Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 540: Konoha has a deep heritage and many families

The gate of Konoha Village.

Jianchuan Ju's figure slowly fell from the sky.

It was late at night, and just over two hours had passed since Uchiha Obito evacuated.

Although most people in Konoha Village were still immersed in panic and pain, those ninjas who were slightly injured or not injured at all had now gradually begun to rescue the wounded and restore order.

At this moment, foreign ninjas like Jianchuan Ju suddenly landed from the air near Konoha.

Immediately, a dozen Konoha ninjas surrounded him, watching his every move with vigilant eyes.

Fortunately, Jianchuan Ju did not directly break into the Konoha barrier, but stopped at the entrance of the village.

Otherwise, these frightened people might just take him down on the spot.

It was not until the leading ninja noticed the Mizukage hat carried by Jianchuan Tachibana on his back that he asked with a little hesitation.

"M-Mizukage-sama?"

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju nodded slightly with an indifferent expression.

"I was a witness at the previous peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure."

"After that, the head of the Nara family reported that Konoha was attacked, and the Hokage left in a hurry. I was a little worried, so I thought about following to see if there was anything I could do to help."

After hearing this, the dozen or so Konoha ninjas who were guarding the gate looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although Kirigakure and Konoha have now become allies, a year and a half ago, the two families were still fighting each other to a bloody end.

This Mizukage doesn't have a very good reputation among the Konoha ninjas.

It is even possible that among the ninjas present, there are relatives or teammates who died at the hands of this Mizukage.

Now the other party actually said that he was "worried about Konoha" and "came to help"?
Everyone present felt that there was something strange in these words.

However, Konoha has just experienced a huge change, and this Lord Mizukage has come with good intentions, so they can't just stop him here.

Even with the identities of the ninjas present, they couldn't say such a thing as letting Jianchuan Tachibana wait here.

Fortunately, at this moment, a steady middle-aged voice came from behind these people.

"Go report to the Hokage first."

After saying this, the man ignored the complicated and somewhat hateful looks of those ninjas, turned to look at Jianchuan Ju, and politely stretched out his hand to guide him to the side.

"Lord Mizukage, the situation in the village is quite chaotic right now. You can rest here for a while."

The person who came was naturally Konoha's Guard Chief and the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku.

Although the Uchiha clan is in a very delicate situation in Konoha now, the power of the Guard Department is still there, and its orders are still reasonable. Naturally, the people present will not expose the internal conflicts of Konoha at this time.

After getting the nod of approval from their captain, the two ninjas did not even look at Uchiha Fugaku, but quickly rushed towards the center of Konoha to report the situation there.

Naturally, these little movements between the ninjas could not escape the eyes of Jianchuan Ju.

However, he did not make any comment on the matter. He just pretended not to see it, smiled and nodded, and walked side by side with Uchiha Fugaku to a relatively intact building nearby.

Just when the two of them were a little away from the ninjas at the gate of Konoha.

Jianchuan Ju looked at Uchiha Fugaku who remained silent, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, and then he spoke softly.

"Chief Fugaku, in tonight's battle, did the Uchiha clan participate and help Konoha?"

Uchiha Fugaku, who was walking nearby, paused slightly, wondering why the Mizukage mentioned this.

Then his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Jianchuan Ju with horror in his eyes.

"Did you send someone to deliver that information?!" Jianchuan Ju heard this with a smile in his eyes, but his tone pretended to be a little puzzled.

"What intelligence is Patriarch Fugaku talking about?"

"I just heard that the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha has not been good recently, so I asked this question."

Uchiha Fugaku also became a little hesitant when he heard the slightly questioning tone of Jianchuan Tachibana. For a moment, he even felt that he could not see through this young Mizukage.

After thinking for a while, he spoke cautiously.

"As a member of Konoha, Uchiha naturally has to contribute to Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju shook his head slightly as if with deep meaning.

"Really? But Konoha has a deep heritage and many clans. I'm afraid the Uchiha aren't the only ones who want to practice the Will of Fire?"

After saying this, Jianchuan Tachibana ignored Uchiha Fugaku who was standing there with a flickering look in his eyes, and strode towards the resting area in front.

Although all kinds of complicated thoughts were intertwined in his mind at this moment, after seeing Jianchuan Tachibana leave, Uchiha Fugaku quickly followed.

After that, neither of them mentioned the previous topic again.

The quiet atmosphere in the room was finally broken until Jiraiya arrived, looking tired.

"Mr. Mizukage, thank you for your personal assistance. The Hokage is still busy dealing with post-disaster matters. Please come with me to the temporary office in the Hokage Building so that it will be easier to receive you."

Seeing Jiraiya being very polite in his words but with a look that clearly showed a hint of vigilance, Jianchuan Tachibana was not too surprised.

He just stood up with a calm expression.

"As I should. I was a little abrupt in coming here this time."

"But the ones who attacked Konoha this time were from the Zero Organization, right?"

Jiraiya was stunned at first when he heard this, but then the vigilance in his eyes faded a little.

Perhaps because of the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, Jiraiya was always a little wary of the Mizukage, Tachibana Kanagawa.

In addition, the appearance of Jianchuan Ju at this time was quite abrupt.

So before they met, Jiraiya had basically made some bad guesses about the purpose of his visit.

But now it seems that the other party is only targeting the organization behind the attack on Konoha.

After all, that organization sent four members to attack the Hidden Mist Village some time ago. It was reasonable for Jianchuan Tachibana, the Mizukage, to take action in this matter.

And in fact, if we exclude the Third Ninja World War a few years ago.

Whether it was the joint Chunin Exam or the Five Kage Summit that just ended, Namikaze Minato's evaluation of the Mizukage he brought back was relatively positive.

So at this moment, Jiraiya looked at Jianchuan Ju again, and his eyes became a little gentler.

"It is indeed the same person who attacked Konoha last time, but is the name of the Zero Organization new information obtained by Kirigakure?"

"Is there only one person who attacked Konoha?"

Jianchuan Tachibana's sudden surprise not only made Jiraiya, but even Uchiha Fugaku standing beside him fall into awkward silence.

Fortunately, Jianchuan Ju did not ask too many questions about this issue.

Instead, seeing that Jiraiya had indeed paid attention to the name 'Zero Organization', he pretended to be slightly hesitant and continued speaking.

"The name Zero Organization is indeed the latest information we have obtained, and it is not the only information. As for the other information, I will explain it in detail after I meet the Hokage."

(End of this chapter)