The Power of Susanoo!

At this moment, the battle between Shisui and Suikazan Fuguki had also reached a fever pitch.

After watching his subordinates get killed one after another, Hoshigaki Kisame was frightened and cursed under his breath. He could no longer sit still...

"You've truly surprised me, Konoha Anbu! Is this power the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan?" Through Shisui's Anbu mask, Suikazan Fuguki saw those pair of sinister, blood-red eyes.

After a brief moment of thought, he guessed that they were the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan!

With almost no hesitation, Suikazan Fuguki directly unleashed his full strength!

Samehada was the most unique of Mist's Seven Ninja Swords. It possessed life of its own!

Moreover, it could merge with its master and unleash even greater power!

Strength, speed, Chakra reserves, perception—all of them were enhanced across the board!

After merging with Samehada, Suikazan Fuguki transformed into a monster resembling a pufferfish-man, and his Chakra reserves soared dramatically!

"..." Shisui said nothing, only gasping heavily. The Mangekyo Sharingan was indeed an enormous burden on him at his current stage, and his eyes were already throbbing with intense pain.

He was the youngest member of the squad. His physical condition had yet to reach its peak, and the burden of the Mangekyo was even greater than he had imagined!

But faced with Suikazan Fuguki, who had merged with Samehada and become something akin to a pufferfish-man, he could only keep the Mangekyo activated and continue fighting!

"This kind of power must be quite a burden on you, right?" Suikazan Fuguki noticed that something was wrong with Shisui's condition. With a cold sneer, he rapidly formed hand seals and shouted, "Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

A massive torrent erupted from his mouth like ocean waves, instantly flooding everything around them!

The water then transformed into a tsunami, crashing toward Shisui with overwhelming force!

Shisui's expression sharpened. He did not dare lower his guard as he forcibly activated his ocular power once more.

"Roar!" A monstrous roar rang out. Green flames burned around the skeletal giant covering Shisui's body. As his ocular power surged, muscles intertwined across the skeleton's right side and armor formed over it. Green flames blazed around its right hand, taking the shape of a spiral sword!

However, only half of its body had changed. The other half remained skeletal!

Shisui gasped heavily and covered his eyes. Blood slowly trickled through the gaps between his fingers.

The enormous green Susanoo stood where it was, allowing the torrent to batter against it like an immovable reef. The water could not shake it in the slightest!

Then, with a mere lift of its hand, the Susanoo unleashed terrifying force and instantly scattered the rushing water!

Suppressing the discomfort in his body, Shisui controlled Susanoo to attack. The spiral sword in its right hand stabbed fiercely toward Suikazan Fuguki.

With a boom, the horrifying force made the water's surface tremble and cave in. Shockwaves radiated outward, blasting Suikazan Fuguki back.

What terrifying power... Suikazan Fuguki was inwardly shocked. If he were struck by that attack, he would definitely not come away unscathed!

He sank beneath the water and stared coldly at Shisui above the surface. After merging with Samehada, he had gained the ability to breathe underwater.

In the next instant, Suikazan Fuguki kicked off with both legs. Like a swordfish in the sea, his speed abruptly surged as he shot toward Shisui like a sharp blade!

He wanted to ambush Shisui from below!

With a boom, he threw a punch, but Shisui's sturdy Susanoo blocked it. The water around them instantly caved in like a bowl from the explosive force, before waves suddenly burst outward!

Shisui controlled Susanoo's skeletal left fist to sweep out, directly sending Suikazan Fuguki flying as he coughed up blood!

Even though Suikazan Fuguki had merged with Samehada, he was still at a disadvantage against Shisui!

"Hmm? Even Susanoo infused with ocular power can be absorbed?" Shisui took a step back and landed atop the canopy. Though he had blocked the attack, he saw that a chunk of his Susanoo was missing, as though it had been bitten off!

After merging with Samehada, Suikazan Fuguki had gained Samehada's ability to absorb Chakra. Although that strike had seemed ordinary, he had used Samehada's power to tear away a piece of Shisui's Susanoo!

The Chakra had been devoured by him!

When fighting ninjas who were not Taijutsu experts, Suikazan Fuguki with Samehada was still highly effective at countering them!

"Even if you possess the Mangekyo Sharingan, you are no match for me. Any ninjutsu will be absorbed by me!" Suikazan Fuguki revealed a crazed expression and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. That last blow had injured him badly, but Samehada could heal injuries, so he had not completely lost his ability to fight!

He launched another attack, kicking off with both legs as his speed surged once more. At the same time, he formed hand seals. "Pufferfish Poison!"

He opened his large mouth full of sharp teeth and spat out dark-purple water arrows. This was venom secreted within his body, a type of neurotoxin!

The poisonous arrows shot up from beneath the surface, flying toward Shisui!

Shisui controlled Susanoo, thrusting out its right-hand spiral sword and directly shattering the incoming poison arrows. However, the splattered Pufferfish Poison stained his Susanoo, producing faint hissing sounds as purple mist rose from it!

"Poison gas?" Shisui immediately controlled Susanoo to sweep its hand. The terrifying force generated a gale that blew the poisonous mist away, leaving it unable to harm him.

At that moment, Suikazan Fuguki charged in once again, unleashing all kinds of Water Release ninjutsu as though he had no concern whatsoever about exhausting his Chakra!

With Samehada, he could absorb an enemy's ninjutsu during battle to replenish his Chakra. He simply did not need to worry about that!

Shisui's Mangekyo spun madly as every attack entered his vision. He neither dodged nor evaded, directly driving Susanoo forward to ram through and scatter all the Water Release techniques!

I have to end this quickly! Shisui made up his mind. Susanoo's fist slammed down, and its terrifying force blasted the water apart, creating a brief vacuum.

"Here!" Though Suikazan Fuguki was extremely fast underwater, he could not escape the tracking of Shisui's Mangekyo.

A series of booms rang out as Shisui attacked repeatedly. Finally, he seized an opportunity and used the reflections refracted off the water's surface to land a genjutsu on Suikazan Fuguki, freezing his movements for an instant.

Without hesitation, Shisui drove Susanoo's right-hand spiral sword down, aiming for Suikazan Fuguki's head!

For an ordinary person, being caught in Shisui's genjutsu would likely have meant losing all ability to resist.

But Suikazan Fuguki, after merging with Samehada, possessed the ability to break genjutsu!

One must not forget that Samehada was alive!

At the critical moment, awakened by Samehada's Chakra, Suikazan Fuguki suddenly snapped awake and instinctively leaped backward, narrowly avoiding the fatal attack.

However, the spiral sword still pierced through his waist and abdomen. A bloody wound appeared, and blood continued to gush from it!