Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 81 Okay, I understand.

Xue Shan stared intently at Jian Chuan Ju with an unpleasant expression.

I never imagined that the kid I met on the pirate island, who was so wary of me, would grow up to be this big.

Xue Shan made up her mind that she had to keep these kids here today no matter what, otherwise they would become a great threat to the Xue clan if they continued to grow stronger.

Thinking of this, Xue Shan no longer hesitated and quickly formed hand seals.

"Magic Mirror Ice Crystal"

Dozens of enormous, crystal-clear ice mirrors rapidly formed, enveloping the entire battlefield.

Xue Shan stared at Jian Chuan Tachibana and the others who were being held back by the remaining four Chunin on her side, and slowly merged into an ice mirror.

"Whoosh—"

A figure flew out from the side ice mirror, and Jianchuan Ju, relying on the warning of "danger foresight", managed to raise his sword to block the attack.

However, the immense force of the high-speed impact sent Jianchuan Ju flying as if hit by a cannonball, skipping across the water's surface several times.

Finally, Jianchuan Ju relied on the chakra he channeled into his hands to enhance his grip, and slid for several more meters before finally coming to a stop.

"Jianchuan!"

"Croak~"

Seeing that Tachibana was knocked away, Zabuza and Ranzai immediately forced their opponent back and were about to come to their aid.

However, Tachibana Kanakawa stopped her.

"It's okay, I'll take care of this guy."

"Kid, don't look down on people!"

Xue Shan's figure was reflected in all the ice mirrors on all sides, and she roared at the same time.

What followed was a continuous, rapid onslaught, pounding against Jianchuan Ju like a storm.

However, having prepared in advance, Jianchuan Ju tried his best to adjust his body and focused on blocking.

Xue Shan seemed to have also set her sights on Jian Chuan Ju, completely ignoring everyone else and launching a full-scale attack on him.

For a moment, a series of "ding-ding-dong" sounds rang out.

After deflecting the opponent's thousand needles once again, Xue Shan was kicked away by the follow-up kick, and her attack finally stopped for a moment.

Ignoring the numerous small wounds on her body, Jianchuan Ju casually touched the blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, looked at Xue Shan who had once again merged into the ice mirror, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Wow, that's really strong, Jonin."

While saying "You're really strong," Tachibana Kanagawa revealed a slight smile.

Perhaps the opponent was worried that the range of the 'Magic Mirror Ice Crystal' was too small and could be broken from the outside by their own teammates, so at this moment the ice mirror enveloped everyone within it.

However, this made the distance between the ice mirrors too great, which made Xue Shan's attack speed not as fast as expected.

In fact, if Jianchuan Ju and the others hide in the water, they will greatly reduce the opponent's high-speed movement caused by the refraction of the ice mirror.

However, since he was able to block the opponent's attack by using his sense of danger, the outcome of this battle was already decided!

"You can still laugh?" Xue Shan's voice came through the ice mirror again.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa simply twirled his sword and scoffed.

"Your men are almost all dead, so of course I can laugh."

"Then let's see how long you can keep laughing!"

Xue Shan rushed out of the ice mirror behind her again, and this time, dozens of chilling ice shards followed her out.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Jianchuan Ju, who had already completed the hand seals, had been waiting for this opportunity.

Following the direction indicated by the "danger premonition" in her mind, Tachibana Kanagawa simultaneously made a splashing motion with both hands.

"Water Release: Boiling Water"

As Jianchuan Ju moved his hands, a large curtain of water surged from the water beneath their feet, splashing towards the direction Xue Shan was heading.

"Sizzle~"

"ah----"

The scalding hot water instantly melted the incoming ice crystals, then continued its relentless spray onto Xue Shan.

The next moment, Xue Shan covered her face with her hands and screamed in agony.

Upon seeing this, Tachibana Kanagawa prepared to draw her sword and finish off her opponent.

However, a Jonin is still a Jonin. Despite the pain, Xue Shan formed a hand seal with one hand and slapped the water's surface.

Several ice spikes shot out of the water at high speed, forcing back the advancing Jianchuan Ju, giving him another chance to hide back in the ice mirror.

"You brat! I'm going to kill you!"

With a series of heavy breathing sounds, Xue Shan's voice, like that of a demon, came from the ice mirror, and at the same time, all the ice mirrors surrounding this battlefield collapsed.

The next moment, countless ice mirrors formed around Jianchuan Ju, creating a huge polyhedron from top to bottom, tightly enveloping Jianchuan Ju within it.

Seeing this, Tachibana Kenkawa once again used "Divine Spear * Iai Slash" to test the waters, but it only caused a few sparks to fly on the ice mirrors and could not cause any effective damage.

Even the divine spear and blade, whose hardness was comparable to metal, were repeatedly broken into light spots.

Seeing that Jianchuan Ju seemed helpless and in despair in the face of the ice mirror, Xue Shan finally revealed a satisfied smile.

"Stop wasting your energy, accept reality, kid!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Shan launched another attack at a speed far exceeding her previous leaps, targeting Jian Chuan Ju who was still standing there in a daze.

This time, however, there was no need for Kanakawa Tachibana to continue to exert herself in resisting.

"Water Escape* Five-Food Dragon"

Water Release: Shower

"Quack! (｀0′)===3"

Teammates who had already dealt with their enemies arrived at this moment, and several ninjutsu attacks smashed through the ice mirror from the outside and attacked Xue Shan in the blink of an eye.

Despite Xue Shan's swift mid-air adjustments to block and dodge, she was still torn apart by a water shark.

Just as she was about to give up and was preparing to hide back in the ice mirror, an excited voice came from afar.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique

A water dragon, entirely composed of flowing water, snaked and twisted its body as it lunged at Xue Shan.

The water dragon swallowed Xue Shan, who was still in mid-air, and then twisted its body, spun around with great force, smashing all the ice mirrors before finally stopping.

Finally, the water dragon dissipated, and Xue Shan fell from the sky, splashing a large amount of water before floating on the surface of the water.

At this moment, Xue Shan's body was covered with ice crystal shards, she had large burns on her front, and multiple fractures all over her body. She was in a truly miserable state.

"The Snow Clan will avenge me!"

A voice like that of a demon gushed out, mixed with copious amounts of blood. Even in her dying moments, Xue Shan's gaze remained fixed on Jian Chuan Ju and the others.

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Tachibana Kanagawa, worried that the other party might have some means of faking death, drew his "Divine Spear" and swung it casually.

The sharp white blade reappeared, cleanly severing Xue Shan's head. As her head and body separated, Xue Shan sank into the water, seemingly losing all strength.

"Tch, am I not going to take revenge on the Snow Clan?"

The other three watched Jianchuan Ju's series of actions with strange expressions.

Kisame Hoshigaki was alright, since he hadn't been on a mission with Tachibana Kenkawa before. It was just a little strange that Tachibana Kenkawa muttered something before Kisame died.

Zabuza and Mei Terumi, Tachibana's teammates, were somewhat sentimental. Since arriving at the front lines, this guy, who used to emphasize that he was a medical ninja, was becoming more and more like a true ninja from the Bloody Mist Village.

"Alright everyone, stop standing around. Let's get out of here, or the Konoha ninja might surround us soon."

After saying that, Jianchuan Ju ignored the few people who were standing there dumbfounded and took Lanzai with him as they rushed into the distance.

(End of this chapter)