Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 185 New Appointment

It was already autumn, and the weather was gradually getting cooler.

Especially in a place like Kirigakure, where the climate is shrouded in thick fog year-round, it feels particularly cold and gloomy.

With the Fourth Shinobi World War dragging on for a long time, the number of people making various requests and coming to Kirigakure for business has decreased considerably.

Even in broad daylight, the number of pedestrians on the street was rather sparse.

This added a more somber atmosphere to the entire village.

However, the Mizukage Building, as the absolute center of Kirigakure, remains as busy as ever, with not much change.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Enter."

The door to the Mizukage's office was pushed open, and a member of the Anbu (Anti-Japanese Military Unit) quickly stepped forward to the Third Mizukage's desk.

"Lord Third Generation, battle report from the front lines."

Upon hearing this, the Third Mizukage put down his work and took the battle report.

After opening the quick read, a long-lost smile appeared on the Third Mizukage's aged face.

Upon seeing this, Elder Yuan asked.

"Good news?"

"That's right."

The Third Mizukage smiled and tossed the scroll in his hand to Elder Yuan Shi, his expression clearly pleased, and then spoke.

"Yagura did a good job this time."

Upon hearing this, Elder Yuan knew that the flying unit's initial battle had been remarkably effective; otherwise, the usually composed Third Mizukage wouldn't have praised Yagura before even finishing reading the intelligence.

Elder Yuan quickly scanned the scroll and then smiled as well.

"It looks like things aren't going to go well for Konoha this time."

The Third Mizukage nodded slightly.

"The air force has played a very important role this time. We have notified the equipment department to coordinate with the Daming as soon as possible. The aircraft carrier cannot be rushed, but the gliders need to be produced quickly and sent to the front line as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

After Elder Yuan finished speaking, he paused briefly and then sighed.

"Unfortunately, we couldn't defeat Tsunade this time, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen also..."

The Third Mizukage's expression softened upon hearing this, but he still made arrangements.

"The twin swords *Hiramekarei* and the blunt sword *Kabuto* will be temporarily held by Kisame Hoshigaki and Izaburo, filling the positions of ninja swordsmen. The great sword *Samehada* will also have a suitable successor selected from among the active Jonin as soon as possible."

"As for the explosive blade spray, hmph, Konoha will have to spit it out sooner or later."

"Then what are their identities in the Dark Division?" Elder Yuan asked, adding.

"Retain their Anbu status for now, and place them under the direct command of the frontline headquarters. Kisame Hoshigaki is promoted to Jonin."

At this point, the Third Mizukage seemed to remember something, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, put on a smile again, and looked at Elder Yuan Shi.

"Oh, right, and that medical kid too. Heh, both Yagura and Kushimaru Kurihara emphasized him in their reports this time."

"Indeed, that kid Ju did an excellent job this time. I was thinking of transferring him to the flight unit to gain some experience after he came back, but now it seems that it was a bit of a waste of his talent."

In fact, when Elder Yuanshi first established the village's flying unit, he specifically sought out Jianchuan Ju to find out if his flying ability could be promoted.

After all, even if ninjutsu is difficult to learn, as long as a few air force commanders master it, it can greatly enhance the overall strength.

Of course, Kirigakure hasn't gone so far as to steal the ninjutsu of the village's ninjas by trickery or force; there must be an exchange of benefits involved.

Unfortunately, Tachibana Kanagawa's "Wind Wings" is not a ninjutsu at all, but a special ability.

Perhaps in the future, Tachibana Kenkawa might be able to study the principles of "Wind Wings" and transform it into a ninjutsu to teach others, but obviously, that's not possible right now.

After the demonstration, Elder Yuan concluded that this ability was a reckless and audacious attempt by the boy to haphazardly develop ninjutsu, resulting in a bloodline limit-like ability. Its high degree of randomness made it unsuitable for widespread adoption.

