Although the appearance was not much different from when Shuimu left, Shuimu still felt some disharmony.

After observing for a while and finding nothing, Mizuki shook his head, put aside his doubts, and walked into the gate of Konoha Village.

"Senior Shuimu, long time no see!"

It was still the gatekeeper duo - Kamijou Izumo and Koji Tetsu who were registering the ninjas coming and going.

"It seems like there are a lot more people coming and going in the village!"

Shuimu took out his ID and cooperated with the two to record the registration of leaving and returning to the village.

"After all, it has been more than half a month since the senior left, and it will soon be the busiest time of the year."

"More than half a month?"

Shuimu's expression changed.

"So long?"

In Shuimu's own impression, it should be only three to five days. Except for the time that is difficult to judge, the time and space corridor without reference, and the mysterious space in the Dragon Cave that was destroyed by the fairy magic Xishuixiang, it should not be a long time.

"Of course!"

Gang Zitie replied with a smile.

"Senior Shuimu has completed this mission alone. This one took the longest time. We were still worried, but you were able to return safely, which means that the mission was successful. It's really great."

With the power of Mizuki's Flying Thunder God Jutsu, there are not many tasks in the entire ninja world that can take Mizuki a lot of time.

"Yeah, I was delayed outside for a while!"

It seems that I stayed in the turbulence without any reference to the passage of time for too long, causing some problems with my perception of time.

It is also possible that Mizuki's rash actions caused fluctuations in power, causing the speed at which time passes in the time corridor and the Sleeping Town to be slightly different from that in the ninja world.

"I need to pay attention to this aspect in the future."

If an enemy who is also proficient in space-time ninjutsu exiles you when you are using the Flying Thunder God Technique, you may feel that only a moment has passed, but the situation in the ninja world has changed completely.

Space-time ninjutsu is indeed a very dangerous forbidden technique. If you are not careful, extremely serious problems will occur.

After completing the formalities, Mizuki went straight to the Hokage's office and handed over the summoning contract scroll given by the White Snake Sage to Tsunade. The mission was almost completed.

Of course, Mizuki also conveyed to Tsunade the White Snake Sage's wish to designate Uchiha Sasuke as the successor of the contract scroll. As for the final result, it was none of Mizuki's business. Team 7 led by Kakashi was in the Land of Lightning anyway, not in the village at all. Mizuki could not find these troubles, and he did not want to take care of them. He had so many things to do and no time to deal with these trivial matters.

…

In the ninja world, precocity is a very important trait for children, especially for ninjas. Since the average age is not high, young children have to bear the burden of life earlier.

In comparison, the children of ninjas do grow up much faster than the children of Mizuki's previous life. In Mizuki's opinion, people would believe that the three-year-old Miyuki is five years old.

The advantages of age and growth make Komiyuki not only a household name in Konoha Village, but also a big sister among the children.

However, compared with her previous unbridled behavior, Xiao Meixing has become much more restrained now.

Shuimu is not a person who likes to join in the fun, and he doesn't have much interest in being in the limelight. Xiaochun is not the type of person who is keen on too much socializing.

As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, like a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's child will dig holes. Children will imitate what their parents are like.

After going through the most curious period of a child, under the influence of Shuimu and Xiaochun, he began to develop some seemingly cold and aloof temperament.

This change not only prevented Xiao Meixing from becoming a loner, but made her even more popular among children of the same age.

Being different usually makes a person look weird, but sometimes it can also make people envy him.

Although it's not a bad thing, seeing that Miyuki is acting like a little adult, Xiaochun would occasionally express his worry.

"Mizuki, should we let Miyuki go out more often? She hasn't been playing with her friends like she used to."

"Hmm? Did the little guy seem unhappy?"

After dinner, Xiao Meixing wiped her mouth and went back to her room to play with the toy that Mizuki had just brought back.

"No, I'm just a little worried..."

Mizuki smiled and shook his head:

"Don't worry, Xiao Meixing is a smart child. She won't become an introverted and lonely little girl who doesn't fit in with the group!"

"So what happened recently?"

“It’s the difference in knowledge!”

After all, because of Mizuki's influence, the education that Xiao Meixing received focused more on the cultivation of her mind. As for ninja learning and chakra training in advance, these things were not even considered.

In addition, after Mizuki traveled far and wide and taught the little one some little knowledge that was far beyond the common sense of the ninja world, the precocious Miyuki became much more knowledgeable than his peers.

This difference is like a child from a rich family who has been traveling around the world since childhood, while a child from a poor family has just gone to the city to eat KFC for the first time. Such a gap makes it impossible for Xiao Meixing to play with those little kids.

"Don't worry about it, leave it to me. It's not that Xiao Meixing is unwelcome, she just doesn't want to go out and play!"

The physical difference is secondary. The psychological age gap makes it inevitable that Xiao Meixing doesn't like playing with the snotty-nosed kid.

However, as they grow older and everyone starts to grow up, Xiao Meixing will gradually adapt to this difference and things will slowly get better. But now, she really needs some guidance.

…

Konoha Ninja School, Mizuki has rarely come here in the past two years.

Today, Mizuki brought little Miyuki here, of course not to play.

The annual graduation exam of the Ninja School is both a test and an opportunity to show off to the ordinary villagers.

Where did the ninja games that the children of Konoha Village have always loved come from? It can't be that the ninja parents taught them personally.

Ninja schools not only serve the purpose of cultivating basic skills, but also have the function of showing the ninja style to the general public, especially cultivating children's interest in learning ninjutsu.

There is a reason why the graduation exam of the Ninja School is not so formal and serious. The exam is secondary. The real screening is done by the leading teacher. It is more meaningful to show the magic of Ninja to the visiting parents and children and attract everyone's interest.

At this time of year every year, many parents come to watch their children graduate, and there are also many people who just come to watch the fun even though it has nothing to do with them.

Mizuki brought Xiao Meixing here not only to spend more time with her and enhance their relationship, but also because it was time for her to get in touch with some ninja-related knowledge.