In a daze, Kisame felt his body rising and falling, as if someone was shaking his body.
He also faintly heard the panting sound that made people's blood boil, but as an honest straight man, Kisame was not interested in this.
The rising and falling of the body affects the wounds on his body.
The pain made him unable to help but open his tired eyes.
What came into view was a head of black hair, but this little head looked at first glance, not like an adult's head.
Kisame could also faintly smell a hint of hair fragrance.
"This is...." His voice was hoarse as he spoke these two words, immediately attracting the attention of the person carrying him.
"Eh? You're awake?" This was Haku's very tired voice, and also a bit of panting.
Kisame nodded: "I'm awake."
"But....." "His voice was very weak: "My body can't move."
Haku replied: "It's normal, sister Fuushi said your injury can't recover without half a year. Even if your body is special, it will take half a month to recover."
"You are....." Kisame suddenly remembered: "You are the long-haired girl next to Whitebeard Pops?"
Kisame remembered that there were three little kid beside Whitebeard.
One was blonde, one was redhead, and one was black hair.
The former was short hair, the middle was medium short hair.
Or long hair.
Very easy to recognize.
"I'm a boy!" Haku was immune to Kisame's somewhat impolite words. Compared to Haku, who had seen all kinds of bad people, Kisame's somewhat impolite words were already very polite.
"Boy?" Kisame was stunned.
He tried hard to stretch his head over, took a look at Haku's side face, and then recalled Haku's voice just now that was like a girl's.
Whether it's his face or that gentle voice.
They are all like women.
Not man.
"The little kid next to Pops are all strange!" Kisame took a deep breath, no wonder he felt his body so awkward, it turned out to be carried by a little kid!
A not very tall little kid, carrying him, a tall person, Kisame's posture lying on Haku's back is very strange.
Even his body was fixed by Haku with a rope.
Otherwise, his legs would have to be dragged on the ground.
Haku was already tired with a small red face, and a layer of sweat overflowed from his forehead, but he still tried to maintain a smiling expression, explaining: "This is one of the physical training tasks set by Pops for me, Pops asked me to carry you who were seriously injured all the way to Konohagakure Village."
Saying this, Haku looked at a pile of luggage piled up very high in front of him, like a small mound.
That pile of luggage is hundreds of kilograms heavy.
There is also a boulder on top of the luggage, the boulder also weighs several hundred pounds, or together it has exceeded a thousand pounds.
"I'm still far behind Naruto!"
Haku whispered softly.
The right under that pile of luggage and that boulder is Naruto.
Naruto, who is carrying thousands of kilograms, is even faster than Haku.
Next to Naruto is Karin.
Karin doesn't have a load.
But Karin's face was covered with an eye mask, covering her eyes, making her unable to see anything. Karin didn't use a guide stick in her hand, she just groped forward step by step.
This is a special training for awakening Observation Haki!
When Whitebeard understood Karin's innate talent "Kagura Heart Eye", which is a very powerful perception talent.
He decided to teach Karin Observation Haki!
Whitebeard thinks Karin is more suitable for learning Observation Haki than Naruto.
She must be faster to learn than Naruto.
"Shisui-san.....thank you for cooperating with my seal practice!" Behind this group of people, it was Uzumaki Fuushi and Shisui.
"It's okay, this is my repayment for your kindness." Shisui replied: "If it weren't for your timely treatment, I might have lost my life there."
Speaking of which, Shisui felt the blocked meridians within his body.
He looked down at a seal on his abdomen.
Above the seal, tiny golden chains were flowing.
It looked very eerie.
He couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique, this 'Energy Seal' can even seal my chakra, making it very hard when I use my chakra."
"Shisui-san, I'll unlock it for you now."
Uzumaki Fuushi took a deep breath, five clusters of chakra appeared at the tips of her five fingers, and suddenly she pressed her palm on Shisui's abdomen.
She softly shouted in her mouth: "Unseal!!!"
The abrupt sensation of restricted chakra within the body vanished without a trace.
Shisui felt a sense of relief.
