Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 187 Wings of the Gale

"team leader."

"The captain is back."

Jianchuan Ju folded its wings and landed smoothly on the aircraft carrier deck. Immediately, logistics personnel came and handed it water and a towel.

The rest of the Jianchuan Orange team members landed on the deck one after another, and some people began to help disassemble the hang glider.

"Captain Jianchuan has led his team to zero casualties again this time."

"Don't you even look at who's leading the team? Captain Jianchuan has never had a single casualty incident before!"

"Of course! Captain Jianchuan is the Gale Wing of our Kirigakure!"

Faced with a chorus of compliments from those around him, Tachibana Kenkawa simply gave a sunny smile, not paying much attention to them.

He waved to his team members, signaling them to look over.

"Alright, hurry up and pack up your equipment so we can return to base as soon as possible and hand over the shift to Team One and Team Four. Everyone can also take a break for a while."

"yes!"

"Long live the captain!"

The team members quickly sped up their movements, and the aircraft carrier and escort ships also quickly left the coastline, heading towards the Whirlpool Island camp.

Jianchuan Ju walked over to Lanzai and, together with the logistics staff, helped it disassemble and store the hang glider.

Nearly five months have passed since the Hidden Mist Front launched its all-out attack on the Leaf Village camp.

The failure of that general offensive brought a period of silence to the frontline war between the two countries.

However, the absence of war does not mean that Tachibana Kenkawa can rest.

A few days later, his new appointment was announced.

An 11-year-old Jonin, who also serves as the squad leader of the Hidden Mist Army's Air Tactical Special Forces.

It caused quite a stir in the front-line camp at the time.

Fortunately, Tachibana Kenkawa had performed admirably in the previous two battles. First, he and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist attracted half of Konoha's ninjas out of their camp, laying the foundation for Kirigakure's great victory. Then, he directly killed Manda on the battlefield, greatly reducing Kirigakure's losses.

Although his performance in the second battle wasn't as outstanding as before, he still managed to kill more than ten Konoha ninjas alongside Lanzi.

Many people have witnessed Jianchuan Ju's strength and achievements.

Moreover, as a medical ninja, Tachibana Kenkawa had participated in frontline treatment earlier and gained the recognition of some Kirigakure ninjas.

This also meant that Tachibana no longer needed to use her "Divine Shot Healing Technique" to break the deadlock, and the commotion in the camp quickly subsided as those who knew of Tachibana's deeds spread the word.

However, this promotion also made more people aware that a true genius boy had emerged in the village.

Even the two newly recruited ninja swordsmen were overshadowed.

After officially assuming the position of squad leader of the "Air Force" and learning about the situation, Tachibana Kenkawa was also taken aback.

He thought that as a squadron leader, he would at most lead one or two flight formations to fight under orders, but who would have thought that the more than two hundred flying ninjas under the Air Force were only divided into four squadrons.

That's right, there are four aircraft carriers, each belonging to an independent air squadron.

Since the captain and logistics personnel are all composed of a few chunin and a large number of genin, they are also under the jurisdiction of the air force.

Therefore, Tachibana Kenkawa is essentially the supreme commander of this aircraft carrier.

The leap from Chunin to Jonin Commander can be described as a meteoric rise.

Of course, there's still a gap between him and some genin who directly become kage.

After that, Tachibana Kanakawa only gained a general understanding of the Air Division's operating model and the situation of her own teammates.

The war between the two nations, one of water and one of fire, reignited.

Just as Tachibana Kenkawa had predicted, because of the previous crushing defeat, even though Orochimaru forced the Hidden Mist Army to retreat through a mutually destructive fighting style and preserved Konoha's front-line camp,

However, Konoha's military strength is starting to become somewhat stretched.

As Konoha continued to reinforce its troops toward the Land of Whirlpools, the other three great ninja villages, having received intelligence, also increased their involvement in the war.

First, the Sand Village, which had originally intended to withdraw from this Ninja World War, launched another attack on the Land of Rivers, forcing the western army of Konoha to not dare to reduce its forces. Not only was Jiraiya himself locked up at the border of the Land of Rivers, but Tsunade was also forced to rush to the front line again.

Immediately following this, Iwagakure and Raikage announced their alliance, and the two countries even fought all the way to the Land of Fire.

It was only thanks to the arrival of the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a large number of reinforcements, along with the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, that the front line was stabilized with great difficulty.

The intelligence gathered by Kirigakure has also clarified the reason why Minato Namikaze has been frequently appearing on various battlefields.

Flying Thunder God Technique.

Kirigakure abandoned the idea of ​​expending a large number of troops to wipe out Konoha's front-line camp in one fell swoop, and instead chose to rely on the advantage of air force combined with ground forces to continuously wear down Konoha's front-line manpower.

Eliminating small units, destroying strongholds, and cutting off logistical supplies, countless aerial surprise attacks have made the "Hidden Mist Air Tactical Special Forces" famous throughout the ninja world.

Although Kirigakure did not actually build any camps within the Land of Fire, Konoha's defenses retreated again and again, with even the front-line camp being moved back twice.

In reality, the eastern coastline of the Land of Fire has been completely taken over by Kirigakure.

In this five-month-long tug-of-war, the most eye-catching figure is not Chunyu, the current Minister of the Air Force.

But the only one in the entire unit who doesn't need to rely on equipment to fly is the 11-year-old air force squad leader, Tachibana Kenkawa.

Fast and agile flight, a wide variety of long-range attack ninjutsu, melee weapons over ten meters long, near-unbeatable high-altitude bombing capabilities, and the most tacit wingman after Lan Zai mastered the flight equipment.

With all these advantages, Jianchuan Orange became the most dazzling star in the skies above the battlefield between the two nations of water and fire.

With his frequent attacks, Tachibana Kanagawa has also made a name for himself in the ninja world: the Wings of the Gale.

Ahem, actually, I feel a little embarrassed by this title, Jianchuan Ju.

When Tachibana Kanagawa first emerged, she had all sorts of nicknames.

They have all sorts of names, like "Flying Bomb," "Frog Ninja," and "Hidden Mist Blue Wings."

It was only through Jianchuan Ju's continuous and covert internal guidance that she finally earned a title that was somewhat acceptable.

Her outstanding performances and growing reputation made Jianchuan Ju's prestige in the entire Air Force and even the front-line camps incredibly high.

Not to mention Haruyu, who is her direct superior, even Yagura Karatachi has stopped mentioning recruitment in his recent conversations with Tachibana Kenkawa.

Instead, she gradually began to treat Jianchuan Ju as an equal in communication with herself.

After all, the current advantage of Kirigakure on the front lines is largely due to the excellent performance of the Sora ninja.

When ordinary Sky Division ninjas rest at the front-line camp, their chins are several degrees higher than others.

Even so, despite the smooth progress of the Kirigakure campaign, her rapid development, and the steady improvement of her strength, Tachibana Kanagawa, who seemed to have everything going well, also had troubles that others didn't know about.

Stepping into his single cabin, Tachibana Kenkawa casually tossed his ninja tool bag to the foot of the bed.

His brows furrowed, his hands fell limply to his sides, and he sat down with a sigh.

Knowing the reason, Lanzi stepped forward, patted his owner on the shoulder, and walked helplessly to the corner of the room, where he sat down cross-legged.

"Ugh, why is this regular pool such a rip-off!"

(End of this chapter)