Chapter 560: We Have to Stop This Culture!

In the original story, poor honest Kisame had been wrapped around Samehada's proverbial finger from beginning to end.

Kisame first met Samehada in the home of his fat, piggish superior—

Suikazan Fuguki.

The moment Kisame laid eyes on the sword, he fell hopelessly in love with it.

Then, after realizing Samehada was unhappy being kept by his superior, Kisame found an opportunity to kill Fuguki and take Samehada for himself.

The two of them enjoyed a long and happy life together.

Until one day, Killer B appeared.

The Eight-Tails chakra flowing through him was simply too irresistible. Samehada got one taste and immediately fell for him.

And once Kisame was beaten down by Killer B, Samehada outright betrayed him.

Years after Kisame's death, Samehada—eventually released by Killer B—ended up near the gloomy sewers.

By then, it had long since lost its former standards.

Once upon a time, Samehada fed on the Three-Tails' chakra.

It fed on the chakra of Kisame, the so-called Tailless Tailed Beast.

It fed on Gyūki's Eight-Tails chakra.

And now?

Even some worthless chūnin thug could casually merge with it.

Such was the shameless life of Samehada.

The Limited Tsukuyomi series had even recorded an explanation for this.

Apparently, Samehada was the child born after Hagoromo secretly had an affair with Isobu behind Saiken's back.

Unfortunately, in order to hide the pregnancy from Saiken, Isobu had been forced to suppress it so thoroughly that the unborn child never developed properly.

After Samehada was born, it had to remain close to its mother and continuously absorb chakra for nourishment.

And worse—It would never fully grow up.

Meanwhile, every Tailed Beast who had gotten involved with Hagoromo inside Limited Tsukuyomi had been naturally promiscuous.

Samehada simply inherited its parents' fine traditions.

With parents like those, its personality was perfectly understandable.

Which raised an important question.

Why was the Samehada of the real world equally fickle?

Had Samehada somehow escaped from Limited Tsukuyomi?

Or…

Were the events inside Limited Tsukuyomi actually true?

Nobody knew.

At least for now, nobody had seriously investigated that question.

Mostly because other than Kisame, nobody cared about Samehada's personal history.

Actually—

Kisame didn't care about Samehada's past either.

He only cared about the present.

"Hm?"

Kisame suddenly sensed Samehada communicating some kind of desire as it rubbed against him.

It seemed to want…

The Sword of the Thunder God?

What the hell did that mean?

Samehada and the Sword of the Thunder God only had one real thing in common:

Both interacted heavily with chakra.

Beyond that, they had practically nothing alike.

In fact, Kisame had finally realized why the Sword of the Thunder God was supposedly Senju Tobirama's weapon, yet nobody had ever heard of Tobirama actually using it.

The blade itself was formed from concentrated Lightning Release chakra, overflowing with powerful electrical current.

Meanwhile, Tobirama was a Water Release specialist.

Using the weapon would not merely fail to enhance his fighting style.

Whenever Tobirama used a large-scale Water Release technique, there was a very real risk he would end up electrocuting himself.

Kisame remembered asking Tobirama about Water Release before.

One of Tobirama's combination tactics involved flooding an area with a huge Water Release technique to form a whirlpool and trap enemies inside, then using Flying Raijin either to scatter explosive tags throughout the water or personally teleport in and finish the target with Flying Raijin Slash.

For a Water Release specialist, constantly moving through water was perfectly normal.

But if Tobirama carried the Sword of the Thunder God?

The instant he teleported into the water, he might immediately inflict paralysis on himself.

So Tobirama abandoning the sword actually made perfect sense.

And since Kisame himself was also a Water Release shinobi, he had no interest in using it either.

Even knowing Tobirama had effectively discarded the weapon, Kisame had originally planned to leave it here as some kind of keepsake for the villagers.

But now Samehada wanted it?

Kisame hesitated briefly before leaving the room.

A short while later, he returned carrying the Sword of the Thunder God's freshly cleaned hilt.

He handed it to Samehada.

Samehada immediately swallowed the entire hilt into its body.

Then, aside from the grip Kisame was holding, golden currents of electricity began flickering across the sword's surface.

