Battle Four
Kisame Hoshigaki quickly Hand Seals, Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique." Suddenly, the water surged wildly. Uzumaki Hane watched the raging waves, unaware that his feet were already soaked. He leaped up and landed on a relatively intact Uzumaki Hane trunk.
In the next instant, the water surface seemed to dry up, and most of the water surged into the sky, transforming into a giant shark that shot into the air and charged towards Uzumaki Hane.
Uzumaki Hane Kisame Hoshigaki. Kisame's Ninjutsu was at least twice as powerful as before. He muttered, "As expected, Kisame isn't so easy to defeat, but this Ninjutsu still doesn't threaten me." With a sudden shout, he clasped his hands together Great Eruption unleashed a massive Rock Fist that shot into the sky, charging towards the giant shark.
Boom! The Rock Fist slammed directly into the shark, instantly splashing up countless water droplets, which were then evaporated in an instant.
Kisame Hoshigaki, watching the clash between the two, sneered, "My Great Shark Bullet is more than just this." Then, Kisame Hoshigaki shouted, and with a crack, cracks appeared on the Rock Fist, which then spread to the entire fist at a visible speed. With another crack, the Rock Fist shattered into countless lava fragments, which were instantly devoured by the shark.
Kisame laughed loudly, "Uzumaki Hane, die!" He controlled the giant shark to continue charging towards Uzumaki Hane, blotting out the sky.
Uzumaki Hane looked at Kisame Hoshigaki and said, "I told you, you are no longer my match." His body then rapidly turned into lava, the intense heat emanating from him distorting the surrounding air. With a serious expression, Uzumaki Hane roared, "Meteor Volcano!" and unleashed a barrage of molten lava fists into the sky. Countless Rock Fist appeared, falling like meteors, densely packed, blotting out the sun and turning the entire sky red.
Kisame Hoshigaki looked at the Rock Fist falling from the sky in astonishment and muttered, "Impossible..." Boom, boom, boom, the Rock Fist covered the surroundings. The shark was unable to resist and was engulfed by the Rock Fist in the next instant.
When the Rock Fist in the sky finally fell, only a huge lava pit remained, with countless lava flows slowly inside and wisps of black smoke rising slowly into the sky.
Uzumaki Hane looked into the deep pit, where Kisame Hoshigaki. He thought to himself, "It seems Kisame is dead this time." Uzumaki Hane stepped into the pit and found Samehada in a corner.
Looking at Samehada, Uzumaki Hane recalled that in the original work, Kisame had once hidden inside Kisame's body, deceiving the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and infiltrating Kumogakure. So, Uzumaki Hane's right hand quickly turned into lava, "Canine Red Lotus," transforming into a dog-shaped lava that rushed towards Samehada.
Suddenly, Samehada on the ground transformed into a half-mermaid and fled quickly.
Uzumaki Hane was prepared; he flashed away and gave chase.
Uchiha Itachi quickly located the bushes on the left, Jiraiya Samui, Omoi, and Karui were hiding. Just now, Samui, Omoi, and Karui were facing Uchiha Itachi's Great Fireball and couldn't dodge for a moment. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Jiraiya appeared in front of the three of them, wrapped them up, and avoided the attack, hiding in the bushes.
Seemingly noticing Uchiha Itachi's gaze, Jiraiya and pounced on Uchiha Itachi. Several Shuriken appeared in Uchiha Itachi's hand, and he threw one out. Clang, clang, clang, the Shuriken clashed in the air, turning into afterimages that circled around and locked onto Jiraiya in mid-air.
Jiraiya, suspended in mid-air, found his path forward and retreat blocked by Shuriken. He quickly Hand Seals, using the "Needle Jizo" technique, Jiraiya entire body. Clang, clang, clang, he withstood all the Shuriken.
At the same time, his hair came loose, and he unleashed a burst of flame from his mouth, using the "Fire Style: Dragon Flame Technique," shooting it towards Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi quickly Hand Seals, and at the same time, he leaped into the air, dodging Jiraiya 'Dragon Fire Technique. Then, in mid-air, he opened his mouth and spewed out a huge flame, which rushed straight towards Jiraiya.
Jiraiya had already formed a hand seal, and he opened his mouth, spitting out a huge flame. The two flames collided in mid-air, and with a boom, countless sparks flew everywhere, but the two flames remained locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.
After a while, Jiraiya's flames seemed to have gained a slight advantage, impacting the flames and continuing to rush towards Uchiha Itachi. Soon, they completely suppressed Uchiha Itachi's flames, engulfing Uchiha Itachi. Boom! A figure descended from the sky from within the flames—it was Uchiha Itachi. At this moment, Uchiha Itachi appeared to be completely unharmed.
Jiraiya's expression hardened, and he was about to make a move when suddenly, he looked up in surprise at the distant sky. Uchiha Itachi also seemed to sense something and looked at the distant sky, only to see that the sky had also been dyed red, with countless meteors falling. Boom, boom, boom, the ground continued to shake.
After a long while, the shooting star stopped. Neither of them knew what had happened over there, but they figured it must have been caused by the battle between Uzumaki Hane and Kisame.
Suddenly, a mermaid rushed over, with Uzumaki Hane chasing closely behind. The mermaid reached Uchiha Itachi, while Uzumaki Hane came to Jiraiya's side.
Uchiha Itachi asked Kisame, "Are you injured?"
The half-mermaid transformed back into Kisame, his body covered in burn marks, his face deathly pale. He said, "That's right, I lost."
Uchiha Itachi, looking at Jiraiya Uzumaki Hane Yu who were watching him intently, said, "It seems we should retreat first." As he spoke, the Mitsudomoe in his eyes began to spin, transforming into the Mangekyō Sharingan, "Amaterasu," followed by a black flame shooting out.
Jiraiya knew full well the terror of Amaterasu and dared not let it touch him. He grabbed Uzumaki Hane and pulled him back. The black flames landed on the ground and quickly formed a fire barrier, blocking Jiraiya and Uzumaki Hane.
Uchiha Itachi helped Kisame up and quickly left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Samui, Omoi, and Karui also rushed out of the bushes, trying to give chase.
Jiraiya stopped them, saying, "Don't chase after them. We need to find the Two-Tails Jinchūriki quickly." Samui, Omoi, Karui stopped Jiraiya, using the coded signal. They finally found the Two-Tails Jinchūriki in a cave about ten miles away.
Tears welled in the eyes of Samui, Omoi, and Karui as they looked at the deceased Yugito.
Jiraiya and Uzumaki Hane exchanged a glance and sighed inwardly.