Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 78 The Scent of Power

Mei Terumi and the other woman looked at Tachibana Kenkawa with surprise and uncertainty.

Keep in mind that it's late January now. Although the climate on Whirlpool Island is relatively comfortable, the temperature is still close to zero.

In this kind of weather, the rising white steam makes the effect of this ninjutsu particularly noticeable.

Jianchuan Ju looked at her two teammates and said with a smile.

"This is a ninjutsu I've been developing recently, Water Release: Boiling Water. It can create a stream of high-temperature water to burn enemies. Unfortunately, the effect of the technique is too obvious in winter. It would be more concealed in other seasons."

This guy not only shamelessly claimed that he developed the ninjutsu himself, but also gave "Hot Water" a more catchy name.

"You're developing a new ninjutsu again?" Zabuza looked at Tachibana's head, feeling completely bewildered.

Jianchuan Ju naturally couldn't say that this was a new skill that was fed to me by an external cheat, but simply explained it according to the words she had prepared in advance.

"I had discussed some techniques for developing bloodline limits with Mei before, and I thought I would try it myself. Unfortunately, even with the addition of fire-style chakra nature transformation, I still couldn't develop a bloodline limit, and in the end, I only managed to develop this one ninjutsu."

"You also possess fire-style chakra nature transformation skills?"

Mei Terumi looked at Tachibana Kanagawa with a complicated expression.

He was resentful because his father had independently developed a variety of ninjutsu, which was why he started to study his father's research on bloodline limits. However, it turned out that his father had made progress first.

"Haha, because I've recently hit a bottleneck in developing new ninjutsu, I've tried some other things."

Jianchuan Ju scratched his head awkwardly, secretly thinking that he must try to develop some ninjutsu himself in the future. Otherwise, he would always rely on the system's gifts, and no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't stand being regarded as a genius by others.

Of course, my strength is still very weak, so I can't waste too much time on this kind of work that doesn't yield much benefit. Developing some variations of ninjutsu techniques is the limit.

After that, Tachibana Kenkawa tried releasing "hot water" a few more times.

This ninjutsu can indeed be used like a fire-style ninjutsu, where you spit out water without burning yourself. However, if you do that, you'll have to provide all the chakra needed to create the ninjutsu yourself, which is less cost-effective compared to directly using water from the natural environment.

Mei Terumi also took out her father's notes again and discussed them with Tachibana Kanagawa.

Tachibana Kanagawa, having learned the principles of ninjutsu through skill infusion, was happy to exchange ideas with the other party.

Firstly, Mei Terumi's early development of her own bloodline limit could enhance the team's combat power. Secondly, Tachibana Nagakawa also wanted to see if he could transform "Steam Explosion" into his own bloodline limit through Mei Terumi's research, and even try to fuse the wind and water attributes to develop an ice release bloodline limit and open up a new attribute pool.

Jianchuan Ju was quite looking forward to seeing what kind of expression the Snow Clan would have when she used ice-type skills against them.

As the night deepened, the group prepared to return to their tents to rest.

After all, we just finished an overseas mission, and there shouldn't be any new missions assigned in the next few days, so there's no rush to train.

However, just as Tachibana Kenkawa stepped out of the camp, Kisame Hoshigaki walked towards him.

"Kisame? Is he here to see me?"

"Dr. Jianchuan, it's been a long time."

Although Kisame Hoshigaki speaks very politely, most people really can't accept his smile with its mouth full of shark teeth.

"Kisame, didn't you say you were going to form your own team? How come you're now working for Suigetsu Fubuki?"

"Yes, it was arranged by the family."

Seeing that Kisame Hoshigaki didn't want to say more, Tachibana Kenkawa didn't press the matter further.

For a small clan like the Hoshigaki clan, getting on the good side of Suigetsu Hozuki is probably much more important than forming their own genin squad and leading them on missions.

"I'm here today mainly because I've recently done some new research on hand seal techniques, and I'd like to ask Dr. Jianchuan for some guidance."

"this"

Tachibana Kanagawa looked at the scroll Kisame Hoshigaki had pulled out and felt a little embarrassed to accept it. After all, the two of them were really just ordinary friends, and this kind of cultivation experience was far too valuable.

Seeing that Tachibana was hesitant, Kisame Hoshigaki handed him the scroll without saying a word.

"I have never thanked Dr. Jianchuan for treating me back then, and the time I spent exchanging water-style ninjutsu techniques with Dr. Jianchuan before that was also a great help to me."

"Then thank you very much. You don't need to keep calling me 'doctor,' just call me Ju."

"Okay, Dr. Jianchuan."

After saying that, Kisame Hoshigaki turned to leave, but then, as if remembering something, he turned back and said to Tachibana Kanagawa somewhat solemnly.

"Dr. Jianchuan, please be extremely careful if you accept any missions within the Land of Fire recently."

Seeing Kisame's serious expression, Tachibana's expression also became more serious. After all, for this honest man, known for his tight-lipped nature, to remind him of something meant that the other party truly considered him a friend and knew some inside information.

"Okay, I'll be careful, thank you."

Kisame then left the training ground decisively; the two hadn't exchanged more than five minutes in total.

"Your friend seems like a pretty good person." Zabuza, who had been watching the two talk the whole time, coolly expressed his approval of Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Hehe, right? I also think Kisame is a trustworthy friend."

After laughing, Tachibana Kenkawa composed herself and said to her two teammates.

"Since both Ao-sensei and Kisame have emphasized the mission, let's try to reduce our daily training as much as possible recently, so as to avoid being in poor condition when there is an emergency mission."

"I'll listen to you, you're the captain now."

Afterwards, the three of them had a quick meal and then returned to their tents to rest.

The following morning, at the front-line command camp.

At this moment, a dozen or so Jonin are having a heated discussion here.

"Since Konoha isn't planning to attack, then we'll attack!"

Suigetsu Hozuki looked at the Jonin present with some impatience. Because of the previous defeat at the front, the person who wanted to teach Konoha a lesson the most, besides the Third Mizukage who was still stationed in Kirigakure, was probably him, the former commander.

"Perhaps this is Konoha's thinking. Why should we give up our current advantages and choose to take the initiative? They are the ones who are more anxious."

Pipa Juzo, who came to the front line with the support troops, immediately retorted that he was actually looking forward to a pleasant battle.

But since he'd already come to the front lines, there was bound to be fighting, and all he wanted to do was refute Suigetsu Hobutsuki.

Seeing the other person glaring at him fiercely, Pipa Juzo raised his eyebrows and glared back without caring at all.

Sitting in the center of the large tent, Yagura Karatachi watched the people below arguing.

I think I understand now why the Third Mizukage always preferred to let his subordinates speak first before making the final decision.

This is the taste of power.

That should be two chapters today. I have something to do this afternoon and need to go out.

(End of this chapter)