Chapter 213: Xiao Xia's Frenzy! Encounter with a Ninja Master and Disciple!

The next day, the party continued traveling.

Ash directed the Koga Ninja Frog to keep practicing moves of various attributes,

the improvement plan for Fierce Arrow Hawk, Sannieduo, and Battle Flying Bird was simply to work hard on raising their levels.

Ash returned the Metagross to Da Wu,

and also took in Ni Mo's Magic Mask Cat.

Although it was the Iron Crush from the game,

in reality, Ash and Ni Mo were not that familiar, so it was not upgraded to the third stage.

【Trait】: Versatile 2 (attributes become consistent with the moves used, this line's bonus doubles! Unlocks the 75~85 power move learning talent for all attributes).

Thanks to the power of Versatile,

even though it is only at the second stage, this attribute is already quite good.

The 75~85 power move learning talent, while not as broad as the 75~95 range, is still powerful!

But it gave the Magic Mask Cat the ability to learn moves of all attributes, which is a qualitative change.

During the period, with stops and starts,

Ash and his group rescued a Lapras, that is a Dragonite, successfully helping the Dragonite reunite with its parents.

Then Ash captured the three Dragonites together,

and teleported them to the Hualan Gym.

(The picture shows Lapras; listeners who are interested may pause to view it.)

Lapras

"If they don't like constantly performing, you can take them to Masara Town, to the lake in Professor Oak's backyard, and let my Dragonite group play there!"

Ash reminded the beautiful girl Kikuhatsu on the other end of the phone.

Back then, Ash, not wanting to be separated from the Dragonites, did as he did when catching Kenta, and captured all the Dragonites together.

"I get it, you just want me to spend more time with Aunt Hanako, right?"

"Still call her aunt?"

"Hmm! Ash, how did you know this? Seriously! Why does aunt say everything! Anyway, when you come back, I'll definitely make you look good!"

The angry Xiao Xia hung up the phone,

looking at the blackened screen; the Xiao Xia who had just thrown harsh words now showed a regretful expression.

Could she really beat Ash?

Recalling the time she returned, leaning on the wall, Xiao Xia's cheeks flushed, her flirtatious eyes like silk, her legs silently pressed together.

"What are you doing, Xiao Xia? There's a challenger!"

From afar, big sister Sakura's voice rang out.

"Um, I need to use the restroom, big sister Sakura, could you fight for me?"

Saying that, Xiao Xia quickly stepped toward the bathroom.

"Huh, strange, this girl never used to give up a chance to fight before. What's different this time!"

…

Ash and his party followed the river, walking upstream along the grassy bank.

"Kuga!"

The Koga Ninja Frog gave a warning,

and everyone's gaze followed the Koga Ninja Frog's eyes, instantly spotting the Koga Ninja Frog drifting downstream and the ninja boy perched on its back.

"That person looks familiar!"

"It's San Ping!"

Ash cleared the group's confusion.

With a leap into the raging lake, he rescued the unconscious ninja boy San Ping and the Koga Ninja Frog onto shore.

"Healing Wave~"

Latias did not appear, but the pale green energy still showered down,

and the injuries on San Ping and the Koga Ninja Frog gradually healed.

San Ping opened his eyes and immediately saw Ash!

"Senior Ash!?"

He immediately knelt on one knee,

"Did you save me? I am infinitely grateful! By the way, Koga Ninja Frog."

"He's fine; he has already been treated by the Healing Wave and ate a Peach Fruit to cure the poisoning."

"Kura~"

San Ping's Koga Ninja Frog nodded in agreement.

"I see, thank you all so much!"

"By the way, senior, I watched your match; it really got my blood boiling!

And although I only caught a glimpse of your Koga Ninja Frog, it truly matches the legend in our village."

When talking about Ash's experiences, San Ping showed his fan side,

rambling nonstop, recounting details as if they were family treasures, never stopping his mouth.

"Your 'croak-head' frog breeding is also good; in such a short time it has already evolved into a Koga Ninja Frog."

"Not at all, senior, you overpraise me~"

Ash shook his head.

"I didn't overpraise you; the way you raised that Kōga ninja frog is really quite good."

Last time we met, Sanping's Croaking Frog was level 34,

but this time its level has already reached 44!

Although the level was overtaken by Ash's Kōga ninja frog, it hasn't fallen far behind.

It's as if this kid has the talent of a Heavenly King!

"By the way, what actually happened? The Kōga ninja frog got poisoned, and you fell into the water."

"Yeah, luckily you were on top of the poisoned Kōga ninja frog; otherwise you'd have drowned."

"How lucky indeed!"

Everyone murmured in amazement,

except Ash, whose expression was strange, "Is it really that coincidental?"

I don't rule out that such coincidences exist in the World, but this time it probably isn't that simple.

