Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 109 Do you want to have your Byakugan transplanted?

"Well done."

The Third Mizukage looked at the sealing scroll and mission report on the table and praised them.

In fact, the Third Mizukage already knew the general outline of what had happened before Team Ao returned.

This time it wasn't that the Third Mizukage had such strong intelligence, but rather that the Hidden Cloud Village had sent a letter of inquiry first.

The Raikage vehemently denounced Kirigakure for sabotaging Kumogakure's military operations and demanded the return of their spoils of war, namely the Byakugan.

However, the Third Mizukage had no intention of paying any attention to the other party.

The battle on the front lines in the Land of Water has now reached a stalemate, but the battle on the front lines in the Land of Lightning is raging.

The Third Mizukage saw that Kumogakure was unwilling to open a second front; otherwise, it was very likely that the conflict would shift from the four great nations besieging the Land of Fire to the land of Lightning being divided up by water, fire, and earth.

As a veteran kage, the Third Mizukage still had great faith in Onoki's integrity.

After casually flipping through the mission report, the Third Mizukage turned his gaze back to the group of people standing in front of him.

"Qing, you did a great job this time. You can keep one of those two white eyes for your team. The village will handle the rest."

"As for the others, record one S-rank mission."

"Thank you, Lord Sandai."

Actually, the Third Mizukage's reward was already quite generous, considering that the Byakugan is a strategic resource, and transplanting two Byakugan into one person wouldn't be of much use.

Jianchuan Ju secretly glanced at the three members of Ken's team, who had indifferent expressions, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them.

"As expected, the dead are of no value in Kirigakure."

"At least Konoha has a memorial stone; in Kirigakure, only the living are valued."

Just as Jianchuan Ju was thinking about these things, she suddenly felt someone tugging at her clothes from the right.

Looking back, he saw Terumi Mei frantically winking at him.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Tachibana Kenkawa quickly looked up at the Third Mizukage.

Sure enough, the other party had a half-smile on their face, and even Elder Yuan Shi next to them was looking at them with the same expression.

At this moment, Jianchuan Ju dared not have any wild thoughts and quickly lowered her head obediently to admit her mistake.

"I'm sorry, Third Hokage, I was just lost in thought."

To everyone's surprise, the Third Mizukage simply waved his hand casually and said...

"It's alright, young people are quick-witted, it's normal that they don't like listening to these tedious things."

It's hard to imagine that this is something the old guy who single-handedly created the Blood Mist Era could say.

"I've read Qing's mission report; you played a crucial role this time. Is there any reward you'd like?"

The Third Mizukage's question stumped Tachibana Kenkawa. The main issue was that although he had played a significant role this time, frankly speaking, it was just contributing to an S-rank mission. How much reward could a Chunin like himself possibly receive?

"If I said I wanted to become the Three-Tails' jinchūriki, would the Mizukage just slap me to death?"

"The key is that I don't really want anything else."

With his limited achievements, he certainly wouldn't be able to obtain S-rank ninjutsu or forbidden techniques. Besides, he also has the system's lottery system, so he's not that lacking in ninjutsu.

He wasn't that interested in the ninja sword idea that Yagura had previously promised.

Requesting a promotion to Jonin is possible, but reaching Jonin level would mean more difficult missions in the future. Tachibana Kanagawa felt his strength was still lacking and didn't want to force a promotion and create trouble for himself.

After thinking it over, Jianchuan Ju decided to play the innocent and just let things take their course.

"Reporting to the Third Hokage, completing the mission to the best of one's ability is a ninja's duty, and no extra reward is needed."

"You little brat are quite interesting. Go pick a ninjutsu later."

"Thank you, Lord Sandai."

Seeing that the brat who had just said he didn't want a reward had accepted it so readily, the Third Mizukage found it somewhat amusing.

He opened his squinted eyes and looked at Jianchuan Ju with great interest.

"Alright, you may all leave now."

After finishing his sentence, the Third Mizukage ignored the reactions of the others and picked up the mission report again to read it.

After everyone had completely left, he turned to Elder Yuan, who had begun his work, and spoke.

"That kid named Jianchuan Ju is interesting."

Elder Yuan Shi did not look up, still looking at the documents in his hand, but quickly replied.

"He's a very talented kid."

As if he had thought of something, Elder Yuan looked up at the Third Mizukage.

"Does the Third Hokage intend to transfer him to the Anbu?"

The Third Mizukage pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"Let's see."

The fact that a boy with some talent was somewhat insignificant was ultimately a minor matter. The two then returned to the topic of the mission.

"Lord Third Generation, regarding the cursed secret techniques mentioned in the mission, which are possessed by the evil god cult in the Land of Hot Springs, should we send someone to investigate again?"

"Ignore them. They're probably just those old fogies. Since they're in the Land of Hot Water, let Konoha and Kumogakure worry about them," the Third Mizukage said indifferently.

Some ingenious and unconventional skills that existed before ninjas, even if they are still passed down today, will never become mainstream.

"However, now that Kumogakure has spared troops, the battle in the Land of Hot Springs should be reaching its climax soon."

"Yes, Third Hokage. However, Konoha's main force is still focused on Sunagakure. Surprisingly, Sunagakure is resilient and is still fighting Konoha near the Land of Rivers."

"It's useless. Sunagakure has too few people. They can't hold out for long with just some wooden frames and poison." The Third Mizukage clearly looked down on Sunagakure.

"Should we make a move? Otherwise, if Konoha's troops in the Land of Rivers become available, they might be sent to our side."

"No need. Even if Sunagakure surrenders, Konoha won't dare to transfer too many troops."

"Tell Yagura to keep those idiots in the Kaguya clan in check. It's not time to exert our full strength on the front lines yet. Konoha isn't showing any signs of fatigue right now."

"We still need to rely on that kid Onoki. Have our intelligence agents keep a close eye on Iwagakure's movements."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

The two most powerful old men in Kirigakure decided the village's next course of action with just one sentence each.

On the other hand, Qing, who had just walked out of the Water Shadow Building, looked at Ken's team and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

However, Zi, who was usually quiet and reserved, spoke first.

"Blue Jonin, we'll be leaving now. Ken-sensei has no family, we need to go and take care of his funeral arrangements."

In the end, Qing could only sigh inwardly.

"Then you can go ahead. If you need any help, feel free to ask me."

After watching the three leave, the team's morale improved considerably.

After all, death is all too common for ninjas, both for others and for themselves.

Moreover, since they were in Kirigakure, the group only felt a little sorry for Ken, one of the few Jonin in Kirigakure with a decent personality.

However, Tachibana Kanakawa did not expect that Ao's next words would almost make him lose his balance and fall at the entrance of the Mizukage Building.

"Which of you three wants to transplant that white eye?"

(End of this chapter)