Kisame Hoshigaki understood that they did not intend to kill him, so he gradually loosened his grip. What puzzled him was just how many people had come to attack Kirigakure tonight.
He was already seventy percent convinced by what they had said.
In the plan he had discussed with Mei Terumi, he was supposed to attack from the flank. Yet when he arrived at the agreed location with his ninja, there was no sign of Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi was absolutely not someone who broke her word, much less someone who would abandon a ninja squad.
There was only one possible explanation: Mei Terumi had encountered a group of troublesome opponents who had held her back and prevented her from coming in pursuit, causing a serious flaw in the plan.
With that thought, Kisame Hoshigaki took a few slight steps back, putting a safe distance between himself and the other party.
He knew that his strength had reached a bottleneck. Kirigakure's truly veteran powerhouses, those who had lived through the Bloody Mist Village's policies, had all been killed or wounded. They lacked the ability to guide the next generation to become true elites!
Faced with this awkward situation, Kisame Hoshigaki had initially planned to continuously train and strengthen his combat abilities, while developing suitable ninjutsu. With the terrifying amount of chakra in his body, he would eventually become a powerhouse renowned throughout the ninja world.
This mysterious man before him had not revealed his identity, but his formidable combat ability undoubtedly placed him among the foremost figures of the ninja world's first tier.
The man's words were like a seed planted deep in Kisame's heart. Kisame Hoshigaki, who had once trained according to his plans without hesitation, now had uncertainty in his eyes. He did not know whether continuing his