Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Chiga said nothing. He activated his Rinnegan and then raised his right hand.

The surrounding water instantly flowed into Chiga's palm as if it had been thrown into the sea, and in the blink of an eye, the water prison that had covered half of Konoha disappeared completely.

The Konoha villagers, survivors of the catastrophe, stared blankly up at Chika, who stood suspended in the air. Someone murmured...

"It was the Hokage! He saved us!"

Kai hadn't activated his "Gate of Shock" yet, so he lacked the ability to stay airborne. As soon as the water prison disappeared, he fell from the sky. He looked up at Qianhe in the air, puzzled.

"What was that about the Hokage's eyes just now? That didn't look like the Sharingan!"

Kisame landed back on the ground, looking utterly shaken, as if he had witnessed something terrifying.

"There's no mistake! That's the Rinnegan! The same Rinnegan as the leader!!!"

At that moment, several crows flew to Kisame's side and coalesced into the shape of Itachi.

When Itachi saw the towering water prison from afar, he knew something was terribly wrong; he had forgotten about Kisame, the honest man!

He looked at the destroyed houses around him, then at Chiga in the sky, and suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Chapter 324 Kisame

Kisame tilted his head back, and even from a great distance, he could see Chiga's Rinnegan, which shimmered with purple light in the night.

He simply couldn't believe that he had seen another pair of Rinnegan in Konoha. How could there be a second pair of those eyes?!

He didn't even notice Itachi standing next to him.

Itachi slapped him helplessly and said,

"Kisame, didn't I tell you not to make any rash moves? Why did you force your way in?"

Kisame then came to his senses. He was initially pleased to see Itachi was alright, but then his expression turned serious as he spoke.

"Itachi-san! That Uchiha Chika has the same eyes as the leader! We're in a very bad situation!"

"I already know that, actually..."

Before Itachi could finish speaking, Chiga, who was floating in the air, suddenly looked down at Kisame. Locked onto by the Rinnegan, Kisame felt a chill rise from his heart. He tried to run but found it difficult to even move his body.

But Kisame wasn't one to sit idly by and wait to die. He pulled Itachi to his side and formed hand seals.

"Water Escape·Water Prison Technique!"

Water streams rose around his body, eventually coalescing into a water prison that trapped him and Itachi inside.

Chiga raised an eyebrow, wondering if Kisame was about to commit suicide? Was this a bit too fast? And why was he dragging Itachi along?

With a flash, Chiga appeared in front of the water prison. Kisame, facing the Rinnegan at close range, couldn't help but swallow hard.

He forcibly suppressed his unease and turned to Itachi, saying...

"Mr. Itachi, this technique can protect us for now. If things get out of hand, I'll hold him off. You must bring the information back to the organization!"

Itachi paused for a moment, and gradually, a complex expression appeared on his face.

It has to be said that Itachi's two partners in the Akatsuki were both very good people. Both of them were cold-faced but warm-hearted.

Chiga also admired Kisame, the "honest guy" in Naruto, who, even in the later stages of the series, still solemnly performed hand seals and steadfastly followed the traditional ninja path.

Another point is that Kisame was truly an excellent ninja. He steadfastly carried out the missions assigned to him and was always prepared to die.

In the anime, he bit off his tongue to regain his senses and then summoned a shark to devour him, all to prevent information from being leaked, which makes him a true "man".

Therefore, Chiga did not want Kisame to suffer the same fate as in the anime. He raised his hand and pressed it on the water prison. In an instant, the water prison that enveloped Kisame was sucked into Chiga's palm.

Kisame was immediately terrified. He shoved Itachi away again and shouted,

"Oh no! Mr. Itachi, run!"

As he spoke, Kisame began forming hand seals again.

"Water Release: Shark Bullet Technique!"

A much larger shark emerged from behind Kisame and lunged at Chiga.

However, traditional ninjas like Kisame were still too powerless against the Rinnegan's Preta Path.

Before the chakra-generated shark could even touch Chiga's body, it was sucked into Chiga's palm again. Kisame had anticipated this situation, and the moment the shark disappeared, he appeared in front of Chiga holding Samehada.

Chiga simply tilted her head, letting Samehada slash her shoulder.

Clang!

Samehada felt as if it had struck some kind of hard metal, and the sentient creature let out a painful scream.

Kisame was completely dumbfounded. He had never seen anyone withstand a slash with their bare hands. Was this guy even human?

