Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 423 Unnoticed Changes

Seeing this, the troublemakers quieted down on their own.

Jianchuan Ju then turned his head and looked at Wuyin, who was in charge of guarding the side, with a puzzled expression.

"Doesn't this guy recognize me?"

The Hidden Mist ninja in charge of guarding the examination hall broke out in a cold sweat when he heard his Mizukage ask him a question.

When a leader comes to inspect, a good performance may not be remembered, but a mistake at work will definitely be noted.

Moreover, the Mizukage's single glance had subdued the troublemaker, leaving even him, a mere bystander, somewhat terrified.

However, he dared not be negligent in answering the question from the Water Shadow, and quickly replied in a low and respectful voice.

"Lord Mizukage, Hoshigakure is a small village after all, so it's inevitable that they have limited experience."

Yes, the person who was shouting just now was the Jonin leading the team from Hoshigakure who came to participate in the exam.

However, even they themselves probably don't know how much of this "Jonin" title is genuine.

However, before the Mist Guardian could even react, Tachibana Kenkawa had finished speaking.

The three genin who had come to take the exam with their teacher were surprised to hear that the person in front of them was actually the Mizukage of Kirigakure.

His already swaying body, which was kneeling on the ground, simply collapsed backwards.

All three of them fainted along with their teacher.

"Well, it seems none of them recognize me."

When Konan saw the somewhat depressed expression on Tachibana Kenkawa's face, the intimidation she had felt from the lingering effects of the earlier "oppressive feeling" immediately dissipated, and she smiled slightly.

"Tell me, what exactly happened just now?"

Upon hearing the Mizukage ask about what had happened, the Kirigakure ninja beside him quickly recounted the whole story.

It turns out that the Amegakure examinees led by Konan and the Star Ninja examinees led by this idiot who was foaming at the mouth both wanted to "visit" the examination venue before tomorrow's exam.

However, the original rules of the exam were that no candidate was allowed to enter the exam room before the exam started, and even candidates from Kirigakure were treated the same.

Upon learning of this, Konan, who arrived first, immediately led the examinees from Amegakure back and left.

However, the later Star Ninja mistook him for someone who had just come from visiting the examination hall.

So this guy started arguing with the ninjas guarding the entrance to the exam hall.

Because of her relationship with Amegakure and Kenkawa Tachibana, Konan neither dealt with the man on the spot nor simply turned and left.

After listening, Jianchuan Ju looked at the examination hall guard speechlessly.

"What's the point of arguing with this guy? Are you really a ninja from the Blood Mist?"

The person he asked was thinking.

"Isn't it because you, Mizukage, said we should show the open side of Kirigakure and reverse the reputation of the Blood Mist, instead of resorting to violence all the time?"

He dared not say those words aloud, and could only force a bitter smile with an unpleasant expression.

Seeing his expression, Jianchuan Ju roughly knew that it was probably due to overcorrection, so she didn't make things difficult for him and turned to Chunyu.

"So this is the only team of Star Ninja this time? Disqualify them from the exam."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

After hearing Jianchuan Ju's instructions, Chunyu immediately took out the exam list and crossed out the names of Xingren and a few others.

To be honest, Chunyu really admires these people.

Haruame could understand why they didn't recognize the Mizukage's appearance.

These remote, out-of-the-way ninja villages probably don't even have a complete intelligence system. They might not even know which generation of Kage has been replaced in the Five Great Ninja Villages, let alone what the current Kage looks like.

Even so, the Land of Bears, where Hoshigakure is located, is now under the jurisdiction of Kirigakure.

Although there is no clear division on this matter in the ninja world.

However, the right of ninjas to freely enter and leave the country granted by the mission quota is actually equivalent to ownership.

That is why Hoshigakure was invited to participate in this Chunin Exam.

And yet they dare to cause trouble in Sea Mist City. Aren't they afraid that the Mizukage will send people to wipe out their village?

Jianchuan Ju had no idea what Chunyu was thinking. After giving instructions about the exam eligibility, she looked at the guard whose eyes had regained their brightness.

"Go find a few people who are alright and come over here so we can throw these idiots out of Seamist City. Don't let them stay here and get in the way."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage!"

Seeing that the man was about to excitedly go and call for help, Jianchuan Ju quickly added another sentence.

"Remember to spare their lives; don't let them die outside the city!"

After saying that, Jianchuan Ju ignored him and spoke to Chunyu.

"Remind me when the second exam is over that I'll send a small team to Hoshigakure to hold them accountable for disrupting the Chunin Exams."

Kanagawa Tachibana actually remembered that there was a meteorite that fell from the sky in Hoshinin Village, and a secret technique called "Peacock Mystic Technique" that could only be cultivated with the meteorite.

However, that training method is somewhat harmful to the ninja himself, and even if he succeeds, he won't be considered very strong.

Therefore, after the Land of Bears was assigned to Kirigakure, Tachibana Kenkawa never intended to send anyone to steal the meteorite.

So as not to tarnish the reputation of Wuyin among his followers.

However, now that the Star Ninja has come to him and is jumping around, he naturally doesn't mind taking the meteorite as an apology from them to Kirigakure.

Even if the ninjas sent to investigate later discover that the leader of the Star Ninjas has started calling himself "Star Shadow" in private, no one in Kirigakure would say anything even if they wiped them out.

After resolving this minor matter, Tachibana looked at Konan, who had been waiting beside her, and greeted her with a smile.

"We really can't let you into the exam room. Shall we find somewhere else to sit?"

Konan thought about it and didn't refuse. She just told the lower-ranking ninjas who had come with her to return to their residences first, while she went alone with Tachibana Kenkawa to a teahouse in the city.

After taking her seat, Konan first looked Jianchuan Ju up and down before speaking.

"Ju, you've really changed a lot."

Xiao Nan recalled that when she first met Jianchuan Ju, he was just a boy with some strength.

After joining the Akatsuki organization under an assumed name, his strength was decent, but not excessively so.

When they met again, the other party had not only become the Mizukage, but had also saved Nagato's life, which was an immense favor to her and Yahiko.

However, at that time, Tachibana Kanagawa was considered a strong person, but he still didn't look much like a Mizukage.

And then we met again this time.

The boy who once was has not only become more mature in appearance and dress, but also exudes a kind of intimidating aura of a superior from the inside out.

She had never seen this feeling even in Yahiko, who was also the leader of Amegakure.

"Is this the confidence that comes with being from a great ninja village?"

Jianchuan Ju had no idea what Xiaonan was thinking. She took it as just polite small talk and shrugged indifferently.

"It's normal for them to grow faster since they're at an age where they're still growing."

"I just happened to see that you were leading the team this time, and I mainly wanted to find out how Amegakure is developing now."

(End of this chapter)