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

puff!

A large cloud of purple poisonous mist spewed from Kisame's mouth, instantly enveloping Nagato, causing him to cough violently and experience excruciating pain throughout his body, which quickly became paralyzed.

The poison of the salamander.

If it were any other ninja, being caught off guard by such a deadly poison would almost certainly mean certain death.

However, Nagato is no ordinary person. With his immortal body, he has extremely strong resistance to toxins, so he is not going to just sit and wait to die.

Swish.

Kisame's right index finger flew out of his hand, transforming into a long sword needle that pierced straight into Nagato's heart.

Shinra Tensei!

Nagato's gaze sharpened, and he activated his Rinnegan ability again, repelling Kisame and causing him to take a few steps back.

Kisame opened his mouth again, but this time what spewed out was not poisonous mist, but a blue ball of light containing terrifying chakra fluctuations.

call out!

The ball of light hurtled straight at Nagato, intending to blast him to pieces.

Nagato sneered, stretched out a hand, and a strange suction force emanated from his palm, swallowing the incoming ball of light.

Sealing technique absorbs seal.

Then, with a whoosh, his five fingers shot towards Kisame, transforming into five missiles in flight and exploding with a bang.

Boom!

After the explosion, a broken wooden wall appeared where Kisame was standing, clearly indicating that he had used this technique to block the missile bombardment.

call out.

From within the wooden ingot wall, a bone sword flew out like lightning, instantly extending more than ten meters, and once again stabbed towards Nagato.

Ok?

The moment Nagato saw the sword, he was startled, feeling as if he had seen it before.

It's him!

The next second, Nagato's eyes surged with killing intent, and an extremely sharp pupil power erupted from his eyes, instantly enveloping most of the valley.

buzzing.

Under the influence of this power of vision, every blade of grass, every tree, every piece of air, every piece of earth, every reptile and every bird in the valley, almost everything living and dead, was frozen in time.

It was as if time had stood still.

Kisame is no exception.

His expression froze in astonishment; he was completely paralyzed, his heartbeat and blood flow had stopped, and his bodily functions were utterly dead.

In this state, Kisame couldn't even move a single finger.

This terrible feeling is utterly despairing.

It appears that Nagato created a "domain" using his Rinnegan, and all living beings within this domain were subjected to the pressure of his eye power.

Da da da.

Nagato walked step by step toward Kisame and said, "Kisame Hoshigaki, it's you, isn't it? In the battle in Amegakure last time, you were indeed stronger, but I am now more than twice as strong as I was half a year ago, while you are still standing still."

"What... kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Kisame struggled to speak, his face filled with shock.

"You don't need to know, because you're already dead."

Nagato refused to answer. After saying this, he floated up and placed one hand on Kisame's head.

"Don't worry, I won't let you die completely. I'm going to extract your soul from your body, read all your memories, and then turn your body into a powerful human puppet, which I'll control with the Rinnegan. Remember, it's your honor to be a servant of God."

Nagato coldly announced Kisame's fate, and as soon as he finished speaking, he activated his ability, instantly extracting Kisame's soul.

But at that moment, Kisame suddenly smiled at Nagato.

"Let's wait until next time."

After he finished speaking, he vanished into a puff of white smoke with a "bang".

Shadow clone?

Nagato froze on the spot, his face turning pale.

Normally, with his eye power and experience, it would be easy for him to distinguish other people's shadow clones. But Kisame Hoshigaki is different. His chakra is too vast, and even his shadow clones still possess the chakra of a tailed beast, making them almost impossible to detect.

The second encounter between Nagato and Kisame, brief, rapid, and thrilling, came to an end just like that.

After Kisame's shadow clones disappeared.

"Nagato, what's going on? Who is that person?"

Yahiko and Konan, who witnessed the entire battle, rushed over immediately and asked with surprise and doubt.

Kisame Hoshigaki.

Nagato uttered a name that surprised the two even more, and said indifferently, "He got away this time, which is lucky for him, but it also proves one thing—in the ninja world, there is no one who can rival me anymore. Kisame Hoshigaki is nothing more than that."

Having just experienced the battle, Nagato was absolutely confident that even if Kisame's true form were to appear, it would only face certain death under the absolute pressure of his Rinnegan.

Next, all we need is to give him some more time to develop the Rinnegan's abilities to their limit, ensuring everything goes smoothly, before we can directly storm Kirigakure and take Kisame Hoshigaki's life.

Thinking of this, Nagato gave a silent, cold laugh, and then took Yahiko and Konan with him and left the valley.

