Kisame Hoshigaki understood that the other side did not intend to kill him, so he gradually eased the force in his hands. What puzzled him was just how many people had come to attack Kirigakure tonight.
He already believed seventy percent of what the other party had said.
According to 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 shinobi, there was no sign of Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi was absolutely not someone who broke her word, nor would she abandon a team of shinobi.
There was only one explanation: Mei Terumi had encountered a group of troublesome foes who had stopped her from pursuing them, causing a serious flaw in the plan.
With that thought, Kisame Hoshigaki took several small steps back, opening up a safe distance between himself and the other party.
He knew his strength had reached a bottleneck. Kirigakure's truly veteran powerhouses, those who had lived through the Village of the Bloody Mist's policies, had long since been killed or crippled. They no longer had the ability to guide the next generation to become true top-tier experts!
Faced with this awkward situation, Kisame Hoshigaki had initially thought to continuously train and strengthen his combat abilities, while developing suitable ninjutsu. Combined with the terrifying amount of chakra within him, he would eventually become a powerhouse renowned throughout the Shinobi World.
Though the mysterious man before him had not revealed his identity, his formidable combat ability undoubtedly placed him among the foremost figures of the Shinobi World's first echelon.
The man's words were like a seed planted 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