Chapter 30: From Today Onwards, You Are Akatsuki's Kisame Hoshigaki
Kisame Hoshigaki had never seen such a strange summoned ninja beast like the Titan of the Depths. He could only cautiously watch the huge anchor, lest he be struck by it again.
Having experienced the anchor's attack once already, Kisame Hoshigaki had personally felt the terrifying power it carried! As a member of the Hoshigaki clan, Kisame's physical strength far exceeded ordinary people, but compared to the Titan of the Depths, there was still a vast difference!
"Its speed looks clumsy..."
Kisame Hoshigaki grabbed Samehada (Shark Skin), glanced at the Titan of the Depths swinging its anchor, and a light flashed in his shark-like eyes, "Good chance!"
Kisame Hoshigaki, in the water, shot towards Uehara's summoned ninja beast like an arrow released from a bowstring. Samehada surged forward, its hilt suddenly extending, transforming into a chain that wrapped towards the Titan of the Depths' neck!
"Dredge Line!"
A muffled sound came from underwater!
Just as Kisame Hoshigaki felt some surprise, his gaze saw the Titan of the Depths lift its foot—the iron spikes clearly visible—and then that huge foot stomped fiercely onto the seabed.
Kisame Hoshigaki instantly felt a tremor in the water, as if an earthquake had occurred. Under the force of this vibration, the water surged outwards, sending him flying back, sword and all!
Seeing Kisame Hoshigaki thwarted, Uehara Naraka looked at him with a light chuckle, "Hey, Mr. Kisame, still having fun? If you've figured things out, you can just tell me the answer directly. That way, you can survive!"
"Hmph, naive kid!"
Kisame Hoshigaki stubbornly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his face became incredibly grave.
That strike from the Titan of the Depths just now was not pleasant; his internal organs had also been damaged.
Originally, he thought this mission was just about teaching a kid a lesson. Unexpectedly, after engaging, he hadn't even fought the real enemy [Naraka] yet and was already heavily injured!
Kisame Hoshigaki no longer dared to hold back or hesitate. He quickly formed hand seals, his palm abruptly striking the water surface, "Water Release: Five Feeding Sharks!"
Five Water Release sharks quickly formed in the water and swam towards the Titan of the Depths, opening their mouths to bite at its iron armor!
But their teeth weren't sharp enough. In just moments, they were all smashed into splashes of water by the anchor.
Whenever a water shark was smashed, a new one would appear beside Kisame Hoshigaki, swarming around the Titan of the Depths!
The cycle repeated.
One after another, the regenerating water sharks were continuously killed.
Kisame Hoshigaki's expression grew increasingly ugly. His usually invincible ninjutsu seemed to have met its nemesis.
This ninjutsu was originally meant to conserve chakra while tormenting the enemy; now it felt like he was just wasting his own chakra for nothing!
"Samehada, let's go!"
Kisame Hoshigaki grabbed Samehada with one hand and charged towards the Titan of the Depths. The barbs on Samehada instantly protruded, revealing its full form.
This was a ninja sword with a mouth.
In the lake water, the iron monster showed no fear. The anchor in its hand suddenly pointed towards Kisame Hoshigaki. A shockwave shot from it into the ground. The lake water from beneath erupted like a volcano, sending thick waves surging upwards! (Depth Charge)
This Deep Sea Impact was simply impossible to dodge!
Whether it was the surrounding water sharks or Kisame Hoshigaki, all were hit by the waves brought by the shockwave!
Kisame Hoshigaki didn't even have time to react before being blasted out of the lake surface, landing sprawled miserably on the ground!
The shark-faced youth spat out a mouthful of blood. Unbearable pain wracked his entire body, but he just gritted his teeth and endured it.
Kisame Hoshigaki didn't rest, just looking at an anchor flying towards him. If he took this hit, he might lose his life!
"I can only try using that technique!"