At the time, Tachibana Kenkawa was unaware of the air force's activities, so he didn't take it to heart.

Of course, the reason Elder Yuan is saying that the Jianchuan Orange is not suitable for flying units is not because of this.

It was not because of Tachibana Kanagawa's powerful medical abilities that she demonstrated during this mission.

"The medical ninjutsu that Tachibana used in this mission was excellent, and I reckon it was another new ninjutsu that the kid developed himself."

The Third Mizukage also agreed with Elder Yuanshi's statement.

"Hmm, judging from Kushimaru Kurihara's description, it's probably one or two S-rank medical ninjutsu."

At this point, both the Third Mizukage and Elder Yuan Shi fell silent.

Keep in mind that Tachibana Kanagawa is only eleven years old. Other ninjas at this age might still be struggling to learn even a C-rank ninjutsu.

This kid has already managed to develop his own S-rank ninjutsu.

"The younger generation is truly formidable," Elder Yuan Shi couldn't help but exclaim.

At his age, he could be said to have witnessed countless geniuses.

You could even say that any of these people who become Jonin are geniuses.

However, Elder Yuan had never seen anyone like Jianchuan Ju in his entire life.

The Third Mizukage was actually the least willing to admit anything about "the younger generation being formidable," but in the end he still nodded, which can be considered as acknowledging Elder Yuanshi's statement.

"Master, how's the plan to reorganize the medical department and incorporate the medical ninjas into its management, which I mentioned before?"

After the Third Mizukage asked this question, Elder Yuanshi's face fell.

"Third Hokage, let's postpone the reorganization of the medical department. The two existing batches of medical ninjas have all been assigned to various squads. Reorganizing them during wartime would cause unnecessary chaos."

"Moreover, the main medical personnel on the front line are still the same people from the hospital. Saigyouji is managed quite well, so it's best not to make any major adjustments for the time being."

What the Third Mizukage really meant was that Tachibana's medical ninjutsu was at a level that was almost incomprehensible.

Should we take advantage of the medical team's reorganization and put him in management? After all, the negative impact of Jianchuan Ju's age in the logistics department would be less.

Elder Yuan Shi naturally understood the Third Mizukage's unspoken meaning.

However, such wartime reorganization is not easy to do, especially since it involves the subordinate relationship between medical ninjas and ordinary doctors.

Elder Yuan Shi didn't really agree with the idea that it could easily cause trouble and affect the operation of the front line.

Moreover, Elder Yuanshi knows more about Tachibana Kanakawa and is aware of his relationship with Keiko Saigyouji. That kid may not want to take the position of head of the medical department.

Elder Yuan was practically saying it outright.

"Xiao west is doing a great job, why are you replacing her?"

After thinking for a moment, Elder Yuan added another sentence.

"Besides, Tachibana is only 11 years old. It might not be a good thing for him to be put in the position of minister directly."

The Third Mizukage also sighed.

"You're still too young."

Finally, the Third Mizukage no longer hesitated and made the decision directly.

"Transfer Tachibana Kanagawa to the air force and promote her to Jonin. Serve as squad leader of the special aerial tactical unit."

"Spring Rain was also transferred out of the Dark Division to serve as the Minister of the Air Division."

Spring Rain is Fuku's real name. Both are ninjas who can fly, and they have a good relationship with Tachibana Kenkawa. The Third Mizukage has put a lot of thought into this.

Elder Yuanshi had no further objections.

Given the Third Mizukage's personality, he wouldn't necessarily be so protective of a genius just because a genius appears in the village. The fact that he's gone to this extent already shows how much he values ​​the place.

After all these personnel appointments had been discussed, the Third Mizukage finally spoke.

"Yagura should have finished resting by now, right?"

Elder Yuanshi did not answer.

Because the last line of the intelligence scroll clearly stated...

"The frontline command plans to launch a full-scale attack on the Konoha frontline camp immediately before Konoha reinforcements arrive!"

(End of this chapter)