Crackle!
Crackle!
“If I hadn’t used the Hydrification Technique in time, I’d really be finished.”
“But that lightning still left me seriously injured…”
Mangetsu Hōzuki’s body dissolved into a puddle of water and spread across the ground.
“Then why don’t I send you on your way?”
Hissss!
Powerful Lightning Release chakra gathered in Kai’s right hand, emitting a sharp, piercing crackle.
It was none other than Kakashi Hatake’s signature technique—
Lightning Release: Chidori!
Kai raised his hand and prepared to thrust it toward Mangetsu.
At that moment—
Ringo Ameyuri suddenly lunged forward.
Her twin blades, wrapped in lightning, slashed toward Kai.
Beneath his mask, a cunning glint appeared in Kai’s eyes.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The twin blades once again passed straight through Kai’s body.
The same trick.
But this time, Kai made it even more convincing.
“What?!”
By the time Ringo realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
Her two Lightning Blades stabbed directly into Mangetsu’s body.
“AAAH!”
Mangetsu let out a painful scream.
And directly in front of Kai was Ringo’s completely undefended back.
At that moment, Kai realized an undeniable truth.
If Kamui is used properly, you really can toy with people to death…
Crack!
Kai’s lightning-covered right hand emerged from Ringo’s chest.
“Ugh!”
Ringo vomited a mouthful of blood.
Her eyes widened.
She was already beyond saving.
Kai withdrew his arm.
Ringo Ameyuri collapsed to the ground, dead.
From the corner of his eye, Kai glanced toward Fuguki Suikazan, whose face had turned pale with fear.
Then next…
Whoosh!
Kai used his right-eye Kamui to warp himself forward.
Like a ghost, he appeared behind Fuguki, his hand reaching toward the man’s shoulder.
“It’s over…”
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, a sword stabbed in from the side.
It was Kisame Hoshigaki!
Kai immediately switched into intangibility.
Kisame’s sword passed straight through him.
At the same time, Kai’s eyes met Kisame’s.
“Genjutsu: Sharingan!”
Kisame’s pupils contracted.
Fuguki sensed something strange behind him and swung Samehada sideways.
Kai raised Madara’s Gunbai to block it.
CLANG!
Using the force of the impact, Kai retreated.
“Kisame, well done!”
“If you hadn’t intervened just now, things could have become dangerous.”
Fuguki breathed a sigh of relief.
Slash!
Without warning, Kisame’s sword cut across Fuguki’s throat.
“Kisame…!”
Thud!
Fuguki dropped to both knees.
He clutched his bleeding throat, his bloodshot eyes staring fiercely at Kisame.
But Kisame’s eyes were vacant.
“So it was… the Sharingan’s genjutsu…”
“Damn… it…”
“Again and again…”
“Konoha…”
Filled with endless unwillingness, Fuguki Suikazan took his final breath.
Fate could be rather amusing.
In the original story, Fuguki Suikazan was also killed by his trusted subordinate, Kisame Hoshigaki.
And now, in Kai’s story, he had met the same fate.
Ringo Ameyuri and Fuguki Suikazan had fallen one after another.
The only surviving member of the three was Mangetsu.
But the Lightning Blades were still lodged in his body.
The continuous electricity coursing through them had completely paralyzed his partially liquefied body, leaving him unable to move. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
“Kisame.”
“Finish off Mangetsu.”
Under the influence of Kai’s genjutsu, Kisame mechanically walked toward Mangetsu.
He stood before him and raised his sword high.
Then—
He thrust downward.
Crack!
Blood sprayed through the air.
Kai’s eyes narrowed.
Kisame had stabbed the sword into his own thigh.
Cold sweat covered his entire body as he breathed heavily.
Through the intense pain, he had forcibly broken free from Kai’s genjutsu.
Even Kai couldn’t help but sincerely praise him.
“Kisame Hoshigaki…”
“As expected of you.”
Kisame gasped weakly.
“Even if it is me…”
“How could I willingly let myself be controlled by genjutsu twice?”
“But the fact remains that I killed my own superior.”
“With that, I no longer have the face to stand before the Fourth Mizukage.”
As he spoke, Kisame pulled the Lightning Blade out of Mangetsu’s body.
Mangetsu slowly rose to his feet.
“I’m afraid we won’t be seeing the Fourth Mizukage either.”
“Because this man’s strength…”
“…is even more terrifying than Lord Yagura’s.”
Kai neither confirmed nor denied it.
He walked forward and used his foot to flip Samehada up from the ground.
He caught it in his hand.
Then he used his right-eye Kamui to store it away.
He kicked Fuguki’s corpse aside.
BOOM!
Brilliant blue chakra flames erupted around Kai.
Susanoo!
The second form manifested.
Clad in Susanoo, Kai advanced toward Kisame and Mangetsu with overwhelming pressure.
