"Hey, Kimimaro, can I eat those two?"
The sweet-looking girl had just said something so shocking that Sasuke and Karin, watching from a distance, couldn't help shuddering. Her gaze swept over them, and the intense desire in her eyes was completely undisguised. Even Kakashi Hatake shifted slightly at her words, moving to shield Sasuke and Karin behind him.
"We have a special mission this time. Don't create unnecessary complications."
"Now isn't the time to pick a fight with Konoha's ninjas."
The boy the girl had addressed glanced from a distance at Sasuke Uchiha and Karin, who were hiding behind Kakashi, then shook his head. Kimimaro and the others had been ordered to capture the boy with the Kekkei Genkai. From Kimimaro's perspective, he didn't want to clash with Konoha.
"Take him. Let's go." Kimimaro pointed at Haku on the ground, then turned to leave, paying no heed to the Konoha shinobi.
His attitude thoroughly infuriated Kisame. The other man had appeared without a word and snatched Haku from his hands, which was already enough to make him angry. Now he was putting on such a haughty display right in front of Kisame. Even Kisame, for all his composure, felt a surge of anger well up inside him.
"Hey! You two brats over there!"
"Did I say you could leave?!"
Kisame raised Samehada high and poured Chakra into it. The bandage-wrapped sword began to undergo a massive transformation. Its blade, more than thirty centimeters wide, swelled rapidly as dark blue spikes burst through the white bandages and emerged into the open.
Samehada had entered its second form. As the sword changed drastically, the presence Kisame gave off grew heavier and heavier, and the Chakra within him began to surge.
"Do you want something?" Kimimaro turned slightly at the call, looking over