As Ash's gaze drifted toward the lake,

"Got you! Ninjutsu: Water Release!"

An ethereal male voice rang across the shore, and a water vortex surged, landing on the bank!

Splash~

As the water scattered across the shore, a masked adult male in gray ninja garb appeared before everyone.

Behind him stood a towering Turtle‑foot Giant Armor!

【Spirit】: Turtle‑foot Giant Armor (Male)

【Attribute】: Rock + Water

【Trait】: Hard Claw (contact moves' power increased to 1.3×)

【Level】: 50 (5‑star Gym level)

Level 50 aligns exactly with Sanping's Kōga ninja frog, as well as Ash's Kōga ninja frog, placing them in the same high tier.

Such a clever level gap,

plus both being ninjas,

Ash recalled this plot: the newcomer is the villain disguised by Master Sanping's subordinate,

the apparent goal is to snatch the item Sanping is escorting,

the true purpose is to test Sanping's performance during the escort.

…

"What's going on?!"

Drenched in cold water, Clemont was bewildered.

"I must obtain that true transmission manual! Turtle‑foot Giant Armor, Water Wave Blade!"

Accompanied by the voice‑changed Cai Zang, who announced his intent to self‑destruct, the Turtle‑foot Giant Armor leapt out instantly!

Its twin claws gathered a Water Wave Blade and slashed toward Sanping!

"Kōga ninja frog, Tile‑splitting!"

Sanping's Kōga ninja frog rushed forward,

its brown‑gloved palm intersected with the blade formed by the water wave.

Both attacks hit simultaneously, but the attribute‑advantaged Kōga ninja frog was suppressed, stumbling back several steps and crashing into a boulder.

Meanwhile, the Turtle‑foot Giant Armor took a counter‑type attack as if nothing happened.

"Poison Strike!"

The Turtle‑foot Giant Armor pressed the advantage, its poisonous‑glowing hand about to strike Sanping's Kōga ninja frog.

Ash shouted, "Comet Fist!"

"Kuga!"

The Kōga ninja frog, hearing the call, leapt out; its fist gleamed with a metallic sheen, crashing down on the Turtle‑foot Giant Armor's arm like a massive meteor.

Bang!

Fists collided! The steel‑type Kōga ninja frog completely ignored the poison strike's elemental damage.

But just as the Turtle‑foot Giant Armor could ignore Sanping's Kōga ninja frog's Tile‑splitting, this strike also failed to breach the Giant Armor's defense.

Steel versus Rock/Water deals only the normal 1× damage.

"Brush‑brush Tea Cannon!"

The Kōga ninja frog opened its mouth and spouted several green, biochem‑like liquid projectiles.

It is the exclusive Grass‑type move of the ninth‑generation Zhu Zi Lai Bei Cu Cha,

80 power, Special Attack, hits twice! Effect: also restores half the damage dealt as HP, sometimes burning the enemy.

In short,

Power‑up version, hits twice, ultimate leech with burn!

Under Cai Zang, disguised as the villain, staring in astonishment, a tea fragrance drifted from the seemingly biochem liquid.

Even without bond‑evolution unlocking Shape‑Shift 3,

Just the Grass type's four‑fold advantage over Rock and Water, plus the output method being the Special Attack that Kōga ninja frog excels at, is enough for Brush‑brush Tea Cannon to instantly kill the Turtle‑foot Giant Armor.

"The Kōga ninja frog has this move too?"

Cai Zang was baffled,

but since he was defeated, he had no choice but to retreat.

"Ninjutsu: Wind Release!"

Originally it should have been a move used by Sanping, but it was used by Caizang instead.

After the storm dissipated, Caizang had already disappeared.

"Thank you so much, Ash senior! By the way, can the First Praise Ninja Frog learn Comet Fist? Also, that move just now—by the way, how did you guys end up here?"

Sanping was just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, curiosity popping up one after another.

Ash briefly explained that they showed up here because they were challenging the Paired Wings Martial Arts Hall, just happening to pass by,

As for Comet Fist and Swish Swish Tea Cannon, they involve special training business.

"Oh! What a pity—I don't have much money, but if it's a treasure, senior, take a look at this—will it work?"

In the shadows, Caizang's mouth twitched,

"You little brat, using special training to hit your master, right? And you wouldn't be thinking of using mission props to trade for special training qualifications, would you?"

"What treasure?"

Everyone became interested, and Ash's mouth also twitched.

Much like what Caizang thought, he also believed that the treasure Sanping mentioned was just a mission prop Caizang used to fool Sanping.

Soon, the mystery was revealed,

The treasure was not a mission scroll related to Sanping's escort mission,

but rather a piece with distinct edges, resembling a soccer ball, a spherical transparent crystal made of multiple polyhedra.

Before Ash's eyes, a data panel appeared……

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