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

"Perhaps, we could have Mashiro go to the front lines first, posing as a medical ninja?"

Mashiro naturally doesn't know medical ninjutsu.

However, due to the existence of Ice Release, Mashiro often has a very good effect when assisting medical ninjas in performing surgery.

For example, freezing the wound to stop the bleeding.

And also to apply ice, relieve pain, etc.

Even if a ninja on the front lines is so exhausted from fighting that their body is burning up, giving them a glass of ice water would be a good idea.

"In that case, Mashiro, who is a genin, is about ready to go to the front lines."

"Pretending to be a medical ninja is good for both Han Qiong and Mashiro."

"Moreover, I can also gain a certain amount of prestige."

Uehara Osamu made a decision.

Fire Nation.

With Jiraiya's order to retreat, the Konoha army's sphere of influence was drastically reduced.

The Hidden Mist army not only returned to the Land of Fire.

Moreover, it has gone a step further than before.

Some of the scout ninja from Kirigakure have even penetrated so deep that they can see Konoha from afar.

"Master Pufferfish Ghost."

"Kisame is back."

The pufferfish demon smiled when it saw Kisame Hoshigaki.

"How is the recovery going?"

"It's completely fine."

Kisame Hoshigaki patted his chest.

"This is?"

The pufferfish demon looked at the three people behind Kisame Hoshigaki.

"These are my team members."

Kisame Hoshigaki explained, "At Xiu's suggestion, I will be fighting in teams from now on. The three of them are all ninjas of the Boshi-ryu school, personally chosen by the Mizukage."

"I'll take care of the ninjutsu when facing enemy attacks."

"They are in charge of close-quarters combat techniques."

"The pufferfish demon asked."

"The kind of rock-flow technique used by Yoshikazu Hoshigaki?"

"good."

The pufferfish demon nodded.

"That's indeed a good idea, Kisame. Would you like to give it a try? Our scout ninjas have just discovered a Konoha ninja stronghold nearby and are preparing to annihilate them."

Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes lit up.

They formed the Kisame Squad and have already fought against Yagura.

But after all, Yagura is the Mizukage of Kirigakure.

Kisame and the others were somewhat hesitant when they made their move.

Moreover, Kisame Hoshigaki felt that he couldn't fully utilize Yagura's Water Mirror Technique.

Therefore, Kisame Hoshigaki longs for a real battle.

"Lord Fugu Demon, leave it to me."

"Okay, then I'll arrange for you to lead the team."

A ninja squad was quickly assembled.

This is not a very large Konoha ninja stronghold.

Therefore, the number of Hidden Mist ninja needed is not very large.

With the presence of Ao and Byakugan, Kirigakure is no longer far behind Konoha in terms of intelligence.

Of course, one pair of Byakugan is no match for the many Byakugan in Konoha.

However, the village of Kirigakure currently holds the advantage.

"let's go!"

Before long, Kisame Hoshigaki and the others arrived near the Konoha ninja stronghold.

A cave.

The surroundings were very well hidden.

Two Konoha ninja on patrol came into Kisame Hoshigaki's line of sight.

Kisame Hoshigaki didn't hesitate and immediately flashed away.

They approached the two Konoha ninjas at an extremely fast speed.

"what?"

Before the two Konoha ninjas could react...

Kisame Hoshigaki had already arrived.

"Pfft!"

The sharp sword in his hand pierced straight in.

However, this is not the end.

As the blade of the Sword of Wisdom struck one Konoha ninja, it suddenly extended, piercing into the body of another Konoha ninja completely unexpectedly.

The two people were skewered together, as if they were being grilled.

Kisame is also strong in swordsmanship and physical combat.

He's just not as strong as Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

However, it has an overwhelming advantage against ordinary Konoha Chunin.

"Enemy attack!"

With the fall of two Konoha Chunin, the Konoha ninja in the cave were quickly alerted.

Kisame Hoshigaki originally planned to quietly eliminate the two men and then launch a sneak attack on the ninjas inside the cave.

Kisame Hoshigaki dealt with these two people remarkably quietly.

But what must have been placed on the two of them to make the Konoha ninjas inside the cave notice them so quickly?

A hint of disappointment appeared in Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes.

However, it was only a tiny bit.

Being able to launch a surprise attack is certainly desirable.

It was to be expected that the sneak attack would be discovered.

After all, Konoha's sensory and intelligence capabilities are among the best of all ninja villages.

A large number of Konoha ninja emerged from the cave.

"Hidden Mist Ninja?"

"Dried persimmon Kisame!"

A Konoha ninja recognized Kisame Hoshigaki and was very wary of him.

He is the only ruthless person among the younger generation who can fight Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

An old man's eyes flickered.

"Is that Kisame Hoshigaki over there?"

"Yes, Lord Setsuna."

"He doesn't seem that impressive. Can he really be compared to Orochimaru and Jiraiya?"

"Lord Setsuna, Kisame Hoshigaki is not comparable to him, but he withstood the pressure from Orochimaru and Jiraiya for a long time and was not killed. He is really strong."

Uchiha Setsuna glanced at it indifferently.

"It's just that I wasn't killed by those two juniors. Can that really be considered an honor?"

"It's not like we won."

As people who came from the era of the Second Hokage, Jiraiya and Orochimaru were just juniors to Uchiha Setsuna.

For inciting rebellion, Uchiha Setsuna had been imprisoned long ago.

He was only recently released.

The reason for releasing them was indeed that Konoha was short-handed.

Besieged on three sides, under immense pressure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi personally went to the underground prison to communicate with Setsuna Uchiha.

Uchiha Setsuna was the one who emerged from the underground prison to fight for Konoha.

A long time has passed, but Uchiha Setsuna's beliefs do not seem to have changed.

Uchiha Setsuna looked down on Hiruzen Sarutobi and despised Danzo Shimura.

They only regarded Lord Orochimaru as a junior.

Even though Uchiha Setsuna knew that their strength might already be above his own.

However, Uchiha Setsuna would never admit it.

Very tough talk.