As Kisame stood there in shock, Kazama's transformed Four-Tails was already locked in battle with Roshi's Four-Tails.
But this wasn't a fair fight—it was a complete one-sided beatdown.
Kazama's Four-Tails, infused with the power of his strange flames, had far surpassed the original Four-Tails. Within just a few rounds, Roshi's Four-Tails was getting pummeled, retreating in defeat.
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Faced with Kazama's relentless assault, Roshi's Four-Tails finally unleashed its trump card.
This was exactly what Kazama had been waiting for. He'd been pushing the Four-Tails to use the Tailed Beast Bomb, knowing it contained the purest chakra of the Four-Tails.
Ding! Successfully absorbed the Four-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb. Congratulations, host, you've gained the power of the Five-Tails, allowing transformation into Gobi no Mukuo!
Ding! Congratulations, host, you've obtained the 17th strange flame, Kyukoku Kinzoku Fire! This flame of the Kyukoku Underworld Clan can summon ten thousand ghostly soldiers and generals, leaving nothing but bones in its wake!
"Alright, time to let you taste my Five-Tails power!"
With that, Kazama transformed again, shifting from the Four-Tails Son Goku into a massive, pure-white beast.
"That's… the Five-Tails Mukuo!"
Seeing Kazama go from the Four-Tails to the Five-Tails Mukuo in an instant left not just Kisame in disbelief—even the usually composed Itachi was stunned, frozen in place.
Itachi had known Kazama possessed Tailed Beast powers for a while, but back then, it was just the One-Tail, Two-Tails, and Three-Tails. Now, in just a few months, Kazama had somehow gained the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
Itachi, the genius of the Uchiha clan, suddenly felt like he was nothing compared to Kazama.
"Antler Barrage!"
Kazama, now in his Five-Tails Mukuo form, used the five massive horns on its head to launch an attack on the Four-Tails. Despite the Four-Tails' desperate efforts, it was no match for the Five-Tails' natural dominance and was instantly defeated.
Roshi reverted to his human form, collapsing unconscious on the ground.
"Kisame! You're next."
While Kisame was still reeling from Kazama's terrifying strength, Kazama appeared right in front of him.
"W-What… you…"
Even Kisame, the bloodthirsty killer, was stammering, too scared to form a coherent sentence.
"Betsutenjin!" (Otherworldly God)
Facing the now-defenseless Kisame, Kazama cast the ultimate genjutsu.
At this point, aside from Zetsu, the entire Akatsuki was under Kazama's command. If Zetsu found out, he'd probably keel over from sheer rage.
"What was that jutsu you just used?" Itachi asked, stunned as Kisame instantly submitted to Kazama.
"It's Betsutenjin," Kazama replied. There was no need to hide it from Itachi anymore.
"The ultimate genjutsu, Betsutenjin? Shisui's jutsu?"
Learning that Kazama could wield Shisui's legendary technique, Itachi gave a wry smile and shook his head. He was starting to realize he'd never fully grasp the extent of Kazama's power.
At that moment, Itachi had a gut feeling: there wasn't a single jutsu in the world Kazama couldn't use. And he wasn't wrong—Kazama's arsenal was practically limitless.
"Kisame's under your Betsutenjin now. Deidara and Sasori already pledged loyalty to you. Nagato and Konan are on your side too. Looks like, in the talent-packed Akatsuki, only Zetsu and Tobi are left," Itachi mused.
He didn't yet know that Tobi was Obito—or that Obito had already fallen under Kazama's Betsutenjin.
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