Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 12 Mei Terumi

Wednesday, Training Ground 11 in Kirigakure.

The news of the Jonin meeting in Kirigakure a few days ago obviously wouldn't reach the ears of Tachibana Kenkawa, a newly promoted Genin.

Jianchuan Ju continued to train as usual every day, accumulating gold coins to improve her strength.

Although I've already saved enough gold for a ten-pull, I still need to put a lot of effort into studying both medical knowledge and the newly acquired Water Release ninjutsu for a while.

So after thinking it over, I decided to wait until the event was almost over before drawing all the tickets at once.

However, since they are not currently students at the Ninja Academy and do not have a mentor leading them.

These past few days, after getting off work at the hospital, Jianchuan Ju has been practicing at this relatively remote training ground in Kirigakure.

After completing her daily training as usual, Jianchuan Ju checked the time and prepared to have a sparring session with Lanzi before going home.

After the man and the frog stood facing each other, Jianchuan Ju signaled to Lanzai that the sparring session should begin immediately.

"Lanzi, get ready, it's about to begin!"

Lanzi also called out with a serious expression.

「(ー`ー)呱~」

Recently, because Jianchuan Ju's strength has improved very quickly, even though the little frog insists on training every day, the gap between their strengths is widening, which makes it very frustrated.

With a sound from Kanagawa Tachibana.

"start!"

The two shuriken in his hand were thrown out instantly, flying in two graceful arcs through the air towards Lan Zai.

The little guy wasn't flustered at all; he simply ripped two wads of bubbles off his bubble scarf.

They threw them out to the left and right, intercepting them in mid-air and knocking down the two shuriken that were being fired.

These bubbles are one of the Froakie's innate abilities. Although they are not very effective for attacking, and being hit by a bubble doesn't hurt much, they are quite good for defense.

Even if Lanzi didn't throw the bubble, but instead attacked its neck, he wouldn't be able to hurt it in the slightest.

Seeing that her sword was intercepted, Tachibana Kenkawa was not discouraged. She simply quickened her pace to close the distance with Lan Zai.

Due to his size, Lan Zai is currently at a disadvantage in strength competitions.

After a few simple exchanges, he immediately changed his strategy, tensing his legs to gather strength and using "Lightning Flash" to create distance.

Although Tachibana Kanagawa was somewhat envious, he wasn't entirely helpless. As he ran forward, he immediately formed hand seals and released a ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Water Jet"

Two streams of water immediately gushed out from under Jianchuan Ju's feet, and the powerful thrust increased his forward speed by a sudden step. Jianchuan Ju's body was also lifted slightly off the ground by the strong thrust of the water.

But that wasn't all; Kanakawa Tachibana continued forming hand seals.

"Water Release: Flying Water Shuriken"

As the second ninjutsu was released, the water jets from his feet miraculously flowed back into Tachibana's hands, gradually condensing into a shuriken made of water.

As the sailor's shurikens spun rapidly in Tachibana Kanagawa's hand, it quickly expanded to a diameter of nearly 30 centimeters.

It should be noted that a standard shuriken is typically less than 10 centimeters in size, designed for easy carrying and use.

Seeing the sailor's shurikens in his master's hand, which was almost as tall as him, Lanzi's face turned pale instantly.

It immediately leaped into the air and opened its mouth to unleash a "water gun," using the reaction force of the water to fly backward.

Unexpectedly, Jianchuan Ju easily dodged the water gun with a nimble movement, and her momentum did not diminish.

Even more surprisingly, after the water jet flew over the kengawa tachibana, it drew a U-shape in the air and merged into the still-growing sailor shuriken.

Seeing this, Lanzi could only push off the tree trunk behind him with both legs and use "Lightning Flash" again. His small figure used the forest for leverage twice, and like a blue lightning bolt, he quickly dodged his master's pursuit.

Seeing this, Tachibana Kanagawa smiled, stretched his right arm back dramatically, and his whole body was like a fully drawn bow. He suddenly swung the sailor shurikens in his hand and threw it at the tree that Lan had used as leverage earlier.

However, Tachibana Kenkawa was dumbfounded the instant the sailor's shuriken flew out.

"Holy crap! How can it be so big?!"

A large shuriken, over 60 centimeters in diameter, flew out at high speed, accompanied by the sound of wind and splashes of water, instantly slicing through several trees that would take one person to encircle.

It then struck an open area and exploded with a deafening roar, instantly turning the area into a scene of utter devastation.

Dirt flew everywhere, and lawns and low shrubs were knocked askew by the explosive blasts and sprays of water.

