Chapter 1270: Golden Water Shuriken

【Sucker Punch】!

Striking first by striking later!

The hideous giant jaw was like a python flicking its tongue; one missed, and the other followed quickly.

But at the critical moment, Ash-Greninja's body pulled back sharply, breaking free from the bite of the second giant jaw.

Mega Mawile was astonished, "Chido!?"

Immediately, its expression turned to relief, only because through All Baimu's "perspective," it understood the reason Ash-Greninja could dodge—

This guy's tongue had inserted into the ground at some point, driving its body to shift backward.

It must have been when it leaned back.

Mega Mawile stepped on the ground with one foot, rotating like a dance, and at the same time, Ash-Greninja jumped high, splitting into countless true and false afterimages again, several times more than the previous time!

Suddenly, in mid-air, there were dense Ash-Greninjas everywhere!

"Greninja!"

Dozens of voices echoed in unison.

The next moment, a pastel storm suddenly struck, tearing all the fakes into pieces!

【Fairy Wind】!

Whoosh!

The wind whistled.

Mega Mawile swayed, paired with the pastel glowing whirlwind, looking extremely gorgeous and magnificent.

It made people unconsciously immerse themselves in its dance.

But for Ash-Greninja and Ash, this wild wind felt heart-wrenching and terrifying.

Undoubtedly, All Baimu and Mega Mawile had anticipated Ash and its thoughts, specifically using this move!

In no time, only Ash-Greninja's true body remained suspended in mid-air.

It crossed its hands to resist the invasion of the pink wind, struggling to fall to the ground.

Ash immediately shouted, "Water Shuriken!"

"Gren—"

Ash-Greninja took off the giant water shuriken from its back and shot it straight forward with all its might while spinning it.

Hum!

The giant water shuriken rotated, suddenly cutting through the sky and leaving a clear water trail!

All Baimu: "Iron Defense!"

"Chido!"

Mega Mawile swung its giant jaws, blocking in front like two iron pillars, with silvery light flowing on the surface.

Bang!

The water shuriken hit the steel-hardened giant jaws accurately, exploding with majestic water mist and covering it.

"Barely acceptable."

All Baimu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Mega Mawile's feelings didn't need words, they had already been transmitted to his heart.

And since he guessed the other party was at the level of a Champion's main force, he certainly had to verify it from multiple aspects.

Speed was one, attack power was two.

Defense...

It could only be said that based on the values in the game, Ash-Greninja's defense shouldn't be very high.

Of course, Mega Mawile's "barely acceptable" evaluation was certainly based on the premise that the opponent's strength was at the level of a Champion's main force.

Mawile certainly hadn't battled a proper Champion like Diantha, but it had already battled Nemona's Pokémon many times.

Champion-level is still Champion!

Thinking of this, All Baimu felt a bit disappointed.

The childhood filter was too deep, so when they really fought, Ash-Greninja's performance made him feel a bit disillusioned.

But he understood it wasn't that Ash-Greninja was too weak, but that he was too strong now.

What kind of battles did Ash-Greninja fight before?

Gym challenges, League Conferences!

How could a Pokémon that hadn't even fought in a Champion League compare to him now?

Besides, Ash didn't bring it along for the Masters Eight this year.

Without the assistance of a Trainer, no matter how much a Pokémon practiced on its own, the improvement in strength was quite limited.

Ash-Greninja being able to reach its current level was already considered a talent.

What All Baimu really wanted to see from Ash was probably very difficult to see from Ash-Greninja again.

Each generation has its own god.

The *Journeys* version of Ash was destined to explode in power with Mega Lucario or Pikachu!

Thinking of this, he looked at Ash-Greninja in the field.

Only to see it adjusting itself, placing its right hand on its waist, and clear water was gathering.

The next instant.

Ash-Greninja rushed toward the ground like a flying arrow, suddenly piercing through the vast white mist.

"Greninja!"

Ash: "Liquidation!"

All Baimu: "Well done!"

This was another move that surprised him!

Clang!

The sharp blade left its sheath!

The bright blade light reflected the scorching sun, and the onlookers were instantly blinded.

This also caused them to be unable to see the situation in the field, only able to hear the crisp clanking and the sound of water vapor exploding.

"What happened? How is it?"

"This move is so cool! I remember it's the iaijutsu from swordsmanship!"

"Ash's Greninja is indeed the coolest!"

The crowd discussed loudly.

Professor Oak rubbed his eyes and said, "Oh oh~ it's getting more and more proficient."

Because Ash was out on a journey all year round, Greninja couldn't undergo Bond Phenomenon, so it could only study the normal form, among which 【Liquidation】 was a skill it suddenly realized while practicing under the waterfall.

