Mei Terumi cast a discreet glance at Kisame.
Not only did Kisame Hoshigaki look completely unruffled, but he was entirely unharmed.
The corpses scattered at his feet—the subordinates of Momochi Zabuza—
had been reduced to twisted heaps of flesh.
The wounds carved by the Great Sword: Samehada were as horrific as if they had been inflicted by shark bites.
To anyone unaware of the circumstances, Kisame might even have looked like a cannibalistic ogre who devoured human flesh raw.
"It seems Momochi Zabuza got away..."
Mei examined the corpses.
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki nodded.
In terms of movement speed, Kisame was slightly slower than Zabuza.
So there was nothing strange about Zabuza successfully running away.
"Hehehe~ Kisame Hoshigaki, the Fourth Mizukage is dead. I am now the Fifth Mizukage."
"Oh."
Kisame Hoshigaki maintained his fake smile, his expression unchanged in the slightest.
That attitude made Mei's heart sink.
Could it be that this man, Kisame Hoshigaki, knows Yagura was being controlled?
No...
Perhaps he didn't know.
After all, Kisame Hoshigaki was a combat-oriented man who would never reveal his emotions easily.
"Kisame, the Bloody Mist Village is over. You don't need to kill your comrades anymore..."
Mei stepped forward, her tone softening.
"Return to the village. Come work under me, and together with everyone else, let's rebuild our Kirigakure."
Mei said this.
"..."
Kisame was somewhat bewildered, but he quickly understood.
On the surface, Mei was trying to persuade him.
But Kisame knew that he had no choice.
Mei's words were merely giving him a way to save face.
Anyone who took them seriously would be a fool.
Having personally experienced countless forms of darkness, Kisame understood human nature very well.
And he knew—
humanity was the last thing that could withstand a test.
"Hehe, all right, then allow me to