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

Then, after a moment's thought, he continued speaking to the Snake Princess:

"There's one more thing I need to ask of you. There's a boy named Kabuto at the Konoha orphanage, about eight years old. Please bring him along. Also, if you encounter the orphanage's director, Yakushi Nonou, don't kill her. Bring her along as well. After all, that woman is the person Kabuto trusts and respects the most."

Kabuto was also one of Kisame's geniuses who planned to poach talent from Konoha.

In the original work, Kabuto lost his memory due to injury when he was young and was taken in by Yakushi Nonou. Later, under Danzo's arrangement, he mistakenly killed Nonou, who was both his teacher and his mother.

After that, he followed Orochimaru, living the life of a double agent for most of his life. Only after Orochimaru's death did he inherit Orochimaru's power and will, almost single-handedly instigating the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Kabuto is a genius who is most overlooked.

His ability to cultivate a perfect Sage Mode and improve upon the Impure World Reincarnation, surpassing Orochimaru in every way, is enough to demonstrate just how high his talent is.

He is in no way inferior to the likes of Naruto and Sasuke.

If such a genius could be captured and nurtured as soon as possible, he would become a formidable fighting force. For Kisame's vision of the future of Kirigakure, this would be icing on the cake.

However, upon hearing Kisame's command, Hebi-hime's mouth gaped open, and she froze in place.

"..."

So she was hired by Kisame to act as a kidnapper, and after kidnapping Mitarashi Anko, she has a new target.

Tsunade couldn't hold back any longer and couldn't help but complain about Kisame:

"Hey, so you've been planning this all along, coming to Konoha just to kidnap people, haven't you? I'm really curious, who else are you planning to kidnap?"

Kisame chuckled: "Kabuto is the last one, I promise."

Although he was a kidnapper, he was also a kidnapper with principles.

Because of her relationship with Orochimaru, Mitarashi Anko did not have a good time in Konoha and was constantly being pointed at and gossiped about.

As an orphan, Kabuto's life was far from easy. Although Danzo's death prevented Kabuto and Nonou from killing each other, Kabuto's life would be much more mundane, and he would likely end up mediocre.

If Nono and Kabuto went to Kirigakure, their living conditions would definitely improve a lot, and with Kisame's support, they would be able to achieve even greater things in the future.

So, although Kisame is involved in kidnapping, he is actually a mentor and very considerate of others.

As for other geniuses in Konoha, such as the "Twelve Konoha Genin," they either come from prominent families or have complete families and happy childhoods, so they are not within Kisame's consideration.

"I understand, I'll get on it right away."

After regaining her senses, the Snake Princess nodded in agreement. Then she and Kisame separated again and, based on her memory of the location of the Konoha Orphanage, went there.

"Let's go check on the Nine-Tailed Fox."

Kisame suggested to Tsunade, grinning, and set off before she could answer.

Could this guy be... planning to target the Nine-Tails?

When Tsunade saw Kisame's departing figure, she was startled and guessed his true purpose for the trip with a high degree of accuracy.

She hurried after him.

Under the moonlight, the Nine-Tails was still rampaging through Konoha, but thanks to the efforts of many Konoha ninjas, it had been driven out of the village.

Perhaps enraged by these tiny humans, the Nine-Tails suddenly opened its mouth, and a huge and terrifying chakra surged out from its body, forming a giant black sphere.

They targeted a group of Konoha ninjas.

"Watch out, it's a Tailed Beast Ball!"

At the front of the crowd, the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, saw this scene and his expression changed drastically. He quickly turned to the people behind him and shouted, "Scatter!"

However, it was too late.

As soon as he finished speaking, a jet-black Tailed Beast Ball was launched from the mouth of the Nine-Tails. Even if the people of Konoha dodged it, the village behind them would be destroyed by the Tailed Beast Ball.

"hateful!"

Jiraiya clenched his fist. Time was short; he didn't have time to enter Sage Mode. In his current state, it was far too difficult to fight against the rampaging Nine-Tails.

call out.

The Tailed Beast Ball roared in.

Just as the people of Konoha were about to face imminent disaster, at the critical moment, a blond-haired figure suddenly appeared and shouted sharply:

"Don't even think about destroying Konoha!"

It's a yellow flashing wave of water.

His gaze sharpened, and he skillfully formed the hand seals for the Flying Thunder God Technique, creating a massive chakra net in front of him to catch the oncoming Tailed Beast Ball.

The next second, before the Tailed Beast Ball could break through the net, Minato decisively activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, transferring the Tailed Beast Ball to a place tens of kilometers away.

boom!

On the horizon, a massive fireball rose from the ground, illuminating a large portion of the night sky.

