Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 202 Flattery

Inside the main tent.

Yagura, the head of the group, sat in the first seat.

Kurishari Kushimaru, Harusame, Kaguya Ryuya, and Yukikaze stood on either side of him.

As for the kansen orange.

Although he is still young and inexperienced, he is, after all, the squad leader of the rising star department, and has earned the title of "Wings of Gale" through his own strength, so he did not sit at the bottom.

He was ranked only slightly lower than Kisame Hoshigaki, who had just become one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

However, what surprised Tachibana Kenkawa was not the boring seating arrangement.

Instead, standing next to Chunyu, in the position that should have been occupied by Zhongji, the person in charge of the perception class, was Qing, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

"Teacher Qing has been waiting in the village for over half a year, and now she's been sent to the front lines too?"

"I haven't heard anything about Zhongji being injured or anything. Is it just a simple job rotation?"

Tachibana Kenkawa winked at his teacher, trying to exchange information, but Ao just smiled helplessly at him.

Considering the seriousness of the occasion, Tachibana Kenkawa abandoned the idea of ​​eye contact and decided to ask Ao-sensei for clarification after the meeting.

"Knock knock knock~"

Yagura Karatachi imitated the Third Mizukage's usual manner, lightly tapping his fingers on the table to attract everyone's attention.

He then spoke with a serious expression.

"Although the confrontation with the Cloud Village had always been within the expectations of the frontline command, this time it was so sudden that it disrupted many of our plans."

"The Third Generation Lord, who was originally planning to come to the front lines to personally oversee the command, has therefore postponed his plans."

These words caused an uproar in the room.

Various discussions arose one after another, and Yagura Karatachi's repeated tapping on the table failed to interrupt the noise below.

The Kage of the other four major ninja villages appeared on the battlefield one after another. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been stationed in Konoha during World War II, was forced by pressure to personally go to the front line of the Land of Earth to fight the enemy.

On the other hand, Kirigakure, despite its superior strength in lower-level battles, managed to force Konoha to retreat steadily, thanks to the advantage brought by the Sky Division.

However, only Yagura Karatachi was deployed as a top-tier fighter, which prevented the complete defeat of Konoha's eastern front for a long time.

Rumors of inviting the Third Mizukage to fight grew louder and louder within the village.

Fortunately, the Third Mizukage ruled Kirigakure for decades and enjoyed great prestige, so there haven't been many negative comments about him for the time being.

In fact, Yagura Karatachi gradually figured out the Third Mizukage's idea.

Whether it was to train new talent for the village or for his own reputation, it didn't matter.

The Third Mizukage wanted the kind of impact that would decide the fate of a nation upon his arrival.

Therefore, unless the battle reaches a critical moment when a great victory or defeat is imminent, the Third Mizukage will not easily come to the front line to take back his command.

With this in mind, Yagura's gaze hardened even more.

"The Hidden Mist Village can only achieve a resounding victory!"

At that moment, a shout of cursing broke the noise.

"Damn it! Shut up! You won't fight unless the Mizukage comes, is that it?"

The tent suddenly fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to the person who had spoken.

However, once they realized who was speaking, everyone immediately and tacitly turned their heads to the other side.

"If we argue with this idiot, he might actually resort to violence, regardless of the situation." This thought popped into everyone's head at the same time.

The one who spoke was naturally Kaguya Ryuya, the patriarch of the Kaguya clan.

However, he seemed not to understand the expressions of the others, or perhaps he simply didn't care, and instead stared straight at Yagura Karatachi.

"Yagura, stop with the nonsense and just tell me whether we're going to fight Konoha or Kumogakure next!"

Yagura Karatachi didn't seem to mind the guy's tone; in fact, he was quite grateful to him for helping him get the meeting back on track.

However, Yagura Karatachi did not follow the other person's line of thought, but continued to go at his own pace.

"Let's not discuss how to fight yet. Jonin Tamine, tell us the results of your investigation on the way back."

Yagura Karatachi turned his gaze to a middle-aged Jonin standing at the end and spoke.

"Yes, Lord Gojiju."

The Jonin named Tianfeng first stepped forward to acknowledge the crowd, and then continued speaking.

"In this sudden incident, three people from our side and three people from the Cloud Village side took the initiative, and they are suspected of directly issuing orders and guiding their respective unit members."

"Although after investigation, the appearances of the three people who took action on our side were confirmed to be ninjas from the village, according to the other people's accounts, their behavior today was indeed abnormal. One of them, who was clearly only a genin, even brazenly gave orders to the other ninjas."

"And shortly after the battle began, all three were either killed in action or went missing."

Kaguya Ryuu also jumped out and cursed.

"Why the hell do an investigation? It's definitely those bastards from Konoha in disguise! Let's just take them down!"

To everyone's surprise, Yagura shook his head.

"The Cloud Village may not see it that way, and even if they can find out the cause of the incident, it is an undeniable fact that the two sides fought. The number of casualties on both sides is not small, and it cannot be easily overlooked."

"This won't work, that won't work! So what do you want?"

Kaguya Ryuuya crossed his arms, his face full of impatience.

Yagura, however, countered with a question.

Why do you have to find a specific clinic to get the injection?

???

"Chief Kushimaru Kurihara, take two groups of men, disguise them, and attack the ninjas who are out in Konoha and Kumogakure respectively."

After speaking, Yagura turned to look at the other person.

"You know what I mean, right?"

Kuri-san Kushimaru let out a sinister laugh.

"I'm familiar with this."

Then Yagura continued to speak to the others.

"The main force has entered the Land of Fire to cover the construction of new forward camps. Ground-based catapults are in place; this time, the air force's attack range will cover the entire eastern part of the Land of Fire!"

"Those idiots in Konoha have revealed quite a few of their methods for dealing with us this time. Haruame, list them all out after the meeting and give them to the General Staff so they can come up with countermeasures."

"Yes, Lord Yagura."

Chunyu respectfully accepted the order, as this was simply part of his job as the director of the Air Force Department.

Finally, Yagura looked at Tachibana, who seemed to be deep in thought, with a smile.

"Junkawa Jonin, our wings of swift wind."

Upon hearing the sound, Jianchuan Ju immediately shuddered.

It's fine if his own teammates call him that; he's already used to it.

But being called that title in front of so many Jonin and quite a few acquaintances almost made Tachibana Kenkawa so embarrassed that he scratched his toes on the ground.

He immediately stood at attention, facing Yagura Kojiro, and answered stiffly.

"Lord Yagura, did you call me?"

Yagura, however, still wore a smile.

"Jonin Kenkawa, don't be nervous. I heard that you not only successfully destroyed the new outpost that Konoha was trying to establish on this mission, but also killed Akimichi Torifu of Konoha on your way back?"

These words sparked another round of quiet discussion within the tent.

"Akimichi Torifu? The elder of the Akimichi clan?"

"That Second Hokage's bodyguard?"

"Doesn't that mean that kid Tachibana already has strength equivalent to a Ninja Swordsman?"

"Shh, don't talk nonsense!"

(End of this chapter)