"Really?" Langwei's eyes lit up instantly, hope rekindling in his gaze. "Do I really still have a chance?"
"We can find out whether your method is wrong by trying it right here."
With that, Kisame grew serious and began patiently guiding Langwei.
Kisame patiently walked Langwei through the process, step by step, for a long time.
But no matter how he guided him, no matter how they mobilized his mental and physical energy, Langwei's body remained utterly empty, without even the faintest fluctuation of chakra.
Kisame tried every method he could think of, but in the end, even he was at a complete loss.
In all his years of life, half of them spent roaming the shinobi world, this was the first time he had encountered someone who could not extract any chakra at all.
Unable to find the cause, Kisame could only give up for the time being.
Since ninjutsu and chakra were dead ends, Kisame simply focused on teaching Langwei pure taijutsu.
Kisame was formidable at taijutsu, too!
Langwei already possessed extraordinary natural strength and an incredible physique. With Kisame's expert guidance, his strength soared, becoming more terrifying by the day.
Before long, Langwei officially joined the third incarnation of the Akatsuki, becoming Sarada's most dependable core fighter.
The days passed.
Sarada led everyone in reclaiming farmland, maintaining order, sheltering refugees, and eliminating rogue ninja.
Their territory grew larger, they took in more civilians, and their ranks steadily swelled.
But they also began encountering more problems, especially bands of rogue ninja who saw them as easy prey.
Sarada acted decisively, bringing Kisame out into the public eye.
Sure enough, once Kisame's identity as a veteran member of the former Akatsuki became public, the Land of Rain became completely stable.
After all, Kisame was an S-rank rogue ninja!
And