Chapter 60 060 This is Sea Escape
"The thing I hate most… is Ninjas who use Water Release~"
The Second Hokage, with his head full of white hair, unleashed a Water Release with a raise of his hand, clearly accustomed to using Water Release.
"Then why are you called Hokage?"
"You might as well be called Mizukage!"
Seeing that the Water Release: Raging Waves was about to impact Kizaru.
Kizaru, without a second thought, transformed into a yellow light and directly rushed out of the Four Violet Flames Formation's barrier!
"Let him stay inside?"
"Don't even think about it!"
"In such a confined space, facing a Water ReleaseNinja, what the hell can I do?!"
Even though he had now overcome the predicament of not being able to swim, and even though he had combat power in water.
However, unable to use his Devil Fruit ability in water, he could only rely on Haki and his not-so-proficient Ninjutsu… Facing ordinary Jonin was fine, but facing a Hokage-level powerhouse like this was still a bit difficult~
Especially… although he could use Haki, his Hakicultivation was much weaker compared to other Admiral-level powerhouses, otherwise Zephyrwouldn't have said he relied too much on his Devil Fruit ability back then~
Now it seems Zephyr's insight was truly sharp; when Devil Fruit abilities cannot be used, Hakicultivation becomes extremely important.
However, this action was noticed by several people present.
Especially Orochimaru, whose gaze towards Kizarunow clearly held a sense of possession, and he already had a contingency plan in mind.
"So this seemingly unresolvable powerful brat is actually afraid of water!"
"That's too interesting~"
"As long as there's a weakness, with careful planning, a targeted method can be found."
"This brat will eventually become my Orochimaru's pawn."
Orochimaru no longer concealed his desire~
Kizaru looked at Orochimaru's eyes and understood this guy's thoughts.
"Does he really think that finding my weakness means he can completely target me?"
"What a pity… this guy discovered it a bit too late~"
"If it were back in the Death Forest Training Ground, using a super-large-scale Water Releaseagainst me, I… wouldn't be afraid!"
In an open area, his extreme speed allowed him to retreat at any time.
And using Water Release in a confined space, while he found it tricky and annoying now, he wasn't completely helpless.
Although his Haki cultivation wasn't top-tier, it was still at the level of a top Vice Admiral~
"A soft persimmon… what a joke!"
Orochimaru's subordinate, Kidōmaru, also noticed something… He provoked him again, "If you have the guts, come back in?"
Kizaru currently had the urge to kill this guy~
However… "I'm not angry, I'm not angry, I'm not angry…" Kizaru muttered~
As a result, that Kidōmaru shouted even more cheerfully,
"Scared, aren't you, you spineless guy."
"Little runt, just go back to your Mama's embrace and drink milk!"
"Weren't you jumping around just now? Keep jumping…"
…The veins on Kizaru's forehead bulged inch by inch.
His anger was accumulating little by little.
Finally, red light shot from Kizaru's eyes, his rage meter full, "Enough! Do you really think that hiding in the barrier, with a Water Release Ninja, means I can't do anything to you?!"
"Then come in~"
Jirobo also began to mock, not yet realizing the seriousness of the situation.
Kizaru, rage rising from his heart, malice brewing in his guts, did they really think the massive Chakrareserves of this body were just for show?!
Today, he would let these weaklings see for themselves!
Kizaru bit his finger and quickly formed the hand seals for the Summoning Technique.
Then, glaring at Kidōmaru and Jirobo, he slammed his right hand onto the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
Bang!
Rumble~
A colossal blue and white Slug descended from the sky, directly crushing the entire rooftop.
The Sound Four, standing on the four corners of the roof, swayed back and forth due to the sudden collapse of the house, no longer able to maintain the Four Violet Flames Formation.
The entire Four Violet Flames Formationcompletely vanished.
Orochimaru's pupils constricted~
"Not good!"
With the Four Violet Flames Formation gone, and the Third Hokage receiving support, it was impossible for him to die here.
Moreover, in this open area, dealing with that brat would be quite difficult.
Without hesitation, Orochimaru spat out a snake from his mouth, and from the snake's mouth, a kusanagi sword emerged.
He had to take this seriously, otherwise, he might not leave here alive!
And… wasn't this colossal Slug Tsunade's Summoning Beast?
How could this brat also use it? Could this brat also have some connection with that foolish woman Tsunade?
If so, his plan to kill the Third Hokage, destroy Konoha, and obtain Sasuke, would not only be difficult to achieve, but he himself might also perish here.
Could it be… this was Konoha Village's conspiracy against him?
No wonder Orochimaru was overthinking.
Indeed, this Slug's size was simply too large; unless he summoned Manda, even he himself would find it somewhat difficult to deal with!
Kizaru didn't care what Orochimaru thought; at this moment, he only had two targets: Jirobo and Kidōmaru!
Jirobo and Kidōmaru finally stabilized themselves.
They both knew that this was a moment of life and death.
Without hesitation, both of them activated their Cursed Seals and directly entered Stage Two!
Facing the enemy's likely thunderous strike, holding back power would be courting death.
The power of the Cursed Seal spread throughout their bodies.
Kizaru felt a familiar power in that Cursed Seal.
This was the power that could grasp his elementalized form; having been to Shikkotsu Forest, he already knew what this was.
This was the power of Sage Mode!
It was just that due to the Chunin Exams, his time in Shikkotsu Forest wasn't long, and he hadn't yet begun to cultivate Sage Mode there!
However, even if these two guys possessed rudimentary Sage Mode power, he had complete confidence in killing them both with a single blow.
Pulling out kubikiribōchō once more, Kizarugripped the hilt, and with a flash of his figure, appeared beside Kidōmaru; even though Kidōmaruwas mentally prepared, he still couldn't react in time, because the speed was simply too fast!
With a single slash, Kidōmaru bled on the spot.
Observation Haki monitored Kidōmaru throughout, giving the guy no chance to use a clone.
Because the moment that guy used a clone, Kizaruwould similarly pivot his blade and cut it down!
Kidōmaru… dead!
At the same time, the Slug spat out a sea of acid, submerging Jirobo, the Earth Release master, within it.
Jirobo… dead!
Kizaru was about to continue his actions when a furious roar came from behind him.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
It was indeed the Water Release Ninjutsuunleashed by the Second Hokage!
Kizaru's eyes widened completely as he looked at the wave that seemed to cover the sky and earth.
Could a Water Release of this scale still be called Water Release?
This whole thing was practically a Sea Release!
"It seems calling you 'Mizukage' was still an understatement; you might as well be called 'Umikage' (Sea Shadow)!"
However, Kizaru wasn't worried; he was merely astonished by the man's volume of water, that he could create such a massive wave out of thin air~
The key was creating it out of thin air.
Otherwise… out at sea, when he participated in the Marineford War, the giant waves caused by Whitebeard's sea quakes and tsunamis were truly astonishing!
Swoosh~
Kizaru's figure flashed, soaring into the sky.
"Opportunity!" Orochimaru instantly saw his chance; flying high into the sky with nowhere to anchor… it was the best moment for an assault.
He spat out a large snake from his mouth, coiling and twisting, shooting forward rapidly, biting straight towards Kizaru's neck.
Kizaru turned his head.
The great snake shot forth, getting closer and closer to Kizaru's neck…