, who had been a Chunin for a while, nodded as if he understood something!

…

While the Konoha team was resting, a dark figure was searching for valuable clues in the underground performance base that had been investigated.

The original furnishings inside had long been cleared out, the stubborn resistance of Orochimaru's men had long been eliminated, and the stone pavement on the ground had turned black with blood, all showing that a fierce battle had once broken out here.

"Have they all left?"

He took off the whirlpool mask on his face, revealing the silver-haired Mizuki face.

"It seems that we are no longer in Tianguo."

The value of a base that has been exposed will definitely be greatly reduced.

In addition to facing the pursuit of Konoha Village, Orochimaru has also betrayed the "Akatsuki" organization. As long as he shows up, Pain will never let him go.

Whether it is Kakuzu, Deidara or the dead Scorpion, they are all very interested in Orochimaru's life. Orochimaru, who has excellent life-saving ability, was injured in the soul by the Shiki Fuujin, and his combat power is in a weak state. He will definitely not put himself in danger.

"This is troublesome. Most of the ninja world is looking for him! If we search one by one like looking for a needle in a haystack, the chance of seeing Orochimaru is too small."

Mizuki knew a thing or two about the Gai team's exploration of the Land of Fields. He hadn't heard of any further missions from Tsunade's side, so it was obvious that the results were not very good. Mizuki naturally didn't hold out much hope, but the result of getting nothing was still a bit worrying.

There is no need to waste time in such a place. Judging from the existing traces, many things in this place have been destroyed, and no valuable experiments and research have been carried out for a long time, otherwise some outsiders would not have ruined it like this.

When Shuimu's clone returned disappointed, he found that his companions who had gone to explore the Sea Kingdom had already returned. Surprisingly, there was a little girl about fourteen or fifteen years old at the base, with purple hair, black eyes, and a thin figure.

"I was wondering why it was a lot brighter than usual, turns out there are guests!"

I looked at the little girl who seemed a little uncomfortable.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Yuhuo!"

"Fishing Fire, got it!"

I knew from the beginning that it was most likely brought back by the clone who went to the Sea Country to inquire about Orochimaru's whereabouts. Judging from his appearance, Mizuki had some impression of him, but he couldn't remember his specific name.

"Don't be nervous. It's getting late. You should go to bed early. We still have things to do!"

"Excuse me."

The purple-haired girl bowed politely, turned and walked into the prepared lounge.

After the new face left his sight, Shuimu's clone asked with great interest:

"How come you brought back another little girl? This is not a nursery!"

"Stop complaining. One person's meals are still affordable."

"Well, I have no problem with you asking for trouble, but why bring it here? It's totally useless, right?"

"We found Orochimaru's biological laboratory in the Sea Country. It seems that Orochimaru had abandoned it long ago. Only a mad scientist named Tenchi, no, it seems to be called Tenzhi, is still maintaining this laboratory. This guy is a talent, but unfortunately his talent in ninjutsu is too poor, which limits his vision. He can barely be considered a short-sighted villain!"

"Okay, stop insulting others in disguise. They've been able to last for several episodes, but we were weaklings who collapsed at the beginning..."

"Don't talk too much, listen to me! This ignorant Tianzhi is really annoying. He is unscrupulously using ordinary people for experiments..."

"So you saw injustice and came to the rescue, killing this inhumane guy humanely?"

"That's about right. An experiment to fuse humans and wild animals. Although I knew that these dark things must exist in the ninja world, I still couldn't control my emotions when they really appeared in front of me!"

Seriously speaking, what Shuimu did was not necessarily that noble. He created some life shells without will, and then controlled their life and death as the creator. The only difference is that one desecrated life without any reverence, while the other walked tremblingly on the edge of morality.

It is for this reason that Shuimu can no longer tolerate the evil before him!

"Fishing fires are the only victims that can be saved..."