Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 48 Evolution

The treatment was not delayed for long.

Tachibana Kanagawa and Zabuza, each wielding a kunai, charged out from the left and right sides once again.

Lanzi, who remained where he was, forcefully thrust a shuriken into a tree stump that had been severed by the wind blade.

At first, when Caique saw the two little devils running around her, she thought they were just unwilling to give up and were planning to ambush her from her blind spot.

Caique symbolically brandished her twin swords a few times, but Jianchuan Ju and the other maintained a sufficient distance and did not get close.

The wind blades had ample time to dodge, and the "Curly Wind" had already transformed into a gentle breeze when it reached the two of them.

To put it bluntly, Caique's strength was only forcibly enhanced by the "Peacock Flying Twin Swords," and she had no other means of attack. It was wishful thinking for her to chase after the two of them with her own speed. She could only stand there and watch Jianchuan Ju and the other person on guard.

Jianchuan Ju and the other person kept accelerating, moving and circling at high speed in the distance but did not launch an attack.

Only after the last two people crossed paths did the three of them stand still in a straight line again.

"Useless brats, none of your attacks can break through the raging winds!"

Caique looked at the two little devils on her left and right, feeling vaguely uneasy, but still forced herself to speak.

"Tch, what an ignorant fool."

Tachibana Kanagawa found such arrogant remarks somewhat amusing, realizing that it was only because he and Zabuza were conveniently countered by the other party.

Otherwise, you wouldn't need to be very strong. If you know how to use Earth Release or Lightning Release ninjutsu, you could easily handle this kind of guy who relies on external forces.

I don’t believe her gale can disperse earthquakes and lightning. Does she really think she’s performing a divine expedition?

Ignoring her opponent's bluster, Tachibana Kenkawa put the kunai in her mouth and rapidly formed hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Jet"

A torrent of water surged up beneath his feet. Jianchuan Ju gripped his kunai, looking as if he wanted to attack at close range, and accelerated toward the enemy.

Thanks to the high speed brought by "Water Jet" and her recent training, Tachibana Kanakawa skillfully dodged the incoming wind blades. When attacks were unavoidable, she used her kunai to forcibly block them with the warning of "Danger Foresight".

At the same time, Zabuza on the other side also accelerated forward, and the two attacked the enemy from both sides.

Seeing the two getting closer, Caique once again abandoned her idea of ​​using wind blades to kill the two brats.

He swung his two swords forcefully.

"It's no use! It's just curly hair!"

A violent tornado once again formed from Caique's twin swords and quickly blew towards the two people who were charging towards her with kunai in hand.

Seeing that the pincer attack had failed once again, Tachibana Kenkawa was not annoyed at all; instead, a smile appeared on his face.

Without attempting to dodge the wide-ranging tornado attack, Tachibana immediately deactivated the "Jet Stream" cushioning device beneath her feet, raising her arms to shield herself against the onslaught of the gale.

However, he held the kunai tightly in his hand and did not let go.

"Suffocation—suffocation—suffocation—suffocation"

Just as Jianchuan Ju and the other person were blown away by the tornado, a sharp, rapid friction sound came from where Lanzi was standing.

The shuriken stuck in the wooden stake trembled violently. Finally, with a muffled thud, the shuriken detached from the stake and flew at great speed toward the location of the colorful bird.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa's preparations were naturally not for this shuriken.

A cold glint flashed, and only then did Caique finally see that what was connecting the sword was actually a thin steel wire.

The two ends of the steel wire were tied to the kunai in their hands, and as the two were blown away by the strong wind, the steel wire was tightening towards her at an extremely fast speed.

It was too late to try to escape at that point.

"ah--!"

A heart-wrenching scream came from the bird's beak.

Jianchuan Ju landed smoothly after a somersault, then looked at the screaming Caique.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment, the opponent planted both swords in the ground and placed them beside him, thereby reducing some of the cutting damage from the steel wire.

Even so, the high-speed contraction of the tough steel wire still managed to cut through the pair of swords before getting stuck deep inside the rainbow sparrow's leg bone.

The colorful bird collapsed to the ground in agony, struggling helplessly, with a large amount of blood gushing from its wounds.

It's easy to imagine that without the longsword's cushioning, Caique's legs would probably have been severed by the sharp steel wire by now.

Seeing the rainbow sparrow lying on the ground screaming in the distance, Jianchuan Ju let out a long breath and prepared to go forward to stop the bleeding and treat her.

"It's good that he's not dead. It's good to have someone alive to ask for information."

However, the moment those words left her mouth, Jianchuan Ju herself was stunned. Despite the extremely bloody scene, her first thought was to complete the mission.

"Ha, I really am becoming more and more like a ninja."

Jianchuan Ju shook her head, trying to shake these useless emotions out of her mind.

Just as Tachibana Kenkawa was recovering from her somewhat dazed state, alarm bells went off in her mind.

"Be careful!"

Zabuza, who was in the distance, roared and quickly drew his short sword, rushing towards Tachibana Kanagawa.

However, due to the previous strong winds, the two were already too far apart, and Zabuza's full-speed sprint could not provide him with any help.

Following the warning in her mind, Jianchuan Ju turned around to look.

A surge of heat hit me, and dazzling flames filled my entire field of vision.

At this moment, only one thought was in Jianchuan Ju's mind: thankfully, the [Aura Belt] had not been triggered, so he should not die.

On the other side, Lan Zai, who also saw his master in danger, immediately activated "Lightning Flash" and rushed over.

Although he was much faster than Zabuza, he still couldn't reach Tachibana Kenkawa in time.

Lanzi recalled how Jianchuan Ju had crashed into a tree and coughed up blood while protecting him, and how he was too slow to attack Caique before she could react.

I still can't protect my master because of my speed.

Intense resentment transformed into anger and power, and Lan Zai's sprint speed increased.

"Slap—slap—slap—"

With each step forward, the blue light on the little frog seemed to flicker and dance in rhythm.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

"Beep~da~~Beep~da~~Beep~da~~Beep~~~Beep~~~~"

A strange sound seemed to be ringing in Tachibana Kanagawa's ears.

The next moment, time returned to normal.

Lanzi left a long afterimage in the air and appeared in front of Jianchuan Ju as if he had teleported.

A slender blue figure, holding aloft a huge azure water sphere, fearlessly hurled it at the scorching pillar of fire.

Large amounts of white steam hissed out at the point where the water sphere and the flame collided. However, despite the impact, the water sphere did not shrink; instead, it grew larger.

The raging flames seemed to be in fear, scattering in all directions and unable to budge the water sphere in the slightest.

Looking at the figure blocking her way, whose back had become darker and whose figure was much taller and thinner, Tachibana Kanagawa felt her vision blurring slightly.

"Bluey? It's evolved!"

(End of this chapter)