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

It was evening.

"what!"

A scream came from outside, attracting Kisame's attention and making him go outside.

It turns out that Tsunade made a mistake.

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After hearing Tsunade's scream, Kisame came out of the cabin and saw her climbing ashore, soaking wet, looking calm and collected, and resting on the shore.

Clearly, like Kisame before her, Tsunade was distracted during her training and suffered a backlash from natural energy, resulting in a mutation in her body.

However, her condition seemed to be worse, as even the little slug couldn't completely absorb the excess energy in a short time.

Therefore, when Tsunade noticed Kisame approaching, her expression changed. She quickly put on her trench coat to conceal herself and prevent him from noticing anything amiss.

But Kisame had sharp eyes, and he said to Tsunade with a surprised expression:

"Wow, that's interesting. You've gone from two pectoral muscles to three? Impressive!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade was both ashamed and angry. She glared fiercely at Kisame, then hurriedly walked away without a word and went into her wooden house.

"Lady Tsunade." A bunch of little slugs followed behind her. It was clear that she wouldn't be able to practice Sage Mode until her body returned to normal.

In the following days, Kisame further widened the gap between himself and Tsunade, taking a significant lead in the progress of his Sage Mode training.

Soaking in the hot spring, the cells and tissues in his body, from his limbs to his torso and internal organs, were naturally activated at an astonishing rate.

Finally, half a month later, Kisame completed the first stage of his Sage Mode training.

That afternoon, after all the cells in his body had naturally activated.

boom!

An exceptionally powerful surge of chakra erupted from the hot spring, forming a dazzling pillar of light that even dispersed the clouds hundreds of meters above the ground.

In the hot spring, Kisame stood up and stood on the surface of the water.

At this moment, the natural energy in the water was continuously flowing into the soles of his feet, spreading throughout his body, and combining with the chakra within him to form an even more powerful energy.

"Is this Sage Chakra?"

Kisame murmured, feeling an unparalleled warmth throughout his body, as if filled with boundless and powerful energy.

He casually moved his fingers, generating a powerful airflow that spread outwards, creating ripples on the water's surface.

On the shore, Tsunade looked horrified, her expression somewhat grim.

Half a month ago, she and Kisame started their sage training at the same time, but until now, she has only barely completed the natural activation of her limb cells, and her progress is less than one-third of Kisame's.

This once again illustrates the saying: comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

Just then.

Whoosh.

Kisame, who was on the water, leaped up and landed on the ground not far from Tsunade.

Boom!

He fell like a cannonball, smashing the ground with a deafening roar, creating a crater several meters deep and sending dust billowing into the sky.

"Cough cough..."

Tsunade was enveloped in a cloud of dust. Coughing and fanning the dust away, she yelled at Kisame inside, "Did you have to make such a fuss, you bastard!"

"I'm sorry, I can't control my power right now."

Kisame emerged from the dust and said with a hint of helplessness.

He seemed unsatisfied, so he clenched his fist in front of Tsunade, smiled at her, and threw a punch.

boom!

As Kisame unleashed his punch, a massive amount of Sage Chakra flowed from his body along his arm to his fist, ultimately forming a tornado-like gust of air that swept forward.

Tsunade couldn't dodge in time, her pupils dilated suddenly, and for a moment she thought she was going to die.

But Kisame was just trying to scare her. His fierce punch grazed past Tsunade and rushed toward the Shikkotsu Forest not far behind her.

Click.

A sound of trees snapping came from behind. Tsunade turned around with lingering fear and saw a row of bone trees, fifty or sixty meters high, broken by Kisame's fist and crashing down.

Is this really a power that humans can possess?

Not only Tsunade, but Kisame himself was also shocked.

In the past, he would have needed to enter a state of enlightenment and unleash his full power to unleash such force. Now, with the help of Sage Mode, he easily caused the same level of destruction.

However, at the same time, Kisame could also sense it—

At this moment, the life force within him was burning rapidly, like a blazing candle melting at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That's because, under the side effects of natural activation, all the cells in his body were instinctively and frantically dividing, just to accommodate more natural energy and create more Sage Chakra.

If this continues, even with Kisame's powerful physique at the humanoid tailed beast level, he will rapidly age and die within a year or two.

"Lord Kisame, please begin the next stage of your training immediately."

The slug's clone crawled over and warned Kisame.

"Ah."

Kisame stopped teasing Tsunade and nodded with a serious expression.

The second stage of cultivating immortal arts involves entering a state of inner vision through meditation and learning to use consciousness to control the activated cells in the body, greatly slowing down their division rate and ultimately achieving a dynamic balance.

