Outside a mountain village in the Land of Earth, a figure wearing a black cloak adorned with red clouds arrived at the village entrance. A weapon wrapped in bandages was strapped to his back, and he looked like a humanoid shark.
"Zetsu, are you sure this is where the target is?"
After glancing around, Kisame Hoshigaki looked somewhat puzzled. This mountain village in the Land of Earth did not seem to be an important place. Why would a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki be here?
Zetsu's figure slowly rose from the ground. "The Land of Earth's Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Old Zi, has disagreed with Earth Shadow Ōnoki for many years. He rarely operates in Iwagakure and instead spends most of his time helping villagers improve their lives in various mountain villages throughout the Land of Earth."
Kisame showed a trace of interest, and Samehada behind him trembled slightly. "Is that so? What a strange Jinchuriki. The Tailed Beast's Chakra should be very appealing to Samehada."
Kisame was just about to enter the village when a figure was led out by a White Zetsu clone. The moment he saw Kisame, the figure immediately became wary.
"Who are you?"
Old Zi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth, was dressed like a wandering monk. He was a stubborn old man much like Earth Shadow Ōnoki, and it was precisely because of their similar tempers that the two did not get along. When he saw Kisame, he sensed that something was wrong.
Kisame sneered and removed Samehada from his back, its sharp edge pointed directly at Old Zi. "Four-Tails Jinchuriki, I've come for the Tailed Beast inside you."
"Though I don't know where you came from, any enemy coveting the Tailed Beast should stay here!"
Amid the wind and rain, Old Zi suddenly