Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 345 Two choices
"The old man has indeed become weaker."

Originally, Jianchuan Ju was worried that he would not be able to hide his identity when facing a strong man like Salamander Hanzo.

After all, most of his current moves are too recognizable.

However, he did not expect that Salamander Hanzo's strength was weaker than he had imagined.

In other words, his combat awareness has degraded so much that even if he still has the strength of a Kage, it is difficult for him to display it.

But it's not surprising when you think about it.

Since the Second Ninja World War, Hanzo Salamander has rarely taken action himself, and his former reputation alone is enough to scare away villains.

Due to changes in the situation during this Ninja World War, the Fire, Earth, and Wind Kingdoms did not place the main battlefield within the Rain Kingdom.

The former ninja heroes have all lost their will due to their aging bodies, let alone a demigod in the ninja world who is the leader of a small country?

Looking at Hanzo's fallen body in front of him, even Jianchuan Ju, the culprit, felt a little sad for him.

The noisy environment around was now silent because of the death of the Salamander Hanzo.

The surrounding ninjas from the Hidden Rain Village originally saw Jianchuan Tachibana charging towards their leader.

They were secretly cursing the "Konoha Anbu" for overestimating their own capabilities.

Everyone get out of the battlefield and wait for the great Salamander Hanzo to kill the enemy.

Everyone can then cheer and celebrate and offer flattery.

Who would have thought that in a flash, after only one round of fighting, their leader's head and body were separated.

“Isn’t this fake?”

"How can it be!"

Most of the Rain Ninjas were at a loss for what to do for a moment.

However, there were still a few die-hard fans of Hanzo who came to their senses immediately and charged towards Jianchuanju with their swords drawn.

"go to hell!"

"Revenge for Hanzo-sama!!"

At the same time, the salamander that had been knocked to the ground by the "strange force" at Jianchuan Ju's feet also recovered a little, twisting its huge body and trying to stand up again.

Jianchuan Ju drew out his magic spear again and made a knife flower in his hand.

Ignoring the Amegakure ninja who rushed over angrily.

The short knife in his hand stabbed into the head of the salamander.

'Shoot him with a sniper gun!'

The blade of the dagger trembled and made a buzzing sound.

The sharp blade shot out quickly, piercing through the salamander's head and into the ground.

"Bang~"

The salamander didn't even have time to let out a scream as a huge cloud of white smoke exploded around its body and it disappeared without a trace.

When the smoke cleared, Jianchuan Ju was no longer there.

Even the body of the Salamander Hanzo has disappeared.

Everyone looked around in confusion.

It will probably take them some time to accept the fact that they suddenly lost their leader.

On top of an empty tower.

Nagato was holding the unconscious Kusuke and waiting anxiously.

"Shu~"

Jianchuan Tachibana appeared next to Nagato in an instant.

As for the body of Salamander Hanzo, he had already put it into the sealing scroll on his way back.

"Done! How's it going? Have you contacted Yahiko?"

However, facing Jianchuan Tachibana's question, Nagato seemed a little flustered.

"You killed Hanzo just now?"

"What else? Keep him for the New Year?" Jianchuan Ju put away the mask on his face and rolled his eyes in disgust.

"I am a Mizukage after all, so it's not surprising that I defeated Hanzo of the Salamander, right?"

However, upon hearing Jianchuan Tachibana's counter-question, Nagato continued to mutter "ahhhh" for a long time and could not utter a complete sentence.

Fortunately, the person he was holding, Jiusuke, woke up slowly, interrupting his confusion.

However, Jianchuan Ju immediately stepped forward and slashed at Kunisuke, who had not yet fully woken up, and knocked him unconscious again.

"Huh? What's this for?"

"It's better not to let others know your current identity and the fact that you're still alive."

There are countless ways to collect intelligence from corpses in the ninja world, not to mention the information from the mouths of living people.

The more people know that Nagato is still alive, the more dangerous he becomes.

Moreover, Jianchuan Ju didn't want to reveal to more people that he had the ability to resurrect others.

Looking at Nagato who seemed to be checking on Yusuke's injuries, Jianchuan Tachibana said helplessly.

"Don't worry. I'm just a medical ninja, how can I beat him to death? What did Yahiko say when you contacted him before?"

"Yahiko said he would come to support us soon."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju looked down and said indifferently to the people from the Hidden Rain Village who had already begun to calm down and start searching.

"Then you should notify Yahiko again, and we will meet outside the Hidden Rain Village."

Take the Hidden Rain Village for example, which doesn’t even have a defensive barrier now.

Although Jianchuan Ju and Nagato could not come and go freely, they were also impossible to be discovered by the search team of about a hundred people.

Not long after, the two of them arrived outside the Hidden Rain Village quietly.

Yahiko and Konan also rushed over to join the two.

The moment he saw Jianchuan Tachibana, Yahiko bowed again.

"Thank you, Tachibana."

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju also showed a satisfied smile on his face.

He also knew that Yahiko's gratitude was not because he killed Hanzo of the Salamander, but because his actions saved his partner, Hatosuke.

In Yahiko's heart, the lives of the organization's elders and companions are obviously more important.

Moreover, after seeing the true face of Salamander Hanzo, he had completely given up the idea of ​​joining his team.

"There's nothing to thank me for. It's also a good thing for us in Kirigakure that Akatsuki takes over the Rain Village."

However, Yahiko still thanked him again with a serious expression.

"Ju, I will always remember your kindness in my heart. Please let me know if you have any errands in the future."

After hearing this, Jianchuan Ju didn't continue to dwell on it.

Instead, he took out the scroll that contained the body of Salamander Hanzo from his arms and handed it to Yahiko.

"Here is the body of Hanzo Salamander. Although this old fellow is no longer as powerful as he was in the past, his prestige is still there. His death will inevitably cause great turmoil in the Rain Country."

Having said this, Jianchuan Tachibana paused for a moment and looked at Yahiko's expression.

Seeing that the other party showed no disgust or complaint, he continued.

"I have two suggestions for you to consider."

Upon hearing this, Yahiko simply nodded slightly and waited for Jianchuan Tachibana to continue.

"First, I have a way to allow you to perfectly disguise yourself as Salamander Hanzo and gain most of his abilities."

"Then you will be the disguised Hanzo of the Salamander who will govern the Hidden Rain Village. As for the death, any reason can explain it away as long as you show a little bit of your strength."

"Second, I will hand over the body of Hanzo Salamander to you, and you will announce in the name of the leader of Akatsuki that you have recovered Hanzo Salamander's body and avenged him."

"But in this case, whether you can successfully take over the Hidden Rain Village will depend on your own efforts."

"But no matter what, turmoil in the Rain Country is inevitable for a period of time. I can give you some support in secret from the Hidden Mist Village, but I will never openly announce an alliance with the Akatsuki organization."

"You decide for yourself how to choose."

(End of this chapter)