Kisame

Kisame understood why Yahiko and Konan appeared in this caravan.

 

First of all, he guessed right, this caravan is indeed the "wandering tribe", the descendants of the remnants of the glorious empire from the past. For hundreds of years, they have been wandering around in the ninja world. Although they have no fixed place, they can be regarded as living a peaceful and prosperous life.

 

But recently, this calm has been shattered.

 

It turned out that another part of the remnants of the empire, that chose to travel across the ocean, established a new country on another continent, and developed a civilization completely different from the ninja world.

 

However, those people have not forgotten the rich continent of the Ninja World, and they have been accumulating strength with ambition, and not long ago, they finally returned across the sea with a strong ship and a cannon.

 

After they returned to the ninja world, the first target was their former compatriots. They sent a team to find the wandering caravan headed by Kahiko and others, and asked these wandering tribe to serve them.

 

As the leader of the caravan, Kahiko rejected their rude request on the spot, which turned into an armed conflict, causing heavy losses to the caravan.

 

After leading the caravan members to escape, Kahiko immediately thought of asking Amegakure for help, trying to seek shelter from "Son of Prophecy" Nagato.

 

So, at Nagato's suggestion, Yahiko and Konan took over the rescue mission of the caravan, and came to this mountain forest with Kahiko and others.

 

According to Kahiko, the base camp of those people is hidden in the depths of this rolling mountain.

 

"Respected ninjas, I'm not doubting your strength, it's just that the number of enemies is at least a few hundred, and their power is overwhelming. If there is a real fight at that time..."

 

In the carriage, Kahiko acted carefully and didn't finish his sentence, but they could hear that he was very worried.

 

"Senior Kahiko, don't worry, even if the number of enemies increases tenfold, they are not our opponents."

 

Konan said in a cold voice. Her resurrection was very successful, but if you look closely, you can still find that there are some faint cracks on her body, like broken porcelain—

 

 

That is the trace of the Impure reincarnation.

 

The reason why she is so confident is because those reincarnated by this jutsu has infinite chakra and super resilience, and it is impossible for them to be killed again.

 

They are almost invincible.

 

"Konan is right, Akatsuki is not afraid of any enemy."

 

Yahiko, who was sitting on the side, said the same and added, "Although it is far away from Amegakure, even if an unexpected situation occurs, we can call in reinforcements from Amegakure as soon as possible."

 

'Oh?'

 

Outside the carriage, Kisame, who was hiding in the dark, frowned slightly when he heard this.

 

From Yahiko's confident tone, he can basically infer that the reinforcement the other party said... is Nagato himself.

 

Yahiko and Konan should have a method similar to the "reverse summoning jutsu", which can instantly summon Nagato from thousands of miles away.

 

In that case, Kisame has to be careful.

 

He doesn't want to expose Kunpeng's existence right now. If he only relies on this clone, he probably won't be Nagato's opponent. So he has to find a way to grab the Gelel's Stone vein from the Akatsuki organization.

 

The good news is that from the conversation of the three people in the carriage, Kisame found that Kahiko did not disclose any information about the Gelel Stone to the two of them.

 

And according to his speculation, the reason why the enemies from the other continent came to this caravan was probably because of the Gelel Stone—perhaps the caravan held crucial clues.

 

That is to say, in this matter, Kahiko deliberately deceived Yahiko and Konan, and did not want the other party to know the existence of the Gelel Stone.

 

So the question is, what is the key clue in Kahiko's hands?

 

Just as Kisame was in deep thought, the door of the carriage was pushed open, and Kahiko got off the carriage.

 

"Whoo~"

 

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he was indeed hiding something from the two of Yahiko.

 

But at this moment-

 

"Squeak."

 

A little brown guy suddenly ran out of Kahiko's sleeve, fell to the ground, and ran towards the bushes in front.

 

It was a ferret with black fur on its limbs, and it looked very special, like a rare breed.

 

In fact, it is the royal pet of the ancient empire, and it lived much longer than Kahiko.

 

This ferret seemed to have been in his sleeve for too long and was about to die of suffocation, so as soon as it landed, it jumped and ran forward.

 

However, that direction it ran is Kisame's hiding place.

 

"Nerugui, come back quickly, don't run around!"

 

Kahiko hurriedly shouted, and went to chase the ferret in shock, for fear that something might happen to the latter accidentally.

 

'Swish.'

 

Negurui ran into the bushes and soon became silent.

 

When Kahiko caught up, he opened the bushes and searched repeatedly for a long time, but he couldn't find any trace of the ferret.

 

"What's the matter? Negurui, where did you go..."

 

Kahiko murmured, anxious like an ant on a hot pan. The loss of the ferret was like losing his life to him.

 

"Senior Kahiko, what's wrong, do you need our help?"

 

At this moment, Konan's voice came from behind Kahiko. She heard the movement outside and stepped out of the carriage to inquire about the situation.

 

"It's nothing, I just lost a ferret, it's... my wife's pet, so it's important to me."

 

Kahiko temporarily made up a reason to try to cover up Negurui's true identity.

 

In the end, the caravan's people searched all over the area, but could not find Negurui.

 

It seems to have abandoned the caravan and fled deep into the forest, never to return. Or maybe it was preyed on by something like a poisonous snake, and unfortunately it became food in the belly of other beasts.

 

But the truth of the matter is that Negurui fell into Kisame's hands.

 

At midnight, the light in the forest is getting darker. Kahiko and others searched for Negurui to no avail. They could only go back to the camp to sleep and rest, and then they would continue their search when they got up tomorrow.

 

The caravan's camp gradually quieted down.

 

Halfway up the mountain, Kisame was sitting on the branch of a big tree, looking at the campsite with lights flashing at the foot of the mountain not far away.

 

"Squeak."

 

With a cry, a small figure emerged from his sleeve and stood on the back of his hand very obediently.

 

It's the ferret, Negurui, that all the members of caravan are searching for.

 

If Kahiko was here, he would be very surprised to see this scene, because Negurui was timid and afraid of others, and usually he was only close to the members of the caravan, but was hostile to strangers.

 

The reason is actually quite simple.

 

Kisame lowered his head and looked at the little guy on the back of his hand. The latter's pair of pupils had somehow changed into the shape of a Sharingan.

 

He controlled Nerugui with genjutsu.

 

"A mere pet ferret can make the caravan leader, Kahiko, be in a hurry and make the entire caravan to look around, which shows that it has a bigger role to play than being a pet..."

 

Kisame murmured to himself. Combined with the identity that this ferret is a royal pet, a bold guess emerged in his heart.

 

It may be the key to finding the Gelel Stone vein.

 

However, only Kahiko seems to know how to use this ferret to find the ore vein.

 

Therefore, Kisame's next plan is to kidnap the old man named Kahiko while Yahiko and Konan are not paying attention.

 

The next day.

 

Early in the morning, Kahiko, who had not slept his eyes all night, rushed out of the tent with bloodshot eyes and searched the surrounding woods again.

 

Still nothing was found.

 

Kahiko was still not reconciled, and vowed to get Negurui back no matter what. However, just when he ordered the caravan and prepared to further expand the search area, the enemy's attack came unexpectedly.

 

'Bang bang bang.'

 

In the surrounding woods, burly enemies in full-body armor with metallic luster, with giant hammers and iron swords in their hands, appeared infront of them. They surrounded the panicked caravan crowd and quickly attacked them with greater numbers.

 

'What?'

 

Kisame hid in the distance to watch the fight, and found that these people were dressed like the western medieval knights in his past life memory.

 

The fighting style of these knights is also completely different from that of ninjas. Although they do not use ninjutsu and chakra, they can also cause huge lethality with their tall and strong bodies, sturdy armor and sharp weapons.

 

"Have they finally appeared?"

 

At this time, Yahiko and Konan came out of the carriage, looked at each other, and rushed towards the enemy respectively.

 

'Shhhhhh.'

 

Konan flipped her hands and threw paper shuriken at the enemy constantly. Those shurikens were actually transformed from detonating talismans. After sticking to the enemy's armor, they exploded violently.

 

'Rumble.'

 

With the sound of explosions, a series of fire suddenly devoured more than a dozen enemies, causing them to collapse.

