Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 177 Reinforcements Arrive

At this moment, the little frog, suspected of possessing some kind of spacetime ability, is staring blankly at Jianchuan Ju with an innocent expression.

Orochimaru didn't know what it was, but Tachibana Kanagawa wouldn't mistake it.

Just now, Blue clearly used the Ghost-type move "Lick," which triggered its ability "Alteration," transforming it into a Ghost-type Pokémon.

The most distinctive feature of Ghost-type Pokémon is that they are immune to Normal and Fighting-type attacks.

Based on what we just saw, it seems that after localization, it directly transforms into a ghost-like entity, thus becoming immune to physical attacks.

However, the exact level of immunity it provides remains to be tested.

Because all the moves the little frog had previously mastered were either water-type or normal-type moves.

Therefore, it was always just a guess by Jianchuan Ju, and the possibility that Lanzai might have the hidden ability "Changeable" was only officially confirmed today.

"Tell me, when did you master the art of tongue licking?"

"No! Tell me first how you evolved!"

However, when faced with Tachibana's serious question, the little frog only replied with one word.

"Quack? (⊙_⊙)?"

Jianchuan Ju was speechless and rubbed his forehead.

Looking at Lanzi, who was almost as tall as him but was looking at him with an innocent tilt of his head, he could only sigh in the end.

"Alright, it's nothing, Guagua did a great job~"

He placed his hand on the little frog's head and rubbed it for a while. Seeing how much the frog was enjoying it, Tachibana Kanagawa seemed to care less about these issues.

In fact, he had some guesses in his heart.

Lanzai has been training hard recently and may have already reached the edge of evolution.

In addition, when he first summoned the little frog, he was covered in injuries and looked quite miserable.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Blue Boy was spurred to evolve once again.

And since the little frog cares about him so much, why should he bother with these unimportant things?

Kisame Hoshigaki, standing to the side, also enjoyed the harmonious scene between the man and the frog.

But I couldn't help but step forward and interrupt.

"Dr. Tachibana, should we retreat first?"

When Kisame Hoshigaki asked Tachibana Hoshigaki's question, Tachibana Nagakawa was also somewhat perplexed.

Regardless of whether Orochimaru will continue to pursue them, even without Orochimaru's pursuit, being surrounded by nearly a thousand Konoha ninja wouldn't be an easy escape.

However, while Tachibana Kenkawa was still thinking of a solution.

A figure suddenly appeared beside the two and spoke.

"There's no need to retreat."

The two instinctively drew their weapons in a defensive stance, but upon seeing each other's appearance, they relaxed slightly.

The speaker was none other than Pipa Juzo.

He ignored the two men who were still holding weapons and simply stood there, looking up at the sky.

As if sensing something, both Jianchuan and Tachibana looked up as well.

"Sizzle—sizzle—"

"Swish—swish swish—"

Strange sounds echoed continuously in the sky.

Dozens of figures dressed in strange equipment flew past the heads of Jianchuan Ju and his companions and appeared in the dense forest.

Moreover, the number of these strangely equipped figures is increasing rapidly, seemingly poised to completely obscure the sky.

"Is this... the Void Ninja?"

Tachibana Kanagawa was all too familiar with this strange equipment; wasn't this the same glider used by the remnants of the Sky Ninja?

However, when Tachibana Kenkawa channeled his chakra into his eyes and activated his 'Sharp Vision' to observe carefully, he discovered...

The group of "Sky Ninjas" flying over the dense forest not only had their previous tan hang gliders repainted in light blue, but also had four neatly arranged "~" symbols printed on them.

"Isn't that the symbol of Kirigakure? Our village has its own flying unit now??"

Tachibana Kanagawa and Kisame Hoshigaki stared in disbelief at the reinforcements that kept appearing in the sky.

Although both of them participated in the previous mission to deal with the remnants of the Sky Ninja.

They also knew that the village had recovered a complete air ninja mothership.

But neither of them expected that the village would be so efficient. In just a few months, it already had a fully-organized air force unit.

Furthermore, it is obvious to the naked eye that the number of people in the Hidden Mist Village's air force at this moment far exceeds the number that the captured air ninja mothership could carry.

The sight of countless flying ninjas blotting out the sky, along with the incessant 'whoosh' sounds, brought an unprecedented sense of awe to Tachibana Kanagawa.

However, out of the corner of her eye, Tachibana noticed that Juzo Biwa, standing to the side, did not seem surprised by the troops.

Juzo Biwa, who wasn't particularly shocked to begin with, easily noticed Tachibana Kenkawa's strange expression.

Surprisingly, he spoke up and offered an explanation.

"I was at the front-line command post the whole time. I was aware that a large number of ninjas from the village were transferred back to the village but were instead sent to remote islands for secret training."

"Thanks to the strange ship and the remnants of the Sky Ninja that you captured, the village was able to recover all the ships and equipment in their hidden base through intelligence."

After hearing this, Tachibana Kenkawa thought it made sense.

As far as Juzo Biwa is concerned, he is basically one of the highest-ranking people in the front-line command, apart from Yagura Karatachi.

Moreover, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist currently have no intention of defecting.

It's impossible for him to be kept in the dark about such important information.

"However, even if they come here at this time, the Sky Ninja Hang Glider will still rely on air currents to fly, so it won't..."

Before Jianchuan Ju could continue thinking, Konoha unleashed the same Wind Release ninjutsu again.

Furthermore, it's clear that Orochimaru wasn't the only one using ninjutsu against the large number of air units this time.

"Wind Release: Chaotic Airflow" xN

However, since Kirigakure dared to send such a special force to the battlefield, how could they not have the means to deal with various emergencies?

After all, Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages, is not like the Land of the Sky, where without flying equipment, they might not even be considered ninjas.

The group of Hidden Mist ninjas flying at the very front of the formation simultaneously formed hand seals and released ninjutsu.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough" xN

Countless massive gusts of wind spewed from the mouths of the flying ninjas, continuously bombarding the turbulent air in front of them, forcibly smoothing out all the turbulence in this airspace.

The extra wind even caused considerable chaos for the Konoha ninja on the ground.

Although these ninjas who had unleashed the "Great Breakthrough" were also thrown back by the recoil of the ninjutsu.

But these people immediately readjusted their balance in the air, swooped down again, and merged back into the main force.

Kanakawa Tachibana nodded in approval as he watched.

"This is how a ninja air force should operate! Those air ninjas are utter heretics!"

"It's a pity that this method is only suitable for large-scale air units. If you use it alone, it will just be a waste of chakra against the enemy."

"But as expected, you still have to use ninjutsu to attack to be considered a flying ninja!"

However, the reality check often comes just as quickly.

After a large number of flying units arrived directly above the Konoha ninja.

These people immediately and in unison took out a weapon from behind their backs that Jianchuan Ju was quite familiar with.

"Da da da da—"

The continuous sound of kunai machine guns rang out, instantly turning the Konoha ninjas on the ground, who couldn't dodge in time, into beehives.

Jianchuan Ju offered a somewhat embarrassed explanation for herself.

"Uh! It must be to conserve chakra!"

"Well done!"

(End of this chapter)