Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 13 I'm Really a Medical Ninja

In the following days, as usual, Jianchuan Ju went to Training Ground No. 11 as soon as she got off work from the hospital, practicing and completing her daily tasks at the same time.

Sometimes you can see Mei Terumi practicing Water Release techniques on the side.

Strangely enough, this training ground is not often visited by many people. One reason is that it is located in a relatively remote area, and another reason is that there are no water resources such as lakes or rivers within the training ground.

I wonder what Mei Terumi was thinking, practicing water-style ninjutsu in a place like this.

However, after so many days, Tachibana Kenkawa has never seen Mei Terumi practice her signature bloodline ninjutsu, "Lava Release" and "Boiling Release".

I don't know if it hasn't been developed yet, or if it's because I'm here that it's being concealed.

Although they often arrive at the training ground at the same time, the two rarely communicate and usually train separately, only exchanging greetings occasionally.

It just so happens that today is Sunday, and Tachibana Kenkawa didn't go to the hospital for her internship, so she came to the training ground this morning.

At that moment, he and Lanzi were doing strength training by lifting two wooden stakes, one large and one small, when they suddenly saw Terumi Mei walking towards them somewhat awkwardly from a distance.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju simply threw away the wooden stake in his hand and signaled Lanzai to stop and rest for a while.

After Mei Terumi walked over, she spoke haltingly, completely unlike the arrogant tomboy she had been before.

"Um... I've been practicing a water-style defensive ninjutsu lately, could you come over and help me test it out?"

Before Tachibana could say anything, Mei Terumi continued.

"Mainly because my teammates and mentor were all quite busy, and besides, your ninjutsu seemed pretty powerful that day, so... so..."

Mei Terumi stood there for a long time without saying anything, and Tachibana Kanagawa was waiting for her to finish speaking before agreeing to help her with this small favor.

After all, he's the future Fifth Mizukage, so befriending him early on is never a bad deal.

Unexpectedly, Mei Terumi stared at Tachibana Kenkawa for a long time without saying a word, seemingly thinking she had been rejected, and then lowered her head, preparing to turn and leave.

"Oh, oh, oh, this is nothing, of course it's no problem. Consider it you're helping me test the power of my ninjutsu attacks."

Seeing that this girl, who usually didn't ask for favors, was about to leave, Tachibana Kenkawa quickly said that it was no problem.

"Let's go, Lanzi. Let's go train together today."

Jianchuan Ju waved to signal the little guy to follow.

"Hmph~ I was just testing my ninjutsu."

Mei Terumi seemed dissatisfied with her performance just now, and kicked an innocent little blade of grass next to her as she spoke.

A moment later, the two arrived at the other side of the training field.

Jianchuan Ju usually prefers to train in the wooded area on the west side of the training ground.

It can be used to train agility when moving through complex terrain, and trees can be used as targets to test the power of ninjutsu.

The area to the east where the two were located was much more open, a rare flat area in Kirigakure.

However, the puddles of varying sizes on the ground were clearly left by Mei Terumi when she practiced ninjutsu.

"This is a ninjutsu I recently learned, Water Release: Water Wall. However, I'm not very proficient at using it yet, so I need someone to help me practice the timing and speed of its release, and test the defensive strength of the ninjutsu."

After saying this, Mei Terumi seemed a little embarrassed.

However, Tachibana's focus was on the fact that Mei Terumi was practicing the very famous Water Release ninjutsu, Water Wall.

"A B-rank ninjutsu? Someone my age is already learning this level of ninjutsu."

It's worth noting that in the original story, Kakashi was quite shocked when he saw Sasuke Uchiha, who had just graduated, use a C-rank "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

Of course, Sasuke actually mastered the Fireball Jutsu at a much younger age than Kakashi was shocked to discover. However, it's still quite astonishing that Mei Terumi, a 10-year-old genin, mastered a B-rank ninjutsu.

As for Tachibana Kenkawa himself, his Hiyori Shūken would probably be rated B if ninjutsu were ranked.

But in reality, it mainly relies on the systematic indoctrination of knowledge. You can only learn and practice after you have mastered the basics. You can only marvel at how unreasonable the geniuses in the ninja world are.

"No problem, then I'll test your moves one by one, according to their power. How many times can you cast your Water Barrier?"

Tachibana looked at Mei Terumi and asked.

"I can still unleash it 4 times. There's no need to test the shuriken and kunai. I'm confident in that."

