Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 371 An Unfamiliar Acquaintance

Perhaps it's because of the neutrality of the country, or perhaps it's because the village of Uzumaki is mostly inhabited by members of the Uzumaki clan.

The entire village of Wochao exudes a sense of peace and tranquility at a slow pace.

During this time, while Tachibana Kenkawa focused on learning sealing techniques, Ran and Hikaru Uchiha, who had nothing to do, were having a lot of fun in the village.

Not only did Mito Uzumaki, whom I knew before, get along very well with the two little ones.

Even the ordinary villagers and shop owners around them gradually became familiar with the girl and the little frog.

As a result, on their way to see Ashina Uzumaki today, Tachibana Kanzawa and Hikaru Uchiha were greeted by all sorts of enthusiastic red-haired old men and women with smiles.

This made Tachibana Kanakawa feel like she was the only outsider.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Please come in."

"Chief Ashina, I heard from Mito Uzumaki that you wanted to see me?"

As soon as Tachibana Kenkawa opened the door, she took the initiative to greet Ashina Uzumaki.

However, after saying this, he realized that there was more than one person in the room, Uzumaki Ashina.

Surprisingly, there were other guests talking to him.

After seeing Jianchuan Ju enter, the other two people all turned their gazes toward him.

At that moment, Ashina Uzumaki politely spoke up.

"As you both can see, I have other guests here. Could you allow me two days to consider what we discussed before giving you an answer?"

At first, Jianchuan Ju was a little confused. Since there were other people present, why did the guard at the door let her in at this time?

Now it seems she was using herself as a shield to get rid of the guests.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa didn't seem to mind Ashina's actions too much.

And coincidentally, although Tachibana Kanagawa had never actually met the two guests in Ashina's room, she was very familiar with them.

The tall, thin man with a small mustache and a pompadour looked at Tachibana Kanagawa and Hikaru Uchiha, who had just entered.

He spoke to Ashina Uzumaki with a displeased expression.

"Uzumaki Ashina, does your Uzumaki clan have some kind of deal with the Uchiha clan?!"

Indeed, the two people inside the house were none other than Byakuren, the first Mizukage of Kirigakure, and Gengetsu Hozuki, the future second Mizukage.

However, these two obviously had no way of knowing the identity of the Fourth Mizukage, Kenkawa Tachibana, and their gazes toward him were full of hostility.

Faced with Hozuki Gengetsu's question, not only was Uzumaki Ashina caught off guard, but even Kenkawa Tachibana himself was stunned for a moment.

"No. I haven't even awakened the Sharingan, so why do I look so much like an Uchiha?"

Seeing that the two guests from the Land of Water had misunderstood Jianchuan Tachibana, he was about to explain.

The Land of Whirlpools is currently a neutral country, so simply refusing to cooperate with the "Anti-Konoha Alliance" is not a big deal.

However, if one rejects them while clearly stating that one intends to remain entangled with Konoha and the Uchiha clan, it could very well bring annihilation to the Land of Whirlpools.

Fortunately, before Ashina Uzumaki could speak, Tachibana Kanagawa spoke first.

"Um... could you please stop labeling people without their consent? I'm not some Uchiha!"

Although, in theory, these two previous Mizukage were his predecessors.

However, this is not his own time and space, and even in his original time and space, he had never met these two people.

Jianchuan Ju wouldn't give them any face here.

However, the bearded man on the other side wasn't one to be easily persuaded either. Seeing how arrogant this brat, Tachibana Kanagawa, was, he immediately replied with a disdainful tone.

"Kid, didn't your elders teach you not to interrupt adults when they're talking?"

However, as soon as he uttered those words, he immediately felt a powerful pressure rushing towards him.

"Cough~"

With a muffled groan, the sudden mental pressure caused Hozuki Gengetsu to take a step back.

Hozuki Gengetsu looked at the boy in front of him with a solemn expression.

The attack just now didn't cause me any harm.

However, since it is an invisible substance and shows no signs of attack, a sudden sneak attack during a battle could very well determine the outcome.

The others inside the room also felt the faint pressure emanating from Jianchuan Ju.

Even though the feeling wasn't strong, seeing Hozuki Gengetsu's reaction made it clear that Kenkawa Tachibana's move just now was not simple.

On the contrary, Tachibana Kenkawa himself stood still, looking at the 'Second Mizukage' who had just mocked him with a mocking expression.

The mental pressure I felt just now was naturally due to the "Oppression" trait that I had drawn some time ago.

At first, Tachibana Kanakawa looked down on the skill of "clearing out small fry".

However, everyone has a desire to show off.

Occasionally, during her spare time, Tachibana would try to practice the effects of this trait.

Having previously studied the spiritual arts of the mountain tribe, he actually managed to discover some new uses for them.

That last moment was Jianchuan Ju forcibly releasing a sense of 'oppression' as a wide-ranging mental pressure, which was then reduced to only covering one person.

Although the application is not yet proficient, others can still feel some pressure, and the consumption and power are not satisfactory.

However, in situations where it's inconvenient to take action, being able to make the opponent retreat half a step is actually just right.

Just as the little mustache was feeling a bit annoyed at being forced to step back, and was about to roll up his sleeves and teach Jianchuan Tachibana a lesson.

The First Mizukage, Byakuren, who was sitting to the side, reached out and stopped him from making any further moves.

The old man first gave Jianchuan Ju a deep look, then spoke in a calm tone.

"Kid, you're not bad. But since you're not from the Uchiha clan, there's no need for us to be enemies."

Bai Lian knew very well that with the pride of those madmen from the Uchiha clan, even with a knife to their throats, they would never deny their surname.

And since this is Uzumaki clan territory, and the other party is not Uchiha, there is no need for him to cause unpleasantness between the two sides for the sake of a small matter.

He then looked at Ashina Uzumaki and said something suggestive.

"Since Chief Whirlpool has other guests here, we'll head back now. However, you might want to reconsider your previous suggestion."

After saying that, Bai Lian got up and walked out of the room with Gui Deng Huan Yue.

However, as he passed the doorway, the little mustache still made a gesture towards Tachibana Kanagawa.

Clearly, he had taken his earlier humiliation to heart.

When Tachibana Kanagawa saw Hozuki Gengetsu in this state, she was thinking about something else entirely.

"The Third Hokage seems to be about the same age as Little Mustache? I wonder what he's doing at this hour?"

If given the chance, Tachibana Kenkawa would really like to meet what the Third Generation looked like when he was young.

Just as he was thinking this...

Seeing the two from Kirigakure leave, Ashina Uzumaki interrupted his thoughts with a voice.

He said somewhat apologetically.

"I'm really sorry about what happened earlier. Please come and sit down so we can talk."

(End of this chapter)