After dealing with Manda's corpse and eating another serving of snake soup, Tamura Hiroshi returned to the outskirts of Kirigakure to continue observing and sensing.
This time, he stayed much farther away. After the incident involving Orochimaru, the village would certainly expand its patrol and sensory range. Getting too close would likely result in him being detected.
After keeping watch for four days, he suddenly sensed a massive chakra rapidly approaching the village from the south.
It was an unfamiliar chakra, one he had never sensed before.
Curious, he flew over to investigate and saw a fairly familiar face.
After confirming the man's identity, Tamura Hiroshi thought for a moment before diving down. A trident appeared in his hand and began spinning rapidly.
Kisame, who was running, quickly noticed the threat from above. He immediately grabbed Samehada from his back and swung it upward.
"Bang!"
The rapidly spinning trident struck Samehada and nearly bent it in half.
Kisame had not expected this. Samehada slammed back into him, knocking him to the ground.
"Don't move. I only want to talk to you!"
The golden trident's blade pressed against his throat. Kisame stopped forming Hand Seals and got a clear look at the newcomer's appearance.
"Ringo?"
The other man wore strange armor that completely covered his body. According to the intelligence Kisame had seen, only the Ringo Clan currently possessed armor of this style.
"Can we talk?"
Tamura Hiroshi asked. Although he had shown his strength first, that was simply Kirigakure's style. He had no choice.
"You're the one who decides!"
Kisame glanced at the golden trident pressed against his throat and grinned.
Since the other party wanted to talk, then he would talk.
"Quite rational. You're not like those lunatics!"
Tamura Hiroshi withdrew the trident and extended his left hand.
After