At that time, it slashed horizontally with one blade, so fast that it seemed even the waterfall that was cut in half didn't react, freezing for a few seconds before continuing to flow.

It was a pity that it only amazed people the first time.

However, the Liquidation just now looked quite good to Professor Oak, hoping to get a satisfactory result.

Vision restored, Professor Oak looked into the field again.

Gary's solemn words suddenly came to his ears.

"Truly terrifying!"

It was seen that ethereal milky-white mist was entangled around both Pokémon.

At this time, Mega Mawile and Ash-Greninja were back-to-back; the latter looked like it had "sheathed its sword" coolly, but in reality, its "sword" had already shattered and turned into flowing water and dissipated the next moment.

Behind Ash-Greninja, a giant jaw was constantly emitting milky-white mist.

——Liquidation had been bitten to pieces by this thing!

What was even more fatal was that Mega Mawile's other giant jaw had bitten Ash-Greninja's long tongue, which looked like a scarf.

Both continued to exert force, making the tongue taut into a straight line.

This was also one of the reasons why both sides stood still.

"Greninja..."

"Chido~"

Mega Mawile turned slightly, a hint of a smile in its watery eyes.

Daring to engage in close combat with it, it's really...

Not afraid of death!

Ash realized the situation was bad and ordered urgently, "Greninja! Aerial Ace!"

The onlookers outside the field couldn't see the situation clearly due to the blade light, but he, who was synchronized with Ash-Greninja, knew it clearly.

The moment Ash-Greninja used Liquidation, Mega Mawile used its giant jaws to bite the blade to pieces at a faster speed and took the opportunity to bite its tongue.

Clearly, it was guarding against some trick that had appeared before.

The flexibility of the specially trained double giant jaws even surpassed its hands, using one mind for two purposes, extremely precise!

"Greninja!"

Greninja turned to punch, its hands and feet covered in sky-blue brilliance, hitting the giant jaws continuously with agile movements, trying to make it let go.

Unfortunately, it was destined to be futile.

The giant jaws strengthened by Iron Defense were extremely hard, Ash-Greninja's moves couldn't shake them at all, and it even had to spare part of its energy to dodge the other abyss-like mouth biting over.

The two Pokémon entangled within a limited range until the light of Aerial Ace dimmed.

"Chido."

Over?

Mega Mawile smiled, grabbed the long tongue, and spun at high speed on the spot!

Then it's my turn!

In an instant.

The majestic force pulled Ash-Greninja's body, making it involuntarily leave the ground.

Ash: "Stick the Water Shuriken into the ground!!"

"Greninja!"

Ash-Greninja took off the giant water shuriken from its back, but before it could do as Ash said, Mega Mawile had already thrown it high into the sky.

Hum!

Flowing light and colorful!

A pink light stream mixed with seven-colored stars sprayed out from the giant jaws; Mega Mawile looked up, as if it had added a rocket booster, rushing straight into the sky!

"Don't lose to it! Water Shuriken!"

Ash turned his hand, and Ash-Greninja, having stabilized its body, immediately placed the water shuriken in front of it, making it rotate at high speed.

In just a blink, the rotating giant water shuriken turned into a shield.

Golden light suddenly bloomed from the center, staining the fluorescent blue water shuriken.

But before it could completely transform into gold, Mega Mawile, like a rocket launching, arrived!

"Play Rough."

"Chi—do!!"

Thud!

The water shield shattered, and white mist burst out in the deafening roar, covering the sky and the sun.

But soon, the petite figure driven by pastel streamers rushed out from above the mist, carrying Ash-Greninja straight to a higher place!

"Ugh!"

Ash covered his abdomen.

His Bond Phenomenon resonance degree was much higher than Mega Evolution, able to experience the pain Ash-Greninja suffered.

Correspondingly, this also made the cooperation between Ash and Ash-Greninja more tacit, as if living in the same body.

So much so that every time Ash opened his mouth to order, Ash-Greninja had already made corresponding moves in advance, faster than All Baimu transmitting instructions to Mawile in his heart.

Because their thoughts were completely synchronized, not distinguishing between each other.

This resonance was exactly the brand-new realm All Baimu constantly pursued.

The onlookers looked up, and both Mega Mawile and Ash-Greninja had become very small.

Finally.

When the height exceeded one hundred meters, the two dispersed and fell separately.

"Chido?"

Mega Mawile stared at the opponent, surprised to find that Ash-Greninja still hadn't lost consciousness.

Quite resistant!

You know this was Play Rough after Swords Dance! Attribute restraint!

"Locked health? No, 'Pain Split'?"

All Baimu saw Ash taking a deep breath, realizing that it was the Trainer who shared part of the pain, which kept Ash-Greninja from being one-shot.

