Battle Three
Kisame Hoshigaki, wielding Samehada in his hand, manipulated the waves and swept towards Uzumaki Hane on the tree trunk. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Uzumaki Hane Uzumaki Hane, and slammed Samehada into her hand. Uzumaki Hane jumped up, just avoiding the Samehada. At the same time, her right hand grabbed out "Hell Hound" and quickly grabbed at Kisame Hoshigaki's chest.
Kisame Hoshigaki pressed his right hand onto the water's surface, and instantly, several streams of water shot into the sky, growing larger and larger, surging towards Uzumaki Hane.
While in mid-air, Uzumaki Hane was unable to dodge. He conjured a magma shield with his right hand, blocking a stream of water in front of him. He was pushed backward by the water and landed steadily on a tree trunk ten meters away. At this moment, Uzumaki Hane found that everything was dark above him. Looking up, he saw Kisame Hoshigaki, carrying towering waves, coming in front of him.
As Kisame Hoshigaki Uzumaki Hane retreated, Kisame controlled the water waves, surging forward. By the time Uzumaki Hane landed on the tree trunk, Uzumaki Hane had already reached her. Huge waves surged up, blotting out the sky and covering Uzumaki Hane 'Uzumaki Hane head, before sweeping down on her.
The situation seemed extremely dangerous, but Uzumaki Hane remained calm. He shouted and put his hands together, Great Eruption a massive Rock Fist that shot into the sky, smashing through the towering waves and continuing its ascent. Finally, it dispersed in the sky, with countless lava fragments falling like a lava rain.
Boom, boom, boom! Fragments of lava smashed into the ground, creating huge craters.
Uzumaki Hane stood on a tree, in front of her, which had been transformed into a series of burning craters, and the tree itself was ablaze. Kisame Hoshigaki stood on the opposite tree trunk, his trench coat torn and looking somewhat disheveled.
Uzumaki Hane's lips curled up as she said, "Kisame, you dodged really fast; you actually avoided my attack."
Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes were filled with killing intent as he stared intently at Uzumaki Hane, and said in a cold voice, "Uzumaki Hane, I was just careless just now. Now watch what I can do about this move?" Then he quickly Hand Seals, "Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave," and opened his mouth to spew out a huge column of water, forming a huge lake.
Looking at the water that had already reached their feet, Uzumaki Hane said, "Kisame, have you forgotten how many times we've fought? I've seen all your moves. Which one of yours can possibly stump me?"
Jiraiya's expression hardened Jiraiya watched the incoming Great Fireball. Instead of taking it head-on, he dodged the Great Fireball and hid.
Even Jiraiya was somewhat surprised by the explosion of the Great Fireball; he hadn't expected Uchiha Itachi's mastery of Fire Style to have reached such a level.
Jiraiya concealed his presence and waited until the explosion slowly subsided and Uchiha Itachi's attention was focused on the blast area. Then, Jiraiya flashed and appeared above Uchiha Itachi's head, quickly Hand Seals and unleashing "Fire Style: Flame Bullet" at Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi lightly pushed off the ground, instantly retreating. Boom! The Flame Bullet was dodged by Uchiha Itachi, but it smashed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. Several Shuriken appeared in Uchiha Itachi's hand, which he quickly shot out. The Shuriken turned into afterimages and instantly appeared in front of Jiraiya.
Jiraiya shouted, his hair instantly growing longer as he deflected the incoming Shuriken, then charged towards Uchiha Itachi on the ground.
Uchiha Hane retreated again, and with a bang, his hair pierced through the ground, instantly shattering it into pieces. Then, Uchiha Itachi quickly Hand Seals, Fire Style: Dragon Flame Technique," his body roaring with flames as he charged Jiraiya.
Jiraiya didn't take the attack Jiraiya -on; instead, he dodged the flames with a swift movement. At the same time, he circled around to Uchiha Itachi's front, rapidly spinning his Chakra in his right hand and compressing it into Rasengan, which he then hurled at Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi stepped back with his right foot and extended his left hand, which just happened to block Jiraiya's right hand. At the same time, Teuchi at Jiraiya with his right hand. Jiraiya flipped his left hand to block the attack. At the same time, he struck out with his right hand, and the two began to fight.
Samui, Omoi, Karui had been hiding behind a tree, concealing their presence, watching Jiraiya fight Uchiha Itachi during the Great Fireball.
Karui said, "Aren't we just going to stand here and watch without helping?"
Samui said, "Our strength is far inferior to theirs. If we rashly join the battle, we will Lord Jiraiya."
Omoi said, "But Yugito might already be dead."
Karui shouted, "Shut up! With Iki Yujin's strength, he won't be in such a bad situation." Although she said that, the fact that Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki both attacked meant that the Two-Tails Jinchūriki was probably in grave danger.
Jiraiya and Uchiha Itachi engaged in a fierce Taijutsu battle, exchanging blows. Jiraiya flicked his hair, which swept directly towards Uchiha Itachi. Itachi ducked, and Uchiha Itachi's Uchiha Itachi swept past him, wrapping around the large tree behind him and instantly shredding it to pieces.
Uchiha Itachi looked at Jiraiya, formed a hand seal, and unleashed "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique," spitting out a massive fireball that exploded in front of him. Instantly, Kakkō soared into the sky, engulfing Jiraiya, and the shockwave, carrying smoke and dust, swept outwards.
Uchiha Itachi retreated backward several times, disappearing within ten meters, watching as smoke and dust billowed into the sky, engulfing the area of the explosion.
Samui, Omoi, and Karui were surprised by how quickly the battle had changed. Seeing Jiraiya engulfed in flames, they rushed out from their hiding place, shouting, "Lord Jiraiya..." The three of them quickly rushed towards Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi quickly Hand Seals, unleashing "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique," and spat out a massive fireball that hurtled towards the three. A deafening roar erupted as Kakkō soared into the sky, engulfing the three in flames. Smoke and dust swept in all directions, creating a chaotic scene of flying sand and stones.
When the smoke and dust cleared, the ground in the explosion area was shattered, leaving behind a huge crater.
Jiraiya, Samui, Omoi, and Karui had disappeared without a trace. Uchiha Itachi naturally wouldn't assume they had been burned to ashes; the most likely explanation was that they had hidden themselves.
However, it would be ridiculous for the other party to think they could deceive his Sharingan. Uchiha Itachi looked around with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, searching for the four people.