Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 161 What a rip-off!

"An emergency mission?"

Tachibana Kanagawa and Kisame Hoshigaki looked at each other in bewilderment.

What kind of urgent mission would be sent to an espionage squad like theirs, which is deep within the Land of Fire?

Harpoon didn't create any suspense and went straight to explaining the situation.

"The mission was issued directly by the Third Hokage. We will travel with the Flower Squad to the designated location to provide intelligence support for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist??? All of them???"

"Yes, for this special mission, all six active members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have been dispatched."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju's mind went blank, and only one thought remained.

"What the hell?!"

Let's rewind to this morning.

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village, inside the Water Shadow Building.

The Third Mizukage, seated behind his desk, held an intelligence scroll in his hand and looked at Elder Yuan Shi beside him, speaking slowly.

"Has the accuracy of the intelligence been confirmed?"

Elder Yuan nodded slightly, his usual kind and gentle expression gone.

"Yes, Third Hokage. We've repeatedly confirmed it through our spies planted within Konoha. The information that Fukushi's squad obtained by chance is probably 80-90% true."

"Although the specific reason is unknown, Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is indeed currently unable to participate in combat. This also explains why she only stayed in the medical camp and never participated in combat when she was on the front lines in Sunagakure."

At this point, Elder Yuan paused briefly before continuing.

"Furthermore, the Sand Village puppeteer family that we contacted through the smuggling incident has also shared the intelligence we gathered on the battlefield with us."

"Since the fighting there has temporarily ceased, only Jiraiya remains at the front to continue overseeing the situation, while Tsunade has led the wounded back to Konoha."

"Furthermore, they also provided the route Tsunade took back, which was discovered by Sunagakure's intelligence agents, hoping to maintain our friendship."

Upon hearing this, the Third Mizukage let out a cold smile.

"Maintain a friendship? With them?"

Elder Yuan Shi understood why the Third Mizukage sneered, since the other party hadn't even bothered to conceal his purpose.

"They clearly want to use us to get rid of Tsunade. Even though Tsunade has lost her fighting ability for some reason, she is still the biggest threat to Sunagakure with her medical ninjutsu."

The Third Mizukage simply nodded, not dwelling too much on the other party's ulterior motives.

"It doesn't matter. Now that we have the chance to sever one of Konoha's arms, we can't give up no matter what."

"It's still uncertain whether Tsunade's condition is permanent. If we wait until she recovers, she might appear on the battlefield in the Land of Whirlpools."

Having made up his mind, the Third Mizukage, with his temperament, would not hesitate any longer and immediately began to arrange the mission.

"Have Kurishari Kushimaru and Tetsuya Arashi arrived at the front lines?"

"Yes, the two of them arrived last night after receiving news from the front lines."

Elder Yuan quickly replied, flipping through the intelligence he had received earlier.

"Currently, apart from Samehada, which has no successor, the other six ninja swords are all on standby at the front lines."

"Then send the route map to the front lines, have Kushimaru Kurihara lead the team, and mobilize all seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to take down Tsunade!"

Elder Yuanshi did not immediately go to issue the order, but instead raised a question that disappointed the Third Mizukage.

"Third Hokage, there is still a small chance that Tsunade is capable of fighting. And even if the information is true, Tsunade, who is unable to fight, should have Konoha's protection personnel by her side."

"While the Seven Ninja Swordsmen might be able to kill Tsunade without Samehada, doing so would be risky if they caused too much trouble within the Land of Fire."

Elder Yuanshi did not continue speaking, but both of them knew that the strongest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were undoubtedly Samehada and Hiramekarei.

Currently, not only is Samehada without a successor, but the new Hiramekarei user is also not someone to be trusted.

Whether or not Tsunade can be killed is one thing.

Even if they succeed, if Konoha discovers their operation and all six perish within the Land of Fire, the blow to Kirigakure might be even more severe.

The Third Mizukage wanted to capture these six good-for-nothings and give them a good scolding, but that would be of no use.

He had no choice but to continue speaking.

"Besides the squad that sent back intelligence, isn't there another squad near Konoha Village?"

"Yes, Lord Sandai. It's the squad that the medical kid is in."

"Alright, issue emergency missions to these two teams. Have them cooperate with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"

"clear."

Seeing that the Third Mizukage had made all the arrangements, Elder Yuanshi immediately began writing the mission scroll at his desk and summoned two members of the Anbu to issue the orders.

Let's turn our attention back to Tachibana Kanakawa.

Even though they had already guessed that the incident of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist being mobilized in full force was very likely the same one in the original work where they were kicked into the shape of "Lucky Three Treasures" by "Guy Daddy".

However, Tachibana Kanagawa, who was unaware of the actual mission details, still clung to a sliver of hope.

"It might not be that mission, since the number of people isn't right!"

"Besides, even if this is really the mission, in the original story, only the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would be unlucky; we ANBU who are just running errands might be fine!"

"And at least three of them survived, didn't they?"

That's how it is with Jianchuan Ju; the more she tries to comfort herself, the colder she feels.

However, his strength is now vastly different from what it used to be.

Jianchuan Ju believed that, with some precautions, even if he encountered "Daddy Kai", as long as he dodged the first wave, his flying ability would make it difficult for the opponent to do anything to him.

This is why, even knowing the dangers involved, Tachibana Kenkawa still dared to maintain his duty as an undercover agent and obediently carry out orders.

Just as Jianchuan Ju was still pondering what kind of situation she would face next and how she should deal with it.

The three of them were getting closer to the meeting point.

However, before the three could get close, a huge rumbling sound rang out in the distance.

Although the surrounding trees are very dense due to the landscape of the Land of Fire.

However, one could still see ahead, seemingly due to a large amount of smoke and dust caused by the collapse of the giant tree.

The "danger prediction" in Tachibana Kanagawa's mind immediately emitted a piercing alarm sound.

"Get out of the way!"

After shouting, Jianchuan Ju ignored the reactions of his two teammates.

He tumbled awkwardly to the left.

The next moment, a figure shot towards them like a cannonball.

The sheer force of the shockwaves generated by its high-speed flight knocked down a number of sturdy trees in the vicinity.

The figure narrowly and swiftly passed by the three people.

It continued its relentless charge, crashing into more than a dozen giant trees before finally coming to a stop.

The three, who had just escaped a crisis, stared in disbelief at the straight path blasted out of the dense forest by the violent impact.

I turned back again and looked at the figure that had crashed into a large tree in the distance.

It was charred black by then, and the continuous impacts had even caused it to be so mangled and unrecognizable as a human.

However, the two swords that he had placed in front of him to defend against the attack fell to the ground right before the three of them's eyes.

It seemed to be a reminder of the identities of the three deceased.

"Flounder?!"

(End of this chapter)