Although Shuimu's words were a bit unpleasant, they did hit the nail on the head.

Orochimaru has caused great harm to the village, and his reputation is also very bad. Many Konoha villagers hate him. However, his tyrannical strength and strange whereabouts have made the village helpless against him. After all, he is one of the few super geniuses since the establishment of the village, and he was only one step away from the position of Hokage. How to treat and deal with such a person is actually a big problem.

"If it was an Anbu, they wouldn't ask such a question!"

Tsunade replied with a sigh.

"Logically, this kind of vicious rebel ninja should be wiped out by the assassination team. But you also understand that the village is simply unable to deal with such a dangerous ninja. Even if it can be done reluctantly, the price to pay is unacceptable."

"The most famous traitor in the village is Uchiha Madara, who is as famous as the first generation. Everyone has seen the price of killing him with all his strength."

"But even so, we can't just sit there and do nothing. Orochimaru is notorious, and he is the murderer of the Third Hokage. The village must show that it has the power to take revenge. In addition to diplomacy and appeasement, we also need tangible results to re-establish the dignity of the village..."

"So you chose Orochimaru?"

This candidate is indeed very suitable. In terms of hatred, strength, fame and influence, as long as he can show power that overwhelms him, he will be able to wash away the shame of the Hokage's death in battle.

"Although Orochimaru has completed his reincarnation and has recovered a lot of his strength, he is still far from his peak. Your head-on combat power should be able to overwhelm him. As long as you can defeat him, you can deter those sneaky people who doubt the village's strength, and also make the villagers of Konoha feel more at ease!"

"I didn't expect it to be so troublesome. Does that mean that as long as we find him and have a good fight, that will be enough?"

"That's about right. Of course, it would be even better if you could capture him."

If that's the case, it's not too difficult. If you think about it, you will understand why not send more people? First, if there are too many people, it will easily alert Orochimaru. Second, the victory of a large army is far less shocking than the strong crushing of one or two masters.

The ninja world has a tradition of supremacy of force, and personal heroism still has a large market.

But in this way, I have to use the Sage Mode again, and I always feel that I am becoming more and more dependent on it invisibly.

Although it is a bit unpleasant to create complications at this time, it is not unacceptable when I think that I can get the Eight-Headed Technique right away.

"One more question, will the Sand Village provide help?" An outsider saw the powerful Konoha jonin and felt more confident bragging about it.

"Don't count on that. Do you want Chiyo to help you, or do you want the One-Tail Jinchuriki to help you?"

It would definitely not be possible to ask them to send out a large force, and Konoha Village would not be happy about it either. It seems like this matter has to be dropped!

"Okay, no more questions about this mission!"

…

He received a task that seemed troublesome but was actually not very dangerous. To be honest, Shuimu really didn't want to travel far during this period. Xiaochun's due date was less than three months away, and at this time, Shuimu needed to be at home with her.

But now that I've become a ninja, I feel helpless sometimes. At least this time it won't have much of an impact. Even if it takes longer, I can still come back in the Chunin Exam. If everything goes well, I might even be able to take a vacation.

There is no friend who can help with the matter of having children. Among the ninjas of the same age, Mizuki was the first to get married and have children. Fortunately, Xiaochun has a clone who can help take care of them, otherwise it would be really difficult.

"This mission is to go to the Kingdom of Wind?"

Xiaochun did not ask about the specific content of the mission, and Mizuki did not explain in detail. He just explained some basic information. After all, the mission was top secret before it was completed and could not be disclosed casually. In addition, he did not want to make Xiaochun worry. The target of the mission was Orochimaru, and no one could be completely sure.

"It's a little far away, but there's nothing else to pay special attention to."

“Don’t be careless!”

After all, they are in a foreign country. Even if they are allies now, they fought each other more than half a year ago. The hatred will definitely not be eliminated in a short time.

"good!"

Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara, who were confidently behind the scenes and then were plotted against by Black Zetsu, are both examples of past experience. There may be a big trap waiting for you somewhere in this world. If you are about to become a father, you still have to be cautious.

Xiao Chun has been almost idle recently. As time goes by, he can no longer do too many activities. Fortunately, everything he wanted to prepare has been prepared. He only goes out for a walk occasionally and goes to the hospital for a check-up. He has to stop doing anything too tiring for the time being.

"Miyuki-chan is very healthy. Looks like we'll have to take it easy from now on."

Most ninjas have very good physical fitness, and their next generation of children are mostly strong and healthy, so they have much less trouble to worry about than ordinary families.

"By the way, I saw Karin in the hospital. She seemed to be very popular. Everyone liked her very much. It seemed that she had integrated into the village smoothly!"

"That's good, Karin is a smart kid!"

In fact, it would be more appropriate to say that she is kind-hearted. Her own talents allow her to have excellent perception. It is easy for her to judge other people's attitudes and conditions based on her chakra. It is normal for her to be good at interacting with and pleasing others.

"Not only that, Senior Shizune thinks highly of Karin and teaches her very strictly. There are rumors that Lady Tsunade even taught her personally!"

"This is a good thing, why are you worried?"

Considering only her qualifications in medical ninjutsu, Karin is indeed a little stronger than Sakura, especially her ability to quickly heal injuries by absorbing her chakra, which makes her achievements and development in medical ninjutsu truly limitless.

Xiaochun glared at Mizuki who didn't agree.

