Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 45 Determining the Goal
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After Zabuza jumped onto the wall with Jianchuan Tachibana, he subconsciously looked back at the place where the two had just hidden.

Just then, I saw three strangely shaped ninja tools flying out of the window.

The three ninja tools landed on three points at the same time with great precision, and surrounded the position where the two people were just now in a triangular formation.

The next moment, a violent explosion mixed with heat waves surged towards the center of the triangle.

Zabuza could even imagine that if Jianchuan Tachibana had not led him to dodge, both of them might have been seriously injured now.

What was even more incredible was that this explosion, which was obviously quite powerful, did not leak out a single bit of energy; the fire, sound and even the shock wave of the explosion were all firmly confined within the triangle.

Even the grass next to it was only slightly yellowed by the heat and was not destroyed by the explosion.

Jianchuan Ju, who also turned around and saw this scene, said subconsciously with disbelief in his eyes.

"Oh my gosh! Broadsword mine!"

Although the explosion was controlled within a fixed range for some unknown reason, Jianchuan Ju still broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the ground that was blown beyond recognition.

There was no time to think, the 'danger warning' alarm had not ended yet.

Jianchuan Ju grabbed Zabuza tightly and jumped off the wall again, running out of the workshop.

Just as the two men left the wall, the tall and thin man flashed out of the window holding a black sword.

He swung the sword vigorously with one hand, and hot flames gushed out from the tip of the sword, like a burning fire dragon rushing into the sky, leaving behind only suffocating air after being burned wherever it passed.

Looking at the courtyard wall that was burnt directly after being attacked by the fire dragon, the two of them stopped hesitating and quickly ran into the fog and left.

The tall and thin young man did not continue to chase. He just stood in the yard of the workshop, looking at the wall that was burned by his attack, thoughtfully.

It was not until then that Caique walked out of the house holding a pair of long swords.

"Bao Gui, you're not going to chase me anymore?"

"That's unnecessary. The other party only has two children. I'm worried that they are bait."

Caique thought about it and didn't dwell on this question, so he asked instead.

"Two children? Did you see their appearance clearly?"

"No, I only saw the backs of two kids around ten years old, but one of them had white hair and was carrying a short knife."

That's right, since Qing reminded the two to disguise themselves before they set off, Jianchuan Ju, a guy with a head full of tricks, directly instigated Zabuza, and the two of them used transformation techniques to become Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito respectively.

When Cai Que heard Bao Gui talking about the white-haired short knife, his pupils suddenly shrank and he spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Could it be those ninjas from Konoha? I remember there was a kid with white hair and a short sword on his back."

"It's possible that the so-called antique appraisal in their letter is just a cover."

Bao Gui thought about how the two of them were just talking about the letter from the Minato class and how he was almost fooled, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

"We have to find a chance to get rid of them. Konoha is in the middle of a war right now, and no one will pay attention to them."

"Unfortunately, the conditions for reviving the Qingming ancestors have not yet been gathered, otherwise this might be a good time to declare war on the despicable Five Nations."

At this point the mission had been completed. Considering that this was the first time he took his disciples abroad, Minato planned to stay a few more days to let his disciples broaden their horizons. However, he did not know that an inexplicable blame had been put on them.

And there are two ignorant frogs in the well who are looking for opportunities to kill them.

Of course, even if he knew, Minato would not care too much about this mysteriously confident person.

On the other side, after running for a while, Jianchuan Ju saw that there was no enemy catching up and gradually slowed down.

Jianchuan Ju stopped and grabbed Zabuza who was about to jump to the next roof.

"Okay, no need to take a detour, no one is following us." Zabuza, who was now out of combat, had time to use his brain. Thinking of how Jianchuan Tachibana had pulled him out of the enemy's attack range twice in advance, he couldn't help but feel a little grateful.

However, remembering the eye contact at the window before, he looked at his teammate strangely again.

"Why did you do that just now?"

Being asked this question so suddenly by Zabuza, Jianchuan Ju was a little slow to react.

"When did I say I was going to take action?"

"There was no sound in the house before. Didn't you signal us with your eyes to go in and catch those two people?"

It was not until then that Jianchuan Ju figured out why this guy was preparing to retreat and drew out his dagger.

"That's a look I gave to retreat! Would someone turn away when they look at me to arrest someone?"

Now Zabuza was speechless.

"Hey, maybe we should use tactical gestures next time? Besides, there are only two people on the other side, so there is no need for us to retreat."

Just when Jianchuan Ju was about to explain, a voice interrupted their friendly discussion.

"What are you doing?"

In the dark night shrouded in fog, a voice suddenly appeared in the deserted alley, scaring the two men to instantly draw their weapons and take a defensive stance. Even Lanzai instantly pulled a piece of foam from his neck and prepared to attack.

However, after seeing who was coming, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher Qing, you're going to scare people to death."

"I saw what seemed to be a fire over at Sixiangfang, so I rushed over. It seems that it was you who caused the noise."

Jianchuan Ju was about to ask Qing how he found them, but before he opened his mouth, he remembered that as a perception-type jonin, it would be easy for Qing to find them in such a small village.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Qing didn't waste any time and spoke directly.

"Let's go back to the hotel first. There's no need for me to investigate anymore."

Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions. They gathered chakra in their feet and followed Shangqing's steps.

After returning to the hotel, Jianchuan Ju told Qing and Mei Terumi everything that happened to him that night.

"It is now basically certain that the person leading the smuggling is Shi Xiang Fang, and the leader of the Artisan Ninja Village should be under their control."

After listening to Jianchuan Ju's story, Qing was not surprised. He just nodded and continued.

"It doesn't matter. It's enough to identify the smugglers. The next step is to find out who is trading with them in the Water Country. The internal struggle of the Artisan Ninja Village has nothing to do with us. We just need to report to the village after we return."

Jianchuan Ju thought about it and felt that what Qing said was right, but he felt that under the current circumstances, they might not be able to avoid the turmoil in the Artisan Village.

"Today, Tachibana and Zabuza have already alarmed the other party. Will this make them alert?"

Mei Terumi said with some concern.

"Tachibana said that their appearance has not been seen, so the problem is not big. We just need the account books, letters or order information to confirm which family is trading with them. After all, the person who issued this mission is Yagura Karuju."

Jianchuan Ju agreed with what Qing said. The Land of Water could be involved in the Third Ninja World War at any time. If they made a big fuss while carrying out such a private mission abroad, they would not have a good time when they returned to the village.

"Captain Qing, did you find out anything when you went to their leader's house?"

Although the smuggler had been identified, Zabuza still asked Qing casually.

But there was a strange expression on Qing's face.

"There is no one in the home of the chief of the Takumigu Village."

(End of this chapter)