027 the Night Is Not Over

Hoshigaki Kisame: Many evils, few blessings.

Naruto was completely wrong about him.

Because of Naruto's early actions, Obito didn't declare war at the Five Kage Summit as originally planned. This caused a chain of unexpected consequences.

After the summit, the Raikage quickly tracked down Killer Bee. 

That only happened because the five major ninja villages, preparing for war and united against a common enemy, worked together to form a joint search team.

But this time, things were different. Only Kumogakure sent out a search team, so their progress was much slower.

Then there's the mission Kisame was carrying out.

Obito had foresight. He knew that once war was declared, the five great nations would definitely protect the Eight Tails and Nine Tails as part of their shared wartime interests.

So instead of risking Kisame capturing the Eight Tails alone, Obito came up with a better plan: Kisame would fake his death, go undercover, and secretly locate where the Jinchuriki were being kept, then strike when the time was right and capture both hosts at once.

But now, Naruto had defected from Konoha. Even if war broke out, the five great villages wouldn't necessarily protect him anymore.

A new situation required a new strategy.

Since they couldn't take both Jinchuriki in one move, they would handle it separately, step by step.

This time, Kisame's mission was clear: defeat Killer Bee, capture him, and bring him back to Akatsuki's base.

Splash!!

In the forest, now nearly destroyed, water exploded as Killer Bee collapsed to the ground, his chakra drained.

Even Samehada's betrayal? That too was part of the plan.

With things going as expected, there was no need for Kisame to fake a betrayal, and no need for White Zetsu to sacrifice himself in his place.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo…" Kisame panted. "What a troublesome octopus bastard! But now, you should behave yourself."

Yes, Eight Tails had been completely defeated by the man known as the Tailed Beast himself.

Rustle, rustle…!

White Zetsu emerged from the shadows. "As expected of you, Kisame. You're as reliable as ever."

Shirtless and breathing heavily, Kisame asked, "Where's the leader?"

White Zetsu replied, "Tobi's busy and can't come right now…"

After all, Sasuke had decided to transplant Itachi's eyes, and Obito had to prioritize that.

White Zetsu also thought to himself: Besides, this is a remote area. Tobi marked many places with his space-time jutsu, but not this one.

He continued aloud, "Head east, about a hundred miles. There's a village we used as a stopover. Take the Jinchūriki there, Tobi will meet you soon."

Snap!

Kisame grabbed Samehada and slung the near-dead Killer Bee onto it. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's move."

White Zetsu warned, "Be careful. I've heard Kumo Shinobi is actively searching for the Eight Tails. You might run into them. The Raikage is furious, he knows his brother's being targeted again."

Kisame chuckled. "The Raikage, huh? That guy's taijutsu is even tougher than Konoha's Blue Beast. He's no joke. If Itachi were still around, things would be a lot easier…"

White Zetsu added, "Akatsuki is short on manpower now. Once the Eight Tails is secured, we can focus everything on capturing the Nine Tails. Luckily, Sasuke is still with us. He's getting Itachi's eyes and will soon unlock new power."

Kisame sighed. "Itachi's little brother, huh? Even with his brother's eyes, what he sees might be very different. Who knows what Akatsuki's future will look like? It's getting interesting…"

"I'll be waiting for your next update, Kisame…"

With that, White Zetsu sank back into the earth.

Under the cover of night, Kisame, blade in hand and Killer Bee on his back, headed toward the distant village.

It is this hundred-mile long road that will rewrite his life..

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