Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

After a bridge is built, the Land of Fire and Konoha will be able to reach the Land of Waves more easily. Since there are no ninja villages in the Land of Waves, it has become a vassal state of the Land of Fire in a sense.

Terumi Mei sighed.

but.

While the Land of Waves has become a battlefield, it hasn't been without its advantages.

Having a bottom-tier idiot as a benchmark instantly improves my mood.

I heard that Sunagakure is having a tough time lately, and they even courted death by clashing with Konoha, which ended up destroying themselves.

Terumi Mei shook her head.

On the ship, everyone can take a short rest.

The parasitic insects could not have reached Kirigakure directly.

After a period of isolation, Konoha has fully recovered and regained the strength and spirit that once dominated the ninja world, while Kirigakure has declined with each generation.

This ship belongs to Konoha, and the crew consists of Konoha ninjas who are more inclined towards a more practical lifestyle. They may not be very good at fighting, but they are adept at sailing and handling various unexpected situations.

Terumi Mei felt heavy.

Mei Terumi wasn't too surprised.

Kakashi nodded, signaling the boat to speed up.

pity.

The Land of Waves is very close to the Land of Fire. Previously, they mainly achieved control by supporting certain forces. However, now that the bridge has been built, it will be more difficult to support those forces.

From a strategic perspective, once the Land of Fire and the Land of Waves become more closely connected, they will be closer to the Land of Water, and the battlefield with Kirigakure will shift from the border of the Land of Fire to the Land of Waves or even the sea.

"Lord Mizukage, do you need to stay in the Land of Waves?"

Chiba set up multiple layers of barriers to isolate the sound inside the room and prevent it from leaking out.

Also.

In Konoha, she obtained some information about White Zetsu through Tsunade.

Konoha.

This is certainly not a good thing for the Land of Water.

Chiba shook his head. "I have already dispatched the Parasite Bugs to the Land of Water. As long as the Parasite Bugs reach their location and deliver my mark, we can go directly through the Flying Thunder Formation."

Tenten and Kazusa sat inside the boat.

It doesn't have that much intelligence, and Kirigakure is, after all, one of the five great villages. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; there's no way it could let a parasitic insect infiltrate it.

We don't even know if Obito is here or not, so infiltrating directly wouldn't be a viable strategy, and Mei Terumi would never agree to it.

but.

Mei Terumi still harbors some doubts about the so-called White Zetsu clones.

She didn't believe there was such a being that could evade the senses of ninjas, especially since even "Kage" level experts couldn't detect it.

This ability seems almost fabricated.

She asked for some more details, then quietly breathed a sigh of relief and disappeared from the room.

The art of shadow clone.

After Mei Terumi left, Kakashi continued, "The Mizukage is very cautious; he probably doesn't completely trust you."

"It is an indisputable fact that the four Mizukage were manipulated."

"That's true, let's rest."

"I'll... uh, never mind, you can monitor the surroundings."

Kakashi initially wanted to maintain his composure, first surveying the surroundings and letting them rest.

but.

Thinking of his own pitiful endurance, while Chiba's chakra and recovery were clearly far superior to his own...

Let's not be so stubborn about saving face with Chiba.

Kakashi lay down to rest.

Tenten and Kazusa also lay nervously in a corner, quietly resting and recovering their energy.

They have rarely been on missions in the past six months.

This is the first time.

Chiba closed his eyes, releasing his senses to monitor everything within a three-kilometer radius, and intermittently releasing sound waves to probe the surroundings.

It continued until noon.

The White Zetsu hadn't discovered it yet, but the Parasite had already flown to the other side of the sea.

"Get ready, we can set off."

……

"Kirigakure, what a familiar yet unfamiliar village!"

Kisame, carrying Samehada on his back, had a hint of admiration on his face.

As Obito walked, he said, "I didn't expect you to have such emotions."

"It's nothing, just a slight sigh. If I were to stay in the village any longer, I wouldn't know what to do. Rather than that, I'd rather help you achieve your goals, sir."

Kisame followed behind him, "But then again, a mere Byakugan couldn't possibly affect your plans, could it?"

"That would have been true in the past, but things are different now."

"Because of Konoha?"

Kisame was an elite member of the Anbu when he was in Kirigakure, and he understood Obito's meaning after a little thought.

Konoha captured a White Zetsu clone and developed detection ninjutsu targeting White Zetsu, resulting in the Akatsuki losing intelligence about Konoha.

He knew that.

But Kirigakure...

He thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "The Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Leaf Village have established diplomatic relations?"

"Yes, so we can obtain some information about Konoha through Kirigakure."

Obito nodded.

Revenge is just a minor side effect.

The main thing is to figure out what Konoha and Kirigakure traded, and what Konoha's current state is.

"In that case, I'll draw his attention. Heh, as long as the fog is thick enough, he'll come out sooner or later."

Kisame's lips curled into a slight smile.

He knows Qing too well.

After obtaining the Byakugan, that guy treasured it like a precious gem, and would use it to investigate whenever he had the chance.

Although he had accumulated considerable experience, it also gave Qing the illusion that "I am very strong" and that it would be very easy to catch him.

"Ze, go and gather information about Konoha, and help with the vigilance while you're at it. We'll take care of Ao."

"no problem."

A figure emerged from underground.

In the Hidden Mist Village, mist gradually spread.

Anyone with a brain would know something's wrong if this happened in the middle of the day.

Not a moment later.

Qing arrived in a hurry with a small team.

"Kisame, I can't believe you actually dared to come back!"

Qing said in a deep voice.

This guy is really bold. Not only did he come back, but he also brazenly activated the Mist Concealment Technique, as if he was afraid they wouldn't know.

"Why waste words with rogue ninjas, Kisame? If you dare to come back, you'll have to pay the price."

"Jonin Gonbei, I have only returned this time to take away some things I left behind. If possible, please do not stop me."

Kisame smiled and said, "Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to kill you all."

"Someone like you wouldn't want to kill someone?"

Quan Bingwei said with amusement.

Kisame didn't answer, but silently gripped Samehada on his back.

He wasn't good at saying these things.

Since we're going to fight...

Let's have a fight then!

Anyway, I'm going to kill someone.

Kisame grinned maliciously and drew his sword to slash at Gonbei.

As a bodyguard of the master, Gonbei has rarely participated in battles in recent years, but he is still a Jonin and has a deep understanding of Samehada, so he immediately avoided the slash.

however.

The next second, Kisame released Samehada, formed hand seals, and then, using the time he jumped to dodge, spat out a torrent of liquid.

Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!

The massive flow of water instantly surged in all directions.

Fortunately, the ninjas of Kirigakure were all skilled in water jutsu and nimbly dodged the attack. But the next second, water sharks leaped out of the water.

Rain Four Sharks!

The shark water bullets scattered and attacked in all directions.