The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

Upon hearing this, Kisame Hoshigaki immediately became anxious.

"Release me!"

Kisame Hoshigaki struggled to his feet and charged at the Taketori Neko.

However, without Kiriichimonji, they are no match for the Taketori Neko.

One kick.

"boom!"

Kisame Hoshigaki was sent flying backward again, this time flying further and crashing harder.

The cat-like creature looked at Kisame Hoshigaki.

"You seem quite resentful? You seem to hate me? But what you hate even more is your own strength, right? Do you think that having the title of the strongest young person in Kirigakure makes you really that strong?"

"genius?"

"Who isn't a genius?"

"If you had enough strength, how could you be in this state now?"

"How could we possibly lose this ninja sword?"

The anger in Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes intensified.

"That's right, that's exactly the look in your eyes, not bad."

"I am very satisfied."

"Hate me."

"I'm giving you a chance, a chance to challenge me in the future. I hope that by then you will have enough strength, instead of what you are now."

"At least it brings me some pleasure."

"Otherwise, I will kill you!"

After saying that, the Taketori Neko turned around and headed away from the battlefield.

Nobody's chasing me.

Kisame Hoshigaki clenched his fist.

"Tankori Neko!"

Hozuki Mangetsu arrived next to Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Kisame-senpai, I'm so sorry, it's all because of me."

Kisame Hoshigaki was angry, but not to the point that he needed to take it out on Mangetsu Hozuki.

"It has nothing to do with you. That bamboo cat came for Kiri Ichimonji."

"Let's go back first."

Kisame Hoshigaki was in a terrible mood.

The theft of Kiriichimonji left Kisame Hoshigaki completely bewildered.

On one hand, Kisame Hoshigaki and Ichimonji Kirito already had feelings for each other.

Without Kiriichimonji, Kisame Hoshigaki's overall strength will inevitably decline.

On the other hand, Kisame Hoshigaki would feel that he had let down the village and Osamu Uehara.

Especially the latter.

"Shu trusted me so much that he entrusted me with the first Zanpakuto he had ever forged."

"But I lost it."

"The cat that cuts through bamboo shoots is unforgivable!"

"They exterminated the entire clan of the Bamboo Cutter, stole the Dragon Bone, and now they're robbing the Kiri Ichimonji."

"I will definitely kill you!"

the other side.

Uchiha Shisui and Morino Ibiki exchanged a glance.

"Was that a bamboo cat?"

"That rogue ninja from Kirigakure."

"S-rank rogue ninja, criminal."

"So strong."

"A casual strike severely injured Kisame Hoshigaki."

"Luckily, he wasn't coming for us, he was coming for Kiriichimonji."

Ibiki said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Now that Kisame Hoshigaki has lost Kiriichimonji, his strength must have declined, and he may no longer be a match for Kakashi."

"Great!"

"Among the younger generation, Kisame Hoshigaki is no longer the leader."

Today's events have greatly excited Ibihi.

I can't wait to share this news.

This is indeed excellent news for Konoha.

Uchiha Shisui, however, was thinking about something else.

"Why did the bamboo-catching cat exterminate the bamboo-catching clan?"

"Is the situation of the Kaguya clan really that similar to that of the Uchiha clan?"

"On one side is the village, on the other is the family; the conflict is irreconcilable."

"Is it because of this situation that a character like the Bamboo Cutter Neko (Tankori Neko) would appear?"

"What about the Uchiha clan?"

"I heard that the Kaguya clan has now changed its name to the Kaguya clan, and the new Kaguya clan no longer has any conflicts with Kirigakure."

"It's true that the Kaguya Neko is a vicious criminal, but his actions seem to have resolved the issue between the Kaguya clan and Kirigakure. If a similar figure were to appear in the Uchiha clan, could the issue be resolved as well?"

"But this is terrible."

"Even if it could resolve the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, it wouldn't be a good solution."

"There must be other, better ways."

"The conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha hasn't reached that point yet."

Kisame Hoshigaki, looking dejected, approached Fuguki.

"Pufferfish Demon Senior".

"Kisame, what's wrong?"

"I lost Kiriichimonji."

Kisame Hoshigaki lowered his head.

"The Taketori Neko suddenly appeared, attacked me, and took away Kiriichimonji."

"I failed to protect Kiriichimonji. I'm sorry to the village, and I'm sorry to Shu."

The pufferfish demon's eyes flickered.

After hesitating for a moment, he patted Kisame Hoshigaki on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Kisame, this is not your fault."

"No one could have predicted the appearance of the bamboo cutter cat."

"Not to mention others, even I now might not be a match for the Bamboo Cutter Cat. He is a ruthless being who almost wiped out the entire Bamboo Cutter clan overnight."

"Neither the village nor Minister Uehara will blame you."

“That Taketori Neko is a rogue ninja. Once the situation in our Kirigakure village stabilizes, we will have the manpower to deal with Taketori Neko and we will definitely be able to get Kiriichimonji back.”

"Before that."

"Kisame, what you need to do is work harder to improve your strength and perform even better."

"Only in this way can we minimize the impact of the loss of the Kiriichimonji on the village."

Kisame Hoshigaki cheered up a bit.

"Senior Fugu Demon, I understand, I will."

The pufferfish demon watched Kisame Hoshigaki leave, its eyes flickering.

Something's not right.

“I know about the Bamboo Clan’s affair. It was an operation carried out by the entire village. The Bamboo Cat was just the one who was falsely accused.”

"Although he was called a rogue ninja, in reality, the Taketori Neko did not truly betray the village."

"But now they suddenly appear and steal Kiriichimonji. What is their purpose?"

"Having been a rogue ninja for so long, have you truly betrayed him?"

"Or is this also part of the village's plan?"

Soon, the pufferfish demon received some information.

"That area is under the responsibility of China and Kyrgyzstan."

“Zhongji is Elder Yuanshi’s man.”

"Then it's highly likely related to Elder Yuan Shi."

Forging Island.

Uehara Shu looked at the reputation bar number in front of him and suddenly jumped twice.

In one go, it jumped more than 100 points, reaching over 200 points.

On the other hand, it jumped nearly 400.