From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 371 The Raikage’s investigation, the whereabouts of Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi.

In the end, Waver was unable to persuade the stubborn Zoro, and he carried the two wooden men back towards the Ryuchi Cave alone.

And Zoro decided to go to the Hidden Cloud Village alone to see if he could gain anything.

That afternoon, after they had separated.

In the passage of the underground facility, several members of the Anbu of the Hidden Cloud Village and the Fourth Raikage Ai followed the traces in the passage and tracked down the place where a fight had broken out among them.

Walking out of the broken wall, the Fourth Raikage immediately saw Kakuzu's body lying on the ground.

He frowned and went forward to check. At the same time, several Anbu ninjas dispersed and looked for some clues at the scene to make a judgment.

"There is some remnant of Yukito-sama's chakra here."

"This is the mark left by the claw attack of the Nibi Matatabi."

The Fourth Raikage squatted beside Kakuzu's body, reached out and touched the wound on his heart, feeling the charred scars on it, frowned and said, "Is it Lightning Release? But it doesn't look like it, and Yukito is not an expert in ninja swordsmanship."

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the ground not far away that had been wantonly eroded by a large amount of thunder power, as well as a piece of ashes on the ground and a strange sickle that had been burned into a twisted shape.

Reaching out and wiping the ashes, the experienced Fourth Raikage immediately made a judgment that this was a corpse that had been burned to ashes by a very powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu!

"Two bodies." The Fourth Raikage looked back at the hole in the wall he had just passed through and said in a deep voice, "During the tracking just now, there were only traces of three people, namely the wooden man and the two ninjas who were chasing her. There were traces of sickles and black lines inside this body."

It can almost be judged that the two wooden men were chased here by these two dead guys.

However, an accident happened here. There was a third-party force in this channel, and it was a very strong third-party force.

"Accident or trap?" The Fourth Raikage was a little unsure.

"Lord Raikage, the trail ends here. They must have cleaned up the place and we can no longer track Lord Yukito." said an Anbu ninja.

Another ANBU ninja said: "From the clues here, in addition to the two people who were tracking Master Yukito, there are two more people here, and they are very powerful."

"I understand." The Fourth Raikage stood up and said.

He is indeed very strong. Judging from the situation on his side, the two ninjas who were able to chase and kill Yumu Ren were quickly killed by someone from the third-party force they encountered in a very short time.

The other person in the third-party force can directly stop the two wooden men who have already used their full power, or even defeat them.

And judging from the traces of fighting at the scene, the two Yukito were unable to fully exert their tailed beast power and were defeated. She didn't even release the Tailed Beast Ball, which shows that the third-party force also won a crushing victory over the Yukito.

"Since the clue ends here, let's start from here. The clothes on this body are very unique, perhaps their signature outfit. Let's follow this to find the traitorous ninja in Takigakure." The Fourth Raikage said, holding Kakuzu's traitorous ninja forehead protector in his hand: "We must find out the result as quickly as possible. I want to see who is so bold as to come to our Kumogakure to do such a thing!"

After finishing speaking, the Fourth Raikage pondered for a moment and said, "As for the other two, they should be experts in ninja swords. Focus on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Shadow Village. At the same time, check for any unfamiliar duos that have appeared nearby recently, especially those with swords!"

"Yes!" Several Anbu ninjas responded quickly.

The Fourth Raikage is a big and strong man, and at first glance gives the impression of a reckless tough guy, but in fact, he is also a very meticulous person. After standing there thinking for a moment, he thought of a blind spot.

"Whether it's this rebel ninja organization wearing windbreakers or that mysterious third-party force, their target should be the tailed beasts." The Fourth Raikage's eyes flashed with a solemn look and said, "Contact the other villages and confirm whether the other side's Jinchūriki has encountered any attacks recently? And share our information with them."

"Understood." The Anbu ninja responded.

At this point, one of the Anbu ninjas said, "Son Yondaime-sama, more than three months ago, when Konoha was attacked by the Sand Village during the Chunin Exam, the Sand Village lost its One-Tailed Beast, Shukaku. That's why the Sand Village lost the power of the Tailed Beast."

"That's what happened." The Fourth Raikage frowned and said, "It is said that a mysterious man forcibly pulled the tailed beast out of the Jinchūriki's body in front of everyone."

"Konoha calls that man the Spirit Master, and seems to respect and value him very much." A ninja from the Anbu said again.

"Contact Konoha and see if we can get relevant information, and then ask where this spiritual master came from? Could it be that he is... Judging from the situation in Konoha, at least he can't be a member of the rebel ninja organization, but maybe it is this third-party force?" The Fourth Raikage said in a deep voice.

The land of water.

In a dense forest, the bodies of several Mist Village ninjas were lying everywhere.

Hoshigaki Kisame, who was once a ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, is now helping to tidy up the faces of these corpses one by one. Perhaps this is his last act of kindness as a rebel ninja from the Hidden Mist Village?
Under a tree, Uchiha Itachi's eyes flashed with the Three-magatama Sharingan, and in front of him stood a ninja from the Hidden Mist Village who was obviously trapped in an illusion.

After a few breaths, Uchiha Itachi released his Sharingan, and before the Hidden Mist Village ninja could wake up, the kunai in his hand had already pierced the opponent's throat, giving him permanent death. "Did you get any relevant information?" Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had finished his work, Hoshigaki Kisame walked up very naturally, dealt with the body and said.

