Why Being Invincible Wasn't Enough to Win

Kisame gestured for his Water Clone to keep talking and hold Uchiha Mai's attention.

The Water Clone nodded. "Mr. Wu, I'm not well read, so don't try to fool me.

Why do I keep feeling like I really have lost some chakra?"

A few seconds later, Uchiha Mai replied, "You make it sound like I'm some shameless liar.

I, Uchiha Mai, am famous for my honesty. I'd never fake a thing. Ask anyone in Konoha—they all know me as a man of integrity."

Uchiha Mai had said rather a lot this time.

Kisame Hoshigaki was delighted. He had pinpointed Uchiha Mai's position.

But before he could act, Kisame glimpsed a dark figure streaking through the thick mist toward his Water Clone like lightning.

How underhanded!

So you kept me talking to pin down my position, too.

But that's fine. I knew you'd try something like this. The boss told me to stay on my guard against sneaky people like you.

Pop!

The Water Clone had no chance to fight back. The dark figure struck and destroyed it on the spot.

"Water Style: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

Kisame grinned viciously and formed Hand Seals at speed. Water surged into the shape of a shark, which tore through the mist toward the dark figure.

Only when he saw the figure dodge did he draw the long blade from his back and launch himself forward, slashing at it.

Swish!

The blade passed straight through the figure without meeting any resistance, as though it had cut nothing at all.

Something's wrong.

Kisame looked closely and realized it was only a clone—and the most ordinary kind at that.

Then how had it destroyed his Water Clone?

A Water Clone had only a tenth of its creator's strength, but an ordinary clone had no fighting power