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Hatake Sakumo looked at the file on the desk, his brow furrowing slightly.

Name: Mizuki.

Gender: Male.

Age: 0.

Occupation: Ninja Academy teacher.

Hatake Sakumo continued reading. The rest detailed Mizuki's history from entering the Ninja Academy to graduating, becoming a Chunin, and the evaluations from a series of missions.

Hatake Sakumo read through it twice in a row, yet found nothing suspicious.

But since Houka had personally sent a Shadow Clone to warn him that this Chunin named Mizuki was problematic, there had to be something he had overlooked.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi's right-hand man, Hatake Sakumo knew full well how important the Ninja Academy was. If this ninja called Mizuki truly was a pest, as Houka claimed, then he absolutely could not stand by and do nothing!

"Someone!"

As the Anbu captain, Hatake Sakumo quite arbitrarily dispatched three elite Anbu to investigate Mizuki!

Mizuki might have been a fine actor, but no matter how skilled someone was at acting, there would always be moments when they took off their mask. The three elite Anbu conducted both open and covert inquiries, questioning Mizuki's neighbors one by one, and quickly gathered a great deal of information.

They then investigated Mizuki's classmates at the Ninja Academy, the other members of his three-man squad after graduation, and finally his Jonin instructor.

Half a month later, an even more detailed intelligence report on Mizuki was placed on Hatake Sakumo's desk.

After reading the report, Hatake Sakumo's brow furrowed once more.

Some people in the report said Mizuki was honest; others said he was sly and deceitful. Some praised his kind heart, while others said he was deeply jealous. Some said he had a good temper, while others said greed was in his nature.

After reading it, Hatake Sakumo could only smile bitterly. It seemed