On the battlefield.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Shock Wave!"
With a thunderous roar, Kisame rode a towering wave toward the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura.
Seeing the massive wave crashing toward the Kirigakure shinobi army, Karatachi Yagura immediately exited his Tailed Beast Transformation. With a flicker, he leaped before the Kirigakure forces, formed hand seals, and shouted, "Water Release: Water Wall!"
In an instant, a colossal wall of water hundreds of meters wide rose from the ground like a city wall, shielding the Kirigakure army.
Boom...
The wave crashed into the water wall, erupting in a deafening roar!
The surging water spilled outward like a burst dam. In the blink of an eye, the entire battlefield had become a glittering lake, with not even an inch of dry land left.
At that moment, Biwa Jūzō emerged through the thin mist, sprinting across the water as he swung the Kubikiribōchō at Karatachi Yagura.
At the same time, Lotus, who had been lurking underwater, suddenly burst from the surface and shouted at Karatachi Yagura's exposed back, "Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Amid sharp whistles, ten inconspicuous bone bullets shot viciously toward Karatachi Yagura's back.
Seeing that the people attacking him together were genuine Akatsuki members rather than White Zetsu clones, Karatachi Yagura did not dare let his guard down. He immediately entered his Tailed Beast Transformation again, raising an arm to block Biwa Jūzō's slash with his Tailed Beast cloak while sweeping a chakra tail to deflect the bone bullets fired at him from behind.
Seeing Karatachi Yagura being besieged by the four members of the Mist Squad, Mei Terumi and Ao, who had been lying in ambush, could no longer hold themselves back. They immediately revealed themselves and charged in together.
In the blink of an eye, the four members of