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At the Five Kage Summit, in the face of the Daimyos who were clamoring to destroy Kirigakure and "liberate" the Land of Water, Hoshigaki Kisame said that he will kill them. It's a pity that he failed to deliver on his promise.
Now, Tsunade decided to show mercy and help Kisame fulfill his words by killing the Daimyos of the four kingdoms of Fire, Wind, Earth, and Lightning in one go.
Because she knew that it was these guys who had been behind the scenes to fuel the flames and manipulate the situation in the ninja world. Too often, a single thought in their minds can spark a war that kills thousands, if not tens of thousands.
The Daimyos are the ones who need to pay the price for the war the most.
"Tsunade-sama, we will definitely complete this glorious task and live up to your trust."
Terumi Mei, Mangetsu Hozuki, and Ringo Ameyuri said firmly, their hearts were both excited and nervous. After all, the feat of assassinating a Daimyo had only been done by Kisame before. And the one-time assassination of the Daimyos, if successful, their names will definitely leave a deep impression in the history of the ninja world.
"Don't worry, I will send clones to assist you to ensure that the task can be successfully completed."
Tsunade could see the tension in the three, so while talking, she performed a seal and separated three small slugs from her body that climbed onto their shoulders.
Don't look at how small these slugs are, they contain huge amount of sage chakra in their bodies. They can not only spray highly corrosive acid, but also act as medical ninjas of the squad. They can even summon Tsunade's body remotely.
Therefore, even if the three had an accident during the execution of the mission, Tsunade could arrive in time to give the three of them her support.
On the same day, the team left Kirigakure. In the absence of their captain, Pakura, Terumi Mei served as the new captain and embarked on the road of assassinating the Daimyos.
Tsunade walked out of the Mizukage Building and came to the street.
In this Ninja War, Kirigakure's native land was devastated. In addition to a large number of casualties, almost all the buildings in the village were destroyed, and there were ruins everywhere.
However, what is different from the past is that in today's Kirigakure, there is a big tree with a diameter of tens of meters and a height of 200 meters rising from the center of the village against the blue sky. It once took root in Takigakure, and was later brought to the Shikkotsu Forest by Kisame, and now it was summoned here by Tsunade.
After the war, Tsunade was entangled in various affairs, and has been busy until now, so she forgot about this big tree.
She originally planned to send it back to the Shikkotsu Forest, but on second thought, it seemed unnecessary. After all, after being absorbed by a certain bastard, the natural energy of the Shikkotsu Forest was nearly dry and could no longer nourish this big tree. Moreover, with Katsuyu leaving the Shikkotsu Forest, this once one of the three holy places of the ninja world is now in a semi-abandoned state.
Therefore, Tsunade felt that it might be better to leave this big tree in Kirigakure, at least it can shelter the villagers from the wind and rain, and it can be regarded as a good landscape.
For her decision, no one in the whole village objected. After all, it was this big tree that blocked Onoki's jutsu and saved the lives of Kirigakure citizens.
It is the patron saint of the villagers.
"How is the preparation for the reconstruction of the village?"
Tsunade asked Shizune, who was next to her, while inspecting the situation in the village.
Although she is still only the medical head of Kirigakure in name, in fact, in the hearts of the people of Kirigakure, Tsunade is the best choice for the sixth Mizukage, and has the right to decide all important affairs in the village, but there is no time to hold the succession ceremony.
Tsunade learned from Shizune that in the past few days, Kiri ninjas and villagers have worked together to clean up the battlefield that was full of corpses, and cleaned up the collapsed ruins, and the reconstruction of the village will be officially started.
"Tsunade-sama."
Tsunade's appearance made the villagers very excited, and they immediately gathered around her enthusiastically, like the stars holding the moon.
Surrounded by the crowd, Tsunade came to the construction area. A group of ninjas and villagers were working hard to lay the foundation under the guidance of craftsmen.
"Elder Genji, according to the current progress, how long will it take for the village to return to the way it was before the war?" Tsunade took over the reconstruction plan, looked at it carefully, and asked Elder Genji who was leaning on crutches.
In the past few days, due to the destruction of the village, the villagers did not even have a place to eat or sleep.
Fortunately, there is the big tree that Tsunade summoned from before. Its branches and leaves that cover the sky and the sun have protected the villagers from a lot of wind and rain, and also provided them with a temporary shelter.
"Tsunade-sama, we are currently in a shortage of manpower and resources. However, everyone is very motivated and confident. We will be able to return the village to its original state within half a year and give everyone a place to live."
Elder Genji clenched the cane in his hand and said firmly.
"Half a year? It's still too long." Tsunade frowned, looking dissatisfied.
When Elder Genji and others heard the words, seeing Tsunade's expression not satisfied, they couldn't help feeling very panic. Ao, who was in charge of the construction, gritted his teeth, stood up, and said in front of Tsunade:
"Tsunade-sama, I will urge the workers to work overtime. Even if they have to fight for their lives, they will advance the completion date by two months."
"You misunderstood what I meant."
Tsunade shook her head, walked to the open space on the side, and said, "I can help with this matter."
She quickly formed a seal, and then she pressed her palm to the ground in front of her, injecting the huge chakra in her body into the ground.
An incredible scene happened infront of them.
'Rumble.'
As the ground shook violently, a large number of trees rose from the ground under their astonished eyes, they then formed complex wooden houses lined up.
Mokuton · Serial-Pillar House Jutsu.
This jutsu can create multiple wooden houses in an instant, but it requires a lot of chakra. In the anime, after Pain invaded Konoha, Yamato used this jutsu to help Konoha successfully complete the reconstruction.
And Tsunade's Chakra and Mokuton are much stronger than Yamato's. The reconstruction work, which originally takes half a year to complete, was greatly shortened after her intervention.
"Long live Tsunade-sama!" Seeing this scene, the Kiri people cried out excitedly, and worshiped Tsunade even more.
Three days later, with Tsunade's help, most of the reconstruction work in the village has been successfully completed and it looks brand new.
The new Kirigakure is surrounded by a towering tree that reaches into the sky. There are beautiful wooden villas. The flower beds on the street are covered with green grass and flowers, the whole village looks like a Sage's garden.
