Chapter 59: The Bloody Mist Has No Comrades
In the deep night forest, a large bonfire was lit, dispelling the darkness and cold. The captives, of varying ages, sat together in a circle.
Their expressions were a bit awkward. Having lived for so many years, they ended up being captured by two child ninjas from Konoha…
Kisame Hoshigaki was expressionless. He had really learned something today; Konoha was truly rich and overbearing... to actually send two genius Uchiha to team up for a mission. How was anyone else supposed to survive?
If those two brats didn't have the strength of Jonin or even elite Jonin, he would roast his own summoned beast's shark fin!
The crow was sound asleep, wrapped in a thick blanket. Nothing could stop its drowsiness... Its companions, Uchiha Shisui and Itachi, had no intention of sleeping.
They were regretting their actions a little, because they had captured too many prisoners this time... and there was even a Mist ANBU who still had plenty of stamina.
Although Kisame Hoshigaki's shark-like eyes were small, it didn't stop him from looking directly into the Sharingan and being immediately controlled by Shisui's genjutsu...
This guy became the most difficult captive for the Uchiha duo to handle. Originally, Shisui had planned to kill Kisame. After all, he still had some combat strength, and if he resisted, it would be difficult to deal with.
It's just that Shisui's reasoning wasn't very convincing...
After all, he subdued Kisame Hoshigaki with genjutsu at a glance, and then said this person was too strong, and if he caused trouble, it would be hard for them to handle, so they had to kill him...
Tsk, clearly an Uchiha, yet with a shadow of the Senju clan... This style... was really similar to the First Hokage's way of toying with the little fox.
But because a female ninja among the captives pleaded for him, she was willing to exchange her own life for Kisame's...
Actually, she was purely threatening Shisui. If Shisui killed Kisame, she would commit suicide.
Because the female ninja was a member of the Cipher Division, logically her life was certainly more precious than that of a mere combat ninja... But all the ninjas here were members of the Cipher Division; they weren't short of one.
At the critical moment, the captives suddenly voiced their support, claiming that only the female ninja knew the communication signals of the Mist ninja squads.
Shisui couldn't tell if they were lying or not. The problem was that he and Itachi were not very proficient in interrogation. Seeing that the female ninja's expression showed little fear of death, he could only temporarily compromise.
Itachi looked at the row of seated captives and felt a bit of a headache, "When will the support team from the village arrive..."
"It should still be some time... Itachi, want to sleep for a bit?" Uchiha Shisui had a bitterness he couldn't express...
He had just received a message from his own ninja crow.
Ibiki Morino was leading a mixed squad. They had engaged in battle with several Mist ninja squads on the way and were estimated to arrive with the team tomorrow evening at the earliest...
This meant they had to guard this group of captives for a whole other day... But judging by the situation of the Mist ninjas rampaging along the border, it was uncertain if they would encounter a Mist ninja squad tomorrow...
And the captives they held were the Hidden Mist Village's important Cipher Division. It was almost equivalent to two children camping in the desolate mountains with a stash of gold.
"No, even just guarding for one day is too dangerous!" Uchiha Shisui scanned the surrounding captives, his face gradually becoming anxious.
Itachi's small face wrinkled tightly, "There's nothing we can do right now... Traveling at night is too dangerous!"
"I'll use genjutsu to control that female ninja! Itachi, you're responsible for killing the rest of the captives!" Uchiha Shisui arranged in a low voice, drew his short sword, and handed it to the little boy.
"Huh?"
Uchiha Itachi felt a bit unable to accept it. Not to mention the shock of killing so many people... and it hadn't even been an hour since they promised the female ninja!
Shisui quickly instructed, "Don't hesitate. With so many people, our tracks are too easily exposed..."
"Hey, you two brats!" Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly interrupted Shisui's words. He was closest to the two and, with his sharp hearing, had heard Shisui's words.
"Don't worry about ninjas from our village coming to rescue us..." Kisame Hoshigaki grinned contemptuously, "After falling into your hands, they will want to kill us more than you do!"
The Hidden Mist Village never rescued any captives... As long as you fell into enemy hands, you were a traitor to the village.
Kisame Hoshigaki's mission also included this item: he could not let the Cipher Division members fall into enemy hands alive.
The problem was, Kisame himself was also captured... These seemingly weak people had saved his life in cooperation with the female ninja.
So, at least let them live one more day... as a thank you for saving his life just now. Anyway, there was nothing he could do now.
Uchiha Itachi was somewhat surprised, "You... aren't you comrades?"
"Hahahaha... Haven't you heard of the Village of the Bloody Mist? What comrades..." Kisame Hoshigaki gritted his teeth, seemingly to add credibility, and continued, "If you don't believe me, ask them. In this year's Hidden Mist Village graduation exam, many people died!"
"Hey, Kisame, how dare you mention that!"
"You can't talk about that!"
"Brother Kisame, you mustn't say any more!"
The group of Cipher Division members seemed extremely fearful of a certain matter, so much so that it overshadowed their awareness of being captives. Even that brave female ninja couldn't help but turn pale.
Uchiha Shisui temporarily put aside his own thoughts and asked them curiously, "What exactly happened?"
"Hahahaha... What's the content of your Konoha Ninja Academy graduation exam? Do you know what the graduation exam in the Village of the Bloody Mist is like?" Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly stopped, his tone low as he asked back.
"...This question..."
To Kisame's surprise, Uchiha Itachi and Shisui actually looked at each other awkwardly. Neither of them could answer.
"I was recommended by my teacher and specially allowed to graduate..." Uchiha Shisui seriously recalled his teacher meeting the Hokage, and then Hiruzen Sarutobi approving his direct graduation as a first-year student.
Uchiha Itachi's voice was a bit weak, "I'm not too sure either. On the first night of school, Dad suddenly told me that Lord Hokage said I could graduate..."
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki, who had originally wanted to capture their attention, suddenly felt that this topic could not continue.
Shisui, whose interest had been piqued by his words, wouldn't let it go and pressed on, "Keep talking, we're also very curious about what happened in the Hidden Mist Village's graduation exam..."
Uchiha Itachi nodded repeatedly beside him. The brief day of school was a regret for him; both Izumi and his little veterinarian deskmate were very good friends.
Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't stand their expressions, but to make Shisui believe his words...
"Hmph!" The shark-faced youth said coldly, "Only one student graduated from this year's Mist graduation exam..."
"Brother Kisame!"
"Kisame!"
"Kisame Hoshigaki, don't say any more!"
Someone tried to stop him from continuing. Some of their juniors had died in this graduation exam...
But Kisame's voice remained cold, "Because that student killed all of his peers in the graduation exam!"
(End of this chapter)