Compared to their lively departure, the atmosphere in the team on the way back was quite oppressive. The people of the Mist Village all gathered around Suigetsu Hozuki, not talking much. Their gaze towards the Konoha ninjas was also unfriendly, but the Konoha ninjas were completely unconcerned, chatting loudly, mostly about this batch of supplies.
This made a group of Mist ninjas feel uncomfortable.
The Three-Tails' back was piled high with supplies. Rong Lin and others stood on the stern, while Shisui kept looking at Kisame Hoshigaki. As for the beautiful Mei Terumī, he completely ignored her.
All he cared about was Kisame Hoshigaki. As for women, he already had someone he liked.
At this moment, even if a fairy appeared, Shisui wouldn't spare her a second glance.
It was strange to say that the Uchiha clan members, though each had a peculiar personality, were incomparably serious about their feelings. Once they committed, they wouldn't easily give up.
So, in Shisui's eyes, Mei Terumī was less interesting than Kisame Hoshigaki.
Of course, some of Rong Lin's words also provoked Shisui's disdain for Kisame Hoshigaki, wanting to fight Kisame Hoshigaki to see if he was as legendary as Rong Lin said.
Rong Lin basically said nothing throughout the journey. The others also found it hard to speak. Mei Terumī kept looking at Rong Lin's back, her emotions complex, continuously sighing in her heart.
The return trip took one day longer than the departure, taking four days to reach Konoha.
After all the supplies were moved off and handed over to others, Rong Lin pointed to the Three-Tails and smiled at Suigetsu Hozuki: "Thanks, it's yours now. Take good care of it. Who knows when I might want to play with it again."
"You won't get a chance."
Suigetsu Hozuki immediately nodded to his subordinates. A group of Mist ninjas understood and immediately began to seal the Three-Tails.
Under the premise that it was controlled and wouldn't move, sealing the Three-Tails was very simple. Every village had special sealing techniques. Rong Lin didn't understand this; it was his weakness. And Rong Lin had no interest in knowing what kind of sealing this was.
The Mist Village fulfilled its promise, and Konoha would not go back on its word.
Still the same saying: Konoha couldn't afford to lose those people, nor did it have too much energy to continue dealing with the Mist Village. All those who were captured were released. Of course, they were monitored all the way as they left. Over two thousand people suddenly caused a commotion, which was no joke.
Watching the people of the Mist Village leave the Land of Fire's territory and board ships into the ocean, Rong Lin returned to Konoha with his people.
"Can I know what happened...?"
Having completed the mission, Rong Lin returned to the village directly, but he didn't expect to be stumped after returning home.
"This..."
Uchiha Dizhi's face was troubled. He stood aside, wanting to speak but hesitating, not knowing what to say.
Mei Terumī stood aside, indicating that it didn't concern her and she wasn't worried. Both Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki had black eyes and bruises. The courtyard was a mess, and the flowers and plants Rong Lin had planted were all ruined.
"My Lord."
Shisui trembled and quickly stood properly. Kisame Hoshigaki still looked like his usual carefree self.
Rong Lin looked at the almost destroyed flowers and plants in the courtyard, and the broken walls. He walked to a nearby rattan chair and sat down. Fortunately, the rattan chair was not broken.
"Shisui, I remember telling you that you are not allowed to duel privately without my permission, did you forget?"
Rong Lin raised an eyebrow, looking at Shisui. Shisui quickly lowered his head in a panic, saying nervously, "My Lord, I..."
"Shut up."
Rong Lin raised his hand to interrupt him, pointing around and saying:
"This is something I spent two months working on. You guys just destroyed it like that?! Did you forget that you're not allowed to use ninjutsu in Konoha battles?
Training grounds aside, what's more, this is my home!!!"
Shisui lowered his head and dared not speak. Kisame Hoshigaki silently looked at Rong Lin, his eyes showing no trace of fear.
"Dizhi, tell me what exactly happened."
Sorry, it's not that I won't help you, but I'm powerless.
Uchiha Dizhi gave Shisui a helpless look and began to recount the process.
Rong Lin needed to monitor Suigetsu Hozuki taking people away, so he had Uchiha Dizhi and Shisui bring Kisame Hoshigaki and Mei Terumī back first, to familiarize themselves with the environment and understand their identities, what they should and shouldn't do.
Uchiha Dizhi and Mei Terumī got along quite well. In this regard, it was easier for two women with similar fates to communicate.
But Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki got into trouble.
Because of Kisame Hoshigaki's indifferent attitude, which troubled Shisui, Shisui challenged him. Kisame Hoshigaki wasn't easy to provoke either. The two hit it off immediately and started fighting without a second thought.
Shisui thoroughly enjoyed Kisame Hoshigaki's power. If Kisame Hoshigaki hadn't been careless and fallen for a genjutsu in the end, Shisui would have been even worse off than he was now.
One must know that Kisame Hoshigaki was known as a Tailed Beast without a tail. One can imagine how terrifying his chakra was. Coupled with Samehada in hand, which could absorb enemy chakra, Shisui was looking for trouble.
In the midst of their fight, Shisui couldn't help but use ninjutsu first, and then Kisame Hoshigaki also followed. The result of Fire Release ninjutsu encountering Water Release ninjutsu was self-evident. Not to mention, Kisame Hoshigaki was a pervert who could create huge waves on a desolate mountain. Compared to ninjutsu, was he still suppressed?
So Shisui was beaten up. He was indeed no match for Kisame Hoshigaki now. But Shisui wasn't the type to be beaten up without fighting back.
So Rong Lin's courtyard was directly destroyed.
"...Two bastards!!!"
After hearing this, Rong Lin couldn't help but laugh. However, the sharpness that flashed in Rong Lin's eyes (as seen by Mei Terumī and Uchiha Dizhi) made the two immediately understand that Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki were going to be in trouble.
"Assault!!"
The next second, Rong Lin disappeared from the spot. Shisui was sent flying directly, hitting the wall, breaking a large section of it, and spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
The next second, Kisame Hoshigaki also followed in Shisui's footsteps, and even worse, this guy even wanted to resist when Rong Lin made his move. So, with one wrong move, Greatsword Samehada landed in Rong Lin's hand.
"Behave yourself!! Ketsu!"
Knowing that Samehada was a very loyal tool, Rong Lin angrily roared, and directly used Samehada to whip Kisame Hoshigaki.
"I really don't know how this thing was made into a weapon."
After that, Rong Lin tossed Samehada aside.
Mei Terumī and Uchiha Dizhi's eyes widened. They just watched as Rong Lin treated Kisame Hoshigaki and Shisui like punching bags.
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