The only disadvantage is that the weather in Kirigakure is relatively humid, and the moisture resistance of wooden houses is a little worse, but it is not a big problem.
At the same time, the Daimyo Palace in the Land of Fire.
A few days ago, when the news on the battlefield came back, it was like a bolt from the blue for the Daimyos. Tsunade's attack, not only wiped out the 50,000 ninja coalition, but also wiped out the Daimyo's dream of dividing up the Land of Water.
After the Daimyos came back to their senses, on the one hand, they felt extremely angry, and repeated their tricks and offered Tsunade a sky-high bounty of 500 million ryo. But on the other hand, they also felt a deep fear.
Unexpectedly, after finally getting rid of Hoshigaki Kisame, an enemy even more terrifying than him appeared.
At this moment, all the Daimyos have returned to their respective countries, hiding in the heavily guarded Daimyo Palace, planning to make a comeback.
In the past few days, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was worried for a while, worried that the terrible woman would kill him, not to mention playing mahjong, he was not even in the mood to sleep. He hid in the secret room of the Daimyo Palace, and the loyal guardian Ninja Twelve guarded him every step.
After a period of time, as there was still no movement, the Daimyo breathed a sigh of relief. Gradually, he relaxed his vigilance and returned to the life of enjoying every night.
But that night, while Daimyo was having fun with a group of maids, there was a sudden scream from outside the house.
Immediately afterwards, with a bang, a young monk burst into the room covered in blood, who hurriedly said to the Daimyo, "Daimyo-sama, please leave this place immediately and go to the shelter! Kirigakure ninjas have entered the Daimyo Palace!"
This person is a monk of the Temple of Fire, and one of the twelve guardian ninjas personally selected by Daimyo.
"What!"
The Fire Daimyo was taken aback, and he fled to the back door, scrambling and crawling on the ground, ignoring his disheveled clothes.
But the next second, accompanied by several screams, several corpses flew in from the door and landed at his feet. He took a closer look and was shocked to find that they were all members of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas. On the bodies of these people, the acid of the slug remained, and they all died in terror.
"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire, your death has come!"
"At Tsunade-sama's order, I will avenge the dead Kisame-sama and the innocent people of Kirigakure who died in the war!"
Mangetsu and Ringo rushed in. At this time, the two of them turned on the hydration and lightning states respectively, and normal physical attacks and ninjutsu had no effect on them. Therefore, the place where the two passed was like a no-man's land, and they easily swept the guards of the Daimyo Palace, including the guardian of the Twelve Ninjas.
"Bring the Daimyo to safety!"
The Monk's expression changed greatly, and he shouted at the maids, and then blocked in front of the two of them, and cast a seal decisively.
Welcoming Approach· Thousand Armed Murder!
At this moment, a thousand-handed Avalokitesvara formed by Chakra appeared behind him, transformed into countless golden fists, and hit Mangetsu and Ringo.
Taking advantage of the Monk holding back the enemy, the Daimyo did not look back and escaped through the back door.
However, as soon as he ran into the yard, he saw a shadow on the ground under the moonlight, spreading a pair of wings and blocking him.
Daimyo raised his head in horror and saw a girl with long red hair with a pair of green wings growing out of her back, floating in the air, looking down at him indifferently. Behind her is a bright full moon.
"Come and accept your death."
Terumi Mei spat out coldly, then swooped down, and instantly smashed in front of the Fire Daimyo.
"Nooo!"
The Fire Daimyo let out a harsh scream, but the scream came to an abrupt end, and then with a thud, the Daimyo fell on his back.
His neck was cut open by Terumi Mei with Kunai, blood gurgled out, and he struggled for a while in extreme pain, and finally died unwillingly, unable to rest his eyes.
"For Kisame-sama." Terumi Mei wiped off the blood of Kunai and muttered.
At this time, Mangetsu and Ringo also solved the Monk and came to the backyard to meet with Terumi Mei.
"Burn this place, and then go to the Land of Wind."
Terumi Mei said calmly as she looked at her two companions, and continued to act tacitly.
That night, a huge fire soared into the sky from the capital of the Land of Fire, engulfing the entire Daimyo Palace. The Daimyo family that had ruled the country for hundreds of years just vanished into ashes in a fire.
In the next half month, the Daimyo Palace of the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Lightning also ushered in a similar ending—the Daimyo was killed, and the Daimyo Palace was burnt down by fire.
At this point, the Era of Daimyo has come to an end.
When the news came out, the entire ninja world was supposed to be in uproar, but it was unexpectedly dull.
Because everyone knows who did it. Besides Kirigakure's "God of Ninja" Tsunade, who else has the ability and courage to commit such an earth-shattering event?
For the Four Ninja Villages, what they are most worried about now is what Tsunade will do next after eradicating the influence of the Daimyo Palace. Could it be that she wants to do something that even Senju Hashirama can't do, that is - unify the ninja world?
Fortunately, after the assassination of the Daimyos of various countries, Kirigakure suddenly stopped moving, but re-entered a state of independence and closed off its borders. The situation in the ninja world has returned to the state before the fourth ninja war.
As if that war never happened.
Kirigakure.
During this time, Tsunade dealt with the tailed beasts that Pakura's team captured. Previously, under the influence of the Nine Seals of the Magic Dragon, the four Jinchuriki were tortured to the point of dying, they failed to survive and died one after another.
Before the four were completely dead, Tsunade extracted the tailed beasts from their bodies and sealed the two, four, five and eight tails in special containers.
These tailed beasts will usher in suitable candidates in the future, but it is still the same as before, it will be up to Kisame to decide after he wakes up.
After all the work is done, it's time to rest.
Tsunade decided to let Kirigakure to live life behind closed doors, as before, and keep away from contact with the outside world. She entrusted the matter at hand to Elder Genji, Terumi Mei and others to deal with, as learned from Kisame, and acted as a hands-off manager.
In the center of Kirigakure, the two-hundred-meter-tall tree has recently been called the "Sacred Tree" by the villagers, because Tsunade, the God of ninjas, lives there.
The trunk of the sacred tree goes all the way up and on a branch that is 100 meters above the ground, through a path formed by vines and branches, under the shade of lush foliage, a delicate log cabin is hidden deep in the tree.
