Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 20 Practical Test

Qing stood casually under the shade of the tree, without taking any preparatory or defensive stance.

After all, for a Jonin to need to be so vigilant and make a big fuss when dealing with three Genin is really underestimating the strength of a Jonin.

Just as Qing was idly wondering how the three little ones would launch their attack, a thick fog quietly enveloped the small grove of trees.

"Heh, the first step in using the Mist Concealment Technique is to obscure perception? Not a bad idea."

However, Qing still didn't make any move; instead, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

'These kids seem to be looking down on us.'

As a Jonin of Kirigakure, how could Ao not be familiar with fighting in the mist?

As the fog completely enveloped the area, suddenly, more than a dozen senbon needles silently shot out from Qing's left and right sides.

Unlike kunai and shuriken, senbon are smaller in size, so they don't usually produce much of a sound when attacked. They can be considered a silent attack method often used in conjunction with the Mist Concealment Technique, but their destructive power is much less than that of kunai and shuriken.

Qing casually took out a kunai and slipped his index finger into the ring on the handle.

With fluid, up-and-down movements of the kunai, all the incoming senbon needles were knocked down in just a few strokes. He didn't even move his feet the slightest.

However, right after the thousand sticks, two figures rushed out of the dense forest.

It was Mei Terumi, wielding a kunai, and Tachibana Kanagawa who attacked the stationary Ao from the left and right sides respectively.

After so many days of training together, the two now look very compatible.

As they approached Ao, Mei Terumi nimbly leaped up, her dagger aimed directly at Ao's face. Meanwhile, Tachibana Kenkawa continued to crouch low to the ground, intending to attack his ankle.

However, even if Ao wasn't a Jonin specializing in taijutsu, such an attack posed no threat to him.

With a lightning-fast flick of his left foot, Qing struck Jianchuan Ju squarely in the chin.

With his right hand, he grabbed Terumi Mei's wrist, which was holding the kunai. He stomped his right foot on the ground, tensed his waist, and swung Terumi Mei hard towards the airborne Tachibana Kenkawa.

However, when Mei Terumi slammed heavily onto Tachibana Kenkawa.

With a "bang," the two "people" simultaneously burst into sprays of water.

"Water clone, not bad."

Since the water clones are used as a feint, the offensive will naturally not stop there.

At this moment, Mei Terumi's true form appeared behind Ao at some unknown time. Her hands had already formed hand seals, and she quickly squatted down, slamming her palms onto the ground.

Earth Release: Earth Split Palm

With a low shout from Mei Terumi, the earth rapidly cracked from where her palms touched the ground, spreading forward like a spider web, reaching Ao's feet in the blink of an eye.

The ground trembled and crumbled violently as these cracks spread wildly, and large amounts of soil were lifted up to form waves of earth.

Aoya could no longer remain calm and stood still. He immediately concentrated his chakra in his feet and leaped into the air, preparing to jump out of the range of the Earth Splitting Palm technique.

Of course, Qing also knew that the students had the best opportunity to attack since they couldn't get any leverage in the air.

Sure enough, a thick stream of water swirling at high speed shot out from the mist.

Looking at the speed of the water jet and its diameter exceeding that of his thigh, Qing knew that being hit by it would definitely not be pleasant.

Fortunately, Qing was prepared when he jumped, quickly forming hand seals, then pressing his palms together and pushing out.

"Wind Release: Sky-Splitting Palm"

A simple C-rank ninjutsu actually stirred up a gust of wind, easily scattering the incoming water column.

"Not bad teamwork, but..."

Before Qing could finish praising him, right where Qing's body was about to land...

With a small frog perched on its shoulder, Jianchuan Ju has already emerged from the canopy of a tall tree, wielding a short sword as it pounces towards Qingfei.

While in mid-air, Qing had no choice but to twist his body and deliver a side kick, sending the sneak-attacking Jianchuan Ju flying.

However, both the slammed-to-the-ground Tachibana Kanakawa and the little frog left in the air simultaneously emitted a burst of smoke.

The little frog in the air was actually a disguise made by Tachibana Kanagawa using a transformation technique.

At this moment, Tachibana Kanagawa, having deactivated her transformation, held aloft a sailor shuriken formed from the convergence of clear water and spinning at high speed.

"Eat me, Flying Water Shuriken!"

Despite saying "fly" with the shuriken, Tachibana Kenkawa had no intention of throwing it at all, and instead pressed it straight down on Ao's body.

Qing was now completely exasperated.

