When Xiaochun and Mizuki returned home silently, no one knew that these two people had crossed half of the ninja world not long ago, captured the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, took a sample, and then released him.

The frozen old Zi was thrown into an abandoned hibernation nest of a blind bear in the Stone Kingdom. After a simple treatment, he was no longer taken care of.

Apart from some minor skin injuries, Shuimu didn't find anything wrong with Lao Zi.

As for falling into a semi-comatose state, it was purely caused by the inability to adapt to the sudden change in environment.

After being beaten up by Mizuki, he actually didn't suffer any injuries. Although Lao Zi was old, he was still very strong. The only problem was that he suddenly came to the freezing ocean from the relatively warm Stone Country. He was in a hot state all of a sudden, and suddenly soaked in the cold sea water for a long time, and then was frozen into an ice cube. Even a middle-aged ninja would not be able to bear it. In addition, he was a little frightened, so it was normal for him to be weak.

After everything was arranged properly, Shuimu left with peace of mind. The unfortunate Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Lao Zi, who had fallen seriously ill, didn't know whether he would think that the scene he had just experienced was just an illusion caused by his cold and fever. However, all this had little to do with Shuimu.

Every failure makes one wiser. I hope that after this blow, this old man will at least understand his own strengths and weaknesses. Next time when facing arrest by the Akatsuki organization, he should not be too arrogant. He should run when he should. If he can escape, he will consider himself lucky.

Mizuki had thought about imprisoning Lao Zi completely to prevent the possibility of him being captured by the Akatsuki organization. However, when he thought that even the five major ninja villages were unable to keep Lao Zi under control, he gave up. It would be too difficult to expect them to obey him unless he killed or knocked out the Jinchūriki.

When it was over, Mizuki breathed a sigh of relief. Even though the battle didn't last very long and went incredibly smoothly, the outcome of the battle wasn't just a matter of ninjutsu between the two sides.

From the moment Shuimu discovered the person who looked like Lao Zi, there was continuous investigation and tracking, organization and collection of intelligence, tactical arrangements, what to do if an accident occurred, and many other details. Shuimu didn't know how much energy he had spent thinking about these things. If this still didn't go well, Shuimu didn't know what else he could do.

It is much more difficult to capture a Jinchūriki without injury or with minimal injury than to kill him. Although it took a lot of trouble, fortunately the thing was obtained. As for Lao Zi, he can only wish for the best.

…

I opened the bedroom door and it was still very quiet inside. The sunlight, with a little warmth, shone in through the glass window, making the room seem very warm.

Xiao Meixing, who had fallen asleep, hadn't woken up yet, and there was no sign that the barrier set up at home had been disturbed, so it looked like there should be no problem.

The plan went smoothly, resulting in plenty of time, even leaving time originally reserved for unexpected events.

"It's still more comfortable in the village!"

Having just returned to the Land of Fire from the freezing cold ocean, Xiaochun felt completely different. She went to the bathroom to clean herself up from the wind and frost on her body, then walked over and looked at the sleeping Xiao Meixing with a satisfied smile.

"Let's go out for a walk together while we're free today!"

Since the birth of the child, the whole family has not gone out together.

"good!"

After suffering from the cold wind, it’s nice to go outside and bask in the sun.

Just then, a crisp knock on the door came into Shuimu's ears.

"Who would come at this time?"

With some doubts, Shuimu opened the door and saw a familiar person.

"Iruka, why are you here?"

"Excuse me."

The teacher, who looked young and somewhat immature, said this embarrassedly.

"I knocked on the door before, but it seemed like no one was home. I went to the security department to look for you, but they told me that you were on leave today, so I came again."

"Xiaochun and I were not at home because of some personal matters, so we missed it. If you have anything to say, come in and talk!"

"Excuse me!"

Iruka, who hadn't been to Mizuki's house for a long time, sat down in the front hall and looked around the furnishings in the house.

“It’s changed a lot from before…”

Mizuki poured two cups of hot tea and handed one to Iruka.

"These were all arranged by Xiaochun. I don't understand these things."

At this time, Xiaochun, who was in the inner room, heard the noise outside.

"Is that Iruka?"

Xiaochun came out holding Xiao Miyuki.

"It's been a while."

"Hey, little Miyuki has grown so big now. I haven't seen her for a while. She has changed a lot!"

"If you're envious, get a girlfriend yourself. There seem to be female teachers in the Ministry of Education!"

At least Shuimu knew that there was a very strict and mysterious female teacher in the school who was best at training and teaching female spies.

Iruka was embarrassed by Mizuki's teasing, and he quickly smiled and waved his hands.

"It's not that easy. Forget about me. I'm here to give you this today."

As he spoke, a red post with large gold-plated characters printed on it was handed over.

"Invitation? The good news about Gekkou Gale and Uzuki Yugao, I see, is it already this late?"

Shuimu had heard about this matter from Xiaochun a long time ago, but he didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

"I know. I'll go when the time comes. I didn't expect it would be you who would send me here!"

"I saw that you were all busy and it might not be easy to meet you, so I volunteered to pass it on. Haha, I hope Shuimu doesn't think I'm meddling in your business!"

"How come?"

Iruka is indeed a good guy and a guy with little self-confidence. Mizuki knew this a long time ago.

"Don't be so reserved. Just come to me if you have anything to say!"

"Okay then, the message has been conveyed, and I should leave now."

Seeing Mizuki and Xiaochun coming out with the child, obviously going out, Iruka still has some foresight.

"Come over and visit us when you have time!"

…

In the Sand Village, Chiyo, who was fishing with Ebizo, looked unhappily at Fushigi who was asking for instructions below.

"Fayi is dead?"

"Yes!" Fu Yi answered with a sad face, "A penetrating wound in the left chest directly broke the heart. No one knew when Master Fayi died. By the time he was found, his blood had almost drained out. This was a shameless assassination..."

"alright!"

Chiyo waved her hand to signal Fu Yi to stop talking.

"Maki wouldn't do such a thing!"

"I also think that Maki is not such a person, but the people below are talking about it!"

Sometimes, the truth is not very important. When everyone thinks so, things become hard to control. Fu Yi had to ask Chiyo for help because he could not control the situation.

"Got it, I'll take care of it, you go down first!"