Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 60 Frontline Situation
"What? It's actually Orochimaru, one of the Three Ninjas!"

Mei Terumi cried out in surprise.

Fortunately, there were few customers in the barbecue restaurant at this time, and no one noticed this direction.

"Yes, the troops that the village sent to the front line to set up an outpost camp were intended to put pressure on Konoha and let the other major ninja villages see Konoha's weakness and share the spoils. So the village did not immediately launch a large-scale attack on the Land of Fire."

"However, what we didn't expect was that the Land of Earth, which had declared war on the Land of Fire before us, withdrew the large force that had already penetrated into the Land of Grass back to the Land of Earth after seeing the forces sent by the Hidden Mist Village."

"As a result, Konoha Village, which was supposed to be attacked on three sides, immediately dispatched enough troops to the eastern border to fight against our Kirigakure troops."

"Even Orochimaru, who was supposed to be the commander of the northwest front against the Iwagakure Village according to the original intelligence, was transferred to the eastern border. And it was precisely because of the untimely intelligence on the front line that the perception team ran into the enemy's support troops head-on."

After Qing's explanation, the three little ones finally understood the current war situation and the purpose of the village.

Jianchuan Ju followed Qing's line of thought and thought about it carefully.

It is estimated that the top leaders of the Hidden Mist Village did not originally intend to fight so early. They just wanted to send a large army from several major ninja villages to attack Konoha together, making it difficult for Konoha to cope with it, and then look for an opportunity to steal the spoils.

Perhaps he also wanted to trick those reckless men in Yunyin into getting killed sooner.

Anyway, the Hidden Mist Village is isolated overseas, and the frontline troops can defend the Whirlpool Island. Unlike other ninja villages that march on the mainland, as long as the troops enter the small country that serves as a buffer, they will have to fight even if they don't want to.

Who would have thought that not only did the Cloud Village side not take action for some unknown reason, but the Iwagakure side also played a trick and directly withdrew its troops from the Grass Country.

Now it is the Wind and Water countries that are taking the lead.

"So Mr. Qing was sent to the front line because the leader of the perception class, Nakayoshi, was injured?" Mei Terumi asked with a worried look.

"That's just one reason. Too many perception ninjas have been sacrificed on the front lines. If we don't send reinforcements, it may affect subsequent operations."

"On the other hand, the village will send a large number of ninjas to the front line. The front line suffered a lot of losses this time, and Konoha may launch an attack on the camp at any time. And..." Qing hesitated, but after thinking about it, he continued.

"And if we lose troops at the beginning of the battle and the village does not fight back, it may damage the dignity of the Mizukage-sama."

What Qing said was indeed correct. Some time ago, the Kirigakure Village troops were not making any progress, which caused quite a lot of complaints in the village. Now, if they don't fight back after being beaten, some people might think that the Kirigakure Village's top leaders are too weak.

"But Mr. Qing, Konoha may just want to hurt us as quickly as possible and force the Hidden Mist Village to withdraw from the war first. If the village is too aggressive, it may..."

Jianchuan Ju didn't continue speaking because no matter what they discussed, they couldn't change the decision of the village's top leaders.

The Hidden Mist Village needs to regain its ground, and the Konoha Village needs to eliminate the Wind and Water families directly while it still has the advantage in military strength.

Both families are now ready to fight.

"Teacher Qing, if you take another group of sensory ninjas to the front line, what will happen to the village's defense?"

Jianchuan Ju suddenly remembered that he had heard Qing say before that the village’s perception ninjas were already somewhat stretched.

We are still filling the holes on the front line, and we don’t want our hometown anymore?
"It's okay. We have Lord Mizukage in charge of the village, and the ninjas in those ninja families who have mastered perception ninjutsu will also participate in the defense of the village. There is no need to worry about the safety inside the village." Although the Hidden Mist Village does not have a special perception family, most ninja families will still appropriately train some perception ninjas, but normally the village will not let them directly participate in these tasks.

Zabuza, who had been silent, looked at Jianchuan Ju with a strange look, as he had asked a lot of questions today.

His eyes revealed an expression that said, "You, a Genin, have a lot to worry about."

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju scratched his head in embarrassment and stopped asking questions.

The main reason is that the shock of encountering Orochimaru on the battlefield was too great, which made Jianchuan Tachibana eager to know more information.

But thinking back, if he really went to the battlefield, there would be danger everywhere. It didn't make much difference to him whether he met an ordinary jonin or Orochimaru.

Seeing that the three disciples understood the current situation, Qing spoke up to give them a few reminders.

"The team will stop training these few days. Go back and make more preparations. Don't lose your life on the battlefield because you are not prepared enough. I will also go to the perception class to arrange support personnel in the next few days. We will gather at the village gate in three days and set off."

"Teacher Qing, are we setting off together with the large support force?" Mei Terumi asked with some confusion.

"Yes, but there are only perception troops. The rest of the large force will be led by the Jounin Kujitachi and will set off in five days."

The three little ones were a little surprised, not because of the departure time, but because they didn't expect that it would be Gojira Yagura who would lead the team this time.

After all, having experienced two special missions before, the three of them had some understanding of the struggles within the village. With Karatachi Yagura's strength and status, he would undoubtedly take over the command of the front line directly if he went to the front line.

But don't forget that there are still a lot of family ninjas on the front line as mid-to-high-end combat forces, and the village is not afraid of internal conflicts.

As if he could see the confusion of the three disciples, Qing replied somewhat discouragedly.

"We can't help it. The only ones in the village who can truly match Orochimaru's strength right now are Mizukage-sama and Karutagi jonin. Since Mizukage-sama is unable to go to the front, we can only send Karutagi jonin to guard the front."

What Qing said was indeed correct. Currently, in the Hidden Mist Village, there were only two people who could reach the level of Kage: the Third Mizukage and Karotachi Yagura.

And if the Mizukage really goes out in person.

Don’t forget that the Land of Lightning, which is across the sea from the Land of Water, has not yet joined the war. By then, the plot may be that the Raikage descends on the Land of Water.

And Qing also knew that the two tailed beasts in the Hidden Mist Village, the three-tailed beast, were still in the sealing stage and there was no suitable Jinchūriki.

As for the Vulpix, although the Hidden Mist Village had obtained a lot of sealing knowledge from the previous joint efforts of other ninja villages to destroy the Land of Whirlpools, and had successfully sealed it into the body of the Jinchūriki, the Jinchūriki was too young to be able to fight as a combat force.

Therefore, the village really does not have any high-end combat power, but thanks to the confidentiality policy that Kirigakure has always pursued, it is not known to outsiders.

"Well, you don't need to worry about the fights among the upper echelons of the village. You just need to prepare yourself and make sure you can survive on the battlefield."

"Yes!" x3
(End of this chapter)