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

As Kisame's right index finger danced in the air, chakra threads, like butterflies flitting among flowers, moved back and forth across Mei Terumi's abdomen, quickly stitching up her wound.

The bleeding has stopped.

Footsteps approached from behind; it was Sakura Yuki walking over.

"I'm saved, thank goodness..."

She murmured excitedly, her eyes filled with tears. She never expected that those two powerful rogue ninja from Kumogakure would actually be defeated by Kisame.

But at that moment, Kisame suddenly stood up and held his ninja sword to Sakura Yuki's neck.

"Mr. Kisame, I... I really didn't have the money to post high-level quests, which is why I lied to you. Besides, I underestimated the enemy's strength, but..."

Sakura Yuki's eyes dimmed, but as she spoke, her gaze suddenly hardened.

But I really have no other choice!

I did all this to protect the villagers of Snow Village! If this is my fate, even if I die... I will have no regrets.

She gave a bitter smile, tilted her snow-white neck back, closed her eyes, and awaited death.

Two lines of tears flowed from the corners of Sakura Yuki's eyes, down her cheeks, and silently dripped onto the snow.

After listening to her confession, Kisame remained silent for a moment, then suddenly revealed two rows of menacing teeth and smiled.

"I understand what you mean."

He removed the ninja sword from Sakura Yuki's neck.

"Kisame-san..."

Sakura opened her eyes, deeply moved. After spending so many days together, the man before her finally understood her hardships and suffering.

But the next second, a sharp glint flashed in Sakura Yuki's eyes.

thump.

She collapsed in front of Kisame.

Before dying, Sakura Yuki struggled to raise her head and look at Kisame, whose face was cold and indifferent.

“I gave you at least two chances to confess, which were also your chances to live. However, you always clung to wishful thinking, using the guise of kindness and naivety to deceive my companions and put the team in danger. Because of your selfishness, my companions were seriously injured and almost lost their lives.”

Kisame looked down at Sakura Yuki at his feet and slowly said to her, "This is your path to death."

26. Snow Clan

The cherry blossoms in the snow village reminded Kisame of someone.

Tazuna, the bridge engineer from the Land of Waves.

In the original Naruto manga, he is a diligent, kind, responsible, and righteous man who bravely fights against the forces of darkness in order to save the Land of Waves.

She shares similarities with Sakura Yuki, who is determined to save the village.

However, as a ninja, Kisame detested such an employer.

Because Tazuna deliberately concealed the truth when issuing the request in order to save money, the inexperienced Team 7 ended up facing the combination of Zabuza and Haku.

An S-rank rogue ninja, and an Ice Release bloodline ninja.

A C-level mission is actually an S-level mission.

If it weren't for the protagonist's halo, Team 7 would have been completely wiped out, and Tazuna and the Land of Waves would not have escaped their fate either.

People like Tazuna and Sakura Yuki.

In the name of upholding justice, they comfortably trick people into going to their deaths. How are they any different from the villains?

Kisame would kill any employer like that he saw without hesitation.

The snow-covered ground was silent.

Sakura Yuki lay on the ground, her face full of surprise and confusion. Her eyes gradually lost focus, and she soon stopped breathing.

When Kisame raised his ninja sword and killed Sakura Yuki, Mei Terumi and Ringo Ameyuri remained silent.

Although they had become good friends with Sakura Yuki after spending these days together, the latter was indeed despicable.

In this battle, if Kisame hadn't unleashed astonishing power, killing two Jonin in succession, this three-person team would probably have been wiped out.

The culprit behind all of this is Sakura Yuki.

In any case, with the employer's death, the mission came to an end.

Mei Terumi stood up with Yuri's help. She was seriously injured and needed to return to Kirigakure for careful treatment and long-term rest.

Kisame took out a storage scroll, formed hand seals, and cast a spell to store the corpses of the Steel Duo inside.

Although the mission failed and no reward was received, there was an even bigger unexpected gain.

If the bodies of these two men are transported to the underground gold exchange, a bounty of 30 million taels can be obtained, which is an astronomical sum for Kisame, who has never been very wealthy.

The three of them were about to leave.

