Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 605 Re-election and Selection?

Despite the whispered reminder from the newcomer, Tachibana Kanagawa did not immediately move. Instead, she asked in a gentle tone.

"Are you getting used to life in Kirigakure?"

Upon hearing Tachibana's concern, Fugaku Uchiha couldn't hide his smile beneath his mask.

"I am grateful for Lord Kenkawa's concern. The entire Hidden Mist Village is filled with a sense of prosperity. The villagers do not look down on us, the Kurosaki clan, as outsiders. Neither I nor the clansmen have ever felt so at ease."

Hearing Fugaku Uchiha's answer, Tachibana Kenkawa wasn't too surprised.

Without the constraint of being called "Uchiha," the Kurosaki clan's attitude towards others has undergone a certain change.

Those clan members carefully selected by Fugaku Uchiha were not the type to cause trouble, so they naturally wouldn't intentionally offend the original villagers of Kirigakure.

Meanwhile, the various clans of Kirigakure were quite concerned about Kurosaki, this newly emerging ninja clan that had suddenly appeared and whose members, who had been wandering outside, were returning from time to time, and which was constantly growing stronger.

Although there might be some hidden agendas or ulterior motives.

However, Kirigakure is currently in a period of rapid development, and it has not yet reached the stage where there is not enough pie to go around.

In addition, with the support provided by Tachibana Kenkawa, both overtly and covertly, all competition remained within a fair and just environment.

Another point.

The current head of the Kurosaki clan, Kurosaki Hikaru, is suspected of having a close relationship with the Fourth Mizukage, and various rumors have been circulating in Kirigakure for some time.

Therefore, very few people would willingly offend this relatively small "secret arts family" for a few insignificant gains.

Just as Fugaku Uchiha said.

Now, free from the strange looks of others and enjoying a long-lost peaceful life, these reborn Uchiha are all very satisfied.

"How's Shisui? How's that kid adapting?"

Unlike the other clan members selected by Fugaku Uchiha, these people had all received hints from Fugaku Uchiha beforehand, and their personalities and beliefs were among those who could understand the need for a change of course.

However, Uchiha Shisui did not actually meet Uchiha Fugaku's criteria for "selecting people".

It's not that Shisui had a bad personality, but rather that he belonged to the extremely rare "Konoha faction" within the Uchiha clan.

Perhaps it was because he had been determined since childhood to reconcile the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha.

Uchiha Shisui, who had put in a lot of effort for this, was greatly disappointed with Konoha and his clan after the Nine-Tails' attack, but he still couldn't quite accept the act of "betraying Konoha".

This is why Fugaku Uchiha specifically transferred him from Konoha to the Mediation Force to "carefully instruct" him.

However, now that Uchiha Shisui has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he has become the third strongest member of the Kurosaki clan.

Even though the incident happened suddenly, neither Fugaku Uchiha nor Tachibana Kenkawa could continue to let him wander outside.

Fortunately

"That attack and the process of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan dealt a heavy blow to Shisui. Now he seems to hate his Uchiha identity. Changing his clan is actually a more acceptable outcome for him."

As he spoke, a hint of worry flashed in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes. Even he was still somewhat apprehensive about the madness of those rebels back then.

However, considering the increasingly positive situation within the clan, he temporarily put this worry aside.

Seeing through what Fugaku Uchiha was thinking, Tachibana Kenkawa chuckled and teased.

"Alright, don't overthink it. Spend more time caring for your two little ones."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha immediately blushed deeply.

He still vividly remembers the time when Sasuke, who had just returned to the Kurosaki clan, was carried by Itachi Uchiha to meet him, and Sasuke greeted him with a polite "Hello, Uncle."

Seeing that Fugaku Uchiha was stammering and didn't know how to respond, Tachibana Kenkawa stopped teasing him.

He got up, brushed off the grass clippings, and beckoned Uchiha Fugaku to join the others.

However, before leaving, Jianchuan Ju glanced at the orange little dragon that was still fooling around in the distance and secretly made plans in her heart.

"A Fire-type Pokémon wouldn't be bad for the Uchiha clan, would it?"

"But should it be given to Shisui or Itachi?"

The journey of several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Compared to the time two years ago when she brought dozens of ninjas with her to the maintenance force base, Tachibana Kenkawa's entourage was much smaller this time.

After all, Kirigakure, which had previously held the position of commander, had lost the chance to compete for it. Therefore, the people from Kirigakure came here this time with more of an observer's mentality.

Moreover, the Zero organization suffered two consecutive setbacks but has not taken any follow-up actions.

In addition, Orochimaru, this "insider," has completely lost contact with us recently.

Therefore, Tachibana Kanagawa's wariness of Obito Uchiha has increased significantly.

All of Kirigakure's top combatants remained in the village during this expedition.

Even Kisame Hoshigaki's side, after this round of selection for the maintenance and reorganization forces, Tachibana Kenkawa was prepared to bring him back to the village.

But that's all in the future.

As Jianchuan Ju leisurely walked into the maintenance base, the first thing that caught her eye was Minato Namikaze's increasingly distressed face.

Looking at the incredibly haggard Minato Namikaze, who seemed to have aged more than ten years, Tachibana Kanagawa couldn't help but silently mourn for him for a few seconds.

Konoha is currently at its weakest point in history.

Even compared to Konoha at the same time in the original story, it wasn't much stronger.

Although the top combat force has been strengthened by the presence of Minato Namikaze, a powerful figure who is also the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, the number of ordinary ninjas who suffered repeated heavy blows may not even be as high as the number of those who died right after the end of the Third Shinobi World War.

In terms of economy and influence, it has been crushed into dust by the now-dominant Kirigakure.

No wonder the once spirited Minato Namikaze is in this state now.

Tachibana Kanagawa had no interest in picking on someone's wounds at this time. He simply nodded slightly to Minato Namikaze and then turned to walk towards Yahiko, who was truly in high spirits.

However, just because Tachibana Kenkawa isn't interested in doing something doesn't mean others aren't.

Following closely behind him was the Kazekage Rasa, who immediately displayed his foul mouth upon seeing Namikaze Minato.

"Heh, I heard there was a rebellion in Konoha recently?"

"The Uchiha clan was a meritorious family that co-founded Konoha with the Senju clan. If even a clan like that could choose to rebel, it seems that compared to Kirigakure, Konoha truly doesn't deserve the title of the strongest ninja village!"

(End of this chapter)