Chapter 564: Stop the Spread of the Power of Bonds
In the original story, the poor, honest Kisame was completely toyed with by the scumbag sword, Samehada.
Kisame first met Samehada at the home of his fat, big-eared superior named Fuguki Suikazan.
The moment he saw it, he fell deeply in love.
Realizing that Samehada wasn't happy being "kept" by his superior, Kisame found an opportunity, killed his boss, and took Samehada for himself.
The two then spent a long period living happily together.
Until one day, a black man (Killer B) appeared.
That black man (Killer B) had something (Tailed Beast chakra) that was simply too powerful. Samehada only had one taste before it completely fell for him.
Especially after Kisame was beaten to the ground by the black man, Samehada completely betrayed him.
Many years after Kisame's death, Samehada, having been released by the black man, appeared beside a dark sewer.
It was no longer as proud as it once was.
Back then, Samehada fed on the Three-Tails' chakra.
It fed on the chakra of Kisame, the tailless Tailed Beast.
It fed on the Eight-Tails Gyūki's chakra.
But now?
Now it could casually fuse with even a random Chūnin nobody.
Such was Samehada's wild and promiscuous life.
This incident was also recorded in the Limited Tsukuyomi series.
According to that version of history, Samehada was the child born after the Sage of Six Paths secretly had an affair with the Three-Tails Isobu behind the Six-Tails' back.
To avoid being discovered by the Six-Tails, the Three-Tails had no choice but to hide the pregnancy, causing the fetus to develop poorly.
After it was born, it had to remain close to its mother to absorb chakra as nourishment.
And because of that, it would never grow up.
In the Limited Tsukuyomi world, all the Tailed Beasts connected to the Sage of Six Paths were naturally promiscuous beings.
Samehada simply inherited the excellent traits of both its parents.
Having such a personality was perfectly normal.
So the question was—Why was the Samehada in the real world just as promiscuous?
Did Samehada escape from the Limited Tsukuyomi?
Or...
Were the events of the Limited Tsukuyomi actually real?
No one knew.
At least for now, no one had seriously investigated that possibility.
Mainly because, aside from Kisame, nobody cared about Samehada's past.
Oh, no.
Even Kisame didn't care about Samehada's past.
He only cared about the present.
"Hm?"
Kisame sensed that Samehada was conveying a desire as it rubbed against him.
It seemed...
It wanted the Sword of the Thunder God?
What was the meaning of this?
The Sword of the Thunder God and Samehada had one thing in common.
They both absorbed chakra.
Other than that, they had nothing alike.
Kisame also finally understood why the Sword of the Thunder God had belonged to Senju Tobirama, yet nobody had ever heard of him actually using it.
Because the blade itself was a Lightning Release construct formed entirely from chakra, constantly filled with powerful electric currents.
Meanwhile, Senju Tobirama was a Water Release specialist.
Using that sword wouldn't increase his combat ability at all.
Instead, every time he used a large-scale Water Release technique, he'd be giving himself an electric shock.
Kisame remembered that when he had previously asked Tobirama for guidance on Water Release, Tobirama had demonstrated a combination technique.
First, he would create a massive whirlpool with Water Release, trapping his enemies inside.
Then he would either fill the whirlpool with Flying Thunder God-marked explosive tags...
Or simply teleport in and finish them with a Flying Thunder God Slash.
For a Water Release user, constantly moving through water was perfectly normal.
But if Tobirama had been wielding the Sword of the Thunder God...
The moment he teleported into the water, he'd probably electrocute and paralyze himself first.
So it made perfect sense why Tobirama never used it.
As another Water Release user, Kisame naturally had no interest in the sword either.
Even if Tobirama had intentionally abandoned it, Kisame had originally planned to leave it in the village as a memento for the villagers.
Yet now...
Samehada actually wanted it?
After hesitating for a moment, Kisame walked out of the house.
Soon afterward, he returned carrying the cleaned hilt of the Sword of the Thunder God and handed it to Samehada.
