Kirigakure Ninja attack!

The small town, surrounded by mountains, appeared somewhat panicked and chaotic after the previous turmoil.

The residents wanted to cross the mountains to see what was happening on the other side of the sea, but the overcast sky filled them with fear, and they dared not approach the other side of the mountains.

Everyone clasped their hands together, covering their chests, and silently prayed that the gods would not be angry.

Just then, the sound of rustling footsteps rang out.

As Tōka and his group emerged from the Mountain Stream, they were spotted by a group of villagers, who gathered around to ask what had happened in the sea outside the mountains.

"It's just a pretty big storm, everyone should stay home and avoid going out to sea for a while," Tōka said with a relaxed expression.

Don't worry, nothing's wrong.

Finally, Tōka added a sentence, his words carrying Demonic Sound.

Seeing that Tōka and his group were dressed smartly and unharmed, it seemed that the only problem was the rough seas, so the crowd dispersed in silence.

What seemed like a simple statement actually concealed Auditory Genjutsu; otherwise, Tōka's words wouldn't have silenced the entire town.

The group of five entered an inn, booked rooms, and then sat down to eat in the lobby.

At that moment, a silver-haired, purple-eyed boy walked in. There was a scar under his left eye that looked like a stitch.

He held a club-shaped weapon with a hook at the front end, decorated with Green Flowers.

"Lord Mizukage??" Kisame saw Yakura walking slowly towards him and stood up abruptly in astonishment, instinctively drawing Samehada from his back to slash at him.

However, he found that everyone at the table sat with indifferent expressions, as if they hadn't seen anything.

Kimimaro Yakura, then lowered his head and ate in silence.

Sasori and Black Zetsu didn't even glance at Yakura, lost in their own thoughts.

"Don't be nervous, you and Kimimaro will be following Yakura from now on." Tōka said to Kisame as he put a piece of lean meat into his mouth.

Kisame sat down with a puzzled look on his face. He had just witnessed Yakura being sliced in two by the golden beam from Tōka, and the Three-Tails was also killed instantly.

Why is this guy in front of me...?

Kisame squinted at Yakura, not noticing any trace of Transformation Technique.

"What's going on?" Kisame knew the saying that curiosity killed the cat.

However, he just couldn't resist the urge. At this time, Kisame was only a teenager, and his temperament was far from the composure he would have as an adult.

Is it a technique to turn the dead into puppets? Or did Yakura never die at all?

Kisame's eyes flickered slightly as he secretly made his own guesses.

"It's just a magical Transformation Technique. Let's eat first." Tōka didn't want to elaborate and gave a perfunctory explanation.

The White Zetsu's Object Transformation cannot be explained in a few words.

Their most important task now is to eat and drink their fill, because Tōka's Tenseigan has already seen a large ship rapidly approaching the island from the direction of Kirigakure.

There are many powerful individuals on the large ship, at least enough for two Elite Squad.

Furthermore, there was even a faint, almost imperceptible aura of Kage-level lurking in the shadows.

They've come with ill intentions!

On the turbulent sea, the large ship rose and fell with the waves, its hull breaking the surface of the water and creating bursts of white spray.

A person stood on the deck, his white hair like withered leaves that had lost their vitality.

"Lord Mangetsu, the Ringed Mountain Island where Lord Mizukage is located is just ahead," a Kirigakure said, looking at the blurry outline of the island in the distance.

"Can you contact the Mizukage?" Hozuki Mangetsu gazed intently into the distance, his vision obscured by the thick fog at sea, and a light drizzle in many places made the distant islands even more indistinct.

"We still haven't been able to contact the Mizukage," the ninja beside him replied truthfully.

"Can't get in touch with him..." Hozuki Mangetsu leaned on the railing, gazing intently into the distance.

The wind howled and howled, and a sharp, knife-like sea breeze seemed to whistle past your ears, whipping up spray and propelling the large ship toward the small island.

After a moment of silence, Hozuki Mangetsu raised his hand and gave the order.

"Speed up!"

"Yes!"

Eight oars extended from each side of the large ship's hull. As it sailed with the wind, the eight oars worked together to propel the ship rapidly toward the island.

Splash!

Water splashed everywhere as the boat broke through the water, splitting the seawater in two and pushing it to both sides.

The ship's speed suddenly doubled, shooting towards Ringed Mountain Island like an arrow released from a bow.

Kirigakure believed their actions were very covert, using a barrier to completely conceal the large ship while simultaneously employing the Hidden Mist Technique to create a vast expanse of dense fog on the sea.

In fact, all of this clearly fell into Tōka's eyes; the insight of the Tenseigan could penetrate the thick fog of the mountains.

Inside the inn, Black Zetsu and Sasori had already left; their mission was complete, and the rest was now in Tōka's hands.

Kimimaro was still young, so after dinner, Tōka sent him to the reserved room to rest, while Yakura, who had used the Object Transformation on White Zetsu, quietly hid away.