 

On the other side, Yahiko faced the siege of dozens of knights. He quickly made a series of hand seals and pressed his palms to the ground. Accompanied by violent vibration on the ground, a large number of trees rose from the ground.

 

'Cree.'

 

The trees spiraled up under his control and strangled the enemies in front of him one by one in an instant, and even the steel armor could not resist the power of the trees.

 

Mokuton.

 

Obviously, when Nagato used the Impure reincarnation to resurrect Yahiko and Konan, he chose a good sacrifice, so that the strength of the two after the resurrection was far greater than before.

 

Since the reincarnated body has unlimited chakra, the two can unscrupulously perform large-scale ninjutsu, and in a short time, they will destroy more than half of the enemy.

 

"Owwww!"

 

At this time, a wolf howl sounded. It turned out that the enemy leader seeing that the situation was not good, howled at the sky as his body quickly swelled into a beast and turned into a huge werewolf with a height of five meters.

 

'Swish.'

 

The werewolf broke through the siege of the Mokuton vines and appeared in front of Yahiko, it lifted the latter with its claws, and tore his limbs with force.

 

'Tear.'

 

Yahiko's body was suddenly torn apart and scattered on the ground.

 

However, before the enemy had time to be happy, Yahiko's stumps and arms quickly reunited and formed an intact body again.

 

The reincarnated body cannot be killed or destroyed, and can only be suppressed by advanced sealing techniques.

 

This kind of ability is obviously not something these knights encountered before, so their fate is already doomed as they have no countermeasure to it, so they were easily slaughtered by Yahiko and Konan.

 

 

After a fierce battle, the knights who came to attack the caravan were wiped out.

 

 

Seeing this, Kahiko and others couldn't help cheering.

 

However, the battle is not over yet.

 

Just as everyone in the caravan was preparing to celebrate their victory, a loud bang that shook the ground suddenly came from the ground.

 

'Um?'

 

Yahiko looked at the ground, frowned, then turned around and said to Kahiko and others, "Get back!"

 

Next second.

 

'Rumble.'

 

Under everyone's horrified eyes, a huge steel fortress with a height of dozens of meters, like a prehistoric beast, drilled out from the ground.

 

This movable fortress is the enemy's base camp. Its surface is covered with powerful weaponry, and as soon as it appears, it launched a strafing fire on Yahiko and Konan.

 

'Da da da.'

 

Countless machine gun bullets formed a rain of bullets, passing through the bodies of the two, smashing them into sieves. Although it was impossible to kill the two of them, it made their reincarnated bodies dull, and they could no longer perform ninjutsu at will.

 

The caravan behind the two was also affected for a while. Many people were injured by bullets and fell to the ground crying.

 

 

A knight holding a great sword in both hands appeared at the top of the steel fortress.

 

 

He looked down at Yahiko, Konan, and everyone in the caravan on the ground, and declared coldly:

 

"Hand over the Gelel Stone and I will spare your life! We returned to the Ninja World to rebuild the ancient empire and restore its former glory. After that, we will destroy all countries and Ninja villages and unite the entire Ninja World Continent!"

 

'Gelel Stone, what is that?'

 

When Yahiko and Konan heard what the knight was saying, they looked at each other and frowned.

 

They finally realized that Kahiko, the employer, did not tell the whole truth.

 

So, the two turned their heads together, intending to question Kahiko, but suddenly found that the latter... disappeared.

 

It's because of Kisame.

 

Just now, when the caravan was in chaos and Yahiko and Konan's attention was on the enemy, he decisively chose to take action, tied Kahiko with a chakra wire, and dragged the latter into the woods.

 

"Who are you?"

 

Kahiko looked terrified and was about to call for help when he saw Kisame's Sharingan.

 

"Hee-hee."

 

Kisame smiled as he looked at Yahiko and Konan struggling under the fire, then slipped away and left the place far away.

 

In the woods.

 

Although Yahiko and Konan are immortal, they can't come up with a good way to deal with the steel fortress that is close to 100 meters high. Moreover, they also have to protect the caravan, they will soon be powerless to do that.

 

'There is no other solution anymore.'

 

Yahiko and Konan sighed, not expecting that they had to trouble Nagato in the end.

 

Yahiko and Konan looked at each other again and understood what was going on in the other's mind, and started to form seals at the same time. After finishing, they pressed their hands to the ground, and worked together to perform the reverse summoning jutsu.

 

"Bang!"

 

A red-haired young man with a pair of horns wearing Akatsuki robe appeared in the woods.

 

Nagato is here.

 

"Yahiko, Konan, are you in trouble?" Nagato looked at his two companions, his Rinnegan as calm as water, as deep as the sea.

 

"Sorry, Nagato, we didn't mean to disturb your training. It's just that big guy, I'm afraid only you can settle it."

 

 

As Yahiko spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the steel fortress opposite to them.

 

'Oh?'

 

Nagato turned to look, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

 

After a moment.

 

'Boom!'

 

Under the action of an inexplicable powerful force, the steel fortress was torn apart violently and collapsed suddenly.

 

The leader of the enemy also knelt at Nagato's foot with a look of horror and surrendered to him.

 

In the forest.

 

With Nagato's entry, the battle quickly lost its suspense. Even the enemy's 100-meter-high steel fortress was as fragile as paper under his power.

 

"Nagato, don't kill him. First ask what the Gelel Stone is?" Yahiko stepped forward and reminded Nagato.

 

 

Nagato nodded, and immediately activated his Rinnegan to interrogate the enemy leader.

 

 

From the other party's mouth, he learned the detailed information about Gelel Stone, and based on his own experience in Senjutsu, he immediately speculated that it was a huge underground mineral vein that absorbed natural energy.

 

"I've already asked the people in the caravan, and they don't know anything about the Gelel Stone. The only person who seems to knows is Kahiko, the leader of the caravan, but he suddenly disappeared when the situation was chaotic earlier."

 

Konan also came over and reported to Nagato.

 

"It seems that the old man named Kahiko must know where the Gelel Stone vein is."

 

Nagato's eyes narrowed. He is interested in the Gelel Stone. It's a pity that Kahiko is missing, and there is no way to find the ore vein without him.

 

At this time, the corners of Konan's mouth were raised, she smiled as she said:

 

"I have long noticed that there is something wrong with Kahiko, so I left a paper crane on him. With this mark, I think we should be able to find him soon."

 

As she said that, she waved her hand, and a paper crane flew from her palm and went straight to a certain direction.

 

"Konan, you are still as attentive as ever." Yahiko praised with a happy expression on his face.

 

"Let's go." Nagato also showed a smile, the three of them looked at each other, and then moved into the depths of the forest.

 

After one day.

 

In an untouched valley that is overgrown with trees, a small stream flowed by, and occasionally a few bird calls are heard. It is quiet and peaceful, and there is nothing unusual about it.

 

However, the ferret named Nerugui, under Kahiko's command, sniffed the smell with his nose and followed the way.

 

On a piece of grass in the middle of the valley, Nerugui jumped and jumped back and forth in a circle, and squeaked, looking very excited.

 

'Huh?'

 

Kisame stepped forward and lifted the grass covering the ground. Sure enough, he found a complicated pattern underneath, glowing with a faint light, which seemed to be some kind of sealing technique.

 

'Found it.'

 

Beneath this seal exists the Gelel Stone vein that is sealed the ancient empire. Due to being sealed by the formation, the energy of the ore vein did not leak out at all, so it has been buried here unharmed for hundreds of years without being discovered.

 

"Okay, your mission is complete. Now have a good night's sleep. When you wake up, you will forget everything that happened in the past two days."

 

Kisame said to Kahiko and Nerugui. When they heard that, they fell to the ground and closed their eyes and fell asleep.

 

After transferring Kahiko and Nerugui to a safe place, Kisame returned to the valley and tried to crack the seal formation.

 

Preliminary this seal is characterized by it strong ability to conceal, but once found, it is not difficult to crack the seal.

 

The method of that Kisame used to crack is simple and direct, he directly used the Shibuki to create hundreds of exploding tags, covering it on the sealing formation, and then detonating it on the spot.

