Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

Soon after.

Yekura, who had gone out to gather intelligence, hurriedly returned and found Kisame with a serious expression.

"Konoha launched a major offensive against Kirigakure, and fierce battles broke out on the border. Kirigakure suffered repeated defeats on the main battlefield, and all its troops withdrew back to the Land of Water, where they will soon arrive at this town."

She spoke to Kisame in one breath.

"Oh? It's a little faster than I expected."

Kisame narrowed his eyes, clearly having anticipated this situation.

Currently, the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, Yagura Karatachi, and the Anbu leader, Suigetsu Hozuki, have both perished, and all of their hundreds of Anbu ninja have been wiped out, leaving only Kisame as the sole survivor.

With the death of Fuguki, the infamous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist also came to an end, becoming history.

The Mist Village today is a leaderless horde of dragons—no, a leaderless horde of insects—arguably its weakest period in history.

In contrast, consider the leaves.

With Konoha victories on both the battlefields against Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the overall situation was now settled, leaving only some cleanup work to be done.

This means that Konoha can free up most of its forces to deal with Kirigakure, and with the Mizukage killed and the Anbu wiped out, Konoha is even less likely to miss such a good opportunity.

Therefore, under the orders of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Konoha assembled a large army of 5,000 ninjas and invaded the Land of Water!

The vanguard consisted of the two great families of Konoha Village specializing in dojutsu—the Uchiha and Hyuga.

The Land of Water is often shrouded in dense fog, and the Hidden Mist ninjas are skilled in using the Hidden Mist Technique, which can confuse the enemy's vision, making it difficult for other ninja villages to attack.

However, with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, the Hidden Mist Technique becomes useless and can be easily seen through.

The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, while not as useful as the Byakugan, is relatively less vulnerable to Hidden Mist Techniques.

Furthermore, the Uchiha clan consisted of a group of highly skilled and warlike individuals, and under their relentless attacks, most of the Kirigakure ninja forces were powerless to resist.

It will break upon contact.

Currently, the Konoha forces are advancing triumphantly.

At this rate, it won't be long before they advance to Kirigakure's homeland and raze the entire village to the ground.

"Kisame-sama, what should we do now?"

In the courtyard, Yuki-onna and Yekura asked Kisame at the same time.

They both shared the same thought: Konoha was too strong and unstoppable; the only solution right now was probably to leave the Land of Water and find a new place to settle down.

However, Kisame is, after all, a ninja from Kirigakure. He was born and raised in Kirigakure, and now that the village is on the verge of collapse, one wonders what he's thinking.

Kisame pondered for a moment.

He never felt a strong sense of belonging to Wuyin.

Although the pufferfish demon pleaded with Kisame before he died, hoping that he would become the Mizukage and save the village, Kisame didn't take it seriously.

but--

The destruction of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the deaths of the Fourth Mizukage and Fuguki, were indeed directly related to him, and indirectly led to Konoha's large-scale attack on Kirigakure.

Within the Land of Water and Kirigakure, there are still many innocent civilians suffering from the ravages of war. Kisame bears some responsibility for this devastation.

In addition, there was another crucial reason that influenced Kisame's decision:

He disliked Konoha very much. He hated Konoha, a point on which he shared the same opinion as Madara Uchiha and Obito.

Konoha Village is the story of internal strife among a group of "second-generation" descendants who inherited the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths.

Konoha is always bathed in the dazzling sunlight, while other ninja villages and ninjas can only live in the dark shadows, serving as mere foils and villains in Konoha's eyes.

The Will of Fire is a lie, the Leaf Village ninjas are a lie.

In Kisame's eyes, whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, or those high-ranking members of Konoha, or the Uchiha clan members who wreaked havoc on the ninja world, they were all more detestable than the last.

If Konoha were to annex Kirigakure, it would achieve a resounding victory in the Third Shinobi World War, and its strength would expand to an unprecedented peak.

This is something Kisame doesn't want to see, and can't tolerate.

Therefore, he decided to take action against Konoha.

Kisame has been accumulating power for so long, always being cautious and prudent. Now it's time for him to unleash his full potential and shock the entire ninja world, especially Konoha.

124. Before you impersonated Ban, I had already impersonated him.

125. Left eye: Sharingan; Right eye: Byakugan

After Kisame made up his mind, he instructed Yuki-onna and Yoru-no-Kura to pack their things and prepare to leave.

An hour later.

Kisame, disguised as "Uchiha Madara," stepped out of the courtyard gate.

