True or False?

Samehada was an extremely rare, sentient, and living ninja sword that could not only absorb enemy chakra for its own use, but also store a large amount of chakra to stimulate the regeneration of bodily cells. After Kisame Hoshigaki fused with Samehada to become a fish-man, his strength would also increase significantly.

This intelligence had been told to them by Takuya before they set out.

Itachi, Yakushi Nonō, and Kisame Hoshigaki walked along the main road toward the Hokage Building.

Kisame Hoshigaki observed this bustling village with a look of novelty in his eyes. People came and went on the streets, lively and extraordinary. Compared to the pitch-silent Kirigakure, it could be described as the difference between heaven and earth.

Konoha truly deserved to be the head of the five great ninja villages, a place of outstanding people and divine spirits.

Kisame Hoshigaki silently compared it with his own village in his heart, discovering that there was simply no comparison to be made.

Over here, Kisame Hoshigaki's rare and unusual appearance also attracted the attention of the passing villagers.

They looked curiously at Kisame Hoshigaki one by one.

Yakushi Nonō noticed this and had the intention to persuade Kisame Hoshigaki to put his hood back on to cover his appearance, so as to avoid causing a disturbance, but the next moment she heard Itachi's words.

"Kisame, the villagers have no malice; they are just a bit curious about you."

Itachi explained flatly. Kisame Hoshigaki smiled and split his mouth open, revealing rows of sharp teeth. His expression looked very vicious, but he spoke calm words that did not match it.

"Understood, I am already used to it."

Hearing this sentence, Yakushi Nonō turned her head again to glance at Kisame Hoshigaki.

Deep blue long hair, a face resembling a shark, skin color, sharp teeth, and golden pupils.

It was hard to imagine this was a human.

Yakushi Nonō thought silently.

However, she had long since transformed into a spy drifting through various places in the ninja world and had seen plenty. Having witnessed many strange anecdotes, she was not all that surprised.

If the Water Country's Kirigakure were not far out on the ocean, Danzo probably would have sent her over to collect intelligence long ago.

"We have arrived."

Itachi looked at the Hokage Building, which had not changed much, and rarely revealed a trace of a smile. The smile vanished in a flash, and as he turned his head back, he resumed a lonely poker face.

"Let's go in."

Kisame Hoshigaki also raised his head to appraise this building, silently comparing it with the Mizukage Building in his heart. There was not much of a huge gap with this one; only the exterior was different.

He smiled nonchalantly, considering that the Mizukage Building had after all been modeled after Konoha.

The three stepped into the lobby. At this time, there were quite a few people in the lobby.

Itachi casually pointed to a crowded and lively place. "That is the Mission Department, the place where Konoha shinobi receive missions. D-Rank Missions, C-rank Missions, and some B-Rank Missions can be received here. Other higher-level missions can only be accepted directly from Lord Hokage.

When you have nothing to do in the future, you can come here to receive missions.

As for the remuneration, it is much higher than Kirigakure overall."

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded inwardly. Kirigakure had been messed up into a state of disarray by the Fourth Hokage, and coupled with the fact that the Water Country was far out at sea, far away from the mainland, had a sparse population and low trade, its economy was not that great to begin with. Naturally, the mission bounties were not as high as those of other ninja villages.

Moreover, the Land of Fire was the most prosperous country in the ninja world. Here, there was fertile soil, a suitable climate, picturesque mountains and clear waters, and a numerous population. Needless to say about the mission bounties, they were higher than Kirigakure's by who knew how much.

"Hello, please announce us. We have completed an outside mission and need an audience with Lord Hokage to submit the mission."

Uchiha Itachi spoke to the shinobi inside the counter beside the stairs.

This shinobi belonged to the Uchiha Clan. Raising his head, he recognized their own eldest young master, Uchiha Itachi, at a glance. Agreeing without a second thought, he dispatched someone to turn around and head up the stairs to make the report.

Actually, Uchiha Itachi leading people directly up to find Lord Hokage would have been fine as well, but Uchiha Itachi was a person who followed the rules, so naturally he would not pull off any special privileges.

During the time they waited, Kisame Hoshigaki's appearance once again caused the shinobi over at the mission department to gather around and stare.

"Hey, look at that guy, he looks pretty strange?"

"He looks very unfamiliar, it doesn't seem like he's a person from our village."

"Nonsense, the forehead protector on his head looks like it's from Kirigakure. Did you not even see this?"

"Who looks at that first? Heh, but what are people from Kirigakure doing coming to our village?"

"Who knows."

The shinobi preparing to pick up missions at the mission department conversed in low voices.

However, both Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki possessed the strength of elite jonin, and their hearing and vision were sharp. They heard the low discussions of the Konoha shinobi crystal clear.

Itachi glanced indifferently at Kisame Hoshigaki, discovering that he wore a calm expression and was even curiously surveying his surroundings.

From the initial contact with Kisame Hoshigaki, to the observations in the middle, and up until now, Itachi also had to admit that Father was indeed right: this Kisame Hoshigaki was a talent!

Soon, that Uchiha clansman who had gone up to report returned and informed them that they could go up.

Uchiha Itachi took the lead, Kisame Hoshigaki walked in the middle, and Yakushi Nonō lagged slightly behind.

Arriving in front of the Hokage office door, Uchiha Itachi was just about to raise his hand to knock, but the door opened by itself.

"Lord Advisor."

Nara Shikaku smiled and nodded, his gaze lingering for a few seconds on Kisame Hoshigaki behind Itachi, and he nodded in a friendly gesture. "Lord Hokage is inside, you may go in."

"Okay."

Uchiha Itachi nodded respectfully.

It must be said that Uchiha Itachi still appeared very respectful when facing these Konoha higher-ups, and did not have that aloof and lonely appearance outsiders saw.

Nara Shikaku turned around and entered the adjoining room.

Uchiha Itachi casually introduced, "The one just now was Konoha's Hokage Advisor, equivalent to Genji in your village, but with less authority than Genji. His authority is beneath the Hokage."

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded in sudden understanding.

"Let's go in."

The three entered the Hokage office.

Yakushi Nonō, walking at the very back, closed the door.

"You've come?"

Takuya sat on the sofa in the reception area to the right of the entrance. Turning his head to look, upon seeing the tall shark head behind Itachi, his eyes lit up.

When he had originally let Itachi and Yakushi Nonō make a trip to Kirigakure, he had also harbored the thought of picking up stray gains. He had not expected that Kisame Hoshigaki would actually be sweet-talked and brought over by the two of them.

"Sit."

Takuya smiled as he pointed to the opposite sofa.

The Hokage was his own old man, so Itachi did not feel any embarrassment either, sitting down directly.

Seeing Itachi take the lead in sitting, Kisame Hoshigaki and Yakushi Nonō accordingly sat down beside him as well.

Kisame Hoshigaki's golden pupils scanned the majestic square face before him. Was this Konoha's newly appointed Fifth Hokage?

The Fifth Hokage who said that in the near future he would unite the ninja world and give peace to the whole world?

Kisame Hoshigaki's pupils burned with fervor, as if he had seen his own idol. He had a rather impulsive temperament, and no sooner had he sat down than he couldn't hold himself back from standing up and saying, "Itachi said you have a way to unite the ninja world. Is that true?"