The precious medicinal materials obtained by the Gushan family made Mizuki's last doubts disappear.
I got the Tiger Curse Seal and the activated potion from Orochimaru, which has been buried in my heart for a long time.
In essence, a relatively successful ninja school teacher is a very utilitarian and self-centered ordinary person.
If Orochimaru hadn't given him hope, and if there hadn't been Gusugi Bosui clearing the obstacles on his path to adventure, he might have been just a depressed ordinary ninja who wanted to cheer up but couldn't find a way.
Now, he has reached this point because he failed to resist the temptation.
He was not the only one who was planted with the curse seal. The curse seal of heaven in Mitarashi Anko's body has existed for so many years, but it still has not had a great impact on her daily life. This is enough to prove that the curse seal is not the key to people's corruption. It is the amplified desire and unchecked ambition that make it grow and grow out of control.
Looking at the man in front of him who was laughing crazily and his face twisted into a ferocious shape, Xiao Chun slowly approached and begged:
"I'm sorry, Mizuki, I didn't know that you were under so much pressure on weekdays. I may not be a good fiancée because I'm careless, but please don't continue to do stupid things, okay?"
"It's too late, Xiao Chun. You don't know that this world is unfair to us civilians. You and I are both orphans who grew up together. We should understand that we may not be able to get many things that we strive for all our lives. People have it from birth.”
Mizuki continued to laugh, with a trace of bitterness on his arrogant face.
"Someone told me that the gap between people is bigger than that between people and dogs. But, I don't accept it! In terms of qualifications, I am not bad, and in terms of strength, I am better than many mediocre seniors. But why do you want to be a teacher? The qualifications are one step behind Yinluka? After all, I can't be worse than him, right? And Asuma, that loser with the reputation of being the son of the Hokage, obviously has such a good foundation, but he doesn't cherish it..."
It's just that he can't compare to top geniuses such as Hatake Kakashi. Even Ebisu, Shiranui Genma, Morino Yinhiki and Yamashiro Aoba have a greater presence than him.
People such as Moonlight Hayate, Metkai, and Namizakurai who were once behind him all have a higher status than him.
He was rebellious and disobedient when he was a child, and ran away from the village when he grew up. This had a huge impact on Sarutobi Asuma's reputation. Even now that he has returned from his lost ways, there are still people who are dissatisfied with him.
Especially the behavior of trying to please Yuhi Kurenai in various ways made many fellow Konoha villagers feel worthless.
"Those things have nothing to do with us, Mizuki, don't be stubborn anymore and come back with me. If you have done something wrong, confess it to the Sandaime and you will definitely be dealt with leniently."
"That's too late."
Gently shaking the potion bottle in his hand, Mizuki's somewhat excited heart calmed down a little. He took a few steps back, pushed the approaching Xiao Chun aside, and then drank the liquid that shone with a strange light in one gulp.
In an instant, a cool chill entered his stomach, and then a burning burning sensation arose, quickly spreading throughout his body.
The torture that almost penetrated into the bone marrow made Mizuki scream loudly.
Immediately afterwards, streams of purple-black chakra continued to emerge from his body. The chakra in his body was continuously squeezed and merged into the strange cursed chakra, which continuously overdrawn Mizuki's body, causing him to endure extremely terrifying conditions in a short period of time. pressure.
After the initial shock passed, Mizuki turned into a man over two meters tall, with a face covered in fur and a face that was several sizes too big.
Seeing in horror that her fiancé turned into a standing and walking tiger-man exuding an evil aura, Xiaochun couldn't help but cover her mouth, with tears in her eyes, looking at everything in front of her in disbelief.
Mizuki, who felt good about himself, was completely overwhelmed by the surge of power and completely lost the ability to control his emotions.
"Xiao Chun, have you seen it? This is the power I have gained. As long as I have this, even the Sandaime will not ignore my existence!"
powerful?
really!
In the early stages of the curse seal's outbreak, it gave people a false sense of power.
After all, Cursed Seal Chakra is also a type of Immortal Chakra. Even if it is a much degraded version, it is still a level higher than ordinary Chakra.
In essence, the curse seal transformation is an incomplete immortal transformation.