Samehada immediately swallowed the hilt whole.
Then, apart from the handle that Kisame was holding, the rest of Samehada's body became covered in brilliant golden arcs of electricity.
This meant that the normally stingy Samehada had actually taken the initiative to feed chakra into the hilt inside its stomach, activating the Sword of the Thunder God.
Instead of looking pained after being electrocuted, Samehada wore an expression of complete satisfaction.
Kisame was utterly confused.
Even if it swallowed the hilt...
Wouldn't he still get electrocuted when using it?
Or...
Was Samehada planning to fuse with him and become "Electric Man" to increase their underwater attack power?
'How can I blame you for making a mistake? It was my fault for giving you too much freedom~'
Not only did Kisame not blame Samehada...
He actually gripped it more tightly and willingly tried getting shocked.
Even Uchiha Itachi was speechless at the sight.
Several days passed.
Hoshigaki Nanami received the news that her adoptive father and younger brother had both been killed.
She was overjoyed.
At last, she could wholeheartedly devote herself to serving Mizukage-sama and focus on training Sage Mode.
She had tried practicing Sage Mode these past few days.
But even after finishing her "mining," countless distracting thoughts still lingered in her mind.
It was because this matter had been weighing on her all along.
Now...
It was finally over.
Besides that, both Hoshigaki Nanami and Chōjūrō reported another matter to Terumi Mei.
It was about Ao confessing his love to Kakashi a few days earlier.
After hearing the report, Terumi Mei wasn't angry.
Nor was she surprised.
Instead...
She felt relieved.
She knew it.
The reason she'd been single for so many years, and the reason Shiromo had said she'd remain single until old age, wasn't her own fault.
The problem was that everyone in Kirigakure was obsessed with the "power of bonds!"
A whole bunch of men liked pretty boys.
Even the thick-browed, upright-looking Ao had secretly confessed to Kakashi.
Terumi Mei immediately assigned them a new mission.
While training Sage Mode, they were to closely monitor everyone from Konoha.
They absolutely could not allow them to continue spreading this "power of bonds" ideology throughout Kirigakure.
Now that she had Shiromo as her goal, she was fine.
But countless other women throughout the Land of Water were still single.
Surely they couldn't all line up to sleep with Shiromo, could they?
The atmosphere had to be corrected.
She was no longer the Mizukage of the past who only handled military affairs.
She now ruled the entire Land of Water.
Hearing Terumi Mei's words, both Nanami and Chōjūrō felt the weight of the responsibility placed upon them.
They solemnly accepted the mission and returned to the beach.
The moment they arrived...
They witnessed a horrifying scene.
Sunagakure's Shira and Konoha's Might Guy were standing on either side of Kakashi, each pulling on him as though fighting over a man.
Kakashi stood helplessly in the middle like a scarecrow being tugged in opposite directions.
"Kakashi, I've told you before—you are my sun, my hope! Only from you can I find inspiration!"
As he spoke, Shira activated his Seven Heavens Breathing Method and leaned in, taking a deep sniff of Kakashi.
'What a strong scent! Such a powerful scent!'
Shira's behavior was normal.
He had always been like this.
So why was Might Guy pulling on Kakashi too?
The reason was simple.
Pure competitiveness.
He was no longer competing against Kakashi.
Now he was competing against another taijutsu user...
For Kakashi himself!
Whatever happened afterward didn't matter.
He had to win first!
"Kakashi, I've also told you before—you are my heart, my life! Only from you can I find inspiration for taijutsu—"
Might Guy copied Shira's words almost exactly.
But after finishing, he suddenly realized he didn't use a breathing technique.
So...
What should replace that final deep sniff?
After thinking for a moment...
He reached toward Kakashi's chest...
And pinched it.
"..."
Nanami took out her little notebook and carefully recorded everything she had just witnessed.
She added the following note: "Sunagakure's ninja have already been corrupted by Konoha's 'power of bonds' culture. They have completely fallen."
(End of this chapter)