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

Huh?

After confirming Kisame's identity, the two lowered their guard. One of them said to him in a deep voice, "Lord Mizukage, please come with me."

Under the watchful eyes of many samurai, Kisame entered Sanrou Mountain and soon arrived at the venue.

Outside the venue, the general of the Land of Iron and his two deputies stood in the wind and snow, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.

"Respected demigod of the ninja world, sage of the Land of Water, Fifth Mizukage Kisame Hoshigaki, I have long admired your reputation, and it is an honor to finally meet you in person today."

Upon seeing Kisame, the general's eyes lit up. He stepped forward, extended a hand to the latter, and introduced himself, "I am Kogoro, the general of the Land of Iron, and the host of this Five Kage Summit. On behalf of all the warriors of the Land of Iron, I warmly welcome you."

Oh?

Upon hearing this, Kisame raised an eyebrow, but instead of shaking Kogoro's hand, he casually asked:

"If I remember correctly, wasn't Mifune the general of the Land of Iron? When did you usurp the throne?"

Mifune is a renowned ninja from the Land of Iron. During the Second Shinobi World War, he fought against Hanzo, a demigod of the ninja world at the time. In the original story, he presided over the Five Kage Summit and later served as the captain of the Fifth Special Combat Squad of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

As for the Kogoro in front of him, Kisame had no recollection of him.

"hehe."

Faced with Kisame's slightly arrogant attitude, Kogoro first smiled awkwardly, withdrew his hand, and then explained, "Lord Mifune is unwell and is recuperating in bed, so he asked me to temporarily take over the position of Admiral to receive the Kage of the various ninja villages and preside over this conference."

"Lord Kogoro is right."

The two lieutenants behind him echoed his sentiment. The two men, named Okisuke and Rikkaku, were both subordinates of Mifune and usually helped manage the samurai.

"Oh, I see."

Kisame suddenly realized what was going on and seemed to believe Kogoro and the others' story, but a subtle glint flashed deep in his eyes.

In his memory, Mifune was not only a powerful samurai, but also a man who adhered to principles and was full of honor and conviction.

Such an important figure was unfortunately absent from the Five Kage Summit due to illness, which made Kisame suspect a conspiracy.

But he didn't care.

"Lord Mizukage, it's cold outside. Please come with me into the meeting room. All the other village kage are already here and are waiting for you in the meeting room."

Kogoro turned to the side and made an inviting gesture to Kisame.

"Row."

Kisame nodded, and as Chosuke and Rikkaku opened the door, he strode inside.

Watching Kisame's retreating figure, Kogoro's lips curled into a silent, cold smile.

After entering the gate, one must pass through an outer hall and a long corridor before finally arriving at the inner hall's meeting place.

Kisame walked with his hands in his pockets, casually glancing around as he observed the samurai on guard and patrol inside the palace. He quickly noticed several clues.

Those people seemed to be carrying out their respective tasks, but many of their eyes were intentionally or unintentionally locked onto Kisame, and they were also carrying... a murderous aura.

It seems the enemy has already laid a trap.

Kisame remained completely calm, instead wearing a smile and even whistling, increasingly anticipating what was about to happen.

After a while, the group walked through the corridor and finally arrived at the heart of the Three Wolves Mountain.

Before them stood a tall, spire-shaped building, heavily guarded, with hundreds of elite samurai wielding katana, occupying every position and corner.

A somber and desolate scene.

Kisame walked towards the entrance of the venue. However, when he arrived at the entrance, he was suddenly stopped by two samurai.

"According to regulations, no one is allowed to bring weapons inside."

One of them said sternly, showing no respect for Kisame, the Mizukage, and ordered him to hand over the great sword Samehada on his back.

"Is there such a rule? I didn't know that."

Kisame crossed his arms and squinted his eyes, showing a resistant posture.

"Lord Mizukage, this was proposed by Lord Nagato, the Child of Prophecy, because he hoped that the Five Kage Summit could be held in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. This suggestion was also agreed upon by the other three Kage. Since you arrived rather late, you were unaware of this matter."

Kogoro came up and explained to Kisame.

"What can you do to me if I don't want to hand over my weapons?"

Kisame turned his head, looked at Kogoro with a half-smile, and asked in a teasing tone.

The voice just fell.

Clang clang!

Without exception, all the samurai around him drew their katana, infused them with chakra, and pointed the tips at Kisame.

They immediately entered combat mode.

"Lord Mizukage, I hope you won't put me in a difficult position. Our Land of Iron maintains an absolutely neutral stance, neither favoring nor targeting any side; we treat everyone equally. Therefore, please entrust us with the safekeeping of your weapons for the time being. Thank you."

