Chapter 88: Yugito at Full Power
"Let's get this started," Kisame Hoshigaki said, arriving in the center of the arena and looking up at Yugito in the distance, a hint of impatience in his voice.
"Can you tell me why you're in such a hurry?" Yugito asked, still walking at a leisurely pace.
She paid no mind to Kisame's urging, but she was a little curious about his eagerness.
Hearing this, Kisame tightly gripped the restless Samehada, completely ignoring her.
Seeing this, Yugito chuckled to herself. Brother A told me to be careful of him. Is he referring to that strange blade?
You think you can defeat me with just a sword? Yugito thought, closing her eyes. She whispered to herself, Too naive.
An ominous red chakra suddenly erupted from Yugito's entire body, eventually enveloping her completely.
"Tailed Beast Transformation: One-Tailed Form."
It was clear that although Yugito didn't think the man before her posed any real threat, she had still taken A's words to heart.
That was why she had gone all out from the start, hoping to end the match as quickly as possible. This way, not only could she get some rest, but she could also effectively avoid any unexpected situations.
Sensing the Tailed Beast chakra from Yugito, Samehada could finally no longer contain itself. It burst through its bandages, revealing itself completely.
Rustle, rustle. The strange sound came from Samehada's fish-like mouth as it writhed its body at Yugito.
"...How disgusting," Yugito muttered, frowning at the monster before her.
"Hehehehe, it seems Samehada really likes the chakra on you," Kisame said with a strange laugh, glancing at the weapon in his hand. He then said to Yugito, "This is the first time I've ever seen it so excited."
"So... please hand over all your chakra!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kisame's hands suddenly clasped together.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave."
The same opening ninjutsu as in the last match. But this time, besides creating favorable conditions for his own jutsu, the more important reason for Kisame to use it was to, to a certain extent, limit the power of Yugito's immense blue flames.
"Our compatibility really isn't good, is it?" Yugito, crouched on the ground, said with a bewitching smile.
Then, with a burst of chakra, Yugito charged toward Kisame, who was standing on a pillar of water.
Has her fighting style become so reckless after her Tailed Beast transformation? Kisame thought to himself. At the same time, taking advantage of the terrain, he quickly released his second ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Shark Bomb Technique."
A shark several meters long shot toward the airborne Yugito.
"A mere parlor trick," Yugito said, looking at the approaching shark. With a simple wave of her hand, countless blue flames swarmed out, incinerating the shark in an instant.
"Ghost Fireball."
And that wasn't all. After incinerating the shark, the flames continued to rush toward Kisame with undiminished momentum.
With no other choice, Kisame could only leap lightly onto the rising water's surface.
He had originally planned to use the same method he had used against Sasori, using his powerful water affinity to engage the enemy in a protracted battle.
But the restless Samehada had made him give up on that idea.
I have no choice. If you want a delicious meal, then you'll have to put in some work first, Kisame thought. He suddenly tightened his grip on Samehada, and then, a large amount of chakra, not insignificant even for him, flowed into his body.
"Water Release: Four Shark Rain."
After forming the hand seals, four massive sharks once again charged at the pursuing Yugito.
"Endless," Yugito snorted coldly, then waved her hands again.
The sky-full of blue flames once again successfully broke through Kisame's ninjutsu.
However, this time, the situation was slightly different.
The four sharks, after being broken, did not disappear. Instead, they turned into a swarm of smaller sharks and rushed at Yugito again.
Caught off guard, Yugito was directly hit by Kisame's ninjutsu.
Under the continuous, targeted explosions, even Yugito's Tailed Beast cloak could not withstand such a dense attack.
With no other choice, she had to once again use the ability she had not yet fully mastered.
"Tailed Beast Transformation: Two-Tailed Form."
At the same time, this was the strongest form Yugito could use before her full Tailed Beast transformation.
After transforming into this state, she finally managed to withstand Kisame's attack.
However, at this moment, she couldn't help but recall A's previous words.
"Be careful of that Mist ninja."
Now, she finally admitted that A was right.
This man named Kisame Hoshigaki was no ordinary opponent.
However, Yugito was also extremely confident in her own strength at this moment.
Confident that she would not lose to anyone.
Thinking of this, she slowly raised her arm and launched her attack at the wary Kisame.
"Cat Fire Bowl."
The blue flames that had been burning around the venue, as if they had received a signal, all rushed toward Kisame.
At the same time, while Kisame's attention was diverted, Yugito also quickly rushed at him.
However, although her attack method was extremely strange, Kisame, who had already seen this move before, was already prepared.
"Water Release: Infinite Sharks."
With a powerful slap on the water's surface, countless sharks appeared in the water and charged at the flames.
This ninjutsu was the strongest move that Kisame could currently release with the help of Samehada's chakra.
Its advantage was in its sheer numbers, which were enough to frighten anyone, and the intimidating presence of the massive sharks.
Although Yugito's flames were dense, they were still slightly inferior to Kisame's ninjutsu.
However, Yugito herself hadn't expected this already-exposed ninjutsu to cause much damage to the enemy.
Her real purpose was to use the ninjutsu as a cover to successfully get close to the enemy.
Yugito was confident that even if the enemy's chakra reserves were vast, as long as he wasn't a jinchuriki, he would be no match for her in close combat.
The development of events was basically as she had expected.
Although Kisame had successfully dispersed the sky-full of flames, he was ultimately sent flying by a punch from the suddenly appearing Yugito.
A large amount of fresh blood, mixed with some fragments of internal organs, was scattered in the air.
And Kisame's body, after violently hitting the wall of the venue, fell into the water below with a thump.
Finally, it slowly sank to the bottom.
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