Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 92 A New Trend in the Ninja World

Upon hearing this, both Jianchuan Tachibana and Zabuza looked in the direction Zabuza was pointing.

All that could be seen was a tiny black dot slowly moving across the sea surface.

"What is this?" Mei Terumi was also somewhat confused.

Jianchuan Ju immediately focused his mind, and a faint chakra gathered towards his eyes.

The black dot in his field of vision rapidly magnified, and only then did Jianchuan Ju realize that it was an ironclad warship sailing at sea in the distance.

At the same time, Tachibana Kanakawa also noticed that a large number of burly, dark-skinned men wearing cloud-hidden headbands were gathered on the deck of the ironclad ship, dancing excitedly as if they were cheering for something.

My gaze shifted slightly to the front of the deck, where a dark-skinned young man wearing a white headscarf and with the character "Iron" tattooed on his shoulder stood on a huge circular platform. His mouth opened and closed, and his body twisted and turned in a strange dance.

"Holy crap! Isn't that Killer Bee?"

Thinking of this, Tachibana Kanakawa's gaze swept back and forth.

Sure enough, after patrolling the area, they spotted a blond man with a slicked-back hairstyle leaning against a railing on the right side of the deck, looking rather bored.

"The Fourth Raikage, A! No, he's not the Raikage yet; he should be called the son of the Third Raikage."

Tachibana Kanagawa never expected to run into a large force from Kumogakure at sea. And it was a force led by the famous AB duo, no less.

It should be noted that the two ships were less than 10 kilometers apart at this time. This distance was nothing to ninjas; even at sea, they could run across in just a few minutes.

Ignoring Mei Terumi and Zabuza's reactions, Tachibana immediately approached the captain of the Kirigakure logistics ship.

The other party was just an ordinary person, probably someone from the Land of Water's daimyo who was responsible for transporting supplies to Kirigakure.

Hearing that they had encountered a troop transport ship from Kumogakure, they panicked.

With no other option, Tachibana Kenkawa had to send Mei Terumi and Zabuza, who had come along after noticing something was wrong, to fetch the only two Jonin remaining on the ship.

Since the ships were carrying ninjas returning to their villages to rest, there was no such thing as a commander.

Two Jonin were invited to the captain's cabin, one of whom was an acquaintance of Tachibana Kanagawa.

Thick eyebrows, taijutsu jonin, Ken.

The two squads had returned to the front-line camp together after attacking the Leaf Village camp.

Over the next month and a half, we would occasionally run into each other at the camp or on missions, and we were just nodding acquaintances.

Another Jonin is named Lanpei, a rare genjutsu Jonin in Kirigakure.

Although he is not famous, he is almost fifty years old this year. The fact that he has lived to this age at least proves that he has some extraordinary methods.

"Dr. Tachibana, I heard from Zabuza that they spotted a large force from Kumogakure at sea?" Ken asked as soon as he entered the captain's cabin.

"Yes, and it's led by the AB team, with quite a few people involved, so it shouldn't be an ordinary mission," Jianchuan Ju replied directly.

Although the Cloud Village's AB duo wasn't as renowned as they would be in the future, they were already quite famous in the ninja world at this time, so Tachibana Kenkawa directly pointed out the two of them.

On the other hand, another Jonin, Lamper, seemed relatively calm, as Mei Terumi had probably briefly mentioned what had happened on the way here.

"They're probably not after us, but we're not sure if this is a covert operation. Let's get the ships away from them first. By the way, do we have binoculars?"

Lampe's last two sentences were addressed to the ship's captain.

The captain, who had calmed down a bit after seeing the arrival of the two Jonin, realized that he hadn't even observed the situation yet, and that what he was seeing now was just Tachibana Kanagawa's side of the story.

He immediately rummaged through drawers and cabinets, taking out several monoculars and distributing them to everyone.

Jianchuan Ju also curiously took one, wanting to try it out to see if it could be used in combination with "Sharp Eyes".

Unfortunately, it didn't work, so he casually handed his binoculars to Lanzi, who was playing with them.

"They are indeed troop transport ships from Kumogakure, but what are they doing?"

Lampe closed one eye and looked across the other side through binoculars, only to be met with a head full of question marks.

"A new trend in the ninja world, haven't seen this before, have you? I wonder why Killer Bee is so popular right now."

Jianchuan Ju silently complained in her mind, but still explained in a very serious tone.

"Perhaps it was some kind of group recreational activity during the voyage?"

Old-school ninjas like Lampe obviously couldn't understand this kind of thing, and didn't dwell on it anymore.

"Alright, none of that matters. They don't seem to have noticed us yet, and judging from their direction of travel, they're probably heading towards the Land of Fire or the Land of Hot Water."

"It should be reinforcements for the front lines, but I don't know why they're advancing by sea."

Everyone present immediately thought of the recent intelligence circulating in the camp: "The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village are engaged in a tug-of-war within the Land of Hot Springs."

"I don't know why they're taking this route, but they might be preparing to flank and launch a surprise attack," Ken guessed.

"That could very well be a covert operation. We should try to stay away from them to avoid being silenced."

"Although the village and Kumogakure are not at war, if they wipe us out at sea, no one will go to Kumogakure to avenge us."

Everyone agreed with Lampe's statement, and the captain of the logistics ship had already ordered the ship to turn around when Lampe first said that they wanted to stay away from the other side.

Although it seems unlikely that a battle will be triggered at this moment, the two Jonin still ordered all the ninjas on the ship to go on high alert.

Even if a battle were to break out with the Cloud Village forces at this point, the Blood Mist Ninjas would not simply sit idly by and wait to be killed.

Fortunately, perhaps because Killer Bee was holding a concert at sea, the Cloud Village ninjas didn't notice what was happening here. Or perhaps they did notice, but didn't care about exposing their own troop movements.

The ships eventually managed to distance themselves from their opponents without incident, and the Cloud Village ships disappeared above the horizon.

"Phew~ Dr. Tachibana, we really owe you a lot." Ken smiled and patted Tachibana Kanagawa on the shoulder.

"Not a doctor. Never mind."

It seemed the other person couldn't change that way of addressing her, so Jianchuan Ju stopped worrying about it.

Lampe, who had been quite talkative earlier, left the captain's cabin quietly once the situation had calmed down, without making any further interaction with the others present.

Tachibana Kanagawa didn't really have any opinion on this; after all, the other person was a Jonin. Besides, having stayed in Kirigakure for so long, he had seen all sorts of strange and eccentric personalities.

They are just a bit cold-hearted, but their mental level is definitely above average in Kirigakure.

Jianchuan Ju only glanced at the other person's back before continuing the previous topic.

"We just happened to be on deck and spotted the other side ahead of time."

"It's good that you found it by chance. If it had been too close, there would have been a lot of trouble."

The two chatted for a few more minutes before returning to their respective cabins.

(End of this chapter)