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

Kai's shout caused many Konoha ninjas around him to turn around and look at him with suspicion.

“He’s mistaken someone for someone else and is just shouting nonsense,” Matt Day quickly stepped in to defend his son.

Although he lost an arm, he did not choose to retreat to the rear to heal, but gritted his teeth and persevered, vowing to fight alongside his son.

At this time.

Under the watchful eyes of all the Konoha ninja, Kisame moved.

He first used chakra threads to tie Hiashi Hyuga to a pillar at the village gate, then, carrying Samehada, revealed a sinister smile to the thousands of Konoha soldiers:

"I am Kisame Hoshigaki, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure. Remember this name, for you will all die by my hand."

These words immediately caused an uproar on the other side.

"This guy is spouting nonsense! He thinks he can take on our five thousand troops all by himself?"

"Kill him. This so-called Fifth Mizukage is nothing but a figurehead. Once we step over his corpse, Kirigakure can be easily taken over."

The Konoha ninjas discussed amongst themselves as they approached Kisame.

"Uchiha clan ninjas, step forward!"

At the front of the crowd, Fugaku Uchiha spoke in a deep voice, and as soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen Jonin from the Uchiha clan stepped forward.

"Kill the Mizukage, save the Hyuga clan, and raze Kirigakure to the ground!"

At Fugaku's command, the Uchiha Jonin charged toward Kisame, forming hand seals and simultaneously spitting out their venom.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

In an instant, more than a dozen scorching fireballs, each several meters in diameter, rolled toward Kisame, leaving him no way to avoid them.

Kisame didn't intend to dodge either.

Faced with the incoming fireball, he quickly formed a hand seal and slammed his palm onto the ground. With a deafening roar, a huge wall of water rose up.

This water wall, more than twenty meters long and ten meters wide, was just like a real city wall, blocking all the fireballs.

Whoosh.

Kisame leaped onto the water wall, formed hand seals again, and then opened his mouth to spew water.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique.

As he cast his spell, a giant water sphere with a diameter of over thirty meters fell from the sky and crashed directly into the dense crowd of Konoha villagers.

That's a terrifying amount of chakra.

This scene caused many Konoha ninjas to shrink their pupils and change their expressions drastically.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

More than twenty Konoha ninjas rushed out of the crowd and used defensive ninjutsu together to create a high earth-style wall that was tens of meters high.

Rumble.

The water balloon collided with the earthen wall, producing a deafening roar.

Amidst the chaos.

Kisame, gripping Samehada, charged into the crowd. His towering body, over two meters tall, rammed through the crowd like a tank, leaving people sprawling and screaming in his wake.

This epic battle between 1 and 5000 has begun.

At this time, in Kirigakure Village.

Hozuki Mangetsu and the others hid in the shadows, watching nervously as everything that happened outside the village unfolded.

"Can Kisame really manage by himself? Let's hurry and go out to help!" Ringo Ameyuri said anxiously as she saw Kisame rush into the crowd.

"Don't act rashly, trust the Mizukage! If we rush out now, we won't be able to help, and we might even cause him trouble."

Terumi Mei said calmly.

"Mei Terumi is right."

Hozuki Mangetsu nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly, "These guys from Konoha dare to underestimate Kisame; they'll pay a heavy price. Just wait and see."

Hozuki Mangetsu knows Kisame better than anyone else.

In his heart, if there really was a powerful man who could turn the tide and save Kirigakure's fate, that person would definitely be Kisame Hoshigaki!

130. The Konoha leadership, each with their own agendas.

Konoha Village, Intelligence Hall.

A mountain tribesman wearing a helmet suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with shock.

"What's wrong?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and asked.

"Reporting to the Hokage, frontline battle report: the Hyuga clan's vanguard was ambushed and wiped out, and clan leader Hyuga Hiashi has been captured," the man hurriedly reported.

Upon hearing this bad news, everyone in the hall changed their expressions.

However, another intelligence ninja immediately added: "Currently, our entire army has arrived at Kirigakure and is engaged in direct combat with the enemy."

"How many troops does Kirigakure still have?" Danzo Shimura asked from the side.

"Well... according to intelligence, it seems that only one person from the other side went out of the village to meet the enemy."

The intelligence ninja hesitated for a moment, then frowned and spoke. Clearly, even he himself doubted whether the intelligence coming back from the front lines was wrong.

