Konoha's Wooden Reappearance

"Captain Kakashi, what's wrong with you? You didn't get a good rest last night."

An ANBU noticed that Kakashi was distracted and asked with great concern.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I went to bed too late last night and I'm a little sleepy today."

Kakashi said with some embarrassment, but only he knew the actual situation.

In the past few days, he had been paying attention to the news about Mizama, but he had no clue, and there was no news from Itachi.

It was as if Mizama disappeared out of thin air and suddenly faded out of everyone's sight.

This made Kakashi very anxious. He kept thinking about it even during the mission, so naturally he got distracted easily.

"What happened to Shuijian? He has been missing for seven days, why is there no news at all.

If this continues, should I go find the Third Hokage, tell him about this situation, and see if I can find it through the channels in Konoha Village. Itachi and I will be like finding a needle in a haystack. "

Kakashi is also very confused. He should find the Third Hokage. It is very likely that Minama's problem of leaving the village without authorization will be exposed. He doesn't know what kind of trouble it will bring to him.

Don't look for it. I don't have any sources of information here. What if Minama really encounters some danger and needs support urgently?

"Forget it, let's take tonight as the limit. If I still can't see Mizama tomorrow, I have no choice but to go find the Third Hokage, at least to confirm that Mizama is alive."

Kakashi finally made up his mind. He felt that ensuring Mizama's safety was much more important than the trouble he might encounter in the future.

"Captain, why don't you go back and rest first? Just the three of us can handle this task. There won't be any problems."

It was the ANBU who suggested it to Kakashi very thoughtfully.

"Ah, thank you, but it's okay. There will be another team coming to change shifts in a while. Just wait until it's over."

The few people stopped talking and began to focus on the subject being monitored, which was a fruit shop owner suspected of being a spy.

within the same time period.The Third Hokage had finished his daily work for the day and was about to take a rest.

"Recently, what's the problem with the Jinchuriki?"

I don’t know if the Third Hokage hasn’t paid attention to this issue for a long time. I will ask today when I think of it.

"Hokage-sama, there is nothing wrong with the Jinchuriki, there is just one thing that is very strange."

An ANBU appeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen out of thin air and answered respectfully.

"What's up"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked curiously.

"The jinchuriki has started practicing before, but he has not done any practice in the past week. He rests at home every day."

The ANBU told the Third Hokage about the special features they discovered, and then made some targeted analysis.

“No practice for a week in a row”

The Third Hokage asked calmly. In his opinion, this was nothing. After all, he was still a child under four years old, and it was normal to be playful.

"Yes, our people have been protecting the outside. There is a barrier set up outside Master Shuijian's house. It is easy to be discovered when we enter. So we cannot detect the situation inside the house."

"What are Mizama and Uchiha Itachi doing recently?"

The Third Hokage seemed to have remembered something.

"They have all left the village to perform tasks."

"That's right. It must be because there is no one to guide Naruto in his training, so he has to rest at home."

The Third Hokage found a reason to explain this situation.

"That's not true. Originally, if this were the case, it would be considered normal, but the jinchuriki seems to be confined to his home, barely leaving the barrier."

After talking so much, Anbu finally came to the strangeness of the whole thing.

"I know about this. Go down and continue to monitor."

After the ANBU retreated, the Third Hokage lit the smoke pot, took a deep breath, and spit out white smoke rings one after another.

"Get me the details of the missions Uchiha Itachi and Uzumaki Minama are performing."

After the Third Hokage thought for a while, he called an ANBU and gave instructions.

Soon, the ANBU came back with a few pages of information.

"The bandit extermination mission reported by Kakashi during the business meeting has not been completed for so long."

The Third Hokage frowned more and more as he looked at it, feeling that something was wrong.

"Am I too suspicious, or are these people hiding something from the village?"

"Pay close attention to Kakashi's every move, and also notify our personnel to confirm the whereabouts of Uzumaki Mizama and Uchiha Itachi."

After summoning a Hokage ANBU to give the order, he put the matter aside for the time being. The Third Hokage planned to observe further.