"Back then, it was precisely our Uzumaki clan's sealing technique that was too scary. In the end, it caused a national disaster." The advancement of the sealing technique did not make Uzumaki Fuushi happy, but instead brought a few shades of gloom to her face: "And as a survivor of the Uzumaki clan, I don't even know who is our enemy"
Shisui fell silent.
Because of Uzumaki Fuushi's words, he thought of the Uchiha clan. He suddenly realized... Isn't the current situation Uchiha clan a bit similar to the Uzumaki clan back then?
The Uchiha clan possesses the Sharingan.
The Uzumaki clan possesses the sealing technique.
Both of these are abilities that the entire Shinobi world fears.
One day...
Will the Uchiha clan have a same fate like the Uzumaki clan?
A look of confusion flashed in Shisui's eyes.
Kisame, who was lying on Whitebeard's back, took all this into consideration. The harmonious and integrated family atmosphere in the Whitebeard Pirates made Kisame's expression complex.
He had forgotten how many years ago, as a Kirigakure ninja, he had also experienced such an atmosphere.
Unfortunately, those companions who had shown kindness to him.
All died under his sword.
"This time, I escaped from the blood mist and found a bit of myself." Kisame murmured weakly: "The environment is changing, I... should also change a bit."
Kisame no longer wanted to return to the days when he wielded his sword against his companions.
The reason why he admired Whitebeard's heroic spirit so much.
Is it really just because Whitebeard is very strong?
No! The real reason is Whitebeard's attitude towards his companions!
That attitude touched Kisame.
Made him admire Whitebeard.
Make him want to be part of it.
"Gurararararara! Stupid son, you have slept for three days and three nights, and finally woke up!" Whitebeard glanced at Kisame, in the eyes of outsiders, Kisame was all wrapped in bandages. There were a few traces of crimson on the bandages, obviously bleeding.
The wounds on his body had been stitched up.
But they hadn't fully healed.
"Three days and three nights... Did I pass out for so long?" Kisame took a deep breath, he tried hard to turn his head, his gaze fell on Whitebeard beside him.
"Calling someone Pops, it was a bit awkward at first." Honest Kisame told the truth: "But after calling a few times, I don't know why, it's quite smooth."
"Pops, from three days ago, I am a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, right?" Kisame asked this question.
And when he called Whitebeard "Pops".
There was no psychological pressure.
There was no awkwardness.
He just shouted it out.
"Gurararararara!" Whitebeard laughed: "That's natural! I am Whitebeard, of course I do what I say! Although you are not a fishman race, I consider you as my son! In the old Whitebeard Pirates, I had several fishman sons!"
"Old... Whitebeard Pirates?" Kisame was stunned.
"Pops had a Whitebeard Pirates a long time ago!" Naruto's voice rang out.
Carrying thousands of pounds of weight, Naruto, surprisingly, didn't sound tired when he spoke.
It seemed that he had already gotten used to it.
It was as if a thousand kilograms of weight was nothing to him.
Following Kakashi's butt, Naruto, who was walking in the second position in the team, explained enthusiastically to Kisame: "Pops once had a 'Whitebeard Pirate Group' on the sea. In our terms, that's the old Whitebeard Pirates."
"But Pops said that because of a big battle, he was separated from the crew of the old Whitebeard Pirate Group." Naruto continued: "Pops also mentioned that the core members of the old Whitebeard Pirates, who are his sons and daughters..."
"There are as many as 1600 people!!!"
1600 people.....this number made Kisame stunned for a moment.
Is this just the core crew?
There are so many?
If these people were all ninjas, even if there were many genin ninjas inside, wouldn't it be larger than some small ninja villages?
If you add some non-core crew, or some organizations attached to the Whitebeard Pirate Group, wouldn't it exceed 10,000 people?
But why, before meeting Whitebeard.....
He had never heard of the Whitebeard Pirate Group?
Forget it, don't want to think so much! Anyway, he joined the Whitebeard Pirate Group, and he will know some things sooner or later.
Kisame, who couldn't figure it out for a while.....
He choose to give up thinking temporarily.
.....
In the evening.
Konohagakure Village, Hokage Building.
"You, are you Kakashi's ninja dog?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at a small dog in front of him, he was holding a pipe in his mouth, and said in a cloud of smoke: "I still remembers a while ago, when Naruto left the Land of Fire, you came here once."
