Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 29 The Art of Spirit Communication

A spacetime vortex appeared at the foot of the mountain, revealing the figure of the mysterious masked man. A moment later, a very cute girl jumped out of the vortex and appeared beside him.

The masked man glanced at the Hidden Mist ninja leaping through the forest before turning to the girl beside him: "That brat will be badly injured soon. You must risk your life to save him, understand?"

"Yes."

The girl lowered her head and continued softly, "If I make him fall in love with me, you promise to spare my hometown and let me see Kakashi..."

"certainly."

The mysterious masked man tapped his arm and said in a gloomy voice, "I never break my promises, but it's really incomprehensible that there are still women who like a useless ninja like Kakashi."

"Kakashi-san is definitely not a loser!"

The girl bit her lip lightly, clearly afraid of the masked man beside her, yet still mustering the courage to refute his words.

The masked man snorted and ignored her.

The mysterious masked man, of course, wouldn't tell Karin that Kakashi Hatake was also in this mountain forest, being chased by a group of Kirigakure ninja, and that this time, unlike in the past, no one would come to his rescue in time…

In the mountains and forests.

Kisame Hoshigaki and his Kirigakure pursuit ninja had only recently entered the forest and were still tracking Kakashi Hatake's location.

Click!

A card was pinned to the tree!

Just as the many ninjas were cautiously dodging and looking towards the source of the cards, another card flew over. The target of this card was none other than Kisame Hoshigaki, the leader of the pursuing ninja squad.

Even though Kisame managed to dodge the card's attack in time, he was still grazed on the face by the card, leaving a long, narrow wound from which a few drops of blood slowly oozed.

The card's power remained undiminished, and it actually cut down a wild tree as thick as a bowl!

Kisame Hoshigaki remained calm, waving his hand at his subordinates and saying, "Hmm? Someone's targeting me? Go tell Lady Mei Terumi that I have some minor matters to attend to, and you'll assist her in capturing the target."

"Yes, Captain!"

The Hidden Mist Ninja Squad accepted the order in a deep voice and leaped into the distance, showing no concern whatsoever that their captain might encounter the enemy.

Since Kisame Hoshigaki took over as the leader of Suigetsu Hozuki, they have become Kisame's subordinates and have witnessed firsthand the terror of the Kirigakure monsters. To date, Kisame Hoshigaki has never failed in any mission he has led them on!

Unbeknownst to them, Kisame Hoshigaki had long since become a subordinate of the mysterious masked man standing behind the Mizukage.

On the surface, Kisame Hoshigaki was tasked with capturing Kakashi;

In reality, what Kisame Hoshigaki really wanted to do was to severely injure Naraku Uehara, the worse the better, and then let a little girl rescue him.

Although Kisame Hoshigaki didn't understand why the mysterious masked man would give him such a strange task, he was determined to carry it out no matter what.

"Come out, kid!"

Kisame Hoshigaki revealed a mouthful of shark teeth and gave a terrifying smile: "Kid, it's been a long time since I've fought at full strength. If you can give me some fun today, I can choose a comfortable way for you to die."

Kisame Hoshigaki.

A young boy appeared in front of Kisame, his body floating in mid-air, his fingertips deftly twirling several cards.

Uehara Naraku looked down at Kisame Hoshigaki and said softly, "Hmm, although we both know the outcome, we still need to go through the motions. I'd like to invite you to join a righteous organization that maintains peace in the ninja world. Are you interested?"

"Of course not."

Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled dismissively, lowered his Samehada sword, and said coldly, "Kid, I'm a ninja who loves killing!"

"That's quite unfortunate, I'm a peace-loving person!"

Uehara's eyes narrowed slightly, and the cards in his hand suddenly shot towards Kisame Hoshigaki on the ground. Each card was incredibly fast, even creating ripples of air as it grazed the air!

Thanks to the rewards from Advanced Mission 3, Uehara's body has been greatly strengthened, and the power and speed of his card throwing are far greater than before!

Kisame Hoshigaki is even faster!

The moment he saw the card being used, he dodged the attack. However, one of the cards suddenly exploded like a detonating tag!

Kisame Hoshigaki was caught off guard and was blasted away. Not only were his clothes destroyed by the explosion, but he also suffered several wounds. However, Samehada's properties granted him super self-healing abilities, and Kisame's injuries were quickly restored.

"Hey, how are you feeling?"

Uehara Naraku circled in the air once, and said softly, "If you die, our organization will have to find a suitable replacement all over again!"

"...If you want to kill me, this is far from enough!"

Kisame Hoshigaki responded coldly, slamming his Samehada sword into the ground. He had finally realized how troublesome his enemy was!

If Uehara stays in the air, it will undoubtedly make his attacks much more difficult, at least his taijutsu advantage and Samehada's chakra absorption properties will be hard to utilize.

Then let's change the terrain!

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

Kisame Hoshigaki swiftly clasped his hands together in a hand seal, spewing out a towering wave from his mouth. His feet, treading on the waves, were almost level with Uehara Naru in the air.

Without pausing, Kisame continued forming hand seals, then bit his finger, drawing blood: "Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

A water shark appeared beside Kisame Hoshigaki, wrapped around his body, and leaped out of the water, nimbly rushing towards Naraku Uehara in the air!

This guy actually came up with this method, allowing himself to attack enemies in the air. As long as he can knock Uehara Naraku down from the sky, he can immediately gain the upper hand with his superior physical skills.

As Kisame Hoshigaki approached Naraku Uehara, he saw Uehara's face contorted in panic as he formed hand seals, one of which was even slightly off-target...

"Hmph, brat, you've got your summoning hand seals wrong!"

Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled and suddenly exerted force on his wrist, about to grab Uehara by the neck and bring him to the ground!

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

However, with a low shout from the young ninja, a tall monster appeared between them. The monster suddenly threw the iron anchor in its hand, which hit Kisame Hoshigaki's body accurately and dragged him down again!

Kisame Hoshigaki felt an overwhelming force, and he fell from the sky, returning to the lake he had created along with the monster.

After Kisame reacted, he finally saw clearly what the monster the brat had summoned actually looked like…

A monster almost three times his height, completely encased in iron armor, with only its eyes glowing yellow, held a huge anchor in its hand, the chain at the bottom of the anchor tightly connected to its body.

To Kisame's surprise, this monster could do the same thing as him, not only breathing freely in the water but also moving without any hindrance.

Uehara Naraku clasped his hands together and landed around the lake, chuckling as he spoke, "Kisame-san, allow me to introduce you to your underwater opponent, the Deep Sea Titan Nautilus..."

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