After the words fell, Suigetsu took the lead.
He rushed forward, dragging the Kubikiribōchō behind him, plowing a long ravine on the ground.
The moment he got close to Kisame, he exerted force with both arms, and raised the sword diagonally from bottom to top, with a whistling sound through the air, and went straight to Kisame's waist and abdomen.
Seeing this, Kisame still had the half-smiling look on his face, but he slowly raised his right arm, held Samehada horizontally, and pressed down.
"Qiang--!"
The two broadswords collided, causing sparks to fly.
The huge impact force was transmitted along the blade to Suigetsu's arm, causing his jaw to go numb, and he took several steps back before he could stabilize his body.
However, the force of Kisame's slash was still lingering, creating an invisible slash in the air and leaving a deep dent on the ground. The soil rolled up and debris flew.
"It seems like your swordsmanship is better than that kid's."
Kisame stood up straight and looked at Suigetsu with a hint of evaluation.
Suigetsu steadied his body, grasped the handle of the knife again with both hands, and gently shook his numb wrist.
He raised his head and grinned.
"Are you talking about senior Zabuza?"
He made a trick and put Kubikiribōchō on his shoulders, with a hint of pride in his tone.
"I will be better than him."
Kisame heard this and shook his head slightly.
"Unfortunately, my Samehada is not for chopping."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kisame moved again.
His figure suddenly pressed forward, and Samehada was carrying a heavy sense of oppression, and it struck straight towards the top of Suigetsu's head.
Suigetsu's pupils shrank, and instead of choosing a hard connection, he quickly jumped away to the side.
Samehada grazed the corner of his clothes, hit the ground, and exploded into a ball of soil.
Suigetsu turned around after landing, held the handle of the knife with both hands, and swept Kubikiribōchō out with the inertia of rotation.
The broadsword made a heavy sound as it slashed straight towards Kisame's waist.
"Boom--!"
The air waves overturned the soil on the ground and scattered gravel.
But Kisame still just crossed Samehada leisurely and caught the knife steadily.
The surface of Samehada squirms slightly, as if it is tasting something delicious.
"Hmm..." Kisame tilted his head, "It tastes good."
As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed with his backhand, knocking Suigetsu back a few steps with his sword. Then he stepped forward again, and Samehada slashed out, forcing Suigetsu to continuously retreat and dodge.
Behind them, the three of them watched the confrontation.
Karin spoke first, with a hint of impatience in his tone.
"Really, what's the difference between this and a real fight?"
Ning Xue stood beside her, looking calmly at the fighting figure in the field, and denied in a calm voice.
"No, for the person in front of me, this is not a real fight, it's just play."
Karin was stunned when he heard this, and was about to retort when he heard Jugo's steady voice coming from behind.
"Just let them have fun."
"There is no one nearby who can hinder their fight. Sasuke we can only wait."
Karin opened his mouth after hearing this, but in the end he could only swallow the words back.
She turned her head and glanced deep into the stronghold, bit her lip, turned back, looked at the figure fighting with Kisame, and murmured in a low voice.
"Really... are all these teammates so relaxed? No sense of crisis at all? Sasuke is still over there."
In the center of the battlefield, Suigetsu was breathing heavily.
His several consecutive active attacks were easily resolved by Kisame. Every time the blades collided, he felt a wave of Chakra flowing out of his body, as if something had been sucked away.
At first he thought it was an illusion, but as the number of confrontations increased, the feeling of loss became more and more obvious.
"No wonder he can partner with Itachi..."
Suigetsu gritted his teeth, gripped the handle of the knife, and thought to himself.
He decided to change his strategy and no longer confront Kisame head-on. Instead, he used the characteristics of the Hozuki Clan to flexibly harass.
He rushed forward again and struck Kisame's shoulder with the blade.
Kisame blocked with his sword as usual, but at the moment when the blades were about to collide, Suigetsu's body suddenly hydrated and turned into a pool of flowing water. From The side of Samehada slid past and re-formed on the side of Kisame. Kubikiribōchō took advantage of the situation and swept straight to the waist of Kisame.
