Sasuke's superficial injuries were not serious and he recovered quickly, but it took him nearly a week to recover from his weak body and allow him to move freely.

He should have stayed in the hospital for a few more days, but the anxious Sasuke couldn't wait any longer. Lying in bed with nothing to do was too hard for him.

After a thorough examination and finding nothing wrong, Sasuke finally walked out of the ward with the assurance of Hatake Kakashi.

"You're in a hurry to be discharged from the hospital. What do you want to do?"

"Practice!"

Sasuke answered without hesitation.

"I've already wasted so many days. I can't just lie there like this any longer!"

The answer was not unexpected, Kakashi just asked casually.

"Stop practicing for a moment, there are some things you need to know..."

"Stop practicing?"

Sasuke frowned unconsciously, but did not refute, waiting for Kakashi to continue.

"Do your eyes still hurt now?"

"One more thing, it's much better than the past few days."

It has not fully recovered after so many days. It seems that the situation is just as Shuimu expected. Some things seem unavoidable.

"Until the discomfort in your body completely disappears, do not use chakra frequently, especially do not use the Sharingan."

"Is there something wrong with the Sharingan?"

Kakashi's words made Sasuke feel a little uneasy. The pride of the Uchiha family was the guarantee of fully exerting their strength. If anything unexpected happened, it would be really terrible.

"Hasn't Lady Tsunade already checked it out?"

Two days ago, Tsunade took some time to take a closer look at Sasuke's condition. She didn't say anything at the time, but just gave a few words of encouragement and left.

"How should I put it?"

Kakashi spared the back of Rao's head.

"After all, I'm not a medical ninja. Some things should be explained clearly by professionals."

As for the more troublesome curse, apart from finding Orochimaru, Mizuki is the only one in the village who knows something about it.

"We still have some time today, come out for a walk with me!"

"good!"

Sunny weather is rare in winter.

"How did my mission turn out?"

"You've barely completed the mission. The client is to deal with a murderer. The client doesn't even know the murderer's true identity. He just wants the massacre to stop. It doesn't necessarily mean that he has to get the target's head. Now the target has disappeared from the Bear Country!"

“Really?”

The result is not too bad, but the evaluation of this mission will not be too high.

"Generally speaking, you didn't make any mistakes. You did the right thing by sending the message back in time. After the village noticed something was wrong, they immediately went to support you, so they were able to bring you back in the first place despite your serious injuries. But knowing that there was a problem, you went to fight the enemy head-on. This rash behavior was a bit reckless."

Self-confidence is a good thing, but if you have too strong a desire to show off, it will have the opposite effect. It is not wise for a person to face a group of people alone.

"The follow-up of the mission has been taken over by others. When you realize that an organized enemy is interfering with your mission, you should hold on and wait for help..."

After giving a few reminders, Kakashi stopped nagging too much. Sasuke was a smart man and didn't need to be taught too much.

"I barely passed the mission assessment. Did I succeed in becoming a jonin?"

"No final conclusion has been made yet, but there is still hope. Just wait patiently."

How could it be so easy to become a jonin? Even with Kakashi's influence, it was impossible for him to decide such a major matter. In the end, it was still Tsunade who determined the final result.

A few minutes later, Kakashi led Sasuke to a small park full of children's play facilities. This was the place where most of the Konoha villagers played when they were young. Sasuke would occasionally come here, but he rarely played with his peers. Sasuke preferred to stick with his brother and practice together.

There are not many people here now. It is a sunny day. Someone has shoveled aside the heavy snow that fell a few days ago, but the whole place still looks wet. Not many children are willing to come and play at this time. But there is an adult holding a child who has occupied the children's swing and is having a lot of fun.

"Hey, Mizuki, I caught you slacking off again!"

Kakashi yelled at Mizuki who had no image at all.

Mizuki glanced at Kakashi and Sasuke not far away, swung the swing high up, then leaped and landed in front of the two of them.

"How can you tell that I'm being lazy if you're not being lazy?"

"What a shameless statement!"

Kakashi didn't go too far. He looked at Miyuki, whose face was red from the cold air in Mizuki's arms, and asked curiously.

"Aren't you afraid that a child less than six months old will get cold if you bring him out in the middle of winter?"

"It's okay. Look, isn't she still smiling? She's in great shape!"

"Okay, whatever you like!"

Ninjas have strong physical fitness, and their children are not spoiled and can withstand a little cold wind.

"What do you want to see me about? Don't tell me you just happened to be passing by?"

"Sasuke was discharged from the hospital today. There are some things I can't explain clearly, so it would be better if you could explain them."

"Discharged from hospital? Already well?"

Mizuki studied Sasuke's face.

"You still look very weak. So, have you made a decision?"

"What decision?"

Sasuke asked, somewhat confused.

Mizuki looked at Hatake Kakashi with some confusion.

"You didn't say anything?"

Kakashi smiled and agreed.

"Hokage-sama agrees?"

"Well, it's not easy to convince Lady Tsunade!"

"You are really good at speaking. I never realized you were so eloquent before."

"I impress people with my sincerity, unlike you!"

Sincerity? Mizuki sneered, and without further questioning, he turned to Sasuke and said:

"I have some bad news to tell you. Your health is very poor, and the damage caused by the curse is getting worse. If you don't make plans early, you may not live long."

As the erosion of the curse seal becomes more and more serious, this problem will always have to be faced, unless Sasuke stops using the power of the curse seal and completely gets rid of his dependence on the curse seal like Anko Mitarashi.

However, Sasuke, who has a lot of hatred and hatred, will not have such a peaceful future. As time goes by, big problems will arise sooner or later.

"The good news is that there is a way to save you, but if you don't help, you may die soon."

“This is really shocking news.”

Sasuke was a little surprised to find out for the first time that his situation was so bad.

"Either wait for death or seek death, but the latter still has a glimmer of hope?"

"That's a good point. What do you choose?"

"If I wait to die, how long will I live?"

Mizuki shook his head.

"It's hard to say. If the curse breaks out a few more times like the last few days, you won't be able to live long."