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

Yecang knew that Yuki-onna wanted to raise these children to be successful so as not to disappoint Kisame's spirit in heaven, and wasn't she doing the same thing?

Beside Yekura was another person, her eldest disciple, Yamato, who was also a genius that Kisame had entrusted to Yekura for her careful teaching.

"Yamato, what are your thoughts on your junior brothers and sisters?"

At this moment, Ye Cang had a sudden thought and asked his eldest disciple.

Yamato frowned, pondered for a moment, and then quickly replied, "Currently, Kimimaro has made the fastest progress. His taijutsu talent is astonishing, and combined with his Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit, he is also the strongest. Next are Haku and Temari. Gaara, although the youngest, is not lagging behind, and his talent is also terrifying. As for Kankuro, perhaps he should work harder."

The situation on the training field was indeed much as Yamato had analyzed.

Kimimaro held two bone spears in his hands, weapons formed from ribs extracted from his body. He was calm and sharp-eyed, nimbly dodging left and right, fighting Temari, Haku, Gaara, and Kankuro simultaneously without being at a disadvantage.

His movements were elegant and graceful, a feast for the eyes, demonstrating his exceptional combat talent.

Inside Kimimaro's body, behind a row of tall iron bars, Kurama lay lazily on the ground, yawning listlessly and muttering to himself, "Why is this brat so powerful? Training day and night, he's practically a born battle maniac."

Although it was complaining, one could hear the admiration for Kimimaro in its tone.

Two years ago, when Kisame sealed the Nine-Tails into Kimimaro's body, it was unwilling, but under Kisame's threat, it had no choice but to accept its situation.

Then one day, Kurama suddenly heard the good news that Kisame had died suddenly. He was overjoyed and plotted to control Kimimaro's consciousness and manipulate his body to escape Kirigakure.

Not long after, Tsunade returned from Shikkotsu Forest and single-handedly ended the Fourth Shinobi World War. Moreover, upon discovering the Nine-Tails' restless nature, she immediately and ruthlessly dealt with it.

Kurama thought Kisame was already ferocious enough, but Tsunade was even more violent. After several encounters, she taught Kisame a lesson he couldn't bear.

Only after that did it finally behave itself.

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254. Children of the Hidden Mist

Inside the training ground on the outskirts of Wuyin.

Kimimaro's original training opponent was Temari, but he was not satisfied with one-on-one battles. So after suppressing his opponent, he suddenly launched an attack on Haku, Gaara, and Kankuro who were standing to the side.

He single-handedly fought against four people at the same time.

"This guy is too arrogant. I'm going to teach him a lesson today."

Although Kankuro is young, he speaks in a very old-fashioned way, constantly referring to himself as "this great master," a phrase he seems to have learned from somewhere.

Unfortunately, his strength was clearly not as impressive as his words. Kimimaro skillfully moved closer and landed a solid kick to his stomach.

"Wow!"

Kankuro let out a wail, his feet leaving the ground as he flew backward, finally crashing heavily to the ground on his buttocks. Fortunately, the training ground's surface was relatively soft, providing significant cushioning and preventing his backside from bursting open.

"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts..."

Kankuro gasped, wincing in pain, then simply lay down on the ground, adopting a "I give up" attitude. "I'm not fighting you anymore. You're all monsters."

The remaining three were also unable to withstand Kimimaro's attack.

Whoosh.

He lowered his center of gravity and moved with incredible speed, having just defeated Kankuro, he circled around to Gaara's back.

Gaara was terrified and quickly turned around, frantically manipulating the sand around him to form a shield in an attempt to protect himself.

However, with a flash of cold light, Kimimaro's bone spear effortlessly pierced the shield, the spearhead less than ten centimeters from Gaara's throat.

"Your Magnet Release is too weak, it's as fragile as paper. You might as well call it Paper Shield."

Kimimaro scoffed expressionlessly, then withdrew his bone spear and knocked Gaara to the ground with his elbow.

"You bastard, take this!"

A sharp shout came from the side. As Gaara's older sister, she always doted on her adorable younger brother. Naturally, she couldn't stand seeing him being bullied in front of her.

She quickly formed hand seals, then opened her mouth and spat out more than a dozen wind blades, which rushed towards Kimimaro at an extremely fast speed.

Haku wasn't idle either. He activated his Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, creating several ice spikes to launch a sneak attack on Kimimaro from behind, putting him in a pincer movement.

"Humph."

Kimimaro snorted lightly, showing no panic. He stood still without dodging or evading, and suddenly a large number of bones appeared on his body, making him look like a hedgehog.

The next second, Kimimaro began to spin violently, like a human-shaped spinning top, forming a three-dimensional defense with no blind spots.

Dance of the Tang Pine Trees.

Bang bang bang!

The wind blades and ice spikes that attacked him were deflected by Kimimaro's rapidly spinning body. Not only did they fail to cause him any harm, but they also bounced back along the same path, which greatly surprised Temari and Haku.

Just as the two were busy deflecting their own ninjutsu, Kimimaro attacked again, first punching Haku in the face and knocking him down, then kicking Temari away.

"You guys are too weak. Playing against you will no longer help me improve."

After defeating several of his companions, Kimimaro frowned and said that he was not very satisfied with these opponents.

Just then, Gaara stared blankly at his sister Temari, who had been knocked to the ground, then fixed his gaze on Kimimaro, clenching his small fists as a massive and terrifying surge of chakra erupted from his body.

