Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

Soon, Sikong Zhen's gaze locked onto a figure in the forest. Judging from the figure, it was a woman, hidden under a white cloak, concealing all her aura, and carefully watching the direction of the dilapidated village.

"is her!"

The moment Sikong Zhen saw the woman's face, his expression suddenly hardened.

"Yakushi Nonou!"

That's right, the figure hiding in the shadows is none other than Yakushi Nono, the nominal foster mother of Yakushi Hoshiki and the director of the Konoha Orphanage.

How did she get here?

Sikong Zhen walked away calmly, not intending to contact Yakushi Nono for the time being. In fact, he had not thought about how to face his adoptive mother.

"It must have been Sakumo Hatake who told her about this place, which prompted her to come here and search for the child."

Sikong Zhen thought to himself.

Ignoring Yakushi Nono, Sikong Zhen quickened his pace, his body crackling with lightning as he accelerated to his maximum speed, speeding straight towards Kirigakure.

"So fast!"

Kisame Hoshigaki's expression hardened, and he had no choice but to unleash his full power to track Sikong Zhen, completely unaware that someone was following behind him.

Behind the big tree, Yakushi Nono leaped out, looking in the direction Sikong Zhen had left, lost in thought.

"Who was that person just now? He had a terrifying aura of lightning on him. Could he be a ninja from Kumogakure?"

"But in my memory, there is no such strong person in Kumogakure. Moreover, judging from the aura he released, his strength is probably close to that of the Raikage. How could such a ninja be unknown in the ninja world?"

As a spy for Konoha, and the most skilled one at that, Yakushi Nonou has an encyclopedic knowledge of the powerful figures from all the major ninja villages. However, she has never heard of Sikong Zhen, who has just appeared.

In particular, the way Sikong Zhen made his entrance was also quite bizarre.

"I don't know the origin of this lightning ninja, but the other person is almost certainly Kisame Hoshigaki from Kirigakure. Why is he here, and why is he in contact with this person? Is he plotting something?"

This trip was originally intended for Pharmacist Nonou to find the child who had been kidnapped, but the events she encountered far exceeded her expectations.

After pondering for a moment, Yakushi Nono gritted her teeth and chased after the direction where Shiku Zhen and Kisame Hoshigaki had gone.

The two had long since disappeared; they were moving too fast. But Yakushi Nonou wasn't in a hurry. Judging from the direction they had gone, their destination was clearly Kirigakure. As long as she got there as quickly as possible, she wouldn't miss anything.

With the departure of Yakushi Nonou, the dilapidated village fell silent once again, like a tomb burying an unknown past.

Sikong Zhen moved very quickly, and soon left the valley where the village was located and arrived at the foot of the mountain outside.

This location is about five kilometers away from the village. After leaving the valley, Sikong Zhen, who was speeding along, suddenly stopped and looked at the surrounding primeval forest shrouded in clouds and mist.

"What's wrong with Lord Sikong Zhen?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked, catching up slightly out of breath.

This short five-kilometer stretch almost cost Kisame Hoshigaki his life.

Sikong Zhen was too fast. If he wanted to keep up, he had to use all his strength. Not only was his chakra consumed very quickly, but his stamina was also greatly tested.

This is why Kisame Hoshigaki is known as the tailless tailed beast. If it were anyone else, even if they could keep up with Sikong Zhen's speed, they wouldn't have enough chakra to waste like that.

"It seems you're not trusted much even in Wuyin!" Sikong Zhen said indifferently.

"What?" Kisame Hoshigaki's expression changed, and he immediately looked at the surrounding forest.

He vaguely sensed several hidden presences within this primeval forest.

"Damn it! I've been followed!" Kisame Hoshigaki's face was extremely ugly.

These people were clearly members of the Hidden Mist Division. They must have followed him here to find this place, yet he hadn't noticed their presence at all along the way.

“We can’t completely control you. Although these people are following you, they are far away from you, and ordinary people can’t detect them at all,” Sikong Zhen said.

This place is about five kilometers away from the village where Kisame Hoshigaki was before. At this distance, even if Sikong Zhen had just activated his Byakugan, he wouldn't have been able to find it without deliberately looking in this direction. Moreover, the normal Byakugan's field of vision is only about one kilometer. At this distance, even if Kisame Hoshigaki really had the Byakugan, it wouldn't have helped.

Clearly, these people are very careful in their actions.

“It might be someone sent by the Third Mizukage. My time here over the past year may have aroused his suspicion,” Kisame Hoshigaki said.

During this year, Kisame Hoshigaki did take on some missions, but he focused his main efforts on investigating village affairs and helping the Yaotian organization obtain information about Kirigakure. Over time, some flaws were bound to be revealed.

Moreover, the Third Mizukage was suspicious, and it was inevitable that such a powerful ninja as him, who held a high-ranking position in the Anbu, would be suspected and investigated.

"What do we do now?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked Sikong Zhen.

This divine messenger is new, and Kisame Hoshigaki doesn't know much about his way of doing things. In this situation, it is indeed his own negligence that caused the consequences. If he is to be held accountable, he cannot escape. We can only see how Sikong Zhen will handle it.