 

'Bang!!'

 

With a loud noise of ground shaking, a violent explosion occurred in the center of the valley, the ground collapsed, and a huge deep pit appeared.

 

'Whoosh.'

 

Kisame jumped into the pit and was immediately bathed in a sea of blue light. That is because on the surrounding walls, there are many sky blue crystal ores, which are emitting faint fluorescence.

 

Very good abundance of natural energy.

 

Kisame picked up a Gelel Stone and felt a warm energy coming from the palm of his hand, which made him feel warm and comfortable.

 

He looked around and roughly calculated the amount of Gelel Stones. It was a lot more than he expected, which was a pleasant surprise.

 

'These stones, once created a brilliant empire.'

 

Kisame raised his head and looked at the sky outside the cave.

 

Kunpeng is suspended above the valley. The next second, it opened its big mouth and released a powerful suction.

 

'Buzz.'

 

The Gelel Stones on the wall suddenly swayed and fell off. Under the suction, they gathered into a sky-blue stream, all of which entered Kunpeng's mouth.

 

Not one left.

 

'That's enough.'

 

The energy Kisame obtained from swallowing a large number of ninja tools, the Shikkotsu forest hot spring, the meteorite, the Hero water, the Ryumyaku, the chakra of several tailed beasts, and the Gelel's Stone vein.

 

After thoroughly digesting these energies, Kunpeng will definitely be able to cross the threshold of the Six Paths level creature and become a truly extraordinary existence.

 

Kisame's eyes burned bright as he looking forward to the arrival of that day.

 

At this moment, Kunpeng let out a smooth, ethereal, far-reaching cry, then flapped its huge wings, and took advantage of the strong wind to soar into the sky, and soon disappeared into the sky.

 

It will travel through most of the ninja world and return to the Shikkotsu Forest in the depths of the sea, where it will continue to absorb and digest the energy in its body until it completes the final transformation.

 

Kisame's clone did not leave with the main body, but stayed in the valley.

 

He took out a paper crane from his pocket.

 

This paper crane looks ordinary, but it can't hide from Kisame's eyes - it is used by Konan to spy on the old man Kahiko.

 

However, after Kisame found the paper crane on Kahiko, he did not destroy it immediately, but left it on purpose.

 

Since the last battle at Amegakure, he has not seen Nagato for more than half a year. He don't know how far the Nagato has developed the Rennigan, and how much has his strength improved?

 

He will take this opportunity to try it out.

 

After half a day.

 

In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the valley, giving it a golden color.

 

'Whoosh whoosh.'

 

Three figures came one after another, it was Nagato, Konan and Yahiko.

 

"Kahiko is over there." At a glance, Konan saw Kahiko and Nerugui lying on the ground not far away, sleeping soundly.

 

But Yahiko looked at the center of the valley, where there was a huge pit, which seemed to have just appeared. At the edge of the pit, a mysterious figure stood with his back to the three of them.

 

"Did someone get on board first?"

 

Seeing this scene, Yahiko couldn't help frowning. He guessed that Kahiko was left behind by the mysterious man after he opened the Gelel Stone mine.

 

However, why didn't the other party leave, but stayed, it looked like...he was waiting for the three of them here.

 

"Interesting."

 

Nagato looked at the figure in the valley, and then instructed Yahiko and Konan, "You stay here and wait for me."

 

As soon as he finished speaking, his feet flew off the ground, and landed in the valley, only a few meters away from the mysterious man.

 

"Son of Prophecy, Nagato, you are here."

 

Kisame turned around, smiled slightly, showing two rows of white fangs, "Thank you and your two companions for fighting those knights so diligently, saving me a lot of time and effort, and letting me relax get the Gelel Stone easily."

 

"Who are you?"

 

When Nagato heard that, he couldn't help but frown slightly, he then asked, "Then why didn't you leave after you got what you want? Why were you wanting for me?"

 

"I wanted to thank you. In return, I'll give you a very important piece of information."

 

Kisame's eyes flashed as he said mysteriously to Nagato, "Actually, you are not the son of prophecy at all, it is just your wishful thinking."

 

"How would you know about it?"

 

Nagato asked back, with a disapproving look.

 

At present, the whole ninja world, including himself, believes that he is the son of prophecy, the savior who is destined to change the world and bring peace to the ninja world.

 

Nagato never doubted himself, especially when his power became stronger day by day, it made him unswervingly believe that he was the one chosen by heaven.

 

 

"Because I met the real Son of Prophecy not long ago. He is from the future, his name is Naruto Uzumaki, and he is the appointed successor of the Sage of Six Paths. And you, like me, are just a villain."

 

Kisame said while spreading his arms.

 

'Uzumaki Naruto? From the future?'

 

Hearing this, Nagato looked surprised, and then shook his head. Because he felt that the other party was simply talking nonsense.

 

'Forget it, there is nothing to talk with this kind of person, after defeating him, I will make him cough out the Gelel Stone.'

 

Thinking of this, Nagato sneered and stretched out his hand at Kisame.

 

As his Rinnegan glowed, a powerful gravitational force acted on Kisame's body.

 

Bansho Tenin!

 

This is Nagato's best starter move.

 

Most of the ninjas, when facing Bansho Tenin, usually lose control of their bodies and have no way to resist, so they can only be defeated by Nagato.

 

So he used this trick to test to see if the opponent was a common one, or an opponent worthy of him being a little more serious.

 

Of course, Kisame did not disappoint Nagato.

 

With his feet off the ground, Kisame seemed to fly towards Nagato uncontrollably, but just as he was about to collide with the black chakra rod in Nagato's hand, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a large amount of gas.

 

'Puff!'

 

A large amount of purple poisonous mist spewed out of his mouth, covering Nagato on the spot, causing him to cough violently, in severe pain and become paralyzed.

 

Salamander's Poison.

 

If other ninjas were caught off guard by such a poison, they would almost certainly die.

 

But Nagato is not an ordinary person. He has the Sage body and is extremely resistant to toxins, so he will not die to it.

 

'Swish.'

 

Kisame moved his right index finger that turned into Nuibari and stabbed towards Nagato's heart.

 

Shinra Tensei!

 

Nagato narrowed his eyes as he activated his Rinnegan again, repelling Kisame, made him take a few steps back.

 

Kisame opened its mouth again, but this time it was no longer the poisonous mist that came out, instead it is a blue chakra ball that contained terrifying amount of chakra.

 

'Roooo!'

 

The chakra ball hit Nagato directly, intending to blow him to pieces.

 

Nagato sneered as he stretched out his hand, and an inexplicable suction emanated from the palm of his hand, swallowing the chakra ball flying to his face.

 

Fujitsu Kyuin.

 

Then, his five fingers slammed toward Kisame, which released five missiles that collided with him and exploded with a bang.

 

'Bang!'

 

After the smoke dissipated, a broken wooden wall appeared in the place where Kisame stood, blocking the missile bombing.

 

'Swiiiin!'

 

From the wooden wall, a bone sword flew out like lightning, that instantly extended a dozen meters before stabbing towards Nagato again.

 

'Um?'

 

The moment Nagato saw this sword, he was shocked, and he felt deja vu.

 

'It's him!'

 

The next second, the killing intent in Nagato's eyes skyrocketed, and an extremely fierce amount of chakra burst out of him, instantly enveloping most of the valley.

 

'Buzz.'

 

Under the shroud of this chakra, every grass and tree, air and earth, reptiles and birds in the valley, almost all living and dead things stopped at this moment.

 

As if time stood still.

 

Kisame is no exception.

 

The expression that was on his face as he froze, is that of surprise, he couldn't move, even his heartbeat and blood flow stopped, and his body functions were completely dead.

 

In such a state, Kisame couldn't even move a finger properly.

 

This terrible feeling simply make one feel hopeless.

 

It seems that Nagato has created a "domain" with the Rinnegan, and all creatures within this domain are under the pressure brought by it.

 

'Da da da.'

 

Nagato walked towards Kisame step by step, and said, "Hoshigaki Kisame, it's you, right? In the last battle at Amegakure, it was indeed you who were more powerful, but now I am better than half a year ago. I am twice as strong as before, but you're standing still."