The four sound ninjas who activated the curse seal were able to protect the seriously injured Orochimaru, fight their way out of the heavy siege of Konoha ninjas, and escape smoothly, which is enough to prove that with the curse seal and no risk of life, Just how powerful it is.
Unfortunately, the Tiger Curse Seal that Mizuki obtained from Orochimaru was not even a "lite beggar's version", it was just one of the casual attempts.
Mizuki, who had greatly improved his strength, speed and reaction ability, was eager to try out how powerful he was. Not only did he use his fists and kicks to smash the surrounding rocks and trees, he also used extremely powerful ninjutsu to destroy the surrounding rocks and trees. The surrounding land was plowed, and then he tried to control advanced ninja tools that he had never been able to do before.
After the chakra in his body was almost exhausted, he almost stopped.
"Xiao Chun, this is my current strength. Don't worry, I will definitely let you live a good life. You will not always be a dispensable second-tier ninja and flower farmer."
"Is there anything wrong with this?"
"You do not understand!"
Mizuki had an attitude of having everything under control, and was about to withdraw the power of the curse seal, but suddenly found that his body was like a punctured balloon, quickly drying up, and the blessing power quickly faded. His originally strong body... In the blink of an eye, he turned into a shriveled refugee. If he hadn't been alive, he would have been recognized as Mina Yin.
"What's going on? Where did my power go? There was obviously nothing wrong with the preparation of the potion..."
Mizuki knelt down weakly, shouting Orochimaru's name with runny nose and tears, as if he didn't believe that that big shot would play with a little guy like him in his spare time.
As for Gushan Bushui, the suspicion of manipulation is even smaller.
The types and proportions of medicinal materials were all requested by Shuimu on his own initiative. He prepared them himself, and no one else had a chance to intervene.
Mizuki, who was almost unable to stand up, fell weakly to the ground and was helped up by the panicked Kochun.
It's a pity that Mizuki is now so weak that he has problems with his five senses. He opens his eyes but can't see anything, and his brain can't process any incoming sound signals. Only waves of weak and chilling cold breath come out of his body. .
Vaguely, Mizuki seemed to see the depths of his own soul, a soul that had been riddled with holes.
"Then...is it me? How did I become like this?"
Later, all consciousness returns to chaos.
When Mizuki woke up again, he realized that he was lying on the hospital bed, his body was still very weak, his whole body ached, and it was difficult to even move his fingers.
"What's wrong with me?"
The slight movement woke up Xiao Chun who was leaning on the bedside to take care of him. When he saw Mizuki waking up, he couldn't help crying with joy:
"You became like this after drinking a strange potion. I sent you to the hospital, and when the doctors were helpless, your colleague Togakushi Hinode-sensei helped..."
"It's him! How did he save me?"
"have no idea!"
Xiao Chun shook his head,
"It is said to be the secret medicine of the Gushan family. There is no similar thing in the village, and it is impossible to ask others for the formula."
"It's them!"
Mizuki laughed at himself bitterly,
"I'm afraid they have already predicted that I will have such a day, right? That's right, the huge ancient fir tree may not know what I want those medicinal materials to do. There must be someone who understands the properties and pharmacology of medicinal materials."
Even Mizuki, a layman who had studied on his own for several months, could roughly understand the effects and side effects of the prepared medicine. However, his "superstition" about Orochimaru made him ignore the risks involved.
In fact, the harm far exceeds the worst estimates.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"About ten hours. It's now...three o'clock in the morning the next day."
"That didn't take long."
"You don't know that when I brought you back, the doctor asked me to prepare for the worst."
His energy was like a gossamer and his life was hanging by a thread. It was not enough to describe the danger level of Mizuki at that time.
Without Tsunade, Konoha Village simply does not have the ability to deal with such critically ill patients. At this time, it is mostly up to the person concerned to carry it out and resign themselves to fate.
"Does the Sandaime know?"
"I came to visit and didn't say anything. Yin Luka and others were very concerned about you. Now it's too late and they have all gone back."
"I know, I'm causing trouble for you, Xiaochun."
After letting his fiancee feel relieved and going to rest, Mizuki also closed his eyes.
