Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 65 Ninja Motivation

Two days later.

Jianchuan Ju walked listlessly toward the village gate.

He has spent the last two days at the training ground familiarizing himself with the new weapons and skills.

However, it's estimated that his teammates were also preparing to go to the front line following Coach Qing's instructions, so only Lan Zai stayed with him to train.

Unfortunately, Tachibana was still thinking that if she could meet Zabuza at the training ground, she could show him off her "divine spear" and the two new sword techniques she had mastered.

He even carried the "green onion" he had just drawn with him at all times.

"Hey, Tachibana. What are you doing here so slowly?"

Mei Terumi's clear voice came from behind.

Jianchuan Ju was only slightly roused, preparing to turn around and say hello.

Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw another figure walking over with Mei Terumi.

Tachibana Kanagawa's eyes immediately lit up. With great willpower, she didn't turn her head away, but instead spoke to Mei Terumi.

"Good morning, Mei. How did you know I got a new ninja sword?"

"???"

Ignoring the puzzled look on Mei Terumi's face, Tachibana Kenkawa continued speaking rapidly.

"And it's a powerful ninja sword that's no less powerful than the Seven Ninja Swords." When Tachibana Kanagawa mentioned the 'Seven Ninja Swords,' he deliberately raised his voice, making it sound very affected.

Seeing that Tachibana Kenkawa couldn't help but glance at her side, Terumi Mei, realizing what was going on, rolled her eyes dramatically.

Ignoring his foolish teammate, he walked straight ahead.

Even Lanzi gave its owner a disdainful look before hopping off to follow Mei Terumi.

"Hey, Zabuza, you're here too."

Seeing the smug look on Tachibana's face, Zabuza slowly reached for the short sword on his back.

Seeing this, Tachibana knew when to stop and immediately stepped forward to put his arm around Zabuza, saying with a refreshed expression.

"Alright, just kidding. Let's see if you'll still dare to mock my knife next time!"

Upon hearing this, Zabuza immediately corrected him, somewhat annoyed.

"I was mocking your swordsmanship!"

Tachibana looked at Zabuza with a somewhat amused smile, but Zabuza certainly wouldn't believe her just because of her words regarding swordsmanship.

"Hey, you, we can talk about swordsmanship later. Take a look at this hilt first."

The group, bickering and arguing, made their way to the gate of Kirigakure.

At least fifty ninjas of various appearances had gathered outside the gates of Kirigakure, but the three of them spotted Ao at a glance, talking to several ninjas dressed as Jonin.

The three of them did not immediately go up to greet them, but stood at a distance and waited.

"I wonder if Teacher Qing, the newly appointed vice class monitor, can manage so many ninjas."

Mei Terumi looked in the direction of Ao with some worry. Before they came, none of them had expected that the so-called sensory support force would have so many people.

"Don't worry, this is like going to the battlefield. Teacher Qing is the temporary commander appointed by the village. No one will go looking for trouble."

As Tachibana Kanagawa spoke, he looked at the ninjas who were about to go to the front lines.

Perhaps because very few people in Kirigakure become sensory ninjas right after graduation, almost all of the fifty-odd people present were adults, which made Tachibana and his two companions seem rather unusual.

I wonder how many of these people are just incompetent "guards" like the three of us.

Oh, no, that's not right either. Zabuza should be considered a sensory ninja now.

I don't know what the village was thinking, they wouldn't even let the perception troops wait two more days before setting off with the main force to provide support.

While Jianchuan Ju and his two companions were sizing up the ninjas, the others were also paying attention to the trio.

Unfortunately, the three of them were simply too young, and most people's eyes were filled with doubt and distrust.

Fortunately, Qing didn't keep them waiting too long. After finishing their conversation, he immediately waved in this direction, signaling the three of them to come over.

"The village's order is for us to get to the Whirlpool Island camp at the front as soon as possible. The three of you, remember to stick close to me on the way, understand?"

Perhaps because it was the first time he had commanded so many people, Qing's expression was much more serious than usual.

The three of them naturally wouldn't cause trouble for their captain at this time, and they all nodded in agreement very seriously.

Qing stared blankly at the three somewhat immature faces.

In fact, Qing had also considered whether to let the three disciples stay in the village to continue to perform some low-level tasks and accumulate experience.

After all, the front line is almost certain to have a battle with Konoha in the near future, which is quite dangerous.

However, the three of them were ninjas after all, and they would have to face these things sooner or later.

Now that we're going to the battlefield together, I can take care of you. But if the three of us are later assigned to support the front lines, it might be even more dangerous.

Moreover, Qing also believed in the talent and strength of his three disciples.

With that thought in mind, Aoba no longer hesitated and turned to give orders to all the sensory ninjas.

"Perception Class, let's go!"

The three-day journey was uneventful. A ninja force of fifty or sixty people was not a small number, and usually no ignorant civilian would dare to provoke them.

The Perception Squad, which came to provide support, traveled day and night to reach the front-line camp within the former territory of the Land of Whirlpools.

This land, which had been destroyed long ago, appeared somewhat desolate.

If it weren't for this brand-new Kirigakure camp in front of them, the group would have even doubted whether they had come to the wrong place.

However, after a continuous journey, these sensory ninjas, who were finally able to stand on solid ground, were not in the mood to appreciate the camp.

In order to reach the front line as soon as possible, the group of more than fifty people were divided into several groups and took turns manipulating the ocean currents to accelerate the ships, which enabled them to arrive here within three days. Only a few ninjas who did not know water-style ninjutsu managed to escape unscathed.

In Jianchuan Ju's opinion, this move was quite ninja-like.

"Luckily we arrived at Whirlpool Island in the morning. If we had waited until the afternoon, we would have had to speed up the ship again."

As soon as Mei Terumi got ashore, she quietly complained to Tachibana Kanagawa, feeling somewhat relieved.

Even Zabuza nodded weakly in agreement.

However, since their teacher was the leader of the team, and the order to rush to the front line was issued by the village, the three of them could not show too much dissatisfaction.

"Alright, we've arrived safely. There's nothing Teacher Qing can do about the village's orders."

It wasn't that Kanakawa Tachibana didn't dislike the arduous task of accelerating the ships.

However, when he thought of those Cloud Village ninjas, who were lined up in a square formation and used Lightning Release ninjutsu to recharge their batteries, he immediately felt much more comforted.

Ao, who was the first to disembark, saw that everyone had already gone ashore, so he went up to meet Suigetsu Hobutsuki, who had been waiting for a long time.

"The perception squad and all support troops are present."

"Alright, I know you're a support unit. Head to camp." Suigetsu Hozuki simply waved and turned to leave.

Even the three people following Ao, including Tachibana Kanagawa, could see that Suigetsu Hobutsuki was showing some resistance and impatience.

And perhaps because the three were too tall, Suigetsu Hobutsuki lingered on them for a few more seconds before leaving.

However, upon closer reflection, it becomes understandable, even though Qing, who had arrived at this time, was still under his command.

However, in a few days, Yagura Karatachi, who will be leading the main support force, will directly take over the command of the front line.

For Suigetsu Hozuki, who had just suffered a defeat not long ago, this was naturally not a good time.

"Sigh, hopefully nothing will go wrong at the camp."

Jianchuan Ju thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)