 

"What kind of ninjutsu is this...?"

 

Kisame spoke with difficulty, with a shocked expression on his face.

 

"You don't have to know, because you're already dead."

 

Nagato refused to answer. After saying this, he floated in place and put a hand on the top of Kisame's head.

 

"Don't worry, I won't let you die completely. I will take your soul out of your body, read all your memories, and then make your body into a powerful human puppet, controlled by the Rinnegan. Remember, it is your privilege to be a servant of God."

 

Nagato indifferently announced Kisame's fate. As soon as his voice fell, he activated his Rinnegan to extract Kisame's soul.

 

But right at this moment, Kisame suddenly smiled at Nagato.

 

"Just joking."

 

After he finished saying this, Kisame burst out a cloud of white smoke and dissipated.

 

'Shadow clone?'

 

Nagato froze in place for a while, his face becoming ugly.

 

Under normal circumstances, with his Rinnegan and experience, it is very easy to distinguish other shadow clone. But Hoshigaki Kisame is different, his chakra is too huge, even the shadow clone has the chakra similar to that of a tail beast level, which is almost impossible to see through.

 

The second fight between Nagato and Kisame was short, rapid, and thrilling, but it ended with nothing to say.

 

After Kisame's shadow clone disappeared.

 

"Nagato, what's going on, who is that person?"

 

Yahiko and Konan, who had witnessed the entire battle, rushed over immediately and asked with a look of surprise.

 

"Hoshigaki Kisame."

 

Hearing Kisame's name, the two of them even more surprised, but Nagato said indifferently, "This time he escaped because he is lucky, but I also verified one thing - he is no longer the number one person in the ninja world. He is my opponent at all."

 

After the battle just now, Nagato has absolute confidence in himself, even if Kisame's main body is here, under the absolute pressure of his Rinnegan, the only thing left for him is to die.

 

Next time, he will develop the ability of the Rinnegan to the limit, and after making sure that nothing goes wrong, he can directly attack Kirigakure and take Kisame's life.

 

Thinking of this, Nagato sneered silently, then took Yahiko and Konan along and left the valley.

 

.....

 

In the vast sky, Kunpeng flew all the way to the east, towards the sea.

 

At this time, as the shadow clone was eliminated by Nagato, a memory returned to the body.

 

The battle with Nagato was a test. Now it's purpose has been achieved.

 

While fighting with Nagato, Kisame found that Nagato has been able to use all the abilities of Six Paths of Pain, as in the anime, which means that the development of the eye of reincarnation has reached a relatively deep stage.

 

The most surprising thing for Kisame was that the last move Nagato used, "Coercion", it created an effect that almost frozen time, which can be said to be an extremely terrifying move.

 

That should be Nagato's ace.

 

In the battle between ninjas, intelligence always comes first, more than anything else.

 

Now that Kisame had tested out Nagato's ability, and when he fights with him next time, he can prepare a countermeasure in advance, and he will not be caught off guard.

 

But then again, what Kisame cares more about than Nagato is the information he got from the team seven from the future.

 

According to Sasuke and others, the five Kage summit will be held soon, and Kisame, as the Mizukage will attend and was besieged at the meeting place and died.

 

He, the villain, ended his sinful.

 

If that's the case... If Kisame doesn't go to the Five Kage summit, nothing would happen right?

 

In fact, he has already decided: from now on, when Kunpeng returns to the Shikkotsu Forest, he will train, and will never go out of the forest unless he becomes a Six Paths level creature.

 

The Shikkotsu forest is the absolute safe space for Kisame due to Katsuyu, not to mention the four major villages, even if Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave are attacked together, Kisame has the confidence to withstand them.

 

Thinking of this, Kisame's heart settled down. He is still the same as before, never believing in the established destiny, and his future must be grasped and created with his own hands.

 

Man conquers the world.

 

A week later.

 

The huge Kunpeng descended from the sky, returning to the Shikkotsu Forest, plunged into the hot spring in the center of the island, and dived into the deep sea.

 

'Wooo.'

 

Huge waves swept to the shore, and after it faded, a brand-new shadow clone emerged from the water and climbed to the shore.

 

Kunpeng's absorption and evolution of energy is a delicate process. This process is not very long, but it cannot be completed in days or months.

 

Kisame's preliminary estimate is that it will take him about three to five years.

 

Once he becomes a Six Paths level creature, he will become a truly invincible existence on this planet, and he can do whatever he wants, and no one can stop him.

 

At that time, his enemies would be Kaguya Otsutsuki, the ancestor of the ninja world who has not been resurrected, and Momoshiki Otsutsuki who came later.

 

Before that, in order to avoid accidents, Kisame's strategy is forbearance.

 

Of all his enemies, Nagato is undoubtedly the most threatening to him, and he is in the limelight right now. But Nagato's Rinnegan does not belong to him after all, which sets an upper limit, and it is almost impossible for him to reach the Six Paths level.

 

Therefore, for Kisame, as long as the next few years are spent safely, the final winner will definitely be him.

 

"Kisame-sama, you're back."

 

A clone of Katsuyu also crawled over from a distance and greeted Kisame enthusiastically.

 

"Katsuyu, you've been alone in the Shikkotsu forest for a long time without anyone to accompany you, you must be bored." Kisame touched Katsuyu's head, and he could tell from its tone that it was very lonely.

 

"Yeah, if only I had wings, I could soar in the sky like the Kunpeng, and travel around the world."

 

Katsuyu erected her pair of tentacles, and said with a tone was full of longing and yearning. But it also knows that even if it really gives itself a pair of wings, it may not be able to fly.

 

So it's just casual talk.

 

But even though the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention to do.

 

Kisame knows that Katsuyu's huge body of has been integrated with the Shikkotsu forest for a long time, and it is like a mountain range that stretches here.

 

If it wants to leave the Shikkotsu Forest, one of the currently known methods is to sign a summoning contract with a human ninja, and then the other party will summon it.

 

It is a fantasy for ordinary people to completely Katsuyu, but it can be done by him.

 

But here comes the question, even if Katsuyu is summoned to the ninja world, what can it do? With its limited mobility, it is just a change from a smaller prison to a larger prison.

 

Unless a clever way can be thought of, so that Katsuyu can live in the ninja world like a human being in the form of a human, then it can enjoy real freedom and fun.

 

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Kisame's mind.

 

"Katsuyu, you should have heard of Jinchuriki, right?" Kisame asked Katsuyu while touching his chin with his hand.

 

"Of course, Jinchuriki is a person who has a tailed beast sealed inside them. Tsunade-sama has mentioned that all major ninja villages have Jinchuriki, that they use as weapons of war."

 

Katsuyu said even though she didn't understand why Kisame suddenly asked her about Jinchuriki.

 

"Indeed, but most of the Jinchuriki and the tailed beasts are hostile to each other. However, as long as the Jinchuriki is strong enough and understands the tailed beast in their body, the two can live in harmony and jointly control the human body or the tailed beast body and exert the power greater than what their addition would have. Such a person is called the perfect Jinchuriki."

 

Kisame said as he looked at Katsuyu.

 

 

"Kisame-sama, what do you want to... say?" Katsuyu was startled as she faintly realized where Kisame was going with these words.

 

"It's indeed what you are thinking of."

 

Kisame smiled slightly, and proposed a bold idea to Katsuyu, "Since tailed beasts can have a Jinchuriki, why can't you find a perfect Jinchuriki for yourself? That way, you can live in a human ninja's body, sharing the body and chakra with it, thus gaining freedom."

 

He wasn't being whimsical.

 

The essence of a tailed beast is chakra, and most of Katsuyu's body is actually formed by natural energy, and there is no essential difference between the two.

 

In the anime, the most famous perfect Jinchuriki is Killer B, who has become a good friend with the eight tails in his body. The two coexist in harmony and peace, and can switch seamlessly between human and eight-tailed beast forms.

 

 

Among all the tailed beasts, the eight tails is the freest and happiest of all. It isn't sealed in the dark bottles and jars. It can share life with Killer B and travel all over the world.

 

Therefore, Kisame believes that Katsuyu can do it too.

