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

Because that's his home turf.

Only by reaching Ryuchi Cave would Orochimaru have a better chance to attack Nagato and complete his possession.

"Nagato, be careful, it might be a trap."

Konan privately reminded Nagato. That day, the two were surrounded by Obito and his army, who offered to revive Yahiko, leaving them with no choice but to cooperate with Obito.

“I know, Konan. But I must learn Sage Mode and become a strong person like Jiraiya and Kisame, no matter how great the risk.”

Nagato spoke slowly, his face resolute. Then, he glanced at Yahiko beside him.

At this time, although Yahiko was resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation, his face was covered with terrible cracks, and he was mostly dazed and confused.

Orochimaru, as the caster, explained that the Impure World Reincarnation technique is not yet perfect, so it has some side effects.

Nagato wants to truly revive Yahiko.

To achieve this, he will pursue immense power at all costs.

……

News of Kisame killing the daimyo of the Land of Water also reached the daimyo's residences in other countries.

The daimyo were clearly terrified, fearing that other ninja villages would follow suit, so they quickly held an emergency meeting via remote video call.

Following the meeting, the four great nations of Fire, Wind, Earth, and Thunder simultaneously announced a complete severance of diplomatic relations with the Land of Water, cutting off all economic and cultural exchanges. Furthermore, underground gold exchange offices in each nation began offering a bounty on Kisame, a staggering 300 million ryo—the highest bounty in history.

This is a sanction imposed by the four great nations on the Land of Water and on Kisame personally.

In the following two or three days, the daimyo prefectures of the Land of Rivers, the Land of Frosts, the Land of Bears, the Land of Hot Waters, and the Land of Craftsmen followed suit, successively announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with the Land of Waters.

In an instant, the Land of Water was isolated by the entire ninja world, becoming a completely isolated island.

The capital of the Land of Water, within the Daimyo Prefecture.

In a luxurious and spacious bathroom, white steam filled the entire space.

Kisame is a very disciplined person. Even though he is invincible, he still insists on exercising every day. After finishing his workout today, he came here to take a bath, intending to relieve his physical fatigue.

The beautiful maids followed him in, helped him undress, and then rubbed and massaged his back, making Kisame feel very comfortable.

They were initially terrified of Kisame, but after spending the last few days with him, they realized he wasn't as scary as they'd imagined. At least compared to the capricious daimyo he used to be, Kisame seemed more like a normal person, much better.

Therefore, the maids gradually felt relieved.

In addition, unlike the effeminate daimyo, Kisame is not only incredibly strong, but also has a sculpted, muscular physique, exuding a masculine aura and manliness.

When they were in close contact with him, the intense hormonal surge made the maids blush and their hearts race.

The man before me became the Mizukage at the age of fifteen, overthrew the Daimyo, and ruled the entire Land of Water in the name of the Sage.

Faced with such a favored son of heaven, which woman could remain unmoved?

As a result, the maids gradually became bolder, vying with each other to please Kisame and doing everything they could to win his favor.

"Sister, please don't touch me like that. Just massage the outside of my thigh to relieve muscle fatigue."

Kisame frowned and reached out to stop one of the maids from going too far.

He is a man of high moral character and has never been particularly interested in women.

"I'm sorry, Lord Kisame, I'll never do it again."

The maid quickly apologized, her face flushed.

At that moment, another maid entered the bathroom and reported to Kisame with a worried expression that various countries had announced the severing of diplomatic relations with the Land of Water.

After listening, Kisame shook his head with a smile: "Are these guys really that afraid?"

With his current strength, it's not impossible for him to unify the ninja world and achieve a feat that no one has ever accomplished before.

But there's no need for that.

For Kisame, who believes in power, his own strength is the most important thing; everything else is just icing on the cake.

The reason he unified the Land of Water was because the daimyo had brought trouble upon himself and provoked him, so he simply eliminated him.

As for the management of the Land of Water, he will just leave it to his trustworthy subordinates, just like before. He doesn't have that much free time.

Thinking of this, Kisame asked, "Have the people from Kirigakure arrived?"

"My lord, they just arrived and are waiting in the reception room outside," the maid said softly.

Upon hearing this, Kisame stood up from the bath with a splash.

His perfectly proportioned body was clearly displayed before the maids, leaving them all stunned, some even secretly swallowing their saliva.

It took them a while to come to their senses. They quickly helped Kisame change his clothes, dressing him in a sharp black suit.

Kisame strode into the reception room and met the group from Kirigakure who were waiting there.

They had received Kisame's orders and traveled day and night from Kirigakure to the Daimyo's capital. Leading them were Elder Genshi and his attendant Mei Terumi, with the remainder being the Anbu guard led by Hozuki Mangetsu.