"I didn't expect you to have such an interest or hobby. We should let you form a team with Kakuzu." Uchiha Itachi said softly as he watched Hoshigaki Kisame's actions.

"Hehe, Mr. Itachi, this is a skill I have. After I handle it, even if the situation here is discovered by the Hidden Mist Village, they won't be able to find any useful traces." Hoshigaki Kisame said with a smile.

"I see. I am superficial." Uchiha Itachi nodded and said, "Your Kirigakure is really interesting. The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, has been dead for a long time, but now the Fifth Mizukage has not been elected. On the contrary, all the power of the village has fallen into the hands of."

"In the hands of the Master, right?" Hoshigaki Kisame calmly replied, "The Master is highly respected in the village and has power no less than that of the Mizukage. This is normal, but this is not the issue we should be focusing on, right? The Tailed Beasts."

"After Karatachi Yagura died, the Three-tailed Isobu was secretly kept in a lake by the Hidden Mist Village, but he doesn't know the specific lake. And the Jinchuriki of the Six-tailed Rhino has defected and his whereabouts are unknown." Uchiha Itachi said softly.

"Ah?" Hoshigaki Kisame asked in surprise, "Does that mean there is no Tailed Beast Jinchuriki in the Hidden Mist Village now?"

"As a former jonin of the Hidden Mist Village, in which lake do you think the three-tailed Isobu is in?" Uchiha Itachi asked.

Hoshigaki Kisame was silent for a moment, then he spoke: "Too many. There are lakes everywhere in the Land of Water. There are dozens of lakes around the Hidden Mist Village that are suitable for Isobu to survive. If we check them one by one, it will probably take a lot of time and it is very likely to expose our whereabouts, especially since we have already taken action."

However, after a brief pause, Hoshigaki Kisame said, "Mr. Itachi, our mission this time is not to capture the tailed beasts, but to confirm the relevant information first. Now, we can complete the mission. We just need to bring this information back. As for the defected Six-tailed Jinchuriki or the Three-tailed Isobu, let Zetsu and the others find them? They are more experienced in this area."

Uchiha Itachi looked at Hoshigaki Kisame, his expression did not change. After a few breaths, he nodded and said, "Then let's go."

Just when Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame were about to leave, a strange figure suddenly emerged from a tree. It was none other than Black and White Zetsu.

"Mr. Itachi, Kisame." After Black and White Zetsu came out of the tree, they were the first to greet.

"Hehehe, Mr. Itachi and I were just talking about you, Jue." Kisame said with a smile while carrying the big sword Samehada.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Heibai Jue expressionlessly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"There were some minor accidents in the other groups, so Payne changed your tasks and asked me to inform you." Hei Bai Jue said.

"No need to change, our mission has been completed, just proceed to the next mission." Hoshigaki Kisame grinned, revealing his shark teeth.

He first informed Black and White Zetsu about the situation in the Hidden Mist Village, and then asked him to search for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki's rebel ninja and confirm the location of the lake where the Three-Tails Isobu was hiding.

After finishing all of this, Black and White Zetsu spoke up, "Mr. Kakuzu and that guy Hidan failed in their mission to retrieve the Two-Tailed Matatabi from the Hidden Cloud Village. Unfortunately, both of them have been confirmed dead."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Itachi, who always had a calm expression, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes and said, "I did think about the possibility of mission failure, but I didn't expect that the first ones to die would be these two so-called immortal guys?"

"Who did it?" asked Hoshigaki Kisame in a deep voice.

As a member of the Akatsuki organization, he knew very well that the rebel ninjas who were able to join them were all extremely powerful. Let's not talk about Hidan for now, but Kakuzu was a veteran in the ninja world with strong strength and intelligence and rich experience. How could such an old guy actually die in the Hidden Cloud Village?

Is this Hidden Cloud Village so powerful? Should we say it is indeed a powerful ninja village second only to Konoha?
"I don't know, but the possibility of the Fourth Raikage cannot be ruled out." Black and White Zetsu shook his head, and then said: "Because they have already failed once, the Hidden Cloud Village must be quite vigilant at this time, but the recovery of the tailed beasts is a must, so Pain decided to arrange for you two to go."

It is obvious that in the Akatsuki organization, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame seem to be more valued and stronger.

After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame looked at each other, then nodded and said, "I understand. We will go directly to the Hidden Cloud Village from now on."

"Then I'll leave it to you two." Hei Bai Jue said with a smile.

At this moment, Black Zetsu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Mr. Itachi, there is something that may interest you. Uchiha Sasuke, a Chunin from Konoha, chose to leave the village not long ago when the war between Konoha and Sand Village was not over. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have followed the traitor Orochimaru."

Uchiha Itachi frowned, seeming a little unhappy.

"It's been so long since Orochimaru betrayed our Akatsuki organization, and you still haven't tracked down his whereabouts?" Uchiha Itachi said coldly.

Black and White Zetsu still had a smile on their faces. After a moment, Black Zetsu said, "Before, he kept changing his hiding places, which made him hard to find. But now he seems to have stopped this behavior. Just give me a little more time, and I will definitely be able to find him."

"Hmph." Uchiha Itachi snorted coldly, without saying anything or saying hello, he walked away.

Hoshigaki Kisame, who was carrying the big sword Samehada on the side, smiled and said teasingly: "Oh my, it seems that you have made Mr. Itachi angry. Be careful. Although Mr. Itachi looks gentle, he can be very dangerous when he is really angry."

(End of this chapter)