"An existence like mine seemed superfluous. You gave me greater power, and even without me, I still wanted to do something I was capable of!"
"For example?!"
"Kill my superior!"
"Suikazan Fuguki? He regarded you as his personal guard. Is that really okay?"
That string of dialogue finally made Mingye fully realize something: Kisame Hoshigaki was the same kind of person as him. He wanted more warmth, yet because he lacked the strength to change anything, he had chosen to seal away all his emotions. His coldness and ruthlessness were not who he had originally been; this world had forced him into becoming a cold-blooded creature.
"Do you know how sharks survive, sir...?"
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and began speaking to Mingye, wanting to explain himself, but Mingye cut him off. Waving a hand impatiently, he said, "You don't need to lecture me about the laws of survival you believe in. If you want to live, you have to devour your companions and climb upward over their corpses. That's how I made my way here!"
Kisame Hoshigaki froze for a moment. Hearing Mingye's blunt words, he suddenly felt a deep sense of kinship. He drew his longsword and stared at Mingye, seemingly wavering over some decision.
"Hahahaha! I never thought I'd meet someone like me! So, what do you want me to do?"
"All the Land of Water code division ninja on this mission have been wiped out. I believe the Third Mizukage... ah, no. The Fourth Mizukage should have taken office by now, right?"
Mingye ignored Kisame Hoshigaki's movement. Resting his chin on his hand, he looked at him with mockery as a wall of wind appeared between Kisame Hoshigaki and the female ninja. Kisame Hoshigaki sheathed his longsword again. He knew perfectly well that he could not sever that