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

At least, the next time he boasts, besides his glorious feat of assassinating Hashirama Senju, he'll have one more thing to brag about—

He once fought Kisame Hoshigaki and escaped unscathed.

Thinking of this, Kakuzu felt somewhat comforted.

He took out the bounty booklet and flipped through it, deciding to be more pragmatic. His gaze finally settled on the pages of Konoha rogue ninja Danzo and Orochimaru.

Aside from Kisame, these two have the highest bounties.

Thus, Kakuzu set a new goal.

……

Within the land of water, there is an important trade route.

The trade route winds through a dense forest. Caravans traveling north and south would pass through here and rest for a while.

However, in recent years, the number of bandits operating near the trade routes has increased, and robberies of caravans have become frequent. Especially after the start of the Third Shinobi World War, the Land of Water was in chaos, and the activities of bandits and robbers became increasingly rampant.

Robbery, murder, and arson became commonplace.

For example, right now, this forest presents an extremely tragic scene.

A large caravan of over a hundred people was robbed by a band of robbers while passing through this area: the caravan's wagons overturned, various goods were scattered everywhere, and the place was in complete disarray.

Although the caravan had hired guards, most of them were killed by the bandits, leaving only a few to protect the caravan's civilians and fight desperately against the enemy.

Just as the caravan was about to be slaughtered by the enemy, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the depths of the forest.

call out.

It was a bone sword that flew over from a distance like lightning. It charged into the bandit group of dozens of people and began to dash left and right and fly up and down.

"What's with this sword? It's a ghost!"

The bandits were both shocked and furious, cursing as they tried to resist the bone sword's attack.

However, they soon discovered that their weapons were as fragile as paper in the face of this strange bone sword, breaking at the slightest touch.

Wherever the bone sword passed, the bandits were no match for it, and they were all killed, falling to the ground dead with expressions of terror on their faces.

In less than half a minute, the gang of robbers was completely wiped out.

what happened?

As the caravan members were filled with doubt and uncertainty, Kisame flapped his wings and slowly descended from the sky like a god.

The bone sword returned to his hand and merged into his body.

"Do not be afraid. I am the Fifth Mizukage, the Sage of the Land of Water, Kisame Hoshigaki. From now on, there will be no more bandits, robbers, or pirates blocking the way in the Land of Water, because I will kill them all."

Kisame said this to everyone, and then formed a hand seal to perform a summoning technique.

With a bang, a three-meter-tall slug clone was summoned from the Wet Bone Forest.

At Kisame's command, the live slug split into dozens of smaller slugs, which attached themselves to the wounded and provided them with basic treatment.

After the matter was over, Kisame released the summoning technique and, amidst the grateful and respectful gazes of the caravan members, soared into the sky once more.

"Thank you, Lord Kisame, for saving my life!"

On the ground, the caravan members knelt down, tears of gratitude streaming down their faces as they watched Kisame depart.

There are two main types of bandits within the Land of Water.

The first type is rogue ninja who escaped from Kirigakure.

In recent years, due to the Bloody Mist Village policy established by the Third Mizukage, Kirigakure was subjected to brutal and oppressive rule, resulting in a large number of killings and deaths, and also giving rise to a large number of rogue ninja.

The second type is "unbearable," which, as the name suggests, does not refer to a ninja.

They were originally civilian thieves or pirates who later secretly learned the ninja's techniques and improved them to make them easier to use for robbery and murder.

However, regardless of the type of bandit, they all do the same thing:

They robbed caravans on land and merchant ships at sea, destroyed roads, bridges and dams, and sometimes even stormed into villages or towns to massacre people; they were utterly ruthless.

The tense relationship between the common people and ninjas of the Land of Water is largely due to these bandits.

Kisame's solution to this was simple, consisting of only one word: kill.

For the next two weeks, he roamed the skies above the land of water, searching for bandit gangs based on the intelligence he had, wiping them out one by one without leaving any survivors.

At the foot of the rolling mountains by the sea lies a beautiful village.

The villagers here originally relied on hunting and fishing to make a living, and for a long time they lived a peaceful and happy life, free from worldly strife.

But one night a few months ago, a group of ninjas raided the village. They brutally murdered all the villagers and then took over the village, using it as their base.

The leader of this group of ninjas was none other than Juzo Biwa, one of the original Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Back then, he accidentally discovered that his Executioner's Blade had been switched by Hozuki Mangetsu. Enraged, he confronted Hozuki Mangetsu, only to be brutally beaten and humiliated.

Seeing that he could no longer stay in Kirigakure, Juzo Biwa had no choice but to flee the village in disgrace and become a rogue ninja.