Seeing this, even Tachibana Kanagawa, the one who started it all, couldn't help but secretly click her tongue in amazement.

Because he had been looking straight ahead during the previous charge, Tachibana only knew from the feel of the shuriken, which contained all of his remaining chakra, that it was quite large before he threw it.

He certainly wouldn't throw this kind of offensive ninjutsu directly at Lanzi.

Jianchuan Ju only threw it into the open space after seeing Lanzi completely dodge.

I just didn't expect it to be so ridiculously powerful.

As Jianchuan Ju slumped to the ground, exhausted, Lanzi flashed over to his side with a slightly angry expression.

"Haha, Lanzi, you win this time. I'm out of chakra."

Jianchuan Ju glanced at Lanzai's expression and wanted to reach out and pat his head to comfort him.

"(｀へ)Quah!"

However, Lanzi, somewhat angry, turned away from the touch.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"It was only at the beginning that I had the idea to use the large amount of water generated by the water jet to perform the flying water shuriken. I didn't expect it to be so powerful."

Seeing his little frog so angry, Jianchuan Ju immediately put his hands together and sincerely apologized to Lanzi.

Perhaps remembering the scene where his water gun was also sucked in, Lanzi stopped making a fuss.

She skipped and hopped to pick up the two shuriken that Jianchuan Ju had thrown earlier.

Kanakawa Tachibana lay down on the grass and looked at the sun in the sky through the thick fog of the training ground.

"It wouldn't be bad if life could stay this peaceful forever."

As Jianchuan Ju lay there contemplating life, a figure poked its head out from above him, blocking out the sunlight.

"Hey! Kid! It was you who was recklessly unleashing your power in the training ground just now, how come it was you?!"

Because the person was backlit, Jianchuan Ju didn't recognize them at first, but the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

However, out of caution, Tachibana Kenkawa immediately turned over and stood up.

To his surprise, the person who came was Mei Terumi, whom he had met once before.

Both wearing blue short-sleeved shirts, the black-haired boy brushed the grass clippings off his clothes and got up in a disheveled state, while the reddish-brown short-haired girl stood with her hands on her hips, angrily waiting for him.

"It's you again!? Last time you blocked the hospital entrance, and this time you're carelessly throwing out ninjutsu at the training ground. Don't you even check if anyone else is around?!"

"Sorry, I haven't seen anyone at this training ground these past few days, so I wasn't paying much attention just now."

Jianchuan Ju naturally didn't want to get into any conflict with a kid this age, so she didn't pay much attention to the other person's tone of voice.

Seeing that Tachibana was being so nice, Mei Terumi felt a little embarrassed. However, she still stubbornly persisted.

"I'm a full-fledged ninja, but I've been on a mission lately and haven't been training. I've been training here all along."

It was only at this point that Mei Terumi noticed the Kirigakure ninja insignia that had been modified into an armband on Tachibana Kenkawa's arm.

"You're a genin from the village? I've never heard of you before. You weren't wearing your headband the last time we met, were you?"

The barrage of three questions left Tachibana Kanagawa somewhat speechless.

Are we that close?

I wouldn't mind getting along with this future Fifth Mizukage, but Mei Terumi was way too arrogant when she was a kid.

Oh well, all kids are probably like that.

"I just became a medical ninja a few days ago, so it's normal that you don't recognize me."

After saying that, I felt that if I didn't interrupt, Mei Terumi might keep asking me one question after another.

Just then, Lanzi jumped over carrying two shuriken, and Jianchuan Ju scooped Lanzi up and put him on her shoulder, ready to leave.

Seeing that Tachibana Kenkawa seemed to be leaving, Mei Terumi couldn't resist her curiosity and pressed for an answer.

"That powerful ninjutsu just now doesn't seem like something a medical professional would use. Also, what's your name?"

"Medical ninjas are still ninjas, not just ordinary medical personnel. Besides, shouldn't you state your own name before asking someone else's?"

"My name is Mei Terumi, and I'm the woman destined to become the Mizukage!"

When asked her name, Terumi Mei seemed to have been prepared, and blurted out the ideal she had repeated countless times in her heart.

At this moment, Tachibana Kanakawa had already turned around and taken a few steps away. He simply waved his right hand to say goodbye without looking back.

"My name is Tachibana Kanagawa. In the future...? In the future, I will be a man who lives to old age and dies."

Watching the figure gradually disappear into the mist, Mei Terumi curled her lip.

"What a joke! I thought he was some tough guy, but he's such a spineless coward!"

(End of this chapter)