 

 

Kisame's hypothesis made Katsuyu very excited. After all, she had stayed in the Shikkotsu Forest for thousands of years, and it would be false to say that it does not long for freedom or the myraid human world outside.

 

But the biggest problem is-

 

"But, who can be my Jinchuriki?" Katsuyu muttered after thinking about it.

 

Its strength is the similar to its body size, she is way too strong. As an extraordinary creature that had lived on this planet for thousands of years long before the Kaguya Era, the amount of chakra in the Slug Sage's body was comparable to that of the Nine Tails in its heyday.

 

 

The nine-tailed Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, is the reincarnation of Asura's Chakra, born with an Uzumaki or prototype Sage body.

 

 

So similarly, Katsuyu's Jinchuriki must also be a Sage body in order to withstand its incomparably huge chakra, otherwise they will burst out alive.

 

There are only a handful of such people in the entire ninja world.

 

Kisame could have been counted as one, even though his body is not a sage body, it is better than the Sage body, and can fully accommodate the chakra of the living scorpion. Unfortunately, he has already abandoned the human body and transformed into a Kunpeng. With his current shadow clone body, it is impossible to become Katsuyu's Jinchuriki.

 

 

Apart from Kisame, the one that satisfies the most conditions should be Nagato. But Nagato and the Ryuchi Cave behind him are their biggest enemies, so it is even more impossible.

 

As a result, it seems that there is only one candidate left.

 

Tsunade.

 

At this moment, in both Kisame's and Katsuyu's mind, a woman with blond hair and double ponytails appeared.

 

If it is Tsunade of the past or of the anime, she is definitely not qualified to become Katsuyu's Jinchuriki. But the current Tsunade, after transplanting Hashirama cells and successfully learning the Shikkotsu Forest's Senjutsu, she is infinitely close to the Sage body of Hashirama Senju.

 

She may be able to accommodate Katsuyu.

 

 

Moreover, Tsunade signed a summoning contract with Katsuyu long ago. After years of getting along with each other and fighting side by side, they are very familiar with each other's personalities and get along very well.

 

In this case, Tsunade has a high probability of becoming a "perfect Jinchuriki". Once her own strength is combined with Katsuyu's chakra, her strength will inevitably skyrocket again.

 

At that time, even Kisame can no longer defeat her.

 

Then Kisame and Katsuyu discussed the possibility of Tsunade as a candidate.

 

"No, it's still too risky. Also, even if there's no risk, I don't want to embarrass Tsunade-sama."

 

In the end, Katsuyu disagreed.

 

To let Katsuyu enter and share her body for a lifetime is something that is still too bizarre. Even if Tsunade and Katsuyu have a good relationship, they will not be able to make a decision immediately and accept it readily.

 

"Don't worry, you can take your time. It's just a whim that I mentioned casually."

 

Kisame smiled and comforted Katsuyu.

 

In fact, if he did his best to persuade Tsunade while developing a sealing technique with Katsuyu, he could have asked Orochimaru to help with the research, and he would most likely be able to facilitate this.

 

At that time, Katsuyu can escape from the cage that is the Shikkotsu Forest and regain her freedom. Moreover, Kirigakure will have an additional combat power that is not inferior to Kisame.

 

But the problem is, Katsuyu is the "woman" that Kisame took fancy to, and the soul mate he vows to pursue and accompany him for a lifetime.

 

And Tsunade, objectively speaking, even if she doesn't hate Kisame, she is obviously incompatible with him.

 

If that woman really became Katsuyu's Jinchuriki, and shared her body and life with Katsuyu, wouldn't it mean that Kisame's pursuit would become Tsunade?

 

He wouldn't do this kind of digging a hole for himself.

 

Tsunade is the most difficult type to deal with. Although she has the beauty and figure that all men covet, her personality is extremely strong and independent, which is prohibitive for him. The most likely result is to be beaten to death by her, just like Jiraiya.

 

Then she will become a spinster 

 

Not to mention, there are still a lot of personal grievances between Tsunade and Kisame. Every time the two meet, they either talk to each other or move their hands, and almost all time Kisame got the advantage of it, which makes Tsunade hate him.

 

Under such circumstances, if Tsunade lends her body to Katsuyu, there is no way she will agree with Katsuyu to fall in love with Kisame.

 

Considering it, Kisame felt the he shouldn't even mention it in front of Tsunade.

 

Ten minutes later.

 

Kisame said goodbye to Katsuyu and returned to Kirigakure.

 

He didn't go home immediately, but opened the Box of ultimate Bliss and released Karura and her children.

 

"Where is this place? You... who are you?"

 

Karura looked around, then raised her head to look at Kisame, realizing that the other party was the one who appeared at the Roran ruins and sucked her into the mysterious space.

 

The man in front of her had removed his disguise at this time, wearing a dark blue suit, showing his true face in front of her.

 

"I am the fifth Mizukage, Hoshigaki Kisame. The village in front of you is Kirigakure."

 

Kisame smiled slightly as he introduced himself.

 

"!"

 

Hearing this, Karura was so shocked that her indigo blue pupils widened, and her opened wide.

 

"I'm sorry to tell you that your plan to find the Ryumyaku and use its power to take revenge against Nagato and Amegakure is a failure."

 

While Karura was shocked knowing Kisame's identity, Kisame continued to say to her, "As you know, Yura is the undercover agent of the Amegakure, and he told Nagato about the plan. At the bottom of the underground passage In the main hall, there was a big battle, and the final result was that the Ryumyaku broke the seal and escaped and became an ownerless thing, while Maki and others were all killed by the enemy, and none of them survived. Even my clone was killed by Nagato. My other clone took you out and escaped by chance."

 

After listening that, it took a long time for Karura to come back to her senses.

 

She hugged Temari and Kankuro tightly with both hands, and asked Kisame hesitantly, "What do we do now?"

 

"Take it easy."

 

Kisame spread out his hands and told his thoughts truthfully, "I just see that you are homeless orphans and a widow, you are helpless in this world, so I plan to take you in, it depends on whether you are willing or not."

 

Hearing that, she stayed silent for a while, then finally glanced at her two children who were waiting to be fed, and then touched her bulging belly, and sighed a little.

 

Where else could she go now.

 

Than Kirigakure.

 

Karura accepted her fate for the best of her children. After all, as the last members of Sunagakure, it is not bad to be able to survive.

 

If they were taken away by Amegakure, or if they lived on the streets, they would be in a much more miserable situation than they are now.

 

"Kisame-sama, thank you for your hospitality. I will teach these three children to become excellent ninjas and serve you when they grow up."

 

She took the initiative to swear allegiance to Kisame.

 

"Very good."

 

Kisame nodded in satisfaction, admiring her attitude, so he promised, "Don't worry, you and your children will live a peaceful and happy life in Kirigakure. Now, come with me."

 

After saying that, he walked towards Karura, stretched out his arms and lifted Temari and Kankuro, and then turned around and walked towards Kirigakure.

 

Considering that Karura was a pregnant woman with a big belly, Kisame walked slowly, making sure she could keep up with him, and reminding her from time to time to pay attention to the path under her feet.

 

A warm feeling surged in Karura's heart.

 

Although she had known Kisame for a short time, the small details he showed when he was talking and doing things made her feel that this was a very warm and attentive man who thought about others.

 

"That... Kisame-sama, have you seen Ronan's Queen Sara, underground? Did she... die there too?"

 

While walking, Karura suddenly opened her mouth and asked a question.

 

The ninjas of Sunagakure kidnapped Sara in order to seize the Ryumyaku, but they implicated the Queen of Ronan into their fight and may have killed her.

 

Although this matter was not ordered by her, she is the widow of Kazekage after all. If Maki and others were to be stopped earlier, it could have been done by her, but she did not.

 

Thinking of this, Karura's heart was filled with regret and guilt.

 

"I almost forgot if you didn't say it."

 

Hearing that, Kisame stopped and put down the two children in his arms.

 

Then, he opened the Box of ultimate Bliss again and released Sara.

 

"Um... I am, am I dead?"

 

Sara, lying on the ground with her long red hair messy, asked with her eyes were opened in a daze.

