Chapter 101: Hoshigaki Kisame, You Get Rid Of Asura!【subscribe】
The sun rose as usual, with morning light piercing through the clouds, yet it could never dispel the thick fog enveloping Kirigakure.
In the Kaguya Clan’s Land, Kisame Hoshigaki, as an Anbu Ninja, was leading a team to carry out the task of clearing out the Kaguya Clan Remnant.
After Jūzō Biwa was urgently summoned by the Mizukage, Kisame Hoshigaki became the person in charge of clearing out the Kaguya Clan Remnant.
“Captain, the corpses in the Kaguya Clan’s Land have been cleared out.” A Kirigakure Anbu Ninja came before Kisame Hoshigaki and reported the purge situation to him.
“A total of 325 corpses were cleared out, but when we arrived, we discovered that several courtyards in the rear of the Kaguya Clan’s Land had many corpses, and the Kaguya Clan’s prodigy, Kimimaro Kaguya, was missing.”
The Kaguya Clan was different from the Uchiha Clan; all clan members who awakened the Corpse Bone Pulse suffered from Bloodline Disease and had short lifespans, so the Kaguya Clan had almost no older members over thirty who had awakened the Corpse Bone Pulse, and the Kaguya Clan’s numbers were much fewer than the Uchiha Clan’s.
Among them, the stronger the bloodline of the Kaguya Clan members, the more severe the Bloodline Disease.
As the next family targeted by the Fourth Mizukage Kagura Yagura, or rather by Obito, the Kaguya Clan had long been on Kirigakure Anbu’s surveillance list, just like Konoha Anbu’s surveillance of the Uchiha Clan after the Nine-Tails Attack.
So when the Anbu Ninja reported these situations, Kisame Hoshigaki’s small eyes widened slightly, and his bluish-gray face suddenly tensed.
“Kimimaro is missing?” This was the Kaguya Clan’s genius, said to have a Corpse Bone Pulse bloodline of unprecedented purity, and naturally on Kirigakure Anbu’s surveillance list as well.
“You all continue clearing the Kaguya Clan’s Land; I’ll go report to the Mizukage!” After leaving a few Anbu Ninjas behind, Kisame Hoshigaki headed toward the village’s Mizukage’s Office.
When passing by last night’s battlefield, Kisame Hoshigaki stopped on a rooftop and gazed thoughtfully at the village in the fog, full of devastation.
Kirigakure, when did it become like this…
In the Mizukage’s temporary office, the Fourth Kagura Yagura sat in the shadows.
“Mizukage!” Kisame Hoshigaki knelt on one knee.
“Has it been cleared clean?” Kagura Yagura, sitting in the chair, asked coldly.
Kisame Hoshigaki reported truthfully: “There are no living people left in the Kaguya Clan’s Land, but it seems someone else took advantage of the chaos to attack the rear courtyard of the Kaguya Clan’s Land, and Kimimaro Kaguya is nowhere to be found.”
“Oh?” Kagura Yagura slightly raised his head, and on his doll-like face, the scar from his right eye to his jaw was shocking.
His pale purple pupils were empty and lifeless, sending chills to the heart.
Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha, hiding in the dark and manipulating Kagura Yagura, suspected that Shura had taken Kimimaro Kaguya away, likely targeting the Kaguya Clan’s Bloodline Limit.
However, over the years that Obito had controlled Kagura Yagura, he was very familiar with the situations of Kirigakure’s various ninja clans and knew that the Kaguya Clan’s Bloodline Disease was incurable; the more genius they were, the faster they died.
Even if rescued by Shura, that guy wouldn’t live much longer.
Kagura Yagura spoke: “A mysterious ninja called ‘Shura’ appeared in the village last night; Kimimaro Kaguya’s disappearance may be related to him.”
“Shura?” Kisame Hoshigaki recalled for a moment; it seemed he had heard this name last year.
Then he suddenly remembered: it was the mysterious ninja who had caused a huge commotion in Konohagakure and Cloud Village last year and was later wanted for 70 million taels!
“Take two teams of ninjas to patrol along the southwestern coastline; if you discover Shura or the Kaguya Clan Remnant, eliminate them immediately.” Kagura Yagura’s cold voice carried an unquestionable tone.
“I… eliminate Shura?” Kisame Hoshigaki’s shark-like face froze for a moment, his small eyes full of doubt, and the shark gill-like patterns contracted sharply.
