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

However, to his surprise, after hearing his words, Tsunade suddenly frowned and took a few steps back.

Konoha will always be your home.

How ironic those words were for Tsunade.

Her lover, her brother, and her family all perished under the covert manipulation of Konoha's higher-ups. Even her deceased grandfather's grave was dug up, and his remains were taken out for secret research.

In fact, even after leaving Kirigakure, Tsunade never intended to return to Konoha. Her main reason for returning was simply to see her former best friend, Jiraiya.

But now, when Jiraiya says these words as Hokage, his image in Tsunade's eyes is gradually overlapping with that of the former Konoha high-ranking officials.

She felt disgusted and nauseous.

"Tsunade, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Tsunade frowning and backing away, Jiraiya stopped awkwardly, still unaware that he had said the wrong thing.

Tsunade shook her head, her eyes filled with disappointment, and she didn't want to say anything.

Just as the atmosphere between the two cooled down and was about to freeze.

On the other side, Kisame strolled around the Uchiha clan's territory.

In this process.

"Daddy, Mommy, waaaaah..."

The sound of a little girl crying came from a small alley, catching Kisame's attention.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a little girl with long, shiny black hair, about five or six years old, leaning against the wall, walking and crying. She looked weak, pitiful and helpless.

When Kisame found the little girl, she also saw him standing at the alley entrance.

"Who, who are you..."

The little girl looked up at the tall Kisame, hidden in his cloak, and instinctively felt a surge of fear, forgetting even to cry.

Kisame didn't say a word, but strode towards the little girl.

"Help, help!"

The little girl panicked and immediately turned and ran, but she hadn't run far when cracks appeared in the wall next to her and it collapsed with a rumble.

Not only did it block the little girl's escape route, but it was also about to bury her small body.

At a critical moment.

call out.

A chakra thread shot out from Kisame's hand, wrapped around the little girl's waist, and pulled her backward, narrowly avoiding the collapsing wall.

boom.

As Kisame released the chakra threads, the little girl fell in front of him, too afraid to look at him, her body trembling uncontrollably.

I was terrified.

"May I have your name."

Kisame crouched down, took a handkerchief from his shirt pocket, wiped the tears from the little girl's face, and finally asked.

"My name is Uchiha Izumi."

The little girl spoke timidly, slowly raising her head. Surprisingly, the pattern in her eyes was a pair of tomoe.

Was it because he witnessed the death of his parents that he was traumatized and awakened the Sharingan?

Kisame made this guess.

But what bothered him even more was the little girl's name.

Uchiha Izumi.

If he remembered correctly, the little girl in front of him was Itachi Uchiha's childhood friend, who had always harbored feelings for Itachi, but the naturally aloof Itachi had not reciprocated.

In the original timeline, on this night of the Nine-Tails' rampage, Itachi should have saved Izumi, thus beginning a friendship.

Unexpectedly, due to Kisame's interruption, Itachi ran away with his younger brother Sasuke, and it was Kisame who rescued Izumi from the collapsed ruins.

Kisame remembered that on the night of the massacre in the original timeline, Izumi was brutally killed by Obito Uchiha, who also gouged out her three-tomoe Sharingan, leaving her without a complete corpse.

Poor Izumi, in her last moments, was still shedding tears as she called out Itachi Uchiha's name.

Uchiha Itachi was such a beast.

Thinking of this, Kisame's eyes flashed, and he extended a large hand towards Izumi, saying in a gentle voice:

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you. Now, you should get some sleep."

In his palm was a Mangekyou Sharingan, slowly rotating and releasing a wave of ocular power.

As soon as she finished speaking, Izumi felt dizzy and fell into Kisame's illusion, plunging into a deep sleep.

Kisame put Izumi into the Box of Bliss, preparing to take her back to Kirigakure.

He had said that all the geniuses in the Uchiha clan were mentally ill, but Kisame also wanted to know whether this mental ailment of the Uchiha clan could be changed.

Uchiha Izumi was a perfect experimental subject.

"Tsunade's situation should be about the same by now."

