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After all, instead of living in Kirigakure, where they might be sent on a dangerous mission at any time, it is better to get out early and find another way of life.

On the way back to the village, Kisame found a remnant team of Kirigakure.

He thought about it for a while and decided to "run into them", and then return to the village together, which would reduce suspicion compared to returning to the village alone.

So, he scratched his shoulder with the index finger Nuibari, and deliberately controlled the chakra in his body to prevent the wound from healing itself. Then, clutching the wound, he stumbled out of the woods.

He successfully joined the squad.

On the way, there was an episode.

In the team, someone saw that Kisame was injured, and tried to take advantage of the situation to rob him. After being beaten by Kisame, he was honest.

This is in the Blood Mist.

In this village, you must always be alert with your companions.

…

A week later.

Between the Land of Wind and the Land of Water, this conflict over ore and iron resources has finally come to an end after lasting for several months.

After all, these two countries are geographically far apart, with the Fire Nation and other small countries in between, so it is impossible for a full-scale war to break out easily.

After Pakura returned to Sunagakure, she was treated like a hero.

Although Sunagakure did not publicize it with great fanfare at her own will, her deeds of killing the Kurosuki Raiga, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Jinpachi Munashi one after another quickly spread among the ninja circles in various villages.

Pakura, known as a genius ninja who appears once every ten years, has a bright future.

In contrast, Kirigakure was disgraced this time.

Before that, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had always been a golden signboard of Kirigakure, which made the major Ninja villages very jealous. There were even rumors that a group of seven could conquer a country overnight.

But now, the group of seven has lost three of them at once, and even the corresponding ninja swords are missing. The title that once represented honor seems to have become a joke and shame.

To Kirigakure, what was even worse was that the Daimyo of the Land of Water was very dissatisfied after learning of the incident, and urgently summoned the third Mizukage to the Daimyo Mansion for accountability.

After seeing the Mizukage, Daimyo not only questioned the policy of the Blood Mist, but also threatened to reduce the military expenditure of Kirigakure.

The Mizukage had to make a promise to the Daimyo, and after returning to the village, he immediately started a series of actions.

On this day, Kisame, who was recuperating in the hospital, had just been discharged from the hospital when he received an order to go to the Mizukage office to cooperate with the inquiry and investigation.

This is the second time Kisame has come to this place.

He was investigated together with other survivors of the search operation, and there were a total of more than ten people.

When it was the turn of Kisame, he claimed that his team was attacked by the enemy, and everyone would be killed if not for Zabuza, and he was able to jump into the river to escape because of his genes.

Then, he encountered another remnant team, and after joining them, he returned to Kirigakure.

He hadn't seen Pakura the whole time, and he didn't know anything about the battle in the woods.

The situation of other people is also similar to Kisame.

Seeing that Mizukage couldn't get any valuable information, he waved his hand and let Kisame and others retreat.

After everyone left, a young man with long white hair and white pupils walked out slowly from behind the screen. He stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"Mangetsu, do you have any ideas?"

The third Mizukage looked at the boy and asked aloud.

Hozuki Mangetsu, born in the most prominent Hozuki family in Kirigakure, mastered the family's secret hydration technique at a young age, and is an out-and-out genius.

At the same time, he is also a disciple of the third Mizukage.

The third Mizukage, who was by the side of the second Mizukage, who was a member of Hozuki clan had a good relationship with them. The third Mizukage from young age, grew up under his strict education and careful care. Later, after the second Mizukage died, he inherited his teacher's will and name and became Mizukage.

Now, he has chosen Mangetsu from the Hozuki clan as his disciple, took him with him to teach him carefully, and cultivate the latter as the next Mizukage.

"Teacher, I'm very interested in that guy called Kisame. Even the 'Demon' Zabuza died, but it's really curious that he can survive."

Hozuki Mangetsu said.

He is a genius with swords, a child prodigy loved by the seven ninja knives, and he has often had the opportunity to accompany them since he was a child.

So when he heard that Kirigakure lost the Kiba, Nuibari, and Shibuki, he vowed to get them back. But the strange thing is, according to the information obtained so far, Pakura did not bring the three ninja swords back to Sunagakure.

They seem to have disappeared out of thin air.

The reason why Hozuki Mangetsu was intrigued by Kisame was because Kisame participated in the two search missions, and was one of the very few survivors.

In addition, when Kisame was in the office just now, there was an aura that made him feel inexplicably familiar all the time.

It's the breath of a ninja sword.

Hozuki Mangetsu thus firmly believes that Kisame must have had contact with the missing ninja sword.

However, he didn't want to scare the snake, but prepared to slowly approach Kisame and investigate clearly.

"Kisame? He is also on the list for the Chunin exam this time. If you recognize this person's strength, you can invite him to be your teammate."

While talking, the third Mizukage took out a list from the drawer and handed it to Hozuki Mangetsu.

While Hozuki Mangetsu was browsing the list, the third Mizukage exhorted his beloved disciple:

"Mangetsu, the Chunin Exam will start in a month.