He himself never expected that, in the end, with the death of Suigetsu Hozuki, he would become the sole survivor of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

In this chaotic world, relying on his own strength and the reputation of the original Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Biwa Juzo quickly gathered a group of subordinates and committed evil deeds everywhere.

They lived a period of lawless, carefree, and happy life.

But today, his good days are over.

In the village at that moment, the corpses of Hiwa Juzo's men lay scattered in pools of blood. They hadn't even seen the enemy's face before being killed without any explanation.

Kisame descended from the sky, walking step by step toward Juzo Biwa, whose face was filled with terror.

"It's you……"

Kisame stared at him, spoke with difficulty, his face ashen.

The next second, a flash of sword light appeared, and he clutched his throat, fell to the ground with a thud, and met his deserved end.

167. The Demise of the Cardo Corporation

Splash!

A heavy rainstorm arrived unexpectedly.

In a seaside village, Kisame killed a group of rogue ninja, including Juzo Biwa, leaving their corpses strewn across the land. Their blood, washed away by the rain, formed a small stream.

Kisame, his hands stained with blood, stood like a towering demon god in the pouring rain. However, as the rain approached him, it was all repelled by the chakra emanating from his body, and not a single drop fell on him.

Kisame had been busy for half a month, and now that he had killed this group of rogue ninja, he had basically wiped out the bandits, mountain bandits, and sea pirates in the Land of Water by his own efforts.

However, besides these openly evil bandits, there was a hidden big fish that Kisame deliberately left to deal with last.

Thinking of this, he took out a piece of intelligence and started reading it.

Opening the file, one is greeted by a man in his thirties, who, like Kisame, likes to wear suits and leather shoes. However, he is far less presentable than Kisame: short, brown-haired, with a receding hairline and a balding appearance.

This seemingly unremarkable man is actually a world-renowned and incredibly wealthy businessman named Kado.

That's right, it's the villainous wealthy businessman who appeared in the early stages of the Naruto manga.

Kado, on the surface, is the president of a shipping company and one of the world's richest people.

But in private, he used armed groups such as thugs, ninjas, and mafia to smuggle drugs and various contraband, and he also liked to use force and money to seize other countries and businesses.

In short, he is a wicked and terrifying person who commits all sorts of evil deeds.

Kisame also considers himself a bad person, but compared to a guy like Gato who has no bottom line, even he seems like a saint.

One day later.

The headquarters of the Cardo Corporation is located in a bustling town.

Kisame, dressed in a black suit and wearing sunglasses to conceal his true appearance, crossed the street with his hands in his pockets and quickly arrived at the gates of the Kado Corporation.

Huh?

As soon as he arrived, he saw two men in suits shoving an elderly woman with white hair. They looked fierce and acted roughly, pushing her to the ground, where she couldn't get up for a long time.

"Old woman, get lost. Don't tarnish the image of our Cardo Enterprise." The two spat and cursed.

"You've kidnapped my granddaughter! Please don't kill her, give her back to me. We promise we'll never oppose Lord Kado again, please..."

The old woman struggled to crawl to someone's side, grabbed the person's leg, and pleaded desperately.

"You old fool, you're courting death! Don't touch me!"

The man looked disgusted, his eyes filled with hostility, and he raised his fist to beat the old man.

Suddenly, his raised arm was grabbed.

"Alas, the world is going to the dogs. People these days don't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young at all."

Kisame sighed, and as soon as he finished speaking, he exerted force with his hand. With a crack, the man's arm was snapped off.

At the same time, Kisame raised his right foot and unleashed a swift, ruthless, and accurate groin kick, striking his opponent's vitals directly.

"what!"

The man let out a bloodcurdling scream, fell to his knees with a thud, and fainted on the spot from the pain.

"Who are you? How dare you cause trouble in front of the Cardo Enterprises?"

The other man in the suit was startled and quickly took several steps back, drawing a pistol from his waist and pointing the black muzzle at Kisame.

To his surprise, the other party was not afraid at all; instead, they smiled.

"You're pointing a gun at me? Shoot me! If you shoot, I'll kill you."

Kisame spoke as he walked toward the man in the suit.

"Don't think I wouldn't dare, you bastard!" the man in the suit cursed, then bent his index finger and pulled the trigger of his pistol.

boom!

With a gunshot, sparks flew from the muzzle, and a bullet flew towards Kisame like lightning. At such close range, it was impossible to dodge this shot.

However, before the man in the suit could celebrate his victory, his eyes widened in shock. Because the bullet fired from the gun had been caught by Kisame…

That's right, when faced with a bullet flying at supersonic speed, Kisame simply stretched out two fingers and easily caught it.