"Mizuki is joking!" Shikamaru said a little embarrassedly, "It's still far away!"

"It's just a joke, and it's also a hope. Since we grow up earlier, our holiday will be longer."

Just as Mizuki and Nara Shikamaru were chatting, Asma Sarutobi, who had a big beard, appeared in front of the two.

"Shikamaru, I've been waiting for a long time. Hey, isn't this Mizuki? It's been a long time since I saw you."

"Asma? I heard you were going to negotiate with Daming and will be back so soon?"

"Don't mention it, socializing with big guys is more tiring than fighting with real swords and guns!"

"That's really hard. It's not easy to convince those big guys."

"Yes!" Asma lit a cigarette casually, "Come on one?"

"Thank you, no need!" If you occasionally drink some wine or social engagements, you will be completely uninterested in smoking.

"You really don't have any special hobbies!" As he said that, Asma spat out a smoke ring with satisfaction.

"I'm so addicted to smoking, Hong Shangren doesn't care about you?"

"I'm complaining occasionally!" Asma admitted generously, not as hesitant as before.

Mizuki exchanged a few greetings, then asked, "Have you made an appointment with Shikamaru?"

"Yeah!" Asma nodded, "If you have time, you can try Shikamaru to play chess, but you rarely beat him."

"I haven't won at all!" Nara Shikamaru revealed her shortcomings.

"Haha." Asma smiled awkwardly, "Indeed, I have never won before, so I want to win!"

"Since you have an appointment, I won't disturb you." After Mizuki said that, he waved his hand and left.

Looking at Mizuki's back as he left, Nara Shikamaru asked, "Does Mr. Asma and Mizuki know each other very well?"

"It's okay. I owe him a lot of favors. He's a good guy."

Although one or two rescue missions helped Mizuki, he had received more favors. Before Tsunade came back, the best medical ninjutsu was Mizuki. If it weren't for him, Yurikawa might have died.

"I always feel that Teacher Mizuki seems a little cold to deal with people." Nara Shikamaru said with some confusion, "I can't say anything about it. Teacher Mizuki doesn't seem to be as enthusiastic as he looks and words."

"Um?"

Hearing Shikamaru’s question, Asma thought for a while and said, “It’s not strange that ninja has some personalities and quirks. Especially when it reaches the level of the Upper Ninja, the more responsibilities the more stressed you will be. Changes in the environment require a certain period of adaptation. Just like you, you have become a little motivated from the Upper Ninja to the Upper Ninja, right?”

"Is that so? I'm overthinking!"

Seeing Shikamaru still seemed to have some questions, Asma patted Shikamaru on the shoulder and said, "Mizuki is definitely a not-so-simple guy who is competent for the job of the Nashin. Maybe you have heard some rumors about him and know a little inside story. The past is not important. As a Nashin, Mizuki will definitely deal with his own psychological state problems."

Asma believed in this regard, and the troubles during his growth process were never absent. He even ran away from home and turned against his father and the third generation of Naruto. This small problem of Mizuki is really nothing. His strength has improved significantly in a short period of time, and the village encountered a major change and the environment has undergone tremendous changes, which is natural for people to feel uncomfortable.

Asma blew up the ashes and said to Shikamaru as she walked: "When Mr. Mizuki was at Ninja School, he was older than me, Kakashi and Kai. He had a good relationship with his classmates before. In the lower grades, many people knew him, and he was of medium and high strength, and he was also a popular civilian ninja. But later, because of his lack of inheritance, he became indifferent to everyone. He was said to be mediocre, but in fact, he was just compared with us, the ninja. To be serious, he was already a very outstanding talent among civilian ninjas."

Nara Shikamaru patiently listened to Asma recalling the past.

"Later, something happened, both true and false, both good and bad, and it was more or less circulated outside. It was not easy for Mizuki to overcome the difficulties well. But now, he is a powerful man with Konoha's uniqueness, and his behavior is worthy of the reputation of Konoha's Shangnin!"

"Very strong?" Nara Shikamaru interrupted.

"Among the ninjas who are very strong and of the same age, only Haki Kakashi and Metkai may have the chance to beat him. If I were to compete for skills, I could still have a fight with him, but if he became serious, I would probably be very unlucky."

Shikamaru nodded and said, "Immortal mode, I heard from my father, is it really that powerful?"

"Do you think it's that simple to be named "Immortal". There are currently only two immortals in the village, one is Lord Jiraiya and the other is him! Although it is not as skilled as Lord Jiraiya, it is also a very amazing secret skill."

"Earing from Teacher Asma's tone, it seems that Lord Jiraiya is not here, and the village is not confident?" Nara Shikamaru's eyes lit up, "The Chunin exam is actually not very dangerous?"

"Of course!" Asma said proudly: "I was a little reluctant to come into contact with some confidential information? I must believe that we seniors, at least now, it is not your turn to worry about the safety of the village. There is really danger. Some are heroes who stand up, and the will of fire will not wither."

...

I didn't stay for long, and Shuimu, who had browsed through the flowers, went home with satisfaction. The sound of pushing the door alarmed Xiaochun who was reading a book in the study.

"Come back?"

"I met an acquaintance and chatted for a while." Shuimu took off the vest outside and hung up.

“There is one thing you need to be prepared?”

"What's up?"

Xiaochun's words surprised Shuimu. Prepare? What preparations are there between husband and wife? Could it be...

"It's about Xiang Li. She will be recruited to get close to a medical class soon and can't work in our store anymore."

"It's this!" Shuimu breathed a sigh of relief, and said in no way whether it was happy or disappointed, "Let's go with her this matter. It's a matter of time anyway. She can't be a gardener for the rest of her life."

"I always feel a little reluctant, just like a child is going to run away from home?"

"What's this?" Shuimu walked into the kitchen and poured a cup of tea. "We can't bear to give up, so we give birth to one. We can raise it as much as we want!"

"Yes, that's what I think, so I'm going to be a mother!"

The teacup in Shuimu's hand fell to the ground with a snap.
Chapter completed!