Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 100 Evacuation

The long sword pierced through Jianchuan Ju's figure, and the Cloud Village Jonin who launched the sneak attack paused subconsciously.

"wrong!"

There was no sense of hesitation as if it were piercing into a real object, and only upon closer inspection of the back view did one notice a slight incongruity.

In the next instant, the figure of 'Jianchuan Ju' and some of the surrounding environment exploded in all directions, turning into a large number of feathers that obscured the Jonin's vision.

"Water Release: Boiling Water"

In fact, just moments before, Tachibana Kanagawa, having sensed the 'danger warning,' had already clasped her hands together and performed the 'Feather Dance,' thus escaping unscathed.

He then lowered his body, ducked to avoid the opponent's sneak attack, and rapidly formed hand seals to unleash a ninjutsu.

He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of scalding water, which passed through the feathers still floating in the air and splashed onto the enemy whose sneak attack had failed.

"Damn it, you brat!"

The sudden burns were so intense that even the mentally strong ninja couldn't suppress the pain, letting out a hiss. But he still gripped his long sword tightly and slashed forward.

"Boom!"

Just as the Cloud Village Jonin was stunned, a blue figure appeared above him from afar and slammed him into the ground with a powerful downward kick. The force of the kick cracked the earth and sent rocks flying.

Jianchuan Ju, who was still preparing to launch another sneak attack after the boiling water, looked at the huge pit in front of him and the messy enemies inside. His lips twitched uncontrollably.

"Close combat was definitely not an option! If I had rushed in and gotten close, I probably would have been killed along with the enemy!"

Ken scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Sorry, Dr. Tachibana. I was delayed by the opponent's Lightning Release clone. Thankfully, you're alright."

Although Ken failed to keep an eye on the Jonin he was fighting, if it were anyone else who had been ambushed, their lives would have been in danger.

However, judging from the other person's disheveled appearance, Tachibana Kenkawa guessed that dealing with this person wouldn't be easy either. Given the urgency of the situation, she didn't say much more.

With ninjas dying one after another on the Cloud Village side, and even one Jonin gone, the balance of the battle immediately shifted.

In the blink of an eye, several more Cloud Village ninjas fell.

The other side seemed to realize that something was wrong, and several people immediately took out signal flares from their pockets and threw them into the air.

"Stop them!"

Upon seeing this, Qing immediately roared.

At the same time, he spat out a huge water bullet, which knocked away a signal flare that hadn't even taken off yet, along with the Cloud Village Jonin who threw the flare.

Ken immediately pushed off the ground with both feet and leaped into the air. With a lightning-fast flying kick, he knocked a signal flare down mid-air.

Jianchuan Ju, who had been on guard all along, also quickly activated his dynamic vision and used the high-speed thrust of his divine spear to destroy one of them.

Even so, two signal flares still exploded in the air.

The fallen Yunyin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glared at Qing with a ferocious look in his eyes.

"You're ninjas from Kirigakure, aren't you! You can't escape!"

With a livid face, Qing looked at the Cloud Village Jonin struggling to his feet in front of him, ignored his threats, and gave the order.

"Take them out and evacuate quickly!"

The Hidden Mist ninjas, who already had the upper hand, did not let the other Hidden Cloud ninjas escape after they worked together to kill the last Jonin.

Before leaving, Mei Terumi used a massive "Earth Splitting Palm" to quickly cover up the battlefield traces, and the group evacuated the area.

However, this kind of cover-up can only serve to buy time.

Ao used his sensory ninjutsu to lead the way, while Ken brought up the rear.

After all, the number of enemies in this battle is almost twice that of their own.

Of the eight members of Kirigakure, all but Tachibana Kanagawa and Shingetsu Hozuki, who possessed the water transformation technique, were injured.

Zi Zuo, who was the most seriously injured, even had half a broken knife sticking out of his abdomen, but he could only hold on and not fall behind.

However, other ninjas from Kumogakure could surround them at any moment, so now is not the time to stop and use medical ninjutsu.

Jianchuan Ju could only quickly take out the medicine she had prepared from her backpack and throw it to everyone, then immediately cast Water Flow Ring on the injured people.

Of course, this is just a simple way to stop the bleeding and seal the wound. In this kind of high-speed running, probably only a medical ninja of Tsunade's caliber would dare to treat other people's injuries.

After all, treatment is a delicate process. In a situation where concentration is impossible, if the wrong nerve or blood vessel is connected, it would not be saving a life but killing one.

"Captain! Azusa isn't holding on much longer!"

Even the usually taciturn Yuka Tamura became anxious at this moment.

Fortunately, Ao wasn't as cold-hearted as most Hidden Mist ninjas. After glancing back, he decisively gave the order.

"No enemies are chasing us within our detection range. Clean up any traces, scatter and find places to hide. Let Tachibana receive treatment first!"

A dozen minutes later, in a cave.

A giant bear lay dead in its den, its eyes wide open in disbelief.

Jianchuan Ju breathed a sigh of relief and put away the Palm Immortal Technique.

Fortunately, Azusa's wound was only a minor abrasion of her internal organs; otherwise, given the limited medical resources available, Tachibana Kenkawa really couldn't guarantee that she would survive.

After seeing that their teammates were out of danger, Ken's team sincerely thanked Tachibana Kanagawa.

"Uh, that's to be expected, I'm a medical ninja after all."

After treating the other injured people, everyone gradually recovered from the tense atmosphere.

"Teacher Qing, what should we do next?"

Mei Terumi, whose injuries were relatively minor, simply applied some ointment and did not receive any treatment from Tachibana Kanagawa. She then asked Ao about their next move.

Qing pondered for a moment before speaking.

"We can't head directly towards Sigu Town, otherwise if the Yunyin people discover our tracks, we'll be too obvious a target."

"Ju, have Lanzi deliver the intelligence to Fujie and remind him about what just happened. Be careful not to expose the intelligence station."

"Okay, Ms. Qing."

Tachibana Kanakawa, who was packing up medical equipment, immediately nodded in agreement.

After thinking for a moment, Qing took out the map and said.

"We still need to investigate Sigu Town, since it's the only lead we have right now, but we need to replan the route."

Please point to a mountain range on the map.

"Sigu Town is located near the border mountains of the Land of Fire. We will enter the border of the Land of Fire directly from here and proceed along the mountains to Sigu Town."

"Moreover, the appearance of the Cloud Village's AB combination in this small town near the border suggests that their target might be in the mountains."

After a short rest, the eight-person team set off again.

This time, instead of dressing as samurai, the group changed back into ninja gear. Ao used his sensory ninjutsu throughout, avoiding all the ninjas.

Just as the Hidden Mist and the others entered into covert operations.

On the other side, inside an ordinary small town house.

"Lord Ai, news has arrived that the entire Losi squad of 15 was wiped out near Valley Town."

"That idiot Los~ why is he coughing like that?"

Killer Bee, who was about to speak, swallowed the rest of his words after being given a look by his older brother.

Ai turned his gaze back to the Cloud Village ninja responsible for delivering the message and asked with some annoyance.

"Was it done by those crazy people who worship evil gods again?"

(End of this chapter)