Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

"Hehe, maybe your swordsmanship will be worse than mine in the future."

Jianchuan Ju thought that maybe one day he would draw some melee skills and his swordsmanship would immediately soar to the sky, so he immediately stopped caring about Zabuza's words.

However, Zabuza didn't think so. He glanced at Jianchuan Tachibana with disdain and didn't want to talk to this guy anymore.

"Hehe, don't worry. Even if I'm better than you, I won't fight with you for the long knife and stitches."

Jianchuan Ju put his arm around Zabuza's shoulders and forced him to continue listening to his bragging.

Zabuza's eyes were almost rolled up to the sky at this moment.

However, Jianchuan Ju still noticed the handle of his short sword. There was a ring there at some point, and the steel wire ninja tool that he had given him was tied to it.

"These two guys."

Qing and Mei Terumi, who were walking in front, looked at each other, feeling helpless about the two noisy teammates behind them.

The five of them accelerated all the way back to the Hidden Mist Village, and finally completed the mission safely without experiencing any attacks.

"I'm back. It feels like this mission lasted a long time."

Walking into the village gate, Mei Terumi couldn't help but stretch herself, obviously feeling a lot more relaxed.

"It's mainly because the journey took too long, and the actual task didn't take much time."

Jianchuan Ju replied casually that it took more than ten days just to travel back and forth, and during that time he also had to find opportunities to do daily tasks.

Although these are relatively simple tasks, Jianchuan Ju really doesn't want to jump into the sea in public again to clean the seaweed from the hull of a passenger ship.

"And there was an attack on the way back."

Zabuza spoke up to remind him, obviously he was also being tortured badly.

Qing saw that the disciples were all complaining, so he spoke up to attract the attention of the three.

"Okay, let's send Mr. Shimotsuki back first, then take the mission certificate to the Mizukage Building to hand it over, and then we can go home."

Then Qing looked at the three people who looked a little tired and added a sentence.

"Have a day off tomorrow."

"Long live~"

After hearing this, Mei Terumi immediately cheered.

Even Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza had a hint of joy in their eyes.

In the Mizukage Building, the Third Mizukage looked through the glass window of his office at the figures of the Ao Squad walking into the Mizukage Building and said something meaningful.

"Young people nowadays, aren't they pretty good?"

Elder Yuanshi, who was sitting nearby, smiled and adjusted his cane before answering.

“They are indeed very good young people.”

However, Yagura Karuji and Yukifune, the chief of the Snow Clan, who were standing in front of the desk, just lowered their heads quietly without saying a word.

Seeing the four members of Team Ao completely enter the building, the Third Mizukage also withdrew his gaze.

After turning around and sitting back at his desk, he glanced back and forth between Karuju Yagura and Yukikaze with an indifferent expression.

He tapped his fingers on the table and spoke slowly.

"Now that Team Qing is back, tell me how you plan to solve the problem later."

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Chapter 55 Disposal

Facing the scrutinizing gaze of the Third Mizukage.

Both Karuju Yagura and Yukikaze didn't know how to start the conversation, so they just lowered their heads and said nothing.

Seeing this, the Third Mizukage shook his head slightly, looked away, looked at the information on the table, and spoke.

"Kukui Jounin, you arranged the person, why don't you tell us first?"

Karuji Yagura quickly raised his head and answered after careful consideration.

"Lord Mizukage, according to my investigation, the Snow Clan has been secretly smuggling weapons with the Artisan Village and kidnapping civilians from the Water Country to secretly cultivate their power. I believe that this is undermining the interests of the village and seriously damaging the relationship between the village and the Daimyo."

As he spoke, Goji Yagura could already feel beads of cold sweat on his back.

It was not until then that he began to regret that this private investigation was a little too hasty.

After receiving the letter from Team Qing and combining it with his subordinates' recent investigation, Gotachibana Yagura immediately locked onto the Snow Clan. He had intended to keep the information for future use.

Unexpectedly, before Team Ao returned to the Hidden Mist Village, the Third Mizukage had already called him and Yukikaze over.

You know, the Third Mizukage had clearly told him that the war was approaching and there was a shortage of manpower, so the investigation of this matter should be abandoned for the time being.

"Oh, so the village should thank the Jonin Kujira for his dedicated investigation into this matter?"

The Third Mizukage looked at Karatachi Yagura with a smile.

"I dare not. I disobeyed the Mizukage's order and investigated my colleagues privately. I am willing to accept the punishment."

At this point, Karutagi Yagura no longer thought about how his secret investigation had been exposed, and just waited obediently for the Third Mizukage's decision.

However, the Third Mizukage ignored Karutagi Yagura and turned to look at Yukikaze who had been silent.

"Chief Yukikaze, is what Yagura said true?"

As a senior jonin and the head of the clan, Yukikaze obviously has a deeper understanding of the current situation of the Third Mizukage and the Hidden Mist Village.

The smuggling of ninja tools and the kidnapping of civilians both harm the interests of the Water Country. The interests of the Mizukage and the Daimyo are not completely consistent. If it is not too extreme, or if it happens to break out on the eve of the war like it is now, the Third Mizukage will not make it too difficult for himself.

But the matter of training death squads could be a big deal or a small one, and he was not sure about the Third Mizukage's thoughts at this time.

"Mr. Mizukage, I have already learned about this matter within the clan before coming here, and it is true. This matter was done by the clan's jonin Xueshan, who has now been captured by the family and can be handed over to the village for disposal at any time."

Seeing that the Third Mizukage was still calm and had no intention of speaking, Xuefeng continued to add.

"In addition, the ninjas trained by Xueshan and the funds she obtained from smuggling will also be handed over to the village for disposal."

