Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 159 Two Lucky Eggs

The next morning.

Jianchuan Ju got up early to start cooking for Lanzi.

After finishing, he took the two eggs out of the refrigerator and confirmed their authenticity using the "happiness" function before solemnly placing them on the table.

"Hmm~ Perfect."

"Lanzi~~ Time to get up and eat."

"Croak~ (『-ω)"

Peeking into the bedroom, I saw the little frog, still a bit drowsy and rubbing its eyes, slowly getting up.

Jianchuan Ju, feeling a little uneasy, stepped forward and picked him up to prevent the little guy from falling headfirst off the bed.

After placing Lanzi on the dining table, seeing that it still looked a little sleepy, Jianchuan Ju didn't intend to say anything more. He picked up the "lucky egg" and stuffed it directly into the little frog's mouth.

Half-asleep, Lanzi subconsciously ate the "lucky egg" and smacked his lips a few times, still wanting more.

The next moment, the frog suddenly woke up, and the fatigue on its face visibly faded away.

Then, a look of happiness involuntarily appeared on the little frog's face, as if it was about to take off at any moment.

It's exactly the typical expression of a food show judge.

"Quack~ (▽)"

"Hmm, it looks pretty good. Although it doesn't glow like the 'Healing Egg' I make, it's still a rare delicacy."

Seeing how powerful the 'Lucky Egg' was, Tachibana Kenkawa shamelessly boasted about her newly acquired skill.

After a while, Lanzi, emerging from his blissful state, looked at the boiled egg in front of Jianchuan Ju's table with starry eyes.

"Um, this isn't the same kind of egg as yours. There was only one of those eggs."

Jianchuan Ju didn't want the little frog to be too disappointed after eating it, so she had no choice but to give a truthful explanation.

However.

"Quack! (.ˇェˇ)"

"What kind of look is that?! You don't even believe what I'm saying?!"

"Here, have some. Try it yourself."

After finishing speaking, Jianchuan Ju handed the white "boiled egg" to Lan Zai with some disdain.

The little frog quickly grabbed the "boiled egg," but didn't put it in its mouth immediately.

Instead, she looked at the boiled egg in her hand with some hesitation, and then at Jianchuan Ju sitting opposite her.

His gaze swept back and forth, but he still couldn't bring himself to eat the boiled egg.

Just as Jianchuan Ju was wondering if Lanzi had already realized that the two eggs were not the same.

Lanzi held the "boiled egg" in his two little hands and presented it back to Jianchuan Ju.

However, the little frog's face no longer showed the previous troubled expression. Instead, it looked as if it had eaten another "lucky egg" and a happy expression appeared on its face again.

Jianchuan Ju paused for a moment, then took the "lucky egg" from the little frog's expectant eyes and quickly stuffed it into her mouth.

And just like Lan Zai before him, his eyes curved into crescent moons and a very happy smile appeared on his face.

The two of them, one human and one frog, happily finished their entire breakfast.

Just before leaving, looking at the little bag on her back, ready to wait for Jianchuan Ju to go to the training ground and then summon Lanzi, Jianchuan Ju remembered that she seemed to have forgotten something during the meal.

"Hey kid, I'm going out on a secret service mission these next few days. You'll have to stay home and focus on your training."

"Hey, hey, don't be angry. If we encounter a battle, I'll definitely summon you there immediately."

After gently patting Lanzi's head to soothe its emotions, Jianchuan Ju said goodbye again and hurried towards the village gate.

However, Jianchuan Ju hesitated for a moment on the way and decided that unless there were special circumstances, she would not summon Lanzi to accompany her in battle for a while.

After all, although the effects of the "lucky egg" were not explained to the little guy, based on Blue's previous efforts, its strength must have increased rapidly during this period.

Jianchuan Ju also felt that it was best not to interrupt Lanzi's training as much as possible.

Upon arriving at the gate of Kirigakure Village, Tachibana Kanagawa looked around but did not see Fuku.

But the next moment.

"Whoosh—"

Fu, carrying his own bag, instantly appeared beside Jianchuan Ju.

"Good heavens, that's definitely the style of the ANBU."

Despite thinking this way, Tachibana Kanakawa still greeted them.

"Captain Fu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's nothing, it's not time yet. Now that you're here, let's set off."

Without exchanging many words, the two quickly left Kirigakure and headed towards the front lines.

Fukumoto wasn't a particularly enthusiastic person, and aside from Utakata, Tachibana rarely saw him do anything that was out of character for the Anbu.

Of course, it is also possible that one subconsciously changes their behavior patterns when wearing a mask.

However, since this was Jianchuan Ju's first time officially leaving the village to carry out an ANBU mission, she still needed to learn some information about what was to come.

So he simply asked while on his way.

"Captain Fu, what type of mission are we going to the front lines for this time?"

Perhaps because of their frequent contact during this period, Fuku had come to understand Tachibana Kanagawa's personality and did not say anything like "the ANBU only need to follow orders when carrying out missions."

Instead, he went straight to explaining the upcoming tasks to Tachibana Kenkawa.

"Although our Anbu members are being transferred to the front lines to provide support, they are still under the direct command of the Mizukage. Unless there are special orders, they can choose whether or not to accept the management of the front-line command."

"We just need to follow the established plan before leaving the village, find out the later routes and troop strength of Konoha Village, and whether there are any ninjas marked in the Anbu manuals who are appearing near the front line. We need to send this information back to the village or the front-line command in a timely manner."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju nodded thoughtfully.

Although he couldn't comment on whether this arrangement was reasonable or whether it was inefficient.

However, since he is now also an Anbu member, he understands that the Mizukage's control over the Anbu is the foundation of everything.

It seems that Suigetsu Hobutsuki was able to easily mobilize the on-duty ANBU because he held the dual roles of frontline commander and head of the ANBU.

However, the phrase "choose for yourself" is somewhat intriguing.

"So what constitutes a special situation? What if we encounter Konoha and other village ninjas fighting? Should we intervene?"

"As long as it doesn't affect the mission of the Dark Division, there's no need to interfere."

really.

Just as Jianchuan Tachibana had thought, it really was a department completely independent of the normal ninja system.

However, as if he had thought of something, Fu hesitated before finally adding a sentence.

"If you determine that the situation would seriously threaten the safety of the village, you can decide for yourself whether to take action."

Jianchuan Ju looked at Fuku's back, puzzled.

"Another decision made independently? Does the Dark Division really have that much autonomy???"

"But Captain, your hesitant tone is making me nervous!"

(End of this chapter)