Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 595 is dead?

"What is this, Hokage...?"

Kisame Hoshigaki, having deactivated his Sage Mode and Giant Guardian status, looked innocently at Minato Namikaze, who had just arrived and whose expression was rather unpleasant.

Kisame could roughly guess why the Hokage had rushed over in such a hurry.

The goal was simply to have Konoha capture Zero members before the peacekeeping forces could act, in order to obtain more intelligence.

This can be seen from the manpower and resources that Konoha has invested in dealing with the Zero Organization over the past two years, which shows the extent of the Hokage's hatred for them.

However, before this operation began, Tachibana Kenkawa's order to Kisame Hoshigaki was to kill him as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications, and he did not require that any survivors be left alive.

In matters like this, Kisame Hoshigaki naturally placed more importance on his boss's decision.

Furthermore, Kisame Hoshigaki vaguely knew that his Mizukage seemed to have additional sources of intelligence, so he was even more ruthless when he attacked earlier.

However, Kisame was still quite concerned about the fully transformed Nine-Tails form that Minato Namikaze had just displayed, and the ease with which he could control it.

So at least on the surface, he still pretended to have been forced to kill the enemy by mistake.

"He has actually become a perfect Jinchūriki. We must inform Dr. Tachibana about this information."

Although that was what he was thinking, Kisame Hoshigaki's shark-like face showed no other thoughts whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze, looking at the humble and polite Kisame Hoshigaki, was at a loss for words. The Dispatch Unit was able to track the Immortal Duo to this location, and Konoha, having previously engaged in a siege of them, was naturally capable of doing the same.

However, in the final process of locking onto the enemy, the Konoha forces were slightly slower than the pacification forces.

If it weren't for the huge commotion caused by Kisame Hoshigaki's battle with that hundred-meter-tall giant, it might have taken Konoha's intelligence agents some time to find this place.

Upon noticing the commotion, Minato Namikaze immediately abandoned the main force and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to speed up his way to the scene.

He just didn't expect that even so, he would still be a little too late in the end.

The current situation is that Miya's previous "unauthorized" actions have allowed the enemy to escape.

On the other hand, the peacekeeping forces, although they failed to leave any survivors, did indeed achieve tangible results.

Even though Minato Namikaze harbored some resentment, he couldn't bring himself to say anything more critical.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Minato Namikaze still asked, somewhat unwillingly.

"That giant puppet from earlier, it must have been from the Land of Demons, right? With Kisame's strength, surely you had no chance of capturing any survivors?"

Upon hearing this, Kisame Hoshigaki's expression immediately changed slightly.

Minato Namikaze's original intention was to say that since Kisame was able to deal with the situation while also having the free hand to kill Kakuzu, who was trying to escape.

Does that mean he still had energy left during the battle?

However, after asking the question, Minato Namikaze realized that his tone sounded somewhat accusatory, and he quickly tried to explain.

"I apologize, Lord Kisame..."

However, Minato Namikaze was stopped by Kisame Hoshigaki by waving his hand before he could even open his mouth.

Kisame Hoshigaki's change in expression wasn't actually due to Minato Namikaze's attitude, but rather...:

"I'm not sure if that monster is really dead."

As he spoke, Kisame Hoshigaki began to recall the strange changes that had occurred to the giant puppet during the final stage of the battle.

In the previous battle, Kisame Hoshigaki had the upper hand, but the opponent's immortal puppets seemed to be able to revive indefinitely.

So all he could actually do was keep smashing the puppet to suppress its regeneration.

Kisame Hoshigaki had originally planned to use sealing techniques to completely destroy Pain once he was free to deal with him.

However, to everyone's surprise, the giant python with the zero tail that had been coiled around the giant puppet that had been fighting him suddenly merged entirely into the puppet's body.

The puppet's crimson eyes dimmed, and then even its previous regenerative abilities, which made it seem to be immortal, seemed to disappear completely.

Kisame Hoshigaki easily defeated the giant puppet.

Furthermore, considering that the demon itself seems to be a type of evil spirit, Kisame Hoshigaki also finds it difficult to determine whether the demon has exhausted its energy and lost its regenerative abilities.

Or perhaps it simply sensed the danger and abandoned its physical form, allowing its "true form" to escape on its own.

Minato Namikaze's expression was equally unpleasant upon hearing Kisame Hoshigaki's answer.

Although he didn't want to see the Zero organization members killed outright, it was also because he wanted to leave some alive.

To obtain more intelligence.

Minato Namikaze felt it was better for these rats in the shadows to die than for them to escape again.

However, since things have come to this point, saying anything more seems excessive and superfluous.

Just as Minato Namikaze was preparing to say goodbye and leave.

A white-haired figure rushed from afar and arrived at Minato Namikaze's side.

"Minato-sensei, you're too far away from me, what if..."

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Seeing Kakashi Hatake rushing over, Minato Namikaze gently shook his head in comfort.

"It's okay...we probably won't need it anymore in the future."

Seeing that the two of them were hesitant and stammering, Kisame Hoshigaki frowned thoughtfully.

However, dozens of Konoha ninjas quickly appeared, interrupting Kisame Hoshigaki's thoughts.

Minato Namikaze also spoke up at the opportune moment to Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Lord Kisame, now that the battle here is over, we will not linger any longer."

"However, if there is another battle against the Zero Organization, the maintenance and reconnaissance forces might consider sharing intelligence with Konoha."

We are willing to provide additional personnel support.

Kisame Hoshigaki simply shook his head slightly in response to Minato Namikaze's suggestion.

"Lord Hokage, the Maintenance and Adjustment Force is about to undergo a leadership change. You should discuss these matters with the new commander-in-chief."

Neither of them were particularly talkative, and with nothing else to discuss, they immediately prepared to go their separate ways.

Lead the team back.

However, at that moment, two ninja hawks swept through the air at an extremely fast speed and landed in the hands of Kisame Hoshigaki and Minato Namikaze respectively.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately realized that there might be some urgent information. They quickly took the information scrolls off Ninja Hawk's feet and opened them to check.

Upon seeing this, both of their expressions changed drastically.

"What! Fugaku is dead?!"