Kisame tilted his head back, and even from a great distance, he could see Senga's Rinnegan, which shimmered with purple light in the night.
He simply couldn't believe that he had seen another pair of Rinnegan in Konoha. How could there be a second pair of those eyes?!
He didn't even notice Itachi standing next to him.
Itachi slapped him helplessly and said,
"Kisame, didn't I tell you not to act rashly? Why did you force your way in?"
Kisame then came to his senses. He was initially pleased to see Itachi was alright, but then his expression turned serious as he spoke.
"Itachi-san! That Uchiha Senga has the same eyes as the leader! We're in a very bad situation!"
"I already know that, actually..."
Before Itachi could finish speaking, Senga, who was floating in the air, suddenly looked down at Kisame. Locked onto by the Rinnegan, Kisame felt a chill rise from his heart. He tried to run but found it difficult to even move his body.
But Kisame wasn't one to sit idly by and wait to die. He pulled Itachi to his side and formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"
Water streams rose around his body, eventually coalescing into a water prison that trapped him and Itachi inside.
Senga raised an eyebrow, wondering if Kisame was about to commit suicide? Wasn't that a bit too fast? And why was he dragging Itachi along?
With a flash, Senga appeared in front of the water prison. Kisame, facing the Rinnegan at close range, couldn't help but swallow hard.
He forcibly suppressed his unease and turned to Itachi, saying...
"Mr. Itachi, this technique can protect us temporarily. If things get out of hand, I'll hold him off. You must bring the information back to the organization!"
Itachi paused for a moment, and gradually, a complex expression appeared on his face.
It has to be said that Itachi's two partners in the Akatsuki Organization were both very good people, both of whom were cold Juzo Biwa the outside but Kisame on the inside.
Senga also admired Kisame, the "honest guy" in Hokage, who, even in the later stages of the series, still solemnly performed hand seals and steadfastly followed the traditional ninja path.
Another point is that Kisame was truly an excellent ninja. He steadfastly carried out the missions assigned to him and was always prepared to die.
In the anime, he bit off his tongue to regain his senses and then summoned a shark to devour him, all to prevent information from being leaked, making him a true "man".
Therefore, Senga did not want Kisame to suffer the same fate as in the anime. He raised his hand and pressed it against the water prison. In an instant, the water prison that enveloped Kisame was sucked into Senga's palm.
Kisame was immediately terrified. He shoved Itachi away again and shouted,
"Oh no! Mr. Itachi, run!"
As he spoke, Kisame began forming Hand Seals again.
"Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"
A much larger shark emerged from behind Kisame and lunged at Senga.
However, traditional ninjas like Kisame were still too powerless against the Rinnegan's Rinnegan Preta Path.
Before the Chakra- generated shark could even touch Senga's body, it was sucked into Senga's palm again. Kisame had anticipated this situation, and the moment the shark disappeared, he appeared in front of Samehada holding Senga.
Senga simply tilted her head, letting Samehada slash her shoulder.
Samehada felt as if it had struck some kind of hard metal, and the sentient creature let out a painful groan.
Kisame was completely dumbfounded. He had never seen anyone withstand a slash with their bare hands. Was this guy even human?!
At this moment, Kisame was deeply immersed in self-doubt.
While he was still in a daze, Itachi came to his side and put his hand on his shoulder.
Kisame turned around, looking at Itachi with a blank expression. Itachi slowly shook his head at him.
"Kisame, stop! You can't possibly be a match for the Hokage-sama."
"Hokage... Lord?"
Kisame was completely bewildered. What kind of name is this?
Itachi briefly explained his situation to Kisame became increasingly alarmed as he listened. Only now did Kisame understand what Itachi meant when he said, "I'm not like you."
He lowered his head and said in an unusually low voice,
So, all of this was just wishful thinking on my part?
Kisame felt like he had acted like a clown. Itachi didn't need any help at all; he and Konoha were always on the same side!
Itachi understood Kisame's feelings; it was tantamount to experiencing betrayal, but he never expected things to develop so absurdly.
His most respected senior, Senga, returned to Konoha and became Hokage. Most outrageous of all, he also possessed a pair of Rinnegan!
Even Senga knew everything about him, so what reason did he have not to return to Konoha?
However, this action also deeply hurt Kisame. Itachi was actually an extremely gentle person, but he had been carrying too heavy a burden, and his gentleness had been hidden.
Now he can finally be himself again, and he doesn't want to hurt anyone anymore, especially those around him.
Itachi looked sincerely at Kisame and said,
"Kisame, I know this has hit you hard, but please believe me, I've always considered you my comrade!"
Kisame was momentarily dazed, and murmured,
"Companions...?"
At this moment, the Konoha ninjas arrived at the scene. They all knelt on one knee behind Senga and shouted,
"Hokage-sama!"
Kisame glanced at it and smiled wryly.
"It seems I have to stop here."
He looked at Itachi again and said softly,
"Mr. Itachi, you've finally found your home. I'm truly happy for you. Goodbye."
After saying that, Kisame suddenly placed Samehada across his neck, intending to commit suicide.
Suddenly, a suction force burst forth, pulling Samehada from Kisame's grasp.
Senga gripped the hilt of Samehada tightly. Samehada twitched uncomfortably. It could sense Senga's abyss-like Chakra, but it couldn't muster any intention of absorbing it.
It saw a pitch-black monster inside Senga's body, and the aura emanating from that monster sent chills down its spine.
All it wants now is to escape from Senga's grasp and return to Kisame's.
Senga swung Samehada a couple of times. In his opinion, Samehada was definitely the strongest of the seven Ninja Blades. Just the fact that it could absorb Chakra and fuse with its master was something that the other Ninja Blade couldn't compare to.
However, Senga found it very inconvenient to use, so he simply gave Samehada to Kisame.
Kisame, looking completely bewildered, took Samehada and asked,
Why did you save me?
Senga smiled and said,
"It would be a shame for a ninja like you to die. I'll give you a chance to live. If you still want to die, then so be it."