Kisame Hoshigaki quickly formed another set of hand seals. He shot a cold glance at Uehara Naraka in the tree and said gravely, "Kid, pray you can find a stronger summoned beast in the future! Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"
A huge shark formed beside him. After circling Kisame once, the entire shark gradually grew immense, larger even than the Titan of the Depths. This giant shark, with its blood-basin mouth wide open, swam towards the Titan of the Depths.
To enable the shark to swallow the Titan of the Depths, Kisame Hoshigaki spared no expense, feeding it his own chakra to let it grow to a sufficiently enormous size!
The water shark took one bite, swallowed the Titan of the Depths into its belly, but then the entire water shark instantly exploded, stirring up wave after wave!
A cloud of smoke dispersed in the water.
The tall Titan of the Depths summoned by Uehara Naraka vanished without a trace. Coincidentally, its summoning time limit was also reached. Although it countered Kisame Hoshigaki well in conventional combat, it happened to be countered by Kisame's strongest ninjutsu.
Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique is a ninjutsu that continuously grows stronger and larger by devouring the enemy's chakra, capable of countering almost any enemy abundant in chakra.
Although Kisame Hoshigaki defeated Uehara Naraka's summoned beast, his own appearance wasn't pretty either.
To eliminate one summoned beast, Kisame's chakra was nearly depleted, and his body was heavily injured, with countless bones broken throughout.
"Samehada, come!"
Kisame Hoshigaki grabbed Samehada's hilt, greedily sensing the remaining chakra within Samehada, trying his best to recover from his injuries. However, this bit of chakra was far from enough!
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"
Kisame Hoshigaki quickly formed hand seals, summoned sharks one after another, and ordered Samehada to devour them to replenish chakra and heal his wounds.
At the beginning of the battle, Kisame had wanted to kill Uehara Naraka's summoned beast to teach the kid a profound lesson. Unexpectedly, now he actually had to rely on devouring his own summoned sharks to recover his body and chakra.
Uehara Naraka didn't intervene, just watching Kisame Hoshigaki's actions with interest, even speaking somewhat kindly, "Mr. Kisame, need help? I can help you grill shark fins. I learned excellent grilling techniques from my teacher..."
"..."
Kisame Hoshigaki ignored his humiliation, just tightened his grip on Samehada, and slowly stood up. As the school of sharks was completely devoured by Samehada, the wounds on his body also gradually healed.
At least enough to support him fighting for a while longer.
The battle wasn't over yet!
"Water Release: A Thousand Feeding Sharks!"
Kisame Hoshigaki's hands quickly formed seals. He slammed one palm onto the water surface, and over a thousand water sharks leaped out of the water, rushing towards Uehara Naraka!
"What a pity, I'm not good at Fire Release ninjutsu..."
The young ninja still had a smile on his lips. He just flicked his wrist, throwing out a few exploding tags, slowly raised his finger, and said in a low voice, "Ninja Art: Infinite Multiplication Exploding Tags!"
Strings of explosions sounded in the air!
Each exploding tag was equivalent to a Jonin-level Fire Release ninjutsu! Tens of thousands of exploding tags were detonated in succession, the scorching wave of fire instantly vaporizing the Thousand Feeding Sharks into steam!
Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't help but gulp, "..."
Is this guy burning money because he has too much...
Tens of thousands of exploding tags, in a place like Kirigakure where they were scarce, could sell for over a hundred million Ryō.
Before the smoke and steam had cleared, Kisame Hoshigaki felt a pain in his shoulder. A card had pierced through the smoke and embedded itself in him!
"Kid, did you think you could escape my sight!"
Kisame Hoshigaki swung Samehada in his hand, slashing towards a strange spot in the smoke. He could tell at a glance that someone was present there!
Bang!
Samehada felt like it had struck a steel plate!
The webbing of Kisame Hoshigaki's hand throbbed from the impact, and Samehada also cried out in pain!
A young voice came from within the smoke, "Mr. Kisame, perhaps it's better not to be too arrogant in front of me?"
(End of Chapter)
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