Beneath the Golden Light, No Door to the Sea!

"Water Style: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

Kisame Hoshigaki simply adored opponents like Jinchuriki.

With Samehada strapped to his back, ready to devour chakra at a moment's notice, he glided through the air.

Water Style chakra coated his entire body like a shark.

Kisame Hoshigaki slammed into Naruto like a runaway truck.

"Naruto Uzumaki! Let me see just how powerful a Jinchuriki truly is! Itachi cannot fully replace a battle against me!"

Kisame never worried about an opponent having too much chakra.

He only fretted when they weren't strong enough.

Only the Uchiha Clan, with their dual mastery of reality and genjutsu, could truly earn Kisame Hoshigaki's recognition.

"You want to see my strength?"

Naruto's dual Mangekyo Sharingan were hidden beneath his eyes, appearing like two dark streaks.

Even without activating Susanoo, Naruto remained enveloped in Nine-Tails Chakra.

His golden trench coat fluttered without a breeze, and the Nine-Tails manifested behind him, granting the human-formed Naruto nine massive chakra hands capable of maintaining Tailed Beast power!

"Kisame, an honest man like you isn't qualified for this!"

Naruto grabbed Kisame with one of his chakra hands, rendering the detonation of the Water Shark Bullet completely useless.

Like a dud firecracker, it was extinguished without a sound.

"Truly an unexpectedly terrifying level of strength."

Kisame Hoshigaki protected his entire body with Water Style chakra.

"Water Style: Water Prison Technique!"

An elliptical chakra shield protected Kisame Hoshigaki from within.

Hidden inside, Kisame took the opportunity to weave hand signs.

A giant water shark surged out at high speed, swift and ferocious.

"Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"

The most terrifying aspect of this ninjutsu was its ability to absorb the enemy's chakra and grow even stronger!

It was a fearsome method of suppression that grew stronger the tougher the opponent!

"Kisame, if this is the extent of your strength, then I will lose all interest in fighting you."

Another of Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra hands struck out.

The moment it touched the water shark, the shark began to devour the chakra, its size swelling instantly.

Unexpectedly, the Nine-Tails chakra hand seemed to possess infinite chakra; its sharp claws seized the water shark and forcibly pierced into its body!

BOOM!

No matter how much chakra you can absorb, if the force is strong enough, it can still be forcibly destroyed!

"So it's absolute power suppression, is it? You are an opponent unlike any I have ever encountered!"

Kisame could not hide his excitement, his shoulders trembling with joy as he wove his hand signs.

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"

WHOOSH!

It was as if an entire lake had descended from the sky.

The fighting spirit in Kisame's eyes reached its peak.

"Just how much chakra do you have to be able to fight with such ease after battling Pain and Itachi! Let me test that for myself!"

"Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

Unlike the massive area-of-effect damage of the Great Waterfall Technique, Samehada first used a large-scale Water Style to create an environment favorable to himself, then used a giant water prison to trap his opponent inside.

He could swim freely in the water, utilizing the massive environmental advantage and the impact of the Water Style to crush Naruto!

Under this combo, he could defeat the vast majority of ninja.

No matter how heaven-defying your Fire Release might be, it would inevitably be extinguished by the seawater!

"Rain of Four Sharks!"

"Five Feeding Sharks!"

"Thousand Feeding Sharks!"

Water sharks and real sharks appeared simultaneously within the lake.

The entire Akatsuki organization watched this battle.

Indeed, if Kisame Hoshigaki went all out, even they could only be left in awe.

Countless sharks swarmed forward, intent on tearing Naruto to shreds and devouring him.

Trapped within the watery cage, Naruto was besieged by both real and illusory sharks.

Yet, his Nine-Tails Chakra remained at its peak.

He moved through the water with ease.

"I can use that technique too!"

"Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

Naruto formed hand seals, and the water cage centered on him, enveloping all the sharks within.

The battlefield, once advantageous to Kisame Hoshigaki, now shifted in Naruto's favor.

"How do you know my jutsu!"

Kisame did not recall ever teaching it to anyone else.

The Mist Village was currently in a state of recovery, still healing from heavy wounds and struggling to rebuild.

