Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 52 Ninja Tools? Ninja Swords? (Third Update! Please Subscribe!)

That afternoon, the group returned to Takumi Village, picked up Shimotsuki Ichiro, and together they set off to return to Kirigakure Village.

As for the colorful sparrow and the turtle...

It just so happens that they had prepared more than one of those coffin-shaped ninja tools in order to kidnap Konoha ninjas, which they then used themselves.

Actually, it's not that there aren't any scrolls in the ninja world that can seal or teleport living people; in fact, they're even sold in Takumi Ninja Village.

However, these scrolls were too expensive to produce, so Qing naturally wouldn't spend the money on prisoners.

Fortunately, ninjas have all sorts of outfits when they go out on missions, not to mention that Takumi Ninja Village has all kinds of strange and wonderful ninja tools.

So the group wasn't stopped at the port or prevented from boarding the ship just because they were carrying two coffins.

The journey back was surprisingly peaceful, without any further incidents.

Aside from the first day after boarding the ship, Ao gathered his three team members to analyze and teach them about the previous battle between Tachibana Kenkawa, Zabuza, and Aya.

As a Jonin, Ao also listed some different battle strategies for the two of them, and most importantly, he promised to teach them a few practical ninjutsu.

In fact, in a typical ninja squad, the captain doesn't have much of an obligation to teach.

For the team leader, squad members are mostly subordinates. If the team leader is willing to impart some ninja experience, it's already considered very kind. Even worse, some squad leaders will treat their genin members as tools or cannon fodder to help them complete their missions more effectively.

However, after spending this time together, Ao has come to fully appreciate Tachibana Kanagawa and Zabuza, the two genius boys who joined his team later.

He had long regarded the two as disciples like Mei Terumi, so naturally he wouldn't hesitate to teach them some ninjutsu.

However, since everyone was still on a ship sailing at sea, there was no rush to start teaching them now.

After that, Jianchuan Ju spent the entire time in the cabin studying the newly evolved Blue Boy and the 'Peacock Flying Twin Swords', the spoils of war obtained from defeating the Rainbow Sparrow.

Yes, this pair of extremely powerful dual-sword ninja tools ultimately ended up in the hands of Tachibana Kenkawa.

The village generally doesn't care too much about the spoils of war that ninjas acquire when they go out on missions, unless they are things with political significance like the Thunder God Sword or the Seven Ninja Swords.

Since Caique was defeated by Jianchuan Tachibana and Zabuza together, the spoils of war were naturally divided between the two of them.

However, Zabuza arrogantly stated that he was able to defeat Ayako mainly because Tachibana Kenkawa unexpectedly used steel wire to fight him, and that the pair of swords had already broken in two, so Zabuza-sama looked down on such broken pieces of metal.

So, regardless of the fact that Tachibana Kenkawa was not actually proficient in swordsmanship, he firmly refused to participate in the distribution of this spoils of war.

In the end, Tachibana Kenkawa couldn't be too coy and obediently accepted the damaged ninja tool.

However, Tachibana gave Zabuza the roll of ninja tool wire that the two of them had used before, and reminded Zabuza again not to covet his guillotine. Wouldn't it be better to master the wire and take over the sewing needle in the future?

The other ninja tool, the "Genki Firelight Sword," was naturally kept as Ao's trophy, and what to do with it was none of Tachibana's business.

Today it just so happens that it's Tachibana Kanagawa's turn to protect Shimotsuki Ichiro. After all, Shimotsuki is a ninja tool forging expert from Kirigakure.

After much deliberation, Tachibana Kenkawa decided to ask the other party for help on how to deal with the damaged pair of swords.

Inside the cabin, in Tachibana Kanakawa's room.

"It can't be fixed."

Shimotsuki Ichiro, who had been examining the "Peacock Flying Twin Swords" for quite some time, suddenly uttered this sentence.

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju staggered and almost strained her back.

I thought the old man would come up with some brilliant advice after taking out all sorts of tools and studying them carefully for a long time, but instead he just sentenced the pair of swords to death.

Looking at the smooth cuts of the twin swords, Tachibana Kanagawa asked a question, somewhat puzzled.

"Does Mr. Shimotsuki think this weapon is too badly damaged?"

Faced with the questioning, Shimotsuki Ichiro immediately puffed out his beard and glared.

"What do you know, kid? This thing is more of a magical artifact than a weapon; it just happens to look like a sword."

"A magical artifact?"

"That's right. You can call it a ninja tool or a magical artifact. According to you, these two swords allow the user to control storms, and," the old man Frostmoon said, flicking the blades lightly, "this ninja tool wasn't designed with strength in mind. It's clearly not suitable for slashing or impact, which is why it was cut so easily."

Jianchuan Ju was a little confused.

"So, what does this have to do with it being irreparable?"

Shimotsuki Ichiro rolled his eyes at him.

"Have you heard of the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools? The method of making magical artifacts has long been lost, and what remains now are just clumsy imitations. I'm an old man who's a blacksmith, and I don't know how to make magical artifacts, so naturally I can't repair them."

"I"

Jianchuan Ju swallowed back all the words she wanted to say.

"So this magical artifact is useless then?"

"Not really. Although I don't understand the construction of magical artifacts, the materials used in these two swords are certainly very precious."

Old Man Shuangyue looked hopefully at Jianchuan Ju, waiting for him to continue the conversation.

However, Tachibana Kenkawa didn't say anything, giving off a "say what you want" vibe. Shimotsuki Ichiro had no choice but to cover up his embarrassment and continue talking.

"Ahem, if you need it, this old man can help you forge it into a decent sword. However, I'll keep half of the materials for myself."

After speaking, Shimotsuki Ichiro glanced at Kenkawa Tachibana, but seeing that Kenkawa Tachibana was completely unmoved, the old man became a little anxious.

"Give me at least a third!"

Actually, what Jianchuan Tachibana cared about wasn't the reward, but rather that her own fighting style didn't involve much melee combat.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Tachibana Kenkawa can't use swords. After all, due to the characteristics of Kirigakure's ninjas, the ninja academy teaches some basic sword techniques.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa sees herself as a ninjutsu ninja, or even a medical ninja, and using weapons actually hinders her from forming hand seals and releasing ninjutsu.

In normal times, when you really need to fight in close combat, kunai are barely enough. If you need to form hand seals, just throw out kunai to distract the enemy. I don't feel bad about losing them.

The initial reason for wanting to repair the pair of swords was entirely due to their near-benefit version of Shinra Tensei's ability to blow things away. However, reforging them into swords made Tachibana Kenkawa somewhat hesitant.

Shimotsuki Ichiro seemed to have seen through Tachibana Kenkawa's thoughts and spoke up to persuade him.

"Don't be fooled by the seemingly powerful ninja tools. In all my years of life, I've seen many ninjas who become complacent after acquiring a powerful or strange ninja tool. In the end, these people mostly become obsessed with it and their strength stagnates."

"But ninja swords are different. A good ninja sword will better unleash your strength as its master grows."

Just as Jianchuan Ju was somewhat tempted by the old man Shuangyue's words and was about to agree to his request,

Suddenly, there was a series of urgent knocks on the door.

(End of this chapter)