 

She recalled that under the illusion cast by Suna ninjas, she opened the seal of the Ryumyaku for them. But she couldn't control the power of the Ryumyaku, and fell to the ground, falling into a semi-conscious state.

 

Her last memory is that a dazzling beam of light erupted from the Ryumyaku, swallowing everything underground, and she... seems to be entangled by someone with a thread and dragged away from the scope of the beam of light, and that saved her life.

 

At this moment, a large hand stretched out in front of her. Kisame leaned down and pulled her up from the ground.

 

"I have said it before, I'm here to help you, now you should believe me, right." Kisame said to her with a smile.

 

"You rescued me? You are... the one who showed up in the park!"

 

Sara said as she stared at Kisame. Although his appearance was different from before, his tall and burly figure and his voice did not change.

 

Then, she saw Karura on the side, her brows furrowed, as she exuded strong hostility.

 

"I'm sorry, Queen of Roran. I apologize to you again..." Karura leaned down with difficulty and bowed to Sara, leaning on her big belly.

 

"What the heck is going on?" Sara said coldly.

 

"Let me speak."

 

Kisame walked over and supported Karura, as he recounted what happened in the underground hall.

 

"Thank you... Thank you for saving me." Finally, she came back to her senses and thanked Kisame.

 

Without his action, she would 100% be a cold corpse, buried under the Roran ruins forever.

 

However, after the Ryumyaku disappeared, Sara instantly lost the purpose and direction of her life. Right now, she was in an unprecedented confusion, and she was no different from a walking corpse.

 

Kisame seeing the dilema, thought for a moment, and continued to say to her:

 

"If you can't find a place to go and don't know what to do next, just stay in Kirigakure. Just like Karura, she is the last survivor of Sunagakure, you are the last survivor of Roran. Maybe the two of you can take care of each other and start a new life."

 

"Sara, please stay." Karura also echoed and asked Sara sincerely.

 

"...Okay. Thank you for your kindness, Hoshigaki Kisame."

 

Sara stood silent for a long time, and finally nodded slowly and bowed to Kisame. Then, she walked over to Karura and supported the pregnant woman.

 

When she was kidnapped by Suna ninja, Kaura not only pleaded for her, but also apologized for Baki and others.

 

This is the reason why Sara can accept Karura's friendship.

 

Kisame hugged Temari and Kankuro again, as Sara supported Karura, and walked into Kirigakure and entered Kisame's house.

 

'Creak.'

 

As soon as they opened the door and walked in, they saw Yukino, Natsuhi and Mikiko, chatting and laughing there. The three women got along very well.

 

"Kisame-sama is back."

 

After seeing Kisame, their faces showed joy. However, they were all surprised when they noticed the two children that Kisame was holding and Karura with a bulging belly.

 

'Could it be... Kisame-sama has brought back another widow with a child? How on earth did he do it?'

 

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

 

Kimimaro and Haku, also ran over, looking at Temari and Kankuro curiously.

 

Kisame put the siblings on the ground, let the four play by themselves, and then took Karura and Sara to others.

 

Kisame introduced them to the other women in the yard and, then walked to Yukino and gently embraced her in his arms in front of everyone, and kissed her, "It's been hard on you doing work at home."

 

"It's not hard." Yukino blushed and whispered, her eyes full of happiness.

 

The other women blushed slightly when they saw the public display of affection, covering their mouths that had a smile.

 

"There is something I need to do in the village. I'll deal with it first. I'll come back at night to comfort you."

 

Kisame whispered in Yukino's ear, which made the latter's heart beat faster and her ears instantly turned red. Then Kisame turned and walked out of the house.

 

When he got out of the house, he saw Pakura with her back to him standing there. Although she was wearing an Anbu mask, she still wore her favorite backless outfit, revealing a large, white and clean back.

 

 

"Kisame-sama."

 

Hearing the movement behind her, Pakura turned around and quickly knelt down on one knee to greet Kisame.

 

"Don't be like this."

 

Kisame stepped forward, helped her up, and said with a smile, "You are not only my most trusted subordinate, but also my good friend."

 

"…Yes."

 

Under Kisame's gaze, Pakura responded habitually, but the face behind the mask was quietly flushed.

 

"Have you adapted to the Curse mark? Have you encountered any problems?"

 

Kisame noticed that the curse mark above her collarbone had disappeared, and it seemed that it had entered her body. This should mean that she completely absorbed the power of the curse mark, right?

 

"I've already mastered that power, it's amazing, it's very... powerful." Pakura answered truthfully, with a bit of excitement in her tone.

 

"Can you show it to me?" Kisame was interested in seeing it.

 

"Yes, of course." Pakura nodded immediately, because she wanted to show the results of her training to Kisame.

 

She wanted Kisame's approval.

 

So, the two moved to the training ground in the back mountain of Kirigakure. But, it's not just the two of them, Mangetsu is here too.

 

He had been hiding in the dark since Kisame returned to the village, stalking and peeping furtively. He liquefies at will by virtue of his slime form, so that he can easily hide his figure, such as hiding in a ditch by the side of the road.

 

Therefore, even Pakura didn't notice his existence, but after Kisame arrived at the training ground, he said lightly: "Come out."

 

As soon as he said that.

 

With a swoosh, a mass of white liquid launched from the ditch, and finally landed on the ground, taking the shape of a slime.

 

"Hee hee, I've been careful enough, but I still can't hide from your eyes boss. You are mighty and domineering!"

 

As soon as Mangetsu appeared, he immediately started flattering Kisame.

 

"Tell me, what do you want?" Kisame stopped him and asked.

 

"Uh, this..."

 

Hearing that Mangetsu put on a shy look and said, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I haven't been close to you for a long time, I wonder if you have forgotten about me."

 

"Hiss."

 

Pakura, who has been listening on the side, could not help but get goosebumps when she heard these words and her body became numb.

 

"…"

 

Kisame was also a little speechless, but he immediately thought of an idea, so he instructed Mangetsu, "You came just in time, now fight her."

 

'Oh?'

 

When Mangetsu heard this, he glanced at Pakura curiously.

 

He knew that this mysterious woman was brought back by Kisame from the Hozuki Castle, and was his most trusted confidant.

 

Although Mangetsu is the commander of the Anbu of Kirigakure, he has no direct leadership over this woman. In addition, she is usually alone, so the two do not have much contact.

 

Now there is a chance to fight against her and prove to Kisame that he is the strongest ninja in Kirigakure after him - he is eager to fight and can't wait.

 

Pakura didn't say anything, and silently walked to the center of the training ground to prepare for battle.

 

"Start."

 

Kisame sat on the stand and started the match.

 

As soon as he said start.

 

'Whoosh.'

 

Mangetsu rushed to Pakura at once, opened his mouth and sprayed a large mouthful of water at her. This water was very viscous, and it kept squirming in the air. 

 

Though Pakura doesn't know what it was, but felt that it must be dangerous.

 

Pakura frowned slightly, but didn't dodge it. A scorching fireball appeared in front of her and slammed into the viscous fluid.

 

'Chi Chi Chi.'

 

The fire and water collided, instantly producing a large amount of white steam, which interfered with Pakura's sight.

 

'Now.'

 

Mangetsu appeared silently behind her like a ghost, and made his fingers to a pistol shape and aimed at her back.

 

"Hey-hey."

 

Mangetsu showed a wretched smile, and fired several bullet-like liquids from his fingertips, flying towards Pakura at high speed.

 

Iron water.

 

At such a close distance, there is absolutely no possibility of Pakura dodging the liquid bullets flying at super high speed.

 

However, just when Mangetsu thought he was going to win—

 

'Whoa!'

 

A hot flame gushed out from Pakura's body, covering her entire body, forming a flaming flame coat.

 

'Chi Chi.'

 

Those iron water bullets failed to break through the defense of the flame coat, and were instantly evaporated into water vapor, rising from her back.

 

Not only that, the appearance of the flame coat also set off a scorching fire wave, which made Mangetsu scream, and retreat seven or eight meters away.

 

Both, Pakura and Mangetsu, have swallowed the monster cells, and have successfully achieved evolution.

 

In addition, they have a water attribute and a fire attribute. It can be said that they restrain each other. It is hard to say who will win and who will lose.

