Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 226 A Mistake

After the nurse explained, Tachibana Kanakawa realized that she had made a big misunderstanding.

Because the village had suffered too many wounded in the previous attack.

Many people have come to Saigyouji Keiko to ask for favors, hoping to get priority treatment or hospital beds, which has greatly bothered Saigyouji Keiko.

Moreover, many of the people they bring in are ninjas or their family members, so the hospital doesn't want to offend them.

However, the Misty Hidden Hospital was already operating at full capacity, and cutting in line could cause more patients to miss out on timely treatment.

Left with no other choice, Saigyouji Keiko instructed the doctors and nurses in the hospital not to reveal her whereabouts, lest people with connections come to her door and she would be unable to refuse them.

As for the unlucky guy caught by Tachibana Kenkawa, he just happened to be a family member of a patient who had just undergone surgery by Keiko Saigyouji. Before leaving the ward, he was specifically instructed by the nurse not to reveal Keiko Saigyouji's whereabouts.

And since Tachibana Kenkawa was a "kind" ninja who had "helped" him before, this guy stammered and dared not say where Saigyouji Keiko was when he faced Tachibana Kenkawa.

In the end, Tachibana Kenpachi was extremely embarrassed and apologized repeatedly, offering to compensate the other party, but was refused. The other party only said that next time he went to the shop to help with handicrafts, he shouldn't disappear halfway through.

This only made Tachibana Kanakawa even more embarrassed.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up and she learned that Saigyouji Keiko was in surgery, Jianchuan Tachibana was in no hurry to disturb her. Jianchuan Tachibana originally just wanted to confirm whether the Cloud Village attack had affected the other party, and after asking the nurse to remember to pass on the news of her return to the village, Jianchuan Tachibana prepared to go and see Shimotsuki the old man again.

Before Jianchuan Ju could even leave the hospital compound, she saw a burly old man with white hair and a ponytail, leaning on a cane, chatting and laughing with another nurse.

Who else could it be but Shimotsuki Ichiro!

Even after Tachibana Kenkawa got closer, she realized that the nurse who was hidden from the old man Shimotsuki's burly figure was also an acquaintance, her neighbor Nanase, whom she often helped run errands for.

No one knows what Shimotsuki Ichiro, at his age, was talking about with her, but he made Nanase giggle repeatedly, her eyes sparkling with tears.

After Jianchuan Ju quietly approached, she nudged Shuangyue Laotou's lower back with the hilt of her divine spear, startling him so much that he almost dropped his cane and fell to the ground.

"Mr. Kogawa." Perhaps it was because it had been so long since they last met, or perhaps because Kogawa Tachibana was now quite famous, Ms. Nanase spoke much more politely.

"Who! Oh, Orange Boy, you're back?"

Shimotsuki Ichiro, who was startled, didn't even notice Kenkawa Tachibana at first glance when he turned around. It was only after Nanase reminded him that he looked down and saw Kenkawa Tachibana.

Now, Jianchuan Ju, who will soon be 12 years old, has grown to 150 centimeters tall, which is considered tall among her peers.

However, compared to Shimotsuki Ichiro, who was over 2 meters tall, muscular, and whose arms were thicker than his own thighs, he was still just a little bean.

"Thankfully, strength in the ninja world isn't determined by height!"

Tachibana first nodded to Ms. Nanase, then grinned at Old Man Shimotsuki.

"Grandpa, what happened to you? Did you smash your toe while swinging the hammer?"

Although Shimotsuki Ichiro appeared to be injured, since he wasn't missing any limbs and seemed to be in good spirits, and Saigyouji Keiko confirmed that he was alright, Tachibana Kenkawa, who had been worried, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, upon hearing Jianchuan Ju's teasing, the old man immediately puffed out his beard and glared, speaking up to explain himself.

"I'm a master swordsmith! How could I make such a basic mistake! The old man got injured while saving someone!"

