Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 183 I Want to Be a Shadow-Level

The battered and bruised Yagura leaned on his iron hook, panting slightly.

Seeing Orochimaru and Minato begin to retreat, instead of ordering a pursuit, he waved for the others to make way.

After taking a deep breath, Yagura raised his iron hook, pointed it at Orochimaru's departing figure, and shouted loudly.

"Orochimaru! Tell me now, who is the victor?!"

Then, ignoring whether Orochimaru heard his shouts, Yagura collapsed to the ground.

Recalling the battle just now, even though Kirigakure had won a great victory, Yagura Karatachi was still terrified.

I never expected that blond guy from Konoha to be so famous in the ninja world recently; he's even more threatening than Orochimaru.

If the battle continues, he himself is not confident that he will be able to return unscathed.

"Jonin Karatachi, why don't you continue the pursuit?"

Kaguya Ryu, the patriarch of the Kaguya clan, quickly approached Yagura Karatachi and questioned him in a very displeased tone.

Yagura glanced at the muscle-bound guy and frowned.

However, considering that he had boosted morale by charging ahead earlier, and that he had acted as a human shield to draw fire during the battle with Orochimaru, the Kirigakure Jonin who were besieging the area suffered relatively few casualties.

Yagura Karatachi didn't bother with the other party's unreasonable attitude anymore and stood up again, leaning on the iron hook.

He simply gave the order to the remaining Hidden Mist ninja.

"Clean up the battlefield and prepare for retreat."

Just as Kaguya Ryuya was about to step forward and ask more questions, Yukikaze, the head of the Yuki clan, stepped forward and grabbed his arm.

He spoke with a hint of disdain.

"The air force's sortie time is almost up; haven't you seen some people already landing?"

"And that Yellow Flash from Konoha, if he really goes on a killing spree without restraint, can you stop him?"

Kaguya Ryuya retorted somewhat sullenly upon hearing this.

"What kind of bullshit yellow flash is that? He's just a blond guy, isn't he? He doesn't seem that strong."

However, although Kaguya Ryuya said that, he did not dwell on whether or not to pursue them.

In the battle just now, he was the most aggressive. If it weren't for his excellent physical skills and the underhanded skill of subcutaneous bone armor, he might have been killed by the opponent long ago.

Even so, Minato Namikaze taught him a profound lesson.

Kaguya Ryuu, still shaken, touched the cuts on his neck, one on each side, revealing white bone armor, and remained silent.

There's something else Yukikaze didn't mention: at this point, the number of Konoha's fleeing troops was less than three hundred.

If the Hidden Mist ninjas had caught Konoha off guard by taking advantage of their aerial superiority, the casualty ratio between the two sides could have been an astonishing one to ten.

So if Kirigakure were to forcibly annihilate the remaining 300 people from Konoha, under the protection of Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru, Kirigakure might have to pay the same number, or even several times, the lives of those 300 people.

Aside from gaining the reputation of annihilating the enemy, there were no other benefits.

It's clearly a losing proposition.

This is also a key reason why Yagura did not order a continued pursuit.

However, at this moment, the Hidden Mist ninjas were immersed in the joy of their great victory, and quickly collected the spoils of war and the corpses of some key figures from Konoha.

No one was as conflicted as Kaguya Ryuya.

Unlike the others, the previous "escape team" did not clean up the battlefield.

Instead, led by Kurishari Kushimaru, they headed towards Yagura.

However, when passing by Kaguya Ryuya and Yukikaze, Tachibana couldn't help but glance at Yukikaze.

As luck would have it, Yukikaze also looked in the direction of Kenkawa Tachibana at that moment.

The two seemed to exchange glances unintentionally, and neither said anything more.

However, Tachibana Kenkawa could tell from the other person's eyes that Yukikaze had clearly recognized her.

Unfortunately, Tachibana Kanakawa couldn't glean anything more from the cunning old fox's eyes.

"I didn't see this guy do anything particularly impressive during the fight, but now he's suddenly popping up again."

"That old man's eyes... does he know I killed his female Jonin?"

"What a troublesome fellow!"

Just as Tachibana Kenkawa was lost in thought, the group arrived in front of Yagura Karatachi.

Two medical ninjas are bandaging and treating each other's injuries.

Kushimaru Kurihara casually put down Raiga Kurosuki, who was wrapped up like a mummy, and began to recount in detail the entire process of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's mission failure to Yagura Karatachi.

At the same time, he didn't forget to hand over the scroll on his body that sealed Might Guy's corpse to the other party.

Although some basic intelligence had been sent back to the village during their escape, it was ultimately not as straightforward as explaining it in person.

During this time, the two of them frequently looked at Tachibana Kenkawa.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa wasn't too concerned about this. In this mission, she, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Harpoon performed quite well.

It's likely that the village's higher-ups will give some kind of reward.

Kisame and Hoshigaki might even rise directly to the ranks of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

As for myself.

"Don't make me work for the Anbu again. I don't need the title of Ninja Swordsman, just being a Jonin would be fine."

That's what they thought, but even Jianchuan Ju couldn't guess what the higher-ups were thinking.

What's on his mind now is how these people treat Yagura.

Looking at Kurishari Kushimaru's earnest explanation, and Hibiki Juzo helping to add details from the side.

And, well, there's Raiga Kurosugi, lying there motionless and obediently.

Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"It seems that in Kirigakure, strength truly reigns supreme. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, who are usually incredibly arrogant, are actually quite restrained around anyone other than the Mizukage. I bet only a handful of people in the village receive this treatment."

"If only I had Kage-level strength."

Jianchuan Ju felt someone tug at the corner of his clothes.

Looking back, he saw the little frog, who was now as tall as him, looking at him pitifully.

"It's Tachibana Kanagawa," she said softly.

Are you hungry?

Lanzi nodded, looking aggrieved.

That makes sense, though; the little frog probably ate something in the village this morning before going to training.

After rigorous training with little replenishment, it was summoned by itself to continue fighting until now, and the evolution in between must have consumed a lot of energy.

They must be starving by now.

But now, in front of Yagura Karatachi

Before Jianchuan Ju could even speak.

Yagura Karatachi probably heard Tachibana Kenkawa's quiet conversation earlier, and waved to him with a smile, saying...

"Tachibana, you're a medical ninja too. Don't linger here. Go treat the other wounded first."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju knew that the other party meant well and wanted to allow her to move around freely, so she immediately accepted the order and quickly left with the little frog.

The others, however, glanced at Jianchuan Ju's back with some surprise.

"It seems Yagura, the 'Karagi Yagura,' values ​​this kid quite a bit?"

(End of this chapter)