Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 29 Old Silver Coin

Mei Terumi opened her mouth slightly, and a stream of water spurted out.

The water flow gradually widened, and in an instant it turned into surging waves that rushed towards the pirates.

This time, Mei Terumi held nothing back; the surging waves, amplified by her chakra, sent the pirate henchmen sprawling and overturning.

However, the Water Rush Wave was ultimately just a C-rank ninjutsu, so it naturally couldn't do anything to Fish Demon and Fish Fang.

Both of them leaped lightly, avoiding the attack of the water waves.

Fortunately, Mei Terumi's goal was only to disperse the enemy and divide the battlefield.

In case he and Jianchuan Ju were dealing with the fish demon while also being wary of sneak attacks from the pirate henchmen.

Seeing the enemy disperse, Zabuza and Ranzai charged toward the one-armed Fish Tooth and the pirate henchmen who were still struggling to get up.

Tachibana Kanagawa and Mei Terumi immediately threw several kunai and shuriken to slightly restrain the fish demon and prevent it from rescuing other pirates.

Fish Ghost never expected that these two kids, around ten years old, would dare to charge straight at him like that.

He snorted coldly, ignoring the other crew members, and drew his curved sword from his waist, preparing to deal with these two brats first.

As Jianchuan Ju ran, he saw that the person opposite him had drawn a curved sword, and his brain began to work at lightning speed.

"When they rescued their comrade from a distance just now, they clearly used Wind Release ninjutsu. It's obvious they're not without ninjutsu abilities."

"But now, seeing the two of us charging straight at them, their first reaction wasn't to retaliate with ninjutsu, but rather to draw a curved sword. If they didn't simply look down on us, then it's probably because they're more skilled in close combat."

"At that distance, a taijutsu jonin with the speed could have simply rescued them directly; there was no need to use wind release and injure their teammate a second time."

"A Chunin who specializes in taijutsu? No, that vice-captain is a Chunin. So, an elite Chunin? They'll get a good fight!"

Although I thought about many things, it was actually just a matter of a moment.

While running, Tachibana and Mei Terumi exchanged a glance and made a hand gesture: Formation B!

Mei Terumi immediately understood and stopped preparing to release the water barrier.

The two stopped rushing forward in perfect unison, instantly separating to the sides and stepping onto the water surface that Mei Terumi had just created, surrounding the fish demon from the left and right.

First, he threw out several more shuriken to distract them, then simultaneously formed hand seals, preparing for ninjutsu.

"Ha, arrogant brat!"

The fish demon immediately realized that the two little devils were trying to restrain him through ranged attacks.

Seemingly annoyed at being underestimated, he pulled out several throwing knives from his waist and knocked away the shuriken that was being shot from the direction of Tachibana Kenkawa. Then, he brandished his scimitar and charged directly at Mei Terumi.

Fortunately, Mei Terumi had already completed her hand seals for her ninjutsu, and the water beneath her feet rippled violently. Dozens of water bullets shot out of the water and towards the enemies attacking her.

The water blast just now wasn't just for attacking; in this waterlogged environment, both I and Kenkawa Tachibana could better unleash their fighting power.

However, the fish demon remained completely unmoved, easily scattering the water bullets aimed at him with a series of sword swings, and continued to charge towards Mei Terumi.

On the other side, Tachibana Kenkawa naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch the enemy attack Mei Terumi.

A dozen or so small flying shuriken rained down on the fish demon.

However, the fish demon didn't turn around. Judging solely from the sound of the wind breaking, it leaped into the air, its toes barely touching the ground. In mid-air, it dodged all the attacks from the flying shuriken with an extremely strange posture.

Fortunately, this attack also bought some time, allowing Mei Terumi to create distance again.

"Even coverage attacks don't work?"

Tachibana Kanakawa sighed inwardly. Because she was worried that the single-shot flying water shuriken would not hit, she thought that using this kind of covering attack would cause some damage to the enemy and reduce their combat power.

Who would have thought that it would only serve to delay things in the end?

'These taijutsu ninjas are really troublesome.'

Fish Demon thought the same thing. He had assumed he could easily handle two low-ranking ninja brats. He hadn't expected them to be so troublesome, and now even getting close was proving difficult.

Seeing that the other party did not continue to attack, Jianchuan Ju and his companion also took a short break to catch their breath.

Because of his young age and the fact that his strength is still developing, he is not strong enough to use a regular shuriken, whether in terms of lethality or speed. He can barely even use it to restrain someone.

However, if one frequently uses ninjutsu attacks, even if the large surrounding water area can conserve chakra and prevent damage to the opponent, it is ultimately not a long-term solution.

Just as Tachibana Kenkawa was still thinking of a countermeasure, the fish demon on the other side launched another attack.

The target remains Mei Terumi.

The fish demon lunged forward, its speed gradually increasing, before Mei Terumi could even estimate the distance and prepare to counterattack.

The fish demon simply tossed the curved blade with one hand, causing it to spin in front of him, while his free hands quickly formed hand seals. His cheeks puffed out, and his head tilted slightly back.

After completing the hand seals, the fish demon caught the curved blade once again.

"Pfft~" "Pfft~" "Pfft~"

He spat out three wind bullets in succession.

The enemy's sudden switch to ranged attacks caught Mei Terumi completely off guard.

Even though he tried his best to dodge in the rush, he was still hit in the left leg by one of the wind bullets.

In an instant, the leg wrappings were torn to shreds, and several cuts were made on the fair calves, with blood gushing out, which looked quite horrifying.

Seeing his teammate in danger, Tachibana Kenkawa disregarded the need to conserve chakra and hastily unleashed "Water Jet." A large amount of water erupted from his calves, propelling him at an incredible speed toward the back of the fish demon.

Mei Terumi was also enduring the pain in her legs, doing her best to widen the distance.

But just as Tachibana Kenkawa was about to continue forming hand seals and unleash the "Flying Water Shuriken" combo, the "Danger Premonition" alarm in his mind suddenly intensified dozens of times, and an unprecedentedly strong premonition pierced his brain.

There is no time to hesitate.

Kanakawa Ju slightly raised her toes, her calves tensed, trying her best to adjust the direction of the water jet to slow down her momentum.

The next instant, a scimitar gleaming with a blinding cold light burst forth from the ground, pierced through the not-so-thick water, and slashed straight toward him.

"When?!"

No one expected that the fish demon had actually hidden a skill in earth-style ninjutsu, and used a clone as a feint attack to ambush the anxious rescuer, Tachibana Kenkawa.

Fortunately, with the warning of "danger prediction", Tachibana Kenkawa was unable to change her direction in time, but she did slow down her sprint.

This caused the fish demon to misjudge the timing of his attack, giving Jianchuan Ju a sliver of hope.

He pulled out a kunai and held it in front of him, pretending to block.

"Clang—"

The kunai and the scimitar clashed, but the crisp, melodious metallic clang did not indicate that he had successfully blocked the fatal attack.

The moment the two weapons clashed, the pirate scimitar actually severed the kunai in two and continued slashing towards Jianchuan Tachibana without pausing for a moment.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.

The residual force of the water jet beneath her feet propelled Tachibana Kanagawa's body backward.

With his vision slightly blurred in the air, Tachibana Kenkawa then noticed that a shimmering, bluish-green chakra light had somehow extended from his opponent's scimitar.

"This old silver coin!"

(End of this chapter)