The girl seemed quite proud of this.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju also instructed Lanzi to stand still, while he himself took a few steps to the side to form an angle.

"Okay, let's get ready to start, Lanzi, water gun."

While directing the little frog to use the water gun, Tachibana Kanagawa also unceremoniously pulled out two kunai from his ninja tool bag and threw them out.

Mei Terumi never expected that this seemingly sunny guy would be so cunning and launch a sneak attack right from the start.

Immediately form a hand seal.

"Water Release*Water Formation Wall"

A large amount of water formed from chakra was spat out by Mei Terumi, forming a thick, arc-shaped water curtain in front of her to block the attacks coming from two directions.

Both kunai and water guns were firmly blocked by the rising water curtain.

Tachibana Kanakawa hadn't expected that Mei Terumi's mention of releasing water four times referred to a water array wall that wasn't released with the help of water in the environment.

It was all for naught that he consciously made sure that his and Lan Zai's attack paths would pass right through the puddles on the ground.

"It seems that these genius ninjas, even if they don't have the Senju or Uzumaki physiques, possess chakra reserves far exceeding those of ordinary people."

While admiring him in her heart, Jianchuan Ju also silently sighed.

However, to his surprise, after the water barrier dissipated, Mei Terumi stared at him angrily and said...

"Now you can only release it once!!"

Seeing Mei Terumi's expression, Tachibana Kenkawa understood and sighed in exasperation, rubbing his forehead.

It turns out I was overthinking things. Mei Terumi's attack was so sudden that she didn't have time to use the water in the puddle in front of her to release her ninjutsu.

"You said it yourself, you need to train the timing and speed of release."

Woman, your name is fickle.

Mei Terumi seemed to feel embarrassed and angrily urged him on.

"You can only use this once, so go for your strongest attack!"

"The strongest attack, are you sure?"

Mei Terumi simply stood there coolly, her chin slightly raised, without replying.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju had no choice but to quickly form hand seals. Since this was a fixed target and there was plenty of water around, there was no need to release the water jet first.

"Water Release: Flying Water Shuriken"

In an instant, the Sailor Rugakure condensed and began to spin in Tachibana Kanagawa's hand.

As the sailor shurikens spun faster, clear water began to flow from several puddles around it, quickly converging and continuously merging into the shurikens.

Seeing that the diameter of the sailor's shuriken was already close to that of the one released yesterday, Tachibana Kenkawa dared not continue to accumulate water.

Although the ninjutsu Flying Shuriken can produce a shurikens that can be launched directly, Tachibana still habitually keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground, stretches his body, and resembles a fully drawn longbow gathering power.

Immediately afterwards, he swung his arm forward quickly, and the sailor's shurikens shot out instantly with this smooth movement.

The combined speed of the ninjutsu and the throwing power of the whole body propelled it through the air towards Mei Terumi.

"Water Release*Water Formation Wall"

Because she had prepared in advance, Mei Terumi focused intently on Tachibana Kenkawa this time, anticipating his hand seals and slapping the ground with both hands.

Using the puddle in front of him and the large amount of water generated by the water array wall, he performed a ninjutsu, and a water curtain that was even thicker than before rose up again.

However, the swiftly approaching flying shuriken was like a ferocious beast raising its claws.

After only a brief pause upon contact with the water curtain, it tore a large hole in the water curtain with a screeching sound.

Immediately afterwards, the flying shuriken, still undeterred, arced across Mei Terumi's left cheek and flew towards a boulder not far behind her.

"Cough—Sizzle—bong"

With a strange cutting sound, the Hiyori shuriken left a deep cut on the surface of the boulder before exploding with a bang.

Just now, when the flying shuriken flew past Mei Terumi with a whistling sound as it tore through the air, she even felt the breath of death for a moment.

After standing there stunned for a moment, Mei Terumi finally came to her senses, her face filled with terror, and she quickly looked back and forth between Tachibana Kanekawa and the boulder behind her.

"You're really a genin? A medical genin!?"

Just as Jianchuan Ju was about to say something, she was interrupted by a system notification.

[Ding! First victory against a genin, unlocking the achievement "This guy even dares to call himself a genin?!"]

"(=.=) Quack~"

Lanzi called out softly and glanced at Jianchuan Ju, who was standing beside him in a daze, with a strange look in his eyes.

"Look what you used to hit me with! ￣へ￣!"

(End of this chapter)