Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 231 The New Sword (Third Update~ Please Subscribe)

Kanakawa Tachibana turned around with a smile.

However, upon seeing the murderous glare in Old Man Frostmoon's eyes, he immediately pursed his lips and became more serious.

Ignoring the goofy Tachibana Kanagawa, Shimotsuki Ichiro snatched the box and squatted down to rummage through it.

"Hmm, this one's alright, this one's so-so. Why did you bring all this stuff?"

Listening to the old man Shuangyue making his comments, and not being able to get a word in edgewise, Jianchuan Ju thought she would turn around and go lie down on the rocking chair for a while.

To everyone's surprise, Shimotsuki Ichiro's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"Hey kid! What is this? Are you looking down on this old man's skills?"

Jianchuan Ju, still confused, turned around again and looked at the [scabbard of the single sword sheath] that the old man Shuangyue was holding.

"Um, what's wrong? It's just ordinary ingredients."

Seeing Tachibana's innocent expression, Shimotsuki Ichiro didn't explain the reason. He angrily picked up the box and walked towards the forging room, muttering to himself.

"You brat! Do I need you to remind me? I already thought of this plan!"

Jianchuan Ju stared at Shimotsuki Ichiro's retreating figure with a head full of question marks, completely baffled as to what the old man was up to this time.

As they were walking, Shimotsuki Ichiro suddenly turned around and looked at Kenkawa Tachibana.

"You're leaving the knife behind this time, kid."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju's face lit up with joy, and she immediately began to unslung the short sword and divine spear from her back, asking incredulously.

"Grandpa, have you finally decided on the renovation plan?"

Shimotsuki Ichiro stared into Kenkawa Tachibana's eyes for a moment, then curled his lip in disdain and said.

"Keep the knife, but don't keep the scabbard."

"what?"

Jianchuan Ju was stunned for a moment, and stopped untying the straps.

"Don't you want the scabbard? But I've got no use carrying this empty scabbard. Should I just leave them here?"

"I said no, and that means no. Leave the knife, and get out!"

Seeing that the old man was about to get angry again, Jianchuan Ju quickly drew out the divine spear, placed it on the stone table, and turned to leave.

However, my back felt light and empty, and I felt a little uncomfortable.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the weapon rack in the courtyard, neatly filled with swords and knives of various colors. She glanced back and saw that Old Man Frostmoon was not paying attention to her.

Jianchuan Ju sneaked up to the weapon rack, picked out the one that looked the best, and compared it to the others. It fit perfectly into the scabbard, and even its weight and feel were similar to the 'Divine Spear'.

"Perfect, just right!"

"You brat! Stop right there!"

Behind him came Shimotsuki Ichiro's roar. Without turning his head, Kenkawa Tachibana took off running and instantly reached the backyard exit. Only then did he turn around to peek.

Seeing that Old Man Shuangyue didn't really intend to chase after her, Jianchuan Ju stopped and called out with a smile.

"Don't worry, sir, it'll be on the tab."

"You brat."

Shimotsuki Ichiro shook his head helplessly, ignored Kenkawa Tachibana, and went straight into the forging room to revise the previous upgrade plan.

Jianchuan Ju happily walked towards the front hall, and only then did she have time to draw the short sword she had just obtained from behind her back and examine it carefully.

The traditional bronze handle is neatly wrapped with dark purple anti-slip cord, and the oval brass tsuba (handguard) looks somewhat simple. The blade is a straight sword of the same type as the "God Spear," and the length is also very similar. However, the blade pattern is different from the "God Spear's" soft, wavy pattern; instead, it has a more flamboyant all-burnt pattern, and a faint crimson hue is visible on the blade.

Although its quality and craftsmanship are quite different from "God Spear", it is also made by Shimotsuki Ichiro and is a fine work with a little bit of chakra metal added.

Thinking about how he had recently learned the "Fire Release: Flowing Flame Blade," Tachibana Kenkawa grinned.

"Hehe, from now on you'll be called Ryujin Jakka!"

After sheathing "Ryujin Jakka", Tachibana Kanagawa felt that his aura was more imposing than before.

Walking back into the store with her head held high, Tachibana Kanagawa spotted a familiar, short figure at the counter.

"Hey, Ringo's here to change her ninja tools again?"

Upon hearing Tachibana's voice, the red-haired boy, who had been staring intently at the ninja tools in the glass display case, immediately turned around excitedly.

Seemingly remembering her father's instructions, she quickly bowed to Jianchuan Ju again.

"Brother Jianchuan, it's been a long time."

"It hasn't been that long, has it? I saw him just last week."

Seeing Ringo Ameyuri's adorable, serious demeanor as a child, Tachibana Kenkawa walked over with a smile.

Tachibana Kanagawa thought that Ringo Ameyuri, whom he had saved, might take a different path from the original story, staying in that remote fishing village and living the life of an ordinary person.

Unexpectedly, he ended up in Kirigakure and became a student at the Ninja Academy.

According to Ringo, many of the children who were left behind in Apple Village have become homeless, and most of them happened to have received some basic ninja training.

The local officials from the Land of Water simply packed them up as war orphans and sent them to the Hidden Mist Village Ninja Academy to study.

Although Ringo Ameyuri's father and the village were still alive, she voluntarily followed the group of children to Kirigakure.

He is currently a second-year student at the Hidden Mist Ninja Academy and is said to be a well-known genius student within the school.

By the way.

The child who was "saved" by Shimotsuki Ichiro was Ringo Ameyuri. When Tachibana Kenkawa found out, he mocked the old man again.

When the old man's shop reopened, he felt embarrassed and gave Ringo a permanent 5% discount.

So even though she was short of money, Ringo Ameyuri would often come to the store to buy one or two kunai or shuriken for practice, to use in her daily training.

Kanagawa Tachibana often runs into Ringo Ameyuri here, and occasionally invites the little one to the training ground to give her some pointers on her training and help the little one take care of her health.

After all, in Tachibana Kanagawa's memory, Ringo Ameyuri in the original work seemed to have died young.

Jianchuan Ju suspects that it might be because he underwent too much intense and brutal training as a child, leaving too many hidden injuries on his body.

Although I rescued him from that island of assassins quite early, I still need to be extra careful.

"The Snow Clan truly deserves to die!"

Jianchuan Ju added another mark to Xuefeng's mind.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa was preparing to familiarize herself with the two new ninjutsu she had acquired over the next couple of days, so she only chatted with the little guy for a few minutes before saying goodbye and leaving the ninja tool shop.

For the next week, Tachibana Kanagawa spent most of his time in the secret space or at the training grounds of the Air Division, training in Ice Release with Ranzai, and also trying to develop more new Ice Release ninjutsu.

I will strive to maximize the effectiveness of this bloodline limit that I have fused with myself.

Unexpectedly, before the upgraded version of the divine gun was even available, a new mission arrived.

Hehe, someone praised my writing yesterday.

After thinking about it, I'll continue with the third update.

P.S.: I finally managed to upload the two illustrations I owed you today. I've also posted them in the chapter and on the readers' forum. Feel free to check them out if you'd like.

(End of this chapter)