This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

During the incident when Obito turned evil, Uchiha Madara was not only able to mobilize the Anbu directly under the jurisdiction of the Mizukage, but even the three-tailed Isobu could be assigned at will.

You know, the importance of the tailed beasts to a ninja village is no less than that of nuclear bombs.

Uchiha Madara easily mobilized the three-tailed Isobu and sealed it in Nohara Rin's body with the help of the Kirigakure Anbu. It can be imagined how powerful Madara was in Kirigakure at that time.

Because of this, Mizunoe Ryosuke had to keep a low profile for the time being to avoid being included in Uchiha Madara's sight because of his own talent and becoming a pawn or even a discarded piece.

Since the Third Mizukage ruled the Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Mist Village began to become a "bloody village" and went downhill.

In addition, the current situation of the Mist Shadow Ninja Village is really not that good.

And it all started with the succession of the Third Mizukage.

The third Mizukage, Taki Mizunoe.

That's right, the contemporary Mizukage also serves as the patriarch of the Mizunoe family. If you have to count his seniority, he is the uncle of Mizunoe Ryosuke, and their blood relationship is not too distant.

The Third Mizukage had served as the bodyguard of the First Mizukage, and had also served as the head of the Anbu during the Second Mizukage's time. He had a good personal relationship with the first two Mizukages.

Whether in terms of qualifications or status, it can be said that Mizunoe Taki's succession to the throne of the Third Mizukage was a natural outcome.

But even with such a "natural" succession, it still took Taki Mizunoe two full years after the death of the Second Mizukage.

On the one hand, Mizunoe Taki himself is in poor health and is a complete sickly person who often needs rest and recuperation.

On the other hand, the second generation Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, has an extremely high reputation in the Kirigakure Ninja Village, even surpassing the first generation Mizukage, Hakuren, to a certain extent.

It was precisely because of the second generation's high prestige that many of the second generation's diehard fans resisted the third generation's ascension to power.

After Hozuki Gengetsu's death, some of his diehard followers still refused to submit to Mizunoe Taki and were opposed to Mizunoe Taki's promotion.

Some are even in a state of "obeying orders but not announcements", including the famous Kaguya family and Hozuki Gengetsu's main family - the Hozuki family.

Among them, the Kaguya family, which carries the Corpse Bone Vein, and the Mizunoe family are mortal enemies.

Seeing that the people of the Mizunoe family were about to take power, the people of the Kaguya family naturally refused to accept.

Due to various reasons, it took Mizunoe Taki two years to become the third Mizukage.

And after succeeding to the throne, Mizunoe Taki's voice and influence in the Mist Shadow were still limited.

Perhaps Uchiha Madara saw this point about the Hidden Mist Village and took the opportunity to intervene and control the lifeblood of the Hidden Mist Village.

The fatigue displayed by the Third Mizukage and his lack of authority and majesty also made many Mist Ninja elites lack respect for the Third Hokage.

The entire Wuyin was filled with chaos.

Over the past ten years, there has been constant internal strife within Kirigakure.

Since the death of the Second Hokage, Kirigakure's vitality has not only not recovered, but has even declined compared to its strength at that time.

Analyzing Kirigakure's current situation from an objective perspective, it's a complete mess.

From an external perspective, the other four major ninja villages have recovered from the losses of the First Ninja World War and are in a stage of preparing to expand outward.

From an internal perspective, there are many conflicts among the major ninja clans in the Hidden Mist Village, and the Mizukage is unable to control the overall situation and can only let it go.

The Hidden Mist Ninja Village has reached a very dangerous situation.

The most important thing is that an invisible black hand has already enveloped the entire Hidden Mist Village in darkness.

So no matter from which perspective, keeping a low profile is definitely the best strategy at the moment.

Stable is just one word, and I will only say it once.

Chapter 4, The Third Mizukage

Half a day had passed since the Anbu review, and it was approaching dusk.

During this period, no one came to visit Mizunoe Ryosuke, and he was happy about it.

He just wanted to use this time to think about what to do next.

"cough cough"

A clear cough sound came from outside the ward, and the sound gradually got closer.

This also made Mizunoe Ryosuke frown in the ward.

Who is it? His cough is even worse than that of this "injured person".

“Tuk-tuk!”

Unexpectedly, just as Mizunoe Ryosuke finished complaining in his heart, a clear knock on the door reached his ears.

"Please come in."

A hint of curiosity flashed through Mizunoe Ryosuke's mind. Who would come to visit him at this time?

Could it be her? After thinking about it, a graceful figure emerged in Mizunoe Ryosuke's mind.

But soon, Mizunoe Ryosuke shook his head again.

At this time, everyone should have kept it a secret from her and never revealed their situation to her.

But soon, the visitor revealed his true identity.

"Shh!"

At that moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke almost sat up, his heart filled with surprise.

"How could it be him!"

