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

Countless pieces of paper flew in from outside and eventually gathered together to form Xiao Nan's true form.

She had been keeping watch outside the base, and only returned to her room to take good care of Nagato after confirming that no enemies had found the place.

Although the two were temporarily out of danger, Xiao Nan knew they were not safe.

As Yahiko said before his death, Nagato was being targeted, and by at least three groups of people:

The Fifth Mizukage Kisame Hoshigaki, Konoha rogue ninja Danzo and Orochimaru, and a mysterious guy named Obito Uchiha.

Staying in the Land of Rain would undoubtedly be very unsafe; it would be best to leave as soon as possible after Nagato wakes up.

However, without sufficient strength, where in the vast ninja world can one be considered a truly safe place?

Thinking of this, Xiao Nan looked outside with a worried expression; the rain outside the window was pouring down even harder.

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The Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

Konoha has experienced the greatest storm in the village's more than forty-year history.

In the battle against Kirigakure, Konoha lost nearly 5,000 ninjas, and its homeland was destroyed by Kisame Hoshigaki, making it a crushing defeat.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, hailed as the "strongest Hokage in history," faced the angry condemnation of the Hidden Leaf Village after signing a humiliating treaty of defeat with the Hidden Mist Village. He had no choice but to resign in disgrace, plunging the village into its weakest period in history.

However, Konoha cannot be without the Hokage.

So, for a period of time afterward, a fierce struggle ensued in the village over the position of Fourth Hokage.

Many clans sent representatives to run for Hokage, with the number of candidates reaching more than thirty at one point—an unprecedented "spectacle" in the history of the Hokage election.

The reason this has come to this is that all the major clans are very dissatisfied with the Konoha leadership.

Secondly, it's because several of the original strong candidates have run into trouble.

Orochimaru was originally a popular candidate for the Fourth Hokage, but after his human experimentation with villagers and orphans was exposed, he defected with Danzo.

Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga also had a chance, but due to the failure of the war to attack Kirigakure, they became prisoners and have not been released yet.

Of all the candidates, Minato Namikaze is the most promising.

Before encountering Kisame Hoshigaki, Minato was the Yellow Flash, undefeated on every battlefield, a figure who shocked the entire ninja world. Coupled with his advantageous appearance and personality, he once garnered the support of many.

However, after losing to Kisame, Minato Namikaze's undefeated myth was shattered. Furthermore, as a confidant of the "sinner" Hiruzen Sarutobi, he inevitably faced suspicion from many that he was the latter's puppet.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze faced boycotts from everyone as soon as he entered the election, and had no choice but to become the first candidate to withdraw.

What remained were just a bunch of worthless nobodies, and none of the candidates were willing to concede to the others, resulting in a stalemate.

This dragged on for several days.

In the end, the Fourth Hokage was chosen, someone who wasn't on the candidate list, but who was also the obvious choice.

Jiraiya.

Jiraiya was a prodigal son who had no interest in the Hokage position, so he initially did not participate in the election.

But now, Konoha Village is facing a life-or-death crisis. Of the three legendary Sannin, only he remains. He is the only one who can carry this banner.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's tacit instruction, the Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and the Ino-Shika-Cho clans all fully supported Jiraiya. Furthermore, Mount Myōboku also expressed its strong support for Jiraiya, assigning Fukasaku and Shimajiro to assist him throughout his journey.

Most importantly, it was Jiraiya's strength.

On that day, when Kisame Hoshigaki invaded Konoha's homeland and no one could stop him, it was Jiraiya who stepped forward and used Sage Mode to repel Kisame, making the latter wary.

Jiraiya's sage-like demeanor was witnessed by many Konoha ninjas and was recognized by everyone.

As the Hokage, one must have enough power to protect the villagers.

Thus, despite encountering some resistance, Jiraiya eventually became the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

On his first day in office, he delivered an inspiring speech, drawing on his eloquence as a bestselling novelist, which greatly boosted the morale of the villagers.

Subsequently, under Jiraiya's leadership, Konoha began the arduous task of reconstruction.

The good news is that Konoha suffered very few casualties among ordinary villagers in this war, almost negligible. Furthermore, there were no direct economic losses, and the treasury has a considerable surplus.

In addition, Mount Myōboku dispatched a large number of toads, who not only helped rebuild Konoha but also served as guards.

With the support of the sacred Mount Myōboku, the Sand Village, Iwagakure Village, and Kumogakure Village, who originally intended to take advantage of Konoha's misfortune, had no choice but to back down and abandon their idea of ​​launching another war against Konoha.

Konoha was able to successfully weather this most difficult period.

During this process, after the Great Toad Sage Gamamaru personally spoke, Mount Myōboku officially extended an olive branch to Konoha, and naturally formed an alliance with the latter.

The original red Uzumaki clan crest on the Konoha ninja uniforms has been changed to the character "油" (oil) from Mount Myōboku.

In just a few days.

The village of Konoha, which had been ravaged beyond recognition, was rebuilt to a considerable extent. Although it was not as prosperous as before, it had at least managed to regain some of the glory of being the top of the five great ninja villages.

The only thing that bothered the people of Konoha was the Hokage, Yan Yan.

