Anyone who has watched Naruto knows that Kisame Hoshigaki gave his final loyalty entirely to the Akatsuki.
Even when forced into a desperate situation, he would rather kill himself on the spot than leak Akatsuki's information. Such a loyal subordinate is truly rare. Generally, any person in authority who encounters him would not miss the chance or kill him. Ryun is the same.
"No betrayal. Then can you tell me who is the object of your loyalty?" Ryun asked suddenly after a moment of silence.
Hearing this, Kisame was stunned again. The figure of the masked Madara surfaced in his mind.
The masked Madara did not really make him submit. He only asked him to join the Akatsuki, claiming there would be no more hypocrisy and betrayal here.
"I am loyal to. The Akatsuki!"
Kisame answered with a firm expression.
Hearing this answer, Ryun could not help but laugh.
If Kisame had said he was loyal to Madara, Ryun would definitely have made him lose his head. But he said he was loyal to the Akatsuki. This meant there was a lot of room for manipulation for Ryun.
"I appreciate your loyalty. Killing you would be a bit too much of a pity." Ryun said bluntly.
Hearing this, Kisame fell into a long silence.
"Let's do this. How about we make a deal?"
Hearing Ryun's words, Kisame could not help but frown. "What deal? If it's about betraying the Akatsuki, then there's no need to say it."
"Bastard! How dare you speak to Lord Dragon God like that? Who do you think you are?" Kakuzu could not help but shout a reprimand.
Ryun casually waved his hand, signaling Kakuzu to be quiet for a moment.
"I can spare your life and let you return to the Akatsuki to continue your loyalty. But the condition is that you must not reveal the moles I have placed inside the Akatsuki, including, but not limited to, those two."
"This is also a kind of betrayal." Kisame said faintly.
"Idiot, if we kill you now, won't you still be unable to reveal these messages? Dragon God boss doesn't want to kill you, yet you still act up? You should be secretly happy you're getting your worthless life back for free." Sasori of the Red Sand snorted coldly and scolded disdainfully.
Although his words were unpleasant, when Kisame thought about it carefully, it really was damn logical.
"You are loyal to the Akatsuki, nothing more than because certain people have trusted you, and you are unwilling to betray the trust of others. Am I right?"
As soon as Ryun said this, Kisame's eyes widened immediately, showing an expression of disbelief.
The person before him seemed to possess mind reading. All his inner thoughts had been completely seen through!
Seeing Kisame's reaction, Ryun knew he had not guessed wrong. Since he was loyal to trust, then Ryun would give him the trust he desired.
"Your life is yours. I can give you a chance to choose for yourself. Will you live and return to the 'Akatsuki' and keep your mouth shut? Or will you carry these secrets buried in the earth forever."
This was a multiple choice question no normal person would get wrong. The difficulty of choice was no less than 'what is one plus one'.
"Only dead men keep secrets. Lord Dragon God, maybe we should just kill him." Kakuzu said with a worried expression.
Letting Kisame return to the Akatsuki posed too great a risk of exposure for him and Sasori of the Red Sand!
Ryun doing this was playing with fire, and it was their lives, his and the scorpion's, that were being played with. Once the two of them were exposed, then given Zero's temperament, he would absolutely not let them off!
"Tell me your choice." Ryun did not pay attention to Kakuzu. Instead, he looked at Kisame with a serious expression.
Kisame's face shifted between gloom and clarity, his heart locked in an internal struggle. Finally, reason gained the upper hand. His face flushed red as he spoke the choice of wanting to live.
Since both living and dying would prevent him from leaking that secret, then why did he have to seek death? Wasn't living better?
"A very wise decision. Since that's the case, then you can leave. I allow you to leave Otogakure and return to the Akatsuki." Ryun smiled as he made this decision.
"Lord Dragon God. Will this guy really not inform on us?" Kakuzu asked, hardening his scalp. He actually did not believe Kisame.
His inner thought was still, 'Only dead men keep secrets.'
"Kakuzu, you really are a coward afraid of death!" Sasori of the Red Sand crossed his arms and scolded disdainfully.
"The boss's meaning is already very clear. He believes Kisame Hoshigaki will keep his promise, because this guy is loyal to trust. Since the boss is willing to believe him, then we should also trust the boss's judgment."
As soon as Sasori of the Red Sand said this, Ryun immediately cast an appreciative look at him.
"Bastard! Who's afraid of death? Since you're willing to believe him, then just let him go." Kakuzu hurriedly expressed his loyalty at this time.
Ryun had already made his decision, plus with what Sasori of the Red Sand said, if he raised objections now, Lord Dragon God might doubt his loyalty.
"Kid, do not betray Lord Dragon God's trust. You should know that in the entire ninja world, there are very few people worthy of the Lord's trust. Many people fight and scramble, but may not even qualify to see the Lord in person, let alone pledge loyalty face to face." Kakuzu proactively extended his hand to Kisame Hoshigaki on the ground.
Kisame was momentarily dazed. He did not think Kakuzu's words were boasting. After all, no matter what, Ryun was a legendary god level figure. Kakuzu's words were merely stating facts, not deliberately exaggerating.
After a brief silence, Kisame finally extended his hand, allowing Kakuzu to pull him up from the ground.
"No matter what, I should thank you for sparing my life." Kisame Hoshigaki bowed respectfully towards Ryun.
In the eyes of the various nations of the ninja world, spies are the most despised and resented existence. As long as a spy's identity is exposed, very few can return to their home country alive, and it is basically impossible to be forgiven.
Ryun sparing him this time truly made Kisame Hoshigaki somewhat grateful, and the words of these people today had a great psychological impact on him.
Ryun generously accepted the other's bow, then lay back down on the rocking chair. Immediately after, he waved his hand, indicating Kisame could leave.
Kisame Hoshigaki took a deep breath. The next moment, he strode with stiff steps towards the door.
"Hey."
At the moment Kisame Hoshigaki was about to step out of the house, Ryun suddenly called out to him and threw out a strange large sword wrapped in bandages.
With Ryun's current strength, even without relying on Samehada, he could forcibly extract chakra from a Tailed Beast. So this ninja sword was pretty much useless to him now!
Kisame Hoshigaki subconsciously caught this Samehada sword he had been longing for.
But before he could feel happy, a thought suddenly occurred to him.
If he took Samehada, did it mean that from now on he was Uchiha Ryun's man, and not the Akatsuki's man?
"No reward without merit. Thank you for your kindness, Lord."
In the end, Kisame Hoshigaki threw this beloved Samehada sword to Kakuzu.
When he stepped out of the main gate of the Shadow's residence, Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly stopped walking and slapped himself hard across the face.
When he begged for Samehada before, the other party was unwilling to give it. Now when the other party was truly merciful and gave him the sword, he suddenly did not dare to accept it. What kind of thing was this?
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