Here, in the middle of the sky and the earth, you can see the boundless sky upwards, and you can clearly overlook the whole picture of Kirigakure downwards. It is indeed suitable as the dwelling place of "God" in the world.
At this time, inside the cabin.
Tsunade and Katsuyu are undergoing a "handover ceremony"...
Generally speaking, for a Jinchuriki, the biggest taboo is to give the control of the body to the tailed beast.
If anyone does such a thing, the most likely result is to lose self-consciousness, and eventually be occupied by the tailed beast, or even let the tailed beast run wild.
For example, Gaara in the anime, in order to resist the erosion of his own will by Shukaku in his body, had to stay awake all the time, resulting in the appearance of black eye circles like a panda.
But such a problem does not exist in Tsunade.
Because the fusion of her and Katsuyu is even more perfect than the perfect Jinchuriki.
The bodies of the two fit perfectly with Chakra, their characters complement each other, and they have full trust in each other, so there is no pain in the process of their integration, only happiness and fulfillment, just like incomplete individuals coming together to a state of perfection.
Therefore, Tsunade's and Katsuyu's consciousnesses can coexist harmoniously in one body and switch at any time.
"I'm done with my work, but I'm exhausted, and I have to rest for a while. During this period, my body will be handed over to you."
In the wooden house, Tsunade muttered to herself, laid down on the sofa, stretched her waist, highlighting the thrilling figure. Then, she slowly closed her eyes, tilted her head and fell asleep.
After a while, Tsunade opened her eyes again and stood up from the sofa in a bit of confusion.
She came to the mirror, looked at herself, then stretched out a hand and stroked her face with an incredible look.
"I've become Tsunade-sama."
Tsunade murmured with her eyes full of surprise and wonder, her demeanor and body movements became very different from usual, and even her tone became much gentler. It's like she is a different person.
That's because, at this moment, Tsunade's body was completely dominated by Katsuyu's consciousness and Tsunade's own consciousness fell into a deep sleep temporarily.
Katsuyu waved her hand towards the mirror, showing a sweet smile, and then curiously touched her body here and poked there, feeling very novel.
'Being human is an interesting experience.'
So from this day onwards, Tsunade and Katsuyu officially began to share the same body for life.
…
Time flies.
The sun rises and the moon sets, day after day, and before they know it, more than a year has passed.
According to Kisame's original plan, he will wake up within a year, but it turns out that Kisame's estimation of the future may have been a little optimistic. During this period, Tsunade went to the Shikkotsu Forest several times, but Kunpeng was always in a deep sleep state, without any movement.
'This guy isn't really dead, right?'
Tsunade couldn't help thinking like this, but regarding Kisame's situation, neither she nor Katsuyu had any good solutions, so they could only continue to wait.
During this period, another major thing happened in Kirigakure.
Shortly after the end of the Fourth Ninja War, Sheji secretly held a ritual for Impure Reincarnation and revived the first and second Hokages.
The Impure reincarnation is a very heaven-defying ninjutsu. As long as the caster does not die, the reincarnated person can always live, and they will have an immortal body with infinite chakra.
SheJi's wishful thinking is very simple, she just wants to use the two Hokages as bargaining chips to save her life and position in Kirigakure. After all, these two people are not a powerful fighting force, but also Tsunade's relatives, and their importance to her is self-evident.
However, what SheJi didn't expect was that Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama did not approve of such an approach.
They believe that after death, people should go to the underworld, and the living and the dead should not live together. If this taboo is violated at will, sooner or later it will lead to a huge disaster.
Therefore, after accompanying their granddaughter, Tsunade, for a period of time, Hashirama and Tobirama chose to return to the underworld. Before leaving, Senju Tobirama found the perfect way to release the Impure reincarnation and taught it to Tsunade.
After all, he was the one who invented the Impure reincarnation and he knew everything about this jutsu.
In short, from now on there is no need to worry about enemy's reincarnation jutsu.
Although SheJi's wishful thinking failed, but fortunately Tsunade was a benevolent person who did not kill the donkey after the work is done, and promised to let him stay in Kirigakure and engage in scientific research.
Apart from that, nothing major happened in Kirigakure, and the villagers gradually came out of the pain and shadow of the war, and lived a peaceful and happy life.
....
Konohagakure.
More than a year ago, the fourth Hokage Jiraya stepped down from his position and went to Kirigakure alone to plead guilty, and was soon killed by Tsunade, that's what the Ninja world knows. After that, the Fire Daimyo was assassinated and the Daimyo Palace was burned down. This power vacuum can only be filled by Konohagakure.
Under such circumstances, for the position of the fifth Hokage, the various forces inside and outside Konoha launched an unprecedented fierce competition.
Whoever becomes Hokage can not only get Konoha, but also rule the entire Land of Fire and have the power to dominate the fate of hundreds of millions of people.
The temptation is crazy.
Conspiracy, planning, killing, death.
In the end, after a lot infighting and paying the price of a huge amount of casualties, the candidate for the fifth Hokage was finalized, and it is Namikaze Minato.
Minato can become Hokage, because in addition to his own strong strength and super popularity in the village, there is another most important reason - he is the father of Naruto Uzumaki.
As known to all now, Naruto Uzumaki will become the son of prophecy when he grows up, the savior who will bring peace to the entire ninja world. Therefore, the wave of Namikaze Minato is more or less "father of the son of prophecy" made him popular.
It is worth mentioning that Jiraiya, whose arm was cut off by Tsunade, also quietly returned to Konoha. He cut off a long white hair, and like Sarutobi Hiruzen, he also hid in Anbu, silently assisting his disciple, Minato and guarding the village.
Kumogakure.
Due to the death of the fourth Raikage and the disappearance of their Jinchuriki, the village has once again fallen into a state without a leader, and has been in the midst of civil strife, and no new Raikage has been born so far.
In contrast, the situation in Iwagakure is better.
Although Onoki died, his son Biwa took up the lead, successfully succeeded the position of Tsuchikage, and integrated the power resources of the Land of Earth, allowing Iwagakure to recover.
Amegakure.
For more than a year, Nagato has exhausted all kinds of methods in order to defeat Tsunade, trying to seek new breakthroughs in his own strength. However, he soon found sadly that he had reached a bottleneck and it was difficult to go further.
