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

But at this very moment—

"Squeak."

A small brown creature suddenly jumped out of He Yan's sleeve, landed on the ground, and ran towards the bushes in front.

It was a ferret with black fur on its limbs, which looked very special and seemed to be some kind of rare breed.

In fact, it was a royal pet of an ancient empire, and its lifespan was much longer than He Yan's.

This ferret seemed to have been cooped up in He Yan's sleeve for too long and was about to burst, so as soon as it landed, it hopped and skipped away.

However, that direction was precisely where Kisame was hiding.

"Nilugu, come back quickly, don't run around!"

He Yan shouted immediately, and chased after the ferret in alarm, fearing that something might happen to it.

Swish.

Nilugu ran into the bushes and soon became quiet.

When He Yan caught up, he searched through the bushes for a long time, but still couldn't find any trace of the ferret.

"What happened? Nilugu, where did you go...?"

He Yan muttered to himself, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. The loss of that ferret felt to him as if he had lost his life.

"Senior He Yan, what's wrong? Do you need our help?"

Just then, Xiao Nan's voice came from behind He Yan. It turned out that she had heard the commotion outside and had come out of the carriage to inquire about the situation.

“It’s nothing, just a lost ferret. It was… my wife’s pet, so it’s very important to me.”

He Yan made up a reason on the spot in an attempt to cover up Nilugu's true identity.

In the end, the caravan searched the entire vicinity but still couldn't find Nilugu.

It seems to have abandoned the caravan and fled into the depths of the mountains, never to return. Or perhaps it was preyed upon by venomous snakes or something similar, and unfortunately became food for other wild animals.

But the truth is, Nilugu fell into Kisame's hands.

As midnight approached, the light in the forest grew increasingly dim. Having found nothing of Nilugu, He Yan and the others could only return to their camp to rest and sleep, planning to continue their search the next day.

The caravan camp gradually quieted down.

Halfway up the mountain, Kisame sat on a branch of a large tree, looking down at the campsite with its twinkling lights not far away.

"Squeak."

With a shout, a small figure emerged from his sleeve and stood obediently on the back of his hand.

It turns out that the ferret named Nilugu was stolen by Kisame.

If He Yan were here, he would be very surprised to see this scene, because Nilugu is timid and shy by nature. He is usually only close to members of the caravan, while he is hostile to strangers.

The reason is actually very simple.

Kisame looked down at the little guy on the back of his hand. The little guy's eyes had somehow turned into the shape of Sharingan.

He used illusion magic to control Nilugu.

"The fact that a mere pet ferret could cause the caravan leader, He Yan, such great anxiety, prompting the entire caravan to search for it everywhere, suggests that it has a much greater purpose..."

Kisame pondered to himself. Considering the ferret's status as a royal pet, a bold guess formed in his mind.

It may be the key to finding the Grellstone vein.

However, the specific methods and details on how to use this ferret to find the mineral vein are probably something that He Yan can only find out by asking him.

Therefore, Kisame's next plan was to kidnap the old man named Kahiko while Yahiko and Konan were not paying attention.

The next day.

Early in the morning, He Yan, who hadn't slept all night, rushed out of the tent with bloodshot eyes and searched the surrounding woods again.

However, they still came up empty-handed.

He Yan was still unwilling to give up and vowed to find Nilugu no matter what. However, just as he mobilized the caravan to expand the search area, an enemy attack came unexpectedly.

Clang, clang, clang.

From the surrounding woods emerged a group of burly enemies, clad in gleaming metallic full-body armor and wielding massive hammers and iron swords. They outnumbered the panicked caravan members and swiftly launched their attack.

what.

Kisame watched from afar, observing the scene from a distance. He noticed that the people's attire resembled that of medieval knights from his past life.

These knights fought in a completely different way from ninjas. Although they did not use ninjutsu or chakra, they could still cause great damage with their tall and strong bodies, sturdy armor, and sharp weapons.

"It has finally appeared."

At this moment, Yahiko and Konan stepped out of the carriage, exchanged a glance, and then charged towards the enemy.

Shhhhhh.

Xiao Nan's hands flew as she continuously hurled paper shurikens at the enemy. These shurikens were actually transformed from explosive tags, which would explode violently upon contact with the enemy's armor.

Rumble.

