Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 330 is actually quite decent.

Inside the Hidden Mist Village.

"Luckily I made it in time, but it was really lively."

Having just completed a mission in the Land of Hot Springs and rushing back, Hozuki Shingetsu looked at the completely renovated Kirigakure and couldn't help but sigh.

"After all, it's the Mizukage's succession ceremony, so we definitely need to dress up a bit."

Seeing that many people on the street were wearing the same light blue robes, Terumi Mei echoed the sentiment.

Although Kirigakure was still shrouded in a thin layer of mist, it was not as cold and damp as it used to be. Instead, it was bustling with activity, unlike Kirigakure in the past.

Of the three, only Zabuza followed silently without uttering a word.

Although his face was wrapped in bandages, his furrowed brows still revealed his sullen mood.

Aside from the slightly strange feeling that his former teammates had risen to the high-ranking Mizukage while he was still just a Chunin, he was also feeling inferior.

More importantly, it was because he was leading a tightly bound, idiotic little brat behind him at that moment.

"Waaaaah~~"

Hidan, who hadn't been behaving himself all along, was still whimpering defiantly, even with his mouth stuffed with a rag.

"Stop looking and hurry up and turn in the quest! This brat is driving me crazy!"

Zabuza impatiently urged his two teammates on.

The way the surrounding crowd looked at the trapped Hidan, as if he were a human trafficker, made Zabuza feel as if countless ants were crawling all over him.

Fortunately, the three were clearly dressed as Hidden Mist ninja and were walking casually through the streets of Hidden Mist Village.

As most people know, ninjas have all sorts of missions, so no one was foolish enough to try and stop the three of them.

After the three of them finished their mission in the Land of Hot Water, all the other evil god cultists they brought back were handed over to the police department at the entrance of Kirigakure and taken to prison.

However, the three of them still unanimously decided to take this special being, who seemed to possess an immortal body, to see Jianchuan Ju.

How to handle it should also be left to him, the soon-to-be Fourth Mizukage, to decide.

Perhaps because tomorrow is the Mizukage's succession ceremony, the streets are bustling with people.

Many people with foreign attire and faces also chose to come and join in the fun at this time.

The three had no choice but to take Hidan, who was tied up, with them and jump from rooftop to rooftop until they reached the foot of the Mizukage Building.

The Water Shadow Building and the three people before the mission had completely changed. Not only had the moss that had been on the exterior walls for who knows how many years been completely cleaned up, but the entire exterior walls had also been repainted.

The bright white walls gave the three people, who were used to the old Shuiying Building, a slightly unreal feeling.

"Ahem, you're actually making it sound quite convincing, aren't you?"

Hozuki Shingetsu muttered a complaint under her breath, but seeing that the two people behind her didn't seem to care, she pretended to be talking to herself and continued walking into the building.

However, before the three could even reach the Mizukage's office to submit their mission, they saw Tachibana Kanagawa and Elder Genji leading a group of strangely dressed people past them with smiles on their faces.

The three exchanged a glance and quickly led Hidan aside to make way for the others.

Jianchuan Ju smiled and said to the old man at the head of the group.

"We are very grateful to Your Excellency for coming to attend the ceremony. We have already arranged accommodations for you, so please rest there for the night."

"It's still early today. If Your Excellency is interested, you can take a stroll around Kirigakure. There have been quite a few changes in Kirigakure recently, which may offer you some novel experiences."

Now, not only Hozuki Shingetsu and his two companions, but even Hidan, who was being held firmly by Zabuza, looked up in surprise.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly plump old man was actually a daimyo. And judging from the teardrop-shaped decorations on his body, he was most likely a daimyo from the Land of Water.

This plump, fair-skinned old man was none other than Minister Mashiro, who had previously reached an agreement with Tachibana Kenkawa.

Faced with Jianchuan Ju's polite words, he dared not be presumptuous and quickly replied with a smile.

"Lord Mizukage, you are too kind. I am only an acting daimyo, and it is really inappropriate for you to continue seeing me off like this."

"You must have been very busy these past few days. I'm also planning to visit my good-for-nothing youngest son later, so please don't trouble yourself too much, Lord Mizukage."

When Jianchuan Ju heard this, he pretended not to understand the other party's implied meaning. He had indeed been extremely busy these past two days, so he simply summoned two Yuki clan ninjas to accompany and escort him.

Recently, due to the arrival of delegations from various ninja villages and countries, Tachibana Kenkawa has drawn many ninjas from the Yuki clan to serve as their escorts.

Moreover, regardless of the actual strength of these members of the Snow Clan, they all claim to be Jonin.

Even if they were only assigned to perform superficial guard duties, there were many other ninjas scattered throughout the village who were truly responsible for security.

As for the reason?

No other reason than that she's good-looking!

Having members of the Yuki clan serve as guards could slightly improve the stereotypical image of Kirigakure in the eyes of various factions.

The Snow Clan did not complain at all. In fact, in addition to contributing manpower and resources, they also contributed a lot of money out of their own pockets to support the Mizukage succession ceremony.

In contrast, there was the unfortunate Kaguya clan.

Starting a few days ago, all members of the Kaguya clan were ordered by their clan leader not to step out of the clan's territory.

To quote Kaguya Ryuya's own words.

"Anyone who dares to go out and cause trouble at this time, I'll break their legs!"

Yes, among the large ninja clans of Kirigakure, the differences between them are so obvious and clear.

Watching the acting daimyo of the Land of Water leave the Mizukage Building, Tachibana Kenkawa secretly wiped away a cold sweat.

"I wonder if Minister Mashiro, seeing his son's publishing house thriving, will consider severing their father-son relationship."

However, this was ultimately someone else's family matter, so Jianchuan Ju simply decided not to overthink things that had nothing to do with her.

He then looked to the side, where Zabuza and his two companions stood like quails in the corner.

Jianchuan Ju shook her head with amusement.

"What? You three ninjas aren't nervous at all in front of me, the Mizukage, but you're too afraid to speak when you see a Daimyo?"

Seeing that Tachibana Kenkawa was still joking with them, the three of them immediately relaxed.

While it may seem somewhat unreal that a former comrade has grown into a Mizukage who can speak on equal terms with a daimyo, at least Tachibana Kenkawa is still the Tachibana Kenkawa they know.

"Alright, take this kid with you, let's go to the office to talk."

I'm a bit tired; yesterday's data was halved.

To be honest, I should give everyone some encouragement at a time like this, but I feel like I've hit a writing bottleneck myself.

I want to jump quickly to the next major plot point, but some scenes seem necessary to include, yet including them feels redundant. (The protagonist's travels were actually skipped once, which some readers may have noticed.)

They don't even know what they're doing.

I wanted to write more words to advance the plot faster, but I couldn't increase my writing speed.

好烦

P.S.: But I should mention that this book will definitely not be abandoned. In my opinion, a book under 100 million words is practically considered abandoned or has a bad ending. I plan to write at least 120 million words.

My main concern is that I might not be able to write the later plot well, thus wasting everyone's money.

Why don't you guys go check out the pirated version first? And if you like it, then come back and subscribe? (Sigh, I must be crazy.)

(End of this chapter)