Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 486 Very Willing to Spend Money

As Killer Bee watched his older brother's departing figure, a hint of worry slowly crept into his once resolute eyes.

Since my older brother returned from the battlefield a year ago and had his arm healed by a miracle doctor I'd never even heard of, everything seems to have changed.

After the initial joy of his elder brother's severed limbs regenerating.

Chirabi gradually discovered this.

The eldest brother's personality seems to be changing quietly.

"Perhaps it's because after the Third Hokage's death, his older brother, the Raikage, bore too much pressure?"

Kirabi always comforted himself with this thought.

Just this once.

Most of the village's strategists, including Tu Tai, strongly suggested taking advantage of the Five Shadows meeting to gracefully end this protracted war of attrition.

After all, Kumogakure first clashed with Kirigakure, and then was betrayed by Iwagakure, its ally, which led to the death of the Third Raikage.

The war with Konoha has remained at a stalemate.

The battlefield has already retreated from the Land of Fire back to the Land of Hot Springs, and the strategic objectives set before the war have been a complete failure.

Not to mention the current shortage of supplies and personnel.

Even with the militant style of the Hidden Cloud Village, many of the ninjas who had retreated from the front lines had begun to show signs of war-weariness.

If it weren't for the daimyo's sudden change of heart and the provision of a large amount of supplies to Kumogakure...

It's possible that the Hidden Cloud Village can only survive on its bloodlust and the hatred for the death of the Third Hokage.

But given the current situation, the eldest brother still wants to end this war with a truly decisive victory.

Although Killer Bee firmly stood by his older brother, he couldn't help but feel worried.

In fact, if he hadn't been appointed to hold up the battle situation in Kumogakure during a critical moment, and if he hadn't had the prestige left by the Third Raikage, this decision might not have been able to gain the approval of the other high-ranking officials.

"Although my brother's reasons have some merit."

According to the Fourth Hokage, although Konoha is willing to use the pressure from other ninja villages to promote peace talks, a formal ceasefire agreement has not yet been reached.

If we can seize this opportunity and achieve enough gains, these will become bargaining chips that we can use to negotiate.

When Konoha holds the Five Kage Summit and lowers its guard, that is the best time for Kumogakure to attack.

Even if the other four major ninja villages join forces to exert pressure and force Kumogakure to relinquish its hard-won gains, they will still have to pay a price.

After all, the other factions only want a peaceful situation, but they might also want to use this opportunity to make Konoha suffer a great loss.

As soon as the Five Kage Summit makes a decision, the Fourth A will immediately send a message to the front lines to halt the offensive.

At that time, Konoha will have no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow this bitter pill.

However, the actions of the fourth generation of Ai, such as taking his advisor Tsuchida as a bodyguard and handing over command of the war to Killer Bee, are noteworthy.

This also left the other high-ranking members of the Cloud Hidden Sect somewhat puzzled.

I hope everything goes well!

Watching his older brother leave with Tsuchik and Troy, Killer Bee silently prayed in his heart.

Then, glancing at the determined Cloud Village ninja behind him, and the two Yugito beside him who were also Jinchuriki but only teenagers, Killer Bee banished all unnecessary distractions from his mind and shouted loudly.

"Set off!"

What all the Cloud Village ninja failed to notice was...

On the roof of an inconspicuous house, the figure of a cool and aloof girl with black hair, dressed in a black robe with purple pupils, slowly disappeared, following the entire Cloud Hidden army.

Four days later.

Looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky and the vast white expanse before my eyes.

Zabuza tightened his thick cloak again, complaining with a hint of helplessness.

"Why choose such a godforsaken place for talks?!"

Tachibana Kanagawa looked at Zabuza, who was shivering from the cold, with amusement.

I didn't expect this guy to be so susceptible to the cold.

"That's it? I was thinking of introducing you to a girl from the Snow Clan later, how could you possibly accept this?"

"What?! Girl! Don't talk nonsense! Besides, I wouldn't even take those arrogant bastards from the Snow Clan even if they were given to me for free!"

She looked at Zabuza, who was staring wide-eyed with his one eye wide open, and Mei Terumi, who was covering her mouth and chuckling beside him.

Tachibana Kanagawa chuckled to herself twice.

Because the timing had been planned in advance, Tachibana Kanagawa did not choose to take the two of them directly to the Land of Iron.

The three of them had only just entered the Land of Iron today, after traveling and stopping frequently along the way.

However, it was precisely because of these few days of continuous interaction that...

The two, who had become somewhat estranged after Tachibana became the Mizukage, have regained their former tacit understanding.

Jianchuan Ju even had the illusion that the three of them had returned to their genin days, and that they were now just a three-person team going out of the village to do a mission.

Even Mei Terumi, who had been avoiding Tachibana Kenkawa, has nowhere to hide these past few days.

Instead, she became much more natural again.

Well, aside from speaking in a somewhat gentle and affected manner, and having little stars occasionally appear in her eyes, she has indeed become much more natural in other aspects.

Just as the three were talking, five strange ninjas dressed in bizarre clothes, with something resembling a tail wrapped around their waists, suddenly rushed out of the woods nearby.

The leader arrogantly blocked the way of Jianchuan Ju and his two companions, remaining silent as if watching a show.

"No, is this really someone coming out to stop us?"

"Red, yellow, blue, green, purple, are you a five-color team?"

Looking at the people in front of him with their "I'm second to none" attitude, Jianchuan Ju complained speechlessly.

Zabuza had warned earlier that there were five people with decent chakra reactions in the forest ahead, but they were only at the level of Jonin. Tachibana Kenkawa never expected that they were here to cause him trouble.

The red-clad, white-haired man at the head of the group seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in Jianchuan Ju's words, and continued speaking with a cool expression.

"Someone's willing to pay to save your lives!"

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju sighed and rubbed his forehead, then reached behind his back and took out the Water Shadow Hat, shaking it.

"See this?"

Given Kanagawa Tachibana's cold resistance, she didn't wear a thick cloak like Zabuza.

He really couldn't understand how these few worthless fry dared to boast that they wanted to hunt him, the Mizukage.

Somewhat amused, Jianchuan Ju didn't want to immediately kill these five idiots.

However, the other person's next words made Tachibana Kanagawa change her mind.

"That's right, we're going to kill you, Mizukage! There's no target in the ninja world that we, the Xuanyuan Clan, can't hunt!"

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju was first shocked by the other party's stubbornness, and then picked at her ear in surprise.

"What did you call yourselves? Xuanyuan?? You dare to challenge me?"

Having said that, Jianchuan Ju was too lazy to waste any more words with the idiot opposite her, and simply waved to the two people beside her.

"I'm leaving it to you. Remember to leave one alive."

"I'd like to see who's so willing to spend money."

(End of this chapter)