With a series of explosions, a burst of flames engulfed more than a dozen enemies, causing them to fall to the ground.

On the other side, facing the siege of dozens of knights, Yahiko formed a hand seal and pressed his palms to the ground. With a violent tremor, a large number of trees were uprooted.

Click.

The trees spiraled upwards under his control, instantly crushing the enemies before him; even steel armor could not withstand the power of the trees.

This is a Wood Release ninjutsu.

Clearly, when Nagato used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to revive Yahiko and Konan, he chose the best sacrifices, making the two of them far stronger than they were in life.

Because the reanimated bodies possessed unlimited chakra, the two could unleash large-scale ninjutsu without restraint, and in no time, they had wiped out more than half of the enemy.

"Awoo!"

At that moment, a wolf howl rang out. It turned out that the enemy leader, seeing that the situation was not good, let out a howl to the sky and his body rapidly expanded into a giant werewolf five meters tall.

Swish.

The werewolf broke through the encirclement of the wood-elemental forest, rushed to Yahiko, lifted him up with its claws, and tore him apart by gripping his limbs.

tear.

Yahiko's body was instantly torn to pieces and scattered on the ground.

However, before the enemy could even rejoice, Yahiko's severed limbs quickly reassembled, forming a perfectly intact body once again.

The body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot be killed or destroyed; it can only be suppressed using advanced sealing techniques.

This ability was clearly beyond the grasp of these knights, so their fate was already sealed: to be slaughtered by Yahiko and Konan.

After a fierce battle, the knights who attacked the caravan were completely wiped out by Yahiko and Konan's strong counterattack.

Upon seeing this, He Yan and the others couldn't help but cheer.

However, the battle was not over.

Just as the caravan was preparing to celebrate their victory, a deafening roar suddenly came from underground.

Ok?

Yahiko looked down at the ground, frowned, and then turned to He Yan and the others, saying, "Quickly step back!"

next second.

Rumble.

To everyone's astonishment, a massive steel fortress, tens of meters high, emerged from the ground like a prehistoric behemoth.

This mobile fortress was the enemy's main base, its surface covered with powerful firepower, and it opened fire on Yahiko and Konan as soon as it appeared.

Da da da.

Countless machine gun bullets rained down, piercing through the two men and riddling them with holes. While they couldn't kill them, they dulled their impure bodies, preventing them from using ninjutsu at will.

The caravan behind the two was thrown into chaos, with many people wounded by bullets and lying on the ground groaning in pain.

A knight wielding a greatsword in both hands appeared atop the steel fortress.

He looked down at Yahiko, Konan, and the rest of the caravan on the ground, and declared in a cold voice:

"Hand over the Grell Stone, and we'll spare your lives! We've returned to the ninja world to rebuild our ancient empire and restore its former glory. After that, we will destroy all nations and ninja villages, and unify the entire ninja world!"

Grell's Stone, what is that?

Upon hearing this, Yahiko and Konan exchanged a glance and both frowned.

They finally realized that He Yan, their employer, had not told them the whole truth.

So the two of them turned around at the same time, intending to question He Yan, but suddenly found that the latter was... gone.

It was Kisame who made his move.

Just now, taking advantage of the chaos in the caravan and the fact that Yahiko and Konan's attention was on the enemy, he decisively made his move, using chakra threads to remotely bind the old man He Yan and drag him into the woods.

"who are you?"

He Yan was terrified and was about to call for help when he saw Kisame's scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan. He was immediately caught in the genjutsu and became obedient.

"hey-hey."

Kisame chuckled, glanced at Yahiko and Konan who were locked in a fierce battle, and then made a hasty retreat, disappearing far away from the area.

In the woods.

Although Yahiko and Konan were immortal, they couldn't find a good way to deal with the nearly 100-meter-high steel fortress. Moreover, they also had to protect the caravan members, so they quickly became overwhelmed.

There's nothing we can do.

Yahiko sighed, realizing that he hadn't expected to have to trouble Nagato in the end.

He and Xiao Nan exchanged another glance, understanding each other perfectly. They then simultaneously began forming hand seals, and after completing them, they pressed their hands to the ground, working together to unleash the Reverse Spirit Summoning Technique.

"Oh!"

A red-haired youth wearing an Akatsuki robe and sporting two horns appeared in the woods.

Nagato has arrived.