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

“I have no interest in hearing you cry. Tell me everything that has happened in the village in the last three months.”

Kisame said indifferently.

"Uh, okay."

Upon hearing this, Hozuki Mangetsu's expression instantly changed back to normal, and he then told Kisame all the information he needed.

Kisame had long anticipated that the struggle for the Fourth Mizukage position would be extremely bloody. But the reality was far more serious than he had imagined.

No ninja clan, large or small, in Kirigakure was spared; they were all swept into the vortex of this sudden power struggle.

Many people died.

Kisame's "elder brother"—Kisame Kusano, who lost his blunt sword Kabuto, was the first Jonin to die.

The cause of Tokusano's death was that he was too greedy. He kept switching between the three candidates to ask for benefits, and as a result, he did not grasp the right measure and accidentally went too far.

Ultimately, he provoked public outrage and lost his life.

In the brutal and bloody struggle that followed, the first candidate to be eliminated was the elite Jonin who was from the same clan as Hozuki Mangetsu.

He was attacked by unknown ninjas in the village and died on the spot. His twin swords, Hiramekarei, disappeared and their whereabouts are unknown.

Not long after.

One of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Juzo Biwa, finally discovers that the Executioner's Blade has been switched. Enraged, he finds Mangetsu Hozuki and engages in battle with him.

They were defeated.

After the news spread, the humiliated Juzo Biwa fled Kirigakure that very night and became a rogue ninja.

At this point.

The once-renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen are now reduced to a lone figure, Suigetsu Fuguki.

In his competition with Yagura Karatachi, Fuguki gradually realized that the tide had turned against him and had no choice but to compromise and admit defeat, giving up his fight for the position of Mizukage.

Thus, Yagura Karatachi had the last laugh, officially succeeding as the Fourth Mizukage a few days ago and announcing it to the entire ninja world.

In addition, Hozuki Mangetsu specifically reported to Kisame that two of Kisame's teammates from his genin days—Terumi Mei and Ringo Ameyuri—were unharmed in the turmoil that swept through the entire village.

They were well protected by their respective families.

After Kisame processed the information, he pondered for a moment and then instructed Hozuki Mangetsu:

"You can go back now. I'll contact you when I need something."

"Yes, boss, I promise I'll be there whenever you call!"

Hozuki Mangetsu raised his little hand in a salute, appearing utterly loyal to Kisame, and respectfully withdrew from the room.

Kisame watched Hozuki Mangetsu depart with a meaningful look in his eyes.

What he wants to know most right now is whether the Twin-Sword Flounder is in that guy's hands.

Let's find out tonight.

……

The night was dark and the wind was high.

In the territory of the Hozuki clan, a clump of unidentified liquid slipped out and entered the sewer through a manhole cover on the street.

And so they left the village without anyone noticing.

Kisame appeared at a nearby street corner.

"As soon as I got back, this guy couldn't wait to start making moves, acting all sneaky. It seems the flounder really is with him."

Kisame thought to himself.

He can sense the freak cells from tens of kilometers away.

Therefore, ever since Kisame returned to the village, Hozuki Mangetsu's whereabouts have been completely exposed to him. Any attempt by the other party to deceive him and pull some tricks is utterly delusional.

In fact, even if Hozuki Mangetsu just stayed put and didn't do anything—

Kisame would also take the initiative to torture him, preparing at least nine methods to force Hozuki Mangetsu to tell the truth.

After all, he didn't have much time to spare this time.

Half an hour later.

Hozuki Mangetsu arrived outside the village, at a secluded, uninhabited courtyard.

He entered an inconspicuous side room, skillfully turned on a switch, and finally entered a secret room.

This is Hozuki Mangetsu's secret base, filled with all sorts of weapons and scrolls.

He hurried to the bookshelf, picked up a scroll from the top, and slowly unfurled it.

There are seven large characters on the scroll.

From left to right, they are broken, large, long, blunt, explosion, thunder, and double.

This is a scroll used to store the Seven Ninja Swords of the Hidden Mist, but the first six characters are dim and lifeless, with only the last character, "双" (double), emitting a faint glow of chakra.

