Chapter 280: 280
Then Kisame took off his mask, the face that appeared in front of the three of them was slightly similar to his original appearance.
It's just that the three obviously didn't recognize him, they just thought he looked like a bad guy and was scary.
But one person noticed. nove(l)bi(n.)com
In the woods outside the training ground, Pakura, who hid behind a big tree peeping at them, saw the real face under the mask, she was shocked and her expression became uncertain.
'How can it be so similar?'
At this moment, Kisame seemed to sense something and turned his head to look in the direction of the woods, and happened to meet Pakura's eyes.
The next second, he grinned at her, revealing two rows of white teeth.
Pakura's expression changed, and she quickly disappeared into the depths of the woods.
"Sensei, what kind of training do we have to do now?"
Kimimaro asked. It can be seen that he doesn't want to waste a minute and a second, and his heart is full of desire to become stronger.
"Go back, get a good night's sleep and keep your spirits up, and pack your luggage by the way."
Kisame patted Kimimaro on the shoulder and instructed the three, "Tomorrow morning, we will leave Kirigakure."
"Leave the village? Where are we going?" Haku was startled and asked curiously after regaining his senses.
"Real practice not only means hardship, but also must be accompanied by killing, blood and death. These things cannot be accomplished in this village."
Kisame looked at the three and smiled mysteriously, "So, while you still have time, enjoy your last happy night."
As soon as he said that, under their astonished eyes, he disappeared in a flash.
"Kimimaro, is it really okay?"
After Kisame left, Haku looked at him and asked worriedly. He felt that the masked man was not very reliable.
"Haku, haven't you not noticed yet?"
Kimimaro asked a question in return, his eyes bright, "Our teacher is not afraid of Tsunade-sama at all, not only did he tit for tat with her, he even had the upper hand in terms of momentum. If his strength is not very high, it is impossible to have the confidence to challenge Tsunade-sama face to face."
This is a guess made by his own intuition after observing the masked man.
Haku became thoughtful.
Karin, who was on the side, suddenly bowed to the two of them and stammered:
"Please take care of me from now." She blushed and trembled with nervousness, she didn't dare to look directly at the two of them, especially Kimimaro's eyes.
"Karin, don't be afraid, we are not some beasts, we are your teammates, aren't we?"
Haku smiled slightly and patted Karin's shoulder to soothe the little girl's nervousness.
"Since we are teammates, let's take care of each other and work together from now on."
Kimimaro also put down his usual arrogant look, and stretched out a hand to Karin with a serious face, "Let's take care of each other."
Kimimaro is very proud, but he is not conceited.
Although Karin looked timid, weak and incompetent, and seemed destined to be the one who held back the team, but just because she was chosen to be the Jinchuriki of the eight tails, Kimimaro believed that Karin's talent and potential must be at the same level as him, and must not be underestimated.
It's just that she is still young and has not yet been developed.
Karin opened her eyes wide, and subconsciously held Kimimaro's hand, feeling the solemnity and sincerity in his eyes.
"Great, I feel like we're going to be a really good ninja team."
Haku said with a smile, and put his pair of hands up in the air.
"Um."
Karin nodded heavily.
As the sun went down, the three of them bathed in the golden sunlight and walked side by side out of the training ground, leaving a long shadow behind them.
Tsunade walked in front without saying a word, and took the students she had just accepted, through the street under the curious eyes of the villagers, and finally came to the sacred tree.
She put a hand on the trunk of the divine tree, and with a rumbling sound, the tree body opened to both sides, and a crack appeared.
"Come in."
Tsunade waved to the group, and after they all walked into the crack, she snapped her fingers, and everyone felt as if they were in an elevator, and they kept going up.
After about ten seconds, the "elevator" stopped and the crack opened again. What appeared in front of them was a spacious wooden platform.
Tsunade snorted coldly and ordered, "I want you to do everything possible to help Hinata train within three months, and you must maximize her Byakugan's power, understand?"
She knew that it was unrealistic for Hinata to awaken the Tenseigan, but she believed that with Hinata's potential, after practicing here for three months, there would definitely be a change.
After all, the descendants on Hamura have a much more profound research on Byakugan than Konoha's Hyuga clan.
In order to ensure that the process goes smoothly, Tsunade also deliberately left an Sage shadow clone to supervise Hinata's practice before returning to Earth.
As soon as she returned to the village, Tsunade found that Pakura had been waiting outside her tree house for some time.
In the entire Kirigakure, except for the unruly guy, Kisame, Pakura was the only ninja who was allowed to enter and exit the sacred tree with Tsunade's permission.
She came here because she couldn't contain her curiosity and wanted to ask Tsunade the true identity of the masked man.
What Pakura didn't expect was.
"Hey, you came just in time, I have an important task for you."
As soon as Tsunade saw Pakura, her eyes lit up, and she leaned into the latter's ear and whispered, "For the next three months, I want you to put down everything at hand and help me monitor that Masked man, see how he trains those three kids, and regularly report their training to me, understand?"
If you know yourself and your enemy, you can win.
Therefore, Tsunade planned to send her most trusted ninja, Pakura to monitor Kisame and his students.
She also knew that no matter who she sent to monitor Kisame, he would find out sooner or later, but if it was Pakura, Kisame would definitely not have the heart to do anything to it.
"Yes, Tsunade-sama."
Pakura didn't ask anything, nodded in agreement, and then turned to leave.
She realized that the identity of the masked man should be revealed by herself.
....
In the courtyard.
After Kimimaro and Haku returned home, they told their mother Yukino that they were going to leave home. They thought that Yukino would be surprised, but she didn't seem to be worried about them at all.
"I've packed your luggage for you. You must listen to the teacher's words and practice hard."
Yukino brought two large backpacks and stuffed them into Kimimaro's and Haku's arms, making the two a little confused.
Then, Yukino returned to the room, closed the door, and said to Kisame, who was lying on the bed with a smile: "Kisame-sama, the children will be handed over to you."
It turned out that before Kimimaro and Haku returned home, she learned about it from Kisame.
"Don't worry, I will personally train these two into great ninjas."
Kisame lay leisurely on the bed, resting his hands on the back of his head, and made a promise to her.
When Yukino thought that she would not be able to see Kisame again for another three months, she cherished the time in front of her even more, and came over proactively.
The two had a great night.
Early the next morning.
Kimimaro, Haku and Karin put on their backpacks, and bid farewell to their mothers, Yukino and Haruna, they walked out of the small courtyard and came to the training ground outside the village.
Kisame walked over slowly and brought a steaming breakfast.
"Let's go."
After finishing the meal, he took three to leave Kirigakure and embark on the road.
Like a ghost, Pakura followed the four from a distance. She knew that the masked man was very powerful, so she was very careful and tried her best to hide her breath.
Kisame's plan is as follows:
He intends to let the three little train as ninjas while on the road, while having the opportunity to experience some actual combat, so that they can grow up quickly.
Finally, take another month alone to arrange targeted special training for the three, so that they can break through themselves and master some powerful ninjutsu.
Real combat requires enemies.
The problem they encountered now is that with the continuous governance of the two Mizukages, Kisame and Tsunade, the current Land of Water has become the safest country in the five countries, and the security is very good.
Rebels, robbers, pirates, etc., have long since disappeared, and it is really difficult to find some mobs that can give the three "experience."
Therefore, Kisame decided to leave the Land of Water and enter the Land of Fire next door to travel, and the end of the journey was Konoha.
When he told the three about this route, the three of them were all very excited, especially Kimimaro, whose eyes were full of anticipation.
Because it meant that he finally had the chance to meet the other Nine tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto.