Naruto: From Shikotsumyaku to Otsutsuki

"What did you say?"

Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly stood up and snatched the scroll from his clone's hand.

After skimming through the recorded information, he was completely stunned.

"How could this happen? It shouldn't have!"

"Broken sword Juzo Biwa, Raiga Kurosuki, and Samehada Suigetsu, the three of them are the face of the village now. The first two have defected, so what high-end combat power does the village have left? Mei Terumi? But her bloodline development is not yet mature. Ao? Although he has a Byakugan, he can't fight."

Kisame Hoshigaki paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan, muttering about the situation in Kirigakure.

If things continue like this, he feels that Wuyin will perish sooner or later.

Powerful elite Jonin are the strength that enables the village to deter the Five Great Nations.

Since the Third Shinobi World War, four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were killed by Might Guy, and of the remaining three, two have now defected, in addition to the Fourth Mizukage who is being controlled by a mysterious figure.

He felt that the current fog was like a wrecked ship sailing in a storm; a slight misstep could lead to the ship's destruction and the loss of life.

"No, this can't go on. I have to find out why they defected."

Kisame Hoshigaki had lost his appetite. He put away his scroll and asked his clone, "And what about the support team you mentioned? Where are they?"

"The intelligence I received is that they will arrive at the Tanzaku Street outpost at 3 PM tomorrow. You will need to make contact with them yourself."

As the clone spoke, it tossed out two more bounty posters: "Also, you two are registered at the underground gold exchange, so you'd better be careful when you go out these days."

Kisame Hoshigaki took the bounty poster and saw that the two people's photos were prominently displayed on it.

Bounty: Kisame Hoshigaki, 7000 million taels.

Bounty: Kaguya Kazama, 3500 million ryo.

Kaguya Kaze took her own poster.

The poster showed a sickly-looking boy, exactly the same as he was before he defected.

"3500 million ryo? That's enough for one Asuma. In that case, the person who issued the bounty is most likely Danzo, whom I tricked."

Aside from Danzo, Kaguya Kazama wondered who else would care about her so much.

As for Kisame Hoshigaki, his bounty clearly states the name of the person who placed the bounty: Uchiha clan.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing indifference in each other's eyes.

Kisame Hoshigaki dispelled his clones, packed his things, and said before leaving, "I need to go to Tanabata Town. You'll have to complete your training tasks for the next two days yourself."

Kaguya Kazama had long wanted to go to a big city, so she quickly said, "I'm almost out of supplies, and the weight training stones are inconvenient. I need to buy a training set."

Kazama Kaguya felt it was beneath her dignity to train all day carrying two 250kg stone blocks.

He planned to buy a set of training equipment specifically for taijutsu ninjas.

Just like the one used by Li in the original work, it is very small in size but incredibly heavy. It can be tied to the hands and feet for long-term physical training.

Kisame Hoshigaki had no reason to refuse.

Soon, the two disappeared at the border.

Short Book Street.

This is a famous and prosperous place in the Land of Fire, where a large number of commoners, merchants, and ninjas from various villages gather.

Kabukicho, taverns, casinos, hot springs, and more are all available.

Secretly, this place is where various ninja villages have established their bases in the Land of Fire, and underground bounty organizations such as gold exchange shops have also been established as a result.

Before her transmigration, Kaguya Kazama often wondered who had established the underground gold exchange, and why even the village kage dared to offer a bounty.

Now, he knows who's behind this from Kisame Hoshigaki.

"The underground gold exchange is a platform jointly established by the daimyo of the five great nations. In addition to bounties on heads, it also involves a complex intelligence network and the exchange of some rare resources."

The two did not linger on the street; they went straight to the underground gold exchange.

Kisame Hoshigaki needs to find out why the two swordsmen defected, while Kaguya Kazama needs to purchase taijutsu training equipment from them.

"Do we need to use a transformation spell to go inside?"

This was Kaguya Kazama's first time in a place like this, and even though she was already wearing a cloak, she still didn't want to reveal her identity.

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at him and said, "Transformation Jutsu is just a low-level E-rank ninjutsu. Do you think someone who can infiltrate the Gold Exchange wouldn't be able to tell? Besides, you want to hunt my bounty ninja? I don't think the Gold Exchange has any hunters with that kind of skill."

After he finished speaking, he walked straight in in his original form.

"So arrogant? Is it because the Akatsuki is still operating in the shadows?" Kaguya Kazama paused for a moment, then followed him inside without transforming.

A short while later, the two finished their business and came out.

Kisame Hoshigaki is currently heading to Kirigakure's secret base to meet up with the support team sent by Suigetsu Hozuki, so naturally he won't be taking him along.

Kaguya Kazama, now strapped with weights, was stumbling along the way, adjusting to the rhythm while inwardly complaining about the underground gold exchange.

"This underground black market is outrageous! They charged me 500 million for a single set of weighted equipment, and they wouldn't even let me negotiate."

He had previously donated all his money to the orphanage, and the money he paid was only raised by temporarily selling some of the Kaguya clan's stored ninjutsu scrolls.

The ninjutsu he sold were all techniques he had learned from Kisame Hoshigaki.

Among them were several rare Water Release ninjutsu scrolls, which he did not sell but intended to keep for himself.

This includes rare Water Release techniques unique to Kirigakure, such as "Water Release: Rain Cutting Technique," "Water Release: Black Rain Technique," and "Water Release: Ebony Hat."

However, to be fair, the weight-bearing equipment made by the Konoha Sealing Team is really effective.

The small leg wraps were decorated with rings of spells that could alter gravity.

Simply input the corresponding chakra, and you can freely adjust the weight, making it suitable for training needs from genin to jonin.

Kaguya Kazama is currently trying to add more chakra, but her body is not used to it yet, and she walks in a strange way.

"Tanpaku Street, I remember Tsunade gambled here ever since she left Konoha."

Kaguya Kazama decided to try her luck at the casino to see if she could find Tsunade.

He has now evolved into Blood Release and urgently needs knowledge of medical ninjutsu.

He passed by the food street and casually bought some supplies for outdoor living, but when he paid, he felt a spying from the shadows.

"Huh? I've been keeping such a low profile, who's still thinking about me?"

"Roll your eyes, open them."

The world instantly transformed into a black and white three-dimensional world.

Kaguya Kazama also saw the ninja hiding in the shadows, spying on him.

He was a middle-aged ninja wearing a black robe, without a headband to identify him. His chakra reserves were slightly higher than those of a Jonin, so his strength was probably not bad.

"No headband? Not from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages? Then he's a bounty hunter?"

Kaguya Kazama was unsure of the newcomer's identity for a moment.

His current appearance is completely different from that in the bounty poster, so there's no reason why he would be targeted after just one trip to the underground gold exchange.

After thinking about it for a while and not finding a reason, Kaguya Kazama temporarily ignored it.

The streets of Tanbata are full of civilians, and he's not a heartless person; there's no need for him to go on a killing spree in such a place.

After he bought the supplies, his body was fully adapted to the weight-bearing equipment.

Without waiting for Kisame Hoshigaki, he quickly flew towards the distant mountains after leaving Tanzaku Town.

The man's eyes widened instantly upon seeing Kaguya Kazama take flight, and his face lit up with excitement.

He created a clone of himself and said, "Go quickly and inform Kakuzu."

He himself quickly chased after Kaguya Kazama.

He was still excitedly muttering to himself, "Hehe, I knew someone who came with Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't be simple. Kisame, with his 7000 million ryo, is a real handful, but this brat can fly. His corpse will be worth a fortune at the gold exchange."