Three days later.
Far from the Land of Fire, on an island in the sea.
The sky was thick with overlapping clouds that piled up like mountains, with a bright full moon hanging in their midst.
That night.
It was silent and deep.
Kisame Hoshigaki, tall and shark-faced, leaned against the tree trunk without saying a word.
The sword in his arms, the bamboo tube in his hand, and the cold gaze in his eyes all showed how out of place he was among his companions.
The pattern carved on his forehead protector revealed his origins.
Almost no one was unaware of what that symbol represented—it was the mark of the Bloody Mist Village.
More than a century ago, during the Warring States Period.
Wars raged throughout the world.
Half a century ago, the situation reached its peak.
Then, a man emerged from nowhere and pacified the chaotic world. People called him the God of Shinobi.
His name was... Hashirama Senju.
Hashirama Senju joined forces with the Uchiha Clan and established a ninja village called Konoha.
Other countries followed suit, and the Land of Water was no exception.
The First Mizukage, White Lotus, fought battles across the land.
In the end, he established a village that brought together almost all the ninjas of the Land of Water—Kirigakure.
From that moment on, Kirigakure's symbol became the emblem of the Land of Water, replacing the samurai as the protectors of the country.
As Kirigakure's first ruler, White Lotus devoted himself to governing the village.
He built Kirigakure.
Under the rule of the First Mizukage, Kirigakure brought stability to the Land of Water.
No one could surpass his achievements.
But that was all in the past.
Even the strongest human beings were powerless before the passage of time.
When White Lotus grew old