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

"Yes!"

The Rain Ninjas obeyed the order and immediately withdrew to faithfully carry out the mission.

I'm a little tired.

Nagato wiped the sweat from his brow, took one last look at the destroyed Sunagakure, and then took off again, flying towards the Land of Rain.

Shortly after he left.

Obito and Zetsu emerged from the desert heatwave and stood on the ruins of Sunagakure.

"What a madman."

Obito stared at the massive crater stretching for miles before him and murmured a sigh of disbelief. Even someone as ruthless as him wouldn't have committed such a mad act.

“Obito, Nagato probably already knows the truth about the Rinnegan. Let alone retrieving the Rinnegan, it's probably impossible for us to even get close to him.”

Black Zetsu frowned, his expression grave.

As the true mastermind, Madara Uchiha, Obito, and Nagato were all his pawns. But now, Nagato, the most crucial pawn, has gone out of control, forcing Black Zetsu's plan to revive his mother to stall once again.

"We can only wait. Be patient, we'll get our chance."

Obito snorted coldly and said this. Then, he and Zetsu left the place and disappeared from the ninja world.

a few days later.

Videos of Nagato single-handedly destroying the entire Sand Village and instantly killing thousands of Sand Village ninjas, with his godlike power, appeared on the desks of Daimyo and Kage of various countries.

The entire ninja world was shaken.

The last time such a huge commotion occurred in the ninja world was because of Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame stormed Konoha alone, destroyed the entire village, and forced the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to surrender with the villagers. This was already quite awe-inspiring.

It was a momentous event that would be recorded in the history of the ninja world.

Now, Nagato has gone even further than Kisame, completely wiping out the entire Sand Village. Both the land and the people were utterly destroyed; nothing was left.

Everyone realized that the landscape of the ninja world was about to undergo a major transformation.

The first to react was the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

189. The Eight-Headed Serpent Technique

Not long ago, the daimyo of the Land of Water angered the new demigod of the ninja world, Kisame Hoshigaki, due to his arrogance and rudeness. As a result, Kisame stormed into the daimyo's mansion and massacred him.

Finally, the noble class of the Land of Water, represented by the daimyo, was almost completely wiped out by Kisame alone. And the daimyo's mansion, which had ruled the Land of Water for over a thousand years, became a thing of the past.

From that day on, the lords of various countries realized that the power they had inherited for thousands of years and taken for granted was not eternal.

Against a ninja like Kisame, who disregarded rules and only cared about strength, the prestige and righteousness that the Daimyo relied on were utterly useless. The name Kisame Hoshigaki thus became a nightmare for the Daimyo of various countries.

Now, a second Kisame Hoshigaki has appeared.

Having learned from past mistakes, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind reacted swiftly, immediately dispatching envoys with a large amount of money and supplies to Amegakure.

Upon arriving at Amegakure, the envoy cautiously requested an audience with Nagato, daring not to display any arrogance. Upon meeting Nagato, he became even more subservient, conveying the daimyo's goodwill and offering him money and supplies.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind not only showed no remorse for Nagato's destruction of Sunagakure, but also acknowledged Amegakure's righteousness and extended an invitation to Nagato.

A few days later, Nagato arrived at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Wind to keep his appointment.

Perhaps because the daimyo's attitude was too kind, and one cannot hit a smiling face, Nagato did not, like Kisame, directly eliminate the daimyo's mansion and take his place.

The final result was that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and Amegakure signed a contract, establishing a strategic relationship of one country and one village.

In other words, Amegakure replaced Sunagakure and became one of the new Five Great Ninja Villages.

In this transaction, the Land of Wind not only annexed the Land of Rain's territory but also gained the power of the Rain Village ninjas led by Nagato.

At the same time, with the support of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, Nagato also gained the opportunity to develop and expand Amegakure and the Akatsuki organization.

It can be described as a win-win situation.

Nagato himself, with his impressive achievements of defeating Hokage Jiraiya and destroying Sunagakure, coupled with rumors of being the "reincarnation of a sage" and the "child of prophecy," became incredibly famous throughout the ninja world.

It even overshadowed Kisame Hoshigaki.

The pressure is now on Konoha.

Konoha Village is now sandwiched between Amegakure and Kirigakure. To the west is Nagato, the Sage who just defeated the Hokage, and to the east is Kisame Hoshigaki, the demigod who defeated the previous Hokage.

Whichever of these two individuals is capable of razing Konoha to the ground, the ninjas and villagers of Konoha are understandably anxious.

Under these circumstances, in order to find a way out, Konoha had no choice but to continue to deepen its exchanges with Mount Myōboku.

On the third day after Jiraiya and the others returned to the village, the first group of ninjas who had learned Sage Mode set off from Konoha and arrived at Mount Myōboku using the Distant Water Technique.