Under such circumstances, Nagato had dangerous thoughts, and several times wanted to use the Impure Reincarnation to resurrect Madara Uchiha. After all, Madara is the real owner of the Rinnegan, and only he knows how to maximize the potential of these eyes.
But Nagato is also very afraid of Uchiha Madara, so he has been hesitating and has not made up his mind.
Maybe, sooner or later, he will take that step.
.....
Outside the world of ninjas, somewhere on the bottom of the sea.
Kunpeng, which is more than 500 meters long, floats quietly in the deep sea. It was dark all around, there was no light, and even the sea seemed to freeze, full of silence.
At this moment.
Without warning, Kunpeng suddenly opened its eyes, a pair of huge lantern-like eyes emitted a dazzling white light in the darkness, like a pair of searchlights, shooting straight towards the sea.
Kisame finally woke up.
In the middle of the Shikkotsu forest, a loud whale song came from the water of the hot spring. Immediately afterwards, the surrounding ground shook violently, making a rumbling sound, as if an underwater volcano had erupted.
Next second.
A behemoth broke through the water and jumped into the air. It has a whale body with shark fins and an eagle-winged dragon tail. Its stalwart body casts a huge shadow on the ground, and its body exudes an aura that makes all creatures in the world tremble.
Its body stretched across the sky, and it seems that even the nearby space has been distorted.
Kisame, or Kunpeng, after nearly two years of deep sleep had digested all the energy in his body and finally completed the final evolution and became a Six Paths level creature.
The Kunpeng, that was floating in the air, shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and after a while, it shrank to the height of a person, and turned back to Kisame's appearance.
Kisame landed slowly from the sky.
"Why is the Shikkotsu forest so desolate? Katsuyu seems to be gone. What happened while I was sleeping?"
Kisame looked around and found no slugs anywhere in the huge Shikkotsu forest, only pale, bare trees were present and the ground is covered with thick dust, looking dead and desolate.
Kisame frowned and, with a poof, turned into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared from the spot.
After a few minutes.
"Is this... Kirigakure?"
Kisame stood at Kirigakure's entrance and wondered. As far as the eye could see, there were hundreds of exquisite wooden villas surrounding a towering tree in the center of the village like the stars and the moon. The big tree is something that Kisame is very familiar with, because he got it from Takigakure back then.
He looked around curiously as he walked into Kirigakure. He walked through the crowded and noisy street, and walked towards the big tree.
Strangely, none of the Kiri ninjas or villagers recognized Kisame along the way. In their eyes, he seemed to be just a stranger. That's because Kisame distorted his appearance with Chakra, and no one could even realize his existence as long as he wanted to.
During this walk, Kisame heard the chatter of many villagers, took initiative to inquire about some news, and finally got a relatively complete understanding of what happened after his death.
"Looks like I have to thank that woman, Tsunade, very well."
He thought to himself, looking up at the top of the tree. According to the villagers, the dwelling place of the God of ninjas is above the sacred tree, deep in the lush foliage.
So, Kisame floated off the ground and flew up along the tree trunk. The Kirigakure ninjas standing guard and patrolling near the sacred tree didn't do anything as they turned a blind eye to him, as if he was just a mass of air.
Soon, Kisame came to the middle of the sacred tree and walked along a vine-woven path towards the depths of the leaves until he saw a beautiful log cabin.
'Crunch.'
Kisame pushed the door and entered, and as soon as he entered the house, he smelled a faint feminine fragrance. He then saw a plump figure with her back turned to him, leaning against the window, resting her chin on one hand, humming a song softly while admiring the scenery outside.
"Long time no see, it looks like you are in a good mood." Kisame suddenly said.
"Who?!"
Tsunade was startled and her muscles tightened as she turned around abruptly. It is simply impossible for someone to approach this wooden house and appear behind her without her noticing.
Therefore, Tsunade instantly entered the battle mode as if she is facing a formidable enemy.
"It's me." Kisame smiled slightly, lifted the chakra disguise, and spread out his hands to Tsunade, signaling her to relax and not be so nervous.
"Kisame-sama? Is it really you? You're finally awake!"
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then revealed a surprise look, and then made a move that Kisame didn't expect.
'Whoosh.'
She rushed straight towards Kisame, threw herself into his arms, rubbed her head against his chest, and was as happy as a child.
Kisame felt the fragrance of the woman close at hand, as well as the amazing softness, and was stunned for a moment, and quickly responded: "Are you... Katsuyu?"
Tsunade won't call him "Kisame-sama" even in death, but Katsuyu will. In addition, Tsunade's demeanor, tone, and voice were very different from the Tsunade in Kisame's mind, which made him realize that this woman was not Tsunade.
"Yes, it's me."
Tsunade, or Katsuyu, said softly. She also realized her gaffe at this time, and she couldn't help blushing, as she let go of the arm that hugged Kisame, "I'm sorry, I was too excited just now. If I offended Kisame-sama, please forgive me..."
"I don't mind. But after Tsunade finds out, I guess she will mind more." Kisame laughed and teased, recalling the intimate contact just now in his mind, he felt quite comfortable.
Hearing that, her cheeks turned even redder. In order to ease her embarrassment, she hurriedly said: "Kisame-sama, please wait a moment, I will wake up Tsunade-sama immediately and return the control of the body to her."
"Don't."
Kisame held her shoulder and stopped her from this thought, he explained, "It's better to wait for me to leave, and then you can hand over to her. Otherwise, if the woman knew that you had hugged me just now, she would probably have Crazy on the spot, and I will be in a desperate position."
"Okay, I will listen to what Kisame-sama says."
Katsuyu thought for a while, and agreed. The only conflict between her and Tsunade is Kisame, one likes him and the other hates him. This problem is destined to trouble the two of them, no, Kisame too, and the relationship between the three may become complicated from now on until a solution that everyone can accept is found.
"By the way, do you want me to notify everyone in the village now about the news of your return? If the villagers know that Kisame-sama is still alive, they will be ecstatic." After Katsuyu came back to her senses, she asked again.
"No, let's just keep the status quo. After all, I put a lot of effort into creating this fake death plan."
Kisame sat down on the sofa and said with a smile.
