Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 86 How could he have died?

After listening, Qing fell silent for a moment.

It wasn't that he didn't want to avenge his disciples, but the Snow Clan was one of the top clans in the village, and minor issues couldn't shake their position.

Even in the last smuggling incident, with Yagura Karatachi, a high-ranking member of Kirigakure, pushing for an investigation, the Third Mizukage didn't actually impose any severe punishment.

This kind of underhanded dealing on the battlefield, even if it reaches the higher-ups, let alone make the other party pay any price, there's even a possibility that the death of a Snow Clan Jonin could lead to them turning around and biting us.

Furthermore, the prevailing attitude in the village is that if someone threatens you, you should find an opportunity to eliminate them yourself. Going to complain while crying and whining will only earn you the contempt of all the Blood Mist ninjas.

Seeing that Ao looked very troubled, Tachibana Kenkawa did not intend to continue the topic.

Telling Qing about this wasn't to get any help, but to remind her that the conflict with the Snow Clan wasn't over and that she should be careful of their retaliation in the future.

Then, Tachibana Kanagawa continued to recount the subsequent attack on the Konoha camp.

"It seems that Konoha will likely reduce its frontline forces from now on."

Upon hearing this, Qing nodded and immediately understood the intention behind the actions of the ninja swordsmen at the front lines.

"It depends on the village's next plan. If the village leadership continues to send reinforcements to the front lines, then even if Konoha's logistics are in trouble, a large number of troops will inevitably be stationed here for defense."

Jianchuan Ju herself felt a little irritated after she finished speaking.

If I had traveled through time a year earlier, I would be strong enough now and wouldn't be so resistant to the upcoming war.

However, Qing has a different opinion on this.

"Thanks to that heavy rain, although the Konoha raid on the camp caused huge casualties, it also left them in a bad state, so they did not force them to stay and annihilate the returning troops."

"Moreover, for the village's leadership, killing a large number of Konoha ninja and defeating the Konoha camp are considered acceptable results, and the leadership is willing to continue to return to the previous state of confrontation across the river."

"Even though Hiramekarei and Samehada, the two ninja swords, have died in this battle, as long as the swords are still there, the village can still select successors, and this will not disrupt the strategic plan formulated before the battle."

After listening to Qing's analysis, Jianchuan Ju also felt that it made a lot of sense, and wanted to agree.

"What about...?"

"What?!"

"Teacher Qing, you're saying the two ninja swordsmen died in battle? And Suigetsu Fuguki is dead?"

The three children all looked at Qing with astonishment, especially Jianchuan Ju, for whom the news seemed to explode like a thunderbolt.

It even caused Tachibana Kanakawa to momentarily lose her composure.

How could the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon have died?

Although two ninja swordsmen died in battle, Hiramekarei had no name in the original work, only a vague appearance.

So even if the opponent died in battle, Tachibana Kenkawa would only think that the opponent probably deserved to die there. The guy who was later killed by Mike Dai's Eight Gates kick might have been the second Hiramekarei, who would later inherit the ninja sword.

However, Suigetsu Hozuki is different. This guy is clearly recorded in the original work as someone who would live until the time of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi. His death at this time must be because he, as a time traveler, influenced history.

"But what did I, a nobody who wasn't even a Jonin, do to cause the premature death of those two ninja swords?"

Jianchuan Ju became increasingly agitated as she thought about it, even though she had previously considered that her existence would definitely have some impact on the original plot.

However, the fact that such a big change occurred when her strength was still insufficient made Tachibana Kanakawa feel frustrated that everything was out of her control.

Mei Terumi and Zabuza, who were standing nearby, were also shocked to hear that two ninja swords had died, but they still looked at Tachibana Kenkawa with surprise, along with Ao.

For some reason, Tachibana Kanakawa acted so strangely after hearing the news.

However, Qing still spoke up to explain on behalf of the disciples.

"Our opponent is Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, and the number of Konoha Jonin attacking our camp far exceeds ours."

"Lord Suigetsu was injured by Orochimaru and then ambushed and killed by several Konoha Jonin."

"Even Jonin Karatachi suffered serious injuries while covering the retreat of other ninjas to the sea."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa calmed down a bit, not because of Ao's explanation, but because the incident had already happened, and Tachibana Kanagawa could only try to adjust herself.

"The most important thing is to improve your strength. As long as you're strong enough, it doesn't matter if the original plot deviates from its original direction."

Once again, Tachibana Kanakawa felt a pressing need to improve her strength.

"Teacher Qing, so the village will probably withdraw some troops next, right?"

"That's right. From what I understand so far, about half of the ninjas will be transferred back to the village. As for how many more troops the higher-ups will send to replace them, I'm not sure."

"However, I estimate that it will only be a small-scale increase in manpower, allowing more ninjas to hone their skills in the upcoming low-intensity combat."

Mei Terumi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Does that mean our team might have to return to the village to rest?"

"That's right, and I heard that Lord Nakaji's injuries have healed, and he may return to continue taking over the sensory unit."

While Jianchuan Ju and the others were still discussing their next move on the ruins of the camp,

The only intact tent at the current frontline camp in Kirigakure Village.

Yagura Karatachi, his body wrapped in bandages, was rapidly reading the urgent intelligence reports sent from Kirigakure via summoning beasts.

"They're actually advertising it as a landslide victory? That really is."

Yagura shook his head, a wry smile on his face.

There were only two things in the intelligence.

First, Yagura was praised for his merit in destroying the Konoha camp and was allowed to continue serving as the frontline commander. At the same time, the village would gradually rotate some combat ninjas with the troops in the frontline camp.

The second point is more important: the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth simultaneously issued statements announcing an alliance and a joint declaration of war against the Land of Fire. The higher-ups instructed Yagura Karatachi to maintain a posture of strategic pressure even after subsequent reinforcements arrived. However, they were told not to easily initiate large-scale warfare, but to focus on training troops, controlling troop losses, and waiting for the Land of Fire to weaken.

For Yagura Karatachi, it would be best if this decision-making error didn't negatively impact his reputation.

This will also help him continue to fulfill his ambitions and ideals.

However, for an ambitious young man like Yagura Karatachi who is not yet mature enough, this distortion of facts makes him doubt whether his ambitions are justified.

After seeing the intelligence report that the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth had declared war on the Land of Fire, Yagura Karatachi kept thinking about it.

If only I had seen through Orochimaru's scheme sooner, and hadn't been so eager to launch a full-scale attack.

If I were stronger, I could have killed Orochimaru when he attacked.

Now that the Land of Fire is besieged on all sides, does Orochimaru still have the courage to abandon his camp and lead almost all of Konoha's eastern forces to attack the Hidden Mist camp?

Or, at this point, were the Hidden Mist's frontline troops already able to set up camps within the Land of Fire?

However, no one can know for sure now.

Yagura, the clenched intelligence, silently made up his mind.

"Next time, next time I will definitely defeat you, Orochimaru!"

(End of this chapter)