Chapter 189: Kisame Hoshigaki is Greatly Perplexed
After one night of thoroughly witnessing Tsunade's disgraceful behavior at casinos and bars, Mei Terumi's self-confidence soared to unprecedented heights!
Oho, even this kind of spendthrift old woman is wanted?
Then a young and beautiful woman like her must be very sought-after!
(＾Ｕ＾)ノ~ＹＯ!
If all else failed, she could just learn from Tsunade and raise a puppy from a young age. Once he grew up, wouldn't he be hers?
After returning to the inn, Mei Terumi ran into a man who was about to head out first thing in the morning. Kisame Hoshigaki had cleaned himself up very nicely today; if one didn't look too closely, he was even a little handsome.
However, waiting at the inn's entrance were two ninjas with even better-looking faces: Kakashi Hatake and Itachi Uchiha.
Mei Terumi glanced at him and casually offered a greeting that she would deeply regret. "Kisame-senpai, are you heading out?"
"Mm…"
After mumbling a reply, Kisame Hoshigaki headed straight for the door. Then, as if remembering something, he turned his head and said, "I forgot to tell you, Konoha's ANBU will escort you back today…"
Mei Terumi: "…"
What's going on?!
What's the meaning of this? The two of them had only just arrived in Konoha yesterday!
Although most of their mission objectives for this visit had been completed, leaving just like this left her feeling a little uncomfortable… Was she just a tool?
And from the sound of it… Kisame Hoshigaki wasn't going back yet?
You, the esteemed ANBU Captain of the Hidden Mist Village, are planning to stay in Konoha?
The shark-faced youth said no more. He nodded at Kakashi Hatake and left the inn with Itachi Uchiha. It was clear that the white-haired ANBU member was the one responsible for escorting Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi's face was full of question marks.
Kakashi Hatake's face was the picture of innocence.
Earlier that morning, he had suddenly received an order from the Third Hokage to escort a Hidden Mist envoy back to the Land of Water. The request, he was told, had been made by the other Hidden Mist envoy.
What a hassle…
He had a bad feeling that after he finished escorting this woman, he would have to escort that man named Kisame Hoshigaki back to the Mist as well.
"Is this really alright?" Itachi Uchiha occasionally glanced up at the tall man beside him and said with concern, "I feel like Mei-senpai will be very angry…"
"Ha, no need to worry about that. She's a woman who values her dignity…" Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled lightly, speaking with shameless words yet in a magnanimous tone. "If we send her away today, I'll have a better time in Konoha!"
The Konoha youth's small face tightened. "…Incomprehensible."
"After all, our preliminary agreement with Konoha has been signed. There's no use in her staying here. Sending her back to the Hidden Mist early means she won't get in my way!"
Kisame Hoshigaki caressed Samehada on his back and said, "That woman is a troublesome chatterbox. In her eyes, the Hidden Mist Village is still what's most important…"
"And what about you, Kisame-senpai?"
"I've seen too much of the Hidden Mist's darkness. A village and all that is too narrow-minded. Being able to live truthfully in this world according to my own will is good enough for me."
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, then asked with confusion, "Hey? Is the great Lord Kitahara sleeping in again today? Didn't it say it was going to be our referee?"
"Uh, because it got into another argument with Sasuke last night, so it's sleeping in this morning." Itachi Uchiha's expression was not good; it was a long and complicated story.
The Banks of the Naka River.
They were here today for a ninja battle.
This was Itachi Uchiha's suggestion. Since he now held an important position, he couldn't go out on missions as freely as he used to and could usually only fight little kids…
Kisame Hoshigaki, whether in ninjutsu or ninja-taijutsu, was a top-tier figure in the entire ninja world. His combat experience was also extremely rich, making him the best sparring partner.
Moreover, Kisame Hoshigaki was also very skilled in ninjutsu development. Especially in the research and use of Water Style ninjutsu, most of the Water Style techniques this guy used were developed based on his own physical characteristics.
If Kisame Hoshigaki dared to call himself the second-best Water Style expert, then probably only Tobirama Senju could call himself number one…
Kisame's reputation in the ninja world was not the least bit low!
Along with the opening of the Hidden Mist Village to the outside world came Zabuza Momochi, the Demon of the Mist; Suigetsu Hozuki, the Waterman of the Mist; and supporting their wanton actions, Kisame Hoshigaki, the Monster of the Mist.
The nicknames didn't sound particularly impressive…
But any ninja who had truly crossed hands with Kisame Hoshigaki would certainly be amazed by his power… Even without a crow appearing by his side, he was not someone an ordinary Jonin could handle!
Itachi Uchiha needed to master more combat knowledge.
Three years ago, when Itachi was instructed by Tobirama Senju to assist the Hidden Mist in destroying Orochimaru's base, he encountered the reanimated Third Raikage. The Konoha youth thought he could win by relying on his sharp combat perception, but he almost got his head smashed in by that brute…
The weakness in his taijutsu had been completely exposed.
"Here is fine!"
Both parties stopped in unison, each retreating to stand on opposite sides of the Naka River, sizing each other up.
Itachi Uchiha slowly formed a hand seal and called out to the opposite bank, "According to the established rules we discussed earlier, I cannot use my Mangekyo Sharingan."
"But I can use Samehada."
Kisame Hoshigaki's expression gradually grew serious. Theoretically, he had a great advantage in this battle. Itachi's rule felt a bit condescending, as he could now break any genjutsu below the Mangekyo level on his own.
But the person opposite him could not be judged by common sense. He was constantly accompanied by the great Sage Crow, could summon a peaceful Tailed Beast Bomb at any time, and was still working so hard to improve himself…
And then there was his unpredictable Sage Art!
Clang!
Kisame Hoshigaki, wielding Samehada, charged across the water!
He brought the greatsword down with immense force, aiming for the Konoha youth's head!
A short sword met the blow, deflecting Samehada to the side!
Itachi Uchiha flicked his wrist and threw a shuriken, forcing Kisame Hoshigaki back. He then habitually formed a hand seal. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
A giant fireball came rushing forward!
Kisame Hoshigaki raised Samehada. He didn't have time to cast a defensive Water Style jutsu, and Samehada didn't like absorbing fire-natured chakra, so he could only dodge to the side!
The shark-faced man's expression was grave. Itachi's hand seal speed was even faster than before!
Has it only been a second?
Based on his experience, the Great Fireball Jutsu should have six hand seals… If not for the brief stiffness from chakra flow, Itachi could perform one ninjutsu per second!
And in the ninja world, there were many jutsu that required very few hand seals…
With such a fast hand seal speed, it was no wonder that Itachi unconsciously released a jutsu in the intervals of a fight…
In that case, I absolutely cannot give him a chance to form hand seals!
"Samehada: Flying Chain Slash!"
The Samehada greatsword suddenly extended like a chain, shooting towards Itachi Uchiha to bind him. Kisame Hoshigaki, gripping the end of Samehada, shouted in a low voice, "Itachi-kun, let's keep this to a taijutsu duel as much as possible!"
"Mm!"
Itachi Uchiha nodded his small head firmly, but then suddenly clapped his hands together and shouted, "Sage Mode: Activate!"
A pair of pitch-black wings unfurled abruptly!
With years of practice in Sage Mode and refining sage chakra, he could absorb the natural energy that matched the two energies within his body in just a brief moment, directly entering Sage Mode…
Kisame Hoshigaki tightened his grip on Samehada, looking with great perplexity at the Konoha youth floating in the air. "…"
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