Defeated

The Yugito Nii quickly turned around and saw that most of the water flow had formed a huge shark, soaring into the sky and charging towards them.

Then, the Yugito Nii, roared and gathered a Tailed Beast Bomb in their mouths, which they then sprayed towards the giant shark.

Kisame Hoshigaki said, "The Great Shark Bullet isn't an ordinary Ninjutsu. It can increase its power by absorbing Chakra, meaning the stronger the opponent's Ninjutsu, the more powerful the Great Shark Bullet can become."

With a deafening roar, the two collided. However, the expected swift and devastating destruction of the shark didn't occur; instead, they reached a stalemate Yugito Nii, frowned Tailed Beast Bomb hadn't cleanly defeated her opponent—something that would have been unthinkable in the past. Previously, when she used the Tailed Beast Bomb, it had always been a crushing defeat for her enemies; this was the confidence she gained from countless battles. She hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent this time.

On the other side, Kisame Hoshigaki was brimming with confidence in the Great Shark Bullet, watching his opponent with a sneer. Before long, the Chakra of the Tailed Beast Bomb was being continuously absorbed, and the entire Tailed Beast Bomb began to shrink, while the shark slowly grew larger. Gradually, under the horrified gazes of the Yugito Nii, the Tailed Beast Bomb disappeared into the shark's body.

The Yugito Nii were clearly affected; the Two-Tails 'Chakra within them began to boil violently, and they roared at Kisame Hoshigaki, unleashing a violent aura that swept forward.

Facing the raging aura, Kisame Hoshigaki completely unfazed, as if a gentle breeze was blowing across his face. He controlled the giant shark, creating towering waves that rushed towards the Yugito Nii.

The Yugito Nii roared again, conjuring an even larger Tailed Beast Bomb, which they fired at the shark. The Tailed Beast Bomb was incredibly fast and slammed fiercely into the shark's body.

The Tailed Beast Bomb slowly shrank again, finally disappearing into the shark's body. Immediately afterwards, the giant Yugito Nii swept the Yugito Nii seemed stunned and unable to react, watching helplessly as they were submerged.

Kisame Hoshigaki, standing atop the giant wave, looked down at the Yugito Nii, who were completely submerged by sharks, and began to sneer, saying, "Looks like the Two-Tails has been successfully captured."

Suddenly, the water surface exploded, Matatabi there, arriving in front of Kisame Hoshigaki. A huge hungry Tailed Beast Bomb from its mouth shot out at Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame Hoshigaki was caught off guard and couldn't react at all. He watched helplessly as he was engulfed by the Tailed Beast Bomb. With a loud bang, the water exploded, evaporating the entire surface and leaving a huge crater in its place.

The Yugito Nii landed in the center of the giant pit, their Tailed Beast Transformation gone. They stood there, pale-faced and panting heavily.

However, the Yugito Nii still dared not relax. They cautiously looked around, but there was no one in sight. It seemed that the enemy had been completely destroyed and annihilated in the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Just then, a soft laugh came from afar, "Haha, you thought you had killed us all."

Startled, the Yugito Nii turned around and saw Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly appear there. The two looked completely unharmed, and their black robes were intact, as if the battle just now was just an illusion.

The Yugito Nii, were astonished and asked, "How could you possibly withstand the Two-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb and remain unharmed?"

Kisame Hoshigaki scoffed, "It's true that I can't possibly block Tailed Beast Bomb unscathed, but what if the Tailed Beast Bomb doesn't hit me?"

Yugito Nii exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible..." Seemingly remembering something, Yugito Nii pointed at Uchiha Itachi and said, "It's you?"

Uchiha Itachi's face remained expressionless. His body transformed into countless Crow, appearing in front of Yugito Nii in the next instant. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan began to spin, transforming into the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he stared intently at Yugito Nii.

Niigi Yukito was startled and tried to intervene, but found himself unable to move. The scenery before his eyes began to blur, and in the next instant, he found himself bound to a cross, surrounded by a void. Uchiha Itachi appeared in front of Niigi Yukito...

Kisame Hoshigaki watched as the Yugito Nii fell into Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi, his face full of sneer. A moment later, the Yugito Nii collapsed to the ground, their faces even paler, as if they had experienced a terrible nightmare.

Uchiha Itachi said, "Take her with you, let's go. We've already spent quite a bit of time." Kisame Hoshigaki walked up to the Yugito Nii, picked them up, and as darkness fell, the two slowly disappeared into the dark forest under the moonlight.

The next morning, Naruto got up early and arrived at the training ground with great enthusiasm. The training ground was empty, and Naruto was a little disappointed, but he knew that Kakashi must be late. Besides, he had come prepared, so he took out a can of milk and started eating breakfast.

Soon after, Naruto finished his breakfast and waited there, bored. Kakashi was often late, so he was used to it.

Sitting on the tree root, leaning against the trunk, Naruto unconsciously yawned, his eyes growing increasingly blurry, and he slowly fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Sakura was walking down the street when she suddenly ran into Sai. Sai asked, "Sakura, where are you going?"

Sakura said, "It's Sai. Kakashi is supposed to give Naruto some pointers today, I'm thinking of going over to check it out."

Sai said, "Then let's go together."

So the two of them went to the training ground together.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, carrying Icha Icha Paradise, Earth Flow lazily down the street, muttering insincerely, "Late, late..." Suddenly, an old woman emerged from around the corner, carrying a large pile of bundles on her back, Earth Flow shakily. Kakashi, seeing this, was speechless; his excuse for being late had come to him. He then went over to help the old woman and took her home.

Sakura and Sai arrived at the training ground and saw Naruto sleeping under a tree. Kakashi was nowhere to be seen, obviously not yet.

Sakura came to the tree. Naruto was sleeping soundly, his mouth slightly open, and drool was slowly flowing out.

Sakura crouched down and shouted to Naruto, "Naruto..."

Naruto was startled, groggily opened his eyes, looked at Sakura in front of him, and said, "Ugly girl."