Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 240 Wasted Words

Tachibana Kanakawa carefully made her way into the Land of Fire.

Whether it was her disguise that worked or the malice that wasn't planning to attack her immediately, Jianchuan Ju didn't sense any more malice or danger along the way.

Of course, for safety reasons, Jianchuan Ju was prepared to take off immediately after arriving here.

Even if there really is some kind of ambush, it can't possibly be ambushing us in the sky, right?

At least that's what Tachibana Kanagawa herself thinks.

Unexpectedly, before Jianchuan Ju could activate "Wind Wings" and take to the sky, the "Danger Premonition" in her mind issued an urgent alarm.

Without much hesitation, Jianchuan Ju immediately dodged in the direction indicated by the 'Danger Foresight' message.

The bowing, bending over, and lunging forward—the whole sequence of movements may seem clumsy, but it is actually fluid and graceful.

The next moment, before Jianchuan Ju could turn around to see who had ambushed her, 'Danger Premonition' suddenly changed its warning direction.

The attack that had just swept over Jianchuan Ju's head had now landed on the beach behind him.

"Boom!"

A loud bang.

The violent explosion sent the fine sand and gravel flying everywhere, like an old-fashioned shotgun, shooting out in all directions.

In an instant, Kanakawa Ju felt countless tiny grains of sand rapidly shooting into his back.

The disguise was immediately broken, and the samurai outfit underneath was also torn slightly by the scattered sand.

"Damn, I should have just worn a ninja vest!"

Using the smoke and dust from the explosion behind him, Tachibana immediately rolled backward to hide in it and crouched down to reduce his frontal area.

Then, "Feather Perch" was activated, and the back, which had been battered and mangled by the sand, began to writhe rapidly, squeezing out all the sand and gravel that had embedded in the muscles and instantly healing itself.

It wasn't a serious injury to begin with. If it were a human treating it, they might have to put in some effort to clean the wound, but for 'Yu Xi', it was even less difficult than reattaching a severed hand.

Without hesitation, Jianchuan Ju formed a hand seal and rolled out of the smoke-shrouded area to prevent the enemy from launching a wide-range ninjutsu attack on the smoke.

However, when Jianchuan Ju looked closely from the side of the smoke, he saw that the enemy had no intention of continuing the pursuit. They just stood at a distance with their hands behind their backs, watching Jianchuan Ju's disheveled appearance.

Only then did Tachibana Kenkawa get a clear look at the person who attacked her.

wrong!

It should be said that he recognized who attacked him.

Wearing an old-fashioned black sleeveless vest, her bare arms were covered with messy marks. She wore a mask and a headscarf, with only her scarlet eyes showing. On her forehead was a headband with a scratch, symbolizing the rogue ninja of Takigakure.

It is none other than the current "bounty hunter," the future "treasurer of the Akatsuki," and the "record holder for the longest distance shuriken throw in the ninja world"—Kakuto!

Kakuzu stood there casually, looking at Tachibana Kenkawa, whose injuries seemed to have completely healed, without any surprise.

After stuffing a somewhat tattered piece of parchment into his robes, Kakuzu slowly began to speak, word by word.

"Wings of the Gale, Jonin of the Hidden Mist, bounty of 25 million, life or death at stake!"

As Kakuzu spoke calmly and without emotion, Tachibana spat out the fine sand that had accidentally gotten into her mouth.

He then straightened up and spoke to Kakuzu.

"Only twenty-five million? Let's make a deal. I'll give you fifty million, and you tell me who put the bounty on me, how about it?"

Upon seeing Kakuzu for the first time, Tachibana Kenkawa guessed that he was probably wanted by someone.

However, since Kakuzu is also doing things for money, there's no need for me to make things a life-or-death struggle with him.

Kakuzu, who was about to form hand seals, was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly regained his composure and continued speaking.

"Kill you, and everything will be mine!"

Having said that, Kakuzu stomped his foot on the ground, kicking up countless grains of sand, and charged towards the stream.

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju rolled her eyes and continued to persuade him while retreating.

"Don't be impulsive! I can't possibly carry that much money with me. Even if you kill me, you'll only get 25 million taels!"

Unexpectedly, Kakuzu didn't speak this time. He accelerated and rushed to Tachibana Kenkawa, throwing a punch directly at Tachibana Kenkawa's face.

Jianchuan Ju had no choice but to draw his sword to parry.

When fists and swords clashed, a resounding clang of metal echoed.

The fist that Kakuzu was attacking suddenly developed a black metallic sheen.

Rings of white energy spread out from where the fist and sword collided.

The next moment, Jianchuan Ju was blasted more than ten meters away by this punch, rolling several times on the beach before regaining his footing.

After getting up, he leaped to the left with all his might, dodging Kakuzu's follow-up pursuit and landing on the sea.

Jianchuan Ju then spoke again, somewhat helplessly.

"You idiot, you didn't even know who the bounty hunter was because you picked up the mission at the gold exchange?"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu, who was about to charge forward, suddenly stopped and stood frozen in place.

After a long silence, he finally replied.

"Um."

Jianchuan Ju was even more speechless now.

"If you don't know, just say so!"

Seeing that Kakuzu seemed to be getting angry and was about to launch another attack, Tachibana Kenkawa quickly waved his hand to stop him and continued speaking rapidly.

"Still fifty million taels, to buy you out of any future bounties on my head!"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu, who had already begun his charge, immediately stopped and braked sharply, carving two deep furrows in the sand.

Once he had regained his footing, Kakuzu's gaze fell upon Tachibana Kanakawa.

Standing on the sea, Tachibana Kanagawa could actually see a hint of suspicion in Kakuzu's monstrous black and red eyes.

"I think about it for a moment and then I say it," said Jianchuan Ju.

"Fifty million taels isn't much to me. Let's arrange a place, and I'll withdraw the money and bring it to you!"

Tachibana Kanagawa actually has a large amount of cash stored in a "secret space," but no matter what, it's impossible for her to enter the "secret space" to retrieve the money in front of Kakuzu.

Saying that he would send it to Kakuzu later wasn't a lie. Given Kakuzu's money-grubbing personality, there might be opportunities for future collaborations with Tachibana Kenkawa, who is now quite wealthy.

To everyone's surprise, Kakuzu felt cheated when he heard someone say, "Let's meet somewhere to send you money," and he launched another attack on Tachibana Kenkawa.

Tachibana Kanagawa was truly on the verge of losing her temper and roared at Kakuzu.

"Damn it! Didn't I tell you I couldn't possibly be carrying that much money?"

However, having already decided that Tachibana Kenkawa was toying with him, Kakuzu no longer hesitated and charged towards Tachibana Kenkawa with all his might.

After shouting, Jianchuan Ju spat angrily and stopped trying to persuade him.

"If you'd said you were definitely going to fight, why the hell would I have wasted my breath talking to you?!"

(End of this chapter)