The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

"Old man, take this!"

"Don't run away if you dare!"

"I'll beat you all to death, you drowning dogs!"

"Wa hahaha!"

Then, Zhanlong turned to Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Young man, when will you become the number one among the younger generation?"

Kisame Hoshigaki was taken aback.

Before Kisame Hoshigaki could speak, Zanryu answered his own question.

"It's now!"

"It's now!"

Even though the Thousand Shark's momentum was extremely powerful, Zhanlong's voice at this moment was enough for everyone around to hear clearly, and they had to admit it.

The situation on the ground is already quite clear.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The Mist Ninja's momentum surged.

The Konoha team was completely at a disadvantage.

Taking advantage of the appearance of the Thousand Shark, the Hidden Mist ninjas launched a fierce pursuit of the Leaf Village ninjas.

It wasn't until they were close to the Konoha ninja's camp that other Konoha ninja came to their aid, at which point the Kirigakure ninja gradually stopped, chose to retreat, and returned to their own camp.

A major battle gradually subsided.

All the Hidden Mist ninjas wore smiles.

After news of the Third Mizukage's disappearance spread, the Hidden Mist ninjas were filled with resentment.

But there is nothing to be done.

They had no choice but to follow the village's orders and retreat the battle lines.

Now, it's finally out.

A resounding victory served as a cathartic release.

The battle restored the advantage and the upper hand to the Mist Netherworld army.

A single battle resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Konoha ninja.

Among them, Kisame Hoshigaki has the best record.

Easily defeat the combined attack of Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi.

Afterwards, he severed one of Shinnosuke Sarutobi's arms.

More importantly, he severely injured Shimura Danzo and used the unprecedented Thousand Shark Ninjutsu, making him comparable to an army and causing great damage to the Konoha ninja army.

It's not just about winning back the top spot among the younger generation.

Moreover, it goes beyond the concept of being the number one among the younger generation.

He defeated Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who was from the second Golden Age.

He even defeated Shimura Danzo, a senior elder of Konoha.

Last time, when Raiga Kurosuki defeated Danzo Shimura, it didn't cause such a widespread discussion.

Because Raiga Kurosuki is a fully-fledged ninja.

But Kisame Hoshigaki is different.

Defeating a seasoned Konoha elder while still a teenager—that's a completely different concept.

This means that Kisame Hoshigaki is an outstanding figure among mature ninjas.

Reaching the level of a film film will be no problem at all.

This means that Kirigakure now already has a potential successor to the Mizukage.

While others are still vying for the title of the number one among the younger generation.

Kisame Hoshigaki could totally have had that attitude.

"The number one among the younger generation?"

"Sorry, I no longer find that title appealing."

Previously, when the Konoha ninjas saw Kisame Hoshigaki return, they even thought that when Kakashi returned, he might also return with even greater strength.

Losing the Sharingan isn't necessarily a bad thing; it might allow you to rediscover your true self.

After all, the White Fang of Konoha back then didn't have the Sharingan.

One person, with a ninja sword, forged a strength that commanded the respect of even the legendary Sannin.

Kakashi, as the son of Konoha's White Fang, also has that kind of potential.

But now, no one in Konoha thinks Kakashi can be a match for Kisame Hoshigaki.

"too strong."

"Incredibly strong."

"At this age, to be able to defeat Shinnosuke-sama and even Danzo-sama, and to use such powerful ninjutsu, is comparable to Minato-sama back then."

One person offered a rebuttal.

"Kisame Hoshigaki isn't strong; what's strong is that new Zanpakuto."

"A Zanpakuto with its own consciousness, capable of absorbing ninjutsu. It was thanks to that Zanpakuto that Kisame Hoshigaki was able to achieve that level of skill. The truly powerful one was the blacksmith."

"This is something even more terrifying than what happened this time."

"If one Zanpakuto like this already has such an effect, what if there were two?"

"This is a completely different concept from the previous Zanpakuto."

The other person disagreed.

"No matter what, the Zanpakuto is in Kisame Hoshigaki's hands."

"If anyone else had obtained that Zanpakuto, they wouldn't have been able to use such a powerful Water Release ninjutsu."

"We cannot deny Kisame Hoshigaki's strength."

"Now, he is truly the number one among the younger generation."

"And it will be very difficult for others to catch up with or surpass him."

Because Kisame Hoshigaki was so strong, the Konoha ninja hated him, but along with that hatred, they also had to show him some respect.

"Kurenai Yuhi has tried her best, but she really doesn't have enough talent."

Even Shinnosuke-sama was defeated.

"From this perspective, Shinnosuke-sama in the future is actually not capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of a Kage, nor can he reach the level of a Kage. Compared to the Hokage-sama, he is far inferior."

"Both of the Hokage's sons are rather mediocre."

Previously, Konoha had a very high opinion of Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Many believe that Sarutobi Shinnosuke is likely to become the fifth or sixth generation.

But now, the people of Konoha only have one evaluation of Sarutobi Shinnosuke: "mediocre".

However, this is already quite polite.

The opinions of the Konoha people regarding Sarutobi Asuma were even worse.

"Now, Shinnosuke-sama has lost an arm. I don't know if it can be healed. If it can't be healed, what will Shinnosuke-sama do in the future? I'm afraid he won't even be able to maintain his current strength."

One very important reason for this is that Danzo was also defeated.

Even Danzo was defeated.

Therefore, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's defeat was not due to a lack of skill.

"That Zanpakuto seems to be called the Sword of Wisdom."

"Indeed, the sword lives up to its name."

"It is indeed a being that possesses intelligence."

"It can also absorb ninjutsu."

"It is also extremely sharp and exceptionally tough."

"Perhaps it can be called the number one Zanpakuto."

The camp of the Mist-Hidden Army.

The pufferfish demon walks towards Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Kisame, congratulations on regaining your title as the number one among the younger generation!"

"Thank you, senior."

Kisame Hoshigaki cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I don't care about that. As long as it can help the village, that's enough. Right now, all I want is to take Kiri Ichimonji back from Taketori Neko."

"There will be a chance."

The pufferfish demon patted Kisame Hoshigaki on the shoulder.

The sound of slaying the dragon rang out.

"Red-haired fat uncle, what about me? Aren't you going to say something nice to me?"

Pufferfish Demon: ""

But this time, the pufferfish demon still gave the dragon-slaying face.

"You're very strong too, your ability to absorb ninjutsu is quite special."