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

Deidara muttered something, but he was too lazy to save his companion, because he knew that Suigetsu would be fine. After all, that guy was a member of the Hozuki clan and was made of water.

Under the combined attack of Deidara and Jugo, the three Sky Ninja Village aircraft carriers anchored on the coast were sunk one by one in less than ten minutes, none of them surviving.

Those empty ninjas were either dead or had fled; they were no match for them at all.

After the battle.

"Where did Shuiyue go? Did she really drown?"

Deidara and Jugo landed on the shore, but they did not see Hozuki Suigetsu.

"Could they have been kidnapped by the enemy?"

With this in mind, the two entered the vast inland forest, searching for their missing companion while continuing their search for the fortress of the Sky Ninja Village.

"found it!"

Half an hour later, Deidara arrived near a valley on his clay bird and let out a joyful cry.

From a distance, a huge steel fortress was moored in the valley, looking like an island.

That was the flying fortress of the Sky Ninja Village.

"Watch me blow it up!"

Deidara jumped up excitedly, immediately preparing to unleash a massive attack and blast the steel fortress into the sky; the scene would surely be spectacular.

His art was born for explosions.

"Don't be impulsive, Deidara! Have you forgotten that our mission is to bring this fortress back to Kirigakure intact as much as possible?"

Fortunately, Jugo reminded Deidara in time, which calmed him down and made him remember the mission.

After discussing it, the two decided to abandon the direct combat approach and instead use infiltration and assassination to kill all the remaining Sky Ninja members inside the fortress without damaging it.

Surprisingly.

what.

When Deidara and Jugo arrived near the fortress, they discovered that the ground was littered with the corpses of Sky Ninja, and the fatal wounds on these people were caused by bullets piercing their hearts or brains.

It was that guy Shuiyue who did it.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately realized that Hozuki Suigetsu had gotten there first and had already infiltrated the Sky Ninja Village fortress.

Just then.

"You two, why are you so slow? I've already finished everything."

A familiar figure appeared at the fortress entrance; it was indeed Hozuki Suigetsu. He was covered in blood, but judging from his smug expression, the blood was clearly from the enemy.

The Hozuki clan's water-based techniques are particularly well-suited for infiltration and assassination. It seems that Suigetsu found the fortress alone and silently eliminated all the enemies.

"I didn't expect you to actually be of some use." Deidara snorted, barely acknowledging that Suigetsu was qualified to be his companion.

“I think the three of us are pretty good.” Jugo was much more honest and truthfully expressed his thoughts.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and get this fortress back. Don't forget, we're aiming for first place."

After saying this, Hozuki Suigetsu turned and walked towards the fortress control room.

The power source of this fortress in the Hidden Village is none other than living people.

Deep within the fortress lies a prison holding thousands of "prisoners," all of whom are villagers or ninjas captured from nearby villages by the Sky Ninja.

These people were used as human batteries, their bodies covered in tubes, and their chakra and stamina were drained to power the fortress's flight.

"You are free!"

Deidara waved his hand, rescuing and releasing the villagers. Then, using the chakra of the three as a substitute, he propelled the fortress to rise slowly and fly towards the Land of Water.

at the same time.

The Village of Craftsmen.

Looking down from mid-air, a dense forest had become bare, with all the trees snapped in half by some force and lying scattered on the ground.

The cause of this phenomenon is a girl with a giant fan and green wings on her back; she is Temari, the class monitor of Class 2.

Upon arriving at Takumi Village, Temari conducted an investigation and discovered that the villagers had recently been frequently disappearing, all of whom had been captured and sacrificed by the Four Heavenly Elephants in an attempt to resurrect their progenitor, Seimei.

The second squad tracked the enemy and quickly located their stronghold, leading to a major battle.

In this fierce battle, Kankuro's mission is to rescue and protect the kidnapped villagers and escort them to safety.

Temari, on the other hand, faced off against the Four Heavenly Kings alone.

She encountered some trouble, but after borrowing the chakra of the Seven-Tails, Chomei, and going all out, she finally defeated the enemy.

On the other side, not far away, large amounts of yellow sand slowly flowed across the land, turning the once green land into a desert.

Above the desert, Gaara, arms crossed, floated in mid-air, supported by the sand, silently looking down.

At his feet stood a desert pyramid, its surface still stained with blood. This was because inside the pyramid lay Qingming, the enemy he had just slain.

The founder of this Craftsman Village, upon his resurrection, shamelessly declared that he would be an enemy of the Five Great Ninja Villages and would reign supreme over the entire ninja world.

As a result, he was pushed back into the coffin by Gaara as soon as he stepped out.

