Chapter 37

"Please!"

Mizunuki Ryosuke turned and made a gesture of invitation.

Mizunuki Rikka and Mizunuki Ren looked at each other, seeing a trace of surprise on each other’s faces.

Especially Mizunuki Ren, who was almost "soaked" in this house every day; she never knew Mizunuki Ryosuke had such a secret hidden from her.

This mother and daughter did not linger too long; out of trust in Ryosuke, Rikka and Ren stepped into it first, while Ryosuke walked at the end, and the three gradually walked toward the underground.

And after the three left, the wall moved, and the basement passage disappeared again, as if it had never existed.

In the passage, as they went deeper, Ren and Rikka became more and more alarmed.

Because according to their estimation, they had already gone at least fifty meters deep!

Mizunuki Ryosuke had also considered that, under normal circumstances, the limit of a sensory ninja’s perception was fifty meters underground, which was why he built it so deep.

The passage was not stuffy because it was underground; it seemed there was a good ventilation system.

Finally, the three arrived at the deepest part of the passage.

"Clap! Clap!"

As Mizunuki Ryosuke clapped his hands gently, the entire underground became brightly lit.

This was a secret room with a space of about two hundred square meters, which was divided into several parts.

In one part, there were many instruments that Mizunuki Rikka and Mizunuki Ren did not understand but felt were powerful.

The middle part was a space completely covered by ice crystals, occupying half of the room.

In the ice crystal space, one could still see the ice surface damaged by various ninjutsu attacks; it seemed this was where Mizunuki Ryosuke usually practiced ninjutsu.

And in the last part of the secret room, an extremely profound and complex array pattern was laid out.

This huge array pattern occupied a full fifty square meters.

The complex patterns within it made the mother and daughter, who were just ordinary people, feel dizzy just looking at them.

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And in a corner of the secret room, there was a large amount of food and clean water, which looked enough to last for at least a month.

As early as his youth, Mizunuki Ryosuke had been using Earth Release to secretly build this underground secret room.

This secret room was also a place where Mizunuki usually conducted material research, secret technique development, and ninjutsu practice.

At the same time, Mizunuki Ryosuke had also laid out a giant stable reverse summoning array here that led directly outside the Mist Village.

In the ninja world, there existed a secret technique used to summon ninja beasts.

The caster could sign their name on the summoning scroll of the ninja beast to obtain the right to summon ninja beasts of that group.

These summoned ninja beasts could exist as a ninja’s "summoned beast" and become a part of the ninja’s combat power.

And the ninjutsu that summoned ninja beasts from their habitat thousands of miles away to the ninja’s side was called Summoning Jutsu.

Similarly, not only could ninjas use Summoning Jutsu to summon ninja beasts.

Ninja beasts could also reverse-summon ninjas to the ninja beasts’ habitat.

Summoning Jutsu could almost be said to be the most basic Space-Time Ninjutsu, and the restrictions on its use were also very high.

After Mizunuki Ryosuke’s research and analysis of Summoning Jutsu—

He finally laid out this large reverse summoning array in his basement, which could reverse-summon people within a certain range of the basement to a small house outside the Mist Village.

The summoning array optimized and upgraded by Mizunuki Ryosuke had one advantage: it did not require the caster and the subject to exist at both locations.

That is, it only needed to be activated in one direction to be summoned directly.

But similarly, this array also had flaws; once used, it would be destroyed on the spot.

It could be considered a one-time consumable.

This reverse summoning array was a retreat Mizunuki Ryosuke left for himself, used as a means of escape when danger might arise in the future.

Now, it was just right as a guarantee for Mizunuki Ren and Mizunuki Rikka’s survival.

And at the location of the reverse summoning—

Mizunuki Ryosuke had already arranged for three people in his squad to wait there in advance.

Once the reverse summoning was truly triggered, Mizunuki Ren, who was summoned over, would definitely tell the three the specific situation.

The so-called three-day agreement and the order to "go to the Mizunuki clan grounds to find the Great Elder" would naturally become nonsense.

This could also be considered a kind of white lie by Mizunuki Ryosuke, and a form of protection for the three young people.

"This is..."

Because of too much surprise, Mizunuki Ren’s small mouth was wide open, and her eyes were completely occupied by surprise.

"My lady, Sister Ren."

"You can take refuge here for now."

"Within two days, if nothing happens, I will return."

"If I don't return within two days, you can use the reverse summoning array I laid out here to escape outside."

Mizunuki Ryosuke pointed to the complex array that was a full fifty square meters in size and said with a calm face.

He made this arrangement because he was afraid of the worst-case scenario.

Hearing Mizunuki Ryosuke’s words, Mizunuki Ren couldn't even care about being surprised for a moment.

She hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Mizunuki Ryosuke’s hand, her clear eyes, like autumn water, filled with worry for Ryosuke.

"Ryosuke, what exactly is going on?"

Looking at Mizunuki Ren’s worried eyes, Ryosuke didn't know how to refuse for a moment.

It was Mizunuki Rikka who first pulled her daughter to her side.

Rikka, who had experienced many storms, understood that a good woman only needed to not add trouble to her man at such a time, letting the man go and do his work without any worries, and should not add burdens to him.

"Ren, don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Let Ryosuke go and do it with his hands free."

"Trust Ryosuke."

Hearing Rikka’s comfort, Mizunuki Ren slowly let go of her hand, but the worry in her eyes had not yet faded.

"Ryosuke—"

"Promise me, you must come back safely."

In the end, everything turned into a deep entrustment.

Looking at Mizunuki Ren like this, how could Ryosuke bear to refuse?

After nodding seriously, Mizunuki Ryosuke left the basement without looking back.

Only by ensuring Ren was safe could Mizunuki Ryosuke let go and act.

At this moment, the two most important women in the entire Mizunuki family were staying in the safest place in the Mist Village.

Time came to dusk, and the sun was about to set.

Mizunuki Ryosuke had already restored his original appearance.

But to avoid any mistakes, he draped a black robe over his body.

Not long after, Mizunuki Ryosuke arrived at the location previously mentioned by Kaguya Yuta.

Of course, for such a risky thing, Mizunuki Ryosuke naturally could not go in person.

What came was just a Water Clone.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke’s main body was hidden in the surroundings as a stranger.

"Zhongyong Code Article 4": For risky things, besides leaving them to young people, you can also leave them to Water Clones.

After some twists and turns, the Water Clone followed the location mentioned by Kaguya Yuta and arrived in front of a plain-looking residential house.

He knocked on the door slowly.

Not long after, a person also completely hidden in a gray robe opened the door.

It was Kaguya Yuta.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke lifted his black robe slightly, revealing the face under the black robe, and said calmly.

"I have come under the orders of the Mizukage."

"We meet again, Kaguya Yuta Jonin."

As Mizunuki Ryosuke revealed his face, Kaguya Yuta showed a look of surprise in his eyes.

He didn't expect that the "Mizukage" would send the ninja he had a skirmish with during the Jonin exams.

Thinking of this, Kaguya Yuta’s eyes still carried a hint of embarrassment.

After all, what happened during the Jonin exams was still fresh in his memory.