"Minato, you've finally arrived!"

Jiraiya's face lit up with joy upon seeing Minato, and he also breathed a sigh of relief. With Minato's assistance, the pressure on him as Hokage would be much less.

"Lord Hokage, Obito Uchiha was behind all of this, but I just defeated him and he escaped."

Minato Namikaze remained calm and composed, and quickly spoke to Jiraiya.

"So it was Obito again. He's really persistent. Minato, you did a great job this time."

After learning the truth, Jiraiya expressed his high approval of Minato, but he also knew that the biggest problem had not yet been solved.

That was the Nine-Tails, completely out of control and going berserk.

The Nine-Tails is the one with the most chakra and the strongest power among the nine tailed beasts. In the history of the ninja world, only Hashirama Senju has been able to easily suppress it.

To deal with the Nine-Tails, ordinary ninjutsu or methods are ineffective; only sealing techniques can be used.

Moreover, it must be a high-level sealing technique.

"Minato, I need you to buy me some time to delay Kurama. Once I enter Sage Mode, with the help of Fukasaku and Shima's power, I can put Kurama back into slumber."

Thinking of this, Jiraiya said this, and immediately put his hands together and began to sense and absorb the natural energy around him.

"I see."

Minato nodded solemnly, but he was also prepared that if Jiraiya's Sage Mode didn't work in time, he would have no choice but to use that move.

The corpse demons are sealed away.

This is the only technique that Minato could think of to seal the Nine-Tails.

Just then, Kisame and Tsunade arrived at the edge of the battlefield.

The Nine-Tails has a special ability: it can sense the malice of others, especially the malice from powerful enemies.

then--

Swish.

At that moment, it suddenly turned its head, shifting its crimson gaze from the people of Konoha to Kisame in the distance.

In its perception, although this human always wore a smile, he was radiating a strong malice towards it, just like... a hunter eyeing its prey.

"Roar!"

Enraged once again, Kurama roared to the sky and used the same tactic as before to launch a Tailed Beast Ball that was even larger than the previous one, heading straight for Kisame and Kurama.

"What happened? What did you do?"

Tsunade's expression changed when she saw the Tailed Beast Ball flying towards her, knowing its terrifying power. She couldn't understand why Kisame had become the Nine-Tails' primary target when he hadn't done anything.

Is it because this guy was born with a sarcastic face that he's just too annoying to be punched?

So, she widened her eyes and questioned Kisame.

"Don't be afraid."

Kisame patted Tsunade on the shoulder, signaling her not to panic, then looked at Kurama and said with interest, "Let's play with it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped up and charged towards the Tailed Beast Ball.

Swish!

In mid-air, Kisame's right hand swelled in the wind, quickly forming the shape of a flaming fan. Then, facing the Tailed Beast Ball that was hundreds of times larger than himself, he slammed the fan down.

The Uchiha clan rebounded.

Bang!

With the help of the Flame Fan, Kisame not only skillfully neutralized the impact of the Tailed Beast Ball, but also used its force against it, returning it intact to Kurama.

Go for it.

With a powerful slap from Kisame, the mountain-sized Tailed Beast Ball plummeted towards Kurama like a shooting star.

boom.

Caught off guard, the Nine-Tails was instantly overwhelmed by its own Tailed Beast Ball, its massive body rolling backward more than a dozen times on the ground before crashing heavily into a distant mountain peak.

This scene left all the Konoha ninja on the ground dumbfounded.

They all looked up in shock at Kisame in mid-air, wondering who this person was who could defeat the Nine-Tails.

Kisame landed on the ground and stood shoulder to shoulder with Tsunade.

"It's the Fifth Mizukage, Kisame Hoshigaki! That man, he's come to Konoha again."

As a Konoha ninja exclaimed, and the name rang out in the crowd, many felt as if they had been transported back to a nightmare, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

At the same time, the people of Konoha also discovered that the woman next to Kisame was none other than Tsunade, one of the former Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

More than a year ago, she sacrificed herself for peace, becoming a hostage of Kirigakure and was taken away by Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Everyone, don't be nervous. I'm just here to take a look around Konoha."

Kisame smiled, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the Konoha group. When he reached Jiraiya, he offered, "Fourth Hokage, the situation here seems a bit dire. Do you need my help? Just say the word, and I, Kisame Hoshigaki, will be happy to oblige."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya stared at Kisame, lost in thought.

The two most effective methods to deal with the Nine-Tails are the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release ninjutsu supported by powerful chakra, but unfortunately, Konoha currently lacks both of these.

And Kisame happens to have both.

What are your conditions?

Jiraiya didn't think for long before asking. He simply didn't believe that Kisame would help Konoha for no reason.