"Oh?" A hint of approval flashed in Kisame's eyes, but his body did not panic.
He flipped his wrist, and Samehada spun at an extremely tricky angle. The blade of the knife hit Suigetsu's waist, sending him flying away with the knife and his body.
"Qiang--!"
Kubikiribōchō escaped from Suigetsu's hands, flipped several times in the air, and flew towards Ning Xue behind it.
Ning Xue Seeing the big knife flying towards him, he raised his hand and caught it steadily.
He lowered his head and looked at the blade in his hand, and then at Suigetsu who was retreating in the distance.
Suigetsu fell to the ground and took several steps back to stabilize his body. His face was a little pale, his breathing was rapid, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
The moment he collided with Samehada, he clearly felt that part of the Chakra in his body had been taken away. Although it was not too much, the feeling of loss was unnervingly clear.
"My Samehada..."
Kisame put the big knife on his shoulder again, saw his doubts, and explained in a calm tone.
"It will eat Chakra. I thought you would find it earlier."
Suigetsu heard this sentence, and a hint of irritation at being teased appeared on his face.
"This guy..."
Kisame did not look at him again, but looked past him and fell on the figure behind who caught Kubikiribōchō.
"Sir," there was a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"Want to come and play?"
Hearing this, Ning Xue lowered his head and looked at Kubikiribōchō in his hand, then looked up at Kisame.
After a moment of silence, he weighed the blade and spoke calmly.
"Happy to accompany you."
The moment the words fell, his figure disappeared from the place.
Kisame's shark eyes shrank slightly.
The next second, Ning Xue appeared in front of him, and with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, Kubikiribōchō slashed towards his shoulder.
Kisame reacted extremely quickly, and Samehada blocked him laterally.
"Qiang--!"
The two knives collided, sparks flew everywhere, and the dust on the ground was spread in all directions by the shock wave.
Ning Xue holds the handle of the knife and feels the touch from the blade.
He could clearly feel that Samehada was absorbing his Chakra through the collision point. Although the amount was small, it was actually being lost.
He did not stop, but took advantage of the repulsive force of the blow and jumped up suddenly.
The sole of his foot stepped hard on the blade of Samehada, and he flew up to the top of Kisame's head. Then he turned his body over, held Kubikiribōchō backwards, and aimed at Kisame's Tianling Gai to slash straight down.
A trace of interest flashed in Kisame's eyes, and he quickly drew his knife to defend himself. Samehada placed it horizontally above his head, accurately blocking the blow.
But he did not stop, but predicted the possible landing point of Ning Xue. While blocking, he adjusted the angle of the blade, preparing to pursue Ning Xue when it landed.
But Ning Xue did not land.
He slammed Kubikiribōchō into the ground in the air, and the blade sank into the soil, splashing up a piece of gravel.
With the support of the knife handle, his body turned around in the air, and with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, his right leg swept straight towards the side of Kisame's face.
Kisame Raise your arms to block.
"Bang--!"
A dull impact sounded, and Kisame was kicked to the side and slid several meters sideways. Two deep ravines were plowed into the ground beneath his feet.
He stabilized his body and slowly lowered his arms, with a hint of excitement in his eyes and a hint of heartfelt approval in his tone.
"Mist Village... It's really a good seedling."
Hearing this, Ning Xue pulled out Kubikiribōchō from the ground and shook the dirt off the knife with a calm voice.
"Thank you for the compliment. But I am not from Mist Village."
"Huh?"
Not far away, Suigetsu and three others looked at this scene with different expressions.
Suigetsu stared at Kubikiribōchō in Ning Xue's hand. He was first shocked that the confrontation between him and Kisame could end like this, and then he became dissatisfied and started shouting.
"Hey, little brother! I didn't lend you the sword!"
Ning Xue did not look at him, but held Kubikiribōchō in front of him, his eyes calmly locked on Kisame, and his tone was calm.
"I'll pay you back when I'm done."
"... This is my knife!"
"I know."