Mizuki stayed in the hospital for a full month before finally being discharged from the Ninja Hospital.
During that time,
only Iruka came to visit Mizuki.
However, Mizuki did not accept Iruka's goodwill at all.
Instead, he maliciously speculated to himself
that Iruka had only come to laugh at him.
And after returning to the Ninja Academy, Mizuki was shocked to discover that Iruka and Tsubaki had become increasingly close in their conversations.
This made Mizuki hate Iruka even more.
But compared to Iruka and Tsubaki, Mizuki's hatred for Uzumaki Menma and Naruto was far greater.
Mizuki desperately wanted revenge on Uzumaki Menma and Naruto Uzumaki!
But he was at a loss over how to get his revenge.
Konoha surely kept an extremely close watch on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. If he acted rashly, he would practically be hanging himself to seek death!
The only method Mizuki could think of was waiting until Uzumaki Menma and Naruto entered the Ninja Academy, then getting a hold over them.
Even though Mizuki burned with a desire for revenge, he could only suppress it for now.
Since he could not get revenge, Mizuki decided to win Tsubaki over first.
Disgusting Iruka was just as important as revenge!
Mizuki silently plotted how to pursue Tsubaki.
Tsubaki returned to that mountain as soon as school ended.
Mizuki had developed a trauma about that mountain now. Even if it killed him, he would never go there again.
That meant he could only launch a fierce pursuit of Tsubaki after the Ninja Academy let out, before she returned to the mountain!
As soon as the Ninja Academy dismissed, Mizuki approached Tsubaki. "Miss Tsubaki, are you going home?"
"Mm, what is it, Mizuki?" Tsubaki asked doubtfully.
"We happen to be going the same way. Why don't we walk together?"