Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

Now even his control over the seven ninja swords is in name only, and he is extremely cautious and never speaks in high-level meetings.

Who would have thought that it would happen to me!

Our own genius, Mangetsu Hozuki, is only 7 years old now.

Although he believed that he was definitely as strong as any Genin, how could he be assigned to such a strange team?

"Lord Mizukage, it must be a rumor. There hasn't been any talented young man in the clan for a long time."

Gui Deng Yingyue answered cautiously while thinking in her heart.

"Not many people know about Man Yue's training. I will go back and find out who spread the news." He didn't want the family's genius to be exposed to outsiders at such a young age.

"Really?" The Third Mizukage seemed to just say it casually and didn't ask any further questions.

"Mizukage-sama, the Aoi Hero reported that there is a graduate this year who became a Genin because he participated in the medical ninja selection before the graduation exam."

The elder Yuanshi seemed to have some kind of inexplicable tacit understanding with the Third Mizukage, and only mentioned another candidate at this time.

"It seems to be a boy named Jianchuan Ju. Qing hopes that if this boy has no other plans, he can join his team."

"He's a lucky kid, so let's go with him."

The Third Mizukage didn't want to talk any more about the topic of a few Genins, so he decided on it.

The whole time, Goji Yagura seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end, he said nothing.

Although the four Chunins who supervised the exam were his subordinates, they were eventually transferred to the front line. Although the talented boy Momochi Zabuza did not stay under his command in the end.

But my goal has been achieved in a way that I cannot understand.

Karuji Yagura looked at the old face of the Third Mizukage with complicated eyes.

"Okay, let's continue talking about when the Hidden Mist Village will intervene in the war."

The Third Mizukage brought the topic back to the original content of the meeting, as if what had just happened had never happened.

At this moment, Jianchuan Tachibana, who was still in the Kirigakure Hospital and chatting and bragging with Hoshigaki Kisame, had no idea that the appointment of his team was determined in the confrontation and testing between several bigwigs.

Chapter 19 Team Assembling

I got up early and looked at the calendar.

Jianchuan Ju suddenly discovered that the day before yesterday was the day of the Ninja School graduation exam.

But recently, my life has been very regular, so I didn't pay much attention to the date. And it has been more than three months since I left the Ninja School, so I didn't pay much attention to the graduation exam.

This date was marked when Jianchuan Ju had just traveled through time. At that time, I really was counting the days to live, and it felt like a countdown to the college entrance examination.

Thinking of this, Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but smile.

"But now that the graduation exams are over, Zabuza should have officially debuted, right?"

All kinds of messy thoughts were surging in his mind. While eating breakfast, Jianchuan Ju was thinking about whether he should go to the Ninja Registration Office to inquire about the arrangements for his team.

"Lan Zai, do you think I will be assigned to form a team with Zabuza, or will there be a family ninja who happens to become a Genin to form a team?"

"O.O quack~"

Some little frogs that were still sleepy didn't hear clearly what their owners said and responded subconsciously.

However, Jianchuan Ju was just chatting about a random topic during the meal and didn't really expect any response.

After dinner, Jianchuan Tachibana, who had just arrived at the hospital to work, was called to the office by Keiko Saigyouji.

"Xiaoju, the village has already made arrangements for you. I heard that the captain of the Jonin will lead the team."

As soon as I entered the door, I heard good news.

Normally, there are too many Genin graduating each year, and ordinary teams are led by Chunin. It seems that I have to thank Zabuza.

However, looking at Keiko Saigyouji's expression, it didn't look like she was telling good news. Instead, she looked worried.

When Jianchuan Ju saw this, he immediately had some guesses in his mind.

Sure enough, Keiko Saigyouji briefly explained what happened in yesterday's graduation exam.

"That Momochi Zabuza will be in the same team with you, so you should pay more attention to yourself."

"Don't worry, Aunt Huizi."

Jianchuan Tachibana gave Saigyouji Keiko a reassuring look.

"I believe you. Get ready in the morning and report to training ground number nine in the afternoon."

In the morning, he went to say goodbye to Hoshigaki Kisame who was still in the hospital. At noon, he had lunch with Saigyouji Keiko. Then, Jianchuan Tachibana came to the No. 9 training ground with some nervousness.

Unlike the No. 11 training ground that he often went to before, the No. 9 training ground is not big, but its facilities are more complete, with lakes, woods, rockery and everything else.

As soon as Jianchuan Ju entered the training ground, he found that three people, one adult and two children, had been waiting for him in the training ground for who knows how long.

What’s even more interesting is that all three of them are acquaintances.

"Sorry, Captain, I'm late."

Jianchuan Ju expressed his apologies to Qing, who had not yet received a transplant for his white eye and had both eyes intact.

Mei Terumi, who was standing by, was not at all reserved when she saw Tachibana Kenkawa coming. Instead, she made a face at him and motioned him to look to the left.

Zabuza on the left also had no expression.

Uh, or rather, no expression can be seen because the lower half of his face is wrapped in bandages, and now all that can be seen is the indifference in his eyes.

At this moment, Zabuza Momochi is already very close to his future look.

The forehead guard was tilted on the side, with the bandage hanging down from the right side. White bandages were wrapped around his neck and the lower half of his face. He was wearing the same sleeveless shirt as Mirai, but the one on his back was not a beheading sword, but an ordinary short sword, which was just right for Zabuza's current height.

When Qing heard Jianchuan Ju's greeting, he did not show any displeasure, but spoke gently.

"You're not late. Mei Terumi and I took Momochi Zabuza to register as a ninja this morning, so we came together."

"Okay, now that everyone is here and we're going to be carrying out missions together, let's introduce ourselves first." Qing clapped his hands, signaling the three to pay attention.

Seeing that the three people were looking at him, Qing simply took the lead in introducing himself.

"My name is Qing. I will be your team leader. I'm good at water jutsu, wind jutsu and perception ninjutsu. I don't like people who don't follow the rules." After saying that, he looked at the three people's indifferent expressions and saw that no one wanted to speak first. Qing already had a premonition that this team would be a bit difficult to lead in the future.

At this time, the still young Qing couldn't stand the awkward silence and had to frequently wink at Mei Terumi.

However, Mei Terumi's attention was completely focused on Tachibana Kanegawa and Zabuza Momochi at this time, and she didn't notice her captain's embarrassment at all.

Seeing that Ao was about to roll his eyes in advance, Jianchuan Ju, who had wanted to wait for Ao's old subordinate Terumi Mei to speak first, still spoke decisively to end the awkward atmosphere.

"My name is Jianchuan Ju. I am good at water escape and medical ninjutsu. I like the feeling of increasing my strength and hate all dangers. My dream is to live happily until I die."

"What? This kind of dream is unacceptable no matter how many times I hear it!"

Mei Terumi, who was standing by, had obviously not said anything to respond to Qing's awkward silence before, but now she couldn't help but complain.

After complaining about Jianchuan Tachibana, as if to prove her previous words, Terumi Mei also began to introduce herself.

"My name is Mei Terumi. I'm a year older than you two, and I'm a senior who has been a Genin for a year."

Having said this, Mei Terumi paused briefly.

But seeing that neither Jianchuan Ju nor Zabuza reacted, he had no choice but to continue talking.

"I am good at water jutsu and earth jutsu. I don't want to tell you what I like, but my dream is to become a Mizukage!"

Looking at Mei Terumi who was looking up at him with her little neck tilted back, Jianchuan Ju cooperated by giving her a thumbs up.

Finally, facing the gazes of the other three people, Zabuza finally couldn't hold it anymore and spoke.

"Zabuza Momochi is good at Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, and Water Style."

However, what Zabuza said seemed a bit forced. He didn't know whether he was good at water jutsu since he could use Water Dragon Bullet, a B-level ninjutsu.

"Wow, a team of four is made up of all water-style ninjas. Is it true that except for the protagonist's Konoha Village, all other villages are of a single attribute?"

Jianchuan Ju complained silently in his heart.

