Walking unhurriedly to the edge of the swing, Mizuki comforted Naruto Uzumaki, who was crying in a low voice: "Naruto, are you still angry with Teacher Iruka? I don't think Teacher Iruka is targeting you. , After all, being a good ninja is not that simple. Besides, you can also go back to school and take the exam next year.”

But unfortunately Mizuki's comfort did not have any effect.

Naruto lowered his head and retorted unwillingly: "I know what Mr. Mizuki means, but why is it only me who is not qualified? Why is it only me? I have worked so hard." There was a strong sense of unwillingness in his tone. For a love-deficient teenager who has always been unpopular but still keeps enthusiasm and longs for recognition, this failure to pass the exam is a huge blow to him.

The adults not far away looked at this side with cold eyes, vicious and ironic voices such as "monsters" in twos and threes, "deserved it, it should have been driven away long ago" and so on came over, which made the optimistic and cheerful kid even lower. head.

It seems that this is not a good place to talk. Mizuki patted Naruto's curled shoulders and said kindly: "Naruto, do you want to change the place? I have something to tell you later. The graduation exam is about this. It’s not that there is no hope at all, as long as you work hard, you might have the opportunity to make up the exam.”

"Really, Mizuki teacher? You won't lie to me, right?" Hearing the unexpected good news, Naruto was very excited and looked at Mizuki with hope.

"Well, of course I won't lie to you. Although it is difficult, you are actually very talented as a ninja. Maybe you can get the approval of Mr. Iruka to become a ninja. But we still find a quiet place to talk slowly. Bar!"

"Okay, Mr. Shuimu, where are you going?"

"Go to Hokage Rock, it just so happens that the weather is good today. You go first, I'll come in a while."

"Okay, then I'll go first, Mr. Shuimu, come here quickly."

"Well, it'll be there soon." Mizuki watched Naruto who was running away in the wind and fire, and went to Hokage Rock. It seems that for an isolated and excluded child, the recognition of becoming a ninja is extremely important, and this may be used in the future. But at least for now, he is not a person who Naruto wants to be recognized. Shuimu couldn't help laughing at himself for a while. In the next few years, the combat power of the ninja world has increased exponentially with the passage of time. The various bosses of various sizes in the early stage of combat power have changed into fighting five scum chai chickens in the later stage. At this point in time, in terms of my level, potential and status, I don't even have the chance to build a city, farm, fight monsters and upgrade, and even those with weaker golden fingers may not be able to hold on to it. We can only take one step at a time, and talk about other things later.

Three generations of Hokage also left the school as the students were picked up by their parents. After Mizuki and Iruka said hello, they also left the school and went to Hokage Rock.

On the way to Hokage Rock, Mizuki has been thinking about the fundamental problem of his own positioning. The predecessor, Mizuki, is just a little clever Konoha ninja. He is average in strength, and is considered outstanding among chunin. He is average in ninjutsu and illusion, and has excellent physical skills, but he is limited by his unremarkable body. He also has a little bit of puppet art, plus his excellent tactical mind. In Konoha Chunin, in terms of strength alone, he is already a capable backbone of Konoha. If he can learn another excellent specialty, he will be promoted to special. Jōnin is not surprising. Having reached this level at a young age, this is already an excellent result for a war orphan who doesn't even have a surname. However, the weakness of the character is also very obvious, the jealousy is too heavy, the self-desire is too strong, but there is no strength and courage to match it, and the hope of becoming stronger is pinned on the charity of Orochimaru, and he has no bargaining chip. In the end, he wanted to seize the book of seals as a welcome gift. But he was crushed by the Son of Destiny. No, this should be the malice of the world. The superiors silently watch themselves as the initial stepping stone to be suppressed, and use their residual heat to improve the strength of Destiny's Child. It is really convenient to do education by the way. With Mizuki's arrogance, how could he look down on Iruka, whose strength has always been inferior to his own, and how could he believe that a crane tail who can't use a single clone in a short period of time will learn the advanced ninjutsu of multiple shadow clones? ? And for Naruto Uzumaki with an extremely amazing amount of chakra, this is a great killer. It is not surprising that he was beaten up against the malice of the whole world. This kind of situation has many similarities with myself, mediocre aptitude, but has a heart that is unwilling to be mediocre, rashly wants to make a struggle, I didn't expect that I don't have the strength at all, plus the time and place are favorable and everyone is not on my side, The tragic end must be hard to escape.

However, if he traveled to this point in time, with his intelligence advantage, he might be able to spell out a chance. Besides, he has no way out.

