Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 479 The Light That Devours Everything

In front of the Mizukage Building, Tachibana Kenkawa intended to go directly up to meet the Konoha envoy.

However, he suddenly remembered his original plan for today and then looked at Zabuza beside him.

"Zabuza, you don't need to come along. Transplanting the Byakugan isn't a major surgery. I don't know when this will be finished, so I won't go."

"Go to the hospital and ask Director Saigyouji for help."

As he spoke, Tachibana Kanagawa took out a small scroll with the character "白" (white) printed on it and tossed it to Zabuza.

This contains one of the two Byakugan that the Blue Team seized in the Land of Hot Water.

One of them is now in Qing's eye socket, while the remaining one has been kept unused by the village.

After thinking it over, Kanakawa Tachibana decided to just give it to Zabuza.

It just so happens that Zabuza is also a sensory ninja, making this a strange combination of master and disciple, both possessing Byakugan and being Jinchuriki.

Originally, Tachibana Kenkawa was planning to perform the surgery on Zabuza himself today, but now that people from Konoha have come, he's just letting him go to the hospital to handle it himself.

Seeing that Tachibana Kenkawa had carelessly tossed such an important item aside, Zabuza was so frightened that he hurriedly and carefully took it from him.

Although I know that the Byakugan is placed in the sealing scroll, it won't be damaged even if it falls to the ground.

But this is something I'll have to put in my eye socket in the future, and

Zabuza turned around and looked at Kirigakure Hospital, which was in the exact opposite direction from the Mizukage Building.

"You should have said so earlier if you didn't need me to come!"

Fortunately, Zabuza still retained his rationality and knew who the king and queen were here.

The complaints in her mind were not actually spoken aloud; she only looked at Jianchuan Ju with a resentful gaze.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa had no time to pay attention to the resentful look in the eyes of a grown man, and turned to Takaya Koba, who was following closely beside him, and said.

"Yu Gao, go find your Master Lan to play. Also, have Dou go to the hospital with you to check out the transplant surgery. This kind of surgery is not common in our village, so it'll be good for him to gain some experience."

Upon hearing this, Zabuza, who hadn't even undergone the transplant surgery yet, almost rolled his eyes to the sky.

After quickly arranging this little incident, Tachibana Kanagawa glanced at Mei Terumi, who remained silent beside him.

After thinking for a moment, he simply waved and greeted them.

"Let's go, Ming, come up with me."

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi nodded at Zabuza and then followed Tachibana Kenkawa with light steps.

The conference room of the Water Shadow Building.

Elder Yuan and Qing sat in awkward silence, facing the envoy from Konoha.

The main reason was that they had already covered most of the awkward small talk, and since the Mizukage, Tachibana Kenkawa, wasn't present, the three of them couldn't really start talking about the so-called serious business right away.

The visitor probably didn't expect that Tachibana Kanagawa, the Mizukage, wouldn't sit obediently in the office waiting for a mission like an NPC.

Instead, he abandoned his work in broad daylight and went out to train his subordinates.

He had overheard the villagers' discussions outside and assumed that Tachibana Kenkawa was just a clone fighting in the training ground outside the village.

Fortunately, the awkward atmosphere didn't last long.

With a creak, the conference room door was pushed open from the outside.

As soon as Jianchuan Ju entered, she saw a tall, burly, white-haired man wearing a red vest sitting awkwardly in the conference room.

Although the man was wearing a ninja headband, it did not bear the mark of any ninja village; instead, it had a large character for "oil" printed on it.

However, given the man's reputation in the ninja world, even without any indication from any Konoha ninja, it's unlikely that anyone wouldn't recognize him.

This person is none other than Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, a bestselling novelist in the ninja world, the toad spirit of Mount Myōboku, and commonly known as the Toad Sage.

Jianchuan Ju never expected that the so-called Konoha envoy who came today would actually be this person.

"Come to think of it, among the high-ranking officials of Konoha, the only one I haven't dealt with is this lecherous sage, isn't he?"

"But according to the intelligence, didn't this person set off alone to travel the ninja world after Orochimaru's defection? What's going on with him appearing now as an envoy of Konoha?"

Recalling the intelligence recently gathered by the Anbu in her mind, Tachibana Kanagawa greeted them with a smile, remaining outwardly calm.

"I never expected that it would be the renowned Jiraiya himself who would come to visit. I have long admired you."

Tachibana Kanakawa's "I've long admired you" was no lie. He had known Jiraiya for much longer than this body was old, so his words naturally carried a degree of sincerity.

His sincere greeting left Jiraiya somewhat bewildered, and he looked at Tachibana Kanagawa with a look of astonishment.

Fortunately, one cannot hit a smiling face, and the friendliness in Tachibana's words gave Jiraiya more confidence in the purpose of his trip.

After another round of polite greetings, Tachibana Kanagawa finally sat down to look at Jiraiya.

"What brings you here today, Jiraiya? It hasn't been long since the Chunin Exams, and it's a pity I didn't get a chance to have a proper chat with Minato-senpai."

Seeing that the conversation was getting back on track, Jiraiya straightened his posture slightly.

However, his words drew surprised looks from everyone present.

"Lord Mizukage, do you believe in prophecies?"

The sunlight streaming through the office window shone brightly on Jiraiya's long white hair, making him look somewhat like a charlatan.

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa was taken aback at first, and then immediately thought of the sacred site of Mount Myōboku behind Jiraiya.

My mind raced.

"Why doesn't this guy go find that legendary prophetic child, but instead comes here to spread some feudal superstition?"

Not knowing what trick the other party was up to, Jianchuan Ju simply asked in a calm tone.

"The Great Toad Sage's prophecy? What difference does it make whether you believe it or not?"

Jiraiya clearly didn't expect that Tachibana Kenkawa would immediately recognize the existence of the Great Toad Sage after hearing the prophecy.

He paused slightly, recalling the scene of the Toad Sage summoning him some time ago.

The Great Toad Sage, who was usually muddle-headed and seemed to have some kind of dementia, surprisingly recognized Jiraiya's identity as soon as they met.

His body no longer showed signs of fatigue, and he spoke in a very serious tone.

"Little Jiraiya, I dreamt of an unprecedented upheaval in the ninja world..."

When Jiraiya first heard the Great Toad Sage say this, he didn't realize that anything was wrong, and just asked anxiously.

"Has the child of prophecy appeared? Is it Nagato or Minato?"

The Great Toad Sage once prophesied that his disciple would bring about change in the ninja world.

Jiraiya has always followed the prophecy, making it his life's mission to find and guide the prophesied child.

However, among his disciples now, Jiraiya believes that only Nagato and Minato Namikaze have the potential to achieve this.

However, when Jiraiya asked the question, the Great Toad Sage simply shook his head and slowly said...

"He is not the child of prophecy, but a light that will devour everything."

(End of this chapter)