This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

"As the Mizukage, I still have to keep my public and private lives separate."

Mizunoe Ryosuke continued to speak calmly, with an expression that showed he was selfless and dedicated to the people.

Seeing Ryosuke's direct answer, a hint of embarrassment flashed in Bi's eyes.

Now when he thought back to the various speculations that had arisen in his mind when he was responding to Mizunoe Ryosuke's "public and private questions", he was so ashamed and angry that he was speechless.

He never expected that the profound meaning contained in the other party's words would be so superficial and so unbelievable.

How did this guy become the Mizukage?

At this moment, the future Fourth Raikage, who is now second only to the emperor in the Hidden Cloud Village, had this question in his mind.

Seeing this, Bee clenched his fists tightly. Faced with Mizunoe Ryosuke's unconventional moves, he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Then see you all, visitors from Kumogakure."

Mizunoe Ryosuke did not give the three members of Kumogakure time to think, and walked towards the door at a leisurely pace.

"Please wait!"

He subconsciously wanted to block Mizunoe Ryosuke's way.

The three of them traveled thousands of miles from Kumogakure to Kirigakure with an important mission, so such a result was unacceptable no matter what.

As the son of the Third Raikage, he naturally inherited the Third Raikage's unique secret technique, the enhanced lightning-style taijutsu called "Thunder Armor".

Lightning armor can not only greatly enhance the caster's physical defense, but also use lightning chakra to stimulate physical cells and provide huge movement speed.

Although Bi did not deliberately activate the lightning armor to increase his speed, his speed was definitely unmatched by ordinary people.

But who would have thought that what happened next would make Bi's heart sink suddenly.

Bee's pupils contracted. He thought he had stopped Mizunoe Ryosuke, but he disappeared into a shadow, and the real Mizunoe Ryosuke arrived at the door of the Mizukage's office in the blink of an eye.

The speed of both of them was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. From the perspective of Kuroshima Morita and Samoyed, in just a blink of an eye, the positions of Hibiki and Ryosuke changed drastically.

"Click."

"Snapped!"

Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, Mizunoe Ryosuke calmly opened the door and left the Mizukage's office.

The sound of the door closing reached everyone's ears, leaving only a few people in the messy room staring at each other, not knowing what to say.

Especially Bee, he stood in the middle of the Mizukage's office without saying a word, with his head lowered, making it difficult to see his expression.

Troy looked at Bi beside him with some worry, because he could clearly see that Bi's burly body was trembling slightly at this moment.

No one knows what kind of storm is going on in Bi's heart in the face of the current situation.

"Everyone, please don't be offended."

"Lord Mizukage always acts this way. This is not targeting you. Please don't worry. I will ask everyone to stay overnight."

"If you have any problems, you can come to me for help."

"If I can't solve it, you can ask Mizukage-sama to solve it during his working hours."

Kuroshima Morita said with a smile, a look of being used to it on his face.

As an old servant of Ryosuke, he naturally knew that his own Mizukage would have a few days of "eccentric personality" from time to time.

Often at this time, Kuroshima Morita and others could only turn a blind eye to Ryosuke's daring choice.

As for the "eight-hour work system" mentioned by Ryosuke in 2.2, the Kirigakure's high-ranking officials naturally did not take it seriously. If all ninjas followed this rule, wouldn't the ninja world be in chaos? This rule is of course only for the Mizukage himself.

In other words, Mizunoe Ryosuke is the only one who enjoys this "welfare treatment" of the Hidden Mist Village.

Most of the time, this seemingly unconventional system is just an excuse for Ryosuke to avoid things he doesn't want to deal with.

Kuroshima Morita also understood that Ryosuke Mizunoe's action was not done on his own accord, and he probably had other plans behind the scenes.

The reason why he chose this behavior to "shirk responsibility" was just because of Ryosuke's own bad taste.

In other words, Mizunoe Ryosuke was probably intentionally leaving these people out in the cold.