However, there was no time to use ninjutsu in this critical moment, so he could only raise his hand and slap Tachibana Kanagawa's wrist.

The flying shuriken brushed against Qing's hair as it flew into the woods with a whistling sound.

"No, a short sword!"

Now that Tachibana Kanagawa's true form is right in front of us, what about the man with the short sword who was just kicked away?

Before Ao could think it through, Tachibana Kenkawa had already grabbed Ao's wrist with a grin.

The "Kizuka Tachibana" who had just been kicked away emerged from the burst of smoke; it was none other than Momochi Zabuza, who had been preparing for a long time.

At this moment, Zabuza had already used the Clone Technique, splitting into three and rushing towards Ao, whose wrist was being grabbed by Tachibana.

Three Zabuza Momochi, each wielding a short sword, attacked Ao from three different angles.

Seeing this, Qing had no choice but to grab Jianchuan Ju, who was holding his wrist, and tense his right arm muscles, using Jianchuan Ju as a weapon to draw a huge semicircle in the air.

"Hey, hey, stop!"

Accompanied by the mournful cries of Jianchuan Ju.

"Thump, thump, boom"

The two Zabuza were smashed into smoke, and the last Zabuza was directly hit by Tachibana Kanagawa, making him see stars, and they all fell to the ground.

On the other side, Mei Terumi was dodging and weaving across the collapsed ground, intending to go forward and provide support.

Seeing that his two teammates had lost their fighting ability, he decided to go all out and immediately formed hand seals to release a ninjutsu.

"Water Release*Water Rush Wave"

With a delicate shout, Mei Terumi spat out a stream of water that transformed into a surging wave, carrying with it a large amount of soil created by her previous earth-splitting palm strike, and rushed towards Ao's location.

Whether the two people who had just been knocked to the ground by Ao were also within the attack range was not something Mei Terumi considered.

Tachibana Kanagawa, who had collapsed to the ground, sensed something was wrong when she heard Mei Terumi's voice.

Even when Qing grabbed her and threw her away just now, the "danger warning" was only a slight indication, but now it was frantically alarming in Jianchuan Ju's mind.

Tachibana Kanagawa, who was lying on Zabuza's back with a sore back, turned his head to look at the oncoming waves and boulders and clods of earth, and could only groan weakly.

"That wasn't in the plan."

The surging waves slowly receded, leaving the grove of trees in the training ground in a state of disarray.

Ao, carrying Zabuza Momochi and Tachibana Kanagawa in each hand, dispersed the chakra gathered in his feet and landed steadily on the ground.

Just now, seeing the two lying on the ground, it was clear they had no other moves left.

Overwhelmed by the relentless attacks, Ao decisively scooped up the two of them and leaped onto the waves created by the water, escaping Mei Terumi's final sneak attack unscathed.

After landing, Qing casually put down the two people she was carrying.

However, their expressions were completely different.

Zabuza turned his head to the side, looking somewhat annoyed, clearly dissatisfied with his lackluster performance in the previous battle.

The plan was as follows: if the sneak attack failed, Mei Terumi would step forward and fight alongside Tachibana Kenkawa to hold off Ao, then find an opportunity to use "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique" to try and finish him off.

Who would have thought that his sneak attack failed and he was knocked to the ground by Tachibana Kenkawa, and almost swept away by Mei Terumi's water surge.

Unlike Zabuza, who was still sulking on the other side.

Tachibana Kanagawa didn't feel ashamed at all about losing to Ao, a Jonin.

Instead, she looked at Mei Terumi, who was walking over with a slightly embarrassed expression and sticking out her tongue, and said...

"That last Water Wave attack of yours felt a bit like a water-earth combination ninjutsu, pretty impressive!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi instantly stopped feeling guilty, raised her head, and said with a proud expression.

"Right? I came up with this attack method the instant I saw you two make a mistake."

When Zabuza heard Mei Terumi say that her sneak attack had failed, he became even angrier, but he had no way to refute it.

At this moment, Qing also spoke up: "Alright, as this is your first time teaming up, you've cooperated very well. Next, I'll treat everyone to dinner, and then we'll review this battle."

The three exchanged a glance and quickly followed Lai Qing's figure, walking together towards the exit of the training field.

Blue Boy, who only used one oversized "water gun" throughout the entire process, hopped out of the forest as the water receded.

What they saw was their master turning away.

Lan Zai's little head was filled with great confusion.

"Quack quack~~(>。<#)?"

(End of this chapter)