Apparently, the normally stingy Samehada had voluntarily fed chakra into the hilt inside its body and activated the Sword of the Thunder God.

Yet despite being electrocuted, Samehada showed no sign of pain.

Instead, it looked almost… satisfied.

Kisame had no idea what to make of that.

Even if Samehada swallowed the sword, wouldn't Kisame still get electrocuted whenever they fought together?

Unless…

Was Samehada planning to merge with him and turn them into some kind of Electric Man, increasing their underwater attack power?

How could I blame you for making mistakes? Maybe I simply gave you too much freedom~

Kisame did not blame Samehada at all.

Instead, he willingly gripped the sword tighter and tried experiencing the electricity himself.

Even Uchiha Itachi was rendered speechless by the sight.

…

Several days passed.

Hoshigaki Nanami eventually received the news that her adoptive father and younger brother had both been eliminated.

She was overjoyed.

At last, she could wholeheartedly serve Lord Mizukage without constantly worrying about the two of them.

And finally, she could properly focus on Sage Mode.

Nanami had already attempted the Sage Mode shortcut several times during the past few days.

But even after completing the exhausting preparation, lingering thoughts kept filling her mind.

She simply could not stop worrying about her family situation.

Now that it was finally over, that burden disappeared.

Aside from that, Nanami and Chōjūrō also reported something else to Terumī Mei.

The incident from several days ago—

Ao confessing his love to Kakashi.

When Mei learned about it, she was neither angry nor surprised.

Instead, she looked almost relieved.

She knew it!

The fact that she had remained single for so many years—and Makoto's claim that she might stay single forever—was not her fault!

The problem was Kirigakure!

The village was crawling with gay-type ninja and men obsessed with pretty boys.

Even a stern, serious-looking veteran like Ao had apparently been secretly in love with Kakashi all along!

Mei immediately gave Nanami and Chōjūrō a new assignment.

While continuing their Sage Mode training, they were to keep a close eye on the Konoha visitors.

Under no circumstances could they allow Konoha's gay-type culture to spread any further through Kirigakure.

Mei herself already had Makoto as a target, so she would be fine.

But countless other women throughout the Land of Water were still single!

They couldn't all line up after Makoto, could they?

The social atmosphere had to be brought under control.

Mei was no longer like the Mizukage of the past, responsible only for Kirigakure's military affairs.

She now effectively governed the entire Land of Water.

Hearing Mei's earnest explanation, Nanami and Chōjūrō immediately felt the tremendous responsibility resting on their shoulders.

They accepted the mission solemnly and returned to the beach.

And the moment they arrived…

They saw something utterly unbearable.

Shira of Sunagakure and Might Guy of Konoha were standing on either side of Kakashi, each pulling him in a different direction as though fighting over the same man.

Kakashi stood helplessly between them like a scarecrow being torn apart.

"Kakashi, I told you before! You are my sun! My hope!"

Shira declared passionately.

"Only by being close to you can I find inspiration!"

Then, using the Seven Heavens Breathing Method, Shira leaned in toward Kakashi and inhaled deeply.

Powerful.

That scent was powerful indeed!

Shira's behavior, strange as it looked, was actually perfectly normal for him.

He had already been acting like this before.

So why was Might Guy also pulling on Kakashi?

The reason was simple.

Pure competitive instinct.

Guy was no longer merely competing against Kakashi.

He was now competing against another taijutsu specialist—

For Kakashi.

Everything else could be discussed later.

First, Guy had to win!

"Kakashi, I've told you too! You are my heart! My life!"

Guy shamelessly copied Shira's declaration word for word.

"Only through you can I gain inspiration for my taijutsu—"

Then Guy suddenly realized something.

He did not practice the Seven Heavens Breathing Method.

So what was he supposed to substitute for Shira's dramatic inhale?

Guy thought about it.

Then reached toward Kakashi and gave him a quick pinch.

"…"

Nanami silently pulled out a small notebook.

She wrote down everything she had just witnessed.

Then added a note beneath it:

Sunagakure shinobi have already been corrupted by Konoha's gay-type culture.

Total moral collapse confirmed.

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