The Third Mizukage waved his hand when he heard this.

"What does the village need them for? Just follow the next batch of troops heading to the front. Well, the Snow Clan will still be in charge of leading them."

When Xuefeng heard the Third Mizukage say this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Third Mizukage did not mention the issue of funding, the family does not mind paying more money if the matter can be resolved through these efforts.

But what the Third Mizukage said next made Yukikaze's hair stand on end.

"I heard that this fish unit has 83 ninjas. That's a lot, right? When you send them to the front, remember to make sure there are enough people."

A chill ran through Xuefeng's heart, not only because the Third Mizukage had revealed the number and names of the death squad, but also because this squad did have 83 people, but that was the number two days ago.

But at this time Xuefeng didn't dare to say anything more.

Looking at the majestic old man in front of him who had been in charge of the Hidden Mist Village for decades, he silently accepted the number.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage! I will go back and take care of this matter right away."

Xuefeng responded while suppressing her heartache, then left the Mizukage's office without looking back.

The Third Mizukage did not mind his rudeness and turned back to look at Karatachi Yagura again.

"Yakura, go get busy too. Are you still waiting for me to reward you?"

Karuju Yagura stared at the Third Mizukage for two seconds, then turned and left respectfully. This old man who had brought the Hidden Mist Village from a period of transition to its current strength, seemed to have never understood his thoughts clearly.

After Karajima Yagura left, the Third Mizukage looked at the elder Yuanshi who was still smiling beside him, and couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.

"These young people's thoughts are still too obvious."

In fact, the Third Mizukage never cared about factional struggles.

He could cruelly let civilian ninjas fight each other, select the strong ones like raising insects, and let these selected strong ones climb to high positions. He also didn't mind the family ninjas doing small tricks to expand their power in private, as long as they were willing to be used by the village.

All he cared about was whether the Hidden Mist Village could win.

Elder Yuanshi was still smiling and did not respond. Instead, he talked about another matter.

"The kids from Team Ao are pretty good too. They seem to have brought back some useful information and some inheritance from the Artisan Ninja Village."

The Third Mizukage was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully.

"That's right. Let's reward those three brats with some ninjutsu. As for Qing, the position of deputy monitor of the perception class is still vacant, and he is barely suitable."

On the other side, Xuefeng returned to the Snow Clan’s territory, walked into the study with a gloomy face, and said to a tribe member who was guarding nearby.

"Go! Call Xueshan over to me!"

"Master Patriarch." Xueshan, who had hurried over, knelt on one knee, waiting for instructions from her clan leader.

"How many people are there on the fish side now?"

"57 people." Xueshan answered carefully.

"Hmm? Where are the others? Didn't I only ask you to take a few Chunins to test Ao?"

Xuefeng's voice suddenly rose, his palm pressed hard on the table, and he glared at Xueshan.

Xueshan, somewhat frightened by the sudden tone, replied hastily.

"Yes, clan leader. The first time I went, I only brought four Chunins to intercept Aoki. Later, I thought that even if I used my bloodline limit, I would not be able to kill him, so I withdrew directly."

"first?!"

After hearing this, Xuefeng pressed the table with even greater force.

Seeing the tribe leader's behavior, Xueshan didn't dare to hide anything and continued speaking with gritted teeth.

"After the first assassination attempt failed, the Great Elder said that you would eventually hand these assassins over to the Mizukage for disposal anyway. It would be better to continue to send people to assassinate the Ao Squad. Even if you can only kill one of their Genin in the end, it can be regarded as regaining some face for the family."

"Click——"

Xuefeng slammed the table in front of him with an angry palm, breaking it into pieces.

"These old guys! Face? Face! Now the Mizukage asked the Snow Clan to send 83 more people to the battlefield! All the people in the Fish Unit have died, will their grandsons replace them? Or will they go to the front line themselves?!"

"Chief, this..." Xueshan looked at the chief of her own family at a loss.

Xuefeng sat back in his chair somewhat dejectedly. He was in no mood to explain anything to Xueshan at this moment. He just waved his hand weakly, signaling her to leave first.

But before Xueshan could leave the study, Xuefeng spoke again.

"By the way, the third generation specifically requested that you lead the additional personnel. Let the elders decide on the specific candidates."

Xueshan, who had already walked to the door, paused for a moment and then walked out of the study again.

Only when the door slowly closed did a sound come out.

"Yes, Mr. Patriarch."

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Chapter 56 Young People

The four members of Team Qing naturally had no idea, as just a while ago the village leaders were still discussing what they had done.

Jianchuan Ju and the other two had just finished their tasks and immediately rushed home in a hurry.

There was no way. The continuous fighting and sea voyages in this mission were too exhausting, and everyone was looking forward to resting early.

Qing smiled and sent his three disciples away. He was about to go alone to hand over the collected evidence to Goju Yagura, which meant that the mission was successfully completed.

Unexpectedly, two Anbu members suddenly appeared in front of Qing.

This appearance almost scared Qing into having a stress reaction.

Fortunately, after coming to his senses, he realized that he was in the Hidden Mist Village, and not even far from the Mizukage Building. It was impossible for someone to pretend to be an ANBU and attack him here. Qing then let down his guard and looked at the two ANBU.

"Ao Jonin, the Mizukage-sama wants to see you."

Another ANBU took one look at the two coffin-like ninja tools that Qing was carrying and spoke.

"Also, the Mizukage-sama has ordered that these two prisoners be brought to us."

Qing didn't hesitate at all when he heard that and put the coffin on the ground very happily.

The two Anbu silently carried the coffin on their backs, without even stopping, and left in an instant.