Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 485 Each Goes Their Own Way

Inside the Water Shadow's office.

Nagato looked at Tachibana with a troubled expression, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping himself.

She was also holding a little red-haired girl who looked like a delicate porcelain doll.

"Lord Mizukage."

Seeing Nagato at a loss, afraid of waking the little girl in his arms and not daring to speak loudly, Tachibana Kanakawa subconsciously turned her head to the side.

"Well, about Karin, we'll talk about that when I get back this time."

"And didn't we already arrange a nanny and a wet nurse for you? Elder Yuan, for the time being, don't assign Naruto any work. Let him stay home and spend time with the child."

Jianchuan Ju said the second half of her sentence directly to Elder Yuanshi, without even glancing at Nagato's conflicted expression.

Ultimately, this was something Nagato brought upon himself.

A few days ago, Nagato returned from a mission and secretly stole Karin, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, from Kusagakure.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa originally intended to send the little guy to the Kirigakure Orphanage and then slowly select an adoptive family for him.

However, Nagato was always worried about this and would come to Tachibana Kenkawa's place from time to time to urge the progress of choosing an adoptive family for Karin.

However, Karin was brought back as a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. Although Tachibana Kenkawa is not prepared to reveal Karin's true bloodline to the public, her growth and education still need to be given special attention.

Given the terrible personalities of those older generation ninjas in Kirigakure, how easy would it be to find a suitable family to adopt Karin?

Tachibana Kanagawa came up with a crooked idea: she had Nagato bring Karin home from the orphanage.

On the surface, it was said that Nagato himself would personally vet and select adoptive families for his clansman.

In reality...

Over time, feelings developed, and Tachibana Kanagawa thought that it might be a good idea to give Nagato another adopted daughter to deepen his bond with Kirigakure.

As for now, Jianchuan Ju really doesn't have time to deal with his petty family matters.

Reaching out, he took the Water Shadow Hat from Qing's hand, who was suppressing a laugh, and casually hung it on his back, neatly covering the scabbard of the Divine Spear.

Tachibana waved to Mei Terumi and Zabuza, who had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Let's go! We'll show you some other shadows!"

Having said that, he didn't wait for Elder Yuan to say a few more words to the three of them.

Tachibana Kanagawa flicked her clothes and quickly left their sight with Zabuza and Mei Terumi.

at the same time.

In contrast to Jianchuan Ju, who was more casual, he simply left the village discreetly from his office.

Outside Konoha Village, hundreds of ninjas stood quietly, led by the village's elderly F4 group.

With his remaining left arm, Hiruzen Sarutobi solemnly handed the Hokage hat to Minato Namikaze.

He kept giving instructions, still a little worried.

"Minato, your trip to the Five Kage Summit represents not only your own identity, but also Konoha Village and the Will of Fire. You must be careful in your words and actions, and never disgrace your ancestors."

"The most important thing about this meeting is the ceasefire agreement with Kumogakure. As for..."

Minato Namikaze listened with a hint of helplessness as Hiruzen Sarutobi repeated the same instructions he had given several times before, but he still had to maintain his usual gentle smile.

He had originally intended to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi to help look after Kushina Uzumaki, who was nearing childbirth, but he swallowed his words back.

Until Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped rambling.

Before the others could breathe a sigh of relief, he turned to look at the two people following behind Minato Namikaze.

"Shikaku, Kakashi, since Minato has chosen the two of you as his bodyguards for this trip, I won't comment further."

"I trust Shikaku to get things done, but Kakashi, you..."

Listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's nagging, Kakashi Hatake, whose eyes were already dead fish-like, became even more vacant.

He now has serious doubts about whether Minato-sensei's earlier decision to take him out for a change of scenery and to adjust his mood was the right one.

At the same time, a similar scene was playing out in several other ninja villages.

The entrance to Sunagakure Village.

Pregnant Karyu stood behind Elders Chiyo and Ebizo, holding Temari and Kankuro's hands in each other's arms.

Looking at the departing Kazekage Rasa and his younger brother Yashamaru following behind him, his eyes were full of tenderness.

After the previous attack on the One-Tailed Beast, the husband, who had previously considered sealing the tailed beast directly into the body of his unborn child, seems to have completely given up on the idea.

This seems to have relieved him of some burden, and he has become more cheerful recently.

If it weren't for Elder Haibizang's coughs reminding her, she might have even felt a strange sense of gratitude towards the attacker.

The atmosphere in Iwagakure Village, on the other hand, is relatively simpler.

Onoki had been in power for quite some time, had enough prestige, and was well-loved by the ninjas in Iwagakure.

Many of the ninjas who came to see him off were loudly reminding Huang Tu and Wen Ya, who were traveling with Onoki, to take good care of the Tsuchikage along the way.

Fortunately, at this time, Tsuchikage Onoki was not old enough to have health problems, and he did not suffer the "back injury" that would be so popular in the future.

At least it saved Onoki's face at this moment.

However, this little old man, accompanied by two young, burly men, managed to create a concave shape in the field of vision.

It still looks somewhat out of place.

Because of this Five Kage Summit, Konoha no longer possesses the formidable deterrent power it had during the time of Hashirama Senju.

Therefore, the final meeting place was set in the "Land of Samurai," a neutral country called the Land of Iron.

The Land of Iron's geographical location is roughly the same distance from all the major ninja villages, so everyone generally chooses to set off at the same time.

The only difference between it and the other four great ninja villages is that it is the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning.

While other ninja villages were seeing off their own Kage, Kumogakure was sending off its Raikage, while a large, well-equipped army of ninjas was also on high alert.

Ignoring the worried Cloud Village strategist Tsuchida beside him, the Fourth Raikage A placed his hands on Killer Bee's shoulders and solemnly gave him instructions.

"Bi, you are in full command of this operation. I'm also handing over the Yuzuki Man operation to you. The success or failure of this operation is entirely in your hands, so you must be extremely careful!"

Killer Bee nodded firmly, his usual rapping completely gone.

Instead, it was Tu Tai who spoke with some difficulty.

"Fourth Hokage, shouldn't we reconsider this matter?"

However, he was met with a chilling gaze from the fourth generation of Ai.

"No need to consider it anymore. On the surface, the four great ninja villages are discussing a covertly organized attack, but in reality, they are joining forces to force our Kumogakure to surrender."

"How much advantage one can gain at the negotiating table ultimately depends on how much power each party has!"

At this point, a barely perceptible red glint flashed in the eyes of the fourth generation Ai, and then he emphasized it again.

"This is also His Majesty's intention!"

(End of this chapter)