Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 280 The Vanished Corpse

Despite having defeated Yagura Karatachi and the Third Mizukage in succession, Tachibana Kenkawa still dared not relax too much.

It is still in "Yanbai Mode".

In case a strange creature like Madara Uchiha or Obito Uchiha suddenly appears.

However, the first thing that popped up was the notification sound of a system achievement.

[Ding! First victory against a Shadow, unlocking the achievement "Kid, now you're worthy to look at the Hashiramar on my chest!"]

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"What the hell is that?!"

The sudden appearance of the achievement notification threw Jianchuan Ju into a state of disarray, disrupting her emotional flow.

With many achievements already triggered, exploring new achievements has become increasingly difficult. Jianchuan Ju hasn't experienced this kind of highly stressful system notification sound in a long time.

For a moment, he was slightly stunned.

"What the hell is going to do about Hashiramar?!"

Jianchuan Ju is now genuinely afraid that a Madara will suddenly appear in real life and say something like that.

"However, neither the fourth-generation A nor Yagura Karatachi triggered it. Is it because their strength wasn't recognized by the system? Or is it that only positions can trigger it?"

Jianchuan Ju's thoughts wandered slightly. After all, if only the position matters, then wouldn't there be no achievement rewards to be earned against opponents like "Super Kage Level" or "Six Paths Level" in the future?

Of course, such thoughts only flashed through Jianchuan Ju's mind; the most important thing was the current situation.

However, by this time, Ao and Kisame Hoshigaki had already dealt with the ANBU members brought out by Yagura Karatachi.

Having the advantage in numbers, Qing and his group suffered no casualties.

The crowd quickly gathered around Jianchuan Ju, many of them with an undisguised gleam of admiration in their eyes.

"Ju, are you alright?"

After all, he was fighting against the top two experts in the village by himself, and he had been seriously injured before. When Qingyi arrived, he first asked about Jianchuan Ju's physical condition.

Jianchuan Ju shook her head slightly, still looking around warily, but she didn't forget to remind him.

"Teacher Qing, first check if the Third Hokage's illusion has been dispelled. The rest of you, be on alert for any potential enemies in the surrounding area."

"Yes!" xN

Everyone present, including Ao, accepted Jianchuan Ju's instructions without the slightest hesitation.

He watched as Ao opened his Byakugan and looked at the Third Mizukage, giving a clear answer.

"The illusion has been dispelled."

Jianchuan Ju was relieved and raised her hand to deactivate the "Flame White Mode" and "Acupoint Amplification" states.

The pure white flames around him slowly dissipated, and immediately a feeling of powerlessness spread throughout his body.

Jianchuan Ju swayed slightly and staggered a couple of steps, but she managed to straighten up and didn't fall to the ground in such an embarrassing way.

Qing, who was standing nearby, quickly reached out and supported Jianchuan Ju's arm.

"Are you alright?"

"It's alright, I'm just a little weak, it's not serious."

Although the remaining "Ice Flame Clone" was deactivated and some chakra was returned, it was still difficult to withstand the physical weakness of Tachibana Kanagawa.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa mustered his spirits, took a few soldier pills, and bent down to treat the Third Mizukage.

Unfortunately, although Tachibana Kenkawa held back, the Third Mizukage's injuries were not light.

Moreover, given her age, if she doesn't receive timely treatment, she might simply fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again.

However, due to his age, the most effective "Revival Wind" could not be used on the Third Mizukage.

Despite the wounds healing after the simple treatment with the Palm Healing Technique, the Third Mizukage remained unconscious.

Of course, Tachibana Kanagawa didn't just focus on the Third Mizukage.

After stabilizing his injuries, he also worked with Lanzi to use "Multiple Water Flow Rings" to heal the wounds of the few other injured ninjas on their side.

"Teacher Qing, the Third Hokage is unlikely to wake up anytime soon. Let's take him and Yagura's body back to the village first."

"Elder Yuanshi is still unclear about the situation."

Jianchuan Ju was still somewhat worried about Elder Yuanshi's current condition.

Although the Third Mizukage, who wanted him to succeed as the Fourth Mizukage, seemed to value him more than Elder Yuanshi.

However, Elder Yuanshi had provided him with a lot of help long ago, before Jianchuan Ju had risen to prominence.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, in non-combat situations, Elder Yuanshi's importance to Kirigakure might even surpass that of the Third Mizukage.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Qing naturally had no objection to this.

The group had eliminated the rebellious Jonin squad leader, injured the village's Kage, and resolved the crisis within the village. They had no choice but to return to the village to report back first.

Without saying a word, Ao immediately carried the Third Mizukage, who had just finished his treatment, on his back.

Kisame Hoshigaki, who had been silent all along, reached out and placed Tachibana Kenkawa behind his back as if picking up a chick.

"Hey! Kisame, put me down! I can walk by myself!"

"Dr. Ju, stop fooling around, we're in a hurry."

Unlike before when they were at sea, back then, Tachibana Kenkawa could build an ice boat and sit on it to recover his strength.

However, in the current situation, although Tachibana Kanakawa has no problem moving around.

If it releases a 'white mist,' it might be able to recover 70-80% of its strength after resting for a while.

However, it is indeed not suitable for physical activities such as traveling quickly.

Just as Jianchuan Ju had resigned herself to her fate and obediently stopped moving around, the sound of spring rain came from afar.

"Tachibana, do you remember where Yagura's body is?"

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa turned around and pointed to the frost-covered open space where he had fought Yagura Karatachi earlier.

However, when Jianchuan Ju turned her head, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her mind went completely turbulent.

Where is the body?!

Previously, during the final moments of the battle between Tachibana Kenkawa and Yagura Karatachi, Tachibana Kenkawa clearly witnessed Yagura's corpse freezing into ice.

With that level of white escape burst, even every cell in the body would be frozen, and no one could survive.

But now, all that remains on the ground is a pile of broken ice.

"Be on guard!"

Ignoring her physical weakness, Tachibana Kenkawa shouted a warning to everyone before leaping off Kisame Hoshigaki's back and running towards the location of the ice sculpture of Yagura Machigawa.

The others, who were originally preparing to pack up and leave, immediately drew their weapons again and became cautiously on guard.

As Jianchuan Ju staggered to his spot, he immediately crouched down to examine the broken ice on the ground.

"No, this is clearly not just the amount of material left after the outer ice shell shattered! It's the volume of a whole human being!"

This also aligns with the symptom of White Escape Flame erupting from within the body.

Logically speaking, since "Sode Shirayuki" is not "Absolute Zero", even if the enemies hit by "Absolute Zero" were shattered, the ice blocks should still show color.

However, Tachibana Kanakawa did not notice the tiny white spores in the broken ice on the ground.

This led to the fact that even Tachibana Kenkawa couldn't be sure whether Yagura Karatachi was dead or whether his body had been stolen.

The group later discovered that even the corpse of the White Zetsu, who had been called Igarashi, had also disappeared.

Jianchuan Ju punched the ground in frustration.

"What a hassle!"

(End of this chapter)