Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 473: A Perfect Ending

With Uchiha Shisui's defeat, the biggest suspense of this joint Chunin Exams has been resolved.

After all, the two remaining finalists were both from Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

Konoha and Sunagakure, both of the five great ninja villages, were surprisingly left out.

This further elevated the opinion of the rising Kirigakure among the various ninja villages and noble daimyo who came to watch the match.

Of course, although the outcome is already decided, the final match will still proceed as scheduled.

Having just fought a fierce battle, Hozuki Mangetsu could only sigh helplessly as he looked at Ringo Ameyuri, who was rested and smiling.

"Gentinels have no human rights!"

Ultimately, this was just a Chunin Exam.

It's impossible for Kirigakure to put together a variety show or a cheerleading squad to warm up the atmosphere.

With so many distinguished spectators waiting, giving him a short break of ten minutes is already considered quite a privilege.

Hozuki Mangetsu, who had originally hoped to avenge his defeat against his teammates in the final battle, now had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out to fight.

The final result was not too surprising to most people.

Although the two were performing for a reason, they did not let the final battle end hastily.

The two demonstrated ninja tools, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and swordsmanship one by one, making the fight look flashy and elaborate.

The audience thoroughly enjoyed the game and felt it was well worth the ticket price.

However, once the signal was received and the actual battle began, Hozuki Mangetsu's decline became obvious.

After only a few rounds of fighting, Ringo Ameyuri suddenly rushed in front of him, stabbing him with both swords at the same time, and he was instantly electrocuted.

Finally, he was impaled on the ground by the mischievous Ringo Kobayashi, electrocuted to the point that he couldn't get up at all, and had no choice but to swallow his defeat.

"The ultimate victor is Kirihime, Ringo Ameyuri!!"

As the chief examiner Chunyu announced the final results.

Kanagawa Tachibana, the water shadow, also symbolically stepped forward and said a few polite words to the prepared script.

The joint Chunin Exams finally came to a perfect end amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the audience.

She glanced at Kazekage Rasa, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time and finally got up and left without even saying goodbye, his face dark.

Jianchuan Ju merely smiled slightly, not taking the other party's unreasonable behavior to heart.

"This is nothing! You'll have a real headache when we get back."

However, the thought had barely crossed her mind when Jianchuan Ju immediately remembered it.

Our own Hidden Mist Village was also just attacked, wasn't it?

Suddenly, even the feeling of schadenfreude vanished.

"The Joint Chunin Exams... well, there's something strange about them."

Think about the several joint Chunin Exams shown in the original work.

First came the "Konoha Crush Plan," then the "Sunagakure Internal Strife," and most outrageously, there was even an "alien invasion."

Anyway, there's always something that can't stand seeing the Chunin Exams proceed normally, giving off a feeling similar to Wang Feng getting headlines.

"Thankfully, the exam wasn't held in Kirigakure this time, otherwise it's hard to say whether we could have finished it safely."

Looking down at Ringo Ameyuri, who was holding Togepi, who had just come with Ranzai, jumping around excitedly.

Jianchuan Ju felt that her little disciple might also have a bit of a lucky streak.

Just as Tachibana was thinking about these random things, Minato Namikaze broke the silence by speaking first.

"Lord Mizukage is not only exceptionally strong, but also remarkably skilled at training disciples. I'm sure Kirigakure will reach even greater heights under your leadership."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa withdrew her gaze from below and turned to meet Minato Namikaze's sincere gaze, which seemed genuine.

Looking at Minato Namikaze, who had a gentle smile on his face in the sunlight, and his golden hair that was being gently swayed by the breeze.

Then there's the memory of how the other party personally intervened in the match to save Uchiha Shisui.

Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but secretly purse his lips.

"This guy has some succubus traits, but his luck is just a bit lacking."

That's what she thought, but Jianchuan Ju remained completely calm on the surface and replied very politely.

"You flatter me, Hokage. Konoha Village has a rich history and its talented ninjas are as numerous as fish in a river. My disciples are nothing special."

When Jianchuan Ju said this, she didn't mean anything by it.

As soon as he said it, Minato Namikaze seemed to realize something and stopped talking, his face full of awkwardness and a forced smile.

After a long silence, Minato Namikaze finally spoke up again.

After all, he hadn't just taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with Jianchuan Ju; he couldn't just stand by and watch the conversation end in such an awkward silence.

"Lord Mizukage, as I mentioned before the exam, we should find an opportunity to discuss the future development of our two villages. When would be a suitable time?"

In fact, this was one of the main purposes of Minato Namikaze's visit to Mist Castle.

The current booming development of Kirigakure is an obvious sight in the ninja world.

The village of Konoha is now clearly divided into two factions.

The prevailing opinion is that Kirigakure should be allowed to develop freely, even though Konoha is currently in a weakened state.

However, its profound foundation is unmatched by any other ninja village. As long as it can recover its strength, it will still be the invincible strongest ninja village.

There have been other challengers who tried to shake Konoha's position as the number one ninja in the world before, but they were all eventually dragged down by Konoha.

In contrast to this idea of ​​peaceful retreat and recuperation, there is naturally another radical school of thought.

The radicals believe that Konoha is currently in a weak period, which is why it is even more necessary to exert all efforts to slow down Kirigakure's development.

Espionage, assassination, instigation, and suppression—we should use every means possible to weaken the Hidden Mist Village's strength.

This way, they won't be completely overwhelmed by the rapidly developing Kirigakure someday.

Of course, the possibility of a backlash and another Shinobi World War resulting from these actions is clearly not in the consideration of the radicals.

This is not just unfounded worry.

The interval between the Third Shinobi World War and the Second Shinobi World War was actually only five years.

This series of disagreements within Konoha Village is precisely the real reason why Minato Namikaze wants to have a face-to-face talk with Tachibana Kanagawa.

Although the two had clashed on the battlefield more than once before, and had even almost died at each other's hands.

However, they are now in different positions, and the two villages have reached a basic peace treaty.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze still hoped to meet this excessively young Mizukage face-to-face and find out what kind of person he really was.

Instead of drawing conclusions blindly based on just a few words of textual information.

At this time, Tachibana Kanagawa was unaware of the complicated thoughts and intentions hidden in Minato Namikaze's heart.

However, he was quite interested in having a direct conversation with this legendary Hokage, especially since it was something he had already promised to do, so he simply extended his hand and invited him.

"I would be delighted. I am available right now. This way, please, Lord Minato."

(End of this chapter)