Today, the entire ninja world, except for Tsunade and Katsuyu, thinks he is really died. Kisame used to be in the light before, but now he is in the dark, making it more convenient to do things.
As a villain, it's better to be cautious, and it's good to be a mastermind behind the scenes.
From now on, Kisame will hide in the shadow of the ninja world and will turn his mighty power into a big hand that manipulating everything at will behind the scenes.
In the wooden cabin, Kisame leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.
With this place as centre, his perception quickly spread to the entire Kirigakure. He clearly "saw" everyone's movements in the village and what happened in every corner.
Well, this tree house is very good, not only does it have good air and beautiful scenery, but most importantly, it is very hidden from day to day activities, which makes it a very suitable hiding place for him, the mastermind behind the scenes.
The only problem is that this is Tsunade's boudoir, and she probably won't let Kisame live in it, or even allow him to build another tree house next door. In this case, he can only come and meet Katsuyu when Tsunade is not around.
"Kisame-sama..."
At this moment, Katsuyu gently shook his shoulder, and after he opened his eyes, she said worriedly, "Well, the time that I agreed with Tsunade-sama is coming, and she will wake up from her deep sleep soon and take over this body."
"Oh, it looks like I should get away."
Hearing that, Kisame stood up a little reluctantly. Seeing Katsuyu's nervousness, he patted her on the shoulder and said to her, "Don't worry, if Tsunade makes things difficult for you, be sure to tell me. I will teach her a good lesson for you and make sure she will not cause problems."
"Yeah." Katsuyu blushed and nodded.
Seeing this, Kisame laughed. After all, the woman in front of him, although has Katsuyu's soul, her appearance and body is that of Tsunade. Tsunade, who has always been irritable and angry, and has been fighting against him time and time again, is now showing such a shy expression, made Kisame have a very strange feeling.
'What can I say, it's interesting.'
'Crunch.'
Kisame said goodbye to Katsuyu, pushed open the door of the tree house, and left here under the watchful eye of the latter with a smile on his face.
As soon as Kisame left, the smile on Katsuyu's face disappeared. She seemed a little dizzy, took a few steps back staggeringly, and sat down on the sofa. She closed her eyes slowly and fell into a deep sleep.
After a while, the woman opened her eyes again, stretched her big lazy waist, and stood up again.
Tsunade rubbed her forehead and digested Katsuyu's memory while she was in charge of her body while she was sleeping. It was normal at first, nothing special, but soon Tsunade's pupils shrank and froze in place.
'Kisame is back.'
Yes, the guy that Tsunade hated so much had woken up from his two-year hibernation. Moreover, as soon as he came back, he had intimate contact with her, and the two of them hugged.
'Kaka.'
Tsunade's teeth clenched and blue veins burst out on her forehead. She roared angrily: "Katsuyu, what the heck did you do?"
"Tsunade-sama, I'm sorry, I was too excited after seeing Kisame-sama and didn't consider your feelings..." A weak voice came from the depths of Tsunade's heart, and it kept apologizing to her.
"...Forget it, it's not a big deal. I can't understand what made you like him."
Tsunade suppressed her anger as she didn't want to be too embarrassed, but she couldn't help but say, "What's so good about him?"
"He is Kisame-sama, isn't it good enough?" Katsuyu said quietly.
"Hmph, just keep being so obsessed." Tsunade snorted coldly, not bothering to argue with Katsuyu, and picked up an apple, sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, and nibbled it.
"Tsunade-sama, you are actually very happy about Kisame-sama's awakening, aren't you? Why do you pretend to not care?" Katsuyu suddenly asked, as she shared the same body with Tsunade, she can often sense the other's emotions.
"Happy? Where?"
Tsunade frowned, her hands subconsciously exerted force, and with a click, she crushed the unfinished apple. While throwing the apple residue into the trash, she explained, "If I have any reason to say that I am happy that Kisame is back, it would be so that I don't have to worry about the affairs of Kirigakure anymore."
"However, you haven't been too concerned about the village's affairs from the start. You left everything to Elder Genji and Terumi Mei to deal with, didn't you?" Katsuyu whispered.
Tsunade's face twitched as she heard that, and after holding it for a long time, she finally shouted: "Keep quite!"
It was obvious that she was in speechless.
As night fell, a full moon hung high in the dark night sky.
The evening breeze caressed the billions of leaves of the divine tree, causing it to rustle. The moonlight fell from the gaps in the leaves, forming beautiful beams of light, which were projected on Kirigakure's ground.
Kisame returned to the familiar courtyard and heard the voices of women and children.
Natsuhi, Mikiko, and Kagura are all widowers who were once rescued by him and took their children to Kirigakure. In the past two years, they experienced the Fourth Ninja War that deepened their bond with Kirigakure, and gradually adapted to the life here, and finally became a part of this village.
In the living room, Sara, the Queen of Roran, was playing with the group of children, Haku, Kimimaro, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara, Fu, and Sumaru, the one-year-old child of Natsuhi. As for Yukino, the one that Kisame cares the most, she sat quietly on the sofa with a smile on her face, watching everyone play.
However, if you observe carefully, you will find that there is a faint sadness between her brows. Although she usually tries her best to hide it, she occasionally reveals it inadvertently.
Late at night.
As the adults and children went back to their rooms to sleep, after the lively laughter disappeared, the small courtyard soon became quiet.
'Crunch.'
Yukino pushed open the door, took off her sky blue jacket, revealing the white sweater inside, and walked to the bed in a bit of a loss, and sat down.
Suddenly, in the quiet room where you could hear needles dropping, her shoulders twitched slightly and she let out a low cry. Her helpless and sad look is too pitiful.
In the past two years, she gradually accepted the bad news of Kisame's death and tried to get out of the pain. The focus of her life is on the children, hoping to cultivate them into talents and become great ninjas when they grow up.
But whenever it was night, when the night was quiet, Yukino could not help but think of Kisame, the good times spent together by the two, and the sleepless nights.
At this moment, a pair of powerful arms silently appeared behind her and hugged Yukino.
"Who?!"
Yukino was suddenly startled, her whole body tense, and she subconsciously wanted to call for help. But the next second, a very familiar voice sounded in her ear: "It's me, I'm back."