His voice was majestic.
“I can spare your lives.”
“But only if you can break this Susanoo.”
“You’re willing to give us a chance to live?”
“That certainly sounds like good news.”
Kisame stared at the terrifying Susanoo before him.
“But for some reason, I don’t feel like smiling at all.”
Mangetsu felt the same.
He spread open his scroll.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
“Summoning!”
“Long Sword: Nuibari!”
“Blunt Sword: Kabutowari!”
“Explosive Blade: Shibuki!”
The three swords appeared one after another.
“Mangetsu?”
Kisame looked at him.
“Choose whichever one you’re comfortable with.”
Kisame wasn’t going to be polite.
His gaze moved between the three Ninja Swords.
The Long Sword: Nuibari was shaped like an enormous sewing needle.
A tough steel wire was attached to its rear.
It possessed the strongest piercing ability among the Seven Ninja Swords and could sew together enemies it pierced.
Kisame weighed Nuibari in his hand.
In the end, he put it down.
It was simply too light.
It lacked the weight he wanted when swinging a weapon.
Next was the Blunt Sword: Kabutowari.
A rope connected a heavy blade on one end to a large hammer on the other.
Its method of attack was simple.
First, the blade struck the target.
Then the hammer smashed down onto the back of the blade, adding tremendous force.
It was said to be capable of smashing through any defense.
Kisame weighed it in his hand.
The weight was just right.
But he still put it down.
That kind of blacksmith-like attack wasn’t Kisame’s style.
He preferred ending battles in the most direct way possible.
So he chose the Explosive Blade: Shibuki.
Its blade was perfectly integrated with explosive scrolls.
The harder the weapon was swung, the more terrifying the resulting explosion.
It possessed the most lethal destructive power of the Seven Ninja Swords.
“To destroy that Susanoo…”
“We need the three most powerful offensive Ninja Swords.”
“The Explosive Blade.”
“The Blunt Sword.”
“And Kōdaigetsu.”
“Not a single one can be missing.”
Mangetsu formed a series of hand seals.
Poof!
A Shadow Clone appeared beside him in a cloud of white smoke.
“With your current chakra reserves, are you sure this is okay?”
Kisame asked.
“We don’t have time to worry about that.”
“This concerns the very survival of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!”
Mangetsu answered.
Kai’s voice became solemn.
“Come.”
“Let me see the true destructive power of the Ninja Swords of the Hidden Mist.”
Mangetsu’s main body, holding Kōdaigetsu, moved around to the rear of Kai’s Susanoo.
Both of his arms transformed into enormous Water Arms.
At the same time, he poured chakra into Kōdaigetsu without holding anything back.
The twin blades expanded to an enormous size.
Mangetsu’s clone, meanwhile, wielded Kabutowari and charged straight toward the front of the Susanoo.
His arms also transformed into massive Water Arms.
One hand held the blade.
The other gripped the hammer.
BOOM!
The blade came crashing down with all its force.
It struck the Susanoo.
BOOM!
At the same time, the massive hammer slammed into the back of the blade.
Crack!
A fracture appeared across the outer armor of the Susanoo.
“Kōdaigetsu—Release!”
Almost simultaneously, Mangetsu’s main body unleashed the full power of Kōdaigetsu.
The enormous weapon crashed heavily into the back of the Susanoo.
Crack!
Crack!
Attacked from both front and back, the crack on the Susanoo’s front continued to spread.
Poof!
Mangetsu’s Shadow Clone disappeared.
His main body was drenched in sweat.
“Kisame!”
“Now!”
“Ha!”
Kisame leapt high into the air.
Shibuki was raised above his head.
He brought it crashing down onto the crack in the front of the Susanoo.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The explosive scrolls embedded within the blade unleashed a tremendous explosion.
The entire Susanoo was swallowed by flames.
“AAAH!”
Both Kisame and Mangetsu were blasted far into the distance.
Yūyū, watching from afar, suddenly widened her eyes.
Her hand unconsciously clenched.
The explosion gradually subsided.
Then Kai’s voice came from within the flames.
“Not bad.”
“The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist truly live up to their reputation.”
“Kisame Hoshigaki.”
“Mangetsu Hōzuki.”
“I, Uchiha Kai, acknowledge your strength.”
“From today onward, I shall call you two the Two Demons of the Hidden Mist.”
“I’ll spare your lives today.”
“If you find yourselves with nowhere to stay in the Hidden Mist in the future, consider joining the Akatsuki…”
Kai paused.
“No.”
“Come to my shinobi village instead.”
He stepped out from the flames.
Not a single injury could be seen on his body.
In the distance, the two Hidden Mist shinobi lay battered and exhausted.
They couldn’t even move a finger.
Kai looked at them calmly.
“Come to my village when the time comes.”