"Lord Mizukage."

Yuan Shi and the others were extremely excited when they saw Kisame.

Previously, they had never imagined that they could freely enter and leave such a sacred place as Daming Prefecture. Now, after arriving here, they not only had no obstacles along the way, but also enjoyed VIP treatment.

However, everyone also heard the news that various countries had severed diplomatic ties with the Land of Water, and while they were overjoyed, they couldn't help but feel worried about the future.

"As you probably already know, the situation is quite dire for the Land of Water. But don't be discouraged. Let's start from scratch and take it one step at a time, beginning with taking over this daimyo's residence."

Kisame said this, gesturing for everyone to follow him, and then walked out of the conference room.

"Kisame, where are we going?" Hozuki Mangetsu asked Kisame curiously, looking around.

"The underground treasure vault of Daming Prefecture."

Kisame didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Let's see first how much wealth these nobles who are sucking the blood off the people of the Land of Water have plundered."

Ten minutes later, the group arrived at an underground palace and saw a heavy door several meters high.

It is said that no one, except for a deceased daimyo, can open this door.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Hozuki Mangetsu was eager to try. After Kisame nodded in agreement, he took off his cloak and coat. The small slime body quickly expanded and became a five-meter-tall water giant.

He took a few steps back, then shouted and crashed into the treasure vault gate like a high-speed train.

With a loud bang.

The gate shook violently twice under the impact of the water giant's massive body, shaking off a lot of dust, but it quickly returned to calm and remained motionless.

On the other hand, Hozuki Mangetsu smashed himself to pieces, turning into water all over the ground, and finally shattered and reassembled, returning to his original form.

"Let me do it."

Kisame stepped forward, raised his fist, which was as big as a casserole dish, and slammed it into the door.

With a loud bang.

An unimaginable force surged through his iron fist into the gate, instantly shattering it into pieces and causing it to collapse with a deafening roar.

His punch just now was no ordinary punch; he used Sage Chakra to break down the door.

However, Kisame did not have the sage's face painted on his face; there were only some black lines on his arms, which slowly faded away after he retracted his fist.

This is a method of using Sage Chakra that Kisame developed after mastering Sage Mode. Simply put, it involves putting a part of the body (such as the arm), rather than the entire body, into Sage Mode.

The benefits of doing this are that you can use Sage Chakra faster and more efficiently, and you can also slow down the rate of cell division in your body.

Kisame named it "Half-Immortal Mode".

"Boss, that's awesome!" Hozuki Mangetsu jumped up and started frantically flattering Kisame when he saw him smash the door with a single punch.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Kisame grabbed Hozuki Mangetsu by the back of the neck, stopping him from jumping around, and then walked into the treasure vault first.

"This is……"

After entering the treasure vault, everyone stared wide-eyed, frozen in place, their eyes reflecting a golden light.

They felt as if they had entered a dragon's treasure vault.

Looking around, there were mountains of gold and silver, jewelry, and boxes of banknotes everywhere, which were almost blinding.

The daimyo family ruled this country for hundreds or even thousands of years, during which time they amassed countless riches from the people.

Now, everything is laid bare before everyone.

"This wealth is just right to be used to build the Water Kingdom, which can be considered as taking from the people and returning it to the people."

Kisame gave this instruction.

For someone at his level, money has little meaning; it's not much better than a pile of blank paper. It's impossible for him to be like Kakuzu, who regards money as a religion.

"The Mizukage is wise!" "The people of the Land of Water are blessed!"

Upon hearing Kisame's command, everyone present cheered.

Kisame then ordered Hozuki Mangetsu to stay behind, lead a team to clean and inventory the treasure vault, and to guard it closely.

Then, he went to the conference room with Genji and Terumi Mei for a detailed discussion.

Kisame's plan was to leave the troublesome matter of managing the country to someone like Genji.

Let professionals do what they are good at.

However, Kisame also had some ideas, which he wrote down and shared with Master Gen.

The general content includes concepts and frameworks for building a modern country, developing science and technology and the economy, and cultivating talent.

"Anyway, let's go in this direction," Kisame encouraged the two.

With a serious expression, Master Yuan solemnly promised, "Lord Mizukage, we will do our utmost to build the Land of Water into the ideal country you envision."

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Yuan."

Kisame nodded, then specifically instructed Mei, "Master Yuan is getting old; we can't let him keep working like this. I have high hopes for you, so be prepared."

In the original work, Mei Terumi, as the Fifth Mizukage, is not only powerful and possesses beauty and figure that are no less than Tsunade's, but also has considerable administrative ability.

She could be described as a near-perfect woman.

Kisame would feel more at ease entrusting the important task of governing the Land of Water to Mei Terumi.