Time rewound slightly. Back when Moriyue was in Kumogakure, he and the Raikage brothers had been attacked by members of the Akatsuki Organization.
From that moment on, Moriyue had felt as though someone was watching him from the shadows. The sensation was strange, and his instincts told him something was wrong. Taking advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention, he used the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Using the Snake Talisman's invisibility, his real body had slipped away from the battlefield long ago.
Kisame, who had fallen into a frenzy, had seen his combat power surge dramatically. In the past, if he had faced the Raikage and Killer B alone, his chances of winning would have been infinitely close to zero. Yet no one knew what technique that mysterious person had used on him, because Kisame was now suppressing both Raikage brothers by himself.
Though Kisame was powerful, completely suppressing the Raikage was still unlikely. The Raikage's apparent disadvantage was mainly because he feared that Kisame, blinded by bloodlust, would turn his attacks on Kumogakure.
Azure seawater gathered into a massive sphere in the open ground outside Kumogakure. Kisame, now fully fused with Samehada, resembled a mutated humanoid shark. His rough shark skin moved through the water without the slightest resistance.
His streamlined body was perfectly suited to moving in such an environment. With the home-field advantage, Kisame charged back and forth through the water sphere like a high-speed train with its limiter removed. Wherever he passed, the currents were sliced into crystalline streaks, creating a somewhat dreamlike sight.
"Sharks are ruthless in the water..."
Kisame said it, and he did it. Every one of his charges targeted Killer B and A. If they were hit by that attack, they would not get off lightly.
Since they were inside