Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 331 Drifting Further Away (Third Update)

Inside the Water Shadow's office.

Looking down at the little kid below, who was still wriggling around even though he was tied up tightly, Jianchuan Ju felt a headache coming on.

"So, even the cultists themselves don't know how to pass on the Death Possession Blood technique to others?"

Hozuki Shingetsu was also a little embarrassed and nodded hesitantly.

"That's right. According to those followers of the evil god, one must wholeheartedly believe in their evil god in order to be granted that kind of secret art."

"I used illusion magic to control several of them, and I got the same answer from them all."

While Hozuki Shingetsu himself wasn't exactly a master of genjutsu, he could still easily manipulate ordinary believers who had mastered the blood of the Death Possession using some simple genjutsu.

Therefore, this answer is likely correct.

Jianchuan Ju frowned helplessly after hearing this.

He couldn't possibly worship some evil god just to gain control of the Death Possession Blood, nor could he allow the evil god cult to spread within Kirigakure.

If something involving faith were to spread unintentionally, it would be beyond anyone's control.

"Tell me about this kid, his name is Hidan, right?"

Kanagawa Tachibana pointed to Hidan below.

Hozuki Shingetsu continued to explain.

"This kid is a ninja from Yugakure (Hidden Hot Spring Village). Some of the Yugakure ninja were very dissatisfied with the fact that their village's higher-ups ignored the oppression of the people of the Land of Hot Spring. They took the initiative to defect and chose to join the Jashin-gyō (Evil God Cult), a resistance organization within the Land of Hot Spring. This kid was one of the people who escaped with that group of Yugakure ninja."

"Afterwards, the cult of evil gods held several large-scale sacrificial ceremonies in order to obtain the so-called blessings of the evil god. He was the only one who survived and received those blessings from the evil god."

"only"

At this point, Hozuki Shingetsu hesitated slightly, but ultimately continued speaking.

"However, this kind of blessing seems to affect people's minds. According to some shallow believers, although this little devil was a bit crazy before, always talking about killing everyone, he was not actually a believer of the evil god."

Seeing Hozuki Shingetsu's hesitant expression, Tachibana Kanagawa found it somewhat amusing, but still offered words of comfort.

"Don't worry, I don't care about this kind of bullshit secret technique whose origins are unknown."

"As for this brat, send him to the torture department along with those evil god followers. Let's see if we can use illusion magic to make them successfully cast the Death Possession Blood. If we can, I have a task for them later."

Hozuki Shingetsu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

After interrogating the followers of the evil god, he learned how terrifying the evil secret arts were. He was truly afraid that Tachibana Kanagawa, the future Mizukage, might have some ideas about these evil secret arts.

If things go wrong, the entire Hidden Mist Village could be plunged into utter ruin.

Then he, the one who brought the secret technique back, is the sinner of the entire Hidden Mist Village.

Now that Tachibana Kenkawa had indeed only wanted to use the followers of the evil god, Shingetsu Hozuki felt relieved and turned to prepare to send the brat named Hidan to the interrogation department.

However, before the three of them left, Tachibana Kanakawa called out to them.

"New Moon, you take this brat to the interrogation department first. Mei, Zabuza, you two stay behind."

Hozuki Shingetsu didn't say anything after hearing Tachibana's instructions. The three of them were just a temporary team, and they would be disbanded once the mission was over.

After taking Hidan's chain from Zabuza, he left alone.

The two who remained looked at their former teammates with some confusion.

Jianchuan Ju didn't say anything, but rummaged through the drawer, took out two items, and tossed them to Zabuza and the other man.

Zabuza was given a custom-made chakra dagger with steel wire. Kushimaru Kurihara, who had previously lost an arm, ultimately chose to sacrifice his lifespan to ask Tachibana Kanagawa to help him restore his arm.

Given Zabuza's strength, it's unlikely he'll be able to snatch the "Long Sword *Sewing Needle" from the opponent anytime soon.

Meanwhile, Mei Terumi received some insights into ninjutsu and bloodline limits from Tachibana Kenkawa.

After all, she is the only ninja in the original work who has developed two bloodline limits. Tachibana Kanagawa is quite looking forward to seeing if she can go a step further and fuse the three chakra natures to develop a brand new bloodline limit.

After receiving the items, the two were somewhat at a loss and subconsciously looked at Qing, who had been working silently and attentively beside them.

Jianchuan Ju waved her hand dismissively.

"Alright, alright, take it."

"This isn't a mission reward, just a gift from a friend. I'm waiting for you two to grow up quickly so you can serve as my guards."

Upon hearing this, the two stopped looking at their unreliable teacher, silently accepted the gift from Jianchuan Ju, thanked him, and left.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Tachibana Kenkawa could only sigh helplessly. It seemed that ever since he officially succeeded as Mizukage, all his friends had gradually drifted away.

Elder Yuan, who had been watching the whole thing, thought for a moment and then offered words of comfort.

"They are still too young, and your role has changed too quickly, so it's inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju forced a smile, her tone tinged with self-deprecation.

"Elder Yuan, I am the same age as them."

Upon hearing this, Elder Yuan's eyes revealed a barely perceptible hint of heartache.

Looking at Tachibana Kanagawa, whose recent attire has become more mature and whose handling of affairs has become increasingly sophisticated, I wonder if it was the right decision for me to push him to take over as Mizukage so early.

However, tomorrow is the succession ceremony of Jianchuan Ju, so Elder Yuanshi still suppressed these useless thoughts in his heart.

He said it with a hint of teasing.

"Tomorrow you'll be the Mizukage. If you want to celebrate, this old man can have a couple of drinks with you tonight."

Qing, who was standing to the side, stopped pretending to be mute and quickly spoke up to stop them.

"Ju is still a minor, Elder Yuan, you mustn't lead him astray. How about I drink with you instead?"

After Qing finished speaking, an eerie silence suddenly fell over the office.

Then, for some unknown reason, all three of them burst into laughter.

The somewhat somber atmosphere seemed to have been eased a little by the back-and-forth banter.

Then came another busy afternoon of work.

That night, Tachibana Kenkawa didn't actually go out to celebrate with anyone. Under the covert protection of several ANBU members, she strolled back to her original home.

Although this might be his last night staying here, everything that needed to be packed up had already been packed up.

He has other things to do tonight.

After entering the room alone, Tachibana Kanagawa took out a pure white ring from her pocket and gently stroked it.

A small amount of chakra is transmitted into it at a special frequency.

Then, a distinctive phantom image shimmering with seven-colored patterns was projected from the ring in front of Kanagawa Tachibana.

"Ju, you were looking for me?"

I painstakingly typed out another chapter, so I'll post it all at once to make up for the chapter I owe.

Requesting a monthly pass? Probably.

(End of this chapter)