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After landing, Uchiha Mai clashed with Kisame Hoshigaki again.

He had braced himself for a fight to the death, but after exchanging a few blows, Uchiha Mai clearly sensed that Kisame was a little weaker than when he had first appeared.

Every move was still ferocious, his resolve as unyielding as ever, yet something was missing.

Looking at Kisame, covered in wounds without a single patch of intact skin, Uchiha Mai knew that this ferocious shark had reached the end of his rope.

"Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

Kisame put some distance between himself and Uchiha Mai, rapidly formed hand seals, gathered chakra, and opened his mouth to spew out an enormous torrent of water.

After those few exchanges, Kisame had also realized that his fighting strength had declined.

He could still fight at eighty or ninety percent of his full strength, but against an evenly matched opponent like Uchiha Mai, even the slightest decline could be fatal.

Kisame wanted to use Great Exploding Water Shockwave again to reshape the terrain and turn the battle in his favor.

"Trace On."

As towering waves surged toward him, Uchiha Mai pulled back, conjuring two crescent scimitars in his hands, coating them in flames, and firing them at Kisame Hoshigaki.

Water from Great Exploding Water Shockwave was still pouring from Kisame's mouth, hampering his movements and preventing him from completely dodging both blades.

Boom!

One scimitar exploded beside Kisame's left leg, crippling it.

"Water Style: Wave Riding Strike!"

Gritting his teeth against the pain of his ruined left leg, Kisame formed hand seals and unleashed another Water Style technique.

Water gathered beneath Kisame's feet, like a wave or a skateboard, carrying him swiftly toward Uchiha Mai.

Holding his long blade in a reverse grip, Kisame fixed his eyes on