"But Mei Terumi said she is good at water and earth jutsu, has she not yet developed her own bloodline limit? In the future, she will become the first generation bloodline limit owner, and a double bloodline, which can only be said to be worthy of being a genius."

On the other side, seeing that Zabuza only said this little and then fell silent, Qing had no choice but to ask, "What about the dream?"

"Dream. Change this village."

Zabuza looked a little confused when he said this.

Several people present noticed this, but no one said anything more on the topic.

Qing, the captain, thought for a moment and said.

"Although everyone has already introduced themselves verbally, the main purpose of gathering at the training ground today is to allow everyone to get to know their future teammates better through actual combat."

"Ming, you, Zabuza, and Tachibana will be the attackers. Give you three minutes to come up with a strategy. I will be the defender."

Before the three kids could ask any more questions, Qing instantly moved and rushed into the woods in the training ground without looking back.

Looking at Qing's agile back, the three people who had not yet fully reacted looked at each other with frowns.

Jianchuan Ju looked at Terumi Mei speechlessly and asked.

"Captain Qing, have you always led the team in this efficient style?"

Although Zabuza's face under the bandage was still expressionless, he looked at Mei Terumi with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Mei Terumi raised her hand to her forehead, feeling a little embarrassed, but she still changed the subject.

"Just follow orders and make a plan first. Although Captain Qing has played very little role in the missions over the past year, I still have some intelligence to share."

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Chapter 20 Practical Test

Qing was standing casually under the shade of the tree at this moment, without making any preparations or defensive postures.

After all, as a jonin, if he needs to be highly alert when dealing with three genin, it really shows that he underestimates the jonin's ability.

Just as Qing was bored and thinking about how the three little guys would attack, thick fog quietly enveloped the small forest.

"Heh, the Mist Hiding Technique will obscure your perception first? That's a good idea."

However, Qing still did not make any movement, but instead raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"These little guys seem to look down on people."

As a jonin of the Hidden Mist Village, how could Qing not be familiar with fighting in the fog.

As the fog completely enveloped the area, suddenly, dozens of thousand-blade missiles flew out silently from both sides of Qing.

Unlike kunai and shuriken, senbon is smaller in size, so it doesn't make much noise when attacking. It can be considered a silent attack method commonly used in conjunction with the Mist Hidden Technique, but its lethality is much smaller than that of kunai and shuriken.

Qing casually took out a kunai and put his index finger into the ring on the handle of the kunai.

With the smooth up and down movement of the kunai, he knocked down all the incoming Senbon in just a few moves without even moving his feet.

But right after Qianben, two figures immediately rushed out of the dense forest.

It was Mei Terumi and Tachibana Kanegawa who were holding kunai and attacked Ao who was standing still from the left and right sides respectively.

After so many days of training together, the two of them now seem to have a very good understanding of each other.

When she got close to Qing, Terumi Mei jumped up lightly and stabbed Qing in the face with her kunai. Jianchuan Ju kept leaning forward and moving close to the ground, intending to attack Qing's ankle.

However, even if Qing was not a jonin specialized in physical techniques, such an attack would not pose any threat to him.

Qing kicked Jianchuan Ju's chin with his left foot as fast as lightning.

With his right hand, he grabbed the wrist of Mei Terumi, who was holding the kunai. He stepped on the ground with his right foot, tightened his waist, and threw Mei Terumi towards Jianchuan Tachibana, who was kicked into the air.

But when Mei Terumi hit Jianchuan Ju heavily.

With a "bang", the two of them exploded into splashes of water at the same time.

"Water clone, not bad."

Since the water clone is used as a feint, the offensive will naturally not stop there.

At this moment, Terumi Mei's true form appeared behind Qing without her knowing when. She had already completed the seals with both hands, and quickly squatted down and slapped the ground with both palms.

"Earth Escape*Splitting Earth Palm"

As Mei Terumi growled, the ground quickly cracked from where her palms were touching the ground, spreading forward like a spider web, and in the blink of an eye it had spread to Qing's feet.