Seeing his sister being bullied, he instinctively awakened the power of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, that had been dormant within him.

"Gaara..."

Seeing this, Temari was both surprised and delighted. After regaining her senses, she called out in a clear voice, "I'll help you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she also awakened the Seven-Tailed Chuangming within her body. With a spit, she unleashed a large cloud of poisonous scales at Kimimaro.

"This is finally getting interesting."

Kimimaro's lips curled into a smile. In fact, he had a good relationship with his friends, and the reason he was being so aggressive towards them was to get them to fight him with all their might.

This is a battle between Jinchūriki.

Then, as Kimimaro's eyes flashed, red energy surged from his body, enveloping him like a cloak—the evil chakra of the Nine-Tails.

The battle was about to escalate and enter a very dangerous phase.

"These brats are really messing around. They're abusing the power of the tailed beasts like this; they're asking for trouble."

Ye Cang frowned and instructed Yamato beside him, "Stop them and calm your junior brothers and sisters down."

"Yes."

Yamato quickly responded, his gaze sharpened, and he leaped out with a whoosh, joining the battle.

"stop!"

He let out a sharp shout, his hands moving swiftly and skillfully to form hand seals, instantly creating two shadow clones that rushed towards Temari and Gaara respectively.

Shhhhhh.

Yamato's shadow clone raised his arm, shooting out several Wood Release vines from his palm, which bound Temari and Gaara's bodies before they could go berserk. The sealing power of Wood Release immediately suppressed the tailed beast chakra within the siblings, restoring their clarity and calming them down.

However, on the other hand, Yamato's main body encountered trouble and failed to defeat Kimimaro.

Swish.

Faced with the oncoming Wood Release vines, Kimimaro reacted quickly, wielding his bone spear and severing them all. After that, he charged straight at Yamato, challenging the latter to a duel.

"That's a tough nut to crack."

Yamato's gaze sharpened, and he formed another hand seal, pointing one palm at Kimimaro, where a black "seat" character appeared.

The next second, more and thicker Wood Release vines shot out from his palm, like agile and fierce pythons, easily stopping and binding Kimimaro.

To Yamato's surprise, Kimimaro's fighting spirit was extremely tenacious. He let out a low roar and unleashed a powerful force, breaking free of the wood vines binding his body one by one.

"How is this possible?!"

Yamato's pupils contracted, and he took a few steps back, his face pale, staring in horror at the red chakra tail that appeared behind Kimimaro.

Huh?

Seeing this, Yekura also showed a look of surprise. Kimimaro, who was only four years old, was already able to borrow the Nine-Tails' chakra and form a tail behind him.

If this continues, it won't be long before he masters the ability to transform into a half-tailed beast.

No wonder Lord Kisame chose to transplant the Nine-Tails, the most powerful of the nine tailed beasts, into Kimimaro's body. Now it seems that this boy's talent and temperament far surpass those of his peers, and he can even control the Nine-Tails, possessing the potential to become a perfect Jinchūriki.

However, in Yekura's opinion, Kimimaro was still being a bit too reckless. After all, he was only four years old, and compared to a thousand-year-old fox like Kurama, he was still too inexperienced. He could easily be bewitched and manipulated by the latter.

and so--

Whoosh.

Ye Cang vanished from her spot in a flash, reappearing before Kimimaro. She raised a hand, which transformed into a burning flame, and before Kimimaro could react, she struck him in the chest.

Chi Chi Chi.

Kimimaro was left with a flaming palm print on his chest. He immediately took a few steps back and knelt on the ground with a thud. The semi-transparent red tail behind him also disappeared quickly.

Inside his body, the Nine-Tails behind the iron bars was engulfed in blazing flames. It could no longer lie lazily, but instead rolled on the ground in pain, roaring angrily.

Having finally extinguished the flames on her body, the Nine-Tails, still shaken, quickly instructed Kimimaro:

"Kid, this woman is very strong. In this village, besides that terrifying tigress Tsunade, she is the second person you absolutely must not mess with. Remember that."

As soon as it finished speaking, it began to play dead, falling into a deep sleep and not moving at all.

As the Nine-Tails' chakra dissipated, Kimimaro finally regained his senses and realized that he had crossed the line and made a grave mistake.

"Teacher, I was bewitched and rashly used the Nine-Tails' power to attack my companions and Senior Brother Yamato. Please punish me!"

Kimimaro knelt on the ground, bowing his head deeply, his heart filled with self-reproach and regret.

"Of course I will punish you," Ye Cang said coldly, his gaze stern.

“Teacher, Kimimaro isn’t usually like this. He must have acted impulsively just now. Please be lenient and forgive him this time.”

He came all this way to plead for Kimimaro. He and Kimimaro grew up in the same cradle, and their relationship was closer than anyone else's; they were practically brothers.

Temari also pulled Gaara forward, knelt down before Yekura, and took the initiative to apologize:

“Teacher, we used the tailed beast’s chakra first, not Kimimaro. Please punish us first.”

"Are you all going to plead for Kimimaro? I didn't expect you brats to be so loyal."

Ye Cang crossed her arms, her expression cold, but her heart had softened somewhat. She had originally worried that her disciples' competitive nature would lead to a deterioration in their relationship, causing them to gradually drift apart and even become adversaries.