After picking up a little girl named Izumi by the roadside, Kisame stood up and walked out of the alley.

If Tsunade is moved by Jiraiya and decides to stay in Konoha, it wouldn't be a bad thing for Kisame. At least, he wouldn't have to worry about Tsunade one day becoming a live slug jinchūriki, thus hindering his pursuit of the live slug.

A short while later, Kisame returned to the previous spot, but the situation before him was somewhat different from what he had expected.

"As I said, I just came back to visit. The Tsunade of the Senju clan is no more. From now on, I want to live under a different identity."

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya and said calmly.

"Why, Tsunade? In just over a year, has Kirigakure become more important to you than Konoha? This is Konoha where we grew up together. So many wonderful memories, and the Will of Fire passed down from the First Hokage—have you forgotten them all?"

Jiraiya was emotional and could not accept Tsunade's decision.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's gaze suddenly sharpened, and she sneered, "Don't mention the First Hokage and the Will of Fire in front of me. You are not worthy. The Fourth Hokage is Jiraiya."

She deliberately emphasized Jiraiya's status as Hokage at the end, making the distance between the two seem vast in that instant.

Ugh.

Kisame shook his head upon seeing this.

Forget it, rather than leaving Tsunade in Konoha to suffer, or letting her wander the ninja world homeless, it's better to bring her back to Kirigakure.

So he went up to Jiraiya and said with a smile:

"You want to know an answer, don't you? This is the answer."

After saying that, he wrapped his arm around Tsunade's soft waist, pulled her close to him, and boasted to Jiraiya, "Tsunade is already my woman."

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, but after regaining her senses, she did not struggle or curse as usual. Instead, she leaned against Kisame's chest without saying a word.

She didn't want to be questioned by Jiraiya anymore, and she didn't want to be bothered by him any longer.

"you……"

When Jiraiya saw this, his pupils contracted, and in an instant, his heart turned to ashes.

So that's why Tsunade decided not to return to Konoha.

218. I want half a nine-tailed fox.

zizi.

The streetlights flickered, casting the street in alternating light and shadow.

Under the streetlights, Jiraiya looked at Kisame and Tsunade across from him, unable to accept the outcome for a moment.

Why? Even if it wasn't him, why did it have to be Kisame Hoshigaki?

That man was the one who inflicted immense shame upon all Konoha ninja during the Third Shinobi World War; he was the greatest enemy Konoha had faced since the village's founding.

But Tsunade, at this moment, was like an obedient kitten, nestled in the man's arms.

"boom!"

Suddenly, another huge explosion came from afar, causing the ground of the entire Hidden Leaf Village to shake violently twice, and dazzling flames shot into the sky.

"Fourth Hokage, you should go check on the Nine-Tails' situation first. At this rate, it seems like Konoha is doomed."

Kisame said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya gave the two of them a deep look, and finally said in a cold tone:

"You are not welcome in Konoha Village. Please leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed off the ground with his feet and leaped up onto the roof of the building, heading towards the battlefield.

After watching Jiraiya leave, Kisame released his arm from Tsunade and said to her:

"I guess I've helped you out of that predicament? You're welcome."

"I don't need your help," Tsunade said coldly, turning her head away without even glancing at Kisame.

At that moment, Hebi-hime appeared from the street corner with Mitarashi Anko and joined the two.

Hongdou was tied up with a rope and struggled incessantly, appearing very uncooperative.

"Let me go, giant snake..."

Red Bean shouted, but before she could finish, Snake Princess covered her mouth with her hand.

"Looks like she doesn't really listen to you," Kisame teased, seeing this.

"I'll explain it to her properly when we get back to Wuyin, and she'll change her mind."

As she spoke, Snake Princess gave an awkward laugh, while subtly glancing at Tsunade to observe the latter's expression.

After all, Kisame had instructed her not to reveal her identity to Tsunade.

"Let me keep this brat safe for you for now."

Kisame suggested, revealing Obito's Sharingan in his palm once more. He immediately put Mitarashi Anko into a genjutsu hypnosis and stored her in the Paradise Box.