Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 33 sequel

The return journey was smooth and did not take much time.

However, when the pirate ship approached Apple Village, they were greeted by villagers wielding various weapons and filled with hatred.

There was nothing they could do; although they had taken down the pirate flag, the pirate ship's black sails were still too intimidating.

Moreover, this ship had only recently come to plunder Apple Village, so the villagers probably didn't have many long-range weapons. Otherwise, their welcome to the Green Squad would have been even more enthusiastic.

Fortunately, Daz and Hugo had already returned to the village, and no further misunderstandings arose when they saw the group disembarking.

"Dad! Mom!"

Just as Jianchuan Ju and his group disembarked with the seven kidnapped children from Apple Village, all the other children cried and ran to their surviving family members.

Only the red-haired little girl who had been following Jianchuan Ju ever since they boarded the ship remained standing blankly beside him.

However, the little girl was not entirely unresponsive. At this moment, her body was trembling, tears were streaming down her cheeks, and she was staring blankly at the figure standing at the front of the villagers.

Hugo, this man rushed to the little girl like a madman and hugged her frail body tightly.

"Yuri~ My little apple, I'm so glad you're alright."

Even though his daughter had been kidnapped, this middle-aged man bravely rushed to Kirigakure alone to issue a mission. He looked haggard from beginning to end, but now he tightly hugged his daughter and wept bitterly.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was moved, and even some children from other villages still on the boat were affected by the atmosphere and couldn't help but cry.

Looking at the surrounding scene, Tachibana Kanakawa felt a sense of satisfaction, but then she wondered if she was being too hypocritical.

He had never imagined that he would save those ninja academy students from Zabuza's clutches, but now he felt a sense of self-satisfaction because he had saved a few unfamiliar children.

I'm really terrible at this.

and many more!

Suddenly, Tachibana Kanagawa's eyes widened, staring in disbelief at the red-haired girl she had saved.

"Ary Yuri? Apple Village? Yuri Ringo???"

Good heavens, this somewhat dim-witted child is actually Ringo Ameyuri, the wielder of the "Lightning Blade Kiba" among the future second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who died young as a genius of Lightning Release?

That killer star who, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, used two lightning blades and his superb lightning release ninjutsu to send the lightning release ninjas of Kumogakure fleeing in all directions.

Now that I think about it, those shark-like sharp teeth and red hair of that brat were exactly the characteristics of Ringo Ameyuri.

However, it seems there's something wrong with the genes in the Land of Water; there are just too many people with sharp teeth.

Characters like Hozuki Mangetsu, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa all have sharp teeth.

So, Tachibana Kenkawa hadn't paid much attention to this before.

No, thinking about it this way, these sharp-toothed ones are also members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Ever since I transmigrated and learned that my name contained the character "橘" (orange), I secretly wondered if I could infiltrate the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, this fruit-themed group, and get a ninja sword to play with.

I just realized that my perfectly white teeth might make me look a little out of place.

Thinking of this, Tachibana Kanagawa turned her head to look at Zabuza Momochi, who was staring blankly to the side.

Jianchuan Ju knew that although the lower half of this guy's face was wrapped in bandages, he actually had a mouthful of small sharp teeth.

"Hey! What kind of look is that?!"

Zabuza, who was watching the group of crying brats disembark with nothing to do, seemed to sense Tachibana's gaze and immediately glared back fiercely.

"Haha, don't be so sensitive, Zabuza. I just think you seem to have grown taller these past few days."

"Go to hell!" Zabuza was even more enraged upon hearing this, wishing he could immediately draw his short sword and fight Tachibana Kenkawa to the death.

"Alright, you two."

Mei Terumi, speechless, casually stopped her two idiot teammates and walked over to Ao, asking him a question.

"Teacher Qing, what are your plans for the children from other villages?"

"Let's talk to Chief Daz first. After all, some of the children's hometowns may have been completely destroyed, and the other children can't all be sent back in a short time."

"Are you planning to ask the villagers of Apple Village to send these children back?" Tachibana Kanagawa chimed in.

