"Hey, hey, hey, why did those guys suddenly get so much bigger?!"
Asta's eyes widened as he shouted in shock.
Finral analyzed in a grave tone, "It should be some kind of enhancement drug. There's most likely a price to pay."
Luck merely laughed. "Now things are getting interesting~."
The other spectators also began discussing it among themselves.
The atmosphere gradually became tense and oppressive.
Everyone could feel the terrifying, almost tangible aura and killing intent emanating from the giant Fish-Men.
Yet Kakuzu, standing at the center of the storm, showed no panic despite the surprise flashing through his eyes at this sudden turn of events.
Over more than seventy long years, Kakuzu had experienced countless life-or-death battles.
Using drugs to temporarily increase one's strength
was uncommon, but it was not something he had never encountered.
And even if he had never seen it before, it would not have been enough to frighten him.
What an outstanding ninja excelled at most was dealing with the unexpected.
Kakuzu's expression darkened as he raised his hands again.
His ten fingers formed seals at a dazzling speed.
[Bang! Bang!]
Two clouds of white smoke rose.
Identical Shadow Clones appeared out of thin air on either side of him.
The three Kakuzus stood side by side.
Facing the Fish-Men before them, who were pressing forward like walls of flesh driving the waves,
the original's lips curled into a mocking sneer.
Then his hoarse voice pierced through the Fish-Men's roars.
"The gap in our strength isn't something one or two pills can make up for."
"Let's see how long you can keep acting arrogant, you lowborn bumpkin from the Shinobi World!"
"Rip him apart!!!"
Feeling the immense power brought by the Energy Steroids, Arlong's eyes turned blood-red as he swam through the water at extreme