Curly-haired Guy: What do you mean? You've met Konan before?
At this point in time, Kisame shouldn't even be in Akatsuki. He should still be active only in Kirigakure. So it made no sense for him to have met Konan.
Shark-Faced Guy: Yup, we met. It was when she beat Utakata and captured the Six-Tails.
Amegakure Village's Angel: ???
Konan's eyes widened, clearly shaken. She had double-checked the area that day using her spiritual senses. Aside from her and Utakata, there shouldn't have been anyone else around.
So how could Kisame know about it?
[System Hint: Shark-Faced Guy has filled in Naruto-world memories]
Shark-Faced Guy: See for yourself.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Wait… was Aizen there that day too?!
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Sounds like he used some kind of cloaking trick.
Doujin Artist: So… that means he already knew Konan had Hyorinmaru back then?!
Curly-haired Guy: This is bad. This is really, really bad! All our cards are on the table now, damn it!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: What do we do now? Is Konan in danger?
Amegakure Village's Angel: She shouldn't be. Even though he found out I have Hyorinmaru, he didn't show any reaction. Everything has been normal these past few days.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Konan forced herself to stay calm.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Still, we can't let our guard down. That guy is definitely scheming something in the shadows.
Doujin Artist: I noticed something really weird. From Kisame-san's memories, it seems like Aizen knew Obito would approach Kisame one day. That doesn't make sense, right? We only know this because we've seen Naruto's storyline. Does Aizen have some kind of future sight?
Amegakure Village's Angel: That is pretty strange. Even Aizen shouldn't be able to predict something like that, right?
Konan phrased it as a question, showing she wasn't entirely sure either.
After all, this was Aizen—Aizen in the Naruto world, no less.
With all his endless research and mysterious abilities, who knew if he had gained a foresight ability like the Great Toad Sage?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Maybe it's not that complicated. What if Obito just told him?
Shark-Faced Guy: That's possible.
Hoshigaki Kisame had already seen Konan's recovered memories and knew that Aizen had been introduced to the Akatsuki by Obito.
Maybe they had a close relationship?
Curly-haired Guy: Argh! This is driving me crazy! There are too many things that don't make sense! Why?! Why does a simple Naruto world have to deal with someone as complicated as Aizen?!
This is an Actor: Maybe it's fate?
To be honest, even Aizen himself didn't know why he ended up in the Naruto world.
Falling asleep and suddenly waking up in another world was something even he couldn't explain.
Doujin Artist: Is the Naruto world really that simple, though? There's plenty of scheming, betrayal, lies, and killing.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: But if you sum it all up, Naruto is basically just about Black Zetsu trying to save his mom.
Curly-haired Guy: Brilliant! That's the kind of soul-piercing commentary I love! Ruiko-chan, one day, you're going to be a true master of comebacks! The whole world will be watching you!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Huh? Me? I can do that?
Curly-haired Guy: Believe in yourself!
Doujin Artist: Ruiko-chan, don't let this weirdo influence you! Being the designated comeback character is a miserable fate—let him handle it himself!
Shark-Faced Guy: Just Black Zetsu trying to save his mom, huh… When you put it that way, it really does make sense.
If all of our destinies are just side effects of someone else's plan, I kind of understand why Aizen wants to flip the entire ninja world upside down.
Curly-haired Guy: Konan, your coworker here is definitely on the same wavelength as you!
Doujin Artist: Kisame-san, you really shouldn't trust Aizen too much. Just look at Uchiha Shisui—he got tricked and still helped count the money he was sold for.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Speaking of which, how is Shisui now?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Hmm, it seems like he's fully mastered Hollowfication.
Konan watched the monitor, where Shisui had returned to his normal human form, his eyes now filled with unwavering determination.
At that moment, he was having some kind of conversation with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Shark-Faced Guy: Hollowfication, huh… If it's a gift personally given by Aizen, it must be something special.
This is an Actor: Aizen is probably raising Shisui like he did Ichigo Kurosaki.
Doujin Artist: ???
Curly-haired Guy: Ichigo Kurosaki?!
This is an Actor: That's right. From the way Aizen interacts with Shisui, we can see that they're not just close friends—they're also destined rivals.
And that dynamic wasn't just something Shisui imagined. Aizen deliberately set it up.
He's been grooming Shisui this whole time.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Now that you mention it… yeah, it does seem that way.
Amegakure Village's Angel: Was that his original plan?
This is an Actor: Mm-hmm. But Aizen probably realized that Shisui doesn't have the same potential as Ichigo Kurosaki.
Which makes sense. Ichigo's growth is basically a cheat code. That kind of power-up isn't something you can just recreate.
Doujin Artist: True. In the original Bleach, Ichigo was basically hacking reality. Other people trained for centuries and still couldn't catch up to him in a few days.
Shark-Faced Guy: The group leader is amazing. He figured out Aizen's plan so easily.
Curly-haired Guy: That's not analysis. Let me tell you a secret—our group leader is actually Aizen!
Shark-Faced Guy: ???
Hoshigaki Kisame froze in shock, his face filled with disbelief.
No way. That couldn't be real… right?!
Curly-haired Guy: Hahahaha! Got you! You totally fell for it!
Doujin Artist: Bullying the newbie, huh? Gintoki, you really have a twisted sense of humor.
Shark-Faced Guy: So, was it fake?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Of course it was. How could Aizen possibly be in our group?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Looks like Kisame has developed a bit of a trauma toward Aizen. But don't worry too much—we don't have any conflicts of interest with him right now, so he probably won't bother us. Use this time to build up your strength.
Doujin Artist: Yeah! When the time is right, we'll take him down in one go!
Shark-Faced Guy: Can we really do that? No joke, when I was near Aizen, it felt like I had fallen into a bottomless abyss. That guy smiles at you on the surface, but it's like he could devour you completely in the next second!
This was Hoshigaki Kisame's true thoughts—his most honest feelings. He had never told anyone about this in real life, but in the group, he vented without hesitation.
It was clear that keeping up his usual act was exhausting. He was so drained that he even started to hallucinate—almost as if Aizen Sosuke was standing right in front of him.
Wait... this wasn't a hallucination!
Hoshigaki Kisame froze. And in the next second, he heard Aizen's calm voice: "So, is that really how cold and ruthless I seem to you, Kisame?"
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