"Just a dozen or so people, just kill them!" Sikong Zhen's expression remained unchanged, as if he had only encountered a few wild rats.

Kisame Hoshigaki looked at Sikong Zhen, his pupils contracting.

This divine messenger is indeed very straightforward and crude.

They kill without hesitation at the slightest disagreement.

But I like it!

Kisame Hoshigaki licked his lips: "Then let's kill them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly unleashed his speed, heading straight for the few obscure auras he sensed.

This incident was caused by his carelessness, and at this point, we can only try our best to make amends, killing as many as we can.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!"

The expressions of the Water Country's ANBU ninjas who were tracking Kisame Hoshigaki all changed.

When Sikong Zhen and Kisame Hoshigaki rushed out of the valley, they realized something was wrong. Kisame Hoshigaki was indeed suspicious, and his purpose in coming to this deep mountain forest was likely to be that lightning expert.

They just didn't expect their whereabouts to be discovered so quickly.

What surprised them even more was that Kisame Hoshigaki attacked them directly.

"Where did he get the audacity to dare to fight us here!"

The leader of the Water Country Jonin muttered to himself with a cold expression.

This is not another country; this is the Land of Water. The entire Land of Water is actually an island nation. Once you are discovered by the people of the Land of Water here, it will be extremely difficult to leave the Land of Water alive.

Moreover, this location is not far from Kirigakure in the Land of Water, less than 100 kilometers away, so it wouldn't be too fast for ninjas to get here.

If they were to make their move here, they wouldn't be facing just the dozen or so ANBU ninjas currently present, but the entire Land of Water.

"Sir, what should we do?"

"There are only two of them. Although Kisame Hoshigaki is powerful, he can't fight four hands with one fist. We have a high chance of capturing them alive. Should we make a move now?"

The ninjas of the Land of Water's Anbu questioned the leading Jonin.

If they succeed in this battle, they will have made a great contribution. At the very least, Kisame Hoshigaki will definitely give up his position in the Anbu of the Land of Water. Even if he doesn't live to see the Third Mizukage, there will be other rewards.

After the initial surprise, everyone was eager to make a move, since it meant credit and experience.

The leader glanced at the distance.

Kisame Hoshigaki's strength should have reached the level of an elite Jonin. Among these people, he is the only Jonin, and the others are Chunin. With such numbers and strength, the probability of defeating Kisame Hoshigaki is quite high.

The only variable was the ninja who hadn't made a move, but whose entire body was wrapped in lightning.

He had never met this person before, and there was no information about him in the intelligence reports, so he couldn't judge the strength of this person for the time being.

Judging from what just happened, this ninja is probably quite strong.

Without much time to think, the Jonin made a decisive decision.

"Send a message to the Hidden Mist Village, telling them we've caught a big fish and that they should send people over immediately."

The ANBU ninjas didn't say anything more and immediately passed on the information.

Although asking for help would reduce their reward, it would also make them safer, since they still trusted their captain's judgment.

In a short period of time, Kisame Hoshigaki's rapid sprint closed the distance between them to about two hundred meters.

"Let's do it!"

Without further hesitation, the Jonin from Kirigakure led his men and charged out.

"Kisame Hoshigaki, how dare you collude with outsiders to plot a rebellion! Today is your day of death!"

The leading Jonin roared.

Kisame Hoshigaki stared with his dead fish eyes. "Damn it, if I were plotting a rebellion, Kirigakure would have been gone long ago."

It's only because the Yaotian Organization doesn't care about Wuyin's small fortune that the entire island would already belong to Yaotian.

While Kisame Hoshigaki was internally complaining, his hands were not slow either, and he immediately began to form hand seals to cast a ninjutsu.

"Water Escape·Water..."

Kisame Hoshigaki formed hand seals at an extremely fast speed; his fingers almost became a blur in front of his chest, making his movements completely unreadable.

But which of the strong characters in Naruto uses hand seals?

Isn't this thing something that you can summon by clapping your hands and shouting?

Only the most awe-inspiring thunder can shatter the heaviest darkness.

Just as Kisame Hoshigaki was rapidly forming hand seals, Sikong Zhen's oppressive voice rang out, and the next moment, a terrifying thunderous roar erupted.

Rumble...

Blue lightning spread out, and a figure wrapped in lightning appeared almost instantly in front of Kisame Hoshigaki.

No matter how fast you run, can you outrun a Flash?

No!

"This... Lord Sikong Zhen..."

Kisame Hoshigaki looked at Sikong Zhen, who suddenly appeared in front of him, and was both shocked and somewhat helpless.

Because he knew that once the divine messenger took action, he would be left with almost nothing to do.

"what?"

"Space-time ninjutsu?"

"what happened?"

……

The expressions of the members of the Water Country's secret service immediately changed.

The showdown they had anticipated was not like this. Shouldn't ninjas fight by exchanging hand seals, one ninjutsu from you, another from me, and then exchanging blows?