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

"The Mizukage is a man of his word, and he has never disappointed anyone," Mei Terumi said confidently, looking directly into Tsunade's eyes.

"Hmph." Tsunade snorted softly, took off her gold-rimmed glasses and hung them on her chest pocket, then sat back down in her chair.

Time slips away little by little like this.

In the ward, Ringo Ameyuri's screams never stopped, making Tsunade and Mei Terumi feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, every second feeling incredibly long.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The ward suddenly fell silent. Yu Yuli stopped screaming in pain, and the dissipating blue electricity subsided and disappeared.

has it ended?

Tsunade and Mei Terumi exchanged another glance, then quickly stood up and walked to the door.

A moment later.

"Come in." Kisame's calm voice came from inside, its tone unreadable, neither happy nor sad.

The two pushed open the door and entered.

Surprisingly, only Kisame was in the room, while Ringo Ameyuri, who had been lying on the hospital bed, was nowhere to be found.

Tsunade noticed that the sheets on the hospital bed were completely rotten and stained with sweat and blood.

Her gaze sharpened, and she strode up to Kisame, stood on tiptoe, and grabbed the collar of his shirt underneath.

"What did you do to that girl? Where did the patient go?"

Tsunade roared at Kisame, her eyes filled with rage.

"Why are you always so impatient? You should really change this bad temper. Is it because you're approaching menopause?"

Kisame grinned and mocked Tsunade, then puffed out his chest and rammed forward, knocking her back several steps and almost causing her to fall to the ground.

"Lady Tsunade, please don't rush. Let's hear what the Mizukage has to say first."

Mei Terumi supported Tsunade from behind.

"Yuri is not dead."

Kisame didn't keep them in suspense; he told them the good news directly. Then, he snapped his fingers and said with a smile, "Come out."

The words fell.

sizzle.

A burst of lightning reappeared in the room, converging from every corner and finally illuminating the astonished gazes of Tsunade and Mei Terumi—

A familiar figure appeared before them.

"whee."

Ringo Ameyuri smiled at Terumi Mei, revealing her cute fangs, then ran over and hugged her tightly.

"Yuri, you, you're alright? That's great!"

Mei Terumi was both surprised and delighted. She excitedly hugged her best friend and burst into tears of joy.

"It was Lord Kisame who saved me."

Yuri said happily, the pain she had felt was gone. She turned to Tsunade and thanked her earnestly, "Lady Tsunade, thank you for healing me. Without you, I might have died long ago."

“I… just did my duty.”

Looking at the energetic Yuri in front of her, Tsunade was relieved to see that she had fully recovered, but she also felt quite incredulous.

She turned to look at Kisame, her gaze complex, not understanding how he had done it.

Kisame walked over, glanced at Mei Terumi and Yuri Amane, and said to Tsunade, "Let them be alone for a while and have some private conversations. If you want to know what happened to Yuri Amane, come with me."

After saying that, he brushed past Tsunade and walked out of the room.

Tsunade frowned and followed her out without saying a word.

Da da da.

The two women's leather shoes and high heels made a crisp, clear sound as they walked on the corridor floor. They arrived at the stairwell at the end of the corridor, one after the other.

"Wait a moment."

Just as Tsunade was about to ask a question, Kisame gestured for her to be patient, and then, right in front of her, he vomited out a clump of monster cells.

"This thing can transform a ninja's physique from the inside out, causing him to leap to a higher level of life and achieve evolution."

Kisame held the monster cells in his palm, showing them to Tsunade, and further explained, "As you just saw, Ringo Ameyuri's body structure is no longer that of a normal human, but can transform into electricity or lightning. Of course, her genetic disease is no longer a problem."

So... that's how it is.

Tsunade stared at the clump of writhing, lifeless monster cells in Kisame's hand, looking at the synapses on the cell surface covered in mucus. She felt both disgusted and intrigued.

This guy wasn't exaggerating when he said he could cure Ameyuri. At least this time, Tsunade was convinced.

"Do you want it?"

Kisame saw through Tsunade's thoughts, handed her the clump of monster cells, and asked with a smile.

"Who wants it?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes, snorted, put her gold-rimmed glasses back on, put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, and went down the stairs.

Kisame watched Tsunade leave, shook his head, swallowed the clump of monster cells back into his stomach, and burped.

Even if Tsunade eats monster cells, she won't undergo much change because her bloodline has already been modified and evolved to a near-perfect state.

For her, who possesses a fairy body, the monster cells are useless; they only make her stomach churn and feel nauseous.

