Everything Falls into Place

In a small town in the Land of Hot Water, not a single intact building could be found anymore. Besides those Qing Yan had violently demolished, others had been flooded or frozen over.

Yuexi stood behind Qing Yan, her face pale. In her clash of ninjutsu against Kisame, she had ultimately lost due to lacking sufficient Chakra.

Kisame, on the other hand, looked completely relaxed. Carrying Samehada on his shoulder, he looked at Yuexi and smiled. "You're already quite impressive. You actually managed to get Samehada half full."

"Next, I'll be your opponent." Qing Yan slowly walked toward Kisame as the skin on his body began to change color. Moments later, a little golden man stood before Kisame.

"A taijutsu type? Interesting." Kisame licked his lips and raised Samehada, slashing it toward Qing Yan. With a dull clang, Qing Yan neither dodged nor evaded, allowing Samehada to strike his head. Then, beneath Kisame's puzzled gaze, he threw a punch that sent Kisame flying.

"Hm? Not injured..." Kisame flipped through the air and landed steadily. Looking up, he found Qing Yan completely unscathed, charging toward him like a tank. Kisame rapidly formed Hand Seals with both hands, then shoved them forward. "Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!" In an instant, a shark-shaped water projectile made of Chakra rushed toward Qing Yan.

"Hmph! What a waste of effort!" Qing Yan snorted and punched the incoming shark-shaped water projectile apart.

"Hehe, what brute strength! With movement speed that slow, you can only be a living target!" Kisame froze. He had actually dispersed a ninjutsu with his fist. Aside from that rare beast, Konoha had this kind of taijutsu ninja too. It truly opened his eyes.

Qing Yan closed in on Kisame again and kicked at him. Kisame held Samehada horizontally in front of