In Konoha Village, Team 7 has been operating together for some time under the special care of Hatake Kakashi.

The Chunin Exam began, progressed, and ended, and lasted until the results were announced. During this long period of time, the team spirit that had completely disappeared from Team 7 finally showed some signs of reappearing.

At this point, this stage of training has finally come to an end. It has to end. It is not easy to let Shuimu sit in the office every day. If it is delayed any further, Shuimu will not do it.

“It’s finally over!”

Mizuki can breathe a sigh of relief.

"I originally thought you would teach Naruto some ninjutsu, but I didn't expect you to just give some guidance on team tactics and taijutsu."

"Let's combine work and rest. Let them relax. Also, I want to continue teaching. Do you agree?"

Mizuki quickly shook his head. If he continued to do such a thankless task, he would really not be able to bear it. Mizuki was simply not the type of ninja who could handle government affairs honestly.

"So let's talk about it after a while. Besides, Naruto's chakra attribute is wind. Although I can do it, I am not proficient in the powerful wind-style ninjutsu."

"Asuma is good at using Wind Release. You can ask him to help."

"You forgot to mention yourself. I have heard about that S-rank wind ninjutsu. It is a ninjutsu developed from the Rasengan that Naruto already knows. It should be very suitable for him!"

"Our Hokage is really generous. Since you already know, you should have obtained detailed information from Tsunade-sama. Training should not be a problem!"

"Although I don't expect you to help me, I still feel like I should tell you."

Shuimu waved his hand:

"That jutsu was originally a bargaining chip I used to exchange for other high-level ninjutsu with Lady Tsunade. There won't be any trouble, so feel free to use it."

"Well, after a while, I will ask Tenzang to help. The method of accelerating training consumes too much chakra, and requires wood escape to protect."

"Oh? Does that mean that Tianzang has already mastered that move? That's good news."

The Wood Release Ninjutsu developed by Kuan Ruoshi with the necklace and sealing technique of the first generation of Hokage has the power to suppress the runaway chakra of the tailed beasts. With it, many things become more convenient.

"Master Jiraiya's return helped a lot, so this jutsu was perfected so quickly."

"That's true!"

Jiraiya's only major weakness is that he is not good at illusions, but he has a good ability to dispel illusions; he is good at fire jutsu and earth jutsu, and his other jutsu are not weak either; what's more rare is that he possesses some good sealing techniques, some of which make Shuimu a little itchy, such as the Five Elements Sealing and Five Elements Unsealing, the Sky Canopy Array, and other barrier techniques that cooperate with summoning techniques, which are all good means.

"There is one thing I still need to remind you of. Although Sasuke's mental state is relatively stable now, Orochimaru's three-year buffer period for reincarnation has passed. When I recently did a routine checkup on Sasuke, I found that the senjutsu chakra inside was fluctuating violently. It should be the long-distance resonance of similar chakras..."

"A curse seal?"

Kakashi couldn't help but frown.

"It's hard to assess the risk level of this matter. Logically speaking, Sasuke is already strong enough, so he should be able to protect himself now, right? And he's with Team 7, and he has me to take care of him, so it shouldn't be a problem!"

Mizuki shook his head and said:

"If you think that being strong means you are infallible, then you are underestimating the power of the Heaven's Curse Seal. Kakashi, the seal on Sasuke's body cannot be easily removed now. If you don't think of some special methods, this will be a lifelong hidden danger."

"Is there no other solution?"

“I can’t do it!”

Mizuki answered simply.

"There should be a way, but unless we get the legendary artifact with sealing properties, there might be a chance of a perfect solution, but conventional methods will definitely not work."

Once it involves the erosion of natural energy or fairy chakra, it can no longer be solved easily.

Either you adopt Shuimu's method of spiritual practice, using risk as a whetstone to constantly hone your own skills, or you use the super power of the Six Paths level to seal it. Other methods are only temporary solutions and do not address the root cause.

"In short, you have to be more careful. External temptation is a problem, but you should pay more attention to the impact on Sasuke's mind when the curse seal is active. The latter is the most worrying thing."

"knew!"

To be honest, at this point, Mizuki was already quite satisfied that Uchiha Sasuke had been able to suppress the desire for revenge in his heart for more than three years, but he had no idea what would happen next.

What happens next will largely depend on Uchiha Itachi's actions.

Memories of the future are becoming increasingly unreliable and risks are largely uncontrollable.

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Sage Mode, as Shuimu continues to study various cheating methods, more ordinary people will be able to practice this powerful power.

However, in order to popularize the results of Mizuki's research, it is necessary to successfully seal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki after the Fourth Ninja War and for Naruto to successfully reconcile the tailed beasts and humans.

Now, with Shuimu's conditions, he can support at least one person's practice of Sage Mode.

"Xiaochun, do you understand what I said?"

"Well, you've been told several times, don't worry."

"Well, be careful and don't rush. If there is any problem, stop and I will eliminate the hidden danger."

Although he did not use any special means to cultivate his spiritual power, Xiaochun has been a gentle on the outside but strong on the inside since he was a child. In terms of the degree of mental stability, he is much stronger than the original Shuimu.

As for the amount of chakra, with the seal blessed by the fragments of the Outer Path Demon Statue that sealed Xishui Township, Mizuki will be able to absorb the excess natural energy in Xiaochun's body in time as long as there is danger.

Only Shuimu can help Xiaochun by practicing the Sage Mode in this way. If it were someone else, Shuimu would not do such a thankless task.

With the amount of chakra in Xiaochun, even if she achieved Sage Mode under the protection of Mizuki, it would be a problem whether she could maintain it for a few minutes, mainly because there was too little chakra in her body. If she could finally use it, she might only use a slightly more advanced ninjutsu and a little senjutsu chakra, and the Sage Mode would collapse.

In Mizuki's estimation, the most important thing is to let Xiaochun obtain the senjutsu chakra that he can control freely. With it, Mizuki's little tricks that require senjutsu chakra can come in handy. For example, Mizuki can help create a Xiaochun version of the Heaven's Curse Seal and so on.