211. The idea of ​​finding a human jinchūriki for the live slug

In the vast sky, the Kun flew eastward, heading towards the sea.

At this moment, as Kisame's shadow clone was destroyed by Nagato, a memory returned to his original body.

The battle with Nagato was a test. Now it seems Kisame has achieved his goal.

During his battle with Nagato, Kisame discovered that Nagato was able to use all the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain from the original story, which meant that Nagato had reached a relatively deep stage in the development of the Rinnegan.

What surprised Kisame the most was that Nagato's final move, "Pressure," created an effect that almost froze time, making it an extremely terrifying technique.

That must be Nagato's trump card, his ultimate move.

In battles between ninjas, intelligence is always the top priority, more important than anything else.

Kisame has now tested Nagato's abilities, so he can prepare countermeasures in advance when they fight again, and won't be caught off guard.

However, Kisame was more concerned about the information he received from Team 7 from the future than Nagato.

According to Sasuke and others, the Five Kage Summit will be held soon, and Kisame, as the Mizukage, will be surrounded and attacked at the summit, ultimately dying.

This villain's life of evil came to an end.

If that's the case... then if Kisame doesn't attend the Five Kage Summit, wouldn't everything be fine?

In fact, he had already made a decision: from now on, once Kun returns to the Wet Bone Forest, he will enter a state of seclusion and will never leave the mountain until he becomes a Six Paths level creature.

Shikkotsu Forest is Kisame's absolute home turf, and with the help of the Slug Sage, Kisame is confident he can withstand attacks from not only the Four Great Ninja Villages, but even if Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave were to attack together.

And we must ensure that the enemy has no chance of returning.

With this thought, Kisame felt at peace. He remained the same as before, never believing in predetermined fate; he believed he had to grasp and create his own future with his own hands.

Human determination can overcome nature.

A week later.

The enormous Kun descended from the sky, returned to the Wet Bone Forest, and plunged into the hot spring in the center of the island, diving into the deep sea.

Splash!

A huge wave swept onto the shore, and after it receded, a brand new shadow clone of Kisame emerged from the water and climbed ashore.

The absorption and evolution of energy by the Kun requires a process. This process is not very long, but it cannot be completed in ten days or half a month.

Kisame initially estimated that it would take him about three to five years.

Once he becomes a Six Paths level being, he will become a truly invincible being on this planet, able to do whatever he wants without anyone being able to stop him.

By then, his last enemies will be Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of the ninja world who has not yet been resurrected, and Momoshiki Otsutsuki and others who have invaded from outer space.

Before that, Kisame's strategy was to remain patient and bide his time in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Of all his enemies, Nagato is undoubtedly the greatest threat to him, and he is currently at the height of his power. However, Nagato's Rinnegan is not his own, which limits his potential, making it almost impossible for him to reach the Six Paths level.

Therefore, for Kisame, as long as he can get through these few years safely, he will definitely be the ultimate winner.

"Lord Kisame, you're back."

At that moment, one of Kisame's clones crawled over from a distance and greeted him warmly.

"Slug, you've been alone in Shikkotsu Forest for so long, without anyone to keep you company. You must be very bored." Kisame patted Slug's head. He could tell from its tone that it was very lonely.

"Yes, I wish I had wings too, so I could soar through the sky like the Kun that Kisame-sama transforms into, and travel around the whole world."

The slug raised its antennae, its tone filled with longing and anticipation. But it also knew that even if it were given wings, it might not be able to fly.

So it was just something he said offhand.

However, the speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart.

Kisame knew that over a long period of time, the slug's enormous body had become one with the Shikkotsu Forest, stretching across the area like a mountain range, making even moving difficult, let alone flying.

If it wants to leave Shikkotsu Forest, one known way is to sign a summoning contract with a human ninja and have the ninja summon it.

Summoning the complete form of a live slug is a pipe dream for most people, but Kisame's chakra makes it possible.

But here's the problem: even if a slug hundreds of meters long were summoned to the ninja world, what difference would it make? For a creature with limited mobility, it would simply be moving from one prison to an even bigger one.

Unless a clever way can be devised to allow slugs to live in the ninja world in human form, they will not be able to enjoy true freedom and pleasure.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Kisame.

"Katsuyu, you must have heard of Jinchuriki, right?" Kisame asked Katsuyu, stroking his chin as he pondered.

"Of course, a Jinchuriki is someone who has been possessed by a Tailed Beast or its chakra. Lady Tsunade mentioned that each of the major ninja villages would seal their Tailed Beasts into a ninja's body to be used as a weapon of war."