Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 66: Traveling Together

Struggling to his feet, Kisame assessed his physical condition, grinned, but his eyes betrayed surprise and wariness. He said to Mavis, "What an amazing guy."

Kisame became even more wary after seeing the bloodstains on Itachi's face.

To be able to remain unharmed even after Itachi used the Mangekyou Sharingan, this girl named Mavis is just too strong!

But how come I've never heard of such a guy in the ninja world?

Seeing that Kisame had regained consciousness, Mavis greeted him, "Mr. Kisame, are you alright?"

Seeing Mavis's attitude, Kisame glanced at Itachi Uchiha beside Mavis and said with a somewhat ambiguous tone, "Mr. Itachi, what's going on here?"

Taking out a handkerchief to wipe the bloodstains from his face, Itachi Uchiha calmly said, "As you can see, I am also her defeated opponent."

Although he had already guessed it, Kisame was still shocked when he heard Itachi Uchiha admit his defeat.

He gazed at Mavis with incredibly complex emotions, suddenly realizing that the ninja world was far wider than he had imagined, and that there were far more powerful individuals than he had ever known.

Kisame put Samehada back behind his back and said, "So, what's the situation now? It seems that this Miss Mavis doesn't intend to kill us."

Mavis said with a serious expression, "Mr. Kisame, Mr. Itachi, I don't want to engage in any more pointless battles with you. On the contrary, I am very interested in your Akatsuki organization. May I accompany you to Amegakure?"

……

On the commercial street, a man with a shark-like face and a huge, strange-looking knife on his back walked in the middle of the road. His fierce and intimidating appearance caused pedestrians to give him a wide berth.

Kisame, walking down the street, glanced at the two food bags he was carrying, wondering how things had come to this.

My thoughts drifted back to the day Mavis said she wanted to go back to Amegakure with them.

Kisame hesitated, not understanding why Mavis, who was full of strangeness, wanted to go to the Akatsuki's headquarters.

Kisame glanced at Itachi Uchiha, who was silent for some reason, and thought about Pain's eyes. He felt that no matter how strong Mavis was, Pain could handle her, so he agreed to take Mavis to Amegakure.

The result of Kisame agreeing to take Mavis to Amegakure is that now Kisame not only has to buy Itachi three-colored dumplings, but also Mavis strawberry cake.

Kisame, feeling that something was off, scratched his head.

When Kisame returned to the inn, Mavis and Itachi immediately came over.

Seeing Kisame place the tricolor dumplings and strawberry cake on the table, Mavis's eyes lit up and she gave him a bright smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kisame."

Compared to Mavis's politeness, Itachi was much more at ease. He sat down at the table with Mavis and picked up a three-colored dumpling to eat.

Seeing the obvious ease and joy on Mavis's and Itachi's faces after eating the dessert, Kisame suddenly felt as if he, who didn't like sweets, was being ostracized.

Shaking his head to dismiss the pointless thought, Kisame walked to the table and sat down, asking, "So, what exactly do you want from our leader?"

He picked up the cup of tea on the table and took a sip.

Getting down to business, Mavis put down the strawberry cake in her hand and said seriously, "It's for the peace of the ninja world!"

"puff--"

Kisame, who was drinking tea, was choked and spat it out.

Fortunately, Itachi Uchiha was quick-witted and moved the three-colored dumplings aside, and even had the strength to help pick up Mavis's strawberry cake as well.

Seeing that the strawberry cake was unharmed, Mavis breathed a sigh of relief, then said to Kisame with some displeasure, "Mr. Kisame! Be careful when you drink tea!"

"Cough cough cough, sorry, cough cough cough—"

Kisame struggled to suppress the coughing sensation from the tea, utterly surprised that Mavis would offer such an answer—for the sake of peace in the ninja world.

How should I put it? It feels a bit strange.

It's not that this answer is particularly unusual; on the contrary, peace is a very common topic in the ninja world, just as war is.

Even Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, and Madara Uchiha, were all focused on the goal of peace.

Kisame wouldn't be so surprised if anyone in the ninja world talked about peace.

Now that Kisame knows Mavis comes from another world, he is quite surprised that Mavis would bring up the topic of peace in the ninja world.

He asked hesitantly, "Miss Mavis, what do you mean by... peace in the ninja world?"

Mavis frowned, sighed, and began to tell Kisame and Itachi about how terrifying Acnologia was and how the Black Dragon might descend upon the ninja world again.

Unlike Itachi, who had already seen Acnologia in Mavis's memories, Kisame didn't have much of a concept of Acnologia's power.

He thought for a moment and asked, "How does Acnologia's power compare to that of the Tailed Beasts?"

Mavis thought for a moment, then said with some difficulty, "Although Mr. Nine-Tails might be angry, I think Acnologia is stronger than Mr. Nine-Tails. In my world, Acnologia is a being standing at the pinnacle of power."

Is it even stronger than the Nine-Tails? Kisame's expression turned serious.

He continued, "So, you're looking for our leader to deal with Acnologia?"

Mavis's expression turned solemn: "That's right! Since the Akatsuki leader's goal is also peace, then perhaps we can all join forces to fight against Acnologia!"

Kisame Hoshigaki: ...

Thinking about the Akatsuki's reputation for being a group of rogue ninja, Kisame hesitated and thought: Why does the Akatsuki seem so out of place when it comes to protecting the world?

But that sounds interesting, doesn't it? Kisame couldn't help but let a slight smile twitch at the corners of his mouth.

If Kisame initially agreed to take Mavis to the Land of Rain out of curiosity about her purpose, now he has an even greater sense of anticipation.

—We eagerly anticipate the waves that the arrival of people from another world will create in the ninja world.

The last time Kisame felt this excitement and anticipation was when he met Obito Uchiha disguised as Madara Uchiha.

At this moment, Kisame, who was unaware that Uchiha Madara was actually Uchiha Obito in disguise, thought with great interest: I wonder if Lord Madara's plans will be affected.

……

Just as Mavis, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki were heading to the Land of Rain.

In the Hidden Sound Village, inside Orochimaru's base, Sasuke, whose magic had finally made progress, excitedly found Zeref admiring the scenery by the waterfall and shouted, "Zeref, I can finally sense magic!"

As Sasuke ran towards him, displaying the energy that comes with age due to his excitement, Zeref remained still, simply smiling and praising him: "While you were desperately learning ninjutsu from Orochimaru, you managed to sense magic power so quickly. It seems you really have talent, Sasuke."

A slight, uncontrollable smirk crept onto Sasuke's lips, which he then deliberately suppressed. With a touch of pride, he declared, "I am a member of the Uchiha clan. Even magic is within my grasp!"