Fleeing from Konoha

Chapter 877: Chapter 37: Pupil Technique

The rocky stream outdoors carried a refreshing chill in the air. freewebnoveℓ.com

In this hot season, it was one of the few places that could calm a person’s mind.

Kisame, drenched in sweat, took off his upper clothing, baring his upper body. He had transformed from a youth into an adult, his body more robust and muscular than before.

After a full day’s training, Kisame was exhausted.

For a ninja at the peak of his youth and strength, this age was a crucial period for rapid growth in power.

So, when there were no missions, Kisame preferred to seek a secluded place to train alone, improving himself daily.

However, Kisame also paid attention to his health, ensuring a proper diet and adequate sleep.

During his six months of spy training in the Land of Demons, he learned more than just how to become a qualified and outstanding spy; he also learned a more scientific method of training that sustained healthy growth.

The place he was about to join wasn’t a simple organization but a mysterious group known as ’Akatsuki,’ unfamiliar to the world.

The leader of this organization possessed the legendary Rinnegan, and its core members were renowned S-Class Renegade Ninja in the Ninja Realm.

Even Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, had joined this organization, indicating the abundance of high-caliber individuals within.

If he wasn’t strong enough, it would be challenging to establish himself in this organization, let alone provide information about the organization to the Hidden Mist Village, allowing the village and the Land of Demons to have a countermeasure.

Specific details weren’t disclosed by his superior Yagura, but Kisame vaguely knew that Yagura and that man from the Land of Demons were secretly plotting a grand plan, which would unfold in the future with far-reaching impacts.

Akatsuki was a significant part of this plan.

This was also the fundamental reason for sending him into Akatsuki as a spy.

To give him adequate time to grow stronger, Yagura didn’t strictly require him to fulfill the duties of the Mizukage’s guard but instead tried to maximize time for him to quickly gain strength.

He was grateful for Yagura’s unconditional trust and vowed to fulfill his responsibilities and obligations as a Hidden Mist Ninja.

The ninjas and civilians in the village respected him, and understandably so.

However, there was no need for special explanations; rather, their reservations about him provided him excellent material for betrayal.

For the upcoming mission, the more they disliked him, the smoother his spy mission would progress.

Bending his body slightly forward, he shoved his head into the waterfall’s stream, letting his hair soak in the natural, fresh water, a refreshing coolness rushing to his core, making Kisame feel comfortable.

The stuffiness of summer dissipated unknowingly.

After washing his head, Kisame shook his hair, flinging off the water, picked up his shirt lying by his side, casually draped it over his shoulder, and hoisted the Great Sword Shark Skin on his back, heading back to the Hidden Mist Village.

Returning to the Hidden Mist Village, walking on the village streets, some people would occasionally point fingers, but most would gaze at Kisame with awe, not daring to look directly.

This was only natural, as a member of the Seven-swords Ninja of the Hidden Mist, Kisame was a household name within the village.

In the past, the Seven-swords Ninja were viewed as heroes by the village’s residents.

However, after the Bloody Mist incident, they inadvertently bore a bloody reputation, tarnishing their image.

Even so, the majority of villagers revered Kisame more than they harbored inner aversion.

Kisame ignored these people.

As a ninja, one must always be prepared to sacrifice for the village. Compared to his previous superior, Suikazan Fuguki, Yagura was a Mizukage committed to the Hidden Mist Village’s positive development.

Although he rose to power through a coup, which drew criticism from many, he, too, had the stain of betraying his superior Suikazan Fuguki in his life.

In a way, both he and his current superior Yagura were unique entities criticized by some.

Especially after becoming one of the Seven-swords Ninja, this public pressure intensified.

His home was in a remote corner of the village, in a moderately secluded apartment building.

Upon taking out the key and opening the door, he immediately sensed something was off in the room.

The window by the balcony was somehow opened, and a man, about a decade older, was sitting on the sofa, wearing an eye patch over his right eye, waiting for his arrival.

"Breaking into someone’s home without permission is against the law, isn’t it, senior Ao?"

Kisame bared a grin, showing his pointed teeth, and snorted, seemingly very displeased about the individual’s intrusion into his home.

He was indeed very displeased; nobody liked their residence being intruded upon without permission.

Even though ninjas often acted with urgency or due to emergencies, allowing for lenient actions, this approach was still not encouraged.

However, most ninjas dismissed such regulations.

Not only Hidden Mist Ninja but many ninjas from various Ninja Villages seemingly had this bad habit.