Shinji watched the scene unfold before him, took a step, and moved towards Kisame.
"Damn it!" Seeing this, Kisame's eyes turned cold, and he pointed a single finger upwards, shouting.
Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique!
In an instant, Kisame's body seemed to melt into the ground and vanished.
Boom—
Shinji's punch slammed down, breaking the ground, only to find Kisame's figure had already disappeared.
"What? Is that all you've got?" Shinji mocked him without holding back.
Silence filled the surroundings, with no sound, as if he had truly left.
"Do you think you can hide from my perception?" Shinji said, glancing at the surrounding directions.
Kisame, who had just submerged, immediately created four clones using Water Clone Jutsu, and they were all evenly distributed in Chakra.
Water Release: Great Water Prison Jutsu!
Kisame, who had been hiding underground, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he and his clones attacked rapidly from four directions.
The main body and the clones combined their efforts to use the Water Prison Jutsu, and the four spherical cages formed by water streams instantly merged into one.
Shinji's figure was confined inside the water sphere.
"Tch, you talked so arrogantly, I thought you could really get away."
Seeing Shinji bound by the water sphere, Kisame sneered, a grin spreading across his lips.
Hearing this, Shinji gave Kisame a calm glance.
Bang!
The next moment, Shinji in the water prison exploded into a puff of smoke, disappearing within the water prison.
"When?!" Kisame, seeing this, immediately released the water prison, his gaze warily scanning his surroundings.
"Guess?"
A ghostly voice sounded behind Kisame, and a punch slammed into Kisame.
Boom—
The Chakra-formed ripples spread in all directions, and Shinji raised an eyebrow.
He actually caught it.
"You really are a monster."
Kisame, who had blocked Shinji's punch with both hands, struggled to lift his head and look at Shinji. The veins on his hands bulged. To catch this punch, his hands were now numb and throbbing with pain. He estimated that his hand bones were already broken.
He considered himself perverse enough. He hadn't expected to encounter someone even more perverse than him.
"No, at least I still look human." Shinji retorted irritably, being called a monster for no reason.
"Heh—"
Having fought to this point, Kisame was unwilling to drag it out any longer, stomping his foot.
Water Release: Five Feeding Sharks!
The water streams from the recently dispersed water prison instantly condensed, and five sharks appeared within them, opening their large mouths and rushing towards Shinji.
"I'd better deal with you quickly."
Shinji no longer hesitated, his hands immediately emitting lightning, and his entire body rapidly retreated.
Lightning Release: Raikiri!
The lightning flashed, instantly cutting through the five sharks in the water stream, before Kisame even had time to react. It once again sliced across Kisame's neck.
"Ugh—"
Kisame froze in place, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The next moment, his head fell to the ground, and his body slumped to his knees.
Shinji glanced at Kisame's corpse, and with a raised hand, a faint black thread bound the cracked samehada nearby. Seeing that it was sealed, Shinji then walked over and picked it up.
With a subtle perception, his lips curled into a smile. As if he hadn't noticed anything, he slung it over his back. He looked at the nearby corpse and the fallen head, then unleashed a Fire Release, destroying the body and erasing all traces. After a series of procedures, nothing remained in the snowy field except for that glaring patch of ashes and water stains.
Sensing Mimi's location, Shinji lightly tapped his feet and vanished from the spot.
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Whoosh!
Just as Yushu and Muta were desperately heading towards Konoha, a figure rushed quickly towards them.
The two looked at Kakuzu, who was like a persistent leech they couldn't shake off, their expressions growing anxious.
"Muta, you go first, I'll hold him off!" Yushu took a deep breath and said to Muta beside her.
The most important thing now was the Four-Tails Jinchuriki that Muta was carrying.
"No, I'll do it. After all, the Fuinjutsu in the jar still needs you to maintain it." Muta finished speaking and was about to hand the jar on his back to Yushu.
Fire Release: Searing Migraine!
Just as the two were still bickering, a masked monster covered in black threads suddenly appeared in front of them.
It opened its mouth and spewed out small fireballs compressed from high-density Chakra towards them, which instantly expanded into a sea of fire more than ten meters long the moment they landed in front of the two. A scorching wave of fire instantly engulfed them.
"Roar—!"
A sound suddenly erupted, and the figure of a giant beast instantly appeared in front of Yushu and Muta.
A transparent barrier unfolded, blocking the invasion of the sea of fire.
"Mimi!"
Muta shouted towards Mimi with a joyful expression, then remembered something, and his face couldn't help but darken.
"Don't worry, Shinji is not easy to deal with." Mimi glanced at Muta behind him, naturally knowing what he was thinking, and said.
"It's us, who are in a bit of trouble."
Mimi eyes looked at the two figures in front of him, and became serious.
This monster in front of him actually possessed five hearts!
That masked monster was derived from this one, which meant there were at least three more masked monsters.
"Oh, a summoning beast that can talk?"
Kakuzu's eerie green eyes looked at Mimi's mountain-like body in front of him.
There were many Summoning Beasts. However, talking Summoning Beasts were rarely seen. The legendary Sannin of Konoha each had one. But, it didn't matter.
Kakuzu thought about quickly recovering the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, plus there was Kisame's opponent's bounty worth sixty-five million ryo.
The black threads behind him rapidly spread out, and another masked monster appeared in front of Mimi and the others.
"Another one?"
Yushu's face instantly turned ugly. The masked monster that had just unleashed that Fire Release was already difficult enough to deal with. Now there was another one.
"No, to be precise, there are four. This guy has five hearts."
The demonic patterns on Mimi's head glowed, and he suddenly opened his mouth, spitting towards Kakuzu.
Boom—
A massive flame instantly enveloped the figure in front, but Mimi's expression became solemn.
When the flame dissipated, he saw that a huge wall blocked where Kakuzu had just been.
"Heh—a keen Summoning Beast."
Kakuzu looked at the giant Mimi, raised his hands, and the masked monsters on both sides stood up and went towards Mimi and the others.
Insect Sphere!
Clang—
Muta raised his hand and immediately released insects, which flew towards the masked monster coming towards him.
Yushu, meanwhile, drew her long sword and went towards the other one.
Mimi ignored them, looking at Kakuzu, who remained in place. No matter how many masked monsters there were, he had to deal with this person first.
Boom—
Mimi leaped up, quickly running towards Kakuzu. He had to keep this guy here so that Yushu and Muta could leave first.
Hum—
The two masked monsters entangled with Yushu and Muta opened their large mouths, frantically gathering Chakra.