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

Tsunade's expression suddenly changed, and she flew towards the village on the ground.

Her worst fears came true.

In the village, a large number of villagers were eroded by the natural energy leaking from Ryūchi Cave. In despair, they turned into petrified statues, lying haphazardly on the ground.

"Hiss."

Suddenly, the sound of a snake hissing came from the bushes nearby. Immediately afterward, a python darted out like lightning, opening its blood-red maw that emitted a foul stench, intending to swallow Kisame and Tsunade whole.

Ok?

When Tsunade saw the giant python attacking, she didn't even move a finger. With just a flash of her eyes, the giant python was instantly cut into dozens of pieces by an inexplicable force.

Although she had killed the attackers, what made Tsunade even more worried was that she found the remains of human villagers inside the giant python.

"I heard that Orochimaru made a contract with Manda, and every time he summoned Manda, he had to offer a hundred living people as sacrifices. It seems that the snakes of Ryuchi Cave liking to eat humans is not just a legend."

Kisame, witnessing this scene, also felt sorry for the villagers' tragic plight.

They faced both the erosion of natural energy and the threat of being preyed upon by the snakes that emerged from Ryuchi Cave. Under such a double crisis, almost no one could survive.

However, to Kisame and Tsunade's surprise, there were actually survivors in this catastrophe that swept through the village.

In the open space outside the village, a large number of venomous snakes flicked their tongues and coiled their bodies, surrounding the humanoid monster.

It was described as a humanoid monster because it had striking orange hair, human facial features and appearance, but gray, horny skin, a back covered with strange rock-like protrusions, and long, sharp claws.

This humanoid monster was clearly not to be trifled with. It looked extremely excited, roaring and rampaging through the swarm of snakes, tearing many of them to pieces or even killing them.

282. Devouring Dragon Cave

In a village ravaged by both natural energy and swarms of snakes, villagers either turned into stone statues or perished in the snakes' bellies.

The sole survivor is a humanoid monster with orange hair, who is engaged in a fierce battle with a swarm of snakes in an open area.

Seeing this, Tsunade shook her head and was about to deal with the monster and the poisonous snake at the same time when Kisame grabbed her arm.

"Don't rush, wait a bit."

A moment later.

"Hahahaha!"

The humanoid monster laughed maniacally as it tore the last venomous snake to shreds, its body covered in snake blood and venom, looking both excited and insane.

At that moment, it spotted Kisame and Tsunade not far away, licked its lips, and charged towards them with even greater madness.

Swish.

The monster threw a punch, its entire arm turning black and swelling, aimed directly at Tsunade's face.

Tsunade frowned and swiftly caught the opponent's powerful punch.

Ok?

The monster was clearly taken aback, seemingly not expecting that the woman before it could withstand its attack. Before it could recover...

boom.

Tsunade unleashed a powerful purple aura, raised her other hand, and punched the monster in the face, sending it flying hundreds of meters into several houses before burying it under the rubble.

"There was no need to use such a heavy hand."

Kisame said helplessly, and under Tsunade's puzzled gaze, he came to the ruins and lifted the rubble.

"This is"

Tsunade was surprised to find that the humanoid monster from before was gone and was now lying in the ruins.

"No, please don't kill me. Please!"

The boy raised his hands in surrender, pleading with the two men. He looked honest and pitiful, a stark contrast to his previous appearance.

"Can you tell me what's going on?" Tsunade turned to look at Kisame, her expression filled with surprise and doubt.

"If I'm not mistaken, this boy has a talent: he can absorb natural energy and enter immortal mode on his own without any external help. However, the downside is that although he won't be petrified from absorbing too much natural energy, his emotions will gradually get out of control until he goes into a berserk state."

Kisame analyzed it with an air of importance.

In fact, he had already recognized that the boy with orange hair was Jugo, one of the members of the Hawk Squad in the original work.

Jugo is the originator of the cursed seal researched by Orochimaru. His village is located near Ryuchi Cave. As a child, he was often affected by the natural energy leaking from Ryuchi Cave, and he would often go berserk.

In reality, Jugo is a kind child who loves nature and small animals and is harmless to humans and animals.

The ability to absorb natural energy is both a gift and a curse for Jugo, causing him to develop a dual personality.

"Such a thing is true?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of the world. She glanced at Jugo a few times, then turned to Kisame and asked, "So, what do you plan to do with this brat?"

"Of course we'll bring him back to the village and nurture him carefully. After all, he's a genius, isn't he?"

Kisame smiled slightly, then waved his hand and put Jugo into the Box of Elysium.

Currently, Kirigakure already has Hozuki Suigetsu and Uzumaki Karin. If we add Jugo, the original Taka team of four has three members, leaving only Uchiha Sasuke.

