Above the misty, boundless sea, the silhouette of the island where the Land of Whirlpools lay was already visible in the distance.
More than a dozen crudely made wooden boats were struggling across the sea.
But five figures suddenly appeared ahead of them, standing in a line and blocking their way.
"Old Spider, sneaking off like this is a little too heartless, isn't it?"
Kaguya Steel Bone wore a sickly smile.
"Father, what do we do?"
Tsuchigumo Dairen looked panicked. Even if he did not recognize the others, Kaguya Steel Bone, the head of one of Kirigakure's three great clans, was famous far and wide. Coupled with the Kaguya Clan's well-known bizarre appearance, he was one of the most recognizable people in all of Kirigakure.
"Still not fast enough..."
En no Gyōja's face darkened as he looked at the group blocking their path. "How could they have gotten here so quickly?"
But now that they had been blocked on the route, anything they said was pointless. After silently praying, I hope Shimura Danzō's promised reinforcements are real, he stepped off the boat alone, stood before all his clansmen, and shouted, "Kaguya Steel Bone, are you really going to stop me?"
"Hehehe, no, no, no. We're not here to stop you..."
Kaguya Steel Bone grinned and waved a hand, but his expression instantly turned savage and terrifying.
"We're here to kill you!"
[Water Release: Thousand Feeding Sharks]!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One ferocious blue translucent shark after another burst up from beneath the water, instantly overturning every small wooden boat the Tsuchigumo Clan had hurriedly built. Hundreds of clan members fell into the sea.
While they had been chatting, Kisame Hoshigaki had already made his move from behind them, and with one strike, he had cut off the Tsuchigumo Clan's retreat.
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