After figuring everything out, Kuroshima Morita naturally wouldn't undermine Mizunoe Ryosuke, but resolutely chose to "cooperate in the performance."

Chapter 242, What kind of person is he?

After hearing what Kuroshima Morita said, the expressions of the three people from Kumogakure became extremely strange.

"It's not directed at you" and "Lord Mizukage has always been like this" and other words kept echoing in their minds.

Recalling the journey to the Land of Water, the three people's heads were buzzing with praise from the people of the Land of Water for the "wisdom" of the Fourth Mizukage.

"That's it?"

"Is this the so-called standard of wisdom?"

Troy had a strange look on his face, and muttered to himself in confusion.

Not only Troy, but Samoyed also looked extremely abnormal at this moment.

"What kind of person is this Fourth Mizukage?"

This beautiful and sexy ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village now felt a strong curiosity and concern for Mizunoe Ryosuke.

In Samoy's own eyes, Mizunoe Ryosuke is a handsome man with a respectful and courteous appearance. In particular, his gentle and elegant temperament adds a lot to his appearance.

In addition, Ryosuke Mizunoe is the Mizukage, and his identity gives him a noble aura.

This makes him the kind of person who "you want to date after just one look at him."

Mei Terumi, who was currently browsing "Water Country Special Issue! The Top Ten Male Gods Who Make Girls' Hearts Flutter" at home, suddenly sneezed. Looking at the photo of Mizunoe Ryosuke on the front page, she felt a flicker of displeasure, as if someone else had claimed her beloved toy.

After actual contact, Ryosuke Mizunoe's erratic and reckless behavior seemed very inconsistent with his identity as the Mizukage.

After all, in Samoy's mind, the person who bears the title of "Shadow" embodies the majesty of a village or even a country in every word and action.

They are powerful and majestic, and their every word and action carries a special charm that makes people submit and feel awe.

But now it seems that Mizunoe Ryosuke does not fit into this stereotyped image.

Although such behavior does not seem like that of a qualified Mizukage, such straightforward behavior makes Mizunoe Ryosuke look extremely free and easy, adding a touch of uninhibited charm.

Such a Ryosuke Mizunoe has the capital to make any woman fall in love with him.

Among the people of the Land of Water, whether they are businessmen, politicians, or peddlers, they all praise all the measures taken by Mizunoe Ryosuke since he took power in the Hidden Mist Village.

The people of the Water Country even gave the Fourth Mizukage the title of "Wise".

However, this title of "wise" seems incompatible with Mizunoe Ryosuke's performance at this time.

This further deepened Samoy's curiosity about Mizunoe Ryosuke. At this moment, she urgently wanted to know what kind of person this Fourth Mizukage was.

This not only concerns whether the goal of their trip can be successfully achieved, but it is also a small wish in her heart.

Unlike Troy, which obviously lacks political intelligence, and Samoyed, who is still in the stage of teenage love.

As the son of the Raikage and a core figure in the Hidden Cloud Village, he sees more than what is obvious.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

After his failed attempt to intercept him just now, he knew in his heart that this Fourth Mizukage was definitely not a simple character.

Although the other party looks young, his strength is at least not inferior to his.

If we talk about strength, the young Bi at this time naturally dare not be arrogant.

But when it comes to speed, the ninja world is so big that Bi firmly believes that his speed is definitely among the best in the ninja world.

As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people.

Even if it is the same technique, it will have different effects on different people.

In the original work, forbidden techniques such as Impure World Reincarnation and Flying Thunder God were invented by Senju Tobirama, but it was Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato who developed them to the peak.

The secret lightning armor created by the Third Raikage also had different effects on Bee and the Third Raikage.

On the Third Raikage, the Lightning Armor has an "absolute defense" that is as hard as steel. On Bee, although the Lightning Armor can still achieve a good defensive effect, it is still a certain distance away from the Third Raikage's "strongest defense" that is as hard as steel.

