"Long time no see, Ibiki!"
The one who had appeared beside Ibiki Morino without a sound was none other than Uzumaki Jiuming, who had made his way to the Land of Water's outskirts. His group had camped for the night in a forest some distance away. Uzumaki Jiuming had sensed the commotion from their earlier battle. After detecting Kisame's Chakra and the Konoha shinobi, he had hurried over.
However, he had only just arrived when Kisame leaped off the cliff.
"Lord Jiuming, what brings you here?"
"I thought you were traveling around the Shinobi World. There don't seem to be any famous sights around here."
As the current head of Konoha's Torture and Interrogation Force, Ibiki Morino was somewhat familiar with Uzumaki Jiuming, and asked him. The Konoha shinobi behind him recognized Jiuming from Ibiki's form of address, and excitement showed on their faces.
"It's the Fourth Hokage! I never thought we'd get to see him here!"
"This is wonderful!"
They whispered among themselves, their respect and admiration for him plain to see.
"I was planning to visit the Land of Water. We were camping in the forest tonight, and I heard a commotion, so I came to check it out."
"What was that deal you mentioned just now?"
Uzumaki Jiuming glanced down below the cliff. His Mind's Eye of the Kagura had already reached the bottom, where he sensed that Kisame was unharmed and had made a quick escape. He had no intention of going after him. This incident had brought something buried in his memories back to mind.
He remembered a scene he had once seen involving Kisame. This was probably one of the turning points in Kisame's life.
"Lord Jiuming, this..." Ibiki Morino hesitated. The secret deal with the higher-ups of the Land of Water was strictly