Naruto looked into the shark's eyes and asked,"Can you understand me?"
He remembered that in the Shinobi World, many creatures were intelligent.Some toads and snakes could even speak human language.
The shark gave no response—if anything, it looked like it was about to roll over and show its belly.
Naruto raised his palm like a blade, a cyan wind blade forming on his hand as he sighed with mock regret."Guess not. Well then, I've always wondered what shark fin tastes like. Time to try some meat."
As he made a move toward the dorsal fin, the shark—realizing things were going south—hurriedly nodded, indicating it understood him perfectly.
Naruto didn't dispel the wind blade. He calmly sat on the shark's back."The strongest creature in these waters—where is it? Take me there."
Feeling the terrifying edge of Naruto's wind blade, the shark dared not resist.Just like that, it became Naruto's mount, streaking across the ocean's surface at high speed.
About ten minutes later, the shark came to a stop over a tranquil stretch of sea.
Naruto activated Kagura's Mind Eye, sensing deep into the ocean below.
Before long, something massive appeared in his sensory range.A creature dozens of meters long—shaped similarly to the great white shark he was riding—but easily ten times larger.
"Wow… You really just ratted out your boss, huh?"
With that, Naruto weaved a Water Release technique, forming a spherical water barrier around himself—one that resembled Kisame's Water Prison Jutsu at the moment of his death.
Except this one was crystal-clear. Even through the barrier, one could clearly see Naruto inside.
He lightly jumped off the shark's back and into the water.The sphere remained afloat—it didn't sink right away.
Using wind-nature chakra as propulsion, Naruto began diving toward the colossal shark below.
The descent was eerily silent.This was Naruto's first time being so up-close with the ocean, and he couldn't help but feel a tinge of nervousness.
As he sank deeper, the pressure mounted. Naruto had to increase the chakra output.The water sphere was too slow and clumsy to maneuver properly.
Suddenly, Naruto's eyes narrowed—an idea sparked in his mind.
Since his mastery of chakra nature transformation, form manipulation, and all seven chakra elements was already maxed out...And with Absolute Chakra Control as backup—'Shouldn't I be able to manipulate chakra even more flexibly?'
He decided to try. Worst case, he still had Flying Thunder God as a failsafe.
Gathering chakra from within, he converted it into water-nature chakra, then pushed the nature transformation to the limit.
A flow of water—distinct from the surrounding seawater—shimmered around Naruto's body, radiating crystalline blue light even in the depths.
The chakra began shaping itself.
Eventually, it took the form of a shark.
A chakra shark, several meters long, glowing with azure light—with Naruto inside its body.
Naruto attempted to control it.This shark, born from chakra refined to its peak, responded perfectly.
He decided to name it:
Deep Sea Azure Sky Spiral Velocity Shark – Form One!
The chakra shark moved with no resistance—as easy to control as moving an arm.
Its speed far outstripped the earlier water sphere.In fact, it was even faster and more agile than a real shark.
This experiment was monumental.
It meant that in the future, Naruto wouldn't be limited to shaping chakra into sharks—He could mold it into chakra birds, even dragons—soaring through the skies!
Before long, he found his target.
A shark even larger than a full-grown blue whale.
Naruto couldn't tell what species it was—only that it had grown to a terrifying size.
The creature had also noticed Naruto.Upon seeing a similar shape, yet sensing something entirely alien, a dangerous light flashed in its eyes.
Man and shark stared each other down.Neither moved recklessly, unsure of the other's intent.
"Kurama, haven't you been around for over a thousand years? Ever seen a shark like that?"
Just to be safe, Naruto asked the Nine-Tails.
Kurama scoffed,"I'm a land-dweller. That's a sea freak. How would I know what it is? Ask Old Three if you care that much."
"But who cares what it is? If you and I work together, we could trample across the entire Shinobi World. You think we're scared of one fish?"
"Back in my prime, I could chow down on dozens of those things for lunch!"
"Oh."Naruto withdrew his attention, pretty sure who Kurama meant by "Old Three."
With Transparent World activated, he could see it clearly—the enormous shark's body housed a massive amount of chakra.Not on par with a Tailed Beast, but definitely in the hundreds of units.
"This guy's probably on the same tier as Manda or Gamabunta, huh?"
Naruto was satisfied.
After all, his goal was to find a powerful creature—ideally a whole group—to migrate around Uzushio Island.That way, the Konoha villagers being held captive there would have no chance of escape.
Fifty-meter-tall walls.And beyond those walls?A sea full of giant, savage creatures no one could hope to resist.
The thought brought a grin to Naruto's face.It reminded him of a certain anime.
"From now on… I'm free too."
Still seeing no action from Naruto, the giant shark finally lost patience.Its eyes glowed red as it launched a sudden charge.
That massive body moved absurdly fast in water.
In an instant, its gaping jaws—lined with rows of exaggerated, jagged teeth—were right in Naruto's face!
That bite could turn a steel beam into paste.
One minute later.
The colossal shark had been beaten from the ocean depths all the way to the surface.
Its body was covered in injuries, and it was tightly bound by glowing golden chains.
With a final rising kick, Naruto launched the behemoth out of the sea—
Sky above, ocean below.
But in the shark's eyes… only despair remained.
'This human... doesn't play fair at all.'
He came here just to beat a fish, without even explaining why.
BOOM!With a splash that sent waves towering, the shark crashed back into the sea.
The golden chains wouldn't break.It gave up, rolling belly-up like a salted fish and floated helplessly at the surface.
Naruto landed gently on its belly.
The intimidation phase was over—time to talk.
After a friendly and productive "discussion," the shark agreed to Naruto's terms:
Move its territory near Uzushio Island.And if any human ever climbed over the high walls?
Eat them.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction and pressed his right hand to the shark's back—etching a Flying Thunder God seal.
And just like that, Naruto rode the massive shark, cruising through the ocean.
This shark was the king of the waters.
Under its call, thousands of sharks of every kind began to gather.
Countless dorsal fins broke the surface, sending chills down any observer's spine.
Naruto smiled with satisfaction.
He could already picture the scene:When those Konoha villagers managed to scale the outer wall, hearts pounding with hope at their newfound freedom—
Then they look down…
What would they feel when they see this?