Yes, regarding the news of Naruto returning to the Land of Fire from the Land of Water, Kakashi had sent a ninja dog to send the news back to Konohagakure a long time ago.
"Is this news about Naruto?"
What Sarutobi Hiruzen cares about is only Naruto, after all, in his eyes, Naruto is the nine-tailed Jinchuriki of Konohagakure Village.
"Naruto is he okay? did he encounter any strange things in the Land of Water?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked the key point: "Did the ninjas of Kirigakure Village find out that he is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
The one who came back to report the news was the ninja dog "Pakkun"
It is a pug that looks very chubby.
In fact, all eight ninja dogs raised by Kakashi can speak some human words, but only Pakkun is the best at communicating with humans.
Mainly because it runs the fastest.
"Kakashi said Naruto is fine, he asked me come to Konohagakure Village just to tell you that Naruto has returned to the Land of Fire." Pakkun's tone of speech was even more old-fashioned than Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The petite body of Pakkun scratched himself on the Hokage's office desk, extending his paws to scratch the fleas on his own neck.
"Naruto returned to the Land of Fire?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flashed: "When did he come back?"
"It seems to be a few days ago!"
Pakkun replied, he continued: "Kakashi also said that Naruto returned to the Land of Fire for the purpose of enrolling in the Ninja Academy."
Sarutobi Hiruzen pinched the pipe, he finally showed a smile
It seems that Mitokado Homura was right.
"Hokage" is Naruto's goal.
Naruto will not miss the Ninja Academy in order to become Hokage, because he has said to Naruto a long time ago....."If you want to become Hokage, you have to be a Konohagakure ninja"
If you want to be a Konohagakure ninja, you must graduate from the Ninja Academy, so Naruto will return to Konohagakure Village sooner or later.
"What about that Whitebeard?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly thought of a more important person, and his expression also changed slightly: "Could he be heading straight to my Konohagakure Village with Naruto now?"
Pakkun nodded and said: "Yes!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned black
He has not forgotten to this day, the punch Whitebeard gave him, which made him lie in bed for more than a month.
And sat in a wheelchair for several months.
Although his body has now recovered, every time he mentions the name Whitebeard, it makes his muscles and bones ache slightly.
"Oh, by the way, Kakashi also asked me to bring back a couple of messages."
Pakkun's voice caught Sarutobi Hiruzen's attention.
The ninja dog continued, "Whitebeard might have his adopted sons and daughters join the ninja school together, allowing those little kid to enjoy the high-quality educational resources of Konohagakure village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
Not only did he run away with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but he also collected a group of orphans outside, and wanted the orphans to join Konohagakure's ninja school, freeloading on Konohagakure village's educational resources?
"And also....." Pakkun paused, then continued, "Uchiha Shisui is still alive, he is rushing back to Konohagakure. And, it was Whitebeard who saved Uchiha Shisui."
"What? Shisui is still alive?!!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened, his voice raised several degrees, and his face showed a bit of shock.
He almost jumped up.
"Yeah! That's all the information Kakashi asked me to bring back."
Pakkun complained a little, "Really, that guy always makes me run errands, making me run so far every time."
Bang..!!!
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's line of sight, Pakkun turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.
"Shisui....is still alive"
In the blink of an eye
Only Sarutobi Hiruzen was left in the office, muttering to himself: "Isn't Danzo's situation becoming more awkward?"
In fact, Sarutob Hiruzen temporarily handed over the root to Mitokado Homura, and put the seriously injured Danzo into Konohagakure's prison, not to punish Danzo, but to protect Danzo.
In the eyes of many people in the Uchiha clan, it was Danzo who killed Shisui, it's just that the Uchiha clan did not get the evidence.
In order to prevent Danzo from being assassinated by the Uchiha clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to put him in jail, allowing Danzo to calm down while also avoiding trouble.
Lock Danzo up for a year, let him out and there will be no problems.
Unexpectedly, Shisui is still alive.
How will Shisui, who has returned to Konohagakure, view Danzo?
Will he want to kill Danzo?