Even though he was extremely surprised, the facts were right in front of him and Ryosuke Mizunoe had no choice but to believe it.

"Mizukage-sama!"

Mizunoe Ryosuke exclaimed, but after his initial surprise, he had already thought of how to respond.

He first pretended to be very nervous, then acted like a shy little boy when he saw his idol, and pretended to stand up.

But in the end, because of his "weakness", Mizunoe Ryosuke could only lie weakly on the hospital bed, looking so excited that he couldn't speak.

It is true that life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills

"Sudden attack" was obviously something that Mizunoe Ryosuke had never expected, and there was no doubt that this was also a major test of his acting skills.

"cough cough"

"It's okay, Ryosuke. I came to check on you. Just lie down and don't move."

The Third Mizukage Taki Mizunoe looked very amiable, and when he looked at Ryosuke Mizunoe, it was as if he was looking at a junior whom he cared about.

And this is indeed the case. Mizunoe Ryosuke does have a close blood relationship with him.

But who is this person in front of me?

This is the dignified Mizukage, the man who controls the fate of thousands of people. Why would he come to see him, a nobody, for no reason?

For a moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he had no idea what to do.

There is no love without reason in the world. Even though they are from the same clan, Lord Mizukage has never done anything like this before.

What's more, from a certain definition, his relationship with the Mizukage-sama could definitely not be called "harmonious".

What exactly is the other party's purpose?

"Ryosuke, you did a great job this time."

"cough cough"

"Are you okay?"

Mizunoe Taki spoke first, praising Ryosuke with a warm smile.

It seemed that due to physical reasons, Mizunoe Taki kept coughing while speaking.

Hearing this, Mizunoe Ryosuke seemed to understand the crux of the matter, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"Lord Mizukage, I'm fine."

"You should take care of yourself, too."

Although his mind was filled with a thousand thoughts, Mizunoe Ryosuke still maintained the excited expression of a passionate young man on the surface.

He glanced at Mizunoe Taki in front of him.

This is a man with long light blue hair. He doesn't exude any fierce aura at all. He seems like an ordinary uncle next door.

But for some reason, Mizunoe Taki looked very weak at this moment, and his whole body seemed a little listless.

There was a hint of gray mixed in with her long light blue hair, and her skin was a little too pale, making her look extremely listless.

There is even a vague feeling of being "terminally ill".

"Ryosuke, you did a great job this time. The village and the clan will reward you."

"cough cough"

"We're not outside, just call me clan leader."

The Third Mizukage still looked amiable and seemed very easy to talk to.

"Thank you for the compliment, Chief!"

"This is all as I deserve! It's my honor to contribute to the village!"

Mizunoe Ryosuke pretended to be excited. He did not reject the kindness of the Third Hokage, but accepted the kindness of Mizunoe Taki in this direction.

"Ha ha"

"I feel relieved to see you like this."

Mizunoe Taki still spoke gently.

"How could you, Patriarch?"

Then, Mizunoe Ryosuke pretended to be confused and looked at Mizunoe Taki.

The latter certainly understood Mizunoe Ryosuke's confusion.

Why did the Third Mizukage come back to visit a Chunin?

"cough cough"

"I've been feeling unwell lately, and I came to the hospital because of this sick body."

"hehe"

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Ryosuke."

Mizunoe Taki's expression remained as amiable as ever, but even in such a harmonious atmosphere, Mizunoe Ryosuke could not tell the depth of this Mizukage-sama.

"You are serious."

"Chief, you have devoted yourself to the village. I believe everyone in the village has nothing but admiration for you."

Mizunoe Ryosuke flattered the Third Hokage calmly.

"Hahaha!"

"Ryosuke, you have to work hard."

"Lian was clamoring to come see you, but I stopped her from coming."

"You should be aware of the current situation within the clan. You will have to shoulder more of the clan's responsibilities in the future."

After saying that, Mizunoe Taki stood up without saying anything more. After telling Mizunoe Ryosuke a few polite words like "rest more" and "take care of yourself", he got up and left.

Before leaving, Mizunoe Taki looked at Ryosuke with a look that seemed to carry some deep meaning.

After the Mizukage-sama left, Mizunoe Ryosuke could clearly sense it.

Forty or five extremely powerful auras around the ward also left.

How could a dignified Mizukage walk around alone?

It was obvious that these four or five powerful auras came from the Anbu ninjas. Needless to say, the mission of these ninjas was to ensure the safety of the Mizukage.

Chapter 5, Father-in-law meets son-in-law

After the Third Mizukage left, alarm bells suddenly began to ring in Mizunoe Ryosuke's heart.

The Anbu people came to investigate in the morning, and the Mizukage followed in the afternoon.

If there is no connection between the two, he would never believe it even if he is beaten to death.

As for the reasons given by the Mizukage, although they were probably not false, you have to know that this Mizukage had always been rude to Mizunoe Ryosuke before.