"I understand now, I was too arrogant, Mr. Mizuki." Sakura said ashamedly.

"It's not your fault. I didn't make it clear enough."

All along, Sakura's clever mind and amazing learning efficiency concealed the fact that she was just a twelve-year-old girl with little experience, and she didn't have enough experience to position herself or judge the strength of others.

Mizuki was negligent in just teaching her ninjutsu and knowledge without giving her a clear direction.

"No ninja can become strong by relying on others. You must find your own way. What I teach you is more to increase your knowledge and give you more choices in the future."

"I know what Mr. Mizuki means, but why don't you choose a focus for me? With your ability, I'm sure you can choose a direction that suits me, right?"

Hearing Sakura's question, Mizuki couldn't help but smile, nodded and said: "You are right about this point. People who dare to be teachers do have this kind of vision. However, ninjas don't just rely on their talents to make a living. There are other more important things~"

"Something more important?" Sakura asked doubtfully.

"No two people in this world are exactly the same. Naruto longs for recognition and hopes to become Hokage, while Sasuke longs for power. This desire exceeds everything else. So what are you thinking?"

Without waiting for Sakura to answer, Mizuki continued, "I can tell you responsibly that your ability in illusion and medical skills is quite good, far better than mine. If you want to develop in this area in the future, it would be better to find a teacher who is more suitable for you. Sealing techniques and barrier techniques, combined with your outstanding tactical ability, will be an important supplement for you. Your talent in ninjutsu is relatively average, and there is a limit on the amount of chakra. Even with the breath-retaining technique I taught you, it is only an auxiliary ninjutsu after all. It is good at concealing breath and enhancing the ability to continue fighting, and it does not increase the power of ninjutsu. Finally, as for your physical skills, I can only say that if there is no special change, you'd better give up. It is not suitable for you."

Mizuki's words were not exaggerated at all. Even if he taught Sakura various tricks to make up for her disadvantage in close combat, the gap in foundation was difficult to change. Mediocre ninjutsu skills, even with the huge amount of chakra provided by the Breathing Technique, would not help. Would she just be called a copy ninja like Kakashi? What's the point? Orthodox ninja fighting would be useless after three years.

After hearing Mizuki's comments, Sakura lowered her head in thought.

"Are you unwilling? Sometimes the talent of a ninja is different from his inner thoughts. Take Rock Lee for example. Do you think he was born to be a Taijutsu ninja? He must have been forced to do so because he couldn't use Ninjutsu!"

Although Sakura Haruno looks weak, she is not a weak and soft girl inside. She has a violent gene hidden in her strong character. Completely giving up the simple and direct physical skills that suits her inner desire is not necessarily the best choice. Perhaps Tsunade is indeed the most suitable teacher for her.

On the one hand, everything Mizuki is doing now is a transition, and on the other hand, Mizuki also hopes that when Sakura returns to the established track of life in the future, she will be able to look back and not give up her most important talents and other possibilities easily.

…

The one-month deadline has come to the last day. During the last few days, Haruno Sakura was finally able to calm down and think seriously about what she had gained in this month.

"I was planning on giving you one last test, but forget it. There's no need."

Anyway, we're going to fight tomorrow, and the results of a month will be shown to everyone. "Finally, I'll give you a piece of advice. Don't underestimate Doss. Apart from sonic attacks, he's not completely useless. But play to your strengths, and you have a great chance of winning."

"Thank you, Mr. Mizuki. I'm sorry to have troubled you this month." Sakura bowed to express her gratitude.

Ino, who was with me, was also leaving, and a month of voluntary labor was over.

"There's still half a day left to prepare. Go back and have a good rest. Tomorrow will be very different."

Starting from tomorrow, the ninja world will be in turmoil. Starting from Orochimaru's attack on Konoha, the battle that was originally hidden in the dark will gradually become clear, and the peaceful days will come to an end.

…

Looking back on this month's teaching career, for Mizuki, it is actually a process of self-examination. To some extent, Mizuki's current situation is actually similar to that of Haruno Sakura. However, in the future, she will have Tsunade's guidance, and she can only explore on her own. The path is already there, but it takes time to accumulate, and time is exactly the most insufficient.

Of all the things that Mizuki had taught Sakura, the one that he cared the most about was the Breath Concealing Technique.

The biggest difference between the Yin Seal and the Yin Seal is that the Yin Seal is a secret technique that directly stores chakra and releases chakra at a critical moment, which has certain side effects.

However, the Breath Containment Technique is different. It does not store chakra directly, but absorbs the dissipated mental and physical energy, refines the chakra by itself, and then stores it.

This unnecessary step is not meaningless. On the one hand, it can reduce the burden on the body to the maximum extent. Instead of draining the body's chakra, it can recycle waste and reduce consumption. Another advantage is that it does not seal the chakra on the forehead like the Yin seal.

The Breathing Technique is a large-scale storage technique based on the cellular level throughout the body. The amount of chakra stored will gradually increase as the control power improves. It is a skill that only masters of sealing techniques and people with excellent chakra control can learn. Moreover, because it is spread throughout the body, the chakra in the body can be released and adjusted from anywhere. In addition to being the best partner for practicing the Sage Mode, it is also an ideal assistant for casting seals, barriers, and even illusions. In theory, it also has a certain restraining effect on the acupuncture techniques of the Hyuga family.

Teaching it to Sakura is actually an attempt to see how far this girl, who can perfectly unleash the power of this technique like himself, can go. Maybe in the future he will have to rely on Sakura to take care of him.

…

After doing so much, Mizuki has completed Kakashi's instructions. Now it's time to prepare for tomorrow's big scene.

Mizuki is not a battle maniac. The last time he went to Wave Country, it was just a fight between a few Chunin and Genin. But this time, from super ninjas to large summoned beasts, from team battles to individual duels, it is not comparable to the previous small fights.

Seriously speaking, although Mizuki did not change the original plot in major directions, many small details are already very different from the original. Whether there will be a qualitative change from quantitative change will depend on tomorrow.