Before Tōka clears the obstacles, Yakura should appear as few times as possible.

The ability to Object Transformation is very difficult to detect, Tōka believes that no one in the Kirigakure can see it.

However, the Fourth Mizukage, Yakura, was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, with the Three-Tails Isobu sealed within him. The White Zetsu could not possess such a massive amount of chakra.

Therefore, Tōka must minimize the number of times Yakura, who has transformed into White Zetsu, appears.

This is also one of the reasons why Yakura was left to protect Kisame!

Before that, Tōka still needed Kisame's loyalty; a Rogue Ninja's Forehead Protector as a pledge of allegiance was not enough.

The group of Kirigakure sent to investigate Yakura's Kirigakure Ninja were actually Tōka's pledge of allegiance to Kisame.

"Kisame, let's go."

"Hehe... my hands were just a little itchy..."

Buzz!!

Tōka and Kisame vanished like ghosts from in front of the dining table. A mysterious spatial power surged forth, Kisame suddenly felt the scene before him darken.

When they opened their eyes again, the two of them were already on the cliff, gazing at the misty sea in the distance.

After a year of honing his skills, Tōka has become increasingly proficient in using the Tenseigan.

At this moment, the large ship from Kirigakure docked, and Hozuki Mangetsu led two Elite Squad ashore, pausing briefly on the beach.

A Kirigakure Ninja changed his expression, flashed closer to Hozuki Mangetsu, and whispered something in his ear.

Hozuki Mangetsu's gaze immediately shot towards where Tōka and Kisame were.

"Huh, I've been spotted!" Tōka made no effort to conceal his presence.

Kisame is currently only at the Jonin, but with Samehada, he can face Elite Jonin. Under the detection of the Kirigakure Ninja Sensor Ninja, Kisame and Tōka were immediately discovered.

Immediately, Hozuki Mangetsu led a group of Elite Ninja straight towards the location of Tōka and Kisame.

"They're here. Let's get ready to make our move." Tōka turned and walked into the Forest, Kisame as he spoke in a deep voice.

As he walked past Kisame, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and tilted his head to look at Kisame with a puzzled expression.

Tōka's lips curled up slightly, revealing a wicked smile.

"Don't die!"

"..."

Kisame glanced at Tōka expressionlessly, then, wielding his Samehada, leaped off the cliff, which was tens of meters high.

A gust of wind howled past his ears as Kisame's body plummeted downwards.

Hozuki Mangetsu and his group also noticed a figure jumping down from the mountaintop at the cliff in front of them.

"Team A, grab him!" Hozuki Mangetsu didn't want to waste time here; the Sensor Ninja had told him that there were two people on the mountaintop.

Since one person directly attacked them, it means the other guy was planning to escape!

Hozuki Mangetsu has little interest in cannon fodder.

Chakra flowed throughout his body, and Hozuki Mangetsu's body went limp as if it had no bones—it was the Hozuki Clan's Water Transformation Technique!

Ninjutsu that allows the user to liquefy their body at will, rendering physical attacks ineffective.

In addition to easily evading melee attacks, it can also infiltrate buildings and launch attacks while in a liquefied state, making it extremely flexible.

Hozuki Mangetsu hid himself in the shadows; he didn't want to be exposed so soon.

On the surface, Kirigakure only deployed two Elite Squad, each led by an Elite Jonin, while Hozuki Mangetsu was Kage-level lurking in the shadows.

"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

A low shout interrupted Hozuki Mangetsu's thoughts.

The Water Shark Bullet Technique instantly creates a Sharks- shaped water bullet using chakra to attack the enemy.

The water Sharks created by Kisame was not intended to attack the Kirigakure, but rather it was the second use of the Water Shark Bullet. When the Sharks -shaped water bullet enveloped the caster, it allowed the caster to glide through the air.

Using the power of his escape technique, Kisame plummeted from a height of tens of meters, his entire body enveloped in the Water Shark Bullet as he began to glide.

Waaaaah!!

A strong wind howled past, Kisame gripped the Samehada tightly with both hands, and a torrent of chakra surged wildly from his body.

As Kirigakure approached the Elite Squad Team A of Kisame, he suddenly accelerated, sprinting at breakneck speed and appearing as a streak of light.

It descended from the sky, trailing a long, cyan tail!

"It's Kisame Hoshigaki from the Mizukage's guard!"

"Everyone be careful, he's the wielder of the Samehada!"

The members of Elite Squad Team A quickly dispersed, forming a square formation to surround Kisame's landing point, while Elite Squad Team B took the opportunity to rush towards the cliff to find the other person that the Sensor Ninja had detected.

Hozuki Mangetsu, hidden in the shadows, stared at Kisame with a hesitant look in his eyes.

