Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 310 What to do?

The commotion caused by Lan Zai's attack earlier was not small.

Moreover, the command tent is a key defensive point within the front-line camp.

Even though the area was filled with noisy crowds celebrating the victory, it remained relatively quiet.

Naturally, many patrolling ninjas noticed the situation and rushed over immediately.

However, Mei Terumi, using the name of Tachibana Kanagawa, still managed to stop her outside the camp.

Ao, who had been rushed over by Zabuza, pushed aside the ninjas surrounding him and rushed into the tent with a look of anxiety on his face.

What we saw was...

Jianchuan Tachibana was squatting on the ground with a casual expression, using the short knife in his hand to rummage through the corpse of a pale white monster.

"Ju, what's going on here?"

Although it was confirmed that Tachibana Kenkawa seemed to be alright, Ao still came over with a worried look on her face.

He looked at the monster on the ground, whose body had already been partially dismembered by Tachibana Kanagawa, and said.

"Is it that kind of monster again, the one that disguised itself as an ANBU member and controlled the Third Hokage last time?"

However, Tachibana Kanakawa did not immediately answer Ao's question.

Instead, he first looked up at Lanzai beside him, and only after seeing the little guy nod did he stop what he was doing and reply.

"That's right. I suspected before that there was more than one of these monsters disguised as spies in the village, and now I know it's true."

"Teacher Qing, you didn't send a medical ninja to examine me, did you?"

"No!"

After receiving Ao's affirmative answer, Tachibana Kanagawa nodded knowingly.

Just now, before Qing arrived.

Jianchuan Ju has already confirmed with Lanzi that the little guy does seem to be able to distinguish the White Zetsu's disguise.

White Zetsu appeared in the camp, even right next to him. Whether they wanted to assassinate him or had some other purpose, Tachibana Kanagawa wasn't surprised.

On the contrary, it was the fact that Lan Zai saw through this seemingly perfect disguise at a glance that surprised Jian Chuanju even more.

According to the little guy, it seems he can "smell" the stench of bad people.

However, according to Jianchuan Tachibana's own understanding...

Blue's ability is more like an almost instinctive ability of Pokémon to distinguish between 'good and evil'.

Thinking about it, it seems that I really am, except for the time when I took Ran to see the "Igarashi-jin" at the Ninja Academy.

And Ran was present during the final battle with the Third Generation and Yagura Karatachi.

During both the time in the Anbu and the "Zero Eight-Tails" mission, he never appeared with Ranzai in front of the person disguised as a White Zetsu.

What surprised him was that the little guy had always had such a strong ability to distinguish things.

Although Lan Zai's ability, which we can tentatively call "malice perception," is not very extensive.

Moreover, because it is almost instinctive, it cannot be taught or promoted to others.

However, for Tachibana Kanagawa, who currently lacks even the ability to distinguish White Zetsu, it is still a timely boost of confidence.

At least he no longer needs to worry about someone around him being suddenly replaced by a White Zetsu without him even noticing.

"Since Blue has this ability, can we have it screen all the people in the camp first?"

Qing immediately suggested this when she learned that it was Lan Zai who had discovered the white monster.

The thought that there might be a monster disguised and lurking around him that even a white eye couldn't see through sent chills down Qing's spine.

"That's right, that's what I think too."

Tachibana Kanakawa nodded in agreement at first, then added...

"However, we still need to make some arrangements. There are quite a few ninjas in the camp right now, and I also hope to keep the fact that it was Lanzi who identified the enemy as a secret as possible."

In Tachibana Kanagawa's memory, it seems that there is a way for White Zetsu's clones and the original body to communicate with each other through a kind of telepathic connection.

However, it is not yet possible to confirm whether these White Zetsu are all clones of the same White Zetsu or whether each is an independent individual.

However, seeing that the corpses at his feet were still intact and had not turned into a puddle of mud, Tachibana Kanakawa was more inclined to the latter conclusion.

If we could disguise ourselves a little to confuse the enemy, that would be even better.

Catching spies is something that should be done sooner rather than later.

After briefly discussing the next course of action with Qing, Jianchuan Ju stopped staring at the White Zetsu corpse on the ground and continued to study it.

Although with the current medical technology available to Tachibana Kenkawa, studying this white Zetsu body could yield a considerable amount of information.

But wouldn't it be better to capture a few more and study them?

Jianchuan Ju simply sealed the corpse inside a sealing scroll and, together with Lanzai and Qing, began investigating the camp.

This investigation was conducted without much fanfare.

It just so happened that a portion of the team was to be reorganized and returned to Kirigakure afterward, so the group simply conducted a routine post-war reorganization and investigated the ninjas in the camp in batches.

The search lasted a full day.

However, the results of the investigation left the high-ranking officials on the front lines, who were aware of the matter, quite displeased.

The good news is that no second White Zetsu has been found lurking within the Hidden Mist Force.

The bad news is that several Hidden Mist ninjas and support personnel have mysteriously disappeared.

Moreover, several of them had clearly been in contact with others after the war, but disappeared before anyone could investigate them.

They're the kind of people who disappear without a trace, neither alive nor dead.

It's highly likely that the White Zetsu, who was hiding in the shadows, noticed the search by Tachibana and the others and chose to abandon their identities and escape.

However, something even more hilarious happened, leaving Jianchuan Ju and the others with a wry smile.

The investigation within the Hidden Mist Force has concluded.

Out of caution, Tachibana Kanagawa took Ran to the area where the Konoha prisoners were being held.

Surprisingly, they discovered a White Zetsu among the Konoha troops who was still clueless and thought he was well hidden.

Even when Tachibana Kanagawa came to his side, this guy pretended to be dejected and sighed with another Konoha ninja, showing no intention of running away at all.

In the end, he was naturally beheaded by Lan Zai with a single blow.

After all, it's unrealistic to try and extract information from a monster like White Zetsu.

At first, the nearby Konoha ninja even thought that the Hidden Mist Village had finally succumbed to its bloodlust and was preparing to kill all the prisoners.

This also caused quite a commotion.

It was only after they were suppressed again by the guards that they discovered this.

The person they thought was their partner turned out to be a white monster in disguise, leaving most of them stunned.

What followed was a prolonged period of low spirits among all the Konoha prisoners.

Even the Hidden Mist ninjas who were watching over them said that there were significantly fewer troublemakers these past few days.

Of course, these are things to follow.

Inside the command tent, a few high-ranking officers who had been informed of the truth were gathered.

He stared solemnly at the two white corpses placed in the center of the tent.

Although in the end only two were caught.

But those few missing persons are enough to prove that there are far more 'cockroaches' hiding in the shadows.

And who can guarantee that after one round of screening, no new people will be replaced?

"What should we do?"

These words weighed heavily on everyone's hearts at that moment.

(End of this chapter)