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

Therefore, when he heard that Kirigakure had lost the Lightning Blade, the Long Sword, and the Explosion Blade, he vowed to retrieve them. But strangely, according to the information currently available, Pakura did not bring the three ninja swords back to Sunagakure.

They seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Hozuki Mangetsu noticed Kisame because Kisame participated in both of the search and extermination missions and became one of the very few survivors in both.

In addition, when Kisame was in the office earlier, he kept emanating an aura that felt strangely familiar to him.

It's the scent of a ninja sword.

Hozuki Mangetsu thus became convinced that Kisame Hoshigaki must have had contact with the missing ninja sword.

However, he didn't want to alert Kisame, but instead planned to slowly approach him and investigate.

18. Chunin Exams

"Kisame Hoshigaki? He's also on the list of participants in this Chunin Exams. If you recognize his strength, you can invite him to be your teammate."

As the Third Mizukage spoke, he took a list from a drawer and handed it to Hozuki Mangetsu.

While Hozuki was reviewing the list during the full moon, the Third Mizukage entrusted his beloved disciple with these words:

"Full moon. The Chunin Exams will begin in a month."

This exam was hosted by Konoha, who invited Kirigakure and several other smaller ninja villages to participate in the joint event.

So from today onwards, you must concentrate on preparing for the exam, and when the time comes, take first place and prove the strength of Kirigakure to the other ninja villages once again.

Only in this way will the Daimyo Prefecture continue to allocate funds to the village. Do you understand?

Upon hearing this, Hozuki Mangetsu chuckled nonchalantly and patted his chest, assuring him:

"Don't worry, teacher. You know I'm strong enough to be a Jonin. The Chunin Exams are nothing to me."

"Don't be careless; underestimating your enemy will come at a price," the Third Mizukage warned, frowning.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Hozuki Mangetsu impatiently picked at his ear, then made up an excuse and slipped out of the office.

three days later.

Early in the morning, Kisame was sweating profusely in the gym when he suddenly received orders to assemble at Training Ground No. 3.

When he arrived at the training ground, he found that more than 20 people had already gathered there, all of them genin, and some of them were familiar faces.

"Kisame".

A soft call came from the crowd. Kisame looked in the direction of the sound and saw Mei Terumi and Ringo Ameyuri walking towards him.

"You... how did you grow so tall?"

Ringo Ameyuri stared wide-eyed at Kisame in shock. It had only been a few months since she last saw him, and he was already nearly 1.9 meters tall.

She is only 1.2 meters tall.

Before Kisame could respond, she grabbed his sleeve and hurriedly asked:

"What do you usually eat? How do you exercise? Why have you grown so tall? Tell me quickly."

"Genetic inheritance is the main factor determining height."

Kisame glanced at the little girl and answered truthfully.

"What do you mean?"

Ringo Ameyuri was taken aback at first, then came to her senses, put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Are you saying I have bad genes?"

"Actually, you don't need to be too distressed."

Kisame switched to his warm-hearted mode and comforted her, saying, "You're still young now. When you grow up, you'll grow at least 20 centimeters and reach 1.4 meters."

In his memory, when Ringo Yuri died young, she was only about 1.4 meters tall.

1.4 meters...

Hearing Kisame's "comforting words," Ringo Ameyuri's face twitched, and she almost burst into tears.

"Pfft."

Mei Terumi, standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"By the way, do you know what's going on here? Why were we summoned here?"

Kisame turned his head and asked Mei Terumi curiously.

"Don't you know? The Chunin Exams are about to begin, and we are all participants selected by the village."

Mei Terumi blinked and answered.

People from large families like her are always better informed than the average person.

Chunin Exams?

Kisame was somewhat surprised by what he heard and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Kisame, congratulations. I believe you will definitely pass this exam and become a Chunin."

Mei Terumi continued.

It was clear that she was genuinely happy for Kisame.

indeed.

