Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 282 Cheer up, young man!

Quan Bingwei was someone I remembered Jianchuan Ju; he was a personal guard who had always been by Elder Yuanshi's side.

A short while later, the man arrived at the Mizukage's office.

However, he first glanced warily at the Third Mizukage, then noticed that Ao and Tachibana were also present, and only then did he relax a little.

Although the Third Mizukage saw Gonbei's expression, he did not point it out directly. Instead, he asked a question directly.

"Tell me, where is Elder Yuanshi now?"

"The Third Generation Adult"

Konbei looked at the Third Mizukage with some hesitation, unsure whether he should speak.

However, the Third Mizukage spoke in a surprisingly gentle tone.

"Don't worry, it's all in the past."

After staring intently at the Third Mizukage's expression, Konbei gritted his teeth before speaking.

"Reporting back to the Third Generation Elder, Elder Yuan has been in a secret chamber in his own home. He is carrying..."

"It sealed itself away along with the container of the Three-Tails."

The Third Mizukage simply shook his head and smiled upon hearing this, his tone tinged with emotion.

"That old guy is quite cunning; I had no idea he had a secret room in his house."

Upon hearing this, Quan Bingwei immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing his cautious demeanor, the Third Mizukage didn't say anything more to him, but instead turned to look at Tachibana and the others.

"Ju, Qing, you two come with me to check on that old guy."

"The rest of you can go back and rest. Consider this an S-rank mission."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, and finally all turned their gaze to Jianchuan Ju, making him extremely embarrassed.

With a black line on her face, Tachibana gave Kisame Hoshigaki a wink, but then immediately remembered something and turned to look at the Third Mizukage.

"My lord, Captain Haruyu and I still have..."

The Third Mizukage chuckled and patted his head upon hearing this.

"I'm getting old, don't worry, it's all in the past."

Immediately afterwards, the Third Mizukage summoned another ANBU member and issued another order.

"The Jianchuan Tachibana Squad and others have been removed from the list of rogue ninjas."

At this point, the Third Mizukage paused slightly, looked at Tachibana Kanakawa, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Is Yagura dead?"

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa wanted to remind the Third Mizukage that he was not the leader of the last operation.

However, when he looked up and saw that the Third Mizukage had suddenly aged even more, he didn't say anything more and just answered honestly.

"Yagura-senpai's body has disappeared."

The Third Mizukage simply grunted in response. Since there was no body, they would treat it as if the person were still alive.

"Yagura Karatachi has defected; a warrant has been issued for his arrest as a rogue ninja."

The ANBU member who received the order then asked a question at an inopportune moment.

"Lord Third Generation, is it necessary to report the reason for your defection?"

The Third Mizukage merely glanced at the ANBU member, his tone returning to its usual calm as he slowly spoke.

"No reason is needed, just issue the order."

"yes!"

The operative seemed to realize he had spoken too much and quickly accepted the order to leave.

Even so, revealing Yagura's identity as a rogue ninja was a significant blow to Kirigakure.

However, it's uncertain whether Yagura is dead, if he is still alive.

Given his previous status in the village, unless he is explicitly defined as a rogue ninja, it is unknown what he might do using his former identity.

However, if it is stated directly that the other party is controlling the Third Mizukage's rebellion, the blow to the village might be even greater.

Only then did the rest of the people gradually leave the Water Shadow Building.

In the end, only Ao and Kanagawa Tachibana remained, and together with the Third Mizukage, they arrived at Elder Genji's residence.

Elder Yuanshi's residence was much better than the Third Mizukage's rather simple house, but it was still not very big.

Jianchuan Ju suddenly realized that it seemed that neither of the two people had any family or relatives, and he didn't know whether they had died in battle or something else.

However, it's obviously not appropriate to ask the person directly about this kind of thing.

Once inside, Quan Bingwei carefully led the way.

Upon reaching an empty room, Kwon Hyung-e turned a mechanism that revealed the wooden door to a secret chamber.

However, this wooden door is now covered with dense sealing patterns.

The three of them, including Tachibana Kenkawa, all looked at Gonbei, waiting for his next move.

To everyone's surprise, the guy looked at the three of them somewhat awkwardly and said something with a forced smile.

"Third Generation Master, the seal on Elder Yuan's secret chamber can only be lifted automatically when the time comes. Forcibly breaking it will cause an explosion, destroying everything inside."

Even Tachibana Kanakawa was speechless.

"No wonder he's been following Elder Yuan for so long and his strength is decent, but he's still just a bodyguard and hasn't been able to get any official position in the village."

"Shouldn't you have said something like this sooner? The Third Mizukage had to come all the way here just to look at the pattern on Elder Yuanshi's wooden door?"

However, the Third Mizukage did not blame the other party and asked in a gentle tone.

"How long will the seal last?"

"Twenty days, now there are sixteen days left."

Only then did Jianchuan Ju realize that after they left the village to carry out the "Zero" mission, Elder Yuanshi sealed them away with the Three-Tails.

It's unclear whether they sensed something was wrong, or whether Yagura and the others did something at the time.

"If it's only sixteen days..."

The Third Mizukage laughed even more heartily upon hearing what Gonbei said, and squinted at Tachibana Kanagawa.

"The old man has faith in you, but you've done better than he expected."

The Third Mizukage kept calling him "old guy" and "old thing," so Tachibana Kenkawa didn't dare to respond carelessly and could only give an awkward smile.

However, he then remembered that it would take another sixteen days to break the seal, and hesitated to speak to the Third Mizukage.

To everyone's surprise, the Third Mizukage, seeing Tachibana's awkward expression, spoke up rather casually.

"I only have ten days to live, right?"

Upon hearing this, both Ao and Gonbei were shocked, staring at the Third Mizukage with disbelief.

Only Tachibana Kanagawa, seeing the Third Mizukage's indifferent expression, spoke with a hint of bitterness.

"Yes, Lord Sandai, at most eleven or twelve days, but definitely not."

"Two more days than I expected? That's not bad, but it's a pity I won't be able to see Master Yuan one last time."

After hearing this, the Third Mizukage shrugged indifferently, not at all like an old man on the verge of death; on the contrary, he looked much younger than before.

Tachibana Kenkawa really wanted to help the Third Mizukage, but his "Prayer of Resurrection" could only revive people to their pre-death state.

In other words, those who die in battle can still be saved, but for someone like the Third Mizukage whose lifespan has come to an end, there is truly nothing that can be done, and even other medical ninjutsu and other methods cannot extend his life.

Seeing that the three of them, including Tachibana Kenkawa, had fallen silent, the Third Mizukage smiled silently and then offered words of comfort.

"Cheer up, young people."

"Since we can't see that old fellow Yuan Shi, let's go back. We still have a lot to do these days."

(End of this chapter)