Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 103 Your Life Is Indeed Tragic [Please Subscribe]

As night fell, Kisame Hoshigaki and his Kirigakure squad patrolled the coastal forest all day before finally setting up camp to rest in an open area.

There was no campfire lit; several ninjas were gathered together, eating dry rations and chatting.

"Phew, I'm exhausted." One of the chubby boys let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Is this Furukawa's first time on a mission like this?" A bald ninja next to him adjusted his Kirigakure headband and grinned as he spoke.

The ninja called Furukawa nodded: "Senior, I was just promoted to Chunin last week, so this is my first time participating in a patrol mission like this."

Another slightly older Kirigakure ninja said, "You'll get used to it after participating a few more times. Right now, we're just patrolling the main island. In the future, we'll be patrolling on the sea, which will truly test our chakra reserves and control."

Upon hearing that they would also have to patrol the sea by treading water, Furukawa gave a wry smile: "I'll have to learn more from my seniors in the future."

The group chatted and laughed, a stark contrast to Kisame Hoshigaki sitting alone to the side.

After a day of patrolling, they gradually got used to the taciturn nature of their captain, Kisame Hoshigaki.

This captain, who came from the ANBU, was quite capable, but also very cold. He would not communicate with them except when it came to mission-related matters.

While the other Hidden Mist ninjas were chatting and laughing, Terumi Suzu came to Kisame Hoshigaki's side again. Just as she was about to sit down, Kisame Hoshigaki's small eyes suddenly widened, and he abruptly stood up and drew the ninja sword from his back.

Under the moonlight, a mysterious figure in black robes wearing a white three-eyed fox mask silently appeared at the edge of the camp.

The other Hidden Mist ninjas were suddenly startled and hurriedly gathered around Kisame Hoshigaki, drawing their kunai and other weapons, fully on guard.

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at the kunai stuck in the ground beside him, completely still, and felt a chill run down his spine.

Those were the hidden warning lines he set up around the camp; once someone approached, the thin lines connected to the kunai would be pulled.

However, the outer perimeter security line was not triggered at all until the mysterious figure in black robes wearing a white three-eyed fox mask appeared at their camp.

“It’s…Shura!” Kisame Hoshigaki’s small eyes trembled slightly when he saw the fox mask that gleamed coldly in the moonlight.

'This guy, wasn't he supposed to have been injured and escaped by Juzo Biwa and Suigetsu Hozuki? How come he doesn't look injured at all!' Kisame Hoshigaki began to doubt the information personally provided by the Mizukage for the first time.

"Retreat!" Kisame Hoshigaki made a decisive decision, coldly ordering the group, "You are no match for him! Take the information back to the village!"

The group was taken aback, not even knowing who the other person was.

However, he quickly carried out Kisame's orders, jumped onto a tree, and fled rapidly towards Kirigakure.

A moment later, only Shura remained in the camp.

'The girl next to Kisame Hoshigaki...could it be?' Menma noticed the girl's concern for Kisame when he was observing them from the shadows.

"Interesting." A soft laugh came from under the mask. Menma jumped onto the treetop and followed the fleeing Kirigakure ninja northward.

Soon, the fleeing Kirigakure ninjas also spotted the figure leaping swiftly among the treetops not far behind them.

A suffocating sense of oppression came from behind, causing all the Hidden Mist ninjas to break out in a cold sweat.

Their intuition told them that if they were alone and this guy caught up with them, they would definitely be killed!

So the Hidden Mist ninjas sped up their escape.

However, they soon discovered that no matter how hard they tried to speed up, their opponent always kept up with them at a steady pace, as if playing with a cat and mouse.

"Damn it!" A Hidden Mist ninja, under prolonged high tension, panicked and pulled out several kunai with explosive tags, throwing them directly at the mysterious ninja following behind him.

boom! boom! boom!
Several explosions and flashes came from the jungle behind the Hidden Mist ninjas.

The crowd glanced back at the flames and smoke of the explosion, but dared not linger, continuing their escape. Suddenly!

The mysterious ninja caught up with the Hidden Mistman who had just thrown the kunai, and a large sword had appeared in his hand at some point!

Before the horrified eyes of the Hidden Mist ninja, the Executioner's Blade slashed fiercely across his waist, cutting him in two.

Blood, carrying various internal organs, was sprayed into the forest from high above.

"That's... the Executioner's Blade!" Kisame Hoshigaki glanced back and was once again shocked!

Why is Shura's Executioner's Blade, which was once owned by Juzo Biwa, in his hands?!

Could it be that the Loquat Juzo has already...?

But didn't the Mizukage say that Juzo Biwa and Suigetsu Fuguki Shura were injured?
Kisame Hoshigaki's mind was in complete chaos, and he dared not think any further. He led the others to flee at a faster pace.

Soon, the Hidden Mist ninjas fled in panic to the edge of a cliff.

Before them lay a chasm hundreds of meters wide, with an unfathomable abyss below. Even for ninjas, jumping from such a height would be a near certain death.

call out--

While everyone was in a panic, Shura had already caught up with them.

Under the moonlight, his black robe fluttered in the night wind, his white three-eyed fox mask gleamed coldly, and his giant decapitation sword, as tall as a man, was stuck in the ground, exuding a chilling aura.

There was still some blood on the blade, which was gradually being absorbed by the decapitation sword.

The terrifying oppressive aura emanating from Shura instilled despair in several Kirigakure ninja, including Kisame Hoshigaki.

Even though there was only one person on the other side, they felt as if they were surrounded by dozens of times more people! There seemed to be absolutely no hope of breaking through.

Seeing that the other party was catching up, Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly swung his sword at his companion!

what!what!what!
Several Kirigakure ninja were caught off guard by Kisame's sudden attack, never expecting that Kisame, as their leader, would actually attack them!
Four people were killed instantly.

Only Terumi Rin, after being slashed on the shoulder by a ninja sword, stared in disbelief at Kisame Hoshigaki before slowly collapsing.

“Why…” Terumi Suzu stared at him in disbelief.

Kisame Hoshigaki's small eyes widened, bloodshot and menacing, as he coldly said, "This is my special mission to prevent the enemy from obtaining information about the village..."

However, Terumi looked at Kisame Hoshigaki with pity: "Captain Hoshigaki... your life must be very hard."

Kisame Hoshigaki's body trembled imperceptibly.

He had carried out countless special missions, such as silencing his own ninjas, and by all accounts, he should have become numb to it.

Why did that heart, which had been frozen long ago, tremble when Terumi Suzu asked her the question?
Was it because she cared about him? Or because she had doubts about the village's mission and intelligence?
Kisame Hoshigaki knelt on one knee, raised his ninja sword, and prepared to finish off Terumi Rin.

call out--

A kunai shot through the air, forcing Kisame Hoshigaki to jump away.

He looked at the Shura who was slowly approaching from the opposite side.

Beneath the white three-eyed fox mask, a deep voice echoed: "Working for a traitor and slaughtering fellow village ninjas, your life is indeed pathetic, Kisame Hoshigaki."

(End of this chapter)