Of course, Kisame wasn't interested in Sasuke at all.

The chance encounter with Jugo was just a minor incident.

Kisame and Tsunade quickly found the entrance to the cave where natural energy was leaking out, and went deep inside, eventually arriving at Ryuchi Cave.

At this time, the once magnificent gate of Ryūchi-dong had become dilapidated, with even the plaque lying on the ground, cracked in two.

Upon entering Ryuchi Cave, one finds the ground littered with venomous snakes crushed to death by boulders, and an atmosphere of deathly stillness pervades the air.

It seems that Madara Uchiha caused quite a ruckus here.

"Giggle."

Suddenly, a series of silvery laughs rang out in the surrounding darkness.

"I never thought there would be humans who dared to come to Ryuchi Cave. They really don't know what's good for them."

"Food delivered to my door, that's great, I was just hungry."

"Stop talking nonsense and let's quickly discuss how to divide the food. There's only one man and one woman here, how are the three of us supposed to share it?"

Their voices were heard, but their faces were not seen.

If an ordinary person heard such a sound coming from the darkness and couldn't see the person, they would probably be terrified.

Kisame and Tsunade remained calm and exchanged a glance.

“I once heard from the live slug that the White Serpent Sage of Ryuchi Cave has three elder-level trusted confidants. They are responsible for screening those who enter Ryuchi Cave for trials, and those who fail the trials are devoured with the White Serpent Sage’s permission.”

Tsunade said calmly, her gaze turning to the darkness. In her field of vision appeared three beautiful women with human faces and snake bodies, flicking their long tongues, looking as if they couldn't wait to devour the two of them.

The three Snake Princesses can all use their fusion with natural energy to achieve the ability to float in the air and become invisible. However, their invisibility abilities are naturally useless against Kisame and his companion, and they can see through them at a glance.

"You can see us?"

The Three Snake Princesses were quite surprised to find Tsunade staring at them.

Tsunade didn't respond to them, but turned to Kisame and said with some dissatisfaction, "You should do your part too, don't think about leaving everything to me."

After saying that, he walked to the side, crossed his arms, and stood against the wall, determined not to make a move.

"Alright, I should stretch my muscles too."

Kisame shrugged, then looked at the three snake princesses opposite him, grinned, and revealed two rows of menacing teeth.

"Damn humans, don't be so arrogant!"

The three snake princesses exchanged a glance and charged at Kisame together, intending to tear this annoying man to pieces and swallow him whole, leaving not a single bone behind.

Then, just a few seconds later.

Bang bang bang.

With three muffled thuds, the bodies of the three snake princesses fell to the ground, their eyes wide open, dying in terror.

For Kisame, this was just the beginning.

The venomous snakes of Ryuchi Cave have occupied this cave rich in natural energy. Over thousands of years, they have evolved into powerful beings, even considering themselves immortals and devouring humans at will.

But today, Yongji-dong will become a thing of the past.

boom!

Kisame punched the wall and arrived deep inside Ryuchi Cave.

This is the lair of venomous snakes, home to the most ferocious serpents in Dragon Cave, the most formidable of which even the White Snake Immortal is helpless against.

Giant serpents like Manda, which can devour a hundred living people at a time, live in this place.

Upon seeing Kisame appear, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with ferocity as he rushed forward, eager to snatch this "fresh food."

Kisame calmly waved his hand, summoning a giant rock to block the entrance to his lair. Then, looking at the horde of giant snakes rushing towards him, his smile grew even brighter.

Boom boom boom!

Deep within the lair, a series of loud explosions echoed, accompanied by intense chakra fluctuations, suggesting a fierce battle was underway.

It was indeed tragic, but only on one side.

A moment later.

boom.

The entrance was blasted open, and Kisame emerged covered in blood. Behind him lay a mountain of serpent limbs and blood that stained the entire lair.

Kisame completely wiped out the nest in Ryuchi Cave. The most powerful creature among them was a one-eyed crimson serpent named "Shinya," whose scales were plucked off by Kisame and which was then smashed into a pulp with a single punch.

"Don't come any closer, stay away from me."

When Tsunade, who was waiting outside the lair, saw Kisame's appearance, she pinched her nose with a look of disgust and took a few steps back.

Kisame smiled slightly, snapped his fingers, and a stream of water enveloped him, washing away the blood from his body.

With that, the cleanup of Ryuchi Cave was completely finished; almost all the snakes were wiped out by Kisame and his companion.

Only the White Snake Immortal has disappeared without a trace. The cunning creature seems to have sensed the danger beforehand, leaving only an empty shell after it shed its skin in the temple where it lived.