Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 526 Disavowing Relationship

The Konoha ninja who was there to greet him was completely bewildered as the Mizukage walked right past him.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa doesn't care what others think.

With a smile on his face, he led Kisame Hoshigaki to the other Cloud Village ninja who were equally at a loss.

"Hey, what are you looking at? I was invited by your Cloud Village to be a witness, so why aren't you leading the way?"

The Cloud Village ninja who was called upon by Tachibana Kenkyu looked at the smiling young Mizukage in front of him and was momentarily at a loss for words.

Logically speaking, although Tachibana Kenkawa's request was somewhat abrupt, it was not excessive; on the contrary, the reasons were quite reasonable.

However, the relationship between Kumogakure and Kirigakure is not very good. In fact, the current Raikage's severed arm was caused by the Mizukage in front of us.

Furthermore, since the Cloud Village had not given any prior instructions on this matter, how could a mere Chunin dare to take outsiders to his own camp for rest on his own?

Fortunately, perhaps having received news of Tachibana Kanagawa's arrival, Tsuchikage Kumogakure was leading a small group of people quickly toward them from afar.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Nara Shikaku arrived in Konoha at almost the same time.

"Lord Mizukage!" x2

Perhaps it was because of his actions at the Five Kage Summit.

Nara Shikaku and Tsuchida, who have just arrived, are both very respectful towards Kenkawa Tachibana.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju waved his hand casually and asked with some curiosity.

"They're all old acquaintances. So it seems the Hokage and Raikage have arrived as well?"

"In response to the Mizukage's question, the Hokage arrived yesterday."

Nara Shikaku answered respectfully.

The earthen platform beside him also chimed in.

"Lord Raikage has also arrived."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa revealed a mischievous smile.

"Now that everyone's here, why don't we start negotiations sooner? There's no need to set an auspicious day for this, right?"

The previously agreed-upon date for negotiations is tomorrow afternoon.

However, as Jianchuan Ju said, this kind of thing is actually about the two sides sitting down to discuss a ceasefire condition that can be accepted by both sides.

Moreover, due to external pressure from the other three major ninja villages, the final outcome of this ceasefire is unlikely to change, and whether it happens sooner or later doesn't seem to matter that much.

However, before Nara Shikaku could even speak, Tsuchikage of Kumogakure immediately showed a troubled expression and carefully advised him.

"Lord Mizukage, please don't joke around. How can such a date be changed so easily? Besides, there are still elders from the village who need to participate in the negotiations who haven't arrived yet. I'd appreciate it if you could wait another day, Lord Mizukage."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa looked at Tsuchida, who had just spoken, with a half-smile.

"Your elders from Kumogakure are quite arrogant, aren't they? Your own Raikage has already arrived, yet the elders haven't even shown up?"

Upon seeing this, Tu Tai gave a wry smile, but offered no explanation.

In reality, there are no elders who have not yet arrived.

Even Tsuchikage, who was the strategist of Kumogakure, didn't know why his Raikage insisted on setting the negotiation time so strictly, or even why he had invited the Mizukage to the negotiations.

However, when faced with questions from outsiders, he could only try his best to find some reasons to deflect the questions for his Raikage.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju didn't press further and said with a smile.

"Your Excellency Tutai, you must properly introduce this elder to me later."

"However, since the meeting is not starting for the time being, I would like to trouble you to take me somewhere to rest for the night."

As she spoke, Tachibana Kanagawa turned around and greeted Shikaku Nara.

"Nara clan head, please tell Minato about what happened here. See you later."

Ignoring the reactions of others, Jianchuan Ju walked straight towards the Cloud Hidden Camp.

Although Tu Tai was somewhat troubled upon seeing this, he still quickly chased after him.

Meanwhile, when Tachibana saw Tsuchida follow them, she started chatting with him casually.

"I heard that your village's Two-Tails Jinchuriki was seriously injured in the previous battle. I wonder how he is now?"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Mizukage. Yugito's condition has stabilized, and he was sent back to the village to recuperate a few days ago."

"Is that so? There's still a behind-the-scenes organization attacking the tailed beasts in the ninja world. I think the Hidden Cloud Village needs to strengthen its defenses in this regard."

"That's true, but they returned with the main force at the front, so I suppose..."

As they grew further apart, the volume of their conversation gradually decreased.

Only Nara Shikaku remained where he was.

Nara Shikaku watched the departing figure of Kenkawa Tachibana thoughtfully, then recalled the conversation they had just had. He frowned slightly and hurried back towards the Konoha camp.

Jianchuan Ju, having just met Raikage's gaze, didn't notice anything unusual.

He had originally planned to have Tsuchida show him and Kisame around the camp.

But to everyone's surprise, the other party refused, saying with a troubled expression that "the campsite is simple and there's nothing to see."

Jianchuan Ju thought that she had only come to watch the show, so she was too lazy to waste her brains on the other party. After expressing her dissatisfaction, she went directly to the tent prepared for her to rest.

Looking at Kisame Hoshigaki sitting upright to the side, Tachibana Kanagawa felt a little annoyed.

"We should have brought Zabuza with us!"

Having grown accustomed to the convenience of having a sensory ninja by his side, Tachibana Kanagawa now feels as if he's missing an eye without Zabuza by his side.

His own Sage Mode and Lan Zai's malice perception do have some detection effects, but compared to the Byakugan's abilities, they are still somewhat inferior.

"Looks like I'll have to consider using sensory abilities for the next lottery draw."

Tachibana Kanagawa's own sensory ninjutsu talent isn't particularly high, so instead of wasting time learning sensory abilities, he'd rather hope for the all-powerful lottery.

With that in mind, Jianchuan Ju simply opened the system panel and began searching for suitable perception abilities among the various prize pools.

"Scent detection? Seems a bit lacking. Eye of the Mind? Eye of Miracles? I can't see any descriptions, and I don't know if it has any sensory effects."

Silent all night.

The next day, Tachibana Kanagawa and Kisame Hoshigaki woke up early.

However, the Cloud Village side seemed determined not to start negotiations until the appointed time, dragging it out until the afternoon before the negotiations officially began.

However, such negotiations are essentially just two parties discussing terms and compensation behind closed doors, so even with the addition of an outsider like Jianchuan Ju, it doesn't make much of a difference.

Moreover, Tachibana Kanagawa noticed that during this negotiation, the Fourth Raikage was unlike his usual impulsive and reckless self.

They were extremely meticulous about every detail of the negotiations.

From initially making exorbitant demands to later arguing logically, it seems that every clause had to be carefully discussed and clarified with Konoha.

Feeling somewhat bored, Jianchuan Ju simply remained silent, observing the verbal sparring between the two sides as an outsider.

What's interesting, though.

Tachibana Kanagawa noticed that Shikaku Nara, who was supposed to be a strategist accompanying Minato Namikaze during the negotiations, did not appear at all throughout the entire process.

(End of this chapter)