Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 80 5V5 Team Battle

"Orange, are we really not going to help? Those guys are probably dead meat."

Hearing the sounds of fierce fighting coming from afar, Mei Terumi said she would help, but her expression was very casual.

At this moment, the Jianchuan Tachibana Squad is carefully advancing through a dense forest within the Land of Fire.

As for the sounds of battle in the distance, they were from two groups of Kirigakure ninja who had just been slaughtering villages in the Land of Fire, and now they were being surrounded and killed by several groups of Konoha ninja who had just arrived.

"Their mission is to attract attention," Kisame Hoshigaki, who was traveling with them, said coldly.

Kisame Hoshigaki during the mission seemed to have completely changed, a far cry from his previous polite and gentle demeanor in the camp.

This made Mei Terumi and Zabuza, who were on their first mission together, feel a little uncomfortable.

"Kisame is right. We just need to focus on our own business and ignore those people."

This wasn't the first time the team had encountered ninja teams from Konoha and Kirigakure near the border.

It was only after entering the Land of Fire that the group realized why the frontline command had dared to tell them to "ignore it and remain hidden."

The number of squads that the Hidden Mist Front Command sent to invade the Land of Fire far exceeded everyone's expectations. Most of the ninjas were distracting the Konoha ninjas by wantonly destroying village facilities and ambushing Konoha ninjas.

As for quiet infiltrating teams like Tachibana Kenkawa, if they weren't unlucky enough to be bumped into by Konoha's sensory ninjas, no one would have bothered with them.

Moreover, the Tachibana Squad also had Zabuza, a part-time sensory ninja who was becoming increasingly proficient in the Earth Listening Technique, to clear the way. Since entering the Land of Fire, no battles had occurred.

"Wait a minute, two small teams of eight people are approaching us from behind."

Zabuza, who happened to be using his sensory ninjutsu to investigate the battle in the village, immediately spoke up to warn everyone.

However, Zabuza's next words eased the tension among the three of them somewhat.

"The direction they're heading doesn't seem to be directly towards us; they're probably heading towards the village to provide support, but we're not sure which way."

"They just happened to be passing by? Then stay hidden and ignore them."

Jianchuan Ju lowered his voice and said that at this time, they did not want to make contact with anyone, regardless of which side they were on, so they simply walked more carefully into the depths of the forest.

However, before they had gone far, Zabuza shouted a reminder again.

"Watch out! They're coming for us!"

Because Zabuza's sensory ninjutsu range was much larger than Tachibana's "Danger Premonition," it wasn't until this point that Tachibana sensed the strong warning.

"Left side!" x2

Tachibana Kanagawa and Zabuza shouted at the same time.

Without saying a word, Mei Terumi formed hand seals and cast the "Water Wall" spell, spitting out water that quickly rose in the direction the two pointed.

The next moment, a large number of sages and ice crystals crashed against the water array wall, splashing up a few water droplets.

"Ice crystals?"

The sharp-eyed Kanakawa Tachibana immediately noticed something was wrong.

The water wall then dissipated, revealing eight ninjas wearing masks of the Hidden Mist Assassination Squad.

"You've already used Ice Release ninjutsu, and you're still trying to impersonate Anbu? You members of the Snow Clan!"

Jianchuan Ju looked at the opposite side with a solemn expression, but spoke sarcastically.

Upon hearing this, the woman who was leading the group of eight no longer concealed herself. She slowly removed her mask, revealing herself to be the Snow Clan leader she had seen at the training ground.

Xue Shan looked at Jian Chuan Ju with a cold expression.

"Kid, you're about to die and you're still so arrogant?"

"Tch, you think you can take me on?"

Despite his arrogant demeanor, Jianchuan Ju kept making hand gestures behind his back, giving secret signals to his three teammates.

"Kid, how's it going? Ready?"

Xue Shan looked at Jian Chuan Ju and the others with a mocking expression. Before setting off, she had already inquired about the opposing team, which consisted of four newly recruited Chunin.

I'm already giving these brats a lot of face by leading seven Chunin to surround and kill them, all while I'm a Jonin.

However, the first ninjutsu from the opponent almost made Xue Shan's jaw drop.

Kisame Hoshigaki rapidly formed hand seals, tilted his head back sharply, and bulged his chest high.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!"

As Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed his long-awaited Water Release technique, the water level where the group stood began to rise rapidly.

The dense forest was instantly filled with wave after wave of gushing water, turning it into a vast ocean.

The impact of the massive waves widened the distance between the two sides once again.

"This...this is a ninjutsu released by a Chunin?!"

Not only were the Snow Clan ninjas, including Xue Shan, terrified by Kisame Hoshigaki's ninjutsu, but Mei Terumi and Zabuza were also astonished.

Only Tachibana Kanagawa, who knew Kisame Hoshigaki's strength, remained relatively calm.

This guy will be known as the "Tailless Tailed Beast" in the future, and he really doesn't have that much chakra just because of Samehada.

Kisame Hoshigaki's massive chakra reserves largely stem from his unique physique. While physique can improve with strength, it still far surpasses that of most ordinary ninjas at present.

However, after watching Kisame Hoshigaki use his ninjutsu, Tachibana Kenkawa felt a little embarrassed by Kisame's recent obedience to his commands.

Looking at the four people standing on the water opposite her, Xue Shan realized that their strength seemed to have exceeded her expectations. Her expression became somewhat uncertain, but she still gritted her teeth and spoke.

"You guys deal with those three brats, I'll handle this shark-faced one."

After saying that, Xue Shan thought of the village where a battle was taking place not far away and reminded her again.

"Quickly finish this! End the battle before the people of Konoha arrive!"

The seven Chunin accompanying them immediately obeyed the order and rushed towards Tachibana and the others.

Jianchuan Ju was not about to foolishly follow the other party's lead.

He immediately reached behind his back and gripped the short sword, bent his front leg slightly and leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the seven ninjas rushing towards him.

1 second, 2 seconds.

"That's about it!"

Seeing that the opponent had already rushed close, Jianchuan Ju no longer hesitated, his arm veins bulging, and he slashed out with his short sword in an instant.

"Divine Spear * Iaijutsu"

A dazzling white light streaked across the sky, instantly turning a fan-shaped area ten meters in front of Jianchuan Ju white.

"How is that possible!"

Xue Shan, who was watching Jian Chuan Ju's actions from behind, was about to laugh at the kid in front of her for swinging his knife haphazardly. But then, three of her subordinates were decapitated while charging forward, and one of the remaining four had his arm severed because he couldn't retreat in time.

[Ding! Three enemies were killed in quick succession, unlocking the achievement "Triple Kill!"]

Ignoring the system notification, Jianchuan Ju slowly sheathed his sword.

Then, with a smile on his face, he looked at his spoils and made a joke.

"It's five against five now."

(End of this chapter)