After bidding farewell to Jiraiya, Xiaochun walked side by side with Mizuki, who was full of thoughts, and slowly walked back home in the dark night.

"Mizuki, is there anything wrong with what Lord Jiraiya said just now?" Xiaochun couldn't help but ask.

"No." Shui Mu shook his head and said, "It's just some immature speculation, but it shouldn't have much impact."

At the moment, it seems that it is definitely not Shuimu’s business. Even if the speculation is true, if the sky falls, there will naturally be someone taller to hold it up. It is not Shuimu’s turn to worry about it.

However, if we look at this world from another angle, we can actually discover some clues a long time ago. There are surprisingly many types of intelligent creatures in the ninja world, and all kinds of monsters and demons emerge in an endless stream. Anyone with a little power will come out to stir up trouble.

There is a saying in the past that those who are not my kind must have different hearts. This is just a difference in nationality, but they are already fighting fiercely. In the ninja world, even the species are different. Maybe there are indeed some people who are friendly to humans and do not fight with the world, but if all of them are so actively involved in the fight between humans, it is too enthusiastic.

"However, I didn't expect Uzumaki Naruto to be favored by Lord Jiraiya. A few months ago, he was still an orphan ostracized by the villagers." Xiao Tsubaki said with emotion.

"That's a good child. He might become a support for the village in the future." Shuimu said, "Let's not talk about this. Something might happen in the village tomorrow. Go back and have a rest early~"

As the village leaders have obtained information about the Sand Ninja colluding with Orochimaru and have more time to make arrangements, it is still unknown what changes will occur that are different from the original. However, given the caution of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, Konoha should not take the initiative to provoke a war. How to respond will depend on the specific situation.

…

"Sakura, how's your progress on the sealing technique these days?" During the lunch break, Mizuki asked Sakura about her learning progress.

"It's going smoothly according to the time assigned by the teacher. There are no problems for now." Sakura replied.

Hearing the answer, Shuimu nodded and said, "That's good. I was going to arrange a test for you, but I was too busy in the past few days and have been neglecting your teaching. I'm really sorry."

"No, Mr. Mizuki," Sakura replied, "I think it's not bad." Everyone could see how tired Mizuki looked these days, so it was hard to find fault with him.

"That's the result of your intelligence, talent, and hard work. It has nothing to do with my laziness."

However, Sakura said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, I did something wrong. I told Ino the ninjutsu that the teacher taught me in private."

"Oh." Shuimu suddenly realized, and wondered why Yamanaka Ino was so friendly to him. He looked at Yamanaka Ino who was a little embarrassed and said, "It doesn't matter. Just learn it as long as you can learn it. It's not a very precious secret technique."

"Mr. Mizuki, you are too modest." Ino said, "I just don't understand and I'm not convinced, so I showed some of your information on sealing techniques to my family, but no one understood what it was. This morning, my father even asked me to say hello to you."

"Senior, you are so polite. Just discuss with Sakura what you want to learn. It's fine as long as she doesn't fall behind in her studies." Appropriate connections do have some effect.

Looking at the sky outside, Shuimu ordered, "Please prepare a bouquet of flowers for me. It's for visiting the patient. I'll need it later. I'll be out for a while this afternoon and will be back soon~"

…

When Shuimu came to the Moonlight Gale ward, he found that in addition to Uzuki Yugao, there was also an unexpected figure inside.

"Kakashi, why are you here? Didn't you go for special training with Sasuke? You're back so soon?" A few days ago, Hatake Kakashi took the barely recovered Uchiha Sasuke away and went to a quiet place to teach him. It was thought that there would be no chance for them to meet again until the third round of the Chunin Exam began.

"Yes, but I just received an emergency notice that we will be attending the Jonin Conference soon." Kakashi turned around and replied, "This is the second time this week. It's really disturbing."

Mizuki went forward and put the flowers he brought into the vase, then asked Uzuki Yugao, "Is the situation stable?"

"I just checked it, nothing has changed."

"It's a good sign that the situation hasn't gotten worse. Ninjas aren't that fragile. As long as you survive, there's always a way out," Mizuki said comfortingly.

"That's right, it will be fine." Kakashi agreed.

After that, the three of them exchanged a few casual pleasantries, and Mizuki and Kakashi were about to leave.

"In that case, we won't bother you anymore." Noticing Kakashi winking at him, Mizuki pushed the door and walked out, followed by Kakashi.

"What's the matter?" Shuimu asked.

Kakashi said: "I just came back and I don't know what happened, but I heard that you were also involved. Do you know any information?"

"I'm not sure exactly what the situation is. I'm only a Chunin after all. But, you'd better be prepared!"

"Preparation? Preparation for war? Is it that serious?"

Mizuki did not directly confirm Kakashi's guess: "As far as I know, many ninjas who were sent out have returned to the village. I believe you know that Master Jiraiya is also in the village?"

"Well, I didn't expect you knew that too."

"I met him last night and talked for a while. Naruto was also there."

"It's a good thing that Lord Jiraiya is personally teaching Naruto, but how is Sakura doing now?" Kakashi finally remembered his other student.

"After talking for so long, you finally care about Sakura." Mizuki said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will definitely surprise you. If your Sasuke doesn't make much progress, don't be surprised if Sakura catches up later."

"Is that so? I'm relieved then. I'm going to a meeting now. See you at the third Chunin Exam."

After parting with Hatake Kakashi, Mizuki was in no mood to hang around in the hot afternoon, so he quickly walked back. As soon as he returned to the Four Seasons Flower Shop, Yamanaka Ino came over and said, "Mr. Mizuki, Mr. Iruka came to see you just now and said he had something important to tell you. When he saw that you were not there, he left a letter for you."

Mizuki took the letter handed to him by Ino, opened it, and after a quick glance he knew what was going on.

"An emergency evacuation plan? You really have prepared for the worst! To keep the youngsters and Genin of the ninja school safe? In the original story, the situation was so bad that Genin had to fight against Jinchūriki. I hope that we have some intelligence this time, so that we won't underestimate the enemy's strength again."