Deep in the underground palace of the Greer Stone's mineral veins, the screams like howling ghosts and wolves have stopped.

Under the sealing boulder, Mizama was still sitting cross-legged on the ground as before. The wooden tube behind him was still absorbing chakra, but the absorption speed had been greatly slowed down.

"The fusion has been completed. It seems that it was successful after all, but I don't know how long it took."

Shuijian has been in this underground palace all this time, and no one told him the time. He really didn't know whether the sun or the moon was black or white.

Reduce the absorption speed bit by bit, slowly release your hand, and form a seal to create a wooden escape clone.

"Close the gap in the sealing technique again. It's no longer needed."

The clone quickly used the sealing technique to block the gap, and Mizama's main body retracted the wooden tube behind it.

During most of the fusion process, it was indeed a heartbreaking pain, but it no longer hurt afterward.

Slowly, I felt a sense of comfort all over my body, as if I had been reborn.

Minama got up and walked slowly to the laboratory, took out a set of clothes from the living room over there and changed into them.

After changing his clothes, Mizama stood in front of a mirror and looked at his current appearance.

"The appearance has not changed, but the skin is as soft as a newborn baby's skin, which is equivalent to a new body."

Minama took out a kunai and made a cut on his arm.I saw that the wound healed directly in a very short time.

"Muji's self-healing ability is just like that of the first Hokage."

Shuijian closed his eyes and felt the vigorous power of his body. He felt that there seemed to be ruthless and endless power in his small body.

"The amount of chakra has also been greatly improved. Now I feel like taking Shiquan Dabu Pill."

Mizama used a kunai to remove a piece of skin and flesh tissue, and started working on it himself. He spent some time extracting his own cells and put them under a microscope for observation.

"All cells have become colorless and no longer distinguish any attributes."

As soon as he thought of this, Shuijian quickly formed seals and once again separated into several wood escape clones.

"You guys continue to test my new cells here. I'll go back to Konoha Village first. It's probably a mess over there."

After saying that, he started to form seals and came to the ground. He saw that it was already evening.

Shuijian unfolded his own perception, and instantly enveloped a large area centered on Shuijian.

"Perception has also been improved, and the range is at least three times that before."

A wooden escape clone was created to continue to sense the surrounding situation, while the main body began to form seals.

"The Birth of Mutun Tree Realm"

I saw a large number of trees rising from the ground in the surrounding area, and it didn't take long to form a dense forest.

"There is no difficulty in using this ninjutsu."

Mizama extended the range of the ninjutsu several times, until the rocky mountain, which was not very large, was directly transformed into a dense virgin forest.

"Now, I'm afraid no one will be able to find the Greer Stone veins, except Bai Jue."

Looking at his masterpiece, Mizama couldn't help but said happily in his heart.

Close your eyes to brew your emotions, and then open your eyes. You will feel that the surrounding plants and trees are extremely clear, and every movement of the clone can be seen clearly, as if they are being played in slow motion.

"The Sharingan has also evolved, but I haven't met the conditions for the Sharingan to evolve in the original work. Is it because of the improvement in bloodline?

Now I can actually open and close them freely without any discomfort, as if these eyes are my own. "

Minama thought silently in his heart while observing the surroundings with his Sharingan.

After a preliminary inspection of his body, he closed his Sharingan and restored his black eyes.

"Let's go back to the village and have a look. I don't know how Naruto has been spending these days."

After saying that, he released the seal and the Wood Escape clone in front of him disappeared from the place with a "whoosh" sound.

When we saw each other again, we were already at home, with no lights and no movement. Listening carefully, Naruto's voice came from next door.

"While Naruto is next door, Aunt Yumi is taking care of him."

Minato went out, walked to the next door, knocked on the door, and it was Yumi who opened the door. She looked at Minama in disbelief at first, and then in ecstasy.

"Master Shuijian, you are back"

"Ah, I'm back, Aunt Yumi. I've been worrying you for a while."

Mizama also smiled at Yumi with a relaxed expression.

It's like a wanderer who has been away from home for many years has finally returned to his hometown.