Chapter 22 Hoshigaki Kisame

Seeing the distinctively recognizable weapon embedded in the floor, Logan's eyes twitched wildly.

This is a weapon that any Naruto fan would be familiar with.

The person coming is obvious.

A figure clads in red clouds with black backgrounds cloak entered Logan's field of vision. The tall figure effortlessly lifted the massive sword onto his shoulder, then turned his head, revealing his shark-like face.

Hoshigaki Kisame.

'Sure enough, we still met one.' Logan sighed inwardly. However, he didn't feel much regret. He had been prepared to encounter members of the Akatsuki ever since he decided to investigate the suspicious locations that night.

Therefore, this was indeed an Akatsuki's base in Amegakure, and it wouldn't be surprising to encounter any member of the Akatsuki here.

Encountering a member of the Akatsuki, however, meant facing a significant danger.

'But to be honest, Kisame's face really... stands out.' Even though manga was manga, witnessing Kisame in person, Logan couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy for him, 'Fortunately, the Naruto World wasn't one that judged solely based on appearances.'

After complaining in his heart, Logan focused his mind and body, preparing to deal with Kisame's next move.

But what Logan didn't expect was that after Kisame's attack failed to connect, he didn't continue swinging his massive sword. Instead, he stared at Logan's face in confusion.

"It's you?"

Kisame's words made Logan confused, 'What's going on? Do we know each other?'

Although Kisame's vivid expression and actions urgently hinted at Logan to respond with a 'Yes, it's me', Logan felt sorry for Kisame's attempt at conversation. Even though this approach was novel, Logan couldn't accept it, especially given Kisame's low level of attractiveness.

"Do you know me?" Logan could only recall seeing Kisame during his manga and anime binge-watching sessions, so Kisame's current behavior is perplexing.

Nearly a week ago (or two weeks in the Naruto world), that shuriken in mid-air flashed through Logan's mind like a flash of light.

"Hehehe, I don't know you, but you're the only bounty mission I've failed so far." Kisame's eyes stared at Logan maliciously, revealing his sinister teeth when he smiled.

"It was you who ambushed me!" Logan suddenly realized, finally understanding the mystery behind the shuriken from that day. It turned out to be the work of the shark-faced man in front of him.

Logan's expression turned cold. He would never have a good attitude towards someone who wanted to kill him, 'The technical level revealed by that shuriken, and the purpose of the ambush... If it was Kisame, who often took on bounty hunting jobs, then it all made sense.'

"You took my bounty from the black market? You're asking for death."

Famous Ninjas often appeared on the black market's bounty lists. Success comes from stepping on the bodies of others. Logan's transformation during the Third Shinobi World War had given him some enemies, and it wasn't impossible for any one of them to put a bounty for his head.

After hearing this, Kisame didn't look afraid at all. Instead, he looked at Logan with great interest, "You're quite confident. But the way you suddenly disappeared last time was quite clever..."

Hearing this, Logan's expression grew even colder.

After the Amegakure's Ninja, who had been fighting Logan, managed to escape from his relentless barrage of attacks, he breathed a sigh of relief and he respectfully bowed to Kisame, addressing him as 'Lord'.

Then, instead of immediately attacking Logan, he stepped aside, as if he was waiting for further orders.

"The frog at the bottom of the well naturally doesn't know too much." Logan casually threw some trash talk as he glanced around. Itachi is still fighting the other Amegakure's Ninja. Although there was no imminent danger, the current situation was quite unfavorable. And in the distance, it seemed that the Amegakure's Ninjas were coming to provide support.

Boom!

Kisame, irritated by the trash talk, swung his massive sword down with force. Logan dodged several times before having to use his kunai to block the attack. The clash of metal against metal echoed loudly, but what followed was the overwhelming force that made Logan pale.

Just the difference in weapon styles between the two sides created a huge contrast. Furthermore, Kisame's strength is definitely not insignificant, so Logan was instantly overwhelmed, the kunai in his hand trembled and he almost lost his grip.

Logan quickly stepped aside and retreated, and then heard Kisame's taunting counterattack.

"The Konoha's Ninjas who died in my hands before didn't seem so arrogant. Haha, Raiden Hattori, without that Space-Time ninjutsu to disappear instantly, you would have died long ago."

Logan remained silent. When facing the shuriken that day, he could have dodged the fatal blow by using shadow clone in mid-air. But if Kisame was determined to kill him, his awkward position and depleted Chakra would not have allowed him to survive.

He's not intending to engage with Kisame any longer, as they won't be able to escape when the Amegakure's Ninjas surrounded them, and since Kisame appears, Logan knew there could be other members of the Akatsuki appearing soon.

"I'm not gonna waste my time with you." After two more weapon clashes, Logan secretly cursed Kisame's perverted strength. After causally throwing such a remark to Kisame, he activated his Lightning Release and swiftly disengaged from the battle.

"Let's go, Itachi!" Logan appeared next to Itachi's side in the blink of an eye, startling the Amegakure's leader, who was focused on dealing with Itachi. Blinded by the flash of lightning, he instinctively took a step back, after all, the image of Logan effortlessly disposing his companion is still fresh in his mind.

However, his assumptions were soon proven wrong. As Logan and Itachi made their escape, Logan tossed two Explosive Tags behind them.

Two explosions echoed, triggering a chain reaction that caused the dilapidated building to sway dangerously. The Amegakure's leader looked ugly. He wanted to pursue after them but had no energy left.

Logan and Itachi understood that time was of the essence, so they both sprinted at full speed, executing dizzying leaps and bounds, putting a hundred meters from the enemies in the blink of an eye.

Of course, Kisame wouldn't just stand still upon seeing Logan and Itachi ran away. With a swift leap, he chased after them at full speed.

"We're at the northeast corner of the Rain Village. Let's dash through these dilapidated buildings. There's hardly any guard there." Logan said quickly. He adjusted the Chakra flow in his body. While the Lightning Release was potent in strengthening his physique, it also consumed Chakra rapidly, so it should only be used at critical moments.

Itachi was panting, and the black coat on his body was cut open in some places, showing that Amegakure's leader is not just a pushover.

At this moment, there were undoubtedly some Amegakure's Ninjas who saw the flares and rushed over. However, they were still some distance away, and it would take time for them to arrive, even with detours. So the greatest threat are still Kisame and the two Jonin pursuing from behind.

'I hope we don't run into other Akatsuki's members. Otherwise, it would be the end of us.' As he sped away, Logan secretly prayed in his heart.

Both he and Itachi were confident in their abilities to explore further into enemy territory.

Itachi felt that at most, they would encounter Jonin, and they would only encounter a few enemies when operating in stealth mode. In that case, the two of them could handle it by working together.

While Logan felt that even if they encountered one or two Akatsuki's members, they can still outrun them.

However, reality often proved to be more dire than optimistic expectations.

At the same time, several people in red clouds with black background cloaks were observing Logan and Itachi's escape.

"How about that Konoha's Ninja?"