Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 291 Let's have a quick pep talk to perk ourselves up.

The night was slightly cool.

Although it was only evening, the mist that perpetually shrouded Kirigakure made it seem like night always came earlier than in other places.

Although she has lived here for more than two years, Tachibana Kanakawa still occasionally feels uncomfortable with the damp and dark environment.

On her way home, Jianchuan Ju smiled and returned the greetings from the villagers who greeted her.

Lanzi, carrying large and small bags of fresh ingredients, followed behind Jianchuan Ju with some worry.

After discussing with Elder Yuanshi and Qing how to deal with Shimura Danzo, they also made a simple summary of the preliminary preparations and personnel arrangements for the upcoming battle against Konoha.

After a busy afternoon, it wasn't until Elder Yuanshi suggested that "Qing is going to seal the Three-Tails and become a Jinchūriki tomorrow, so it's best to go back and rest early today" that Tachibana Kanagawa was finally able to "go home" and return.

Jianchuan Ju knew that this might be his ordinary daily life after becoming the Mizukage, and a strange sense of fatigue immediately welled up in his heart.

However, when she thought of the old man who had such high hopes for her, who might have been doing this kind of work day after day for decades, and the promise she made after his death, Tachibana Kenkawa had to force herself to cheer up.

It wasn't until she got home and closed the door that Tachibana Kanakawa recovered from her tense state.

Rubbing her cheeks, which were stiff with a smile, Jianchuan Ju dragged her heavy steps to the sofa and slumped down onto it.

Lanzi put down the package in his hand, walked to Jianchuanju's side, and looked at his master with some concern.

「呱~(︵`)つ」

Hearing Lanzi's call, Jianchuan Ju wearily raised his head and forced a somewhat awkward smile.

"I'm fine. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

In the period following the death of the Third Mizukage, Tachibana Kenkawa's condition was actually not very good.

The mindset that had relaxed somewhat due to the improvement in strength was once again weighed down by the new pressure called "Hidden Mist Village".

Having lived two lives, he had only ever been in charge of a few dozen people in the second squad of the Sky Division. Now, however, he was responsible for the entire Hidden Mist Village.

Moreover, unlike on the battlefield, where simply charging ahead and instilling a belief in victory in your subordinates will garner everyone's support.

As a prospective actor, Tachibana Kanagawa needs to consider every aspect.

If it weren't for Qing's help these past few days, Jianchuan Ju doesn't know if she could have made it through.

Lanzi was also worried because he noticed that Jianchuan Ju had been in a bad state recently.

This marked a change from her previous routine of spending all her free time "renovating" in the "secret space." Even though she couldn't be of much help at work, she stayed by Jianchuan Ju's side without leaving for a moment.

Jianchuan Ju gently rubbed her temples and then showed Lanzi that she was really fine before sitting up.

No wonder Naruto Uzumaki will be so overworked in the future.

Naruto was still living in peacetime, with Kakashi Hatake as the Sixth Hokage to take over, and he himself was a great hero whom everyone hoped for, yet he was still exhausted to that extent.

But then he realized that this was because he needed to focus on preparing for the upcoming battle, and many things had been temporarily put on hold, which made Tachibana Kanakawa feel even more desperate.

Now, all Jianchuan Ju hopes is that Elder Yuanshi, the senior who has assisted three Mizukage, can share most of the pressure with her in the future.

Fortunately, that bastard Danzo Shimura jumped out today, and Tachibana Kenkawa beat him up, which allowed him to vent a lot of his frustration. Otherwise, he might not have been able to maintain his gentle smile towards the villagers.

Watching Lanzi, who seemed worried about him, follow closely behind as he went to cook, he slapped his cheek hard, forcing himself to cheer up.

"Never mind all that for now! Let's try our luck with the prize draw!"

That's right, Jianchuan Ju's gold coins have once again accumulated to 1600.

Considering that Ao still needs to familiarize himself with the power of the Three-Tails, Tachibana Kenkawa doesn't plan to continue saving his coins and will instead do a 10-pull, giving him some time to get used to the new ability later.

Moreover, since a major battle is inevitable ahead, Tachibana Kanagawa is preparing to draw from the "Fire Attribute UP Pool" this time. After all, many of the fire-type skills are direct damage skills, which can be directly converted into white escape moves when combined with "Flame White Mode", making them more suitable for fighting enemies on the battlefield.

However, since it was just a ten-pull, Tachibana Kenkawa didn't take it too seriously.

He casually opened the system panel and clicked on the lottery.

The purple light surged and transformed into ten shooting stars.

"Yeah, just a guaranteed purple one, nothing surprising."

The ten prizes are arranged in order.

[Technique Learning Item: Fire Release: Regret Sword] (Purple Item: Fire Release Ninjutsu. Performs hand seals to unleash a ninjutsu that condenses into a sword-shaped attack made of fire-style chakra, dealing a slash to the enemy. The user can steal a portion of the life energy from enemies killed by the Regret Sword to restore their own stamina and heal injuries.)

【Refreshing Soda】(Blue item: Delicious soda with bubbly bubbles; drinking it can heal some minor injuries.)

8 white items

"Um, what kind of skill is this?"

Kanakawa Tachibana looked at the description of "Fire Release: Regret Sword" on the system panel with some confusion.

"Why does this not feel like a Fire Release technique at all?"

Originally, Tachibana Kanakawa was thinking of using a skill like "Flame Jet" or "Explosive Flame" to combine with White Release for wide-range combat on the battlefield, to compensate for the low damage of "Fine Snow" and the excessive chakra consumption of "Absolute Zero", seeking a middle ground.

Unexpectedly, a slashing skill appeared.

However, when Tachibana Kanakawa saw the last few words, "healing injuries," she suddenly understood something.

With a face full of black lines, he took the ninjutsu scroll from the system panel and began to receive the knowledge infusion.

"Huh? I didn't expect it to be such a good skill."

After gaining a deeper understanding, Tachibana Kanakawa realized that the slashing and fire damage caused by this "Regret Sword" were secondary. After all, for most fragile ninjas in the ninja world, such an attack hitting a vital point would be an instant kill.

However, the later mention of seizing the enemy's life energy seems to have some potential.

At least for Jianchuan Ju, who now needs the boost of "pressure point" to unleash his full strength, the effect of killing enemies to restore his stamina can greatly increase his time to fight at full power.

Moreover, compared to the continuous recovery of stamina under the low temperature state of the 'Frozen Body', what is more advantageous is that if a large amount of stamina is recovered directly, it can even allow Tachibana Kenkawa to activate 'Acupoint Striking' one or two more times, doubling the chakra boost and directly making up for Tachibana Kenkawa's biggest weakness.

While it might not be very effective in one-on-one battles, for the upcoming big battles, just pick up two random people on the battlefield and Tachibana Kenkawa will be a hero again, no longer the "three-second true man"!

"What a pity. This technique is different from Fire Release: Flame Blade. It's not an application skill, but a one-time damage skill. I wonder how well it restores stamina?"

Kanakawa Tachibana couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Of course, even so, Tachibana Kanakawa was still very satisfied with this skill.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa then remembered that he had previously mocked Zabuza in the future.

On the battlefield, if the decapitation sword breaks, you have to focus on killing the minions to restore the broken sword.

Now I've gone even further.

If you run out of mana and stamina, you need to quickly get away from the enemies and find some minions to fight to restore your health.

Jianchuan Ju covered her face speechlessly.

"What a tragedy!"

(End of this chapter)