Land of Fire.
In a forest, several Ninjas sat together eating and resting.
On the other side, a male Ninja sat alone.
Suddenly, a female Ninja stood up, walked over to him, and said with a smile, "Mr. Kisame, would you like to come over and eat with us?
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Kisame Hoshigaki looked up, a slight look of surprise on his face.
Then, he said in a calm tone, "Please do not try to get close to me."
"Hey, forget about him, he said so himself!"
"He wouldn't look twice at us in the Cipher Division—"
His companions were somewhat annoyed by his attitude.
Kisame didn't originally care about what these people said.
But at this moment, he caught something out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but stand up. The other person was immediately startled and stopped: "What are you doing?"
"Set out immediately."
Kisame glanced at the warning traps nearby without explaining much. Instead, he silently used Body Flicker to get onto a tree, his gaze scanning the surroundings.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Suddenly—
Swish swish swish!
In the forest, Kunai were fired in a dense crossfire, forming a thick net that covered their area.
Those who were slow to escape were immediately hit by the Kunai.
In the forest, insects flew up, approaching them under the cover of night.
Kisame's eyes widened.
"Watch out!"
The next moment, seeing the situation behind him clearly, he immediately threw several Kunai.
Each Kunai had an explosive tag attached, but these Kunai were not aimed at the enemy, but rather—
Those teammates who had been hit and had already fallen behind.
In an instant, the explosion of the explosive tags resounded throughout the forest, the massive roars echoing one after another.
"Mr. Kisame!"
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Kisame turned his head to look.
It was the female Ninja named Miru.
He remained silent, just staring at her quietly.
"After returning to the Village, about that thing I mentioned earlier about eating together—"
"Let's talk about it if we can make it back to the Village!"
Kisame's expression was grave.
He vaguely felt that the entire forest was surrounded by enemies, with the scent of Chakra everywhere.
Only—
This way!
Kisame formed hand seals.
Finally, he slammed his hands down, and four sharks condensed from water appeared, leaping high above the forest.
Hit by Kunai in mid-air, they rapidly split and evolved, turning into a thousand small water sharks falling from the sky.
Water Release: Rain Four Sharks!
Behind them, Chakra fluctuations were intense.
Numerous Ninjutsu were cast together, canceling out the water sharks above.
After completing the technique, Kisame didn't stop for a moment, quickly following the retreating Cipher Corps Ninjas, yet he didn't relax his vigilance at all.
Chakra was refined in advance, accumulating in large quantities within his body.
This area had the fewest enemies, but this situation didn't mean it was safe; it could also mean the strongest enemy was in this direction.
Kisame gripped the hilt of his sword, vaguely sensing a crisis approaching.
Just then—
Zzzzt!
Kisame's pupils shrank. In an instant, his hands completed several seals, and a surging flood erupted from his mouth—Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
The rolling torrent spewed from his mouth, rushing in all directions.
Kakashi immediately jumped up.
When he locked onto the enemy again, he only saw that after the flood passed, several corpses had been stopped by trees.
In the distance.
Sasuke looked at the distant mountain forest, the rising and falling explosions, and the "raindrops" falling from the sky. He was lost in thought. He knew that among his teammates were members of the Hyuga Clan who possessed the Byakugan, as well as Sai and Shin who knew him well, so he didn't dare use his Sharingan to observe what was ahead.
But observing with the naked eye alone was shocking enough.
Moreover—
The next moment, a surging torrent rushed from the front towards this area.
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The rolling torrent was like a lake being overturned.
Trees and rocks were swept along by the flood, forming a massive, terrifying mudslide that poured all the way down from above.
"Is this a Ninjutsu?"
Someone muttered to themselves in disbelief.
That Water Release could cause such a terrifying effect was truly unheard of.
Amidst the vast ocean, three people dashed out, with Ninjas surrounding them from all directions.
"Mr. Kisame—"
Miru looked at Kisame, a hint of anxiety appearing on her face.
Kisame raised the blade in his hand.
Just as he intended to kill his teammates, the sound of the wind whistled in his ears. Looking closely, a water column condensed into a line, like a sword approaching from afar.
This is—
Water Severing Wave!
Kisame's pupils shrank, and he immediately used Body Flicker to dodge.
The next second.
Swish!
The jetting water column fell, and even the rolling torrent was split by the high-impact water blade, temporarily turning into two paths.
He was forced apart from Miru and another intelligence officer.
Looking towards the source of the Ninjutsu—
An Anbu-dressed Ninja was controlling the water, standing on the downhill slope ahead.
This was also an expert!
Kisame became increasingly desperate, and killing intent rose in his heart. At this moment, the female Ninja's companion grabbed Miru and fled downstream with the current.
But before long, several figures landed in front of them.
Earth walls rose one after another, trapping them like a cage.
Just as Kisame was about to strike— "Miru, go quickly!"
The next moment—
That Ninja released all his Chakra, turning it into a majestic torrent to sustain the Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
Simultaneously—
Boom!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out between the flood and the earth walls.
That Cipher Corps Ninja chose to self-destruct, opening a gap in the Earth Style Wall while also disrupting the Anbu's trapping formation.
Miru dove into the water with tears in her eyes.
Just as Miru was fleeing head-on, a hand grabbed her.
It was Kisame Hoshigaki.
He grabbed the female Ninja and went downstream with the current at extreme speed.
Kisame didn't have the confidence to take her away, but the scene of the other person staying behind just now had more or less touched his heart.
He wanted to try!
However.
At this time, the ground ahead continued to rise, and the surrounding land also constantly shifted.
Under the influence of massive Chakra—
They were like city walls, restricting the flood.
Kisame formed seals and pulled Miru to dive underground. A moment later, he used Earth Release to tunnel through the ground, digging directly underneath.
At that very instant, the ground split open.
The next moment, lightning flashed like electricity, arriving in an instant.
That was the Copy Ninja's strongest Ninjutsu—
Lightning Blade!
The moment it was seen, it meant—
Squelch!
Blood sprayed onto Kisame's face, leaving him stunned for a moment.
His lips trembled slightly in disbelief.
"Go!"
Miru's voice was low, her Chakra constantly gathering and strengthening her power to stop Kakashi from advancing further.
In her hands, three explosive tags had already been triggered—two in her hands and one in her bosom.
Miru gave a tragic smile.
"Your life... must have been very hard, right?"
She tilted her head, her eyes gradually losing their luster as she whispered, "Thank you!"
A wave of emotion surged in Kisame's usually calm heart, yet he became even more resolute.
He used Earth Release to accelerate his escape.
Without the burden, Kisame's speed was incredibly fast, avoiding the explosion site in just an instant.
The next second—
Boom!
A violent explosion came from behind.
Flames swallowed a large area; Kisame didn't look back.
With three explosive tags, Miru was certain to die.
She had seen his killing intent, but also his hesitation and struggle.
Kisame fled headlong, his heart feeling increasingly lost.
Some people made him raise his sword against his comrades, while others sacrificed their lives for them.
How did this Hidden Mist Village become like this?!
He looked towards a cliff to the side and jumped down with determination.
If he could still survive, perhaps—
All of this would have an answer after returning to the Village.
Kisame thought to himself.
However.
Above, Kakashi quickly tracked him down. Just then—
"Senior, watch out below!"
A cry of alarm came from the cliff.
The next second, Kakashi's pupils shrank. He quickly formed seals and pressed a palm against the stone wall.
A large section of earth wall grew out.
But thud!
water bullets hit the earth wall one after another, making dull thuds.
When the earth wall crumbled, Kisame Hoshigaki had already fallen and disappeared.
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