The powerful illusion not long ago disappeared, and it even felt much worse than before.
This shouldn't be an overdraft caused by excessive consumption, but really being severely damaged by the Tiger Curse Seal, which may have damaged the foundation.
Even if it recovers later, it is likely that there will be sequelae.
If this is the case, doesn't it mean that his future will become even more bleak?
When he embarked on this road, Mizuki knew there was no turning back.
It is still unknown what happened to Orochimaru, but Mizuki had already prepared for the worst. Perhaps, that adult did not take the dispensable Ichijie Chuunin to heart.
So where to find a way out?
With this suspicious incident of "mistaken medicine", it is even more impossible for him to get ahead in Konoha Village step by step.
Just when Shuimu prayed secretly in his heart, no matter who it was, as long as he could fulfill his wish and was willing to pay any price, deep in his heart, in the dark corner, the sound of germination resounding in his mind, like the sound of sprouting out of a cocoon, A tiny seed takes root in the spiritual sea, continuously absorbs nutritional essence, and blooms into two delicate cotyledons.
"This is……"
Suddenly, Mizuki recalled the half-smiling look on the face of Major Governor Gu Shan when he and Major Governor Gushan were talking face to face.
"There is no free lunch in this world. When you feel that you have taken advantage of it, it often indicates the tragic ending of falling into a trap. Free is the most expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford such a price... "
"In this life, people have been constantly trading their own things with the outside world since they were born. Time, effort, struggle, money, relatives and friends, health, dignity and even soul and life. If you want to give nothing, just don't give anything. If you have something to gain, it’s better not to think too much about it.”
At that time, Mizuki didn't understand what the other party meant. It wasn't until now that he had a little understanding.
"Yeah, how could such a benefit land on my head?" This world is unfair, how could I have the illusion that I am being taken care of by fate? 』
Will Orochimaru value Mizuki?
He even abandoned his teachers, students and comrades, and used his compatriots for human experiments. Such a person would treat Shuimu well for no reason?
There is also Major Governor Kosugi, who is one of the richest and most powerful people in the Ninja world. He is a big shot that the entire Konohagakure village does not dare to neglect. How come he comes to the door to make an offer and easily gets something that the outside world cannot buy? of precious medicinal materials, just because he teaches the course seriously and has outstanding results?
Do not be silly!
"So, am I now exchanging my dignity, soul and life for the value of being used?" 』
While he was thinking about it, a ball of blue liquid emerged from his body and turned into a small human form, staring at Mizuki.
"Don't feel ashamed of being taken advantage of. Many people are not even qualified to be taken advantage of. If you don't pay, you will definitely not get anything. Instead of thinking about this, it is better to think about your future!"
"Are you...Major Governor Gushan?"
In an instant, Mizuki figured out the hurdles.
"You're not stupid, you know who saved you."
Through the split incarnation of Umibozu, Kosugi Fusui responded,
"Your strength and qualifications are not bad, but you are still far from the standard of genius. If nothing happens, you will just be a character ninja for the rest of your life. You will either become the background for others to become famous, or you will spend the rest of your life in obscurity."
"Then...what do I have that a big shot like you should value?"
"Ambition, unwillingness to be lonely and mediocre, and a strong desire to get ahead are what I admire most..."
Gu Shan Bu Shui replied,
"Everyone has a dream, but there are very few people who are willing to work hard and realize it at all costs, even if they betray their relatives and friends. Such people, even if they have an illusory glimmer of hope, can If you are not willing to give up, if there is a cliff ahead of you, you will jump over it without hesitation.”
Such people have deep obsessions, so they are easily instigated and exploited.
The so-called education of the will of fire and the spirit of Konoha in Konoha Village is generally successful. There are not many Konoha ninjas like Mizuki.
Therefore, the Mizuki that was delivered to the door was one of the few remaining chess pieces.
"I'm not a good person, so aren't you worried that I will betray you in the future?"
Hearing this, Gu Shanbu Shui chuckled:
"He's just a tool. What's the difference between good and bad? It's just that the methods of control are slightly different. Rather, I would rather deal with people like you..."
"Then... please take good care of me in the future, Master Bu Shui."