This time, Konoha will serve as the host, and invited us, Kirigakure and several other small ninja villages, to jointly hold it.

So from today onwards, you must concentrate on preparing for the exam, and then you must win the first place in one fell swoop and prove the strength of Kirigakure to other Ninja Villages.

Only in this way, the Daimyo will continue to allocate funds to the village. Do you understand? "

When Hozuki Mangetsu heard this, he smiled nonchalantly, patted his chest and assured:

"Don't worry, teacher. It's not like you don't know, with my strength, I'm competent enough to take on the jonin. It's just a mere Chunin exam, it's easy."

"Don't be careless, you will pay the price for underestimating the enemy." The third Mizukage frowned and warned him.

"Ok, ok, I got it."

Hozuki Mangetsu scratched his ears impatiently, made a random excuse, and slipped out of the office.

Three days later.

Early in the morning, Kisame was sweating profusely in the gym, suddenly received an order to go to the No. 3 training ground.

When he arrived at the training ground, he found that there were more than 20 people gathered here, all of them were genin, and there were some familiar faces among them.

"Kisame."

A soft call came from the crowd. Kisame followed the sound and saw Terumi Mei and Ringo Ameyuri walking towards him.

"You... how come you are so tall."

Ringo Ameyuri opened her mouth wide and looked up at Kisame with a shocked expression. She hadn't seen him for a few months, and the other party was at a height of 1.9 meters.

And she is only one meter two.

Without waiting for Kisame to respond, she grabbed his sleeve again and hurriedly asked:

"What do you usually eat, how do you exercise, and why are you growing so fast? Tell me now."

"Genetic inheritance is a major factor in determining height."

Kisame glanced at the little girl and answered truthfully.

"What's the meaning?"

Ringo Ameyuri was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, and said with her hands on her hips, "Are you saying that my genes are not good?"

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much."

Kisame turned on the gentleman mode and comforted her, "You are still young now. When you become an adult, you will be at least grow twenty centimeters long, reaching one meter four."

In his impression, when Ringo Yuli died young, she was about 1.4 meters tall.

One meter four...

Hearing Kisame's "comfort", Ringo Ameyuri's face twitched and she almost cried.

"Pfft."

Terumi Mei, who was on the side, couldn't hold back, she covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes curved into crescent moons.

"By the way, do you know what's going on, why did they call us here?"

Kisame turned his head and asked Terumi Mei curiously.

"Don't you know, the Chunin exam is about to start, and we are all contestants selected by the village."

Terumi Mei blinked and replied.

Children of a big family like her are always better informed than the average person.

'Chunin exam?'

When Kisame heard the words, he felt a little surprised and thoughtful.

"Kisame congratulations. I believe you can pass this exam and become a Chunin."

Terumi Mei said again.

It can be seen that she is happy for Kisame from the bottom of her heart.

Indeed.

A ninja with such strength as Kisame can actually become a chunin long ago. What he lacks is just a chance, a place to take the chunin exam.

Chunin exams are held twice a year.

In previous exams, the places for participation in Kirigakure were all divided up by Genin who came from a big family, but according to information obtained by Terumi Mei, this time the Chunin exam was different.

This time, in order to prove the strength of the village and restore the damaged reputation, Kirigakure will send out the strongest group of Genin, so many "low class people" like Kisame have got a chance.

At this time.

Under the escort of several Anbu ninjas, Mizukage came to the training ground.

The crowd that was noisy at first suddenly quieted down.

'Huh?'

In the crowd, Kisame suddenly showed a strange look, as he was attracted by a guard beside the third Mizukage.

It was a middle-aged man with a particularly large nose and a beard on his chin. On his shoulders he carried a huge hammer, the end of which was attached to an axe-like machete by a rope, and stood there quite conspicuous.

Jinin Akebino, the user of Kabutowari.

This is the fourth member of seven ninja swordsmen that Kisame has seen.

Almost instantly, he subconsciously listed this person as a target and quickly planned it in his mind.

In front of the crowd.

The third Mizukage cleared his throat, still with his eyes closed, announced the information about Chunin exam to everyone, and said that he would personally lead the team to go out to Konoha.

He asked everyone present to do their best to defeat ninjas from other villages during the exam, and those who got the best ranking at the end would be commended and rewarded.

The remarks of the third Mizukage immediately caused the crowd to boil.

Some people even released rhetoric on the spot, saying that they would definitely win the first place, hoping to leave a good impression on third Mizukage in advance.

Seeing this, the third Mizukage nodded with satisfaction, and said a few words to the Jinin Akebino who was on the side, and then left first.

"Cough cough."

Jinin Akebino coughed twice, exuding an invisible aura, making everyone quiet again soon.

His stern eyes glanced around the crowd before he said:

"Chunin exams have always been signed up in teams. Some of you already have teams, but some of you don't have teammates, so now you're free to form teams.

There is still a month before the exam begins. During this period, the newly formed team must complete the training as soon as possible to improve their combat capabilities. "

After saying these words, he also left the training ground with a Kabutowari.

'Team up?'