So, where to start first? It should be changed from nature. Mizuki himself is a mediocre person, and so is himself. This scent fits very well. And Shuimu is an unsuccessful villain. Although he did not do any great evil, he is definitely malicious. In Xunzi's "Evil in Nature", he pointed out: "Human nature is evil, and the good are false." In terms of deep meaning, it does not mean that human nature is ugly, and the good are all fakes. The original meaning is that people should not only Relying on his own nature and ignoring acquired learning, he uses "propriety" and "righteousness" to perform the function of education and cultivate a gentleman. But in this war-torn world where human life is relatively cheap, it is an extravagant hope to talk about the virtue of a gentleman, and the warrior who spreads love and justice is the protagonist's privilege. At present, he is far from having this qualification. I can only do it literally, just be a hypocrite for the time being. "That's why sages transform their nature into hypocrisy, hypocrisy arises from ritual and righteousness, and ritual and righteousness creates laws." It's not his turn to say things that are too troublesome, and Hokage is barely qualified. Saint, gentleman? Neither is he, just a mortal who runs for his own life and temporarily ignores others.

If you think about it like this, the tricky things seem to be a bit of a mystery, and the key lies in the progress and details of the operation tonight.

Finally came to Hokage Rock, and the impatient Naruto who had been waiting for a long time called out to say hello: "Mizuki-sensei? You're finally here, so slow, I'm hungry after waiting. This way, this way~"

"I'm sorry, Naruto, I'm late, but it's still early and there's still time."

"Hey, Mizuki-sensei, what are you talking about to pass the exam? Tell me quickly." Naruto, who couldn't wait, asked hurriedly.

Mizuki smiled slightly: "Don't be in such a hurry, before I say this, I have other things I want to tell you." Looking at Naruto, who was full of hope, he said slowly: "Hey, Naruto, first of all I don't want you to be resentful. Mr. Iruka. He is the person who really cares for you. Mr. Iruka is actually an orphan. It is understandable to be alone. For you who are suffering from the same disease, Iruka will not have feelings for you. There is malice, you have to trust the teacher. I have known Mr. Iruka for many years, and I still know his personality very well~”

After listening to Naruto's face, he was dissatisfied, and his cheeks puffed up emotionally: "I know, but I just don't understand why I was not allowed to be a ninja, obviously I have decided to be the best ninja, and then absolutely Become Hokage and let everyone agree with me. What should I do if I can't even be a ninja?"

"It's not that easy to become a qualified ninja, Naruto. It's completely different from playing a ninja game. A ninja must not only have excellent ninjutsu and strength, but also the consciousness of sacrifice~"

"I know". Naruto clenched his fist and said resolutely, "I will definitely become a ninja, and what I say is my ninja!"

"Is that so? I understand." Mizuki said in a tone that he had known for a long time: "It's really amazing, Naruto. But there was a big mistake in your words just now, teacher, I have to correct it~"

"What is wrong?"

"You said that you want to be Naruto and let everyone agree with your wish is good, but the order of cause and effect is wrong," Mizuki looked at Naruto and replied seriously, "It's not that everyone will agree when you become Naruto, but Only those who are recognized by everyone can become Hokage!"

"Cause and effect? ​​Sequence?" Naruto didn't listen at all.

It seems that he said unnecessary words, and Shuimu was disappointed for a while, and completely overestimated the comprehension ability of the kid.

"Hey, Mizuki-sensei, although I don't quite understand what it means, but I do understand one thing. When I become Hokage and be recognized by others, I will definitely do it. The teacher quickly taught me how to pass the exam and become a ninja. Bar!"

"Naruto is such a good boy, the teacher believes that you will succeed~" Mizuki sighed in his heart, as expected, "Naruto, the reason why you failed the exam is because you did not learn the avatar technique well, so Iruka The teacher won't let you be a ninja. Skillful ninjutsu is a must for ninjas, so I think that as long as Naruto learns advanced and powerful ninjutsu, he should be able to become a ninja."

"Is that so? Where can I learn advanced ninjutsu?" Naruto said excitedly, full of surprises, "Could it be that Teacher Mizuki wants to teach me ninjutsu? Great!"

"No, Naruto, although I'm a Chunin, I'm not too strong in ninjutsu. But I know where there are advanced ninjutsu, it's an advanced ninjutsu even stronger than Iruka-sensei, wait for you to learn it. Now, Iruka-sensei must have no objection, and he will definitely make you a ninja."

"Is there really, where is it? Hurry up and tell me Mizuki-sensei~" Naruto couldn't wait to hear the good news.

"There is a legendary book of seals in Konoha, it must be enough to learn the advanced ninjutsu above, Naruto~"

…

As expected, Mizuki looked at Naruto who left with satisfaction.

"Okay, the first step is completed. The brave man has embarked on the road of upgrading the skills of fighting monsters and doing quest explosions, so I have to prepare well~"

In the legend, the brave is the embodiment of love and justice, and there are always like-minded people around to be partners of justice. The rest of the Konoha Twelve Ninjas are this character, right? What is my current status? Dabuwan, which is used to motivate the hero to burst into nirvana after sacrifice, and improve his combat power, seems to be not enough, but Iruka is barely qualified.

"Let's follow the plan and wait for the trial. After inheriting the original will of Shuimu and mediocre white-collar workers, luck should also improve. Anyway, if one plus one is not equal to two, it should be greater than one~ "