Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 91 Me? A Ninja Swordsman?

On the way back to the village, Tachibana Kenkawa kept thinking about the conversation that Yagura had with him before he left.

"Have you ever thought about becoming one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"

When Yagura Karatachi spoke these words, Tachibana Kenkawa almost choked on his own saliva.

It's worth noting that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were essentially reduced to a "lucky trio" by Mike Day in the original manga.

However, it is still essentially a powerful team composed of seven elite Jonin.

To put it bluntly, if these seven people were to act simultaneously, they could completely wipe out some small ninja villages, and not just any ninja village like Takumi Village, which has no fighting power.

The fact that it was poorly portrayed in the original work only demonstrates the power of the forbidden technique, "Eight Gates."

I'm just a Chunin now, and only a temporary one during wartime. What qualifications do I have to get into this place?

It's likely that other ninja swords will secretly erase it to avoid lowering its overall prestige.

Furthermore, the idea of ​​the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was actually proposed by the Second Mizukage, who used his energy to collect seven ninja swords.

After the Second Mizukage died in battle, it was the Third Mizukage who carried out the talent cultivation and selection.

It can be said that this group has been a dedicated force serving the Mizukage since its inception.

While Yagura Tachibana may become the Mizukage in the future, he is currently just the leader of a Jonin squad. Why should someone be designated to inherit the Ninja Sword?

Moreover, the two ninja swords that are now available, "Twin Swords Hiramekarei" and "Great Sword Samehada", are truly among the best even among the Seven Ninja Swords.

With the ninja swords currently without owners, countless Jonin are eyeing them.

However, Yagura Karatachi has made it clear that he currently only hopes that Tachibana Kenkawa can join his team.

As for the two ninja swords, if Tachibana Kenpachi has any ideas, he can suppress one of them so that no one will inherit it. If Tachibana Kenpachi can become a Jonin within two years, then he can directly recommend Tachibana Kenpachi to inherit the ninja sword.

Unfortunately, while the aroma of this large pancake made with tangerines from Jianchuan is pleasant, it's really hard to eat it.

To others, this might be a good promise; for example, a short, eyebrowless man might readily agree.

However, for Jianchuan Ju, who is protected by external advantages, all that can be said is, "Not bad, the pie is pretty round."

Besides, Jianchuan Ju touched the "divine spear" on his back and thought it was no worse than Samehada... um.

Not as good as flatfish

He should easily rank in the top three among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, right?!

There's absolutely no need to side with someone else just for the sake of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's title.

Furthermore, Yagura suggested that Tachibana should first join the assassination squad to hone her skills.

It's unclear whether Ryouken Kawakita has been properly trained, but if he joined the Dark Side and also allied with Yagura Karatachi.

So, if Yagura really needs Tachibana to use his ANBU identity to do something in the future, wouldn't that just leave a handle for the other party to use for nothing?

However, what troubles Tachibana Kenkawa the most right now is that Yagura Karatachi holds a high position and had subtly tried to win him over when Ao was injured.

If I bring it up a second time now and refuse again, will I offend the other party?

After all, while Jianchuan Ju didn't want to become someone else's underling, he also didn't want to create another enemy for himself in the village.

Fortunately, Yagura valued the future potential of Kenkawa Izakawa, and given that it was wartime, he did not ask Yagura for an immediate answer.

Jianchuan Ju could only brush off the other party by saying that she needed to think it over carefully.

"Sigh~ Being too outstanding is also my fault."

Jianchuan Ju leaned against the deck railing, her feet dangling in the air and swinging haphazardly, listlessly gazing at the sea.

"Tch~" x2

Two somewhat disdainful voices came from behind Jianchuan Ju.

It was Terumi Mei and Zabuza who had just walked over and heard Tachibana Kanagawa make that shameless statement.

Tachibana Kanakawa turned around and looked at her two teammates with some embarrassment.

"Weren't you guys refining chakra inside the ship's cabin? Why are you out here too?"

This time, the ship that returned to the village for rest and recuperation was a supply transport ship from the Land of Water. Although it was used solely for transporting troops on the return voyage, it no longer carried supplies.

However, the conditions were naturally incomparable to the passenger ship they had taken on previous missions, and it was impossible to provide each person with a single room. Fortunately, the three members of Jianchuan Ju's team were lucky enough to be assigned to the same cabin.

Previously, the three of them had been refining chakra and training inside the cabin, but Tachibana Kenkawa was always thinking about Yagura's recruitment and was feeling a bit bored, so he came out to the deck for some fresh air.

"You're the squad leader now, and you just ran off without a word. We thought something had happened." Mei Terumi turned her head away, somewhat annoyed.

"I'm afraid you might do something rash." Zabuza was even more direct.

Now, Tachibana's expression became even more awkward. It seemed that she had been out of sorts ever since she boarded the ship, and she had clearly not been able to hide it from her two teammates.

However, this was not something that could be easily explained to her teammates, so Tachibana Kenkawa could only give a vague answer.

"I'm thinking about the future. Mei is working hard to become the Mizukage, and Zabuza wants to take the Needle and become one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. It seems like I, as the captain, don't have any goals."

This is also what Jianchuan Ju really thinks.

From the very beginning, the sense of urgency that came with an ordinary person to the ninja world, where every day was uncertain, forced him to set his sights on simply surviving.

However, after getting through the initial stage, having the cheat code allows me to improve my strength relatively steadily.

If you are strong enough to not fear any opponent, then surviving is not a difficult thing.

Jianchuan Ju sometimes wonders if she should set a goal for him or something.

For example, "For the peace of the ninja world"?

Or perhaps "For the peace of my ninja world"?

This might further motivate me to become stronger.

To everyone's surprise, Zabuza immediately retorted.

"I can also aim to become the Mizukage, and the challenge I want to take isn't sewing!"

Mei Terumi said nonchalantly.

"Hehe, that's perfect. Tachibana, you can also set your sights on the Mizukage position. How about I become the Fourth Mizukage first, and then the two of you compete for the Fifth Mizukage position?"

"Um, let's forget about the Mizukage thing, it's too much trouble."

"idiot."

"Zabuza, what did you say?"

When Mei Terumi heard that Zabuza dared to mock her perfect suggestion, she immediately wanted to teach this teammate who couldn't distinguish between the big and small kings a lesson.

Tachibana Kanagawa also smiled as she looked at her two teammates, a slight smile appearing on her face.

However, Zabuza suddenly stopped dodging and took a punch from Mei Terumi.

Mei Terumi hadn't expected Zabuza to be so obedient, not dodging or flinching. She couldn't stop her punch, and it made Zabuza stagger.

However, Zabuza didn't care at all and pointed to the sea in the distance.

"What's that? It looks like it's moving?"

(End of this chapter)