"It's troublesome." Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows, "Danzo, you've really gotten yourself into quite a mess! Trying to keep an eye on you is turning out to be quite challenging!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen has completely selectively forgotten that if it weren't for his fault that day, Danzo would not have falsely transmitted his orders.
After all, as long as an Anbu was sent to tell Shisui a sentence, Danzo's "false transmission of orders" could be exposed.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't send anyone to intervene.
He chose to be a bystander that day.
"Whitebeard, Shisui...." Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head and looked at the gradually setting sun outside the window.
"Shisui, who was hunted down by the Konohagakure root department and saved by Whitebeard... will you still be a Uchiha who is kind to the village? Which side is your heart on at this time?"
"Don't let me down Shisui!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette.
The room was filled with smoke.
....
Meanwhile,
Inside the Uchiha clan's residence.
Uchiha Itachi, who had just returned home from work at the Hokage building, suddenly heard several breaking sounds flying by.
He dodged it as if strolling leisurely.
All of them were avoided.
Just saw.... several wooden shurikens, brushing past Itachi's face, "pitter-patter" fell on the wall not far away, one of the shurikens actually touched one of Itachi's hairs.
"Sasuke, you've made great progress!" Itachi turned his head to look to the left, his heavy-hearted self squeezed out a bit of a smile and exaggeratedly said: "You're better today than you were yesterday!"
"It's not over yet!" Sasuke shouted softly, pulling out a kunai, it was actually a metal kunai.
And it was even sharpened.
Sasuke ran straight towards Itachi.
The kunai was stabbed forward with all his might.
The sharp kunai directly stabbed into Itachi's body, Sasuke's movements couldn't help but stiffen, his eyes widened, he looked up at Uchiha Itachi in a daze: "Brother, why...why didn't you dodge? I....I didn't mean to. Are you okay? I, I really didn't mean to!"
Sasuke was so anxious that his eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
He was in a hurry: "I'll go find a bandage to bandage you up, you wait here for me, don't move around. The ninja manual says that if you move around when you're injured, it will cause secondary injuries."
His speech was even a bit anxious and crying.
Suddenly, a hand from behind Sasuke pressed his little head and rubbed Sasuke's hair.
"My foolish little brother!" Itachi's voice came from behind: "Look carefully, what is in front of you?"
"Huh?" Sasuke looked in front of him.
"Eh?????"
He found that the brother who was "accidentally injured" by him had disappeared, and what replaced him was actually a short wooden stake.
Sasuke reacted.
He immediately puffed up his cheeks and pouted dissatisfiedly: "Hmph! Brother is a bully!"
"By the way!" Sasuke was puzzled: "Why did you come back half an hour late today, brother?"
Itachi replied: "I went to a place and met someone."
"Ah? Who?" Sasuke was about to ask, but his forehead was poked with a finger.
"It hurts!" Sasuke covered his forehead: "You poked me! Stingy, don't say it if you don't want to!"
Itachi looked at Sasuke's face, and his thoughts were slightly lost.
In his mind, he flashed over what someone had said.
..."Itachi, indeed it was me who made a move on Uchiha Shisui. Heh! But do you think this is my decision alone? Don't be naive! I don't have the confidence to make such a decision on my own."
..."Shisui's eyes are so dangerous that no one will trust him. The moment he has those eyes, it is destined that the peace he wants does not exist."
..."On the day when the Uchiha clan is about to launch a coup, it is the day when the Uchiha clan is destroyed. The arrogant Uchiha think we don't know, but we know everything."
..."How can you save your clan? You love your little brother very much, don't you? You don't want him to die in the backlash of the coup, do you? Unless, you can stop the coup of your clan, but even Shisui can't do it, do you think you can do it?"
..."Itachi! I have a way to let a few people from the Uchiha survive, so that they won't be cut off."
..."Don't believe me? Heh, you will believe me one day, and that day will come soon."
..."I will wait for you here tomorrow."
One sentence after another flashed through his mind, making Uchiha Itachi's eyes flash a hint of gloom.
He knew that Danzo's words were full of contradictions.
But he also knew that he couldn't refute it.
He lowered his head to look at his little brother.
"Sasuke.....I don't want you to die in that struggle." His voice was barely audible.
"Huh? Brother, what did you say?"
Sasuke didn't hear clearly.
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