Kisame Hoshigaki's words came as a tremendous shock to Uchiha Itachi and Shisui. Killing all of one's fellow graduates... wasn't that graduation exam far too... cruel?
However, because of this incident, Kirigakure's graduation exam of mutual slaughter came to an end. Under the pressure of possibly seeing such an incident repeat itself, the Fourth Mizukage would have no choice but to revise the Ninja Academy's graduation exam.
If the crow had not been asleep, it would probably have thought they were making a mountain out of a molehill. That Kirigakure graduate's future record was far more impressive than what he had done during graduation...
Uchiha Shisui and Itachi exchanged a glance and believed Kisame Hoshigaki's nonsense. Still, Shisui sternly warned Kisame not to get any other ideas.
If they encountered Mist ninja trying to kill captives from their own village, then as the victors, they would offer help within their means. As for whether those captives would flee if given the chance... Shisui did not discuss such a pointless topic.
For the time being, everyone had reached an understanding. The three combat ninja present all knew that who they encountered next would determine what they did.
"Caw..."
At dawn, the crow crawled out from its blanket and preened the feathers on its body.
Its crimson eyes swept over the Mist ninja sleeping in disarray. Kisame Hoshigaki was also dozing lightly with his eyes closed, conserving his energy. These captives were quite well-behaved...
The vigilant Uchiha Itachi lowered his head. Seeing the crow's movements, he could not help but chuckle as he shifted over to straighten Kitahara's wings. "Good morning, Kitahara. I'll go prepare breakfast for you..."
"Caw!"
The child's face was unable to hide his exhaustion. They had needed to remain alert all night... Kitahara did not urge him as