She turned around slowly, and although the light was dim, she could still see the familiar face.
"Kisame-sama, is it really you?" Yukino asked in disbelief, and reached out to touch Kisame's face.
The scene in front of her was so unreal that she suspected that she was hallucinating or dreaming.
"I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting for so long." Kisame showed an apologetic smile, held Yukino's hand, and told her everything.
After Yukino heard this, she burst into tears again, but this time, she wept with joy.
It was silent all night.
The next morning, Yukino woke up from the bed, subconsciously tilted her head and looked beside the pillow, there was no one there.
However, she was satisfied, she stood up with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and after getting dressed, she walked out of the room full of joy and came to the yard.
"Yukino-neesan, you seem to be very happy today, is there anything special?" Sara noticed that Yukino was a little different from usual, and couldn't help asking curiously.
"Am I very happy?" Yukino asked with a smile.
"Of course, I haven't seen you so happy for a long time. If you have any good news, please share with me, let me have a good time with you." Sara held Yukino's arm like a little girl and asked coquettishly.
"It's... a secret." Yukino smiled mysteriously and said, no matter how Sara slapped her sideways, she stopped talking.
Kisame's return is the most important secret in the village. As far as Yukino knows, apart from her, only the sixth Mizukage Tsunade knows about it. Therefore, she will try her best to keep this secret and won't tell anyone until the day when Kisame takes the initiative to show up.
Kisame is now walking on the street of Kirigakure.
After consoling Yukino the whole night, Kisame is now going to the Medical building this morning without stopping, and found the ward where Pakura is.
This is a luxurious single-person ward. There are Anbu standing outside, who are on guard 24 hours a day, and this situation has been going on for more than a year.
According to Tsunade's orders, Kirigakure will never give up on Pakura. Even if the latter has been in a vegetative state and will be in a coma for five, ten, or fifty years, Kirigakure will always take good care of her until she dies.
'Buzz.'
In the ward, the space suddenly fluctuated faintly. Immediately afterwards, a black door appeared out of thin air, and Kisame's tall figure slowly walked out from inside.
The guards outside the door were completely unaware of his arrival.
Kisame walked to the side of the hospital bed, lowered his head, and looked at Pakura, who was resting on the bed. Due to the tragic burns, her whole body was covered with white bandages, with only half of her face exposed. Although the nurses trimmed her hair regularly, her hair was still very long, and her green hair was like grass.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Kisame held Pakura's hand and whispered. At the same time, through physical contact with her, Kisame also sensed her tenketsu and chakra in her body.
'So that what happened.'
Kisame immediately found out that reason why Pakura fell into a coma and failed to wake up. This is actually not a bad thing, she is actually accumulating energy in her deep sleep.
The flame phoenix she incarnated on the battlefield of the ninja world has a special ability, every time she burns her life, it is full of danger and huge opportunity. As long as she can survive, she can be resurrected from the ashes and have a second life.
This is Phoenix Nirvana, a special ability born from Pakura's bloodline evolution.
Even without any outside help, sooner or later, she will wake up younger, more energetic, and stronger.
Of course, a little help from Kisame would greatly speed up the process and make Pakura wake up many years earlier.
Kirigakure needs her, and the villagers need this heroine.
So, Kisame put his broad palm into the quilt, pressed it on Pakura's lower abdomen, and injected a huge amount of pure life energy into her. That is the life force of Kunpeng.
Soon, Pakura, who was lying on the hospital bed frowned, her body trembled violently, and she seemed to be experiencing some kind of great pain in her deep sleep.
'Sizzle.'
The lights in the room also began to flicker, attracting the attention of the guard outside the door.
"What happened?"
The guards looked surprised, and after recovering, they rushed into the ward with the nurse on duty. Kisame has long disappeared.
"Pakura-sama, she..."
A nurse walked quickly to Pakura, and after checking the latter's physical condition, she couldn't help covering her mouth, feeling surprised and delighted.
Because, as she lifted the bandage on Pakura's body, she saw that the dead skin under the bandage was rapidly falling off at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in its place was new skin that was as white, soft and rosy as a baby.
A few minutes later, Pakura's eyelids trembled slightly, and after several times, she finally slowly opened her eyes.
"Am I... dead? Where is this?" She looked around blankly, as if awakening from a big dream.
"Pakura-sama, you are awake!"
The nurse wept with joy and held Pakura's hand excitedly, her excitement was beyond words.
The guards on the side were also overjoyed, and hurriedly sent one person to the Mizukage office to tell Tsunade the good news.
In less than half an hour, the news that their hero Pakura woke up spread throughout Kirigakure.
For a time, most of the ninjas and villagers put down their work and rushed in from all directions, holding bunches of flowers in front of the hospital, waiting excitedly.
As Pakura changed into a brand new ninja suit and walked out of the building with the help of a nurse, she was immediately drowned out by the oncoming cheers like a tsunami.
While Pakura was in a coma, after some consideration, Tsunade decided to reveal the former's true identity. Although this woman used to be a ninja village that was hostile to Kirigakure, the villagers didn't care about it, because after the things she did for Kirigakure, she only had one identity left, and that is Kirigakure's hero.
Pakura, surrounded by flowers and applause, felt as if she is in a dream, she walked the distance in a trance, and finally entered the Mizukage building and came to the Mizukage office.
"Congratulations, I knew you would wake up."
Tsunade stood up from the chair, left the desk, came to Pakura, patted her on the shoulder, and showed a bold smile.
Pakura already knew at this time that after she fell into a coma, it was Tsunade who turned the tide to save Kirigakure and became the story of the sixth Mizukage. In addition, it was Tsunade who used her superb medical skills to save her life.
Therefore, Pakura bowed to Tsunade with deep respect, and said softly, "Tsunade-sama, thank you very much."
"Pakura, don't be polite to me. You are an amazing ninja."
Tsunade looked at Pakura and admired her from the bottom of her heart. She had to admit that the guy Hoshigaki Kisame has great vision. The ninjas he cultivated, including Terumi Mei, Ringo Ameyuri, and Hozuki Mangetsu, are all geniuses with great potential.
Especially Pakura, not only has a strong strength beyond the Kage level. She also has a unique personality and state of mind, and is a candidate who can be qualified for the Kage of any village.
