Watching Kisame Hoshigaki's face grow increasingly lost as he spoke,
Uchiha Ye's smile grew brighter. He looked like a shady uncle luring a "little kid" away, and spoke in a beguiling voice. "If that's the case, then let me free you from your false suffering!"
"I'll grant you the truest perception! Go to the new home I've built for you, a place called Light Shadow Village!"
"All this time, you've fought for your village, even having to kill your comrades."
"But from now on, fight for yourself. Fight as my comrade. See the world as it truly is, and protect what is truly beautiful!"
Hearing this, Kisame narrowed his eyes. "Light Shadow Village? I don't think I've ever heard of this group!"
Ye smiled. "Of course not. It's the ninja village I'm about to establish, so naturally you've never heard of it."
Kisame gave another snort of laughter. "You're going to establish a ninja village? That's an ambitious goal."
"Whether you'll succeed is another matter! But you seem to know a lot about me, and you trust me."
"Yet I don't even know who you are. Inviting me to join you like this—isn't that a little insincere?"
Hearing Kisame's words, Ye snorted with laughter too. "My name is Uchiha Ye! Kisame Hoshigaki, will you become my partner?"
The answer clearly took Kisame by surprise.
He grinned and lowered his greatsword. "So you're someone like that? Looks like I'm going to witness a tremendous change in the ninja world!"
"I'm honored to become your partner, Mr. Ye!"
In other words, he firmly believed that Ye would one day succeed in establishing a ninja village and help him find himself again.
Ye was naturally delighted.
After calming himself a little, he said, "I still have another comrade to recruit."
"The village is