Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 513 Bad Memories

"This guy is terrifyingly strong now."

"Is this the formidable enemy that the leader has been emphasizing we shouldn't provoke?"

Tachibana Kanagawa did not use any ninjutsu; he defeated Sasori's ten puppets solely with his speed and fists.

This caused Orochimaru and Sasori, two of the most powerful figures in the ninja world, to have their thoughts churning uncontrollably.

However, even though Tachibana Kenkawa displayed a strength that shocked the two of them.

But Sasori of the Red Sand seemed completely unconcerned about his own safety as he walked towards him.

This scene, witnessed by Jianchuan Ju, further confirmed his suspicions.

With a slight flick of his fingers, he casually knocked away the kunai that Sasori, controlled by chakra threads, shot towards him from behind.

Jianchuan Ju stood calmly in front of the other person.

"Even in this situation, you haven't given up yet?"

Looking at Sasori of the Red Sand, whose eyes showed slight shock but whose face showed no fear.

Kanakawa Tachibana raised her right hand and suddenly clenched her fist slightly.

"White Escape*Ice Pillar Swallow"

next moment.

Four tiny ice spikes, their tips burning with pure white flames, instantly condensed beside Jianchuan Ju.

The ice spikes appeared as soon as they appeared, giving the scorpion no chance to resist, and shot out like arrows.

In the blink of an eye, four ice spikes pierced into the scorpion's arms and legs.

At the same time, the force of the flying ice spike propelled the scorpion backward rapidly, mercilessly pinning it to the cliff face behind it.

Pure white flames rapidly spread and burned around the four ice spikes.

Just as Jianchuan Ju opened his palm, the flames dissipated.

Four cone-shaped blocks of solid ice had firmly frozen the Red Sand Scorpion to the cold stone wall, leaving it no room to move.

"Ju, what's going on here?"

Before Mei Terumi could inquire about the situation in detail, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Sasori of the Red Sand, who should have been completely controlled by Tachibana Kenkawa, suddenly had a flash of light on his body.

In the blink of an eye, the person who was originally in the other person's place had completely changed.

The man was emaciated, his expression was distorted, and his head drooped limply downwards.

It was clearly just a completely dead corpse.

She reached out and stopped Mei Terumi, who was cautiously pulling out a kunai.

Jianchuan Ju looked at the ordinary-looking black-haired corpse and slowly murmured.

"The Art of Transformation!"

Orochimaru, who was still fighting Zabuza in a rage in the distance, let out a hoarse, strange laugh after hearing Tachibana's voice.

"Heh, the Mizukage-sama can actually recognize this kind of ninjutsu, he's really quite knowledgeable~"

It's remarkable that even amidst such intense fighting, they still have the energy to pay attention to this situation and speak up.

Clearly, Zabuza wasn't putting much pressure on Orochimaru at this moment.

Hearing Orochimaru's slightly teasing words, Tachibana Kenkawa remained silent, simply looking at him calmly.

This indifferent gaze left Orochimaru, who was about to respond and stop fighting to express his purpose, momentarily at a loss for how to continue the conversation.

On the contrary, Mei Terumi, who was still somewhat puzzled, asked in a low voice.

"Tachibana, what is the Transformation Technique?"

When confronted with Mei's question, Tachibana Kenkawa did not choose to hide anything.

His gaze remained fixed on Orochimaru, who was still locked in a fierce battle with Zabuza, as he slowly spoke.

"A ninjutsu exclusive to the Rinnegan that can use a living person as a sacrifice, allocating a portion of another powerful person's chakra to the sacrifice, allowing the powerful person's consciousness, along with all their abilities including their bloodline limit, to descend upon the sacrifice, thus achieving remote control."

"The sacrifice will not be considered dead until all the chakra allocated to it is used up, or until a powerful individual voluntarily dispels the ninjutsu."

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi's pupils dilated violently, and she subconsciously turned around to look at the gruesome corpse frozen to the stone wall by Tachibana Kanagawa behind her.

"I can't believe they even have this kind of ninjutsu!"

Jianchuan Ju did not turn around, but continued to explain casually.

"Usually, when it descends upon a sacrifice, it can reach 70-80% of the original's power. If it is a powerful individual with abundant chakra, it can even unleash its full strength before its chakra is exhausted."

"Scorpion's strength lies entirely in his puppets. It seems that he didn't bring his usual puppets when he used the Transformation Technique, which is why he performed so poorly in the battle just now."

When Mei Terumi heard that Sasori of the Red Sand, who had been steadily suppressing her in the previous battle, was actually described as "unbearable" by Tachibana Kenkawa, she felt a wave of discouragement.

But in the end, he was powerless to refute it and could only secretly resolve to cultivate even harder after returning from this trip!

Let's set aside Mei Terumi's inner thoughts for now.

Orochimaru's smile deepened upon hearing Tachibana's words.

"So, has the Mizukage managed to get this Jinchuriki to stop?"

"After all, if my chakra is completely depleted, my consciousness will instantly leave my body."

"The reason I've come to meet with Lord Mizukage is actually to seek cooperation."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he felt that his words carried some weight, and waited for Tachibana Kanagawa to speak up and stop the Jinchūriki who seemed a bit abnormal.

To everyone's surprise, Tachibana Kenkawa remained silent after hearing his words, and the strange Jinchuriki kid in front of him showed no sign of stopping, instead attacking even more fiercely.

This caused Orochimaru, who had been so confident of victory, to freeze in shock.

The body really doesn't have much chakra left. If the fight continues like this, Orochimaru doesn't know if he'll have any time left to negotiate with the other side.

The reason I held back and entangled him earlier was twofold: firstly, I wanted to let Sasori die first, and secondly, I didn't want to expend too much chakra. If I went too far, it would be detrimental to future cooperation negotiations.

However, at present, Tachibana Mizuki has not made any moves, and it is not a good choice to fight and exhaust herself by fighting against a Jinchuriki.

Left with no other choice, Orochimaru gritted his teeth, cut his finger, and rapidly formed hand seals.

"Bang!"

A burst of white smoke erupted, and a giant python burst from the ground, kicking up a flurry of snowflakes, and swallowed Zabuza whole as he charged toward him.

Seeing this, Orochimaru breathed a slight sigh of relief and turned to look at Tachibana Kanagawa.

"Lord Mizukage."

But before he could finish speaking, the giant python beside him that had swallowed Zabuza exploded with a loud 'boom'.

Zabuza's figure, with its tailed beast cloak constantly churning, suddenly leaped out from within.

Countless snake bodies and flesh exploded and scattered everywhere, and the giant python's huge head was blown into the air by the blast wave.

Then it swirled and swung wildly above, splashing blood.

Finally, with a loud "boom," it crashed right in front of Orochimaru.

Feeling the slight tremors of the earth, and the snowflakes that rushed towards me from the shockwave caused by the falling snake head.

Orochimaru's mind was instantly flooded with some unpleasant memories.

His expression, which had just begun to recover slightly, had now become even more unpleasant than before.

(End of this chapter)