"Alone? Who is it?" Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, put down his pipe, and pressed for an answer.

"The other party claimed to be the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, Kisame Hoshigaki."

As the intelligence ninja spoke, he handed over the prepared information on Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame Hoshigaki?

Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to have some recollection of this name.

As he flipped through the documents, he finally remembered that it was Kisame Hoshigaki who had won first place in the Chunin Exams held in Konoha a year ago.

According to intelligence, Kisame committed murder and was imprisoned in Hozuki Castle prison. However, for unknown reasons, he has suddenly returned to Kirigakure and become the new Mizukage.

As the Fifth Mizukage, Kisame Hoshigaki's most notable achievement is his age—only fourteen years old.

Apart from that, the rest is not exactly unremarkable, but it's not outstanding either.

I can't figure out what made him the Water Shadow.

"It seems that Kirigakure is indeed at its wit's end, with no more skilled fighters left. They've even put forward a fourteen-year-old brat as the Mizukage. This Kisame Hoshigaki doesn't seem to have any special abilities."

Danzo glanced through Kisame's file and said dismissively. Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado also agreed.

However, the three legendary Sannin of Konoha exchanged glances, both sensing that something was amiss.

Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed the expressions on his three disciples' faces and asked them curiously, "What do you know about this Kisame Hoshigaki?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was the first to step forward and answer:

“Teacher, as far as I know, Kisame Hoshigaki may be young, but he is not the kind of simple-minded hot-blooded brat. Instead, he is cunning and extremely despicable. He would never do something as suicidal as fighting against an army of five thousand men alone. He must have other plans.”

Oh?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly surprised upon hearing this. To receive such praise from Orochimaru was enough to show that Kisame was no ordinary person.

At this point, Jiraiya added:

“I’ve met Kisame Hoshigaki a few times, but I haven’t had any in-depth contact with him and I don’t know him well. Tsunade, on the other hand, acted with him in a movie and knows him best. Moreover, we encountered Kisame when we went to rescue Kakashi. That guy seems to be the only surviving ANBU ninja from Kirigakure.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Tsunade.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Tsunade took a deep breath and slowly said to Hiruzen Sarutobi:

"That bastard infiltrated the village a while ago and kidnapped Shizune. Hokage, please let me go to the front lines. I must defeat that guy myself and rescue Shizune from him."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment, then gestured to Tsunade to calm down and not act rashly.

"Now that Kirigakure's power is waning, Kisame Hoshigaki is destined to cause little trouble, let alone change the outcome of this war. We must have faith in the Konoha ninja on the front lines; they will surely return in triumph with good news."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of his pipe and said confidently.

However, just to be on the safe side, he still asked Minato Namikaze, who was standing to the side, "Minato, how long would it take you to get from here to the front lines using the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Minato Namikaze was not involved in the operation against Kirigakure due to other missions.

However, Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai was taken to the front line by the Konoha Anbu arranged by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who also set up several teleportation points along the way.

"Reporting to the Hokage, I will need approximately ten minutes."

Minato estimated the timeframe and gave a relatively conservative estimate.

Ten minutes?!

Everyone was taken aback by Minato's answer.

The distance between Konoha Village and Kirigakure is thousands of miles, but it only takes Minato Namikaze ten minutes to get there. How incredible is that?

Minato Namikaze was not only the only person to inherit the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique, but he also improved upon it. With the improved Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato could practically roam the entire ninja world as if it were his own backyard.

This is Konoha's "Yellow Flash," an unprecedented genius.

"Ah, very good."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, feeling much relieved, and gave Minato an approving look. He then instructed the latter, "When the next intelligence comes in, it would be best if the frontline troops successfully captured Kirigakure. If anything unexpected happens, you should rush over to provide support immediately."

"Yes," Minato Namikaze replied respectfully.

Orochimaru's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon seeing this.

Judging from the current situation, after the Third Shinobi World War, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has served as Hokage for thirty years, will definitely retire.

At that time, Konoha will hold an election for the Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru originally had a great advantage, but Minato Namikaze's increasingly outstanding performance recently has made him feel a serious sense of crisis.

For the past few years, Orochimaru has been violating regulations by secretly conducting human experiments in the village, which has attracted the attention of the Third Hokage, who has repeatedly warned him.

For him, only becoming the Fourth Hokage can resolve the current crisis.

If he fails, his fate will likely be quite tragic.