Ever since he visited Moonlight Gale that day, for more than ten days, Shuimu would walk around whenever he had free time. Firstly, it was to relax his mind, as studying or teaching was a headache; secondly, it was to familiarize himself with the terrain and do some reconnaissance and preparation.

During this period of time, Mizuki clearly felt that the entire village's vigilance had been strengthened. Outsiders might not be able to see the situation of being loose on the outside but tight on the inside, but if you pay a little attention, the atmosphere and the intensity of the investigation of strangers, which are very different from before, clearly show that the village has prepared a tough attitude to deal with armed conflict. Under the guise of protecting the daimyo and other important figures during the Chunin Exam, it is the confidence in its own strength. Even though it is known that someone is against the village, there is no intention to cancel the Chunin Exam.

As for Moonlight Gale, it's such a pity. Although his life is no longer in danger for the time being, he still shows no signs of waking up.

Ninjas are sometimes like this, and every mission may mean the separation of life and death. This is true for ninjas in peacetime, and the lives of ninjas in war are even more worthless. A conflict between ninja teams can cause large-scale destruction, which may cause countless lives to be lost.

At noon, Mizuki brought Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino to the dessert shop and had to treat them both to a big meal.

If you ask why, it's actually because Shuimu's magic circle on the flower shop sign was exposed, and he had to pay the two little girls some hush money. Although it's not a big deal, it would not be good for his reputation if it got out.

"By the way, this brown sugar flavored dango doesn't seem to be very tasty. I think the red bean paste ones are better." Yamanaka Ino complained while eating.

"Yeah." Sakura nodded in agreement.

Shuimu felt a headache after hearing the conversation between the two. How come you guys finished the meal even if it wasn't tasty? It was obviously just for him to hear. It was a blatant blackmail.

As a last resort, Shuimu had to order two more plates and let the two of them taste them.

"You two, although this restaurant is a well-known old brand, the prices are also very expensive. Do you think we should go back now that we are full?"

"Don't be impatient, we haven't finished eating yet!" Yamanaka Ino muttered while eating.

Sakura also nodded and asked, "Mr. Mizuki, how did you do that?"

In fact, Sakura found something wrong when she first went there, but because of her lack of experience and knowledge, she never investigated it further, and later she didn't pay much attention to it because of her heavy study tasks. However, as Sakura's learning focus turned to illusion and sealing techniques, she became more and more familiar with Mizuki-style ninjutsu, especially with Ino as her good friend by her side. She kept muttering that she couldn't understand why the business of the Four Seasons Flower Shop was so good. Finally, today, two people discovered the secret of the sign.

"You two, keep your voices down." Mizuki really didn't want to talk about this kind of thing in public. "This level of ninjutsu is still too early for you. You can't understand it in a short time, but I can teach you something else~"

Don't underestimate it as just a piece of bamboo board that can maintain simple illusions. There are so many technologies contained in it. The illusion array itself is not worth mentioning. The key is that it has theoretically achieved complete self-sufficiency. If it can be developed and promoted, it can play a great role.

"What kind of ninjutsu is it?" Sakura, who is facing the third round of the Chunin Exam, will not miss any opportunity to improve her strength.

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied, but you know the opposite~"

"We will definitely keep it a secret~" Sakura and Ino promised.

"That's good~"

…

In the Konoha office, the Sandaime Hokage was listening to a report from an Anbu.

Putting down the report in his hand, Sandai asked, "It says here that the effect of the barrier is slightly worse than when Shuimu used it. What's going on?"

"After investigation, it may be due to the difference in attainment of the Sealing Technique. None of the practitioners in the experiment have studied it as deeply as Shuimu. After all, he is the inventor."

"Yes." The third generation nodded. The village had tried the soul-gathering formation that Mizuki had contributed more than once. With Mizuki saving Moonlight Gale as an example, this technique was enough to become a reserve of ninjutsu for the village. After many tests, it was confirmed that the barrier was indeed effective, but its power was limited by the talent of the user.

After confirming that there were no problems, the Sandaime ordered, "Arrange and archive the barrier data, and set the confidentiality level according to the A-level ninjutsu. At the same time, upgrade the file level of Chuunin Mizuki, and consider promotion after the Chuunin Exam is over."

The soul gathering formation contributed by Mizuki has an extremely strong effect of calming the mind and defending against mental attacks and illusions. This kind of ninjutsu with very obvious characteristics can indeed have a very magical effect if used well. Moonlight Gale is the best example.

At the same time, as an excellent Chunin, Mizuki's combat power is considered top-notch among all the Chunin in the village. What is rare is that his abilities are very balanced, without obvious weaknesses, and his development potential is huge.

What's more, in recent months he has also shown extraordinary talent in pharmacy and sealing techniques, and has mastered the rare medical ninjutsu in the ninja world. His chakra scalpel and palm technique are so proficient that many experienced medical ninjas are inferior to him.

Although Mizuki had made serious mistakes before, he had already been punished, and his performance in the past few months was worthy of an excellent Konoha ninja. It was only natural to consider upgrading his ninja level.

…

On the other hand, Mizuki, who had no idea that he was going to be promoted and given a raise, was racking his brains over how to teach Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. Haruno Sakura was fine, as after more than half a month of teaching, her foundation was already relatively solid, and it was not difficult for her to learn; but Yamanaka Ino was more of a headache. It wasn't that Ino wasn't talented or smart enough. It was just that they were not the same type of ninjas, and if they didn't have the corresponding foundation, he really didn't know where to start teaching them.

"What is this, Mr. Mizuki?" Sakura looked at the scroll Mizuki handed over, not understanding what it was for. "I think the shape of this seal is somewhat familiar to me."

How could she not be familiar with it? Sakura had used it before, in the Forest of Death. However, the combination and decomposition of these more complex sealing techniques and barriers were still beyond Sakura's ability for the time being, after all, she had only been learning for less than a month.

"This is a sealing technique that can make up for your biggest flaw to a certain extent." Shuimu replied.

"Biggest flaw?" Sakura asked in surprise, "What is my biggest flaw?"

"My body is too weak and my physical strength is too poor, resulting in a serious lack of chakra."