... Perhaps the fake Golden Shuriken also contributed?

His eyes were good; the golden light stained when the water shuriken rotated couldn't escape his gaze.

Come on!

Give you a chance!

Let me see the real Golden Water Shuriken!

All Baimu's will made Mega Mawile stop the idea of finishing it off, and then it showed an interested expression.

"Chido?"

Golden Water Shuriken? What is that?

Mega Mawile actually cared very much about Ash-Greninja's performance.

After all, the other party completed "Mega Evolution" without using a Key Stone or Mega Stone.

Both Pokémon continued to free-fall.

"—Greninja! Come on! The final Water Shuriken!"

Ash shouted, clenching his fist.

He clearly knew Ash-Greninja's current state, just wanting to fight hard at the end!

Ash-Greninja in mid-air suddenly opened its eyes wide.

"Greninja!"

It took off the giant water shuriken re-condensed on its back, manipulating its rotation while infusing more massive energy!

Rumble!

Waves surged and golden light surged; amidst the splashing water, the golden, flame-like Golden Water Shuriken was born!

Ash-Greninja's body was affected by this, briefly freezing for a few seconds!

"This is!"

"Why did the water turn golden?"

Everyone looked at this scene in surprise.

Because Alain didn't participate in the Lumiose Conference, Ash's opponent in the final changed, and the legendary Golden Water Shuriken naturally came to nothing.

But at this very moment, under the high pressure given by Mega Mawile, this "divine skill" was triggered as All Baimu wished!

"Hahaha! Come on!"

"Chido!"

Mega Mawile felt the energy fluctuation coming from above, placed its jaws in front of its chest, and supported the fluorescent blue light shield with great importance.

All Baimu received the relevant message, learning that the Golden Water Shuriken was releasing high heat, only then understanding that the tweet from the anime director was true.

The water shuriken generated extraordinary heat due to high-speed rotation and air friction!

"Gren—inja!"

The moment the light shield lit up, Ash-Greninja swung its claws with all its might, throwing the Golden Water Shuriken!

From top to bottom, golden light shone!

Countless people held their breath—

Rumble!

The majestic water mist turned into visible steam heat, suddenly expanding and exploding, rushing toward all directions!

Even the crowd watching on the ground couldn't help but be scorched by the hot air.

"So hot!"

"Wow! My face is going to be roasted!"

Gary lowered the long coat covering his grandfather and Agatha's heads, saying, "This should be the outcome, right!"

The answer was obvious.

It didn't make people wait too long, the familiar pastel whirlwind stirred away the floating water vapor.

Mega Mawile slowly stopped the rotating movement.

Not far away, Greninja lay quietly in the mud, its sleeping posture exceptionally peaceful.

"Ha!"

Ash sat back exhaustedly, panting.

Pikachu cast a concerned look, "Pika pi?"

"It's okay, I just, haven't fought with Greninja for too long, hehehehe."

He laughed loudly.

Although he lost the battle, his heart was still joyful.

Mega Mawile's strength was very strong, so strong that there was basically no room for error when battling it, but the more so, the more it could stimulate Ash's fighting spirit.

Defeated repeatedly, fighting repeatedly!

He got up and walked into the field to help Greninja up, just about to greet Mega Mawile, who was frowning, only to see it turn its head away unhappily.

"Eh?"

Ash was stunned.

Why was it still unhappy after winning the battle?

Of course, it was because Greninja hadn't met its expectations!

You know, Mawile had just been prepared to have its Protect shattered and had to take the Golden Water Shuriken head-on.

As a result, it found that this thing lost a significant part of its important attribute energy due to its own high heat as soon as it hit Protect.

The remaining part didn't achieve complete concentration, appearing quite scattered.

Conclusion—

It looked fierce, but it was extremely pathetic in reality!

An unfinished move used in a battle against it, was it looking down on it?

The young lady was very unhappy.

The Trainer made it think too highly of Greninja, and as a result, it gave it a big pile of shit!

"Chido!"

Mawile looked up at the Trainer, waiting for his explanation.

All Baimu spread his hands and smiled helplessly.

He fully understood the reason Greninja lost to Charizard in the original plot; on one hand, the opponent had locked health, and on the other, the Golden Water Shuriken wasn't mature enough.

It could only be said to look forward to the future.

The Golden Water Shuriken still had a lot of room for improvement—if Ash was willing to continue cultivating Greninja.

?? ps: Couldn't help it, still wrote the Golden Water Shuriken

? First of all, I'm not a Greninja hater; how much I loved Greninja in the last book; secondly, I'm not a Greninja hater, I'm an anime scriptwriter hater, please let the scriptwriter who wrote *Sun & Moon* come back. ===== CHAPTER 1271 =====