Inside the box of bliss within him, Yuki-onna, Yoru, Shizune, Nohara Rin, and one-year-old Shiro were all lined up in a neat row, all fast asleep.

Whoosh.

Kisame pushed off the ground and rushed towards the front line at an extremely fast speed.

Shortly after, a violent chakra reaction came from the direction of a town ten kilometers ahead. In the distance, flames and thick smoke rose into the sky, and shouts of battle could be faintly heard.

Some Hidden Mist ninjas fled from that direction, all looking disheveled and like a pack of stray dogs.

They can't be blamed for that.

The deaths of Mizukage Yagura, Mizukage's assistant Fuguki, and the complete annihilation of the Anbu were explosive pieces of information that Konoha had gathered and spread widely, immediately dealing a devastating blow to the morale of Kirigakure.

Faced with Konoha's elite forces, the Hidden Mist ninja had neither the will nor the ability to resist.

"There's someone ahead! Who is it?"

"Damn it, they're Uchiha clan ninjas. Are these guys from Konoha trying to wipe us out?"

Upon seeing Kisame, the deserters immediately noticed his Sharingan, their expressions changed, and they stopped in their tracks.

"He's all alone, let's fight him!"

The group of Mist Ninja exchanged glances, simultaneously formed hand seals, and exhaled.

Water Release: Water Chaos Waves.

shhhhhh!

Several water jets shot towards Kisame simultaneously, merging in the process to eventually form a massive water jet several meters in diameter, displaying astonishing power.

Facing the surging water column, Kisame's lips curled into a smile. He took the flame fan from behind him and forcefully fanned it forward.

Under the horrified gazes of those ninja.

Swish!

The water column they created through their combined attack was miraculously deflected by a strange round fan, sending it hurtling towards them at an even faster speed.

"Ahhh!"

With a scream, the group of Mist Ninja were swept away by the water jet, all injured and lying on the ground.

Kisame put away his flame fan and approached a Hidden Mist ninja.

He mimicked Madara Uchiha's cold expression, looking down at his opponent with an indifferent tone, and asked:

"Tell me how the battle is going in the town ahead, and I'll spare your life."

“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! It was a unit from the Hyuga clan of Konoha who broke through the Hidden Mist technique surrounding the town and stormed in, causing us heavy casualties. Lord Ao ordered us wounded to retreat, while he and his men stayed behind to fight the enemy to the death.”

The man quickly replied, not daring to hide anything.

green?

Upon hearing this name, Kisame immediately recalled information about the person.

Ao is an elite Jonin from Kirigakure. In the original story, he stole a Byakugan from the Hyuga main family during the Third Shinobi World War and was listed on Konoha's gold-lettered wanted poster.

Later, Ao became a trusted confidant of the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, and served as the Mizukage's bodyguard during the Five Kage Summit, earning the nickname "Byakugan Killer".

"Get lost."

Kisame left a message for these people, then vanished in a flash.

Ten minutes later.

Kisame arrived in that town.

He walked down the street, where he saw ruins and the corpses of many civilians everywhere. Blood stained the entire street, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

Kisame discovered a large number of Kirigakure ninja corpses, as well as some Hyuga branch family ninja corpses.

He was able to confirm that those people were members of the Hyuga branch family because they all had green "X" marks on their foreheads, and their veins were bulging. Their eyeballs and brains were destroyed, and their deaths were extremely gruesome.

That mark is the Caged Bird Seal of the Hyuga clan, which activates automatically when a member of the branch family dies.

The purpose is to prevent the white eye from falling into the hands of outsiders.

Just then, a commotion came from behind the ruins ahead.

"Protect the elders and evacuate!"

Several Konoha ninja from the Hyuga branch family surrounded a Hyuga main family elder, fighting and retreating simultaneously.

Hiding behind the wall, Kisame noticed that the clan elder had a pained expression on his face and was covering his bloodied right eye with his hand—one of his white eyes had been taken away.

The one who stole that eye was a Kirigakure Jonin with long, gray-blue hair and a pompadour hairstyle.

It really is green.

"Hmph, the Hyuga clan is nothing special."

Ao gave a cold laugh, and amidst the gnashing glares of the Hyuga members, he put the stolen Byakugan into a test tube.

This is the Byakugan of the Hyuga main family. Not only is its purity much higher than that of the Byakugan of the other family, but it is also not bound by the Caged Bird Seal and cannot be destroyed.

For almost every ninja in the ninja world, this eye is a coveted prize.

"Hmm, someone else is coming? Are they reinforcements from Konoha?"

After wiping away his glare, Qing frowned and, relying on his powerful senses, looked in Kisame's direction.