Click.

A soft, crisp sound suddenly came from the woods behind us, like the sound of a branch being snapped.

There are still enemies?

Kisame frowned and rushed over with a whoosh. Sure enough, he found a figure with long black hair fleeing in panic into the depths of the forest.

He chased after him.

The distance between the two was getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, the person formed a hand seal, and the moisture in the air quickly condensed in front of her, forming several crystal-clear ice spikes.

Shhhhhh.

With a wave of her hand, several ice spikes flew towards Kisame, blocking his path.

This is... Ice Release?

Kisame looked surprised. After dodging the sharp ice spikes, he did not continue to pursue the man. Instead, he watched him escape and disappear into a small village at the foot of the mountain.

That place is the Snow Village.

"Ice Escape Blood Succession Limit, Snow Village..."

Kisame frowned and muttered to himself, memories from the depths of his mind surfacing, as if he had guessed something.

Instead of rushing into the snow village, he turned around and returned to his two companions.

"Kisame, who is that person?"

Seeing Kisame return safely, Yuri breathed a sigh of relief and then asked curiously.

"An unidentified ninja must have been drawn here by the sounds of fighting when we were battling the enemy. However, she had no intention of fighting me and has already escaped."

As Kisame spoke, he dug a large snow pit and buried Sakura Yuki and the villagers' corpses inside to hide them.

Then, he walked up to Mei Terumi, knelt down on one knee with his back to her.

"Come."

He only said one word, but Mei Terumi understood immediately. She lay down on Kisame's broad back and gently wrapped her arms around his neck.

Kisame carried Mei Terumi on his back and took Yuri with him, and the three of them returned along the same route.

Two days later.

The three of them left the mountains and came to a safe town, where they encountered a large caravan that was about to set off for Kirigakure.

Kisame gave his two companions a ride on the caravan and instructed Yuri to take good care of Mei Terumi along the way. Then he went deep into the mountains again and headed straight for the Snow Village.

Another day has passed.

Kisame returned to the familiar forest, dug out the bodies of Sakura Yuki and the others from the snow pit, tied them up with chakra threads, and carried them over the mountain.

They swaggered into the Snow Village.

Kisame was soon warmly welcomed by the villagers.

Faced with this uninvited guest, they all picked up sickles, hoes, and hunting bows and surrounded him.

boom!

Kisame threw the corpses of Sakura Yuki and the others on the ground, then flicked his finger, sending chakra threads flying from his fingertip. After circling the area, he easily disarmed everyone.

“I am a ninja from Kirigakure. I was commissioned by the Yuki Village caravan to escort them back to the village. However, Sakura Yuki deliberately concealed the details of the mission, causing the death of my teammate. I will not leave until I receive the mission reward and the funeral expenses for my teammate.”

He looked around, briefly explained his purpose, and then walked into the village chief's house with an air of nonchalance.

The villagers were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

A moment later, they came to the painful reality and stepped forward to claim the remains of their loved ones, taking them back for burial.

The rest of the day.

Kisame summoned several village representatives from Yuki Village and, on the condition that they waive their mission reward and funeral expenses, inquired about some matters concerning the village.

He quickly found the information he wanted.

He already knew who the Ice Release ninja hiding in the Snow Village was.

Two years ago, a woman from another village named Yuki-onna married into Yuki-no-mura. Last month, on January 9th, she gave birth to a boy.

At this point, Kisame was basically certain that the boy who had just turned one month old was Haku.

This mother and child are members of the Snow Clan.

This clan was once a famous bloodline limit family in Kirigakure, but they were purged during the internal strife in the Blood Mist Village, and all the clan members died, leaving only Yuki-onna as the last survivor.

She hid in the Snow Village, concealed her abilities, lived the life of an ordinary person, and even married a villager, giving birth to Shiro.

It seems that the Snow Woman and her family are living a very happy life.

But Kisame, who was familiar with the plot, knew that this was just an illusion.

Because the Land of Water is often plagued by internal strife, many ninjas and people with bloodline limits frequently join the fighting, causing a great deal of killing and death.

Therefore, for ordinary people, ninjas were synonymous with war and disaster.