Mizuki didn't want to worry about Tsunade's plan for now. These could be put aside for now, as family matters were more important. Although there was still some time before Xiaochun's due date, there was no telling when the baby would be born early.

Although I have been away for more than a month, it feels like a long time has passed. So many major events have happened in the meantime, Deidara died in such an unclear way, and the two most artistic guys in the Akatsuki organization died directly or indirectly at my hands, which is really a bit sad.

After opening the door, Shuimu checked carefully. There was nothing special. No one was there and it seemed that everyone in the family had gone out.

Looking at the furnishings in the house, they are actually quite different from my original habits.

Shuimu tends to keep his home tidy, clean and tidy, and usually just uses it as a place to rest.

Since there was one more person in the family, things have gradually started to change.

"It's more like a home with a sense of fireworks!"

Pushing open the tightly closed window, the comfortable air outside came in, dispelling the somewhat chilly atmosphere in the room.

The weather outside is nice, I guess Xiaochun went out for a walk. It is actually a good choice to have such leisure time, put aside all worries and enjoy such a comfortable life. It is just a pity that there are too few ninjas who can have a good end. Even the leader of Konoha Village and four consecutive Hokage died in an accident, not to mention ordinary ninjas. There are countless unknown people who died in the Ninja World War.

Mizuki wanted to break the cycle of fate at first, not because he loved the world deeply and wanted to save it like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, but because he was driven by self-preservation. But at this point, he was about to become one of the top few in the ninja world, and it was difficult for him to be hurt by minor problems. Only the few ninjas of the same level and the crisis of the entire ninja world could make him look sideways. Therefore, the way of dealing with people and things had to change. He was not like Fugaku Uchiha, who had an entire family to drag down, nor did Hiashi Hyuga, who had to worry about the interests of a large group of people of the same clan. It was just Tsubaki and his daughter, and he could still protect them.

People's needs are always increasing. As the pressure of survival gradually decreases, higher demands for life will naturally follow. In order to eliminate long-term threats, we need to think carefully.

Just as Shuimu was thinking about it, there was a noise at the door, and it seemed that Xiaochun had returned.

When Xiaochun entered the house, he realized that there was someone at home. He saw the tidied entrance and the open windows.

"Shuimu, are you back?"

Mizuki walked out of the inner room and saw that in addition to Xiaochun, there was an unexpected person accompanying her, who was the female ninja Uzuki Yugao with long purple hair.

"Excuse me for interrupting you."

Uzuki Yugao was very polite to Mizuki, who saved her lover Gekko Hayate.

Shuimu smiled and stepped forward to support Xiaochun, who was already having difficulty walking.

"Thank you for your help."

After Mao Yue Xi Yan sent Xiao Chun home, she said hello and left without entering the house.

"When did you become familiar with this person?"

"When I go to the hospital occasionally, I run into her and Moonlight Gale there, and we exchange a few words!"

I see. In the past, Yueguang Jifeng was in the hospital for long-term treatment, and his health condition is not very good now. He needs to go for a physical check-up occasionally. It is natural that Mao Yue Xi Yan often accompanies him, and it is normal to say hello to acquaintances when meeting them.

"It seems like they are going to get married too."

"Really?"

Mizuki was not surprised at all. The two of them had a good relationship to begin with, and it was natural for them to start a family. Gekko Hayate was a member of a well-known but declining family, and Uzuki Yugao's ancestors were from a ninja family with a long history, so there was nothing inappropriate about the two of them.

"when?"

"In the second half of the year!"

Once the Chunin Exams are over, the important things of the year will almost be over, and there will be a lot of free time, which is just right.

Mizuki helped Xiaochun sit down, then poured a cup of hot water and brought it over.

"Where's your clone? Why isn't he with you?"

"The flower shop needs someone to look after it. The Chunin Exam is coming up soon, so it's a good time for business..."

"Thanks a lot!"

Shuimu felt a little ashamed about this. He had to worry about the family finances while his wife, who was about to give birth, was not doing a good job as a husband recently. It was just that the number of clones could not be maintained too much. The more there were, the more resources were needed to support them. If he wanted to take care of all parties, he had to reduce the expected combat power of the clones. When he encountered a situation like this where he had to dispatch almost all the clones to maintain the balance of all parties, it was sometimes difficult to take care of the family.

"After this mission, there shouldn't be any more troublesome missions in the short term, so I can spend more time with you at home!"

"Don't forget your daughter, Miyuki!"

“Of course I can’t forget this.”

Aren't the ninjas out there risking their lives just to protect this hard-earned peaceful life?

"besides……"

Xiaochun suddenly changed the subject.

"Did you get seriously injured again on this mission?"

Shuimu was shocked.

"Nothing happened. Look, I'm fine, aren't I?"

"Where did you put the gloves I gave you?"

It turned out that this was the place where he was exposed, Shuimu smiled awkwardly. It was too weird to wear a glove on one hand, so he took off the glove on his left hand as well, but he didn't expect that Xiaochun still didn't notice it.

An intact left-hand glove and a piece of scrap metal were placed in front of Xiaochun.

"Stretch out your right hand so I can see it!"

Shuimu did as he was told.

"It's already healed, you don't have to worry!"

Xiao Chun touched the new arm. The color of the skin that had just grown in a short period of time was quite different from the original one, and it could not be concealed in a few days.

"I asked someone to make the gloves for me. I know that they can be melted into this shape! Is there any damage to other parts of your body?"

“No more!”

Xiaochun looked at Shuimu in detail and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with him.

"Be more careful next time!"

Although Xiaochun didn't fully understand how strong Mizuki was, from what she knew, he was definitely much stronger than an ordinary new jonin. This was evident from the people he often interacted with, the importance he received from the Fifth Hokage, and the difficult tasks he often completed. Those who could injure Mizuki to this extent were definitely not ordinary enemies.

"Don't worry! I'm going to see Miyuki-chan become Hokage, how could anything go wrong?"

Having said that, Shuimu himself knows that there will be many more times when he will need to take risks in the future, and the enemies will become stronger and stronger, so he really needs to be more cautious.