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

“Your Majesty, please forgive their rudeness and disrespect. I apologize to you.”

When Gallo saw that Sara's neck was bruised from the chains, he couldn't bear it and immediately ordered Machi, who was standing nearby, to untie the girl.

"Hmph, stop pretending. I'm just unlucky to have fallen into your hands. Do with me as you please, but I will never hand over the dragon vein to you."

Sarah turned her head to the side and said stubbornly.

"Is that so? Don't worry, we have many ways to make you talk." Maki sneered, then immediately gave a wink to several Sand Ninja, signaling that they could use their methods.

Seeing this, Gallo frowned and instructed Machi again, "Don't make things difficult for her."

At her request, the Sand Village ninjas did not torture Sara, but instead used genjutsu to interrogate her, and quickly learned the location of an underground passage from her.

According to Sarah, the end of that passage leads to the dragon vein.

Upon receiving this information, the Sand Village ninja were extremely excited and eager to obtain the power of the Dragon Vein to take revenge on their enemies.

So they immediately escorted Sarah toward the location of the underground passage.

Not long after.

The Sand Village members arrived at a dilapidated palace. They stepped through the collapsed gate, passed through a hall paved with marble but with cracked floors, and finally, guided by Sara, who was under the control of genjutsu, entered a room deep within the palace.

Rumble.

When Sarah activated a hidden mechanism, a secret compartment in the floor slowly rose, revealing a deep tunnel to everyone.

Garuda was pregnant and had to take care of two children, which made it very difficult for her to move around, so it was impossible for her to enter the tunnel.

"I'll wait for you here. Be careful once you get down there."

She gave Maki some instructions, her brow furrowed with worry.

"My lord, rest assured, we will be extremely cautious in obtaining the dragon vein."

Maki nodded solemnly and instructed several Sand Village ninjas to stay and look after Karura and her two children.

Under Gallo's watchful eye, Sara was the first to jump into the tunnel, followed closely by Maki and the others. The group quickly disappeared into the depths of the tunnel.

"Sir, please take a rest."

A female ninja from Sunagakure helped Karura to a clean sofa and sat her down. Two other ninjas played with the two little ones, Temari and Kankuro.

Gallo glanced at the two children, then smiled and leaned back on the sofa, closing his eyes, intending to take a short rest and patiently wait for good news from Maki and the others.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Swish!

A flash of light swept through the room, suddenly striking several Sand Village ninjas. Accompanied by several screams, they fell one by one.

These people were completely unprepared because the person who attacked them was actually their most trusted comrade.

The murderer was a young ninja named Yura.

boom!

As the two ninjas collapsed to the ground in astonishment, the scalding blood gushing from their necks splattered onto Temari and Kankuro, causing the two brats to burst into tears.

"Yura, you..."

Gallo opened his eyes wide, stood up from the sofa, and looked at the ruthless villain in front of him who had suddenly turned against his comrade with a mixture of shock and anger.

205. Dragon Vein

Yura, like Maki, is a young Jonin from Sunagakure, and his strength is quite remarkable.

However, Karura and the others never expected that this person had been controlled by Sasori of the Red Sand using "Mind Control Sand," becoming his subordinate and a spy.

In the original timeline, when Deidara and Sasori invaded Sunagakure to capture Shukaku, it was Yura who led the way for them, killing all the defending ninjas.

"Yura, why did you betray the village? Whom do you serve?"

Gallo stood up from the sofa and shouted angrily, his indigo eyes filled with rage.

Faced with her questioning, Yura calmly wiped the blood from her ninja sword and responded with a cold laugh:

"I may tell you, my superior is Lord Sasori of the Red Sand. And he recently joined Amegakure in secret, becoming a member of the Akatsuki organization. In other words, the person I truly serve is the Child of Prophecy, the possessor of the Rinnegan—Lord Nagato."

"Disgraceful traitor."

Garuda clenched her fist, and yellow sand rose from beneath her feet, gathering in front of her.

"Lady Karura, stop struggling. How could a pregnant woman like you possibly be a match for me? Be careful of the baby in your belly!"

Yura feigned concern and continued confidently, "By the way, I've already passed on the information about this place to Lord Sasori of the Red Sand. He and the Akatsuki ninja will arrive here within half an hour. At that time, you, Maki, and all the other Sand Village ninjas will die."