Kogoro signaled to his men not to act yet, and tried to persuade Kisame with reason and emotion.

Absolute neutrality?

"Ha ha ha ha."

Kisame suddenly burst out laughing when he heard those words, leaving Kogoro and the others completely bewildered.

However, just as Kogoro's expression turned grim, Kisame said again, "Fine, it's just handing over your weapons, no problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took the greatsword Samehada from his back and threw it at the samurai blocking his way, reminding him, "It's a bit heavy, catch it."

The man hurriedly reached out to catch Samehada, but he clearly underestimated its weight and failed to catch it, causing Samehada to slip and fall to the ground.

boom.

The sharkskin landed with a dull thud, cracking the floor tiles.

"Hmm?" Kisame frowned upon seeing this, revealing an unhappy expression, and it looked like he was about to take the opportunity to cause trouble.

"Hurry up and pick up Lord Mizukage's sword."

Seeing this, Kogoro shouted angrily and ordered two samurai to lift Samehada together.

However, at this very moment, a sudden change occurred.

Samehada, which had fallen to the ground, suddenly swelled up rapidly, and finally burst open the bandages wrapped around its body with a "snap," revealing its true form.

It was a fat, strange fish covered in thorns.

What is this?

The two samurai were startled, their expressions filled with horror. Before they could recover, Samehada opened its massive jaws and bit into one of their arms.

"what!"

The man let out a scream as Samehada greedily drained his chakra, leaving him emaciated within seconds, as if he had been completely drained.

After draining the man dry, Samehada leaped up and swallowed the upper body of another samurai whole, licking him wildly with its tongue amidst the latter's screams.

boom!boom!

Finally, the two collapsed to the ground, falling into a coma like dehydrated mummies.

But Samehada was still not satisfied. It sprang into action and charged into the surrounding crowd like lightning, opening its blood-red maw and biting wildly, causing chaos among the samurai.

"Kill this monster!"

In a panic, they raised their blades, channeled chakra, and slashed at Samehada's body. However, aside from sparks flying from the metal, they couldn't break through its spiked defenses.

Hundreds of elite warriors from the Land of Iron were helpless against a single ninja sword, and were chased around in a sorry state.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Kisame laughed heartily at the sight, thoroughly enjoying the ridiculous behavior of these samurai.

Since he obtained Samehada, he was fortunate enough to avoid being devoured by Kisame because it was a living monster fish, unlike other ninja tools which were inanimate objects.

However, Kisame is used to fighting by using his own body as a weapon, so he rarely uses Samehada and keeps it on a shelf most of the time.

Until recently, when Kisame was bored, he suddenly had a whim, took out Samehada again, and started experimenting with it.

He fed it a clump of freak cells.

As it turned out, Samehada did not disappoint Kisame.

After swallowing the monster cells, it successfully evolved, not only enhancing its abilities in all aspects but also greatly improving its intelligence, gaining wisdom no less than that of humans.

Now, it's practically no different from a ninja.

Kisame can even give Samehada commands to act independently and complete special tasks.

"What exactly is going on with this knife?"

Kogoro stared in horror as Samehada wreaked havoc among the crowd, utterly disgracing the warriors of the Land of Iron. Regaining his senses, he quickly ordered his two lieutenants, "Chusuke, Rikkaku, subdue that monster fish immediately! Don't let it cause any more trouble!"

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, the two drew their samurai swords, their eyes sharp as they prepared to attack.

However, at this moment—

"return."

Kisame suddenly gave a soft shout and stretched out a large hand. Samehada, who was in the crowd, immediately turned around and hopped over to him, finally returning to Kisame's side.

Zhiwuzixi.

Like a puppy, it affectionately licked Kisame's palm, transferring all the chakra it had just absorbed into his body.

"Lord Mizukage, are you trying to disrupt the Five Kage Summit and become the enemy of the entire ninja world by attacking our samurai in this way?"

Kogoro spoke sternly, launching a scathing attack on Kisame.

"This is not my fault."

Kisame shrugged and sneered, "It's clearly your samurai who failed to catch Samehada, causing it to fall to the ground, which is why it's throwing a tantrum. Poor little thing, it must have hurt a lot."

As he spoke, he touched Samehada, feigning a look of heartache.

"Waaah." Samehada cooperated with Kisame's performance, letting out a series of whimpers.

"..."

Seeing this, Kogoro and the others couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths, and could only swallow their grievances.