Among them are genius ninjas such as Kakashi, Might Guy, and Uchiha Shisui. As for how many of them will be able to master Sage Mode and return, that depends on their own fate.

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

Kisame flew in from the horizon, folded his wings, and slowly landed in the courtyard next to the Water Shadow Building.

He strode into the room, and amidst the snow maiden's joyful expression, he had a good reunion with her, and together they went to the gym for some exercise.

When Kisame finished his bath and came out feeling refreshed, he found that Yekura was already sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting for him.

Upon seeing Kisame, she immediately stood up, walked up to him, and solemnly showed him the video of Nagato destroying Sunagakure.

"You've worked hard in the village while I was away. Go and get some rest. Don't worry, I already know about Nagato's situation and I'll handle it accordingly."

Kisame patted Yekura on the shoulder and said to her. He could see the weariness in her eyes; she must have worried a lot about the village.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage." Yekura bowed to Kisame and then withdrew.

Kisame arrived at the Mizukage's office, sat down in a chair, and began to think.

With his strength, killing Nagato wouldn't be a problem, but the problem now is that to kill Nagato, he has to get past the White Snake Sage first.

That white phosphorus serpent is on par with Gamamaru and Katsuyu. Even if Kisame used his full strength, he probably wouldn't be a match for it.

Because he had devoured the Thousand Snakes alive, he had already incurred the enmity of the Dragon Earth Cave. In addition, the live slug and the White Snake Immortal were natural enemies, which further deepened this hatred.

Therefore, Kisame could foresee that once Nagato fully developed the abilities of his Rinnegan, he would definitely storm Kirigakure and fight him to the death.

That day won't be long.

Kisame realized his time was running out and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of crisis. As long as his strength hadn't reached the Six Paths level, facing a fully-powered Nagato would likely be fraught with peril.

Therefore, he must find a way to improve again and break through the bottleneck.

After pondering for a moment, Kisame decided to start with Orochimaru.

So, he patted his chest and released Orochimaru from the Box of Bliss.

Orochimaru crashed to the floor with a thud. The impact caused him to slowly open his golden snake eyes and wake up.

"Am I... dead...?"

His eyes were glazed over, and memories flooded back, causing a sharp pain in his brain.

Before he lost consciousness, the last image in his mind was of being defeated by the powerful enemy Kakuzu in the valley outside Amegakure, and about to have his heart taken by the latter.

After Orochimaru regained some of his senses, he quickly realized that he was not dead.

Where is this place...?

He looked around in surprise and found that it was a very spacious office, like an indoor stadium, but the lighting was dim because the lights were not on.

Directly in front of him sat a tall, imposing man in a chair, his face hidden in shadow, exuding an aura as unfathomable as the ocean.

"You are... Kisame Hoshigaki?!"

Orochimaru recognized the other person's identity, and his pupils immediately contracted. He never expected that the reason he hadn't died at Kakuzu's hands was because Kisame had saved him.

"Are you surprised, Orochimaru?" Kisame asked Orochimaru calmly, staring at him.

Why did you save me?

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, his face wary. In his memory, Kisame was not a good person, but a ruthless man who would devour people without spitting out the bones.

really.

"Is there even a question? Of course it's because you're of use to me."

Kisame chuckled, stood up, and walked out of the office, leaving behind the words, "Come with me."

Orochimaru watched Kisame's departing figure, his eyes gleaming as he plotted his escape and devised a route.

However, after hesitating for a while, he gave up on this unrealistic idea.

Because he knew that Kisame had already thought of this and might be waiting for him to escape.

So, Orochimaru eventually followed after them.

The two of them arrived at the back mountain of Kirigakure, a secluded and open area rarely visited by people.

This place should be big enough.

Kisame was quite satisfied with the place, so he turned around and said to Orochimaru, "Let me see your Eight-Headed Serpent Technique. You shouldn't mind, right?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was immediately shocked and took two steps back, his expression filled with horror as he asked, "You, how did you know?"

The Eight-Headed Serpent Technique is his greatest trump card; there shouldn't be anyone else who knows it.

"Never mind how I know. I just want to see how far you've developed this technique after all these years of research."

Kisame walked step by step toward Orochimaru, his manner somewhat aggressive.

"I refuse," Orochimaru said coldly.

"It's not up to you."

Kisame smiled sinisterly and charged towards Orochimaru with a whoosh. The Ame-no-Murakumo sword appeared in his hand, its tip pointing directly at the latter's heart.

Orochimaru's expression changed, and he subconsciously formed a summoning hand seal, attempting to summon the snakes of Ryuchi Cave to deal with Kisame.

However, after he finished forming the hand seal, he found that nothing happened.

not good.

He suddenly realized that his name had probably been erased from the contract scroll of Ryuchi Cave. This meant that many of his signature ninjutsu, such as Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, Ten Thousand Snake Formation, and Annihilation of Chaotic Snakes, could no longer be used.