May 24, 2024 5 min read
Yo, meet Kisame Hoshigaki (干柿鬼鮫). This dude wasn't exactly your friendly neighborhood shinobi (ninja) back in霧隠れの里 (Kirigakure, the Hidden Mist Village). They called him the Monster of the Hidden Mist for a reason!Kisame belonged to the Hoshigaki Clan and even joined the super-cool Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. But then things got messy, and he became a missing-nin, S-rank no less (that's like top villain status).Crazy plot twist though! When Itachi Uchiha (another badass) joined the Akatsuki, Kisame became his partner. Seems like fate had a thing for throwing these two together.
Imagine a colossus of a man, muscles rippling like an ocean current. Towering over even the most battle-hardened members of Akatsuki, Kisame cuts an imposing figure. But forget about handsome – this guy looks like he wrestled a shark for his face and lost.
His skin, an unsettling shade of swamp green, complements his beady white eyes, devoid of warmth and full of cold calculation. Take a closer look, and you'll see gill slits flanking his neck, a constant reminder of his aquatic affinities. Razor-sharp triangular teeth complete the picture – this is a man who could probably chew through a steel beam with the right amount of chomp.
Even his spiky blue hair seems to defy gravity, styled in the unmistakable form of a shark fin. Talk about commitment to the whole "walking nightmare" aesthetic!
Before his villainous turn, Kisame donned the standard ninja uniform – a bland canvas for the potential for chaos he embodied. But after rising through the ranks of the Seven Swordsmen, he graduated to a more menacing wardrobe. Imagine a sleeveless black shirt paired with matching pants, both accented with striped leg warmers that wouldn't look out of place on a hot-rod. He even sported a modified forehead protector that covered his ears, perhaps to better tune out the endless drone of ninja strategy meetings.
Then came his rebellion. A rogue ninja with a stolen blade, Kisame shed the uniform for a dark, billowing cloak. Underneath? Bare-chested, because who needs pesky shirts when you're a walking weapon? He even had a custom sash to keep his monstrous sword, Samehada, conveniently close – a constant companion in his descent into villainy.
Oh, and to make it abundantly clear that he was no longer beholden to his old village, Kisame took a permanent marker (or maybe a jutsu, who knows with these guys?) and slashed a giant X through their symbol on his forehead protector. A bold statement, indeed.
One last detail: a ring adorned his left ring finger, bearing the kanji for "south." Maybe he just preferred warm weather, or perhaps it held a deeper meaning within the cryptic world of Akatsuki. With these guys, you can never be quite sure.
Kisame wasn't your average ninja. This guy was a force of nature, powerful enough to join the elite Seven Swordsmen of the Mist and then waltz right into Akatsuki, the ultimate villain club.He wasn't just strong, he was monstrously strong. Think "crushing boulders with his bare hands" strong. And fast? Lightning fast. He even took down his own master, a legendary swordsman, in a duel!But raw power wasn't his only trick. Kisame had chakra reserves that would make most ninjas faint, enough to earn him the nickname "Tailed Beast Without a Tail." Plus, he could steal chakra with a touch, like a human battery.Speaking of touch, Kisame wielded Samehada, a crazy sentient sword that craved chakra. The more a fighter kicked butt, the more Samehada liked them! Kisame and Samehada were a match made in shark heaven. They could even fuse together, turning Kisame into a half-man, half-shark monster with gills and a serious case of the chomps.Kisame was a master of water jutsu, his techniques as deadly and unpredictable as a storm at sea. He could conjure giant water sharks, create underwater battlegrounds, and even trap his enemies in watery prisons. He wasn't a one-trick pony though. Kisame could also handle fire, earth, and wind jutsu, making him a walking elemental disaster.And when brute force and magic water sharks weren't enough, Kisame could summon real sharks, both for fighting and sending messages (because who needs carrier pigeons when you have sharks?). Talk about a guy who embraced the whole "shark ninja" aesthetic!
Even after his death, Kisame cast a long shadow. Samehada, his loyal shark-sword, mourned its master with a chilling wail. A warrior's lament echoing through the hidden mist.
This mournful cry reached the ears of Kisame's former partner, the resurrected Itachi. One glance at Samehada in Killer B's grasp, and the truth washed over him like a tidal wave. Kisame was gone.
But Kisame's final act wasn't a whimper, but a roar. His summoned sharks, silent assassins, delivered a secret scroll right into enemy hands. The Allied Shinobi Forces' plans, exposed. Naruto and B, vulnerable.
With this intel, the enemy weaved a web of deceit. A strategy to draw the jinchuriki out, forcing the Allied Forces to rely on an untested power: Naruto's ability to sense negativity. A gamble that bathed the battlefield in chaos, friend and foe indistinguishable under the cloak of night.
Kisame, the monster of the mist, may be dead, but the ripples of his actions continued to wreak havoc. A chilling reminder of the enduring legacy of even a fallen villain.
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