While Naruto and the others battled Killer B, Yuki Haku clashed with Kisame.
Kisame had just fought Killer B, but he had such vast reserves of Chakra that another fight was no problem.
Kisame narrowed his eyes at Yuki Haku, who had dropped from the sky and blocked his path. "You're one of that brat Naruto's underlings?"
"You mean the World Purification Organization," Yuki Haku said calmly.
"That name alone makes me want to punch someone!"
Kisame bared his sharp teeth. He glanced back toward the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, then farther toward Kumogakure. Seeing that Killer B and the Raikage had both been held up, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
He lowered the great blade in his hands and looked at Yuki Haku. "That brat Naruto took my Samehada. Today, I'll kill you and collect a little compensation."
With that, Kisame began forming Hand Seals.
Killer B and the reinforcements from Kumogakure had been stopped, but Kisame still couldn't afford to waste time. Whichever side won, the Kumogakure Ninja or Naruto's group would come for him afterward.
He meant to finish this quickly, deal with Yuki Haku, and teach Naruto a lesson on behalf of himself and Akatsuki.
Besides, the attempt to capture the Eight-Tails had failed. He needed something to show Pain and Obito.
Kisame soon unleashed his signature Ninjutsu, the Great Water Sphere, once more.
A massive volume of water engulfed Yuki Haku, rapidly forming a sphere a hundred meters across.
Inside the sphere, Kisame watched Yuki Haku with a smug expression. Once trapped here, most Ninja—even some Kage Level fighters—would be at his mercy.
But Yuki Haku remained calm. A faint smile slowly touched his lips as he said to Kisame:
"I've heard of your reputation. You're a powerful Ninja, ranked alongside Lord