At this moment, Kisame was deeply immersed in self-doubt.

While he was still in a daze, Itachi came to his side and put his hand on his shoulder.

Kisame turned around, looking at Itachi with a blank expression. Itachi slowly shook his head at him.

"Kisame, stop. You can't possibly be a match for the Hokage."

"Hokage... Lord?"

Kisame was completely bewildered. What kind of name is this?

Itachi briefly explained his situation to Kisame, who became increasingly alarmed as he listened. Only now did Kisame understand what Itachi meant when he said, "I am different from you."

He lowered his head and said in an unusually low voice,

So, all of this was just wishful thinking on my part?

Kisame felt like he had acted like a clown. Itachi didn't need any help at all; he was on Konoha's side all along!

Itachi understood Kisame's feelings; it was tantamount to experiencing betrayal, but he never expected things to develop so absurdly.

His most respected senior, Chiga, returned to Konoha and became Hokage. Most outrageous of all, he also possessed a pair of Rinnegan!

Even his affairs were known to Chiga, so what reason did he have not to return to Konoha?

However, this approach also deeply hurt Kisame. Itachi was actually an extremely gentle person, but he had been carrying too heavy a burden, and his gentleness was hidden.

Now he can finally be himself again, and he doesn't want to hurt anyone anymore, especially those around him.

Itachi looked sincerely at Kisame and said,

"Kisame, I know this has hit you hard, but please believe me, I've always considered you my comrade!"

Kisame was momentarily dazed, and murmured,

"Companions...?"

At this moment, the Konoha ninja arrived at the scene. They all knelt on one knee behind Chiga and shouted,

"Lord Hokage!"

Kisame glanced at it and said with a wry smile,

"It seems I have to stop here."

He looked at Itachi again and said softly.

"Mr. Itachi, you have finally found your home. I am truly happy for you. Goodbye."

After saying that, Kisame suddenly placed Samehada across his neck, intending to commit suicide.

Suddenly, a suction force burst forth, pulling Samehada out of Kisame's hand.

Snapped!

Chiga gripped the hilt of Samehada tightly. Samehada twitched uncomfortably. It could sense Chiga's abyss-like chakra, but it couldn't muster any intention of absorbing it.

It saw a pitch-black monster inside Chiga's body, and the aura emanating from that monster sent chills down its spine.

All it wants now is to escape from Chiga's grasp and return to Kisame's.

Chiga swung Samehada a couple of times. In his opinion, Samehada was definitely the strongest of the seven ninja swords. Just the fact that it could absorb chakra and fuse with its master was something that no other ninja sword could compare to.

Chiga found it extremely inconvenient to use, so he simply tossed Samehada to Kisame.

Kisame, looking completely bewildered, took Samehada and asked,

"Why did you save me?"

Chika smiled and said,

"It would be a shame for a ninja like you to die. I'll give you a chance to live. If you still want to die, then so be it."

Chapter 325 Obito Can't Sit Still Anymore

Kisame eventually went back with Itachi, and someone couldn't help but ask Chiga a question.

"Lord Hokage, those two seem to be rogue ninja. Are we just going to let them leave Konoha like this?"

Chiga glanced sideways at the speaker and said calmly,

"Kisame is a rogue ninja from Kirigakure. What does that have to do with Konoha? As for Itachi, he's not a rogue ninja at all. He's been carrying out secret missions all these years. He's just returned to his village now."

The man seemed unwilling to give up and continued to press for answers.

"Taking in rogue ninja from Kirigakure will definitely displease Kirigakure. What if they..."

hum!

Before he could finish speaking, a suction force pulled him toward Qianhe.

Qianhe grabbed his neck and said coldly,

"I don't care about Kirigakure's attitude, but you seem quite dissatisfied with me as Hokage!"

As he spoke, Chika's eyes narrowed, and he used the Human Path ability from his Rinnegan to extract his soul.

Through the memories in his soul, Chiga learned that this person was a subordinate of the ANBU chief he had killed, which explained why he dared to question him.

Having discovered this, Chiga directly absorbed the man's soul and then tossed his corpse aside like trash.

The others fell silent at the sight. Qianhe glanced at the collapsed houses around him, stomped his foot, and rows of wooden houses instantly appeared on the ground around him, looking quite beautiful.

This move once again stunned everyone. Tsunade, standing in the crowd, exclaimed in surprise.