"We just hope to let these children stay for a while. The Land of Water has a special department to handle this kind of situation, and they may send some of the children to the Ninja Academy as war orphans."

Qing explained the situation to his three disciples.

Such situations, where orphans are taken in during missions, are not uncommon in this chaotic ninja world; there are many such orphanages throughout the Land of Water.

For other children whose families are still alive, the daimyo will issue D-rank missions and arrange for a genin squad to send them home.

However, because there were too many hidden details to this mission, Qing needed to return to the village as soon as possible to report the situation, so he was thinking about whether these children could rest in Apple Village for a while.

After imparting some mission experience to his three disciples, Qing went directly to Daz, who was calming down the villagers.

He briefly explained his request, and Daz naturally wouldn't refuse. After all, it was only a temporary arrangement for the children for a few days; people from the Land of Water would come and take over afterward.

Even though the village had just been attacked by pirates, resulting in the deaths and injuries of many villagers, Daz felt he could accept leaving these children in the village.

Apple Village is a village with relatively abundant resources, but its economy is not developed due to its geographical location.

Moreover, the village's able-bodied men didn't suffer much loss in this attack because they were out fishing, so feeding a few more children wouldn't be a problem.

After giving their instructions, the group prepared to leave and return to the village as soon as possible to report the situation.

"Thank you, Ninja Master, for saving these children."

Knowing that the others were in a hurry to leave, Daz did not try to stop them, but simply bowed deeply.

Tachibana glanced one last time at Ringo Ameyuri, who was still sobbing in her father's arms, but didn't say anything more to Ao.

Although he might become a genius ninja in the future.

However, firstly, he couldn't explain how he knew about her future talent. Secondly, he was just an ordinary genin at the moment, and even if he recommended a genius to the village, it wouldn't bring any substantial benefits.

Besides, he has just reunited with his father, and it's unknown whether he hopes to become the future "genius ninja of lightning release".

Therefore, before leaving, Tachibana Kenkawa only left Ringo Ameyuri with a kunai.

"If you wish to become a ninja in the future, you can have your father take you to Kirigakure to find me."

Jianchuan Ju ruffled the little girl's red hair, who was only four or five years old, and turned away gracefully.

The middle-aged man was left bewildered, wondering what the kid was doing, while Ringo Ameyuri's eyes gleamed with a hint of light.

"Let's go, Tachibana. What are you dawdling about?"

Hearing Mei Terumi's call, Tachibana Kenkawa also put Ran on his shoulder, swung his hands back, and started ninja running.

On the other side, in the territory of a certain ninja clan in Kirigakure.

Two ninjas, a man and a woman, wearing ANBU masks, knelt on one knee in front of a desk.

"Take off your mask. Do you really think you're an ANBU ninja?"

A somewhat cold male voice entered their ears.

"Yes, Chieftain." x2

Upon hearing this, the two obediently removed their ANBU masks and placed them aside.

One of the female ninjas, a Jonin, looked up at her clan leader and spoke.

"Chief, Island Number Two has been discovered. We encountered the Green Squad on a mission when we were preparing to receive the seeds. Jiu and I weren't confident we could stop them, so we had no choice but to retreat."

"Okay, I understand. Collecting seeds through pirates wasn't a good idea to begin with, so let's stop here for now."

The cold voice seemed indifferent to this.

"I remember that brat named Momochi Zabuza was from Team Ao, right?"

"Yes, Chieftain. We saw him on the island too. Should we eliminate him?"

I don't know why my clan leader would mention a genin. Although Zabuza Momochi has indeed become quite famous in the village recently, he is just someone else's sword.

"It's nothing, you can all leave now. Just take on your usual missions for now. The war is about to begin, so don't do anything unnecessary."

After speaking, the man waved his hand, signaling the two to leave.

After the two disappeared in an instant, the man looked into the dark corner and muttered to himself with some emotion in his voice.

"The kid is an eyesore, but the one who's even more of an eyesore is that guy, Yagura Karatachi."

(End of this chapter)