Kisame Hoshigaki

Hatake Kakashi, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. What kind of development was this?

Provoking Elder Gen in the Mist Village was the same as provoking the Hokage in Konoha!

"Kagami! We don't have the strength to retreat unscathed."

Hyuga Kagami's expression remained indifferent. With a smirk, he glanced at Koto Kenichi. "Kakashi, I'm not looking for trouble; I'm seeking justice for myself. That old man, Elder Gen, is using us."

Hatake Kakashi froze. He couldn't help but follow Hyuga Kagami's gaze to the disheveled Koto Kenichi.

He suddenly understood!

That was it!

Without a message from Elder Gen, how could Koto Kenichi have learned about Mei Terumi and Kagami so quickly?

In other words, they had been used as pawns to stir up trouble and draw out the Mizukage!

Uchiha Itachi also realized the truth, and both of them looked at Hyuga Kagami with shocked expressions!

If it weren't for Hyuga Kagami, they would still be kept in the dark!

Just how intelligent was Hyuga Kagami? He had seen through the other party's scheme at a single glance!

"Who do you think you are! How dare you speak so disrespectfully to Elder Gen!"

Just then, a sharp shout rang out, and a Mist ninja appeared, his face twisted with rage.

"Apologize to Elder Gen immediately, or even if you are Konoha ninjas, don't think about leaving!"

He was furious. The Mist Village might be in disarray, but there were still those who remained loyal.

"A mere ant!"

Hyuga Kagami let out a cold snort. His Byakugan eyes contained the power of thunder, and with a casual glance, a violent surge of electricity erupted!

The man was sent flying, heavily wounded and spitting blood!

The speed was incredible—not just Hyuga Kagami's movement, but the speed of the lightning itself was terrifying!

"He... he actually dared to attack! And he didn't even weave hand signs for that jutsu!"

"A hand-signless jutsu? Such terrifying speed!"

"You want to die, attacking in the Mist Village!"

Elder Gen's expression was grim, his cloudy eyes cold. He did not intervene.

"Kill him!"

Countless Mist Village ninjas roared, brandishing their kunai as they charged toward Hyuga Kagami!

Hatake Kakashi's face changed drastically. "Itachi! Take a defensive stance!"

"First, we must ensure our own safety!"

But before he could finish, Hyuga Kagami began to slowly float into the air!

Thunder raged around his body, and dark clouds suddenly gathered, churning in layers. The sky seemed to be responding to Hyuga Kagami's call!

"Mere ants, how dare you compete with the brilliance of the moon?"

Hyuga Kagami looked down at the overwhelming crowd charging at him from all directions. He slowly raised his hand, pointed to the sky, and sneered, "Wrath of Thunder!"

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Endless lightning descended!

It was as if a god were punishing the ignorant. The thunder roared in their ears, and in an instant, the area around the three of them was cleared!

All that remained were a group of Mist ninjas lying on the ground, unconscious, eyes rolled back, foaming at the mouth like dead dogs!

Hatake Kakashi was stunned. "It's... already over?"

In a single moment, thirty percent of the enemies had been dealt with!

BOOM!

At that moment, a fish-like ninja slowly stepped forward, wielding a massive ninja blade that looked like a sphere covered in countless spikes!

The sphere trembled slightly, as if it were alive, breathing!

He grinned, his sharp teeth sending a chill down one's spine!

He didn't look like a man.

He looked more like a shark that had gained sentience!

"A bunch of idiots, you don't even know how to dodge when you see the opponent preparing a ninjutsu? Let me teach you a lesson!"

Hoshigaki Kisame grinned, his jagged teeth looking as if they would tear Hyuga Kagami to shreds!

He quickly formed hand seals: "Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"

Puff!

A massive water shark manifested in mid-air, its hideous maw sending a chill down one's spine as it shot toward Hyuga Kagami!

"I'm not one of those pieces of trash you can just knead at will!"

Hoshigaki Kisame's smile was ferocious.

As soon as the shark struck Hyuga Kagami, it would begin to absorb his chakra, growing larger and larger until it completely devoured him!

This technique... the stronger the opponent, the stronger it became!

"A mere ant."

Hyuga Kagami's expression remained indifferent as he swung the Great Hammer in his hand!

Boom!

A terrifying gust of wind erupted, as if a sonic boom had occurred right in front of him!

The terrifying shark was instantly shattered into pieces, dissipating into the air.

"Is that all the wielder of the Ninja Sword Samehada can do?"

Hyuga Kagami scoffed, looking Hoshigaki Kisame up and down; he hadn't expected him to have killed Fuguki Suikazan and obtained Samehada so early.

Hoshigaki Kisame's expression turned cautious, yet it was filled with a frantic battle intent!

He was a battle maniac.

Yet, he could maintain his composure on the battlefield!

This contradiction existed within Hoshigaki Kisame in a truly authentic way.

"What terrifying power, but defeating me is still impossible. This place... is the home turf for a Water Style ninja!"

Hoshigaki Kisame let out a sharp shout, his hands slamming together to form seals: "Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

"Water Style: Rain Four Sharks!"

Boom!

He spat out a terrifying volume of seawater, which in an instant formed a sphere of water hundreds of meters in diameter!

It flooded nearly half of the Mist Village!

It turned the area into an ocean of water!

Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, and the other Mist Village ninjas retreated in a panic; they couldn't breathe in the water and were left with nothing but death!

"This is too terrifying. Hoshigaki Kisame... he actually possesses such a monstrous amount of chakra. Is he even human?!"

"He is known as the Tailed Beast Without Tail for a reason!"

"Hahaha! Hyuga Kagami is finished; he will die at the hands of Hoshigaki Kisame!"

The crowd roared in excitement.

They were whipped into a frenzy, their eyes bloodshot!

It was as if they could already see Hyuga Kagami's miserable death!

But the next moment, a terrifying peal of thunder rang out, and the gloomy sky was instantly illuminated!

Hyuga Kagami hovered in mid-air, glowing!

Lightning crackled around him like subjects bowing to their king, and in the next instant, the entire hundred-meter water sphere was filled with electricity!

"Hoshigaki Kisame, you aren't the only one with vast amounts of chakra, and besides... water is the best conductor for lightning!"

Hyuga Kagami's expression remained indifferent.

Because of the water sphere, the power of his Lightning Style had increased by more than ten percent!

Hoshigaki Kisame's water sphere hadn't provided him with endurance or combat power; instead, it had become a trap of his own making!

"You damn bastard!"

Hoshigaki Kisame was charred black, trembling, and in a wretched state.

One of his most powerful offensive methods had been effortlessly neutralized by Hyuga Kagami!

"I will never lose to you!"

He roared, brandishing the Ninja Sword Samehada as he shot toward Hyuga Kagami!

Aside from his Water Style ninjutsu, his greatest strength was his taijutsu!

But the next moment, his vision blurred, and a large foot slammed into his face, pinning him to the ground!

He was stunned, staring in disbelief at Hyuga Kagami, who had him pinned underfoot. "How... how could you possibly possess such speed?"

Hyuga Kagami's speed had been too fast for him to even react!

"You talk too much."

Hyuga Kagami's expression was indifferent and disdainful, as if he were looking at trash. "Don't you understand the principle of acting instead of yapping?"

He looked up and down at the breathing, quivering Samehada.

The shape of this weapon... it looked a lot like a spiked club!