Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 70 Pointing One Finger to the Sky (Third update today)

The pursuit team assembled on the west side of the camp.

However, it was a strange combination of three Jonin, three Chunin, and three Genin.

Fortunately, the team led by Kushimaru Kurihara and Yako consists of five members of Kirigakure's assassination squad, and Ao also has a wide range of sensory abilities, which is quite suitable for the pursuit.

However, it was still quite obvious that Kushimaru Kurihara was dissatisfied with the three genin of Team Ao.

Upon seeing the pursuing team arrive, the patrolling ninjas immediately stepped aside and respectfully bowed to Kushimaru Kurihara.

"Lord Kurihara, the spy escaped from this direction. There is also the body of a sensory ninja and a sentry here. They died no more than ten minutes ago."

Kushimaru Kurishari approached and crouched down to examine the two corpses. One had been pierced through the heart, and the other had his throat slit; both were clean and swift, fatal blows.

"A chakra scalpel? Heh."

Kushimaru casually patted the non-existent stains off his hands, ignoring the corpse on the ground, and waved for the pursuit team to follow.

Although she was forced to participate in this mission, Qing could only do her best to complete it.

After following Kushimaru, Ao immediately used his sensory ninjutsu to investigate, and then spoke.

"Lord Kurihara, no enemy figures have been detected within the sensing range, but the other party has not concealed any escape attempts, so there may be an ambush."

Kushimaru Kurihara simply nodded, not paying much attention.

Aside from Orochimaru, he didn't take anyone else in Konoha seriously. And Orochimaru, as the frontline commander, couldn't possibly leave his camp personally to ambush someone just because of an ordinary spy and a pursuer whose existence was uncertain.

"Don't worry about it, keep your sensory ninjutsu active and continue the pursuit."

The western side of the camp faces the border of the Land of Fire, so the pursuit team doesn't need to worry about direction. They accelerate towards the sea, following the trail left by Yakushi Nonou's escape.

The others on the way were somewhat surprised by the speed of Ao's three genin. They had thought the three were just dragging their feet, but their speed was actually no less than that of Yako's three chunin subordinates.

However, Kushimaru Kurihara didn't say much about it. At most, they were just three kids with decent strength, not worth his attention.

Jianchuan Ju did not take Lanzi with her on this pursuit mission.

Currently, summoning the little frog doesn't consume much chakra, so we can keep it in the camp and summon it to fight when needed. In case of an emergency, we can also cancel the summoning jutsu and have it relay information back to the camp.

This can be considered as a backup plan that Tachibana Kenkawa left for himself.

Not long after leaving the camp, Qing suddenly made a hand gesture and said without stopping his footsteps.

"A target was spotted moving rapidly two kilometers away. No, there are two targets, moving separately. We suspect they are shadow clones."

"Wuhu, lead your team and follow the tracks. Qing, lead the way and chase the other one."

Without hesitation, Kushimaru Kurihara immediately ordered his troops to split up.

Jianchuan Ju sensed something was amiss from the conversation ahead, and initially thought the pursuit team was doomed to fail.

Although the three of them were moving at a speed no slower than that of an ordinary Chunin, Yakushi Nonou was definitely a Jonin in terms of strength.

If they spot pursuers behind them, they only need to utilize their Jonin speed to avoid being caught by their group.

If the pursuers hadn't spotted her, why would she use shadow clones to confuse them?

Before Tachibana Kanagawa could have much time to think, Kushimaru Kurihara, who was at the forefront, had already spotted the fleeing blond figure.

Kurihara Kushimaru no longer suppressed his speed to accommodate the Ao team members. He directly drew his sewing needle and rushed behind the blond figure in a few blinks.

"Go to hell."

A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Kushimaru Kurihara's face beneath his mask. He raised the sewing needle high and stabbed it towards the figure, having never cared about Suigetsu Hobutsu's order to capture him alive from the very beginning.

For Kushimaru Kurihara, the mission was complete as long as he could bring the body back.

"Pfft~ Bang~"

Before Kushimaru could even feel any joy, the figure whose chest had been pierced by the needle exploded into a cloud of smoke.

"hateful!"

