Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 35 Secret Talk
Time goes back to morning.

Zabuza was the first to arrive at the training ground. When he saw Aoya arrive, he immediately stepped forward.

"Captain Qing, the Jounin Kujira wants to talk to you about something."

Qing was a little stunned when Zabuza suddenly said this.

I should barely be considered as a neutral person on the side of Elder Yuanshi, and I don't have much in common with Karatachi Yagura, the current leader of the civilian faction.

But they were usually acquaintances, so why did he need Zabuza to tell him when he had something to ask?
Besides, Zabuza is his subordinate now, so why did he come to invite him on behalf of Karatachi Yagura?

"What's the matter, Jonin Kujira? Why don't you come to me directly?"

Qing asked Zabuza with a somewhat dark face.

However, Zabuza was such a smart guy that he could not tell that Qing was in a bad mood at the moment, so he answered very straightforwardly.

"I'm not sure. It seems like I need your help with something, but it's inconvenient for too many people to know, so let me pass it on."

Qing's expression improved a little after hearing this.

"When? Where shall we meet?"

"Now, I'll take you there."

Qing, whose mood had just calmed down a little, now had a completely dark face. He looked at his stupid subordinate and suppressed the anger in his chest.

"go!"

After Qing followed Zabuza all the way to another remote training ground, he was even more upset.

Does a secret meeting mean moving from one empty training ground to another empty training ground early in the morning?

For a moment, Qing even felt that the senior jonin, Yagura Karatachi, was not so reliable.

But since he was already here, Qing decided to meet him first and hear what he wanted to say.

Just as Qing and Zabuza walked into the empty training ground, a ninja with green hair, a baby face and a huge hook on his back appeared in front of them in an instant.

The person who came was none other than Goju Yagura.

Qing was also secretly shocked. Although he did not use any perception ninjutsu, the other party was able to appear in front of him so silently. His strength was indeed far superior to his own.

"I'm so sorry to bother you to come here just to meet me."

Aomi Mitsugu Yagura remained humble in this situation and did not care about him commanding his subordinates privately.

"Tell me what's important first."

Karuju Yagura also stated his purpose with a serious expression.

"It's like this. I suspect that the pirate mission your team carried out before was secretly cultivated by a family in the village. This is not a serious matter. Almost all ninja families have some hidden power. But cultivating power by arresting civilians and smuggling weapons still violates the bottom line of the village."

"It's just that the Mizukage-sama seems to want to suppress this matter temporarily because of the war that is about to begin. But I think that it is precisely because of the war that such things that may undermine the stability of the village cannot be allowed to happen."

"Besides, if the Daimyo knew that someone in Kirigakure treated the people of Water Country like this, he would most likely reduce his support for the village in the upcoming war."

Qing looked calmly at Goji Yagura as he spoke righteously about the dangers of the matter.

I just don't know how much of what he said was for the Hidden Mist Village and how much was for factional struggles.

However, although he belongs to the neutral faction, he is, after all, of common origin.

Besides, kidnapping children is indeed against the ninja code, so Qing doesn't mind helping Yagura. "How are you going to deal with this?"

"I've read your mission report this time. The supplies and weapons of that pirate base were provided by a merchant from the Kingdom of Craftsmen. Based on my experience, this is 90% true."

"And since it's smuggling, it's definitely not just a small business of providing supplies and weapons to a few dozen small pirate groups. I will arrange for someone to issue a mission to the Kingdom of Craftsmen. I hope you can accept this mission and go to the Kingdom of Craftsmen to secretly investigate the situation and find out which family is secretly trading with the other party."

After saying this, Goju Yagura seemed to be afraid that Qing would not want to get involved in such troublesome matters, so he added.

"But don't worry, it doesn't matter even if you don't find out anything. As long as you complete the surface mission, it won't affect your team. I will also investigate this matter from other aspects at the same time."

Qing was not surprised by the arrangement made by Gotachi Yagura. This kind of open mission to cover up secret investigation was a common method used by ninjas.

But there were still some doubts in his heart. Qing did not hide it and asked directly.

"Why do you want my team to investigate this? There should be many people in the village who you trust more to carry out the mission."

Qing didn't tell you directly where your subordinates were. After all, Karutagi Yagura was only the squad leader of the jonin squad, which was a nominal position as the representative of all the jonin. He didn't actually hold any position in the village, and he had no actual command power in non-wartime.

Most of his subordinates should be considered as defectors from the civilian faction.

"After all, my previous proposal for an investigation has been rejected by Mizukage-sama, and I am too big a target. Many families in the village are watching my every move. If someone who is too close to me investigates, I am worried that it will alert the enemy."

Qing also accepted Karujutsu Yagura's reason.

"So if we find out which family is responsible, what are you going to do?"

"This..." Goji Yagura seemed a little hesitant, but thinking that he was going to ask Qing for help, he finally chose to tell the truth: "It depends on which family it is. After all, if it really causes too much chaos to the village..."

Qing saw the helpless look on Goji Yagura's face and understood what he meant.

Just like the reason why the Mizukage suppressed the matter, during the war, if a large ninja clan was really divided because of something, the harm caused to the Hidden Mist Village would be immeasurable.

After all, the Hidden Mist Village is not Konoha, so its tolerance for certain things is still higher.

"But no matter who is behind this, I will make him pay the price."

As if realizing that his hesitation just now was somewhat inappropriate, Karuta Yagura added another sentence.

I don’t know whether I was explaining to Qing or strengthening my own belief.

"Okay, I'll take this task."

After some thought, Qing decided to take on the task, but more out of consideration for training his subordinates.

The team has been reorganizing for some time, both through daily training and mission execution.

Qing can clearly know that his three teammates are rare geniuses.

He did not expect reforms to be implemented now like those of Karatachi Yagura, but instead placed more emphasis on the future.

Qing Geng believes that as long as these three people grow up, they will definitely bring different changes to the Hidden Mist Village.

However, when Qing thought of this, he suddenly realized something and turned to look at Zabuza Momochi who had been listening to the conversation between him and Yagura Karuta from the beginning.

Looking at Zabuza Momochi's eyes that seemed to be half asleep and half awake, yet revealed a clear and foolish look, after he looked at him, he suddenly pretended to be resolute and cold.

Qing seemed to be worried about the future of the village again.

(End of this chapter)