Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 519 Personnel Arrangements

Although the five villages jointly formed the mediation force this time, the intention was to determine the command and management positions based on the strength of the members.

However, such joint forces are inherently complex. The forces have not yet been established, and one side may already be acting as an "undercover agent." Therefore, the selection of personnel cannot be based solely on military force.

Otherwise, we might be completely led by the nose by the enemy.

However, upon thinking about this problem, Jianchuan Ju and Elder Yuanshi exchanged a glance, both revealing a hint of distress.

There's no other reason than that such talents—who are intelligent, calm and collected, and whose abilities are not lacking—are extremely rare resources in Kirigakure.

Especially after Tachibana Kanagawa took over, Kirigakure has been in a phase of rapid development.

There is a severe shortage of management talent in this field.

For someone as excellent as Haruyu, Kenkawa Tachibana would love to break her into eight pieces and use her to her heart's content.

From air force management and diplomatic liaison to the previous joint Chunin Exams, the other side's presence was indispensable everywhere.

The truth is, these people under Jianchuan Ju are fine enough to kill someone, but they're not good at clerical management.

Just look at Kaguya Rosso, the deputy minister of the Air Force, who spends every day waiting for Haruyu to find time to clean up his messes; that speaks volumes.

Jianchuan Ju rubbed her temples with a slight headache, but still spoke first, sharing some of her thoughts from her journey back.

"I'm currently planning to have Kisame Hoshigaki put aside his other work and try to secure the position of commander of the peacekeeping force."

"Kisame's strength and execution should be fine, but if he's not good at adaptability and planning, then we'll give him a suitable deputy."

Kisame Hoshigaki, who is now eighteen years old, has made rapid progress in his strength over the past two years.

Kisame Hoshigaki is currently in the prime of his ninja development, has accumulated a wealth of practical experience in his work in the Anbu, and receives personal guidance from Tachibana Kenkawa from time to time. As a result, his strength is now among the top five in Kirigakure.

After the Flounder was released, its 40-meter-long sword was so powerful that even Zabuza Momochi, who now possesses the Zero Three-Tails, was no match for it.

Coupled with his superb water-style ninjutsu, he has already firmly stepped into the realm of Kage-level strength.

Jianchuan Ju didn't believe that the other four major ninja villages would be so extravagant as to send experts of such strength to this newly formed joint force.

Regarding management, the final size of the peacekeeping force has not yet been determined.

However, Jianchuan Ju estimates that the total number of people will not exceed two hundred.

Kisame Hoshigaki has served as the vice-commander of the Anbu for the past two years, so he has no shortage of experience in leading teams to carry out missions, and his loyalty and execution ability are beyond doubt.

The only thing that made Tachibana Kenkawa a little worried was that Kisame was calm and collected, but lacked strategic thinking and resourcefulness.

Especially in complex working environments like those of peacekeeping and mediation units.

It's easy to be taken advantage of by others and suffer in silence.

In terms of interpersonal skills, he is still relatively young and lacks experience, which makes him somewhat tactful.

The most suitable candidate to join the Mediation Force within Kirigakure is actually Qing, who is currently responsible for handling official business for Elder Yuanshi every day.

In terms of both strength and interpersonal skills, he surpasses Kisame Hoshigaki by a little.

However, this unit itself was at the forefront of the fight against Zero Organization.

Sending out Ao, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, is something Tachibana Kenkawa is really afraid of—it'll be like throwing meat buns to a dog, never to return.

After considering it for a while, Elder Yuanshi couldn't think of a better candidate, so he could only nod secretly and add.

"What about a deputy? Has the Mizukage considered sending someone?"

Jianchuan Ju looked at Elder Yuanshi and said hesitantly.

"What does Elder Yuan think of Clan Chief Yukikaze as Kisame's second-in-command?"

Yukikaze, the head of the Yuki clan, has voluntarily stepped down from his post since Tachibana Kanagawa became the Mizukage, and currently does not hold any position in Kirigakure.

Besides raising the next generation of the family, she racked her brains to entice the young ladies and wives of the Yuki clan to seduce Kanakawa Tachibana.

They wanted to obtain the White Release bloodline limit for the Yuki clan.

However, the other party was very reasonable and gave up a lot of the rights previously controlled by the ninja clan. All of these things were done openly, without engaging in any underhanded tactics.

Jianchuan Ju couldn't be too harsh on the other party, so she could only let it be.

Now that there's a chance to transfer the other person away on "official business," Tachibana Kenkawa can relax a little.

Moreover, Yukikaze has served as the clan leader for so long, so it's not to say that he is particularly intelligent.

But at least in terms of scheming and plotting, they're considered the best among the worst in Kirigakure.

However, Elder Yuan shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

"Inappropriate."

Seeing the slightly puzzled look in Jianchuan Ju's eyes, Elder Yuan Shi continued to explain.

"After all, Yukikaze is the head of the clan. Such long-term missions are inherently inconvenient, especially since he is being sent to be the deputy of Kisame, a young Jonin. Even if he himself doesn't mind, some people in the ninja clan will inevitably harbor resentment."

Jianchuan Ju frowned slightly, then understood what Elder Yuan Shi meant.

Although Kisame Hoshigaki is now stronger than Yukikaze, it's still not feasible to let the two of them fight in front of all the ninjas.

Moreover, Tachibana Kenkawa has been pushing to break down the barriers between ninja clans and ordinary ninjas.

They directly assigned Yukikaze, the representative of the largest ninja clan in Kirigakure, to work as Kisame's assistant.

Even in Kirigakure, a village that reveres martial prowess, it's not impossible that some members of the ninja clans might misunderstand and think that the Mizukage is further suppressing the ninja clans.

"Sigh, never mind. Let Itsaburo go then. That guy is usually quite clever."

Although Isaburo is now a "Dull Swordsman", he has always been cautious and prudent, and he is also quite tactful in his dealings with others.

Although it seems somewhat out of place among the other ninja swords, it complements Kisame Hoshigaki perfectly, so sending him is a reasonably acceptable choice.

Elder Yuan nodded upon hearing this.

"Two ninja swords? That should be enough."

"Let's transfer Kono from the Sky Division over there too. Three Jonin should be enough to handle the situation. We can make adjustments later once the quotas for the other ninja villages are finalized."

Tachibana Kanakawa had no objection to this.

As for the remaining Chunin, Tachibana Kenkawa will leave the decision to Elder Genji. It would be good to select some promising young Chunin to train with.

Afterwards, the two discussed it further and decided to let the other side go for the time being.

Since it was agreed that Konoha would conduct the investigation, Kirigakure's Tachibana was prepared to pretend they knew nothing about it.

They could find another reason to deal with Xingren Village after some time had passed; neither Jianchuan Tachibana nor Elder Yuanshi took such a minor character seriously.

Just as the two were about to continue their discussion on how to utilize Orochimaru, the inside man who had come to them, they realized that Orochimaru was the one who had taken the initiative to come to them.

Qing, however, was holding a scroll and strode in.

"Lord Mizukage, Elder, a letter has just arrived from Kumogakure."

(End of this chapter)