"Long time no see, Itachi."
Seeing that Kisame Hoshigaki was still at Itachi's side, Lin Guang greeted him too.
"Kisame, it's been so long, but your face is still just as pale."
Kisame Hoshigaki ignored Lin Guang's joke, a ferocious grin spreading across his sharklike face.
"Looks like you've gotten quite eloquent since betraying the organization. I wonder if you'll still be so talkative in a moment."
As he spoke, Kisame Hoshigaki reached behind his back, making to draw his sword and slash at Lin Guang.
Just then, Uchiha Itachi called out to stop him.
"Kisame, don't be rash."
At that, Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at Uchiha Itachi, then released his grip on his sword.
"Fine, then. I'll leave you two to settle things yourselves. I'll go keep an eye on those two women."
Lin Guang knew what Kisame Hoshigaki meant.
On the surface, he was staying out of the matter between Lin Guang and Uchiha Itachi.
In reality, he was using Inori Yuzuriha's and Tamayo's lives as leverage. If anything happened to Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki would kill them without mercy, then deal with Lin Guang together with Uchiha Itachi.
Although Lin Guang saw through Kisame Hoshigaki's plan, Kisame Hoshigaki had clearly underestimated Inori Yuzuriha and Tamayo.
Although Inori Yuzuriha and Tamayo looked no different from ordinary people, Inori Yuzuriha's own strength was already far from ordinary. While she was not as absurdly powerful as Kisame Hoshigaki or Might Guy, she was stronger than ordinary people, not to mention that another consciousness resided within her.
Although Mana Ouma's combat experience was woefully lacking, as the source of the Apocalypse Virus, her ability to manipulate and create Apocalypse crystals was beyond what an ordinary Jonin could handle.
Then there was Tamayo, who had become an ordinary human. Although she had lost