 

But that was in the past.

 

Now in addition to the monster cells, Pakura also got the curse mark.

 

Pakura was very angry at the moment.

 

Although the sneak attack did not cause any substantial damage to her, the sight of "smoke from the butt" made her feel that she was embarrassed in front of Kisame.

 

Under extreme anger, she did not hesitate to display the full power of the curse mark.

 

Next second.

 

"What is that?"

 

Under Mangetsu's astonished eyes, on Pakura's body suddenly appeared red flame lines that almost covered her entire body.

 

Curse mark: Sage mode.

 

Immediately afterwards, with a swoosh, a pair of gorgeous flame wings spread out from Pakura's back, and she also changed from a human to a beautiful flame bird soaring into the sky.

 

Pakura turned into a phoenix.

 

"Woooo!"

 

The phoenix uttered a loud bird call in mid-air, then swooped down, opened its mouth, and spewed out a large amount of flame towards Mangetsu.

 

The sea of flames covered most of the training ground, leaving Mangetsu nowhere to hide.

 

"Woooooommmm!"

 

With a strange cry, he transformed into a Water Giant under the scorching flames to compete with the phoenix.

 

The phoenix fell from the sky and it's pair of flaming claws hit the water giant, instantly smashing it into pieces .

 

The gap between the two is too big, they are not in a same level at all.

 

"I surrender!" Mangetsu turned back into a slime, raised a pair of small hands, and shouted in panic.

 

However, Pakura, who was furious, seemed to have no intention of stopping at all. The phoenix she transformed into, circled in the air, aimed at him again, and swooped down.

 

"Boss!!!!"

 

Mangetsu hurriedly ran towards the stand, leaking water while running, shouting, "Boss, save me!"

 

'Is this guy so scared that he is peeing?'

 

Kisame couldn't help laughing when he saw Mangetsu's embarrassed posture. But he really should take action, otherwise, that guy may be burned alive by Phoenix.

 

'Swiiii!'

 

A red torii descended from the sky, intercepting the burning phoenix, making it let out a whimper while flapping its wings and falling to the ground.

 

The flames dissipated, Pakura laid on the ground and turned back into a human again, but her clothes were all burnt out.

 

"Turn your head and don't look."

 

Kisame said to Mangetsu, then jumped to Pakura's side, took off his wide suit jacket, and put it on her.

 

'It seems that she lost her consciousness.'

 

He then hugged her and left the training ground and returned to her residence shortly after.

 

In the room, Pakura was fine after a short rest.

 

"I'm sorry, I just... seem to have lost my mind."

 

She said in a low voice and didn't dare to look into Kisame's eyes, obviously feeling very dissatisfied with her performance in actual combat.

 

In fact, when she practiced alone before, this didn't happen, but when she fought against Mangetsu, she was provoked by and because of the influence of the curse mark, she lost her usual calm.

 

"Don't blame yourself, the essence of the curse mark is natural energy, it will make people fall into rage, this is an expected side effect. I believe you will overcome it, after all, you are the Pakura of the Scorch release, and are strong enough to be recognised by me."

 

Kisame smiled and comforted her.

 

In fact, her combat power was higher than what Kisame had expected. Apart from Kisame and Tsunade, Pakura can be said to be the third strongest person in Kirigakure, even more powerful than Orochimaru.

 

"Well, I'll try my best..."

 

Facing Kisame's encouragement, Pakura replied in a low voice, feeling warm in her heart.

 

"You have a good rest, I'll go first."

 

Seeing that she was a little tired, Kisame turned around and left.

 

As soon as he walked out of her house, Kisame stopped and said to the air with a half-smiling smile:

 

"Why are you following again? Is there anything else you want?"

 

As soon as he said that, a figure rushed out from the side with a swoosh, hugged his thigh and began to cry.

 

"Boss, I was beaten so badly by that woman. If this matter spreads out, I'm afraid that I, the commander of the Anbu, won't be able to do it anymore. Uuuuu..."

 

Mangetsu began crying so loudly that Kisame's ears hurt.

 

"Shut up."

 

Kisame frowned and said impatiently as he released a murderous aura. The frightened Mangetsu's cry stopped abruptly, and it was as silent as a cicada.

 

"The reason you lost to her is because she has the curse mark I planted on her body."

 

Kisame looked down at the shaking slime, thought for a moment, and continued to say, "As you are the commander of the Anbu, I will also give you this curse mark."

 

"Really? That's great!" Mangetsu's eyes widened and he jumped up excitedly hearing that.

 

"Let's go some place else, I will give you the curse mark." Kisame motioned to Mangetsu and walked into the alley next to them, where Mangetsu's painful screams were soon heard, and it took a long time for the screams to stop.

 

In the evening, Kisame returned home.

 

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that Kimimaro, Haku, Fuu, and the newcomers Temari and Kankuro, seemed to have mingled very well, were chasing each other and making trouble in the living room.

 

Karura and Natsuhi, the two pregnant women, were sitting on the sofa watching the children play, smiling knowingly from time to time.

 

 

In the kitchen, Mikiko and Sara were helping Yukino prepare dinner. The three of them were busy talking and laughing, and they got along very well.

 

"Kisame-sama is back."

 

When Karura and Natsuhi saw Kisame, they both got up subconsciously to greet them. Kisame nodded at the two, and made a downward gesture, motioning them to sit back on the sofa.

 

Then, he walked into the kitchen, greeted the three women inside, and took the initiative to put on his apron to help cook.

 

Soon, everyone enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.

 

"Yukino, let me wash the dishes. You've been busy all day. Go and rest early."

 

After the meal, Sara offered to wash the dishes and clean up, as if she had forgotten her identity as the Queen of Roran.

 

 

"Sara, I'll help you." Mikiko said with a smile, and started to clean up the tableware on the table.

 

 

Yukino felt that something was wrong and that she should not let the guests do these things, but Kisame put his arm around her shoulder and said to her: "Sara is right, you should have a good rest. Let's go and have a hot bath together. After the shower, I'll give you a good massage."

 

After speaking, Kisame walked into the bathroom with the red-faced Yukino under the women's gaze.

 

 

Sara looked at the backs of the two walking into the bathroom. After realizing it, the girl's face flushed.

 

 

And the other women who were already married, looked at each other with knowing smiles.

 

The night passed without any interruption.

 

After traveling around for a long time, Kisame returned to Kirigakure to enjoy the life.

 

He will keep a low profile.

 

This is Kisame's strategy for the next few years.

 

Now, his body, Kunpeng, is sleeping on the bottom of the Shikkotsu forest, digesting the huge energy plundered from everywhere, growing and transforming at an astonishing speed every day.

 

 

And his clone will be sitting in Kirigakure. While performing the duties of the Mizukage and have the fun of ordinary life.

 

In midsummer, the weather is hot and dry.

 

In the evening, under the shade of a big tree in the yard, Kisame, wearing only a pair of shorts, sat on a chair to enjoy the shade. As soon as he snapped his fingers, many rainbow-colored bubbles of different sizes appeared out of thin air in front of him, looking very beautiful.

 

"Yah, ah."

 

The children started chasing these bubbles and ran around, having a lot of fun.

 

At this moment, Yukino walked out of the house, came over with two cups of drinks and some cut watermelons, and placed them on the small table beside Kisame.

 

She was wearing a loose white shirt, but it still couldn't hide her plump figure. Since Kisame came back, her complexion has been getting better and better recently, and her fair face often exudes a rosy luster.

 

Seeing her Kisame pulled her over and hugged her in his arms.

 

"Kisame-sama..."

 

Yukino blushed, but she didn't resist. Instead, she quietly leaned in his arms and enjoyed their sweet time together.

 

Feeling the softness in his arms, Kisame's eyes wandered into the distance.

 

In the evening, when the setting sun is about to sink into the horizon, the splendid sunset glow covered the whole sky. A gust of evening wind blew lightly, making the leaves rustling and making people cool and refreshing.

 

Everything seemed so quiet and beautiful.

 

Thinking back about to two or three years ago, Kisame was just an obscure Kiri shinobi, living in a dilapidated wooden house by the river outside the village, performing extremely dangerous tasks again and again, without trusted companions and friends, and doesn't know when he will die.