A moment later, Kisame returned to the hospital room.

Whoosh.

When Ringo Ameyuri saw Kisame, she immediately pounced on him, opened her arms wide and hugged him tightly, pressed her head against his stomach, and said happily with her eyes closed, "Thank you, Kisame-sama."

Kisame smiled slightly, patted Yuri's head, and teased, "Just because you called me 'Dad,' I have to save you."

Upon hearing this, Yuri recalled the memory and blushed with embarrassment.

Kisame is very optimistic about Yuri's future.

In the original timeline, as the wielder of the Raibou Kiba, she was arguably the number one Lightning Release ninja in Kirigakure. Now, although Kiba has long been devoured by Kisame, as compensation, he used monster cells to help Yuri evolve into her Lightning Form—an ability similar to Pakura's Flame Form and Hozuki Mangetsu Slime Form.

Yuri is still young and has a lot of room for growth in the future. Perhaps one day she will become the number one Lightning Release ninja in the ninja world.

Thinking of this, Kisame looked at Mei Terumi beside him.

In terms of ninjutsu talent, Mei Terumi is even superior to Ringo Ameyuri. After all, she is the only ninja in the original work who possesses two bloodline limits.

It would be a shame not to properly develop such a gem.

Then, Kisame beckoned to Mei Terumi, signaling her to come over, and said to her, "It must have been hard for you to govern such a vast water country with Master Gen. I also have a gift for you."

"No need, Lord Mizukage..."

Mei Terumi was flattered and a little embarrassed, but the next second Kisame pulled her into his arms and bit her above her left collarbone.

He imbued Mei Terumi with a celestial magic seal.

"Don't forget, the three of us were once teammates. No matter how far I, Kisame Hoshigaki, go, even if I reach the pinnacle of the ninja world, I hope that at that time, you will still be by my side."

Kisame put his left arm around Ringo Ameyuri's shoulder and his right arm around Terumi Mei's shoulder, and said to them.

"Yes, we will definitely try our best."

Upon hearing this, both girls nodded with joy and solemnity, vowing to become true strongmen and to forever follow in Kisame's footsteps.

215. Tsunade is leaving.

Time flies like an arrow.

Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye. It is now October of Konoha 48, in the late autumn season.

During this year, nothing major happened in the ninja world. All the major ninja villages were recuperating and resting, and a large number of newborn babies were born into this world.

In Konoha Village, Neji, Tenten, Rock Lee, Sasuke, Sakura, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, and the other "Twelve Konoha Genin" from the original work were all born one after another, leaving only Naruto and Hinata.

The babies born in Kirigakure are indeed inferior to the "luxury lineup" of Konoha, but there are still rare geniuses like Gaara and Suigetsu Hozuki among them.

It is worth mentioning that Yuki-onna once mustered up the courage to ask Kisame if she could have a child with him.

Kisame had no objections and readily agreed, but despite their hard work for a whole year, they still couldn't conceive.

At first, Yuki-onna thought it was her own problem and worriedly asked Tsunade to take a look. However, Tsunade bluntly pointed out, "It's Kisame Hoshigaki who's no good."

It turns out that Kisame had lost his ability to reproduce during the course of his evolution over the past few years.

Or rather, compared to ordinary people, he can no longer be considered the same species, thus resulting in reproductive isolation.

Kisame wasn't disappointed when he heard the news, because he had always been indifferent to the matter of procreation.

Kisame felt guilty for disappointing Yuki-onna and didn't know how to make it up to her.

Unexpectedly, the Yuki-onna quickly came to terms with it and even smiled as she comforted Kisame. She said, "Looking on the bright side, at least we can enjoy our time together even more from now on."

Kisame thought it made sense, so he followed Yuki-onna's wishes and lived an increasingly shameless life with her.

While continuing to enjoy life, Kisame did not forget to take care of his business.

The seabed of the Wet Bone Forest.

Kun's absorption of natural energy is progressing much faster than Kisame had anticipated. What was originally expected to take three to five years now appears to be completed in just one year.

In other words, one year later, Kisame could become a legendary Six Paths level being.

On this day, Tsunade, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, came to the Mizukage Building and knocked on the door of the Mizukage's office.

"Please come in," came Kisame's voice from inside.

crunch.

Tsunade pushed open the door and entered, immediately frowning as she noticed that all the curtains in the office were drawn, leaving it pitch black.

It turned out that Kisame was leaning back on the sofa, watching a movie with great interest by turning on the projector.

"Oh? You've come at the right time."