Kisame had long been prepared for this stage of training.

He then brought his index and middle fingers together, forming a cross, creating a unique mudra.

Bang bang bang!

The next second, after puffs of white smoke dissipated in the open space, ten shadow clones of Kisame appeared.

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

This is Naruto Uzumaki's signature ninjutsu in the original work. After Kisame obtained the Book of Sealing Techniques from Konoha's forbidden jutsu library, he found this technique, practiced it, and learned it.

In Kisame's opinion, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is not very effective in actual combat, but since the memories and experiences of the shadow clones return to the original body after they disappear, this technique is particularly suitable for training.

Ten shadow clones mean his cultivation efficiency will increase tenfold.

And so, to Tsunade's astonishment, Kisame and his shadow clones formed a circle, all sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, and began their new training without stopping.

Tsunade withdrew her gaze, walked silently to the edge of the hot spring, took off her outer clothes, and entered the water.

There is no sun or moon in the mountains.

When Kisame and Tsunade arrived at the Shikkotsu Forest at the edge of the world to undergo secluded training, the situation in the ninja world underwent a new change.

More than a year ago, the disappearance of the Third Kazekage became the fuse for the Third Shinobi World War. Kumogakure took the initiative to attack Sunagakure, hoping to annex it.

At this moment, the young Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, stepped forward and, relying on his Kekkei Genkai Magnet Release: Gold Sand Technique, defeated the Kumokage Village's forces and defended the village.

After that, Sunagakure spent its time recuperating and secretly building up its strength. With Kisame Hoshigaki defeating Konoha, everyone thought the Fourth Shinobi World War was finally over—

The Sand Village suddenly mobilized thousands of ninja to launch a war against the Land of Rain, which borders it to the northeast.

At this time, the Land of Rain, due to Hanzo's death, had already fallen into chaos and leaderlessness, much like the situation in the Hidden Sand Village back then.

Unfortunately, Amegakure did not have its own "Rasa," so it quickly suffered repeated defeats under the attack of the Sunagakure army until the entire Amegakure was occupied by the enemy.

谷邁

Konoha and Iwagakure were clearly unprepared for this military operation by Sunagakure.

Among them, Iwagakure fought against Kumogakure and Konoha, losing a large number of combat personnel, and was no longer able to rebuild a large-scale ninja force in a short period of time.

Needless to say, Konoha was devastated by Kisame Hoshigaki's defeat in the battle against Kirigakure. Now, the villagers and ninja of Konoha yearn for peace, and anti-war sentiment in the village has reached its peak.

Under such circumstances, even the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, was unable to gather troops to enter the battlefield of the Land of Rain and stop the Sand Village from annexing the Amegakure.

Thus, the entire Land of Rain was taken over by Sunagakure.

Within the Land of Rain, in a secluded forest, intense chakra fluctuations were emanating, accompanied by flames and explosions.

A brief but intense battle has just taken place here.

The two sides that clashed consisted of a search team, with members including not only Sunagakure ninja but also Amegakure ninja, totaling more than ten people. However, they were all wiped out.

The ones who killed these people were Nagato and Konan, who had been hiding for a long time.

"I didn't expect them to find us in such a remote place. Xiao Nan, you're right, those people don't intend to let us go easily."

Nagato glanced at the corpse on the ground and said to Konan beside him.

"Nagato, it seems we need to leave the Land of Rain as soon as possible." Konan's expression was grave; her sixth sense told her that danger was imminent.

"Konan, I'm sorry to have dragged you into this, making you live a life of hiding with me. But don't worry, once I fully develop the power of the Rinnegan, no one in the ninja world will be my match. At that time, I will definitely avenge Yahiko and, in accordance with his last wishes, spread Akatsuki's ideals to the whole world."

Nagato made the vow with a resolute expression, his eyes radiating intense hatred and murderous intent.

He is very different now than before.

However, Nagato had barely finished speaking.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Four figures emerged from behind the trees: Obito, Danzo, Orochimaru, and Rasa, the Kazekage controlled by Obito, who had received the message.

"Nagato, we meet again."

As Obito spoke, he walked towards Nagato. Konan's eyes turned cold, and she launched a barrage of paper shuriken at Obito, attempting to stop him from getting closer, but as expected, they were ignored by his intangibility ability.

"Xiao Nan, step back, I'll deal with them."

Nagato shielded Konan behind him, raised his hands to form hand seals, and prepared to fight Obito and the others to the death.

But Obito shook his head and advised Nagato: