In Konoha Hokage's office, Sanyo listened to Kakashi's report while smoking a cigarette. The consultant went to bed with Xiaochun, and Mito Menyan hadn't arrived yet. The strange thing was that even Shimura Danzo came. It seems that the matter of the Nine-Tailed Man Zhuli and the Book of Seals has even alarmed Konoha.

Shuimu bowed his head and stood opposite, waiting for the big man to judge him.

After listening to Kakashi's report, Sandai knocked on his pipe, exhaled a breath of smoke, and turned his head to look at Mizuki.

"Mizuki, do you have any objection to Kakashi's words?"

"No, three generations of adults, everything is a fact."

"So, you admit the crime of instigating Naruto Uzumaki to steal the Sealed Book?"

"Yes, I did everything."

"Then what is your purpose, is it to obtain the Book of Seals?" The three generations of Hokage suddenly increased his tone and asked sternly, "Or are you colluding with other people and preparing to betray the village?"

Hearing this, Shui Muxin said.

"I have no need for the sealed book, it is not something I can control, and I have not colluded with other people, I have done all this alone, and I have no dissatisfaction with the village, and no idea of ​​betrayal. ."

Xiaochun, who turned to bed at the back, couldn't help it, "Nonsense, if you don't want to be a betrayal, why do you do such a thing? Don't think about hiding, Konoha has a way to make you tell the truth."

"My target is Iruka." Mizuki gave an unexpected answer when he heard the question.

That's right, from the very beginning, Shuimu understood that he had missed the opportunity to whitewash his suspicions that he was unclear. Time is too short to change the situation, so there is only one way to solve the problem - it can be summed up in one sentence, that is: no double punishment for one crime, small crimes conceal major crimes, and then divert attention. As long as he is involved with Orochimaru and tried to defect without being known by the three generations of Hokage, everything can be manipulated.

Mizuki looked at Kakashi on the side. I thought to myself: It happens that you are here, which is more convincing and saves a lot of trouble.

The three generations were obviously dissatisfied with Mizuki's answer.

"Are you at odds with Iruka? If I remember correctly, you and Iruka have been friends for many years. Are you resentful that Iruka took away the teacher position at the ninja school before you?"

"There have been."

"Once? That means there is no more now? It's really interesting to say." The scheming Danzo pointed out the meaning of Shuimu's words mercilessly, "Don't try to use words to erase your guilt, if you don't Speak your true purpose and motives and we will take further action to get the truth."

Outright threats, unabashed pressure on Mizuki.

"Just to avoid this situation, I had to do so many things I didn't want to do." Mizuki thought helplessly.

In fact, when he first crossed over, Shuimu also thought about directly confessing his problems, but what should be said and what should not be said? If we only talk about the deceitful act of recovering secret documents, what is the motive for surrendering? Now that he has done evil and made false reports to deceive Konoha. Why did you turn yourself in? Was there some threat of having to confess to Konoha to cover up more problems?

If he confessed his connection with Orochimaru, it would not be a simple matter. A traitor who colluded with S-rank would go to the Torture Department anyway. With the willpower of his one-time white-collar workers, the chance of surviving is very small, not to mention the secret art of reading the mind of the Yamanaka family. If the identity of his transmigrator is exposed, it will not be a question of detention and torture. I shudder to think about it, in this world where extraordinary power is rampant, without power, it is not easy to keep secrets.

So Shuimucai took advantage of a play directed by the situation, found an excuse that suits his identity and status, made a mistake, took the opportunity to confess some things, and avoided further investigation. The key lies in the induction of one's own positioning. It is absolutely impossible for Konoha to feel that he is a traitor or even an enemy, but just an ordinary ninja who has done some harmful behaviors and made mistakes, and it is not possible for people to take advantage of the topic. Then from the perspective of the high-level situation in Konoha, it is very likely to be realized, that is, the contradiction between conservative moderates and radicals. If the operation is good, the contradiction between the enemy and ourselves can be reduced to the contradiction of internal concept differences. This is the method that can only be used by absolute crushing in the intelligence of the traversers.

"Danzo-sama, Sandai-sama, I was once dissatisfied because Iruka, who was inferior to me in every aspect, took away my teacher position, but, after so long, I have realized that Iruka is indeed more suitable than me to be a ninja school teacher, Just his patience and sense of responsibility towards a group of little devils is far beyond me. And what I want to prove is not these~"

"What do you want?" Sandai further said.

"I want Iruka to understand that he is an excellent ninja school teacher, but definitely not an excellent ninja teacher. Naruto-sama, I firmly believe that."

"You instigated the nine-tailed man Zhuli to steal the sealed book for such a boring reason. It's unreasonable." Turning to bed, Xiaochun scolded.

Mizuki didn't answer. Sandai and Danzo didn't speak either. Silence fell for a while.

After a while, Danzo asked, "So you let Naruto Uzumaki learn the forbidden techniques in the Book of Seals, and then defeat Iruka. Let him admit that he made a mistake in his judgment and was surpassed by someone who he thought had no ninja talent. That kind of thing is the most persuasive, isn't it?"

"Yes." Mizuki admitted.

"Why don't you agree with Iruka? It's just that I disagree with you? I remember that I already told you when you came to report for the graduation exam, but you still did extra things." The third generation continued.

"I'm sorry for the third generation. I always think that for the children of the ninja school, as soon as they graduate, they should be handled in the way of a ninja, and the tricks of ninja games should stop. The inexplicable innocence will only ruin these children. The future. To reject a child from the gate of ninja just because he is too worried about a few weaknesses is too doting and too arrogant. Only strength is the biggest reliance on the ninja's path, and it can pass the test of various tasks The talents are qualified ninjas."