 

In a blink of an eye, he has become Mizukage, the ruler of the Land of Water, and also has a large number of loyal subordinates and trustworthy friends.

 

There is also a gentle and beautiful woman like Yukino by his side.

 

'I really want to have this kind of life forever.'

 

Kisame withdrew his gaze and swore in his heart that he would not let anyone destroy all of this, whether it was Nagato, Obito, Uchiha Madara, Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave, or the Otsutsuki clan... no matter who it was.

 

"Kisame-sama, what are you thinking?"

 

Yukino put her arms around his neck, staring at him with a pair of sky blue eyes, and asked curiously.

 

"It's nothing. I'm just thinking that it's getting late and it's time for evening exercise."

 

Kisame slightly, and when he finished speaking, he stood up with Yukino in his arms and walked towards the bedroom.

 

The next morning.

 

The women went out shopping, and Kisame stayed at home to take care of the children.

 

Pakura, whom he hadn't seen in a few days, suddenly came to the door.

 

"What's the matter?" Kisame asked while holding a toy in his hand he used for teasing the children.

 

"I don't know if I should bother you with this matter or not. Do you still remember Ameyuri Ringo?"

 

Pakura asked hesitantly.

 

'Oh?'

 

When Kisame heard that, a girl with long brown-red hair, a vertical whip, a small fangs and a face like a small apple appeared in his mind immediately.

 

"Of course I remember her, she was my teammate during the time I was a genin. Did something happen to her?" Kisame's tone and expression became seriously.

 

"She is sick. She has been hospitalized for a while, but her condition has not improved. Even Tsunade-sama seems to be helpless about it. She is running out of time. Do you...do you want to take a look?"

 

Pakura reported on Ameyuri's situation, which is very worrying to put it simply.

 

From her Kisame also learned that, as Ameyuri's friend, Terumi Mei also rushed back to Kirigakure from the capital early this morning, and was at the hospital bed at the moment.

 

"Ok, I'll go right now."

 

While talking, Kisame handed the toy to Pakura and said, "Before I come back, I will trouble you to take care of these little guys. If anyone is disobedient, teach them a lesson. They are able to take it."

 

"Yes."

 

Pakura took the toy and was stared curiously by the the children's big innocent eyes, making her not know what to do for a while. Immediately afterwards, Kimimaro and Haku hugged her legs from left to right, making her even more at a loss and looking very flustered.

 

When Kisame saw this, he smiled knowingly and turned to leave.

 

In his memory, Pakura from the anime was a very good teacher. Even if she was very tired after finishing the task, she would still agree to her apprentice's request and accompany the latter to practice.

 

In this way, maybe when the kids grow up, they can be handed over to her to teach and nurture them.

 

Putting this matter aside.

 

On the way to the Hospital, Kisame carefully recalled Ameyuri's fate in the anime.

 

As one of the seven members of the second-generation ninja swordsmen, her talent in ninjutsu and kenjutsu is very high.

 

But what is sad is that such a talented girl ended up being bedridden due to illness and unfortunately died young.

 

'I hope I can do something for "Little Apple" Ameyuri.'

 

Kisame thought so, and soon arrived infront of the hospital.

 

Under the guidance of a nurse, he walked through the corridor and entered Ameyuri's ward. In the room, Ameyuri was really bedridden, her face was pale, and her eyes were tightly closed, looking very weak.

 

In front of the hospital bed, in addition to Tsunade wearing a white coat, high heels, and gold-rimmed glasses, there is a red-haired beauty, Terumi Mei, who is holding Ameyuri's hand, with worry and distress for her friend's condition on her face.

 

"Mizukage-sama."

 

Hearing the movement at the door, Terumi Mei turned around and saw Kisame and quickly stood up in surprise.

 

"When did you come?"

 

Tsunade also turned around, folded her arms around her chest, and said to Kisame with a frown, "This is an intensive care unit, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission, it will disturb the patient's rest."

 

When Kisame heard that, he chuckled softly and mocked Tsunade unceremoniously:

 

"If I don't come, won't the patient be able to rest forever. Besides, she is my former companion, can't I come to see her?"

 

'Everyday confrontation, √.'

 

While talking, Kisame walked over and pushed Tsunade away, and came to the bed.

 

He crouched down, stretched out his hand and held her slender wrist, and sensed the flow of chakra in her body.

 

Disorder, fury, chaos.

 

This is the sign that her chakra and her body are completely out of control, and is on the verge of collapse step by step.

 

Seeing Kisame frown, Tsunade shook her head and said.

 

 "It's useless. I have tried all the methods. This little girl seems to have some kind of genetic disease. I have tried my best to delay the deterioration of the disease, but there is still no hope of a cure."

 

As the top medic of the ninja world, Tsunade's remarks undoubtedly pronounced Ameyuri's death.

 

"Mizukage-sama, Yuri...is she really hopeless?" Terumi Mei hearing Tsunade's words, asked Kisame in a trembling tone.

 

"Don't listen to her nonsense. Just because she can't do anything, it doesn't mean I can't do anything."

 

Kisame disagreed.

 

"What did you say?" As soon as Tsunade heard this, she immediately put her hands on her hips and widened her eyes furiously.

 

Although she can't beat Kisame in a fight, she has always had absolute confidence in the field of medical ninjutsu and can't stand this guy's provocation of her authority.

 

Kisame moved towards her and looked at Tsunade, the tit-for-tat gaze seemed to form sparks in the air.

 

"I don't have time to quarrel with you now. It's important to save people. You go out first. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

 

Kisame narrowed his eyes and ordered Tsunade.

 

"Humph."

 

Tsunade hated Kisame very much and wanted to argue, but in the end she resisted the urge to fight him on the spot, turned around and walked out of the ward with a cold snort.

 

"Mizukage-sama, please help her."

 

Terumi Mei also stood up, bowed deeply to Kisame, and then quickly walked out of the ward, and carefully closed the door without making a loud noise.

 

Kisame then sat down in front of the bed, picked up her hand again, and moved his chakra into her body.

 

Stimulated by Kisame's Chakra, Ameyuri, who originally had her eyes closed, frowned, revealed a painful expression on her face, and finally opened her eyes in a daze...

 

 

"Dad..." 

 

Seeing Kisame's tall and indistinct figure by the bed, she subconsciously shouted, and grabbed Kisame's hand tightly.

 

Ameyuri's parents died on the battlefield when she was very young, leaving the little girl to grow up alone. Now that she was seriously ill, she recalled her parents and looked pitiful and helpless.

 

"Little Apple, I'm not your father." Kisame shook his head.

 

"Mizu, Mizukage-sama..."

 

After she woke up, she found out that it was Kisame standing by the bed and became a little nervous. But then, she coughed violently, and finally spit out a large mouthful of black blood with a "wooo", splashing on the white sheets.

 

"I'm sorry, I...ho...hoho..." Just as she started apologising, her voice got smaller and smaller, her eyes becoming more and more sloppy, and her last breath seemed to fall at any time.

 

'Are you that sick?'

 

When Kisame saw this, he was also shocked and couldn't bear to watch it any longer. It is unimaginable how the girl in front of him has been tortured day and night by her terrifying genetic disease.

 

"Yuri, do you want me to end your pain? As long as you nod your head, I'll help you get rid of it." Kisame suddenly said, his eyes turning cold.

 

The reason why he sent Tsunade away was not because he had better treatment. What can he do for a patient whose condition is helpless even for Tsunade?

 

But there is one thing that Kisame can do, but Tsunade can't do it, or she can't bear to do it.

 

That is to kill her and free this poor girl from endless pain in advance.

 

However, to Kisame's surprise—

 

"I, I don't want to die...I still want to eat apples and lollipops and do exciting things...Please, I don't want to die."

 

She clutched Kisame's sleeve tightly, shaking her head desperately, hot tears streaming out of her eyes.

 

At this moment, this girl showed an amazing desire to survive.

 

"Is that so, I understand."

 

Kisame sighed, stood silent for a moment, and said again, "In this case, I can only give you one thing and everything is upto you."