Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 234 Extracting Information (Third Update~)

Although the mission was described as an escort, Jianchuan Ju felt it was more like a transport mission.

Mitomon Homura was followed by the Sora ninjas at all times, and his face was dark the whole time.

Jianchuan Ju heard Elder Yuan say that this old guy actually possessed strength comparable to a Kage. However, neither in the original work nor in his performance over the past two days did Jianchuan Ju see any of that.

"Perhaps they're afraid of being too flamboyant and provoking us younger folks? Is this the restraint of the strong?"

Jianchuan Ju secretly thought this to herself.

As for the escort troops...

The second and third squadrons of the Air Force were all mobilized, along with all the reserve members in the base who were proficient in gliding. The No. 3 ship was packed to the brim, and the armory on board was almost full of equipment.

As for the "honored" guests of Konoha, it would be undignified to let them travel on such a crowded aircraft carrier.

Kirigakure specially allocated another escort ship to serve as the vehicle for the Konoha ninja.

As a result, an aircraft carrier was positioned in the middle of the sea, with the escort ship that originally belonged to the third ship on the left providing protection, and another escort ship carrying Konoha ninjas on the right.

From a distance, it's impossible to tell who is protecting whom.

However, Tachibana Kanakawa did not travel with the third ship.

Although Jianchuan Tachibana's current status within the Air Force is basically equivalent to that of the vice-minister, he was originally the vehicle of Kaguya Rose's squad, so Jianchuan Tachibana simply handed it over to him to command.

He himself, accompanied by several ordinary air force personnel, traveled together with the Konoha envoys on their escort ship.

Looking at Mitomon Homura, who was dressed completely differently from when he attended the meeting, fully armed, wearing a black outfit, carrying two huge scrolls on his back, and with a small scroll hanging around his neck, he stood alone on the edge of the deck.

Kanakawa Tachibana also had some ulterior motives and stepped forward to start a conversation.

"Elder Mitomon, what's with this attire? Are you worried that Kirigakure can't protect you properly?"

Taking advantage of her youth, Jianchuan Ju deliberately emphasized the words "old man" when she spoke.

Mitokado Homura's expression darkened further upon hearing this, and he quickly turned his head, staring intently at Kenkawa Tachibana.

"This old man had this murderous look on his face the first time we met. Do I have that much hatred for him in Konoha?"

Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but scratch his head. Although he had led his team to bomb Konoha's eastern front for five or six months, he was just following orders on the battlefield.

If anyone's to blame, it's the village's higher-ups. At the very least, it's Minister Chunyu's fault. Why does that old guy hate me so much?

"Is Mitokado Homura's affection for Konoha really that deep?"

But when he looked at the old man's eyes again, Tachibana Kanakawa suddenly realized what was going on.

"By the way, Akimichi Torifu, whom I killed, was apparently a teammate of this guy. That statue was supposed to be given to the Third Mizukage, but it wasn't delivered. I heard it's still gathering dust in the Mizukage Building's storage room. I wonder if they used it as leverage in this negotiation?"

Having roughly guessed why Mitokado Homura hated her, Tachibana Kenkawa became even more excited.

"I heard that Konoha's Yellow Flash caused a huge disturbance at Sunagakure's front-line camp a while ago, forcing Sunagakure to negotiate peace. Minato-senpai's injuries have healed so quickly?"

Mentioning Minato Namikaze, Mitokado Yan's expression was still somewhat unpleasant, but he still made a sarcastic remark.

"With Tsunade in Konoha, you don't really think a minor injury can affect Minato Namikaze, do you?"

"Just as I thought, Rasa isn't up to par! But..." Tachibana Kanagawa continued with an innocent smile on her face.

"Tsunade-senpai, a very skilled medical ninja. But it seems she hasn't participated in any battles during this war. Is she at odds with the village?"

"Nonsense!"

Mitomon Homura's face instantly turned ashen as he retorted.

"It seems her hemophobia hasn't subsided yet, but she probably hasn't left Konoha anytime soon. That's normal, given Tsunade's personality; she'll likely stay until the end of this ninja war."

Jianchuan Ju chuckled and continued to ask questions with the curious look of a child.

"Since Tsunade-senpai is alright, then Elder Shimura Danzo, who was injured by the Raikage before, must have recovered from his injuries as well, right?"

This was also the news received by Kirigakure. Back then, Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru intercepted the retreating Cloud Village forces, but were severely injured by the Third Raikage who arrived at the scene.

Even after Kirigakure withdrew its frontline forces, Orochimaru went directly to the northern battlefield of the Land of Fire to fight against Iwagakure and Kumogakure, but Shimura Danzo never appeared on the front lines again.

Of course, this could also be because Shimura Danzo, as the leader of Konoha's Root organization, was relatively low-key.

This time, Mitokado Homura completely ignored Kenkawa Tachibana's probing and simply turned and left.

However, judging from his face, which was almost as black as the bottom of a pot, Tachibana Kenkawa estimated that Danzo might not be able to appear on the battlefield for a while.

"However, it would be best if that old bastard Danzo were still alive and continued to wreak havoc on Konoha."

Seeing that Mitokado Homura was about to leave, Kenkawa Tachibana quickly followed, using a little trick from her "sound" to ask casually.

"With Konoha in such a difficult situation during this great war, won't the Daimyo put too much pressure on the Hokage?"

Upon hearing this, Mitomon Homura, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped and turned back around.

Looking calmly at Jianchuan Ju, he spoke softly.

"Kid, this is what you really want to know, isn't it? You think you can get information out of me with some sonic illusion techniques? How naive!"

Tachibana Kanagawa was also taken aback when she saw Mitokado Homura suddenly become calm.

"Hmm, old man, your expression and words were certainly cool. But those were all questions I wanted to ask, things I already know. What are you pretending for?"

However, Tachibana Kanagawa still cooperated quite well, pretending to be flustered after being seen through.

Mitomon gave a cold snort and strode into the cabin with a disdainful expression.

"That old man is really something. Konoha gave you an external brain from the Nara clan, but you insisted on going out and wandering around on your own, and then you even put on airs."

But then Jianchuan Ju thought about it again.

"Could this old man have been acting against me from the beginning? It's not impossible."

However, if this cycle of information continues, no information can be trusted anymore, so Tachibana Kenkawa simply stopped worrying about it.

I'm going to record my entire conversation with Mitokado Homura, as well as the old man's expressions and mannerisms, and send it back to the village so that the Third Mizukage and Elder Genji can analyze it and have a headache.

After Jianchuan Tachibana finished writing the intelligence scroll, he summoned a ninja gull to see it off.

An air force soldier immediately ran over and whispered a reminder.

"Captain Jianchuan, we're almost at the border of the Land of Fire."

Kanakawa Tachibana raised her head slightly, a smile appearing on her face.

"Is that so? Send someone to inform the guests from Konoha to prepare to dock on the deck. Then have Captain Kaguya call all the air force members to take off and patrol the vicinity of the ship to ensure the safety of this area."

After thinking about it, and fearing that he might not understand, Jianchuan Ju emphasized it again.

"Remember, it's everyone taking off!"

"clear!"

By the way, tomorrow is the last day for extra updates!

I originally planned to save up some drafts during the National Day holiday so that I wouldn't have to rush when I went back to work.

As a result, after the holiday, I basically had nothing left.

I was planning to resume two updates a day today, but then I realized I didn't tell everyone beforehand, so I'll grit my teeth and stick with it for the last two days.

I will definitely update twice a week after I return to work, and whether I can add more updates will depend on my condition.

I hope you all understand, and thank you in advance.

(End of this chapter)