Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 249 Why Not Change the Surname to Jianchuan

"Shall we go, Chief Yukikaze?"

Seeing Yukikaze trembling with anger, Tachibana Kenkawa launched a full-blown taunt.

"Take care of your own problems. You don't expect me to come and ask you to leave, do you?"

After saying that, Jianchuan Ju ignored Yukikaze's reaction, sheathed his short sword, and walked out of the camp.

Yukikaze paused briefly before following after him with a grim expression, completely ignoring Yukirin who was still unconscious on the ground.

At this point, Yukikaze doesn't have many options left.

As the head of a clan, if he is provoked to this extent and does not dare to fight back, but continues to hide in the front-line camp and not go out, then the Yuki clan will probably not be able to stand in Kirigakure in the future.

Moreover, Yukikaze himself might have considered taking this opportunity to see if he could openly and honestly eliminate Kenkawa Tachibana.

"Perhaps the gold exchange is just inexperienced, that's why they exaggerated the bounty hunter's abilities so much!"

Yukikaze had not witnessed Kakuzu's battles, so he was naturally unaware of his strength.

As for Tachibana Kanagawa, her age itself is quite deceptive. Most of her well-known achievements were made after she joined the Air Force, which inevitably leads people to believe that her current reputation is due to her flying advantage.

Even so, very few ninjas were able to earn their title in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and they could not be underestimated.

Yukikaze wasn't very confident that he could beat Kenkawa Tachibana.

Taking a few quick steps, Yukikaze arrived beside Kanakawa Tachibana, who was slowly walking out of the camp.

As the face of the Snow Clan, he couldn't simply follow his opponent like a lackey.

"Oh~ Has Chief Yukikaze come to his senses?"

Jianchuan Ju bluntly and mercilessly mocked.

Having already figured out the stakes, Yukikaze didn't care about Tachibana's hostile attitude.

"It would be best to kill this brat, but if there's another way..."

Xuefeng subtly moved closer to Jianchuan Ju and muttered through gritted teeth.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Jianchuan Ju looked at Xuefeng with some surprise, not expecting that even at a time like this, this guy would still have the mind to come and talk to her.

"Are they trying to ruin my mindset for the upcoming battle? Isn't that a rather low-level tactic?"

Kanakawa Tachibana, without stopping, replied calmly.

"Heh, so Chief Xuefeng admits that you were the ones who issued the bounty?"

However, Yukikaze remained silent and did not answer the question.

"It's Tachibana Kanakawa," she continued.

"But you ask me what I want? Chief Yukikaze, are you mistaken? You were the ones who attacked me first!"

Xuefeng didn't want to argue with Jianchuan Ju. It was Qing Xiaodui and the others who got involved in the smuggling incident first, or it was the elders of the Xue clan who made the decision to send people to attack them on their own.

After all, those days are long gone. The reason why the Snow Clan wants to kill Tachibana Kenkawa now is essentially because of the existence of Ice Release.

Xuefeng thought for a moment and then said.

"Since we're going to fight, if I win, I'll spare your life, but you have to come forward and apologize, explaining that the attack was just a misunderstanding."

"That's a lie!" Tachibana Kanagawa rolled her eyes.

He'd already gone so far as to attempt an assassination; he didn't believe Xuefeng would actually have the chance to refrain from killing him.

However, he didn't speak yet, wanting to hear what the other person had to say next.

Seeing that Jianchuan Ju didn't react much, Xuefeng gritted his teeth and continued.

"If I lose, you may take my life. The Snow Clan will not pursue this matter; everything that happened before will be wiped clean!"

Yukikaze's words made Kanagawa Tachibana think more highly of him.

"As expected of someone trained by a ninja clan."

Tachibana Kanakawa was quite confident that she could beat Yukikaze.

Kanagawa Tachibana's original plan was to kill Yukikaze directly, thereby intimidating the entire Yukikaze clan.

After all, it was impossible for him to wipe out the entire Snow Clan.

Not to mention the village would never sit idly by and watch us do this.

Even if no one stopped her, Jianchuan Ju herself couldn't bring herself to do something like eradicating the entire clan and its descendants.

Therefore, even Jianchuan Ju is unsure how much of a deterrent effect killing a clan leader would have.

While it's unclear how credible Yukikaze's promise is, it might prevent things from reaching the worst possible outcome.

However, Yukikaze's decision gave Tachibana a different perspective.

Of course, Tachibana Kanakawa didn't reveal her true thoughts. Instead, she narrowed her eyes and said with a hint of teasing.

"Heh, what use is your life to me? What benefit can it bring me?"

"How about this? If I win, I'll spare your life, but from now on, the Snow Clan will have to change their surname to Jianchuan!"

"impossible!"

Xuefeng replied without any hesitation.

However, he immediately realized that he seemed to be getting a little too excited, so he calmed himself down and continued speaking.

"The Snow Clan has a history of hundreds of years, and even if the clan is wiped out, they cannot change their surname! Even if I agree, it's useless; the entire Snow Clan will never agree to such a thing."

After thinking for a moment, Yukikaze added.

"However, if you are willing to marry into the Snow Clan, I can relinquish my position as head of the family."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju curled her lips in disdain.

He heard clearly what the old man meant by "marrying into the family."

"So even if I win this fight, I'll have to wash myself clean and marry into the Snow Clan? Old man, aren't you dreaming?"

"Your Snow Clan can't change your surname, so I have to compromise myself?"

Yukikaze seemed to realize that his suggestion was somewhat inappropriate, and said awkwardly.

"You don't actually have to change your surname."

However, Tachibana Kanagawa ignored her words and still looked at her with an expression as if she were an idiot.

Yukikaze said somewhat angrily.

"So what exactly do you want?!"

The same question arose again, but this time Tachibana Kanagawa didn't choose to ask the other person in return. Instead, she said it in a low, languid tone.

"I will not join the Snow Clan. You will remain the clan leader, but from now on, the Snow Clan will be subject to my orders."

When asked about his seemingly outrageous and even excessive request, Yukikaze didn't immediately object. Instead, he lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

The two walked all the way to the outside of the camp, and the rest of the Hidden Mist ninja who had come to watch the excitement dispersed and formed a battle area.

Yukikaze seemed to have figured something out, and looked up at Kenkawa Tachibana's overly youthful face before slowly speaking.

"This isn't something I can decide alone; there will be other steps involved."

Jianchuan Ju shook his head and chuckled, interrupting the other person's next words, and pointed to the center of the open space.

"Chief Yukikaze, let's discuss your thoughts after the battle."

"Just like what Teacher Qing just said."

"Ninjas still have to settle things with their fists!"

(End of this chapter)