"That's the Hokage. Maybe he'll be accepted as a disciple by Lady Tsunade!"

Mizuki said with a sigh.

"That's no different!"

The deep-rooted concept of hierarchy makes people feel very helpless. Once they are involved with the Hokage, it seems that their status is naturally superior to others.

Of course, Shuimu was just complaining. After becoming a disciple of a big shot, the possibility of success is indeed much higher.

Xiaochun, who already understood Mizuki's way of thinking, did not refute. After thinking about it, he felt that what Mizuki said made sense.

"When you're not around, Karin still often comes to help. What a good kid!"

"Really? I haven't seen her much recently."

Since Gekkou Hayate was discharged from the hospital, I haven't been to the hospital much. I've been busy all the time, and some acquaintances have gradually become distant. I still see Yamashiro Aoba occasionally, but I haven't contacted Iruka for a long time.

…

The next day, Mizuki gathered the three people from Class 8 together and announced something.

"Mr. Mizuki is finally going to lead us on a mission?"

It's not Inuzuka Kiba's fault for complaining about this. After the Chunin Exam, Mizuki has only guided Team 8 and led them on missions a few times. This time, they got a big mission, and it was an exchange with ninjas from other villages, just like the trip to the Land of Water more than half a year ago. Maybe they could encounter a big scene. But that kind of high-level mission is rare once a year if you are not a Jonin. Most of the danger this time is on Mizuki, so they only set a B-level mission, which is in line with the ninja level of Team 8.

"Go back and prepare well, and gather here tomorrow afternoon!"

"knew!"

"Also, there is one more thing I want to explain."

Mizuki paused, then spoke to Hyuga Hinata and Inuzuka Kiba.

"This is only about the two of you. You will not be participating in the upcoming Chunin Exam. If your performance is acceptable, you will be recommended again for the Chunin Exam early next year!"

"Hey, aren't we going to join in too?"

Inuzuka Kiba had a bitter face and looked somewhat unhappy. He had already received information from Akimichi Chouji of Team 10, and guessed that these Genin who failed the last Chunin Exam might not have a chance to appear this time.

"Is the team incomplete? How about teaming up with Choji and the others? Or you can just call Lee over!"

"Not only that, there are other considerations. Well, don't complain. It's only been half a year. The most important thing is to work hard to improve yourself!"

In the last Chunin Exam, Hinata and Kiba's performance was just average, living up to their family's name. But there was no eye-catching performance, no surprises, which is the most realistic portrayal. If you want to be promoted to Chunin, you really need some experience.

…

At the Ninja School, Mizuki strolled in the corridor of the teaching building. Most of the people coming and going were Mizuki's former colleagues, who they hadn't seen for a long time. They might have been colleagues chatting and laughing together in the past, but now they were just nodding to each other. After exchanging a few words with some acquaintances, Mizuki came to the teacher's office. After knocking on the door, there were not many people inside. Umino Iruka was busy.

To Shuimu's surprise, a figure that shouldn't have appeared was also here. It was the Moonlight Gale that had not been seen for a long time.

"Shui Mu? How come you have time to come here today?"

Iruka greeted him happily.

"I came to see the place where I used to work, and to see you. I haven't seen you come to see me for a long time. It seems that you have been doing well recently."

When they had a good relationship in the past, Iruka would go to Mizuki to complain and ask for help whenever there was something. After so long, his appearance has not changed much, but his temperament has become much more mature.

"You're so busy, I'm sorry to bother you."

Iruka said a little sheepishly.

"I think you want to avoid the gift money? Xiaochun is about to give birth, you should prepare a generous gift for my daughter, right?"

"How can you ask for a gift money so blatantly?"

Iruka said with a smile.

"If you need any help, you're welcome!"

Ever since Mizuki became a little famous, he has become busier and busier. They rarely see each other. Changes in their social circles have also made their previous friendship a little weak. Now that Iruka sees that Mizuki can still joke around, he feels relieved.

"Um!"

Mizuki turned and said to Moonlight Gale.

"Why are you here too?"

“I’m a trainee teacher now!”

Looking at his face, he still looks unhealthily pale, but he is in good spirits and can move around on his own, so he should be fine.

"Completely relegated to the second line?"

Moonlight Gale nodded.

"It's not bad to be here. At least I don't have to stay at home and waste my life. When my body recovers a little, I will sign up for the teacher qualification test and become a teacher."

"I'm relieved to see that you're okay. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I thought you were staying at home to recuperate! Let's find a chance to get together, and invite Qingye to come along!"

"He's a very busy man now, too, and I don't see him often!"

Yamashiro Aoba, who became the team leader, also began to suffer in the low-level tasks.

"Maybe after a while. I have to go on a long trip tomorrow!"

"A mission?"

Ninjas are always like this, it is difficult to get together, unless there is a major event, it is basically impossible for them to be free at the same time. When a hero like Uzumaki Naruto got married, many people were on missions and couldn't be there. From this, we can see that the free time that ninjas have is actually not as much as imagined.

"Let's make an appointment when I come back!"

It's still working hours and Shuimu is also on duty. He just came by to take a look. It's not good to disturb others' work.

The next afternoon, after Mizuki said goodbye to Xiaochun, he gathered the members of Class 8 and set off after getting ready. In Mizuki's perception, two figures seemed to be following behind them from a distance.

This time it is really difficult for Tenzang and Sasuke. It is not easy to hide their whereabouts in front of Team 8.