Enraged, Kushimaru Kurihara didn't care whether the Ao Squad members were following behind him and immediately turned around and ran in another direction.

"Bang!"

Just then, a signal flare rose in the direction of Wuhu.

Seeing this, the members of the Ao team quickly followed in Kurihara Kushimaru's footsteps.

However, when everyone arrived at the shore, they did not see the five Hidden Mist Village members besieging Yakushi Nono, but rather Kushimaru Kurihara and Yako struggling to defend themselves against the attack of nine Konoha ninja.

"Watch your step!"

As Jianchuan Ju gave the warning, the four saw the shadows in the nearby woods suddenly come to life and quickly extend towards their feet.

Fortunately, thanks to the prior warning from Jianchuan Ju, all four of them managed to dodge the sneak attack.

When Kushimaru Kurihara and Yako saw that Team Ao had arrived, they took advantage of the Konoha ninja's vigilance to retreat to this side and confront the enemy.

Both of them suffered serious injuries, with Yako having a clear penetrating wound in his abdomen.

Ignoring the possibility of being targeted by the enemy if she revealed her identity as a medical ninja at this moment, Tachibana immediately formed hand seals and used Water Ring to heal the two.

The enemy had clearly been lying in ambush here. If we lose more men now, everyone could die here.

With his injuries slightly relieved, Yako quickly shared information with everyone.

"Three Jonin from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, one Jonin and two Chunin from the Uchiha clan, one Jonin specializing in taijutsu, one Jonin specializing in water jutsu, and two Chunin."

As Yako spoke, the group's hearts sank further. Konoha's ambush this time actually involved six Jonin and four Chunin. Wait, there were also two corpses wearing Konoha headbands lying on the ground.

Even though both Kushimaru Kurihara and Yako are elite Jonin, it's somewhat unbelievable that they've managed to hold on this long.

"Isn't that spy here?" Qing asked after hearing the information.

"They've already gone out to sea, but it could also be a diversion. We still need to be careful of a sneak attack," Yako said uncertainly while receiving treatment.

Just minutes ago, Yako led his subordinates in pursuit of Yakushi Nonou when they were ambushed by the enemy. Three of his Chunin subordinates died on the spot. Yako managed to escape here, but there was no way to escape.

Kushimaru Kurishari arrived at full speed, killed two Chunin, and drew a lot of the enemy's attention, which allowed them to hold out until Team Ao arrived.

However, the disparity in combat strength between the two sides remains significant.

Given the age of the three people from Jianchuan Ju, they were clearly not strong enough to be considered powerful fighters, so the other side naturally wouldn't let their easy prey slip away.

The Jonin opposite, who appeared to be from the Yamanaka clan, spoke after completing his sensory perception.

"There are no other support, only these four people, and the one in the lead is a Jonin."

"Tch! Let's take care of them all at once!"

The Uchiha clan's Jonin were clearly getting impatient.

The other Konoha ninja breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and immediately prepared to launch another attack.

At this point, Tachibana Kanakawa didn't have time to explain further. She forcefully threw a spherical object at the other side, then immediately jumped backward and shouted, "Back off!"

Seeing an unidentified object flying towards them, the Konoha ninjas naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

The Akimichi clan's Jonin extended his right hand, and the arm rapidly grew larger in the air, becoming like a wall in front of all the Konoha ninjas, preparing to grab the sphere.

However, the sphere exploded the moment the giant hand made contact.

"boom--"

A deafening explosion rang out, sending all the Konoha ninjas charging forward flying.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa knew that the [sound projectile] he had just thrown was all bark and no bite; it might be able to distract the enemy for a while, but it wouldn't cause much damage to them.

Attacking at this point might kill one or two Konoha ninjas, but it doesn't guarantee victory for everyone.

Without much time to think, Jianchuan Ju turned to his teammates and shouted loudly.

However, since the Hidden Mist members were not far from the center of the explosion, they were also suffering from tinnitus and loss of hearing, and could not hear what Tachibana Kenkawa was saying.

Tachibana immediately struck a pose with one hand forming a hand seal and the other pointing to the sky at Zabuza.

(End of this chapter)