As the battle with Edo Tensei Madara began, Kisame, who successfully infiltrated Konoha, was able to find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, with the help of Black Zetsu.
"Black Zetsu, are you sure the Fourth Hokage, Fifth Hokage, Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, and the others are all at Madara-sama's location?"
Of course, not just those four, but also Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
Black Zetsu muttered inwardly but said out loud, "Yes, I'm sure they all went to Madara-sama's side."
"Then there's nothing to fear. I'll make my move now."
With that, Kisame, without hesitation, started charging toward Naruto.
At this time, Naruto, who was strolling with Sasuke and Sakura, froze suddenly.
"Naruto, there's an enemy coming toward you. Dodge!"
Receiving the warning from the Nine-Tails inside him, Naruto quickly shouted to his teammates, "Enemies are coming!"
Sasuke and Sakura reacted quickly.
Sasuke didn't say a word, grabbing Naruto and running.
Sakura, however, didn't run away. She used her newly learned Super Strength Fist and threw a punch toward the attacker.
"Get away from me!"
In a panic, Kisame drew his sword, Samehada, from his back, successfully blocking Sakura's Super Strength Fist. He was only pushed back a few meters and wasn't injured.
Seeing that Kisame blocked her attack, Sakura wisely turned around and started running toward the direction where Sasuke and Naruto were heading.
"What a pity, the ambush failed," Kisame said with a wide grin, though inwardly, he wasn't really upset.
With the high-level combatants in Konoha right now, what's the worst that could happen? A river of blood?
When he was in Cloud Village, he and Edo Tensei Madara did the same thing to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
Now, it's just a repeat.
"Is the enemy that shark guy called Kisame?"
"Yeah, it's him."
While fleeing, Naruto and Sasuke still had the mind to look back.
When they saw who the attacker was, the thick-skinned Naruto started shouting about turning the tables and counterattacking.
However, Sasuke and Sakura immediately disagreed.
"Let's run towards a place with fewer people. Once the guard troops arrive, we should be safe."
Sakura's suggestion was agreed upon by both Sasuke and Naruto.
So, the three of them immediately started running toward the Forest of Death.
Kisame's speed was faster than theirs. If they didn't stop him, Sasuke believed they wouldn't even reach the Forest of Death before Kisame caught up with them.
He voiced his concerns, and Naruto immediately responded, "Leave it to me."
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
With a quick series of hand seals, Naruto created a large number of shadow clones in an instant.
These clones were not strong enough to fight Kisame, but they could at least slow him down.
"As expected of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki," Kisame commented.
As he spoke, Kisame swung his massive sword, easily dispatching several clones.
Seeing that there were still many clones left, Kisame decided that using his sword alone was too slow.
"Then, in that case..."
"Chibaku Tensei!"
A repulsive force appeared, and it quickly spread outward from Kisame's position. As it passed through, Naruto's shadow clones started popping one by one, turning into puffing clouds of smoke.
Nearby buildings were also destroyed by the shockwave from the force.
Here's the translation in simple English while keeping the essence and ensuring cultural accuracy:
Seeing this, the three of them hated Kisame so much that they gritted their teeth.
"Naruto, don't do anything stupid. Kisame has the Rinnegan. The three of us can't beat him."
"Sasuke, I understand what you're saying. I'm just a little unwilling."
"If you're unwilling, then train hard in the future."
"Don't worry, I will."
Kisame handled the shadow clones easily, but it did take a few seconds.
Taking advantage of this time, Naruto and the others ran desperately toward the Forest of Death, creating a large gap between them and Kisame.
If nothing goes wrong, they should be able to enter the Forest of Death before Kisame catches up.
Would Kisame let them run into the forest?
He's not here to massacre Konoha ninjas; he's here to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Since it's a capture mission, it should be quick and decisive.
Let's not forget, the Rinnegan can not only use repulsion but also attraction.
Kisame stretched out his right hand toward Naruto and shouted, "Shinra Tensei."
Suddenly, Naruto was uncontrollably pulled toward Kisame.
"Naruto!" X2
Sasuke and Sakura were shocked.
At this point, they couldn't care about escaping anymore. They both turned around and ran toward Kisame.
On the way, Sasuke spat out a massive Fireball to attack Kisame.
But it was useless.
The Fireball, about three meters in diameter, was absorbed by Kisame's Rinnegan, doing him no harm.
As soon as the Fireball was absorbed, Kisame grabbed Naruto by the neck and happily said, "Got you."
Unexpectedly, when he was caught, Naruto didn't panic at all. Instead, he foolishly smiled and asked, "Are you sure?"
As soon as his words fell, Naruto turned into a puff of smoke, leaving Kisame greatly surprised.
"When did this happen?"
"Of course, it was when you eliminated all my shadow clones earlier."
Seeing that Naruto didn't run away but instead revealed himself to explain, Kisame was puzzled and asked, "Why didn't you take the chance to escape?"
"Escape? It's no longer necessary."
"No longer necessary?"
"Of course not."
Naruto wasn't just talking nonsense.
The reason they were heading towards the Forest of Death was partly because there were almost no people there, and once a battle started, they could avoid disturbing the civilians in the village.
Secondly, it was because there was an Orochimaru laboratory nearby.
Whether it was Orochimaru, Kabuto, or even the recently revived Hiruko.
Any one of them could qualify to fight Kisame.
At the very least, they could buy some time.
On top of that, not only was there Orochimaru's lab nearby, but Kisame's two old friends also lived in this area.
And look, here they come.
"It's been a while, Kisame."
Looking at the three people appearing in his sight, even Kisame couldn't help but mutter softly, "This is getting a bit troublesome."
Then, he asked Black Zetsu, who was controlling him, "Zetsu, why didn't you tell me that Nagato, Konan, and the Deva Path puppet body are also in Konoha?"
That's right. The three people who suddenly appeared were Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.
"I didn't expect Nagato to be revived by Konoha so soon."
Kisame has one Rinnegan, and Nagato also has one Rinnegan.
And Nagato has had the Rinnegan for much longer than Kisame.
When it comes to using the Rinnegan, Kisame admits he's not as skilled as Nagato.
"So, Kisame, are you going to retreat?"
"Retreat? Not at all."
While Kisame is less skilled with the Rinnegan than Nagato, in other aspects, he doesn't think he's inferior.
Now that everyone has the Rinnegan, it's more of a mutual balance, but in terms of taijutsu, ninjutsu, and so on, Kisame believes he could easily overpower Nagato, the former leader.
As for Nagato having the Deva Path puppet body and Konan helping out?
Kisame doesn't care.
Neither Konan nor Yahiko, the first leader of the Akatsuki as mentioned by Black Zetsu, is something Kisame feels he needs to worry about.
"Come on, let me see how you plan to stop me, Nagato."
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