Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 178 Avenging the Shame

With the arrival of the Mist Concealment Flying Force.

Countless kunai and explosive tags were scattered throughout the dense forest as if they were free.

Screams and explosions rang out from all parts of the battlefield, causing the unsuspecting Konoha ninjas to flee in panic.

After all, most Konoha ninjas don't have much experience dealing with aerial enemies.

Even if a few calm and experienced ninjas manage to launch a counterattack in the air using ninjutsu, their attacks will be intercepted by a giant "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough" shot from an unknown direction.

Even though the number of ninjas who master this wind-style ninjutsu doesn't seem to be that many in the air force.

However, as long as chakra consumption is controlled, this small group of ninjas, specializing in interception, is sufficient to deal with most types of attacks.

For a time, the Hidden Mist Ninja Force achieved a near-zero casualty record.

Looking down, Jianchuan Ju was quite impressed.

"I wonder which guy came up with this? The Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, a C-rank ninjutsu, is surprisingly effective for defense in the air!"

Pipa Juzo gave Jianchuan Tachibana a strange look and spoke.

"It's said that it was suggested by the Third Generation Lord after reading one of your mission reports."

Jianchuan Ju's expression froze for a moment, and she quickly tried to make amends.

"Uh, those three generations of masters are really something."

For a moment, Jianchuan Ju couldn't think of a word to describe it, and after stammering for a long time, she could only come up with one sentence.

"He is truly wise and capable."

Pipa Juzo rolled his eyes and turned his head away, not wanting to see the embarrassed look on Kenkawa Tachibana's face.

"How could I have ever thought that this brat was the future hope of Kirigakure?"

It wasn't just Pipa Juzo who felt embarrassed.

Even Kisame Hoshigaki, who was standing nearby, subconsciously moved his feet away from Tachibana Kenkawa after hearing her words.

Only Lanzi, who was still confused about the situation, stood firmly behind Jianchuan Ju.

Leaving aside the strange atmosphere here for the three of them.

With the Mist-covered air force arriving first.

Following closely behind were the Hidden Mist Ground Forces, who had calculated the timing in advance, and they stormed into the dense forest.

The first to bear the brunt was Yagura Karatachi, the highest-ranking commander on the Kirigakure front.

Before even arriving, the short figure wielding a huge iron hook launched a ninjutsu at Orochimaru, who was in the very center of the battlefield.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru was currently in the same spot where Tachibana Kanagawa's "Nebula Shuriken" and "Triple Rashomon" had collided.

The earlier explosion destroyed all the trees in the surrounding area, leaving a large open space.

Orochimaru standing here is far too conspicuous.

"Water Release: Puppet Water Collapse Bullet"

The enormous water sphere, swung by the iron hook, hurtled rapidly toward Orochimaru, who was standing still.

The water balloon exploded upon impact with the ground, sending up a large spray of water.

However, after making the first move, Yagura did not continue to attack. Instead, he stood his iron hook on the ground and quietly watched the water splash.

"Stop dodging, Orochimaru! I don't believe you'll fall to an attack of this magnitude!"

As Yagura finished speaking, the words of the mango-shaped tachibana fell to the ground.

Orochimaru's figure slowly emerged from the puddle created by the explosion on the ground.

"Hehehe, Lord Yagura, we meet again."

Yagura, his gaze fixed on Orochimaru, spoke in a chilling tone, a stark contrast to his usual gentlemanly demeanor.

"Orochimaru, you won last time! Hah, but this time... victory will be on my side!"

Ever since Orochimaru misled him with spies and led to a surprise attack on the camp that resulted in heavy losses for Kirigakure's forces, Yagura Karatachi has been waiting for this moment.

Although the high-level announcement later stated that the Hidden Mist Village had won a great victory and destroyed the Leaf Village camp.

However, Yagura Karatachi knew clearly that if it weren't for that sudden downpour, the Kirigakure frontline troops might have already been driven out of Uzushima Island.

Therefore, Yagura was always waiting for the opportunity to fight Orochimaru again.

However, the village's subsequent strategic decisions were always to engage in small-scale conflicts to contain Konoha's forces, while waiting for the other three major ninja villages to join forces against Konoha.

This forced Yagura Karatachi to suppress his own thoughts, stay at the front line, and constantly send out small units to fight a war of attrition against the Konoha front-line ninjas.

Now, by sheer coincidence, with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist as bait, the village has agreed to send out the newly trained air raid force as well.

This is a perfect opportunity for me to redeem myself.

"Heh, Lord Yagura is quite confident in himself."

Even though the Hidden Mist Army has now gained the upper hand, Orochimaru seems unmoved by Yagura's declaration.

"Whether it's confidence or arrogance, you'll have to experience it for yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Yagura no longer intended to waste any more words with Orochimaru.

He brandished the enormous iron hook, which was taller than himself, and attacked Orochimaru.

The other Hidden Mist ninja who accompanied them also charged toward the Konoha members present with sinister smiles.

Above, the Hidden Mist flying units constantly harassed and attacked, while below, a large number of Hidden Mist elite ground ninja units rapidly killed the enemy.

Furthermore, the ground troops would deliberately launch powerful attacks to expose the hidden Konoha ninjas one by one, so that the Hidden Mist Flying Force members in the sky could quickly and precisely eliminate them.

Faced with this unprecedented coordinated attack from both the air and ground, the Konoha ninjas were completely powerless to defend themselves for a time.

When Jianchuan Ju and the other two arrived at the center of the battlefield, where the fighting was at its most intense, the battle was about to begin.

The Konoha ninjas have been forced into a series of defeats.

Even so, these Konoha ninjas did not dare to retreat directly.

After all, there are still countless dense forests providing cover.

If they were to leave the dense forest and go to a more open area, they would undoubtedly become easy targets for the flying ninjas in the sky.

"Dr. Tachibana, should we go and gang up on Orochimaru together?"

Kisame Hoshigaki looked at Orochimaru, who was being attacked by several Kirigakure Jonin in the middle of the field, and seemed to want to join in.

Although she didn't say it, it was obvious that she was still somewhat resentful about being chased and forced to flee in such a sorry state by Orochimaru.

Tachibana Kanagawa actually wanted to sneak up and attack Orochimaru to get revenge for almost becoming his experimental "partner".

However, considering this guy's abnormal ability to survive, even if he manages to find an opportunity to ambush and kill Orochimaru, this guy might resurrect from some hidden corner one day and come looking for trouble again.

Moreover, going up to confront Orochimaru might very well cost him his life.

Besides, Orochimaru hasn't even summoned Manda yet, which clearly means he's holding back some power.

After thinking it over, Tachibana Kanakawa decided to give up on this tempting suggestion.

"Forget it, let's just deal with more Konoha ninja. Let's leave Orochimaru to Yagura-senpai."

However, because Kisame Hoshigaki mentioned Orochimaru, Tachibana Kanagawa looked towards the battle.

Surprisingly, they noticed that the harpoon wielding the blunt sword "Helmeppo" was also among the crowd besieging Orochimaru.

"This guy's really lucky!"

I'm writing Saturday's chapter tonight, and my eyes are almost too tired to keep open. I don't know how it's going, so I'm going to sleep now. I'll check it again on the subway tomorrow.

The air force has been deployed! Hehe, I'm quite happy writing this, I hope you all like it.

good night.

(End of this chapter)