Although Bi's Lightning Armor did not develop "absolute defense", it did develop another way - speed!

In other words, it is as fast as lightning!

It can be said that speed is the most confident thing.

But just now, when Bi used his best speed to intercept Mizunoe Ryosuke, he was directly passed by the opponent at a speed that was enough to crush him, which made Bi feel extremely aggrieved.

Although he was just in a hurry and might not have used his full strength.

But if you lose, you lose. The education of Yunyin is to never find any excuses for failure.

It certainly doesn't feel good to be crushed in the area you're best at.

Not only that, having been trained as the next generation of Raikage since childhood, his political wisdom is naturally much stronger than Troy and Samoyed around him.

He could tell at a glance that the Fourth Mizukage, who was known for his wisdom, did not do this because he "acted on impulse" or because of some ridiculous reasons like "eight-hour work system" or "it's time to get off work".

In Bi's opinion, the other party did this simply because the Fourth Mizukage had seen through the fact that the Hidden Cloud Clan sent him here with the intention of seeking help.

At this moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke chose to avoid it, which naturally also hinted that Kirigakure had no intention of helping Kumogakure and sending troops to attack Iwagakure.

If we ask ourselves honestly, from Kirigakure's perspective, there is nothing wrong with this approach.

After all, there is no need for Kirigakure to risk the lives of Kirigakure ninjas to fight for Kumogakure and Iwagakure ninjas.

But now looking back and savoring it carefully, the actions of the Fourth Mizukage were just right.

As an ally, if Mizunoezuki Ryosuke directly rejected Kumogakure's request for assistance, it would easily damage the alliance that had just been established between the two sides.

If they agree to this, it will bring absolutely no benefit to Kirigakure.

In this way, the seemingly irresponsible behavior of the Fourth Mizukage of "refusing to handle official business after get off work hours" is actually a very clever way of dealing with the situation.

It seemed unreasonable, but in fact it stopped everything, leaving Bi and others speechless.

In Bi's opinion, the way the Fourth Mizukage Mizunoe Ryosuke handled the situation was simply to make him give up.

But there is no reason for this, because the way Mizunoe Ryosuke handled the situation was an absolute blow to Hi's self-esteem.

After all, as a dignified Yunyin envoy, Bi naturally felt uncomfortable being left aside and ignored.

I don't know how to describe my feelings at this moment.

Anxiety? Shame? Dejection? Anger? Or perhaps all of these emotions are present to some degree?

Than not knowing.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered the envoy from Kirigakure who visited Kumogakure not long ago, the Kirigakure ambassador named "Momochi Zabuza".

After being rejected by Kumogakure, was he feeling similar to how he is now?

So what did the other party do at that time?

Thinking of this, a hint of determination appeared in Bi's eyes.

He was standing here at this moment, not just for his own honor and disgrace.

He is doing this for the future of millions of Cloud Shinobi and the entire Cloud Shinobi Village!

No matter what, he would never back down! Never!

As long as Mizunoe Ryosuke doesn't reject his request directly, he will never give up!

Chapter 243: The only way to the top

After understanding everything, I tried hard to control my emotions and calm myself down as much as possible.

Soon, Bi forced himself to calm down his complicated emotions and make himself look calm enough.

"Captain Kuroshima, thank you for your help."

"We will wait until Mizukage-sama's 'working hours' to pay our respects."

Bi said this calmly, his tone no longer showing the excitement from before.

Upon seeing this, a strange light flashed in Kuroshima Morita's eyes. He was able to calm down so quickly and not show his emotions on his face. This person will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future.

"Ha ha!!"

"That's what I should do. You don't have to be polite to me."

Although Kuroshima Morita had all sorts of emotions in his heart, his expression remained calm. Instead, he spoke generously to the three Kumogakure members in front of him.

Although he looks carefree on the outside, he is actually smart and capable on the inside, which is a consistent characteristic of Kuroshima Morita.