A horizontal line ran across Kisame's forehead Forehead Protector, clearly indicating that he had become Kisame Rogue Ninja.

What exactly happened to turn Kisame, a member of the Mizukage Rogue Ninja? Hozuki Mangetsu silently hid beneath a low rock not far from the Battlefield, using his Water Transformation Water Transformation Technique.

Since they are Rogue Ninja, they must die!

Before that, Kisame needs to be captured alive to obtain information about the Fourth Mizukage.

Although Hozuki Mangetsu already had a suspicion that Yakura might be dead, the massive chakra that the Kirigakure sensory team had sensed earlier was very likely the aftershock of the Three-Tails' death.

In order to determine...

Hozuki Mangetsu secretly plotted for a while, then ordered the Elite Squad Team A to capture Kisame alive, or at least leave him alive.

The leader of Elite Team A is an elite Jonin Elite Jonin Sugita Kouhei, a master of swordsmanship and Wind Release techniques.

In the Land of Water, there are neither many nor few Wind Release ninjas; they are somewhere in between.

There are very few people who can truly combine Wind Release with Swordsmanship and master a set of Gale Quick Blade enhanced by Wind Release.

Sugita Kouhei is an expert in this area!

Upon noticing Hozuki Mangetsu's gesture, Sugita Kouhei nodded slightly, while simultaneously pressing his hand against the hilt of his Tachi.

The starting stance for Swordsmanship!

The Wind Release- Chakra Nature Transformation flowed at lightning speed, its sharpest edge condensing in the palm of the hand, then flowing through the hilt into the entire scabbard.

Even before the Tachi was drawn, a sharp and imposing aura had already erupted.

Boom!!

Kisame crashed into the four-person formation, causing the earth to tremble violently and crack open in a spiderweb pattern. The terrifying force of his rapid descent from the sky shattered the hard rocks beneath his feet.

The ferocity of Sharks, the taste of bloodlust.

The air seemed to freeze, and the oppressive atmosphere made one's heart tighten.

"Only four people? Are you looking down on me?" Kisame's cold eyes swept over the four of them, and he grinned sinisterly, revealing a set of chilling fangs.

The broadsword was brandished, unleashing a massive storm.

Where the strong wind passed, sand and stones flew everywhere, and dust billowed up.

"That's Samehada, don't touch it directly!!" Sugita Kouhei felt the chilling aura coming towards him, and his expression changed slightly.

A large, barbed sword swept across, engulfing all four attackers within its attack range.

Buzz!

Wind Release chakra coalesced, Sugita Kouhei's eyes narrowed.

"Swift Wind - Swordsmanship!"

Pfft!!

The blade was drawn and tore through space, creating a silvery-white rift in the air. The overwhelming momentum of Samehada had swept across the battlefield, suddenly shattered.

Clang!!

The two collided violently without dodging or avoiding, and an exaggerated force spread out in all directions, creating a Vortex Storm centered on the two of them.

Wherever the storm passed, trees and flowers were uprooted.

The earth seemed to have been turned upside down, with grains of sand as big as rice desperately trying to get into everyone's eyes.

"Water Release · Water Wall!"

With a low shout, a massive amount of water erupted from the mouth of a ninja, forming a wall of water like ocean waves.

The Water Release: Water Wall is used for defense in a circular pattern, thus eliminating all blind spots during defense. The amount of water and the duration of the defense can be controlled by the caster.

The strength and endurance of water change depending on the chakra poured into it; the more skilled a ninja is, the more solid the wall they can create.

The three Kirigakure Ninja were surrounded by Water Wall, and the Vortex Storm caused by Kisame's fierce collision with Sugita Kouhei was completely blocked by the Water Release.

The terrifying chakra fluctuations gradually dissipated, and the ripples on the Water Wall also gradually disappeared.

Chakra input ceases, Jutsu Formula dispelled.

The pupils of all three contracted sharply; what seemed like a simple collision had actually...

The hard rocks, washed by the huge waves, crumbled, leaving the land in a state of utter devastation, as if it had been crushed by a heavy tank.

The ground was covered with mud and sand; not even a pebble the size of a fist could be seen.

The stubborn rocks beneath their feet were pulverized into powder by the two men's attacks!

Bang!

Kisame's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he kicked out with all his might, but Sugita Kouhei raised his hand to block it, effortlessly deflecting the heavy blow!

Kisame's pupils contracted sharply, and his expression turned serious.

This guy in front of him is strong; he's definitely not someone he can easily defeat!

Using the force, the two jumped backward, widening the distance between them. Sugita Kouhei retreated to the middle of the team and formed a defensive formation with the other three.

Kisame dragged his Samehada backwards, speeding away and leaving a long trail in the ground.

The two sides stood on opposite sides, facing each other coldly.

It is even more terrifying than the raging storms and towering waves of the ocean.

Just then, a writhing stream of water seeped from the ground, silently approaching Kisame...