That bastard, Kisame, although has a very bad character, he does exude a special charm, which makes the geniuses like Pakura be loyal to him and willing to follow him with all his heart.
Even Katsuyu is fascinated by him.
"Tsunade-sama, what are you... thinking?"
Pakura's soft call interrupted Tsunade's thoughts and brought her back to her senses.
'Damn, why did I accidentally think of that abominable guy, and think that he is a great guy.'
Tsunade shook her head, trying to get Kisame out of her mind. She suddenly realized that she might be affected by Katsuyu's memory, and her impression of Kisame had changed unknowingly.
This is a very dangerous sign.
Putting aside these messy thoughts for a latter period, Tsunade noticed that Pakura seemed to be hesitating to speak about something, so she took the initiative to ask, "Do you have anything to say?"
"Tsunade-sama, there is one thing that puzzles me, I hope you can answer it for me."
Pakura frowned slightly and said slowly, "During the time I was in a coma, my consciousness was wandering back in a dark, empty space all the time. But just now, Kisame-sama suddenly appeared in front of me and called me by stretching out a hand to lead me out of the dark space and see the light again. Is this my imagination, or did Kisame-sama..."
As soon as Tsunade heard it, she immediately understood why Pakura was able to wake up.
She pondered for a moment and said: "Well... this should be your hallucination, after all, that guy is already dead. You should go back first, take a good rest for a while, and adjust your body and mind to the best state as soon as possible. After that, you can go back to work."
"Yes."
Pakura agreed and then turned around and left the office.
"Come out." As soon as Pakura left her office, Tsunade put her arms around her chest and leaned against the desk as she called out.
As soon as she finished speaking, a figure appeared from the shadow in the corner and walked out.
It's Hoshigaki Kisame.
"Tsunade, I knew you were a trustworthy woman, and you didn't disappoint me. On behalf of Kirigakure and the Land of Water, I thank you for everything you have done." Kisame smiled and outstretched his hands to hug Tsunade.
"Put away this fake appearance, it's really disgusting." Tsunade said coldly with no expression on her face, and warned Kisame with her eyes that if he dared to come over, he would definitely have no good fruit to eat.
"Hey, I didn't expect that even though you haven't seen me for two years, your prejudice against me is still so deep." Kisame sighed, walked to the sofa beside her and sat down.
Seeing this, Tsunade frowned and asked, "Since you're back now, what are your plans? Anyway, I'm tired of being Mizukage, I will just return it to you."
After speaking, she started to clean up the things on the desk.
"Don't, don't you think it's pretty good, why do you want to replace yourself?"
Kisame was puzzled, got up to stop Tsunade, and persuaded, "To be honest, you are more suitable for the position of Mizukage than me. I am more than willing to be the unknown man behind you."
"So, has your so-called evolution succeeded?"
Tsunade suddenly stopped her movements and looked at Kisame with suspicion, "Could it be that you failed and lost more power, so you decided to continue to hide in the dark?"
"Tsunade, why do you always underestimate me? Since you asked that, let's go. Today, I will let you see the results of my training."
Kisame said with a smile, motioning Tsunade to put her hand on his shoulder.
Tsunade hesitated for a while, but did as he said and slowly placed her hand on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
The next second, she felt a whirlwind, and when she opened her eyes again, she and Kisame are back in Shikkotsu forest.
"I once said that my goal is to become a powerhouse at Six Paths level. You should also be curious, what is the realm of the Six Paths?" Before starting, Kisame asked Tsunade a question.
Tsunade did not habitually respond to the Kisame this time, but instead said: "I would like to hear the details."
The so-called Six Paths level should be as powerful as the legendary Sage of Six Paths, but no one knows how powerful the Sage of Six Paths is.
It's not that Tsunade is conceited, since she became one with Katsuyu and won the fourth ninja war, she felt that her strength had reached the limits of the Ninja world, and there was no way to improve it. She has also played fought Nagato, who has the same eyes as the Sage of Six Paths and his defeat under her hands is the best proof of her strength.
That's why she was very curious about the so called Six Paths level that Kisame talked about
"To know about the Six Paths level, we have to start with the family of The Sage of Six Paths..."
Kisame talked eloquently and told Tsunade the secrets of the Sage of Six Paths family, causing her to open her mouth gradually, and her expression became very surprised unknowingly.
Kaguya Otsutsuki, Zetsu, Hagoromo and Hamura, Six Paths Sage mode, Ten Tails... These stories that were buried in the long river of history greatly shocked Tsunade, and even completely changed her view of the ninja world.
After Kisame finished telling the story of the Sage of the Six Paths, he deliberately paused for a while, allowing Tsunade to digest it well. After she barely recovered, he continued:
"So, the so-called Six Paths level refers to the power of the Sage of Six Paths, namely: the Rinnegan, the Sage body, Senjutsu, and the power of the ten tails. After these four powers are merged in the body of the Sage of Six Paths, the Six Paths mode is derived. In that mode, the user can obtain the power of the 'God', which surpasses the bloodline limit and is the ultimate ninjutsu that combines the changes of the seven chakra properties."
"That's how it is..."
Tsunade was shocked again when she heard that, and quickly thought of Nagato.
Nagato has the blood of Senju and Uzumaki at the same time. Like her, he has the Sage body, and he has transplanted Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan. He has also learned the Senjutsu of Ryuchi cave, and has gathered a quarter of the power required for the Six Paths mode.
If he can get the power of the nine-tailed beasts, and use them and the Gedo Statue to resurrect the ten-tailed beast and become the ten-tails Jinchuriki, he will undoubtedly become the second Sage of Six Paths.
Fortunately, the nine-tailed beasts are now in Kirigakure, making Nagato unable to complete the last step.
Tsunade thought of herself now with the new perspective.
Compared to Nagato, although she has no Rinnegan, her Sage body and senjutsu are stronger than Nagato, and the most important thing is that she has Katsuyu's power. The essence of Katsuyu and the ten tails are the same. They are extraordinary creatures nurtured by natural energy. Even if Katsuyu is not as powerful as the ten tails, she is not much worse.
Therefore, in theory, Tsunade, like Nagato, has gathered three-quarters of the power required by the Six Paths mode.
She told Kisame about her thoughts.
