He had just returned home and was about to take the time to visit the hospital. He didn't expect that they had already been discharged from the hospital and come to his door.
"Kisame, I really want to thank you this time. If it wasn't for you who defeated the Steel and Iron Duo, the two of us would have been dead and never come back to the village."
Terumi Mei said with sincerity on her face.
"We are a teammate, this is what I should do. However, I hope you can keep a secret for me. After all, the faster a ninja like me is exposed, the faster he will die."
Kisame said so.
"Don't worry, we never told anyone else about you."
Ameyuri hurriedly interjected and swore to assure.
Both she and Terumi Mei knew that Kisame had a difficult background, and will always be used as cannon fodder by the village and sent to dangerous missions. He has been hiding his strength and acting low-key in order to protect himself.
"Right, one more thing."
Terumi Mei opened the box Ameyuri was holding, revealing an elaborate birthday cake, and said to Kisame, "Happy birthday!"
Kisame was stunned for a moment.
Since childhood, he has never had a birthday party, and this is the first time in history.
On this cold, cloudy and rainy day, the cold wind was blowing outside the house, and the cold rain was beating against the doors and windows, but inside the house, the three members of the team sat around the warm fire and ate birthday cake, which was extraordinarily warm.
"Kisame, I'm sorry, my injury hasn't recovered yet, so I can't take the Chunin exam this time."
Terumi Mei's eyes dimmed, and were full of apology.
"Me too."
Ameyuri was also unhappy. She wasn't hurt that badly, but the elders in the family were worried and wouldn't let her go.
They are not very old anyway, and the Chunin exams are held twice a year. The big deal is that next time it is Kirigakure's turn to hold it, and the participants will come to the door.
"It's okay, you don't have to blame yourself. I can pass it by myself."
Kisame replied.
Him participating in Konoha's Chunin exam, is actually just a passing scene. A more important purpose of this trip was to spy on interesting information.
"Well, we trust you."
After Terumi Mei knew how strong Kisame was, she realized that he was simply bullying people by going to take this kind of test.
"Promise me, you must use your Unlimited taijutsu to teach Konoha's little devils a lesson and let them know how powerful you are."
Ameyuri waved her fist and said excitedly.
"No problem." Kisame smiled and nodded.
In the evening.
Kisame held an umbrella and personally sent the two back. Then he bought some food and daily necessities on the way and went home.
Unexpectedly, there was a person standing at the door.
It's Hozuki Mangetsu.
He came back again.
"You're finally back, Hoshigaki Kisame. Do you know how hard I've been waiting for you this month?"
Hozuki Mangetsu spoke quietly, like a resentful woman.
"What are you doing?"
Kisame asked calmly.
"Of course it's your birthday."
Mangetsu smiled evilly and walked towards Kisame step by step.
"Did you come alone?"
Kisame suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked. At the same time, he carefully sensed his surroundings and found no other ninjas except Mangetsu.
"Hmph, I'm enough to deal with you alone."
Mangetsu finally let go of pretenses, and his voice suddenly turned cold, "I will not only defeat you, but also let you honestly explain the clues about the missing ninja swords."
Yes, Mangetsu doesn't want to play with Kisame anymore.
He lost his patience, and planned to take down Kisame first, and then slowly interrogate him, to be sure to pry the latter's mouth open.
As soon as the voice fell, Mangetsu raised his hands and quickly formed a seal, and water bombs immediately shot towards Kisame.
Water Release·Water Bullet Jutsu.
Kisame took off the commonly used ninja sword on the back and rushed straight up. The shadow of the sword flickered, and all the water bombs were shattered one by one.
Then, he used a sharp sword technique and slashed at Mangetsu in one go.
"Yo, that's really exciting."
Mangetsu dodged, while still not forgetting to sneer, his mouth stinks as always.
He would occasionally be hit by Kisame, but this attack, which was enough to make ordinary people lose their arms and legs, was easily resolved by his hydration jutsu.
"Hoshigaki Kisame, do you only have this much strength?"
Mangetsu suddenly shouted, jumped into the air, and opened his arms.
"Bang!"
A scroll in his right hand channeled out a large sword like a door.
At the same time, the water in his body rushed to his left arm, which suddenly swelled up and became thicker than Kisame's arm.
Water Release. Water Wrist Jutsu.
This technique can greatly enhance the strength of the arm, so that it can generate a strange force that is enough to penetrate steel and rock walls.
"Hahaha, take it!"