"Does strength come first? Shuimu, your concept is very dangerous. But this reason is too far-fetched." After listening to the three generations, he shook his head regretfully.

"It's not about strength, it's about tasks. Strength is an important part, but not everything."

"Your statement is similar, it's just a matter of degree. Having said so much, you are still envious of Iruka."

Speaking of this step, Mizuki felt a little out of control, but the goal was not fully achieved. However, this situation is not unacceptable.

"Although I don't think so, but I can't deny it completely, Hokage-sama."

"That's right!"

Another moment of silence followed.

"It's deadlocked, what should I do? Should I take the initiative to confess? Or should I wait for a chance?"

There was only the sound of smoking in the room, and no one spoke. Just when Mizuki was about to hold back the atmosphere. The voice of the third generation came again.

"Shui Mu, do you have anything to say about your last mission to recapture the secrets?"

When he finally asked, Mizuki held back the ecstasy in his heart, looked at the three generations with a stunned expression, then lowered his head hesitantly, and then seemed determined to say: "I lied, Hokage-sama."

"What is the specific situation, please clarify again."

"We are not strong enough to take a person with a serious leg injury and inconvenience to complete the task. I'm sorry adults."

"So you killed your teammate?" Sandai asked in shock.

"Yes." Mizuki replied.

Although I have long understood that there is a problem with Mizuki, and have been investigating for some time, it is still difficult to accept it with my own ears.

Next to the bed, Xiaochun angrily pointed at Mizuki with trembling fingers and said, "I can't believe that Konoha actually has ninjas who kill compatriots. It's too lawless. Such people are not worthy of being ninjas."

Hearing this, Mizuki was speechless. Where is Hatake Kakashi's face going? I really want to see what Kakashi's face looks like now.

In fact, Mizuki was definitely not the only one who killed his companions in the Konoha mission, and the copy ninja Hatake Kakashi next to him was far more famous than himself. Moreover, Kakashi's behavior of killing his teammate Rin Nohara directly caused the blackening of Uchiha's belt. But the Hatake family is really interesting. Kakashi killed his teammates for the mission, but his father gave up the mission for his teammates, and in the end no one understood and committed suicide.

So it seems that the seriousness of this matter is far less serious than imagined. Although it is rare to kill teammates, it is definitely not one or two. Abandoning teammates when the mission is unfavorable, or even leaking information in order to prevent them from being caught alive, it is not so unacceptable to have to kill teammates, but Konoha at this time and place will be criticized. On the contrary, the deceitful behavior of making false reports in order to avoid possible censure and punishment later made the senior management more afraid. This behavior will undoubtedly be labeled as unscrupulous and unreusable. After all, Ninja Village is, to put it bluntly, a semi-military mercenary organization. No one will trust a person who deceives his superiors.

Now that this is the case, there is no need for further questioning. The three generations of Hokage ordered: "Kakashi, send Mizuki out." Take away the embarrassed Kakashi, and then said to Mizuki: "You go back first, but you are not allowed to leave the village, it is best not to do it until the punishment is taken. Misleading behavior."

Kakashi and Mizuki took the lead, and then withdrew.

"Do you want to investigate further, Third Generation?" asked Xiaochun, who turned to bed.

"No need," replied the third generation: "The incident is already very clear. The investigation has obtained a lot of truth in the task of recovering the secret documents, and Mizuki's answer is only confirmation. Regarding the sealed book incident, it is indeed impossible to find the person who wanted to take the sealed book. The purpose and motive, after all, many of the ninjutsu above are forbidden techniques that I can't use. Moreover, Mizuki's actions did not indicate the suspicion of seizing the sealed book. Through the observation of the telescope, there was no sign of defecting. The rhetoric against Iruka should be credible. Although Mizuki is still evasive about the specific reasons, this is also an irrelevant matter, so there is no need to delve into it."

"Even so, it must be severely punished. The impact is too bad."

"Well, I'll take care of it."

"I think ninjas who behave badly should be expelled. Such unscrupulous behavior will damage Konoha's reputation," said Xiaochun.

Danzo on the side interjected: "The ninja who made a mistake is also a Konoha ninja, not to mention he completed the task."

"But Mizuki lied and deceived Konoha." Turning to bed, Koharu retorted.

Danzo didn't argue, just looked at Sandai.

The three generations caught in the middle took a sharp breath, and then sighed...

After leaving the Hokage Studio, it was already bright outside, and there were many people on the street. Although very tired, Mizuki can really breathe a sigh of relief. Since he was not escorted to the interrogation department on the spot, he should have escaped the end of the tiger bench chili water, skin cramps, and soul searching. The Orochimaru incident was not exposed, and the secret that he was a traveler was kept. The debt of the predecessor was also paid off this time. Although it will be criticized by many people, as long as he is punished this time, no one will have an excuse to use these things to make fun of it. As time passed, Hokage died a few months later, and Konoha was in short supply. It is estimated that no one would care about these previous matters. Moreover, it may be a good thing to change from a suspect to a person with a criminal record. Restricting movement and surveillance is also a form of protection in disguise. The more important things and tasks in the near future will not be entrusted to me. Most of them will do some dirty work, maybe they can avoid some dangers.

Thinking of this, Shuimu couldn't help speeding up the pace of going home, and finally he could sleep at ease. In less than a day, more brain cells were burned than in a year. Prepare well next time, and there will be no more difficult things like this time.