In the rebuilt Hokage Rock, the statues of the Hokage of all generations have disappeared, replaced by a giant head sculpture of Kisame Hoshigaki.

The statue had short, neat hair, a sharply defined face, three distinctive fish gills on each cheek, a slightly furrowed brow, and a sharp gaze.

He's handsome and stylish.

Standing in front of this statue makes one feel very small and creates a powerful sense of oppression.

The statue stands atop the former Hokage Rock, looking down upon Konoha Village with the air of a victor.

For Konoha, this was undoubtedly a huge humiliation, but it was the existence of this statue that brought Konoha its current peace.

Therefore, no matter how unhappy they were, Konoha could only endure it.

It's another night.

Konoha Village was brightly lit, and with the reopening of the night market, many shops had resumed business, creating a lively scene. People seemed to have forgotten the pain brought by the war.

"Wow, as expected of Konoha, their recovery ability is quite strong."

Kisame flapped his wings and floated in the night sky. After seeing the statue on the Hokage Rock in the distance, he was very satisfied. It seemed that the Uchiha and Hyuga clans had not been perfunctory and had done their best to carry out his orders.

Since that's the case, then let them go.

With that thought in mind, Kisame took out Fugaku and Hiashi from the Box of Bliss, tied them to his body with chakra threads, and threw them down at a steady speed, landing at the village entrance.

With two loud thuds, the two fell to the ground.

"Who?!"

The Konoha ninja on guard duty immediately became alert and cautiously approached. Upon seeing the two men's faces, they were shocked.

Looking up into the sky, one could see a burly man floating in the air with his arms crossed, wings spread behind him, and a bright full moon behind him, making him look like a god.

Amidst the fearful and awe-inspiring gazes of the Konoha ninja, Kisame slowly turned around, flew towards the moon, and quickly disappeared as a black dot.

"Go and inform the Hokage immediately!"

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The ninja on guard duty snapped out of his daze and hurriedly called out to his companions, unknowingly breaking out in a cold sweat.

Soon after, the Fourth Hokage Jiraiya, along with members of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, arrived in haste.

After receiving their respective clan leaders, the two clans did not give Jiraiya, the Hokage, much face, and left without saying a word.

"and many more!"

Jiraiya suddenly called out to the Uchiha clan and handed them a test tube.

Inside the test tube, there is a Sharingan immersed in nutrient solution.

"This is the other Sharingan of Uchiha Kagami that we found after we raided the Root's secret base. Now it is being returned to its rightful owner, the Uchiha clan."

Jiraiya lowered his stance and said apologetically.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama." Mikoto Uchiha accepted the Sharingan and bowed to Jiraiya.

The other Uchiha clan members scoffed, believing that Jiraiya was merely putting on an act.

The Uchiha clan is currently extremely dissatisfied with the Konoha leadership. If it weren't for saving their clan leader Fugaku, they would have already broken ties with Konoha.

Once Fugaku wakes up from his coma and recovers both physically and mentally, that will be the time for the Uchiha and Konoha leaders to settle scores.

On the other hand, the Hyuga clan's attitude was slightly better, after all, they had not been suppressed like the Uchiha, and their clan leader's Byakugan had not been taken away.

After watching the two groups leave, Jiraiya sighed, turned around, and looked up at the night sky.

Kisame Hoshigaki, I hope you will keep your promise and fulfill the peace you pledged to Konoha. Otherwise, I, Jiraiya, will risk my life to kill you.

Jiraiya silently said to himself.

As Hokage, he vowed not to be as weak as Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His strong confidence stemmed from his own strength, the support of the two sages Fukasaku and Shima, and the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage to Kisame.

Kisame Hoshigaki will die by suicide within a few years at the latest.

Jiraiya firmly believed in this prophecy.

He stood at the village entrance for a while, then turned back and headed towards the Hokage Building. The night was long, and there was still a mountain of work to be done.

Several hours later, late at night, in the Uchiha clan compound.

Inside the room, Fugaku Uchiha, who had lost both eyes, had awakened from his coma and was undergoing an eye transplant surgery.

In the outer courtyard, a large number of clansmen gathered, waiting silently.

Among them are Shisui and Itachi.

Not long ago, when Kisame secretly infiltrated Konoha and kidnapped Shizune, he encountered and fought with Shisui, injuring him and throwing him into a roadside trash can.

As a result, Shisui ended up in the hospital and didn't go to the Hidden Mist battlefield, which could be considered a blessing in disguise as he escaped a disaster. However, he also missed the opportunity to activate his Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

"Itachi, are you worried? Don't worry, Chief Fugaku will be alright."

Seeing that Itachi kept his head down and didn't speak, Shisui put his hand on Itachi's shoulder and said something to comfort him.

However, to his surprise, Itachi suddenly raised his head and asked him with a serious expression:

"Brother Shisui, you fought against the Fifth Mizukage, Kisame Hoshigaki. Could you tell me more about him?"

"Itachi, you're only three years old, you don't need to know these things."

Shisui rubbed Itachi's head and shook his head. He believed Itachi was too young and shouldn't be burdened with the shackles of hatred so early.