What is the greatest help that the tailed beasts bring to Mizuki?

It should be the important purpose of allowing the main body to sense natural energy.

Other powers such as transformation into a tailed beast, various powerful attack ninjutsu, and even lava escape are all derived from the chakra of the tailed beast, but the foundation of all of this is the Sage Mode.

If Mizuki can't use Sage Mode, how much will his strength decrease?

This cannot be measured accurately. Without this support, one can only take the path of becoming an immortal, but one will never have the terrifying explosive power that one has now.

The unprecedented violent state of Sage Mode, at the cost of walking on the edge of danger, has given him the confidence to compete with anyone in the ninja world. Without these, he would probably not be much stronger than the current Hatake Kakashi.

It is not easy to maximize the usefulness of this "Naruto in Sand Storm". We certainly cannot expect too much from its combat power, but its auxiliary role is very good.

Tailed Beast Mode, Magnetic Release, and ultra-long-range sniping using the Tailed Beast Cannon with the help of the Byakugan are also good methods.

There is still nearly half a year before Uzumaki Naruto and Jiraiya return to the village. Mizuki needs to think carefully about how to make full use of this time and maximize its value.

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With the support of several jonins and the influence of the Hyuga family, Hyuga Neji's jonin examination has a very high chance of success.

There is no need for a Shuimu collaboration here.

Mizuki is just one of the people who provides daily performance evaluation as a direct superior.

Although it was just a routine matter, the process of the Jonin assessment had to be recorded in the ninja files, so Mizuki couldn't be perfunctory.

"After working together for more than a year, I have nothing to complain about you!"

"Thank you for your usual care!"

"You're welcome! Having said that, I still hope that you can be more proactive in seeking your own value in the future. Your current choice is not wrong, but it does not affect your efforts to expand your own possibilities. Don't confine your talents, otherwise it will be a waste of your talent."

"Thanks for the advice!"

Mizuki glanced at the respectful Neji and felt a little emotional.

How much he actually listened to can only be seen from his future performance. The caged bird of the Hyuga family is about to be abandoned, but this cannot change the reality that Hyuga Neji has been bound.

"It would be great if the caged bird could be cracked!"

Only by using one's own strength from the inside out can one break free from this curse. With Hyuga Neji's talent, he may indeed become the first genius in nearly a thousand years to break free from the caged bird.

But it is only a possibility. The sublimation of power is not such an easy thing. The process of breaking the curse is so dangerous that it is not enough to describe it as a life-and-death situation.

If Neji was his student, Mizuki would have an excuse to try out some of his ideas on him, which might help. But as a member of the Hyuga branch family, it would be difficult to convince Hyuga Hiashi to let Mizuki experiment on Neji. And with Might Guy as his legitimate teacher, Mizuki couldn't interfere too much.

"You can go down. I will hand over the evaluation directly to Lady Tsunade. I will give you two days off to take care of your personal affairs!"

After sending Hyuga Neji away, Mizuki took out a dark-colored palm-sized object and habitually poured some natural energy mixed with some tailed beast chakra and fairy chakra into it.

“What a hassle!”

This process has to be repeated several times a day, which is really annoying.

The remains of this Outer Path Statue have deteriorated beyond repair and cannot be simply treated with medicine or other methods. It can only be restored slowly by activating its ability to absorb chakra.

Fragments with little vitality can only absorb a limited amount of chakra each time. If more is injected, it will be a waste and will have no effect at all. It's like a terminally ill person who cannot absorb any amount of nutrient solution.

Shuimu could only adopt the method of "eating small and frequent meals" to slowly adjust himself.

At the beginning, Shuimu even doubted whether the wreckage was completely dead. Fortunately, after more than a month of careful care, it has barely improved. This fragment of the Ten-Tails shell no longer looks like it will be destroyed at any time.

From the outside, the originally charcoal-like surface began to become dense, gradually revealing a hint of metallic luster, and the surface texture also underwent some regular changes.

Shuimu doesn't care much about the final form of this carrier that bears the dream space of Xishuixiang, but if possible, it is better to try not to attract attention.

Shuimu released his perception and through the charcoal-like surface of the fragments, he could see a star-like reaction of chakra light spots in the center. Through the outline of these light spots, a lifelike butterfly-shaped abstract object was dancing with the flickering of chakra in his perception.

“It’s going pretty well!”

Shuimu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the spoils he had worked so hard to obtain were finally not wasted.

The fusion of the obsession mind and the fragments of the heterodox demon statue was not smooth at first, and Shuimu was unable to even use forceful measures.

The current dream space only accommodates Mizuki's many clones and the little Shukaku whose will has been completely wiped out. With the support of the power that Mizuki carefully controlled to just the right amount, they finally survived the most difficult period.

The situation next will be much simpler, and we won't be as nervous as before.

As the Xishuixiang and the fragments of the Ten-Tails' shell are completely integrated, the recovery speed will become faster and faster under the nourishment of the spiritual power provided by the chakra and dream space.

This is like a small snowball rolling down from the top of a snowy peak. At the beginning, its size is small and its speed is not fast, but as time goes by, its energy will increase exponentially.

The prerequisite for being able to do this is that the Sleeping Town is stable enough and the starting point of the fragments of the Ten-Tails Shell is high enough.

Only after it is completely stabilized, Shuimu will consider joining the spiritual connection of others, and then gradually expand the illusion space of Xishui Township.

Of course, this is not something worth making a big deal about, and you have to act in private to avoid attracting attention.

Shuimu had considered the dangers involved, but that was not a reason for him to stop.

Just as some people think that the biggest villain in the story of Snow White is actually the one who told the wicked queen the truth and was the root cause of all tragedies - the Mirror of Truth, which can reflect human dreams and hopes. The Sleeping Land is not a symbol of good luck, but it is not a monster either.

If one day Xishuixiang becomes a tool for doing evil, it must be that there is something wrong with Shuimu itself, or that humans themselves have chosen a ruined future.