After watching the Konoha Ninja leave, Kisame turned his gaze toward Kirigakure.
He had now confirmed one thing: his superior really had betrayed the village!
He gazed out over the vast sea, countless thoughts running through his mind.
"So the man I've been loyal to betrayed the village long ago." He clenched his fists, his gaze gradually growing resolute.
"In that case, my loyalty needs a new home."
He turned toward the shore and soon found another boat out in the wild. Without another word, he helped himself to it for free and set sail for the Land of Fire.
At Konoha's frontline camp.
Tekka was leading his squad on patrol when he suddenly spotted a familiar figure approaching in the distance.
A sharklike face, a Ninja Blade on his back-it was Kisame Hoshigaki!
He really came back? Tekka was stunned. That guy Yūto actually called it?
Once Kisame drew close, he said calmly, "I want to see Yūto."
Tekka hesitated, but remembering Yūto's earlier certainty, he finally nodded. "Follow me."
Inside the tent, Yūto and Jiraiya were huddled together, holding a novel and reading with relish.
"Well, well, what do you think of this description? Pretty good, right?" Jiraiya's face lit up with excitement.
Yūto couldn't help nodding as well. "Yeah, this plot is well put together."
Honestly, before seeing Jiraiya's new novel, Yūto had never imagined the man had such a rich imagination.
Reading it even made Yūto's fists clench.
The two were engrossed in their reading when footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent. They hastily shoved the novel under the table and sat up straight.
The tent flap lifted, and Tekka walked in with Kisame.
"Yūto, he's here to see you."
After speaking, Tekka silently stepped aside, though his eyes remained wary.
At the sight of Kisame,