Clearly, inside is Hiramekarei, the leader of the Seven Ninja Swords.

"Whoo~"

After Hozuki Mangetsu finished his inspection, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more at ease.

He didn't believe that the terrifying Kisame Hoshigaki would easily give up Hiramekarei.

So he lay in bed that night thinking it over and over, and finally decided to move the knife again, to a more distant and safer place.

Just as Hozuki Mangetsu put away the scroll and prepared to proceed with the next step.

sizzle.

A dazzling golden bolt of lightning suddenly rushed in from outside, illuminating the entire secret chamber and striking Hozuki Mangetsu directly, causing him to let out a scream.

gurgling.

A clump of white liquid flowed on the ground, carrying the scroll as it swam out and slipped into the courtyard.

Then, the white liquid returned to its slime form and swallowed the scroll that sealed the twin-bladed flounder.

"Who are you?!"

Hozuki Mangetsu stared in shock and anger at a man in black in front of him, the one who had just ambushed him with lightning ninjutsu.

The person was wearing a cloak and hood, so his appearance was not clear, but judging from his tall and imposing figure... Hozuki Mangetsu immediately thought of Kisame Hoshigaki.

Could it be him?

Kisame did not choose to reveal his identity, but instead changed his voice and coldly replied:

"I am the one who will take your life."

On a whim, he decided to use Hozuki Full Moon to practice and test the abilities he had recently developed but hadn't yet had a chance to use in actual combat.

After all, this guy in front of me is "invincible," and he's hard to kill no matter what I do. He's practically a perfect target, and I can use him to test the power of my ninjutsu.

After thoroughly ravaging it, they ruthlessly took away the double-bladed flounder.

This completely shattered Hozuki Mangetsu's mind and body.

Kisame did this out of good intentions.

He wanted his underling to experience the most devastating defeat, only then could Hozuki Mangetsu truly grow.

The future is expected.

82. Sealing Technique: Great Helmet

In a desolate courtyard.

A white slime less than a meter tall confronts a mysterious man in black who is nearly two meters tall.

Suddenly, the man in black quickly formed hand seals.

Water whip?

The slime, also known as Hozuki Mangetsu, immediately recognized the hand seals formed by the opponent, a ninjutsu commonly used by the Hidden Mist Anbu.

To his surprise, what appeared in the man's hand after he finished forming the hand seals was not a water whip, but a golden... lightning whip.

He clearly formed a Water Release hand seal, but used a Lightning Release ninjutsu.

That's because the man in black, Kisame Hoshigaki, activated the Thunder Pathway within his body when he was forming hand seals, converting all of his water-style chakra into lightning-style chakra.

Crack!

When Kisame lashed out with his whip, the air exploded with a deafening roar. Not only was the whip incredibly powerful, but the dazzling golden light emanating from it also created a light pollution effect, interfering with people's vision.

He strode toward Hozuki Mangetsu, whip in hand.

Hozuki Mangetsu was not afraid at all.

In the past, he would have been somewhat wary of lightning-style ninjas, but things are different now. His water transformation technique no longer conducts electricity and has no weakness.

So he quickly formed a hand seal and summoned a milky white water whip in return, meeting the attack head-on.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The two quickly engaged in combat, their golden lightning whip and white water whip colliding, rubbing, and entwining like two long dragons dancing in fierce battle.

As the battle raged, the paving stones in the courtyard were quickly smashed to pieces, and several trees were snapped and fell to the ground with a crash.

The place was a complete mess.

The ninjutsu used by both of them was derived from the Water Whip technique.

Kisame's lightning whip inherits the domineering destructive power of lightning release, and it is also a rare golden lightning release, making its attack power even more terrifying.

Hozuki Mangetsu's Flowing Water Whip takes the principle of overcoming strength with softness to the extreme. It is extremely resilient and can quickly regenerate even if it is broken, making it endlessly resilient.

For a time, the two were evenly matched.

but.

When Kisame raised his other hand and unleashed his second lightning whip, the scales of victory tipped.