The opponent was a super strong practitioner who could cause chaos in Konohagakure and Cloud Village, retreat unscathed, and even had a 70 million silver taels bounty from Cloud Village!
Me, an Anbu who had just been promoted to Jonin, to eliminate him?
“Suigetsu Hozuki and Jūzō Biwa have already inflicted considerable injuries on him; he shouldn’t have gotten far.” Kagura Yagura added.
Not only did he lie, but he also didn’t mention that Suigetsu Hozuki and Jūzō Biwa had already become souls under the opponent’s blade.
“Yes!” Regardless, Kisame Hoshigaki didn’t dare refuse the Mizukage’s command.
“By the way.” Kagura Yagura reminded Kisame Hoshigaki: “You are Suigetsu Hozuki’s subordinate, a ninja specifically responsible for protecting Kirigakure’s secrets; if the mission might fail, you know what to do, right?”
‘Just right to use Shura’s hand to eliminate more of Kirigakure’s new generation ninjas.’ Obito, hiding in the dark, had some understanding of Kisame Hoshigaki’s strength.
Kisame Hoshigaki, who had the title of “Tailless Tails Beast,” had performed outstandingly during the Third Great Ninja War and absolutely could not be allowed to grow.
“Understood.” Kisame Hoshigaki bowed deeply, recalling the task his superior Suigetsu Hozuki had once assigned him.
To protect Kirigakure’s secrets, those weak ninjas, when about to be captured by enemy ninjas, would be purged by him.
To ensure they wouldn’t reveal Kirigakure’s secrets to the enemy.
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After leaving the Mizukage’s temporary office, Kisame Hoshigaki came to the plaza below the Mizukage’s Office.
Two teams, six ninjas, had already gathered here; most were Chunin, with only the Team Leader of each team being a Special Jonin.
‘All recently promoted ninjas in the village…’ Kisame Hoshigaki’s small eyes scanned the six, immediately gauging their strength roughly.
‘No wonder; a strong practitioner like Shura should have already left, and a border patrol task doesn’t require sending very strong ninjas.’
Normal border patrols were C-rank missions, only escalating to B-rank if enemy ninjas were encountered.
However, due to its uncertainty, border patrol missions were paid at the maximum C-rank rate; once enemy ninjas were encountered, it directly rose to B-rank, and even the reward would increase based on the number and strength of enemy ninjas, up to the top of B-rank or even reaching A-rank.
With little exchange, Kisame Hoshigaki simply conveyed the patrol route and some basic details to the two teams of ninjas.
As for the possibility of encountering the mysterious ninja ‘Shura,’ that was classified.
After the mission was assigned, the group quickly set off, leaving the village under Kisame Hoshigaki’s lead to patrol the southwestern coast of the Land of Water.
Along the way, Kisame Hoshigaki rarely spoke, exuding an unapproachable aura.
Moreover, Kisame Hoshigaki’s appearance was extremely terrifying: bluish skin all over, a shark face, small eyes—he looked like a horror character straight out of a horror movie.
The six Kirigakure Ninjas leaped quickly through the forest while whispering among themselves, occasionally stealing glances at Kisame Hoshigaki at the front of the team.
Kisame Hoshigaki didn’t stop their behavior, as long as it didn’t affect the patrol mission.
During the patrol, the six Kirigakure Ninjas’ chatter grew louder, even discussing last night’s Kaguya Clan rebellion, in stark contrast to Kisame Hoshigaki’s silence.
This also caught the attention of a female ninja in the team.
After leaving Kirigakure, the patrol team headed south, reaching the southern coast of this main large island in the Land of Water, then patrolled westward along the coastline.
This coastline was also the one facing the Land of Fire across the sea.
By lunchtime, the six Kirigakure Ninjas sat together, sharing their respective dried rations, still discussing animatedly; some even brought out a set of ninja cards for a casual game.
After setting up alert mechanisms, Kisame Hoshigaki sat under a tree not far away, taking out his water canteen and silently drinking.
Out of place with the other six, he was accustomed to such solitude.
As Kisame Hoshigaki drank water while pondering the details of the Mizukage’s assigned mission, a shadow appeared on the grass in front of him.
Kisame Hoshigaki looked up and saw a delicate and pretty face.
“Captain Kisame, come over and eat with us.” A female ninja with long brown hair smiled and invited Kisame Hoshigaki.