Many traditions had already been severed.

Especially regarding the Seven Ninja Swordsmen; beyond their mastery of the blades, each member represented a unique lineage of Mist Village ninjutsu.

Kisame's own skills were supposed to be extinct in the Mist Village. Could Naruto truly master them after seeing them used only once?

"Sharingan! For an outsider to develop its power to this extent... it seems the title of Copy Ninja should belong to you instead of Kakashi!"

Kisame commanded all the real and illusory sharks to charge at Naruto.

Yet, they could not even break through his Nine-Tails Chakra cloak.

They crashed into him until their faces were covered in blood, failing to make any breakthrough.

"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"

Using his immense wrist strength as an offensive weapon, Kisame Hoshigaki was determined to find an opening and force Naruto to make a mistake.

"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"

The technique Naruto used was a different variation.

The names were the same, but the essence differed.

Yet, the power they erupted with was equally terrifying!

Within the lake, the sharks' blood stained the vortex red.

Naruto locked his palm against Kisame's, forcibly suppressing him.

A power gap as insurmountable as an adult fighting a child emerged!

"Damn it! This is the first time I've been at a disadvantage in a contest of strength!"

Kisame felt the bones in his wrist beginning to fracture.

Where on earth did Naruto Uzumaki get such immense power?

"Let me correct you: you aren't at a disadvantage, you're being crushed!"

Naruto exerted true force, roughly gauging just how formidable Kisame Hoshigaki's physical strength was.

It was at a level incomparable among normal humans.

Even ordinary people who trained in Taijutsu rarely possessed such power; they usually required special methods to reach such levels for a limited time.

The Raikage's Lightning Armor was an anomaly, allowing for genuine growth through long-term training.

However, aside from Kisame, there were perhaps two other monsters in history who possessed such naturally powerful physiques.

The brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and the extraordinary Hashirama Senju.

"Speaking of which, the bloodline power of those two brothers is also quite impressive."

Naruto stared at Kisame and said.

"I quite like your bloodline as well!"

The sound of bones breaking echoed silently underwater.

Naruto landed an uppercut on Kisame's chin.

Kisame Hoshigaki's sharp teeth shattered on the spot.

"Samehada: Flying Chain Slash!"

Enduring the excruciating pain, Kisame was pummeled by Naruto's Chakra Enhanced Strength, feeling an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.

The blade in his hand extended over ten meters, whipping toward Naruto like an iron lash.

"Damn it! Your chakra is too delicious; my great sword is so hungry it can no longer be restrained!"

Kisame laughed wildly, blood continuously spewing from his mouth.

"Chakra Devour!"

Samehada finally made contact with the Nine-Tails Chakra, ecstatic and ready to feast.

"You want to eat my chakra? You'll have to get on your knees and beg me for it!"

Naruto grabbed the spike-covered blade Samehada with his bare hands.

"Get over here!"

Under the pull of his Chakra Enhanced Strength, Samehada, which had ballooned in size, was handled by Naruto as easily as a rubber band.

"You dare touch Samehada? Are you not afraid of losing all your chakra! You mad Demon Fox!"

Kisame Hoshigaki realized he could not contend with Naruto's raw power.

Knowing that if this continued he would surely lose Samehada, he had no choice but to throw his entire body toward the blade.

"Samehada Fusion!"

In an instant, Kisame Hoshigaki transformed into his true shark-man form.

His overall strength, defense, and underwater speed stats skyrocketed, and he gained both Samehada's ability to devour chakra and a keen sense for detecting it.

"I'll kill you!"

Kisame absorbed chakra to heal his wounds.

A shark's keen sense for blood made his body tremble uncontrollably.

Naruto, however, raised his hand with a look of disdain.

"I have already weighed your strength, but my power is beyond your measure."

As the words left his lips, the Nine-Tails Chakra formed a water-spout Vortex, forcibly creating a hollow vacuum within the lake!

Naruto suspended himself in the air, merging the Nine-Tails Chakra into a massive chakra hand that covered the surface of the lake!

"Under this golden light, there is no escape into the sea!"