As soon as Old Man Shimotsuki finished speaking, for some reason, Miss Nanase burst out laughing even more.

"Oh, grandpa, you've become a hero for once?"

Seeing that Kenkawa Tachibana still didn't seem to care, Shimotsuki Ichiro simply grabbed Kenkawa Tachibana and insisted on telling him about his heroic deeds.

It turns out that on the day of the attack, an unknown kid went to the ninja tool shop where Shimotsuki Ichiro worked to buy kunai.

However, perhaps because he was short of money, he hesitated and picked and chose but ultimately failed to buy anything.

Later, it attracted Shimotsuki Ichiro, who was forging iron in the backyard.

It was at this moment that two tailed beasts from Kumogakure launched an attack on Kirigakure. Houses collapsed, the ground shook, and the entire village was thrown into chaos.

As for the ninjas of Kirigakure...

I understand everything I understand.

There were hardly any people willing to cover for or evacuate the civilians; the ordinary people in the Hidden Mist Village had no choice but to flee on their own and find places to hide.

The ninja tool shop was right on the edge of the blast wave and collapsed directly from the shockwave, threatening to bury the little kid who had come to shop underneath.

Despite his advanced age, Old Man Shuangyue's muscular physique, honed from years of blacksmithing, was no joke. He managed to carry the constantly falling broken wood and stones and toss the brat onto the street outside the shop.

He was trapped with his legs pinned down by the beams and collapsed walls.

"Isn't the old man pretty amazing?"

Kanagawa Tachibana looked at Nanase-san, who still had a smile on her face, with some confusion.

As a result, Shimotsuki Ichiro blushed and stopped talking.

However, after this exchange, Ms. Nanase's initial awkwardness towards Tachibana Kenkawa gradually faded, and she continued telling the story with a smile.

"Little Orange, what kind of person do you think would buy kunai from a ninja tool shop?"

Those who can afford to buy kunai at ninja tool shops are either ninjas or at least students at ninja academies. Ordinary people, even if they want to defend themselves, would mostly choose weapons like short swords.

However, the events described by Ms. Nanase differed slightly from those described by Mr. Shimotsuki.

The kid, who looked like a ninja trainee, tried to escape as soon as the building collapsed, but was caught by the quick-thinking old man, Shimotsuki.

Even though he was a prospective ninja, he was still a child. He couldn't break free from a muscle monster like Shimotsuki Ichiro even with all his strength.

The little guy could only watch helplessly as Shimotsuki Ichiro, carrying him at a much slower pace, ran out of the store.

As a result, the child was hit by pebbles and got sand in his eyes.

Shimotsuki Ichiro was eventually pinned down by the beam and was unable to escape.

Fortunately, the kid is quite capable and has a decent character.

Seeing that Old Man Frost Moon was trapped while trying to "save" him, she did not choose to abandon the old man and run away alone.

The child casually picked up two short swords from the shop and cleaved the thick wooden beam of the ninja tool shop in half with a single blow, then rescued the old man Shimotsuki.

Afterwards, she escorted Shimotsuki Ichiro to a safe place.

After hearing the whole story, Tachibana Kenkawa laughed so hard she almost fell over, and kept patting Shimotsuki Ichiro's arm.

Enraged, Shimotsuki Ichiro decided not to continue his rehabilitation exercises outside and turned to walk into the hospital building.

Seeing the old man walking so fast despite using a cane, Miss Nanase quickly followed and helped him up.

Jianchuan Ju didn't follow, but looked at the old man's back and thought to herself while stroking her chin with her right hand.

"Judging from the old man's description, he should be a first or second-year student at the ninja academy? To be able to cut through a solid wooden beam with a single strike of a short sword, he seems quite skilled."

"Does Kirigakure have such a brat?"

However, Tachibana Kenkawa only briefly considered the idea before giving up on it.

However, this gave him something to laugh at Old Master Shuangyue, which made him very happy.

(End of this chapter)