Seimei and his subordinates' dream of unifying the ninja world was thus ruthlessly crushed by three genin from Kirigakure, bringing about their final end.

After settling the rescued villagers in, the three of them took stock of the spoils of their mission.

Infinite Kong Kai, Dragon Eye Extendable Sword, Peacock Twin Swords, and Lightsaber.

These are the weapons used by the Four Celestial Elephants. Compared with ordinary ninja tools, they are quite extraordinary and are indeed high-quality products produced by the Craftsman Village.

"We should be the first to complete the mission, right?"

After collecting her spoils, Temari smiled and said confidently.

“Of course, the combination of the three siblings is invincible, don’t you think, Gaara?” Kankuro chimed in, nudging his younger brother with his elbow.

"Let's go back."

Gaara remained silent as always, and immediately used sand to lift the three of them up and fly back to Kirigakure to report.

Within the Land of Fire, near Konoha.

Whoosh.

In a secluded grove, Uchiha Itachi, pale and weak, clutched his bleeding severed arm and desperately fled forward.

He was defeated once again in his duel with Kimimaro.

Although Itachi was a Konoha S-rank rogue ninja who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and ruthlessly killed his own father, his opponents were far more powerful.

Kimimaro, covered in black curse marks, flew through the air using a pair of black wings, looking down at Uchiha Itachi, who was fleeing in a sorry state, with a cold expression.

He is a natural-born warrior. Once he enters battle mode, he will not be disturbed by any external factors until he kills the enemy.

Suddenly, Kimimaro stretched out his hands and launched his ten fingers out.

Ten fingers pierced by a bullet!

This secret technique of the Corpse Bone Pulse greatly enhanced his speed and power after he entered the Cursed Seal state, striking Uchiha Itachi's back like lightning.

Itachi sensed the danger and had to try his best to dodge, but he still couldn't avoid all the finger strikes. In the end, his calf was pierced, and blood gushed out.

There's nothing we can do.

He originally planned to lure Kimimaro and the other two to the vicinity of Madara Uchiha's hideout, so that the latter would show himself and deal with these enemies, but now he has lost the ability to move.

They had no choice but to stay put and fight to the death.

Thinking of this, Itachi no longer hesitated, and two shocking lines of bloody tears streamed down his face as he unleashed all of his childlike power.

The Susanoo, clad in the armor of the Tengu, reappeared, but unlike before, it now wielded two weapons: a red shield and a golden, flame-shaped longsword.

They are Itachi's last trump card, his hope for a comeback.

"So that's the Totsuka Sword and the Eight-Slow Mirror. They've finally appeared."

Kimimaro looked at Susanoo and muttered to himself before landing on the ground.

Itachi would never have imagined that the information Kisame gave to Kimimaro and the others contained detailed information about these two spiritual weapons.

The Eight-Layer Mirror can withstand all physical and ninjutsu attacks, while the Totsuka Blade is the third Kusanagi Blade, capable of sealing enemies in a permanent genjutsu world.

As I said before, intelligence is the most important thing in battles between ninjas.

If Kimimaro hadn't known the abilities of the Eight-Slow Mirror and the Totsuka Blade beforehand, he might have really been defeated and killed by Itachi Uchiha, since these two spiritual weapons were as powerful as cheat codes.

But now, Kimimaro is not afraid of his opponent at all.

Whoosh.

He charged at Itachi again, but instead of launching a direct attack on Susanoo, he slammed one hand into the ground and shouted, "Dance of the Early Fern!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless white bones rose from the ground, instantly forming a forest that engulfed the towering Susanoo.

not good.

Itachi hadn't expected the attack to come from underground, and could only barely control Susanoo, using the Eight-Slow Mirror to block the skeletons that emerged from the ground.

Kimimaro's move was not intended to kill Itachi Uchiha; it was merely to use the White Bone Forest to trap Susanoo.

"Roar!"

With a roar that soared into the sky, a giant orange fox appeared opposite Susanoo, wagging its nine tails and opening its gaping maw.

At this moment, Kimimaro entered his Tailed Beast Transformation state, transforming into the Nine-Tails, and immediately launched a Tailed Beast Ball.

stop.

The jet-black energy sphere flew out like a cannonball, heading straight for Susanoo.

Itachi knew the power of the Tailed Beast Ball and dared not be careless. He immediately manipulated his Susanoo to raise the Eight-Slow Mirror and hold it in front of him.

A deafening explosion followed.

Under the impact of the Tailed Beast Ball, Susanoo swayed precariously, but Yachi Kagami lived up to his name, easily withstanding even the Tailed Beast Ball.

Whoosh.

Taking advantage of Suzaku's unsteady stance, Kurama circled around and appeared behind him, attacking again for close-quarters combat.

It's now!