Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 39: Transform Zabuza!

On the way to the port, Jianchuan Ju noticed that Zabuza was always looking at the target of their escort on this mission from time to time.

Unable to help but feel curious, he leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"What's wrong Zabuza? Did you notice something wrong with him?"

As he spoke, Jianchuan Ju also looked at the clerk.

His gray hair was tied into a ponytail, and his bronze face was covered with deep wrinkles. But he looked like an old man, and his body and head seemed to be separate. It was already autumn, and he was only wearing a short-sleeved grey coarse cloth shirt, exposing his muscular body, and one of his arms was almost as thick as his waist.

Looking at it this way, it does seem a bit strange.

"That guy seems to be a blacksmith."

Zabuza answered Jianchuan Tachibana's question subconsciously.

"Blacksmith? That's it?"

Jianchuan Ju was also speechless by this guy. What's so strange about the person in the Ninja Tool Shop being a blacksmith?

Zabuza finally withdrew his gaze and said hesitantly.

"That old man seems to be a very famous forging master in the village."

Now it was Jianchuanju's turn to be stunned. After all, he didn't have much demand for ninja tools in his daily life. The only requirement he might have was that they were cheap. He had never paid attention to any forging masters.

However, before Jianchuan Ju could say anything, the old man spoke loudly to the two of them.

"Hey! Are you two little brats saying bad things about me? I, an old man, have very sharp ears!"

The two men looked at the old man with dark faces. He was obviously not far away, but his voice was very loud.

Although I don't know whether it's due to years of blacksmithing or old age, but judging from the current situation, this old man is obviously severely hard of hearing.

I don't know how I heard their discussion.

Jianchuan Ju didn't know what was wrong with his head. In order to ease the embarrassment, he actually started talking like a child.

"Grandpa, we were just talking about how you are a great blacksmith."

However, as soon as these words came out, Zabuza, Mei Terumi, Ao, oh, and Lanzai, all immediately looked at Jianchuan Ju with eyes as if they were looking at some magical species.

After receiving the looks from his teammates, Jianchuan Ju wanted to slap himself twice.

But the old man didn't notice these, but laughed heartily with great enjoyment.

"Haha, you have good vision, kid. I am the famous Shimotsuki Ichiro, and my father is a legendary swordsmith who once participated in the creation of seven ninja swords."

There seemed to be something wrong with what the old man said, but before Jianchuanju could think about it, Zabuza reminded him.

"Your father participated in the forging of seven ninja swords. Have you forged any famous swords?"

Jianchuan Ju saw that the old man's expression paused for a moment when he heard Zabuza's question.

"Hahaha, of course I inherited my father's forging skills. He forged the Thunder Blade *Ya and the Double Blade *Akira, which are among the best even among the Seven Ninja Swords."

"So you've built the woooooo yourself."

Seeing that the white-haired old man looked like he was about to cry, Jianchuan Ju hurriedly covered Zabuza's mouth as he was about to speak and forcibly pulled him aside.

Really, even though he’s wearing bandages, this guy still can’t control his mouth.

"Stop talking, have you heard of any other famous swords besides the seven ninja swords in the Hidden Mist Village?"

After saying this, Jianchuan Ju hurriedly turned around to look at old man Shuangyue. Fortunately, he spoke in a low voice this time and the other party didn't seem to hear it.

However, the old man seemed to have lost interest in talking to the little ghost, and continued to walk forward on his own. Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to quickly follow him. Zabuza shook his head, broke free from Jianchuanju and returned.

"Of course not, so my goal is to seize one of the Seven Ninja Swords and become one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen."

Looking at the fire of ambition in Zabuza's eyes.

All Jianchuan Ju could think of was the strange scene of this guy carrying a beheading sword as big as a door panel, crouching down and hiding in the Mist Hidden Technique to carry out assassinations in the future.

He seemed a little pitiful, so Jianchuan Ju decided to guide him a little.

"Zabuza, which ninja sword do you want to use most in the future?"

"Of course it's the Broken Blade* Beheading Sword!"

Sure enough! This guy has been going astray since he was so young!

"Why would you want to use a beheading sword? You are not even as tall as the sword, so it must be inconvenient to wield it."

Zabuza was somewhat accustomed to being teased by Jianchuan Ju, so he just rolled his eyes at the other party, as if he was too lazy to answer such an idiotic question.

Thinking about the guy's future height, Jianchuan Ju had to persuade him from a different angle.

"You know all the characteristics of the seven ninja swords, right?"

"Of course it's clear!"

"So what are you good at?"

Although Zabuza was a little annoyed by Jianchuan Tachibana's question, he still answered the question seriously.

"Swordsmanship and water ninjutsu."

Jianchuan Ju looked at the other party with a dark face, looking completely ignorant. If the future adult Zabuza said that he was good at water escape, it would be fine. But now he only mastered one offensive ninjutsu, the Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu with forty-four seals, and he still had the nerve to say that he was good at water escape ninjutsu?

"Your fighting style is more inclined towards assassination, the Mist Hiding Technique and the Silent Killing Technique."

"Yes." Zabuza did not refute but nodded in agreement.

"But you can see that the beheading sword is obviously of a bold and open style. Not to mention that the huge blade is not convenient for concealed actions, even the huge sound of breaking wind caused by slashing in the Mist Hidden Technique is enough to make the opponent alert before being attacked."

"And think about it, if you swing that door-like sword, the wind it creates might even blow away some of the fog."

After hearing Jianchuan Ju's description, Zabuza was stunned and even stopped moving forward.

"I just think that Biwa Juzo is a bit weaker, so it should be easier to take over the position of a ninja sword from him. And the bloodthirsty style of repairing a broken sword will suit me better."

Upon seeing this, Jianchuan Ju immediately increased his strength to guide.

"Then have you ever thought that Biwa Juzo is weak because his beheading sword is too weak? What about a broken sword that can be repaired by bloodsucking? Have you ever seen any other ninja sword that breaks into two pieces easily?"

After being asked this question, Zabuza could no longer hold back.

In his mind, he imagined himself fighting with the enemy, and then his beheading sword was easily cut into two pieces by the opponent. Then he held the sword handle and crawled to kill other small fry, recovered the broken sword, and turned back to fight the enemy.

At this moment, Zabuza seemed as if his worldview had collapsed.

"Then which ninja sword should I choose?"

Finally, the key question was asked, and Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but smile.

"Of course, long knife* stitches!"

(End of this chapter)