Chapter 960: Shark

As Kisame walked, he was thinking about how to deliver the body to his employer in exchange for the bounty. Suddenly, he felt a faint chakra fluctuation nearby. Kisame instantly became alert, hid the body in the grass by the roadside, and hid himself behind a big tree.

Not long after, several figures appeared on the road, looking like some unknown wandering ninja gang. They stopped at the place where Kisame had just hidden, and one of them sniffed and said, "There is a smell of blood here, it seems someone just passed by." Kisame clenched the big sword Samehada in his hand, ready to fight at any time.

At this time, the leader smiled and said, "Who cares who he is? Let's go find out if there is anything valuable first." So several people dispersed to search. When a small minion approached the hiding place of the corpse, Kisame rushed out suddenly, and Samehada killed him with a single swing. The others were horrified and attacked one after another. But Kisame was very strong, and he killed all the wandering ninjas in a few moves. Kisame patted the dust off his body, picked up the corpse again, and ran quickly in the direction of his employer.

However, before he ran far, Kisame noticed something strange again. The chakra fluctuation hidden in the dark came again, and this time it was more violent. Kisame thought to himself, is there another enemy? He quickened his pace, trying to get rid of this sense of danger. However, as he moved, the fog became thicker and thicker. Kisame knew that he was being targeted by a truly powerful opponent.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed out of the thick fog at an extremely fast speed. Kisame held up Samehada to block it, and there was a sound of metal collision and sparks flying. Kisame saw the person in front of him clearly, and it turned out to be the former assassination master of the Hidden Mist Village. The other party sneered: "Kisame, you dare to defect from the village so blatantly, today is the day you die." Kisame grinned and said: "Then give it a try." The two immediately started a fierce fight. Kisame knew that he could not fight to the end, so he found an opportunity and used Samehada to release a powerful suction force to absorb the surrounding water vapor, temporarily dispelling the thick fog, and then took this opportunity to escape quickly. There was an angry roar behind him, but Kisame had disappeared into the night and continued to rush towards his destination, but he was more alert to the surrounding movements along the way.

Kisame ran all the way and finally arrived at the place agreed by his employer - an abandoned temple. As soon as he stepped into the temple, he felt a strong chakra fluctuation coming from the inner hall. Kisame was startled, and he clenched Samehada and slowly walked towards the inner hall. I saw a mysterious man covered in a black robe standing there. "You are finally here, Kisame." The mysterious man's voice was low and hoarse. Kisame asked, "Are you the employer?" The mysterious man sneered, slowly took off his hood, revealing a face covered with strange lines. "I am not only the employer, but also the one who wants to take your life." It turned out that this man was an evil ninja who was expelled from the Hidden Mist Village many years ago, and he had been secretly planning to retaliate against the village. After he learned that Kisame had defected, he deliberately lured Kisame to come, hoping to use him to draw out more secrets of the Hidden Mist Village. Kisame shouted angrily and took the lead in attacking. The two fought fiercely in the inner hall, and the strange weapons of Samehada and the mysterious man kept colliding and sparking. Kisame gradually discovered that although this person was strong, his moves had flaws. He pretended to retreat, luring the mysterious man to attack with all his strength, and then took advantage of the man's unpreparedness, and suddenly exerted his strength to break the man's defense in one fell swoop, successfully killing him. Kisame breathed a sigh of relief, took the body to find the real employer to collect the bounty, and then quietly left.

After receiving the bounty, Kisame did not relax his vigilance. He always felt that there was a bigger conspiracy behind this matter. On the way out of the town, he met a group of villagers who were being robbed by bandits. Kisame did not want to meddle in other people's business, but when he saw the frightened eyes of a little girl, his heart was touched. He easily solved the bandits, and the villagers thanked him one after another.

Just as Kisame was about to continue on his way, the little girl ran up to him and handed him a small handmade object, saying it was a gift to thank him. Kisame accepted it and left silently.

A few days later, Kisame heard that some strange phenomena had occurred near the Hidden Mist Village, and it was suspected that a mysterious force was spying on the village. Kisame thought that this might be related to the previous incident. He decided to return to the Hidden Mist Village to check. In the woods near the village, Kisame felt the familiar chakra fluctuations again. He clenched his Samehada, ready to meet the upcoming unknown challenges, with a firm look in his eyes. No matter what conspiracy or trickery, he would no longer be afraid.

Kisame carefully shuttled through the woods, chasing the source of the chakra fluctuations. Suddenly, he saw a flashing light in front of him. When he got closer, he found that it was a huge crystal mirror. The mirror reflected the scene of the Hidden Mist Village, but the picture revealed a strange atmosphere.

At this time, a masked ninja walked out from the mirror. "Kisame, you are back after all." Kisame frowned and said, "What are you planning?" The masked ninja laughed and said, "This mirror is a treasure that can peek into the Hidden Mist Village. As long as it is controlled, the Hidden Mist Village will fall into disaster. And you will be the fuse that triggers this disaster."

Kisame snorted coldly: "Just you?" After that, he waved Samehada and rushed towards the opponent. The masked ninja was not in a hurry. He formed seals with both hands, and several rays of light shot out from the mirror and shot towards Kisame. Kisame dodged sideways, and Samehada slashed at the mirror. A layer of ripples appeared on the surface of the mirror, and it actually bounced back Samehada's attack. Kisame was startled, but quickly adjusted his state. He thought that since this mirror can reflect physical attacks, then chakra attacks may be feasible. So Kisame mobilized the chakra in his body and attacked the mirror with water escape technique. The mirror began to crack under the impact of water escape, and finally shattered. Seeing this, the masked ninja knew that he was no match for him, and turned to escape. How could Kisame let him go? He chased him and subdued him, eliminating the crisis facing the Hidden Mist Village.

After solving this problem, Kisame did not return to the village directly. He knew that there might be a mastermind behind this matter. He followed the faint traces left by the masked ninja before he escaped.

Soon, Kisame arrived in front of a hidden cave. There was a foul smell in the cave. Kisame clenched his Samehada and walked into the cave carefully. It was dark and damp inside, and the walls were engraved with all kinds of strange runes. Suddenly, a sinister laugh echoed in the cave. "Kisame, do you think you ruined the plan?" A voice sounded faintly.

Kisame looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall guy with red eyes walking out of the shadows. "Who are you?" Kisame shouted. "I am the controller of all this. The Hidden Mist Village should be ruled by me." As he said that, he waved his hands and countless spikes formed by black chakra shot towards Kisame.

Kisame responded calmly, his Samehada dancing like the wind, blocking all attacks. Then Kisame performed a powerful water escape technique, sweeping towards the opponent. The man was shocked and cast a strange blood-red shield. When the two were in a stalemate, Kisame found a weak point at the bottom of the shield. He hit hard and broke through the shield. The man screamed and turned into black smoke and dissipated. After Kisame was sure that the threat was lifted, he slowly walked towards the Hidden Mist Village. His back looked extremely determined under the moonlight.