Upon hearing this, Galuro's expression changed drastically.

Because she knew that Yura's words were not an exaggeration. Once the Akatsuki members arrived, the Sand Village ninja would be no match for them.

At that time, the last remaining forces of Sunagakure will be wiped out, and even the Dragon Vein will fall into the hands of the Akatsuki.

Thinking of this, Gallo felt a deep sense of despair.

Her greatest despair was for her three children, the oldest no more than two years old, the youngest not yet born. They wouldn't even have time to grow up and see this beautiful world before they were buried in this desolate wasteland.

Seemingly sensing Karura's thoughts, Yura's eyes flashed, and he made a condition to her:

“Lord Galuro, in consideration of your usual kindness to me, I can let you and your child leave, but in exchange, you must give me something.”

As he spoke, he actually gave up his spot by the door.

"What is it?" Garuda asked, his brow furrowed.

"The black tea cauldron that seals the one-tailed Shukaku."

Yura stared intently at Karura, his greedy gaze roaming over her body. "That thing must be on you, right?"

Shukaku is the only tailed beast owned by Sunagakure, and its first jinchūriki was the monk Bunpuku.

However, a year ago, Monk Bunpuku passed away due to old age. Shukaku, freed from the Jinchūriki's control, went on rampages in the village multiple times. In the end, it was only through the intervention of the Kazekage Rasa that he was sealed in a teapot using Magnet Release.

After the destruction of Sunagakure, the tea cauldron disappeared along with Shukaku. According to Yura's speculation, the person most likely to know its whereabouts is undoubtedly Karura, the widow of the Kazekage.

Although Yura is a spy, he also has his own ambitions.

If I can obtain that tea pot and find a way to acquire Shukaku's power, I can become a powerful One-Tailed Jinchūriki. If that path doesn't work out, I can always offer up the tea pot and still receive a reward from the organization.

Upon hearing this, Galuro remained silent for a moment.

As Yura said, given her current physical condition, she has great difficulty moving around, let alone engaging in fierce battles.

She had no choice but to accept the conditions proposed by the other party.

Therefore, Gallo took a deep breath and finally gave his answer:

"I can give you the tea cauldron that seals Shukaku, and you can also deal with the dragon vein of Loulan, but my condition is that all the ninjas of Sunagakure must leave here alive."

Although she wanted to protect her child, she couldn't bear to abandon Maki and the others.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Yura shook his head, sighed, picked up his ninja sword, and walked towards Karura. "It seems you haven't realized the situation yet. Karura, you can't even protect yourself, yet you're still thinking about those guys in the tunnel. Being too greedy will only result in getting nothing."

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up his ninja sword and pointed the tip at Karura—Temari, who was standing next to him.

"What are you going to do?!" Garuda exclaimed in surprise.

"After I kill your daughter, you'll understand your situation," Yura sneered coldly, preparing to strike.

Just then.

call out.

A sharp, piercing sound came from outside the door.

Ok?

Yura felt a chill run down his spine, sensing an inexplicable crisis. He turned around abruptly and held his ninja sword in front of him.

The next second, his pupils contracted.

Because he saw no enemy, only a sword. A sword of unknown length flew into the room from outside and reached his chest in an instant.

A snap.

The ninja sword in Yura's hand was pierced and broken by that sword, but the sword's momentum did not diminish, and it went straight into his heart, finally piercing through him from behind.

Sold instantly.

Swish.

After the sword pierced Yura's heart, its tip, stained with blood, extended forward to Karura, stopping abruptly less than ten centimeters from her face.

Galuro was pale and plopped down on the sofa, clearly terrified.

At this time.

Swish.

The sword retracted at an incredible speed and quickly disappeared from the room, as if it had never been there at all.

Yura, amidst her terror and resentment, collapsed and lost her breath.

One second he was full of vigor, believing he had everything under control. The next, he was a cold, lifeless corpse.

Da da da.

To Karura's horrified gaze, a tall figure walked in from outside the door.

Who is it? Is it Sasori, Yura's superior, or another Akatsuki ninja?

neither.

"Hand over the teapot, and I'll guarantee your and your three children's lives. Don't ask me pointless questions like who I am; I have even less patience than Yura."

Kisame looked down at Karura from his high vantage point and stated his conditions directly.

"……Yes."

Gallo dared not say anything more. After hesitating for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to take the gamble.

"Oh!"