Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 62 The New Prize Pool

As Tachibana Kanagawa stopped supplying chakra, the white blade of light shattered like specks of light and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Gazing at this magnificent scene, Tachibana Kanakawa was momentarily lost in thought.

"No, there's danger!"

Sensing a warning, Tachibana Kanakawa instinctively wanted to duck to avoid it, however...

"Snap!"

Shimotsuki Ichiro's large hand slammed firmly onto the back of Kenkawa Tachibana's head.

"You brat! My rocking chair! The plank! Didn't you know I was telling you to aim for the plank?"

While roaring at Jianchuan Ju, the old man Shuangyue immediately rushed to the rocking chair that had been smashed to pieces.

"This chair has been with me for almost twenty years!"

Jianchuan Ju scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, wanting to experiment more with the short sword's functions, but afraid of damaging other things in the yard again.

He had no choice but to sheath his short sword and step forward to appease Shimotsuki Ichiro, who was still fuming and cursing.

After a long apology, the old man finally forgave Tachibana Kenkawa.

Afterwards, Jianchuan Ju and Lanzai accompanied the old man to tidy up the broken rocking chair pieces before returning to the courtyard.

"I didn't expect you to have such a decent amount of chakra."

After calming down, Shimotsuki Ichiro was surprised by Kenkawa Tachibana's strength.

"I thought this blade of light could only extend to about 6 or 7 meters, but I didn't expect it to go that far."

It should be noted that the backyard of this ninja tool shop is not small, and the two of them were standing on the edge of the yard. The blade light released by Tachibana Kenkawa extended for nearly ten meters, which is why it directly destroyed Shimotsuki Ichiro's rocking chair.

"Well, that's true, he has a bit more chakra than a regular genin." Having just caused a bit of a commotion, Tachibana Kenkawa couldn't boast too much at this point.

Having consumed two "miracle candies" and through persistent training, Tachibana Kanagawa's current chakra level is quite considerable among Chunin.

After Shimotsuki Ichiro's explanation, Tachibana Kanagawa finally understood the full range of the ninja sword's functions.

Under normal circumstances, when the user infuses chakra into the blade, the blade's strength and sharpness are increased. This is a basic attribute possessed by most weapons made of chakra metal.

Another one is the move that Tachibana Kenkawa just used.

The user injects chakra into the diamond-shaped mark on the hilt, and the short sword instantly constricts the air, creating a white wind blade that extends rapidly outward. Continuing to inject chakra can maintain the existence of this wind blade, effectively extending the sword's attack range significantly.

However, Shimotsuki Ichiro did not expect that Tachibana Kenkawa, a mere genin, could extend the wind blade of his short sword to nearly ten meters.

"This short sword was originally part of the modified pair of swords, but its powerful wind control ability was something even I couldn't retain. In the end, I had to choose a clever method: to extend the blade by binding and solidifying the wind."

"Unfortunately, the strength of this blade formed from wind is limited, only at the level of an ordinary metal sword. Even if more chakra is poured in, it will only increase the blade length."

The old man said with some regret.

However, Tachibana Kanakawa wasn't too concerned about that. What he valued more was the terrifying speed displayed when the wind blade extended. This kind of attack was destined to be more suitable for surprise attacks; its strength was secondary.

Thinking of this, Tachibana Kenkawa drew his short sword again, holding it in one hand with the tip pointing towards the sky.

He then poured all his chakra into that diamond-shaped mark.

"Whoosh~"

The white wind blade extended outward from the tip of the blade once again, shooting straight into the sky. However, this time, the blade's speed suddenly decreased when it rapidly grew to 13 or 4 meters.

No matter how much Jianchuan Tachibana increased her output, the white wind blade never exceeded 15 meters in length.

"That's how it is. The longer this kind of blade, formed from wind, is, the greater the consumption of chakra it consumes. It cannot be extended indefinitely."

Shimotsuki Ichiro explained in a timely manner that this was why he was so surprised when he saw the length of the wind blades released by Kenkawa Tachibana.

Tachibana Kanakawa wasn't too discouraged, but it seemed that there was no need to condense a blade longer than 12 meters in the future. After all, the consumption of chakra was too great, and the main problem was that the speed at which the wind blade extended decreased, which would defeat the purpose of a sneak attack.

With a gentle swing of the arm, perhaps because the blade is formed from wind, one feels no weight at all when wielding it. Moreover, because the blade is long enough, even with only slight arm movements, the wind blade will quickly slice through the air.

After testing it again, Tachibana was quite satisfied with the ninja sword. He stopped channeling chakra, dispersed the blade, and turned to look at Shimotsuki Ichiro.

"Thank you, Mr. Shimotsuki, I really like this knife!"

Seeing the little brat suddenly thank him so formally, Old Man Frostmoon felt a little embarrassed and waved his hands repeatedly.

"This is just a normal transaction, kid. I've already taken your payment. As long as you make a name for yourself in the ninja world with this sword, this old man will be satisfied."

"Hehe, don't worry, old man."

Jianchuan Ju happily put away the short sword.

Previously, I only wanted to ask Shimotsuki Ichiro to help me build a more robust melee weapon.

I never expected to get such an excellent ninja sword in the end. Although it's just a bankrupt version of "Shoot, God Spear", it's normal for Gin Ichimaru's Zanpakuto to be stronger. Tachibana Kenkawa is not envious at all.

Seeing how much Tachibana Kenkawa loved the ninja sword, Shimotsuki Ichiro felt that all his efforts had been worthwhile.

The old man, who already knew that Tachibana Kenkawa was about to go to the battlefield, took out a lot of consumables such as explosive tags and kunai from the ninja tool shop and gave them to him.

"Kid, the remaining materials are quite valuable. Just take these and be careful. Stay alive; I'm waiting for you to make a name for myself!"

Unable to refuse, Jianchuan Ju could only accept these things with some shame.

However, just before leaving, Shimotsuki Ichiro suddenly called out to Kenkawa Tachibana.

"Kid, this ninja sword doesn't have a name yet. What are you going to call it?"

Without giving it much thought, Jianchuan Ju secured the short sword to his back and said with a shameless laugh.

"Of course it's called, 'Sharpshooter'!"

Just as Jianchuan Ju named the short sword, a system notification sounded in his ear.

[Ding! Obtained a unique ninja sword and unlocked the achievement 'Heading towards the Pillar!']

[Ding! The limited-time event gacha pool 'Slash UP Pool' has been opened. The pool will close after the event ends.]

"Another achievement unlocked? And a new prize pool!"

Jianchuan Ju didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly; she never thought that a ninja sword could unlock a limited-time prize pool.

However, they were still in front of the ninja tool shop, and Jianchuan Tachibana suppressed his joy and did not show any strange expression.

"Sharpshooter? Not a bad name!"

Shimotsuki Ichiro silently repeated the word that Kenkawa Tachibana had just called out once, and then his eyes lit up.

"You're quite good at naming things, Orange Boy."

(End of this chapter)