"That's right. You and Nagato are the two closest to the Six Paths level in the current ninja world. So I suggest you go to Amegakure and grab Nagato's Rinnegan, so that you can have a great hope of being promoted to the Six Paths level."
Kisame teased and encouraged Tsunade.
"Forget it, I don't want to transplant other people's eyes on myself, and that too Uchiha Madara's eyes."
Tsunade said coldly, not interested in this proposal at all. In addition, she does not have the kind of ambition to be promoted to the Six Paths level.
But then again.
"Kisame, you have neither the bloodline of the Sage nor the Rinnegan, and even senjutsu you learnt is similar to others. Why are you so strong?"
Tsunade suddenly stared at Kisame, feeling very incredible.
According to Kisame, the history of the ninja world is the history of infighting in Sage of Six Paths family. A guy with a shark face like Kisame should have been just a small fish, but he was able to climb all the way to the top of the ninja world, and even stepped on the heads of Tsunade and Nagato.
She have to say that this is a miracle.
"Are you complimenting me? Then I will accept this compliment rudely." Kisame smiled innocently, revealing two rows of sharp fangs.
"Who complimented you..."
Tsunade whispered, still reluctant to admit it, but she recognized Kisame more and more in her heart.
She brushed the golden hair beside her ear, coughed, and continued to stare at Kisame and said, "After talking for a long time, have you obtained the power of the Six Paths level or not?"
From Kisame, she has already learned that the Six Paths level powerhouse will have two horns on their forehead, they will wear a white robe with a black hook jade pattern, and there will be several "truth seeking balls" floating behind him.
Those truth seeking balls have the power of yin and yang and the five elements, and their ability is extremely powerful. They can be transformed into fluid to form a variety of weapons, and can invalidate most of the ninjutsu.
But Kisame, who is standing in front of her, obviously did not have any of the characteristics described above, and he did not have the conditions to enter the Six Paths mode. That's why Tsunade suspects that Kisame has failed.
"Hahaha."
Hearing this, Kisame suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. At the same time, a hurricane-like stalwart power emanated from his body, sweeping in all directions, and Tsunade was blown upside down in horror in an instant.
Yes. Generally speaking, there are only two ways to become a powerhouse at the Six Paths level.
The first one is the pure Otsutsuki clan's direct bloodline, which is born with the strength of the Six Paths level. The second is that, like Tsunade and Nagato, be the best among the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, then they can gain the power of the Six Paths by becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
As for Kisame, he chose the third path, a path that he carved out by himself. Of course, he has to admit that in the process, he also used the power of plug-ins—that is, the Panda in his mind.
For using cheats, Kisame feels no shame, but is very proud. After all, he is a big villain. What's wrong with using cheats as a villain?
In short, Kisame used the cheat a lot and gained a lot. It devoured a large number of ninja tools including the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Ryumyaku, natural energy of the Shikkotsu forest, star meteorite, Hero Water, Gelel stone, and some tailed beasts. He then successfully broke through the shackles of ordinary life and evolved.
The Kunpeng he incarnated into is a higher race similar to the Otsutsuki clan, and it is the existence at the top of the food chain in this universe.
It is true that Kisame has no horns on his head, nor is there a Truth Seeking ball behind him, but he has a special power that is not inferior to the Otsutsuki clan and belongs to him.
"What are you suddenly crazy about?"
Tsunade, who was blown away by Kisame's power, almost fell to the ground. After finally stabilizing her body, she immediately yelled at him angrily.
"Don't you want to know my current strength? Instead of talking about it, why don't you do it yourself and experience my strength?" Kisame said to her.
"Just try it, who's afraid of you?"
When Tsunade heard that, she was also inspired to fight. Today, she would like to see how powerful the so-called Six Paths level is.
So, she narrowed her eyes, clenched her fists and then kicked the ground hard, and rushed towards Kisame like lightning.
"Eat my punch!"
Tsunade roared angrily as a powerful purple aura erupted from her body and punched at Kisame's face, that she hated.
An attack with full power.
This punch of hers has already killed several Kage-level powerhouses, and even Nagato's Shinra Tensei can't compete with it. It can be said that it is more terrifying than the third Raikage's one-handed spear, and it is the real "strongest spear" .
In the face of Tsunade's unrivaled punch, Kisame seemed to be unafraid, he stood still, as if planning to take the punch with his body.
"You bastard, you dare to look down on me?"
Tsunade was even more angry, and without hesitation, she punched Kisame in the chest. Even if Kisame's chest is as thick as a door, she is confident enough to dent it and make this arrogant guy suffer.
However, what Tsunade never expected was.
'Puff.'
Her powerful punch, which should have been shattered Kisame's chest when it hit him, felt like it actually hit cotton, and it was so soft that it was completely useless. She was horrified to find that her own strength had been absorbed by Kisame's body, and disappeared like a mud ox into the sea.
'What is going on?'
"Your fists are still the same as before, limp. It's my turn."
Kisame smiled slightly, took a breath as soon as he finished speaking, and then blew towards Tsunade.
'Swish.'
The breath that came out of his mouth was like a hurricane. When it reached her, Tsunade was lifted her feet off the ground, and was blown hundreds of meters away, and finally fell to the ground with a bang.
"Damn, is the gap between me and that guy really that big? I can't even stand his breath?"
Tsunade got up from the ground and muttered, feeling totally unacceptable.
In the next second, her eyes narrowed, and she called out to Katsuyu in her body with her mind: "Katsuyu, wake up, and lend me your strength. I must destroy this bastard today. I must trample him under my foot."
Hearing her gnashing teeth, Katsuyu trembled and said cautiously: "Tsunade-sama, there is no need for this..."
In its mind, it imagined Tsunade laughing with her hands on her hips while stepping on Kisame with high heels, and it felt weird.
"Stop talking nonsense, lend me your power!"
Tsunade shouted loudly, and before she finished speaking, she rushed towards Kisame again impatiently. This time, the aura that erupted from her body was several times stronger than before.
In the face of Tsunade who was going all out, Kisame was slightly moved, and could no longer be as carefree as before, such as being still and letting her beat him. So, he also picked up his fist and moved towards Tsunade, who is rushing to meet him.
He is going to have fun with her.