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Chapter 216: Even More Formidable Than Itachi
Chapter 216: Even More Formidable Than Itachi
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out incessantly beside the hot spring.
Wielding his ninja sword, Sasuke, empowered by the keen insight of his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, slashed and swept his attacks, dominating Kisame from the start—a formidable opponent who had once pushed him to his limits. Each of Sasuke's strikes came from unpredictable angles, aiming directly for Kisame's vital points.
Dodging yet another blade that whizzed past his eyes, Kisame didn't hesitate to block the next thunderous blow with Samehada, his body retreating backward as he stepped on the hot spring's surface. Sensing the dissatisfaction emanating from Samehada, Kisame smirked and said, "I know you're better at cutting than brute force. But isn't there a way to counter that?"
As Kisame spoke, he fixed his gaze intently on Sasuke, who was relentlessly pressing his attack without a moment's rest.
In just two short years, his opponent had grown to such a formidable extent.
The pressure he was exerting now was even greater than what Itachi had imposed.
"As expected of brothers," Kisame mused.
As he spoke, he swiftly performed a series of hand seals.
"Water Style: Water Shark Bomb Technique!"
Sasuke, his Sharingan sweeping across the scene, instantly copied and countered with:
"Water Style: Water Shark Bomb Technique!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Shark-shaped water bombs leaped out from the left and right of the hot spring, colliding violently in mid-air.
A flash of lightning coursed through Sasuke's hand, and his own water shark bomb was enveloped in fierce lightning, colliding with and dispersing the opposing bombs, the residual force continuing toward Kisame unabated.
Splash!
Standing on the water's surface, Kisame was caught off guard, his water clone dispersing into flowing water.
"Water Clone," Sasuke observed, his gaze sweeping the surroundings before looking downward.
Splash!
The real Kisame, brandishing Samehada, surged out from the water, slashing forcefully at the nearby Sasuke.
Lightning flickered across Sasuke's body as he prepared to sidestep.
Suddenly, Samehada, which Kisame held in his hand, swelled, and the bandages wrapped around it ruptured. A hideous fish with sharp scales and a massive mouth bit down on the lightning-infused chakra that coiled around Sasuke.
In an instant!
The lightning around Sasuke vanished, and his speed involuntarily slowed.
Kisame closed in, raising his arm to deliver a powerful blow to Sasuke's neck.
Suddenly!
The Samehada in his hand trembled.
Before Kisame could react, the chakra from Samehada flowed into his body of its own accord.
Crackle! Crackle!
The sound of shattering glass reverberated.
Kisame's surroundings seemed to distort before his eyes.
"Is this... Am I under a genjutsu? When did it happen?"
In the blink of an eye, he looked forward again, only to find that Sasuke's figure had vanished.
He didn't have time to be astonished.
At that very moment, the distinct chirping of a thousand birds sounded in his ears.
"Not good!"
Kisame's expression changed abruptly, and he moved to dodge swiftly.
However, caught off guard and unprepared, he was still a step too slow.
Pchi!
Sasuke's left hand, imbued with Chidori, pierced through Kisame's chest in the blink of an eye.
Kisame spat out a mouthful of blood.
Not one to give up easily, he swung Samehada with all his might.
Having achieved his goal, Sasuke retreated.
Samehada: Flying Chain Attack.
The hilt of the Samehada Kisame was holding extended over ten meters, continuing its arc toward Sasuke.
Clang!
Sasuke swung his ninja sword with his right hand, deflecting the incoming Samehada while his body, under the force of the impact, retreated a few steps.
Seizing the opportunity, Kisame immediately retracted Samehada and channeled the vast amount of chakra it had stored into his body, stimulating the regeneration of his cells.
Soon, the wound in Kisame's chest, inflicted by Chidori, stopped bleeding and rapidly healed.
"Those eyes are even more formidable than Itachi's."
"The Samehada, one of the Seven Ninja Swords?" Sasuke inquired, his gaze fixed on the distinctive sword.
Having witnessed the power of the decapitating sword, one of the Seven Ninja Swords, at an early age, Sasuke could appreciate the apparent superiority of the Samehada.
"A ninja sword with self-awareness, how intriguing." Sasuke appraised the weapon, drawing a connection to Kiyomi, the blacksmith currently residing in Lock Village. Both were ninja tools, and he suspected they might share some similarities.
Sasuke briefly averted his gaze before returning it to Kisame. With the power of his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, his strength had surpassed that of his former self. In the current ninja world, very few could push him to his limits. Kisame, however, was not among them.
Even Kisame realized the battle was not going in his favor. But as a ninja who adhered to the ninja creed, he was reluctant to surrender without a fight.
In that moment, Kisame, keenly aware that this might be his last chance, swiftly formed hand seals, channeling an enormous amount of chakra akin to that of a tailed beast into his throat. With a forceful clap of his hands, he declared:
"Water Style: Great Water Blast Wave!"
A torrent of water gushed from Kisame's mouth, akin to a tidal wave. In an instant, the colossal surge of water engulfed the land within a diameter of nearly ten kilometers, forming an enormous elliptical water prison that trapped Sasuke within.
As the caster, Kisame could freely soar within the prison, merging with Samehada to become a true fish-man.
Despite his transformation, Kisame remained cautious, forming hand seals and declaring: "Water Style: Thousand Feeding Sharks!"
A thousand shark-shaped water bullets instantly converged within the massive water prison, frenziedly biting towards Sasuke from all directions, leaving no gap for escape.
Witnessing this display, Sasuke calmly reached up and touched his left eye, knowing that conventional ninjutsu would be futile.
As the 'Thousand Feeding Sharks' approached, Sasuke released his hand, and the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in his left eye socket twitched.
"Amaterasu!"
Upon integrating Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke's left eye had inherited Itachi's Amaterasu technique.
A pitch-black flame, foreboding and consuming all in its path, erupted and rapidly spread, engulfing the enormous water prison and transforming it into a raging inferno.
"Things just got serious!"
Having been a teammate of Itachi, Kisame was all too familiar with the terrifying power of Amaterasu. He had not anticipated that Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan technique would also be Amaterasu, and now he could only watch helplessly as the Amaterasu flames devoured the water prison created by his Great Water Blast Wave technique.
Even Kisame himself had to hastily retreat from the flames, knowing that if he were surrounded, he would have no chance of escape.
Boom!
Before long, the recently formed, grandiose water prison ruptured entirely, as if a balloon had been punctured, making way for the encroaching black flames.
In the ensuing moments, Kisame could only resort to other means to continue his battle with Sasuke. However, all his efforts, including the chakra-devouring abilities of the Samehada, paled in comparison to the power of Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Ten minutes later...
With a final strike, the Samehada spun out of Kisame's grasp and went flying.
Kisame crashed to the ground in a cloud of dust.
(End of Chapter)
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