After becoming Mizukage, aside from gaining a stylish Hokage Cloak jacket patterned with waves, Araki's daily rhythm did not undergo any real change.
Kirigakure's internal affairs were still overseen by Karatachi Yagura, while the village's two major projects, the Sea Train and undersea mining, remained the responsibility of Sasori of the Red Sands and Hozuki Mangetsu. Recently, the two of them had been working together to excavate the Gelel Ore Vein.
Besides that, Araki also found something for Kana to do on the side: model a defensive barrier after Konoha's style, then design and set it up for Kirigakure.
The number one great nation had to look like the number one great nation! They couldn't be lacking in these matters of appearances.
The reason they had not done it before was that Kana had been somewhat too busy on her own. After all, she was still the director of Kirigakure Hospital.
But now Nagato had arrived. As a member of the Uzumaki Clan as well, his talent in Sealing Techniques was nothing to scoff at. With his help, this matter could be put on the agenda.
After assigning all the tasks, Araki immediately set off and left Kirigakure.
There was no helping it. Although he, while maintaining the state of Clear Mirror Still Water, would not have his thoughts disturbed by the noisy inner voices he heard beside his ear, constantly listening to them like this was still no solution!
So he decided to go to the vast, sparsely populated sea and play with the exploration teams... cough, no, to inspect their work.
After all, he was already Mizukage now. He had to gain a comprehensive understanding of Kirigakure's various circumstances. That was very reasonable.
This time, he brought no one with him. One man, one sword, one small boat—he