Mangetsu laughed wildly, holding the door-like steel broadsword in his left hand, fell from the sky and slashed towards Kisame.
'Click!'
Kisame raised his sword to meet the enemy, but the steel ninja sword that had accompanied him for many years was broken in an instant.
'Ding Deng Deng.'
Under the huge impact, Kisame took a dozen steps back, and a trace of blood flew from his lips.
"Do you know this sword?"
Mangetsu raised his chin, held a large sword, and aimed the tip of the sword at Kisame.
"Of course I do."
Kisame threw away the broken sword in his hand, looked at the big sword of Mangetsu, and said slowly:
"Kubukiribocho. This blade is 2.5 meters long, and is so heavy that most people can't swing it. What's more peculiar is that it can absorb the iron in the enemy's blood in battle, thereby repairing itself, so it is regarded as a sword that never breaks."
"Hehe, it seems that you understand very well."
Mangetsu nodded and said ostentatiously, "This is my ace card, and I asked the third Mizukage to intercede, and finally persuaded Juzo Biwa to temporarily lend it to me.
I will take this kubukiribocho to take the Chunin exam, sweep all Konoha ninjas, and win the first place without any suspense.
But before that, I will try it out with you! "
When Kisame heard these words, he suddenly began to laugh.
"I was wondering just now. Why didn't you bring a present for my birthday? It turned out that I misunderstood you."
He stared at the kubukiribocho in Mangetsu's hand, revealing two rows of white teeth, and at this moment smiled like a two hundred-pound big child.
.......
At night, near the wooden house by the river.
Hoshigaki Kisame and Hozuki Mangetsu are in a confrontation.
"Before I defect from Kirigakure, including this kubukiribocho, I will have a total of four ninja swords, which is quite rewarding."
Kisame unscrupulously looked at the big sword in the opponent's hand, and immediately stopped pretending, and it was time to showdown.
"Sure enough, it was you who did it!"
Mangetsu's expression changed, and he said coldly, "You will die!"
Before he finished speaking, he rushed up with a swoosh, and slashed with kubukiribocho.
'Clang!'
Kisame didn't even hide, raised his left arm, and blocked the knife with his flesh and blood. The kubukiribocho slashed on his left arm, and it was as if two metals have collided and sparks scattered.
"What? !"
Mangetsu was taken aback.
"Shibuki has become my left arm, you see."
Kisame smiled, spread out his palm, and showed the other the word "Explosion" in the palm of his hand.
'Bang.'
A violent explosion occurred at close range.
Mangetsu was caught off guard, and immediately the man and the sword were sent flying, and before he could stabilize his body—
'Swish.'
Kisame flicked his fingers, and the index Nuibari shot out like lightning, and went straight through the eyebrows of Mangetsu, piercing the latter's brain on the spot.
Fortunately, his hydration jutsu was activated in time.
Mangetsu's head turned into a pool of water, avoiding the fatal blow.
'So close.'
He was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
But he forgot that the beheading sword cannot be hydrated.
From the beginning, the target of Kisame was not Mangetsu, but the kubukiribocho in the latter's hand.
'Swish swish.'
The needle fluttered around the kubukiribocho, and the chakra thread at the end of the needle quickly wrapped the sword around a dozen times, and then was pulled hard by Kisame, who snatched it from Mangetsu.
"Is that the Nuibari?"
Mangetsu stared at the index finger of Kisame's right hand, and said solemnly, his face became more and more ugly.
Kisame didn't answer, he directly took the kubukiribocho he just got in his hand, and took a step to reach Mangetsu, and slashed out.
'Splash.'
The unarmed Mangetsu was immediately cut off by Kisame, turning into a splash of water and splashing around.
'Um?'
Kisame frowned.
This isn't a hydration technique, it's... water itself.
"Hoshigaki Kisame, you are finished."
With a sneer, the body of Hozuki Mangetsu quietly appeared behind Kisame, and he raised his hand like a pistol, aiming at Kisame's temple.
He is about to cast Iron water bullet.
This is also a secret technique passed down by the Hozuki clan from generation to generation. The liquid shot from the tip of the index finger is like a bullet that penetrates the enemy and can easily destroy anything.
The most important thing is that it can be activated without a seal.
At such a close distance, in the face of this instant ninjutsu, no enemy can escape.
But Kisame had already expected it.
Since the first time he saw Mangetsu, he has been ready to fight the opponent to the death, and has simulated this battle dozens of times in his mind.