Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 59 Bad News (Fifth Update! Please Subscribe!)

For the next ten days or so, Tachibana and Zabuza focused on learning new ninjutsu.

The two even reduced their planned sword practice considerably.

That's right, both of them have recently scheduled a certain amount of swordsmanship practice. Tachibana Kenkawa is doing basic practice, while Zabuza is doing swordsmanship combined with wire techniques.

However, both of them were making slow progress in their cultivation, and could only encourage themselves by belittling each other's performance.

Qing shuttled between the perception class and the training ground, getting familiar with her new job while also guiding her disciples in their cultivation.

All three of them were extremely busy, so only Mei Terumi was responsible for going to the Mizukage Building every day to check for suitable missions.

Mei Terumi didn't complain much about keeping an eye on the mission board, but she still made sure to have a sparring session with the two of them every afternoon at the training ground.

The three are currently evenly matched, and they usually have a win-loss record against each other. This kind of sparring has a very obvious effect on improving their strength.

Oh, right. Since Blue Boy's last evolution, all of his attributes have improved, and his overall strength has increased by leaps and bounds.

They now possess the strength of an ordinary Chunin, especially in terms of speed, which is astonishing. Their combat prowess is on par with the three younger members.

Therefore, both Mei Terumi and Zabuza now refuse to consider Tachibana Kenkawa and Ran as a single entity.

During regular training sessions, participants are usually divided into four groups to fight individually, or they engage in two-on-one duels.

Chen-Chou-Mao

Water Release: Water Chaos Wave

The Water Chaos Wave ninjutsu is slightly different from Mei Terumi's commonly used "Water Release: Water Shock Wave".

The impact was weaker and could not even create waves. The water that Jianchuan Ju spat out turned into a parabola and formed a small lake on the ground.

However, this ninjutsu only requires three hand seals, making it faster to release and less chakra-consuming, which perfectly meets Tachibana Kanagawa's current needs for creating a water-based ninjutsu.

Seeing that the turbulent water had completely covered the ground, Mei Terumi reluctantly emerged from the ground.

That's right, they are currently conducting combat training.

Since all three members of Team Ao are Water Release ninjas, Mei Terumi has been using Earth Release ninjutsu since the beginning of training to avoid releasing Water Shock Waves and creating a combat environment for her opponents.

Unfortunately, Mei Terumi didn't have many Earth Release ninjutsu techniques. She tried to use the "Heart Decapitation Technique" to sneak attack Tachibana Kenkawa, but it was seen through, and she was almost crushed to the ground by the Water Chaos Wave.

Just as Mei Terumi emerged from the water, a mocking voice reached her ears.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique"

A large expanse of water spiraled upwards, enveloping Mei Terumi. As the water swirled, it quickly closed into a sphere over a meter high, effectively trapping her inside a water prison.

But before Jianchuan Ju could even say a few polite words...

A short, blue figure darted behind Jianchuan Ju like lightning, holding a crystal-clear water ball in one hand and gently patting his thigh twice with the other.

Jianchuan Ju looked down with a hint of helplessness. It was Lanzi, who had been paired with Terumi Mei in this battle.

"Okay, you win."

Jianchuan Ju readily withdrew her arm, dispelling the control of the water prison spell.

"Yay!"

Mei Terumi, who had just emerged from the water dungeon, immediately went up to Lan Zai and gave him a high five.

As for Zabuza's whereabouts?

Zabuza was ambushed and "killed" by Mei Terumi and Ranzai at the very beginning of the battle, just as he was about to unleash his Hidden Mist Technique, and was forced to withdraw from the sparring session.

"Hey, Zabuza, where did you learn to stand still and raise one hand in a pose when using the Hidden Mist Technique? I don't remember you doing that before!"

Upon hearing that the battle had been decided, Zabuza, who had just walked over, blushed slightly, but fortunately, because he was covered in bandages, no one could tell.

However, Zabuza's eyes still wandered around, and he dared not meet Tachibana's gaze.

He couldn't very well say that he had recently witnessed Mei Terumi's Hidden Mist Technique, which also involved exhaling mist.

Seeing it from an outsider's perspective for the first time, I realized that the way this spell was performed looked really silly, so he probably came up with the cool pose himself.

"From now on, I'll never raise my hands again when using ninjutsu!"

Zabuza silently set a rule for himself in his heart.

"Alright, you've lost today. You're both buying dinner."

Mei Terumi casually picked up Ranzai and looked at Tachibana and the other person with a smile.

Lan Zai immediately chimed in.

"Quack~ (＞＜)"

"Let me treat you."

Qing, who had arrived at the training ground at some unknown time, instantly appeared in front of the group.

"Teacher Qing, you're here really early today!"

Ao looked up at the sky, a little embarrassed, and decided to ignore Mei Terumi's teasing and continue with her own topic.

"Let's go eat now. It's been a long time since I've treated you all to a meal."

No one objected, and since it was almost time, they simply packed their things and prepared to leave.

Actually, Qing treated everyone to dinner just a few days ago, but perhaps because it was her first time being a team leader, Qing always felt she needed to put in more effort.

The group then went to a barbecue restaurant they frequented.

They chatted about their training over the past few days while waiting for the restaurant to serve their food.

Perhaps because of the high energy expenditure from training, and because they are at a stage of rapid growth, the three little ones ate quite a lot.

After Qing finished eating, he didn't urge him on, but just quietly watched his three disciples eat.

Only when Zabuza finally put down his chopsticks did Ao finally speak.

"Have you all finished eating?"

Seeing that the three people and the frog all nodded in confirmation, Qing's expression became more serious, and after a moment's thought, he spoke.

"I have some bad news for you. In three days, our team will be heading to the front lines."

The three of them were all stunned for a moment.

Jianchuan Ju had noticed earlier that Qing seemed to be in a bad mood during dinner today, as if he had something to say. However, she didn't expect that her team would be heading to the battlefield so soon.

The other two were also very surprised.

The main reason is that everyone's recent days of training and rest have become too routine, causing them to forget that Kirigakure and Konoha are currently at war.

Moreover, recently, some ninjas in the village have been complaining about this.

"The frontline troops have been deployed for half a month, but they've only been holed up in the old site of the Land of Whirlpools and haven't actually entered the Land of Fire. It's a disgrace to the Land of Blood Mist." This kind of topic was discussed.

This led everyone to believe that it was only the early stage of the war and that the village would not send reinforcements to the front lines in the short term.

"Teacher Qing, is there some problem at the front lines?"

Qing nodded, her face somewhat pale, and replied.

"Yes, the village's reconnaissance team sent out on the front line unfortunately ran into the ninja team that was leading the team to support the border defense."

"Kurosuki Raiga, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Nakayoshi, the leader of the Sensory Squad, were attacked in the Land of Fire. Their team was almost completely wiped out, and they barely managed to escape back to the front-line camp."

"What?!"

The three of them exclaimed in surprise. These two were no weaklings, yet their teams had been completely wiped out.

Moreover, Qing used the word "by chance" to escape back.

Qing looked at the three of them and spoke in a very serious tone.

"The commander dispatched by Konoha to the front lines is Orochimaru!"

That's all the ripples I have left. Tomorrow I can only watch as many as I can.

(End of this chapter)