Early the next morning, Mizuki and Xiaochun cooked and had breakfast together after a long time.

"It's unexpectedly rich, Tsubaki." Shuimu said with satisfaction, "It's still so delicious."

"As long as you like it." Xiaochun replied with a subtle smile.

"But is this enough for breakfast?" Especially his favorite assorted sushi, he hasn't eaten so much in a long time.

"Today is a bit special." Xiaochun said, "Since last night, you have checked the ninja tools many times, and today you even wore all the tools you could carry. I've never seen you so attentive on a mission~"

"You found out after all~" Shuimu turned his head, it seemed that it was unrealistic to hide something from the careful Xiaochun, "I didn't want to make you worry, but since you found out, then - be careful today~"

"Well, you should be careful too~"

…

The streets of Konoha were as lively as if it were Chinese New Year; even while sitting in the conference room one could feel the commotion outside.

Shuimu sat in the corner, counting on his fingers quietly, then looked around.

"They are all familiar faces. It seems that they should be the main force of Konoha."

Ibiki on the left was still as taciturn as ever. It was fine when he wasn't smiling, but once he showed any other expression, the scar on his face would make him look anything but terrifying.

"Ibiki, why were you transferred to the base for patrol?" Shuimu asked casually, "With your strength and expertise, it would be more appropriate for you to stay on the scene."

"Because I was afraid of scaring the children at the scene to tears, hahaha..." an unscrupulous voice came.

Looking at Mitarashi Anko who was laughing lawlessly across from him, Mizuki sighed and said to Ibiki: "Is this a joke? Do you think it's funny?"

Ibiki didn't answer, but the scar on his face was shaking.

"The sense of humor of Konoha ninjas is really worrying. Iruka, don't you think so?" Mizuki poked Iruka who was sitting on the right.

Iruka said awkwardly: "I am also one of those people you said has no sense of humor~"

"Eh? No way, have I ever said that to you before?"

Iruka nodded affirmatively.

"I see, it seems like this girl won't be able to get married." Mizuki murmured in a low voice. No one would appreciate Mitarashi Anko's bad jokes. She deserved to be single for the rest of her life. She was too unpopular. She had such a pretty face and a good figure.

Before Shuimu could finish his words, a bamboo stick suddenly flew over and stuck into the table in front of him, scaring Shuimu.

"I seemed to hear something extraordinary. Was it you who said it?" Mitarashi Anzuko looked at Mizuki with narrowed eyes, smiling wryly.

"How come?" Mizuki turned to ask Ibiki and Iruka, "Did anyone talk here just now?"

Ibiki still had a poker face and Iruka smiled awkwardly.

"See, you heard it wrong, they didn't hear it."

Hearing Mizuki's nonsense, Mitarashi Anko looked at Ibiki and Iruka.

"I originally thought that you two were good men, but I didn't expect that after hanging out with Shuimu for too long, you both became bad guys."

"Hey, stop talking nonsense. What do you mean by learning bad things? You make me sound like a source of infection." This woman's words were so hurtful, as if there was no chance of anything going on between her and Ibiki or Iruka.

"Is everyone here?" Suddenly a figure appeared. It was the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Seeing this, everyone stood up and saluted.

"Please sit down," said the third generation.

Today, the third generation is dressed differently from the past. He has put on a retro military uniform, which has restored some of his former charm.

The Sandaime glanced at everyone and said, "I'm sure everyone has received today's schedule. The third round of the Chunin Exam will begin soon, and we are preparing to arrange for the nobles to enter. This is a matter of great importance, so please do your best. Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Mizuki raised his hand and asked, "My operations leader, Hatake Kakashi, hasn't returned yet, what should I do?"

"Hmm?" The Sandaime heard Mizuki's question and said, "Kakashi has already reported it and will be back in time. Don't worry. There are other Jonins present, so it should be fine for the time being."

"I see." Mizuki nodded to show that he understood. In the original work, in addition to the Anbu, there were two jonin, Kakashi and Might Guy, and the other jonin did not seem to appear. However, according to the current situation, I don't know whether the manpower will be strengthened. But there is a shortage of people everywhere, and I don't know if I can transfer more people over.

After waiting for a while and no one asked any more questions, the third generation ordered: "Let's go here and take action~"

…

At the entrance of the venue, Mizuki looked at the audience queuing up to enter the venue, and couldn't help but sigh at the complexity of the ninja world's bloodline, various skin colors, various hair colors, various strange tattoos and paintings, countless non-mainstream hairstyles that make people laugh, there is nothing you can't think of, nothing you can't see. If you think about it this way, thick eyebrows don't seem to be particularly difficult to accept.

Thinking of this, Mizuki glanced at Might Guy who was standing next to him and looked serious. He had a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked quite serious even when he didn't speak.

As if he noticed Shuimu's gaze, Might Guy turned his head and glanced at Shuimu, then gave him a thumbs up for no apparent reason, and then smiled slightly, revealing his blinding teeth. Shuimu was so scared that he quickly turned his head away and dared not look again.

"You can't deal with him, or you'll be infected by him."

Hot-blooded guys who will not give up until they achieve their goal are the most difficult to deal with, especially those who are extremely strong and sometimes can't stop their passion.

Several people carefully checked the people coming and going, guarding against possible spies who sneaked in. However, it was impossible to take any harsh measures under the watchful eyes of the public, so the real ninjas with evil intentions could not be detected by this method. Only a few ordinary thieves and pickpockets tried to get away with it in front of the ninjas and were caught.

"It's true that you can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days, but you can be a thief for a thousand days. This is really too passive."

It is impossible to protect such a large venue stands with just a few Anbu who have infiltrated the ordinary people. Although chakra is very popular in this world, generally speaking, there are still too few ninjas compared to ordinary people.

Just as this examination, which was no different from a formality, was about to end, the candidates for the exam also arrived. The first one to arrive was Doss. He came alone and looked particularly desolate. He must have known that this was probably his last performance in the ninja world. The whole world had abandoned him, so putting a perfect end to his ninja career was his last hope.

However, if he knew that his two teammates, Sack and King, had died before him and were used as sacrifices for Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation, he would probably be thankful that he lived longer.