In the Land of Water, a group of ninja squads were resting in the forest.
Judging from their Forehead Protector, they were clearly Mist Ninja.
"Kisame- senpai, have some water!"
A long-haired woman Earth Flow gently to Kisame, who was leaning against a tree.
Behind her were several Mist Ninja, but these ninjas were huddled together, standing out from the Kisame standing to the side!
Don't try to get close to me!
Who knew Kisame would be so heartless, directly rejecting the female ninja's kindness.
"Tch, why bother with him? We're not like those vulgar brutes who only know how to use violence!"
"Exactly, we all use our brains to think!"
The ninjas resting on one side mocked without turning their heads, their tone seemingly contemptuous.
They looked down on Kisame, a stubborn guy, and they didn't know where his confidence came from.
"We're all doing this for the mission, don't say that!"
The female ninja was somewhat dissatisfied, but for the sake of the bigger picture, she tried her best to act as a peacemaker.
Just then, Kisame suddenly stood up and swam towards them.
Upon seeing this, the others also quickly stood up and became alert.
"What... what do you want to do?"
They thought Kisame was angry and wanted to beat them up, but Kisame's answer surprised them.
"We've rested enough, let's get going!"
Kisame had already sensed that the surrounding environment was somewhat strange, and there seemed to be traps nearby.
This is something he has only just discovered, and if it is as he imagines, then it is dangerous.
Before everyone could get ready to go, a sense of crisis crept into their hearts.
"Oh no! Run!"
Before he finished speaking, he jumped away first, and the female ninja who reacted quickly next to him also dodged away immediately.
The other ninjas weren't so lucky; they were still in a daze when explosions rang out all around them.
"Bang bang bang! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Amid the explosions, there were also the sounds of Kunai and shuriken cutting through the air.
At the same time, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared around the jungle, led by a man with a hideous scar on his face.
"Don't let them get away!"
At the scarred man's command, the ninjas around him scattered to give chase.
The man was none other than Ibiki Morino, the head of the Konoha Torture Department, known as the Iron-Faced Judge. It was said that no bad guy could escape his interrogation.
This mission can be described as a coordinated operation from within and without. With Suikazan Fuguki as an inside man, all of the Kirigakure squad's actions were carried out right under their noses.
Want to terminate the transaction? Sorry, it's too late!
"Damn it! What are Konoha ninjas doing here!"
The Mist Ninja suffered heavy casualties in a single encounter, and Kisame and the female ninja were forced to the edge of a cliff.
Ahead lay a dozen or twenty formidable enemies, and behind them, a sheer cliff; it seemed like a dead end.
If it were just him alone, he could fight back, but he also had a female ninja and several teammates who had been shot and fallen to the ground.
If I escape, my teammates will definitely fall into the enemy's hands, and the scarred man standing opposite me is a judge who is quite famous in the Ninja World.
Kisame knew that the information about Kirigakure would definitely be exposed at that time. With this thought, Kisame hardened his heart and stabbed his dying comrade on the ground without hesitation.
"Kisame- Kisame, you...!"
The female ninja standing nearby collapsed to her knees in despair upon witnessing this scene.
She immediately understood Kisame's plan, and instead of trying to resist, she chose to grant his wish.
She knew that Kisame would be in great pain doing this, turning the knife on his comrades; the living suffer more than the dead.
Just as Kisame finished off all the dying Mist Ninja and was about to stab the last female ninja in the neck,
A beam of laser light instantly severed his longsword, and at the same time, a mocking voice rang in his ears.
"Enough! You're a brave soldier. Give me some face, let's end the war here!"
In the blink of an eye, a figure in white appeared before them.
The newcomer had red hair and a long sword at his waist; it was none other than Red-Haired Shanks —no, Orochimaru.
"Giving you face? Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you talk to us adults like that!"
"Exactly, it's just some random Tom, Dick, or Harry trying to get our captain to give them face."
Don't think you can talk nonsense in front of us just because you have red hair. Even if the Mizukage came, our captain wouldn't give him any face if he didn't stand up for us!
Two Konoha Ninja standing next to Ibiki Morino stepped forward and reprimanded Orochimaru.
Their back-and-forth flattery was so effective that anyone who didn't know better would think Ibiki Morino was the fourth brother, as he was known in the underworld.
The other Konoha Ninja were filled with regret when they saw someone so conspicuous, wondering why they hadn't seized such a good opportunity to show off.
Ibiki Morino was pleased to hear his subordinates boasting, but when he heard the line "Even the Mizukage might not give him face," his perpetually icy face twitched.
That's quite savvy; if he does this, his henchman will surely get a promotion when he goes back!
"Good! You've got guts!"
Before he could finish speaking, Orochimaru raised his finger and pointed at the two people who were speaking.
Two beams of laser light flashed by, and before the two people speaking could react, everything went black.
The sudden turn of events threw the Konoha ninja into a panic.
"Spread out! Quickly check their injuries!"
The one who spoke was Ibiki Morino, and he could tell at first glance that the person in front of him was no ordinary person.
Sure enough, bad news came from the Konoha Ninja beside him.
"Captain, they... they've already...!"
The Medical Ninja examining the two wounded spoke haltingly.
Just kidding, if a laser pierces through the skull, there's no chance of survival. This kind of deadly and domineering attack really scared them.
Before they could make a move, Orochimaru and Kisame vanished in a flash, along with the female ninja.
Meanwhile, in the Kirigakure, a red-haired man was also carrying someone whose fate was unknown, with a large knife wrapped in duct tape on his back.
The one who could appear here is naturally Orochimaru, but it's just one of his clones.
For a toothless tiger, a single clone would be enough to destroy it, not to mention that Orochimaru's clones are no pushovers either.
Because his clone was tied up with Jiraiya in the Land of Fire, Orochimaru didn't dare to delay things here and flew directly from the Northern Lands.
He really did catch up with the Teleportation, arriving at the perfect time!
Because the timeline is earlier, Orochimaru perfectly missed the scene Obito appeared and Kisame.
With his Space-Time Ninjutsu, he could come and go without a trace, and even Obito couldn't stop him.
Half a day later, Orochimaru led Kisame and his companion to a secluded place.
"Who are you? Why are you helping me?"
As soon as they arrived, Kisame couldn't help but ask, knowing that Orochimaru meant no harm, otherwise he wouldn't have saved him.
The female ninja from the Kirigakure standing to the side still looked bewildered, showing no joy whatsoever at having escaped death.
"Saving you is because you shouldn't die yet! Besides, you shouldn't die under any circumstances!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than, with a "bang," a person vanished in a flash, leaving a shadowy figure in front of Kisame.
When he saw the face of the person rolling on the ground, his eyes, round like glass marbles, widened in an instant.
"Suikazan Fuguki!"