A ninja with Kisame's strength could have become a Chunin long ago; all he lacked was an opportunity, a spot to participate in the Chunin Exams.

The Chunin Exams are held twice a year.

In previous Chunin Exams, the spots for Kirigakure were always taken by genin from powerful clans, but according to information obtained by Mei Terumi, this year's Chunin Exams will be different.

This time, in order to prove the village's strength and restore its damaged reputation, Kirigakure will send out its strongest group of genin, so many "lower-class" people like Kisame have been given a chance.

Just then.

Under the protection of several ANBU ninja, the Third Mizukage arrived at the training ground.

The previously noisy crowd immediately fell silent.

Huh?

In the crowd, Kisame suddenly noticed something unusual in his eyes, drawn to a guard standing next to the Third Mizukage.

He was a middle-aged man with a particularly large nose and a beard. He carried a huge iron hammer on his shoulder, the end of which was connected to an axe-like machete by a rope, making him quite conspicuous as he stood there.

Tongcao Yeyeren, a user of the blunt knife, Hebi-giri.

This is the fourth member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen that Kisame has encountered.

Almost instantly, he subconsciously listed this person as his target and quickly began to plan in his mind.

In front of the crowd.

The Third Mizukage cleared his throat, still with his eyes closed, and announced the Chunin Exams to everyone, stating that he would personally lead the expedition to Konoha.

He demanded that everyone present give their all, defeat the ninjas from other villages during the exam, and those who achieved excellent results would be recognized and rewarded.

The Third Mizukage's words immediately caused a stir among the participating genin.

Some even made bold statements on the spot, saying that they were sure to get first place, hoping to leave a good impression on the Mizukage in advance.

Seeing this, the Third Mizukage nodded in satisfaction, gave a few words of instruction to the man named Tsukakusa no Yato beside him, and then left.

"Cough cough."

Tongcao Yeren coughed twice, exuding an invisible aura of authority that quickly silenced everyone.

His stern gaze swept across the crowd before he spoke:

"The Chunin Exams have always been a team-based registration process. Some of you already have teams, but some of you don't, so you can form your own teams now."

With one month left until the exam, the newly formed team needs to quickly establish team cohesion and improve its combat capabilities.

After saying these words, he also left the training ground carrying his blunt knife.

Team up?

Upon hearing the order, Kisame did not immediately take action to search for his teammates.

Based on his memory, he deduced that the Konoha genin participating in this year's Chunin Exams should be Might Guy, Obito Uchiha, Kurenai Yuhi, Shizune, and their group.

Of all these people, only Matt Kay, his "lifelong rival," posed any real threat to him.

With Kisame's current power, even if he only uses Water Release ninjutsu and unlimited taijutsu, getting into the top three should be no problem.

In truth, Kisame had no real interest in participating in the Chunin Exams; he was just going through the motions.

However, as a transmigrator who came to this Naruto world, he still really wanted to visit Konoha Village.

After all, the main characters of Naruto were born there, and most of the exciting stories took place there.

In addition, Kisame planned to take the opportunity to gather intelligence and secretly inquire about famous ninja tools in Konoha, such as the Second Hokage's Thunder God Sword and Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.

These ninja tools are no worse than the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure, and some are even better.

He vowed that he would take them all for himself sooner or later.

Just as Kisame was lost in thought.

Mei Terumi, who was standing next to him, had already received many invitations to team up.

19. An Unexpected Teammate

Mei Terumi is undoubtedly very popular with the opposite sex.

She comes from a prominent family, is beautiful, quite capable, and has a good personality. Apart from being a little neurotic and prone to throwing tantrums, she has almost no flaws.

Therefore, everyone rushed to invite her to join their team, and even some people who already had teams abandoned their teammates to join in.

Inside the training field, a wonderful "battle of the titans" unfolded.

Kisame, who was originally standing next to Mei Terumi, was also pushed to the outer edge of the crowd.