"Whoosh—"
Kenta's figure appeared on a pile of rubble, looking at the pursuing Kisame with a serious expression.
Although he hadn't fought him before, he had seen that hundred-meter-long water sphere from his battle with Aoki Yoru.
The opponent was undoubtedly a Kage-level powerhouse; if he wasn't careful, he would be killed in seconds.
"Bang—"
Kisame fell heavily from mid-air, slamming into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust; the ground cracked like a spiderweb, and even the loose stones bounced up.
He looked at Kenta with a sinister grin: "Although I really want to slaughter that guy, since Itachi-san has spoken, I'll collect some interest from you first!"
Then he pressed his hands together, his chest swelling high like a water-filled skin bag.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
He opened his mouth and sprayed violently, the massive amount of water instantly turning into a monstrous wave that swept towards Kenta with the force of an avalanche, threatening to turn the entire area into a vast ocean in the blink of an eye.
In the distance, Aoki Yoru's eye twitched; even having seen it before, he couldn't help but marvel. Just thirty percent of his Chakra produced this much volume; even the Uzumaki Clan would be ashamed to compare.
Suddenly, Aoki Yoru paused, as if he had discovered something, and his expression turned serious.
'Converting it, this guy's Chakra is at least fifty percent more than when he fought me, right?'
Then Aoki Yoru showed an expression of sudden realization; it must have been Obito who treated him using white zetsu cells. Otherwise, with Kisame's injuries, only Tsunade in the Ninja World could have saved him, and even she couldn't have restored his arm.
"It seems Kisame really is Obito's trusted aide!" Aoki Yoru thought to himself.
Kenta kept jumping, dodging the wave after wave of water impact.
After a long while, calm was restored; by this time, the entire rubble pile had been submerged by water, forming a huge lake.
Kenta looked at Kisame opposite him with a serious expression; this amount of Chakra was the most he had ever seen in his life.
"Since that's the case, I'll go all out!"
Then, Kenta took a deep breath, his chest swelling to a visible extent, trying to take in as much oxygen as possible.
As his breath circulated at high speed within his body, his skin turned a scorching red at a visible speed, his veins bulged, and the Chakra around his body also became agitated.
"Seven-Day Breathing Technique: Third Activation: Red Skin!"
"Boom—"
Kenta stomped hard, and his entire figure instantly vanished from the spot; the water surface beneath his feet exploded, and water splashed into the sky.
Seeing this, Kisame drew the great sword from his back and blocked to his side. This was crafted to mimic the appearance of Samehada; except for its inability to absorb Chakra and lack of sentience, it was exactly the same as Samehada.
"Bang—"
Kenta's fist slammed hard against the great sword.
Kisame revealed a mocking smile: "Didn't your teammate tell you about Samehada's form?"
Kenta's pupils shrank upon hearing this, as if he had realized something. He wanted to retreat, but it was too late; the great sword suddenly sprouted barbs, piercing directly through Kenta's fist.
Kenta let out a muffled grunt, using the recoil to slide backward several meters, not caring at all about the blood spurting from his hand.
He reached back and pulled out the metal rod from his waist. With a few crisp "click" sounds, several short rods instantly assembled into a long staff.
"Fourth Activation: Mad Oxygen; Fifth Activation: Quaking Heart, Open."
As he finished speaking, Kenta threw his head back and took a deep breath. His lungs pumped frantically like a bellows, the red on his skin deepened instantly, veins crawled over his body like coiling dragons, and even his fingertips were trembling slightly.
As the "Quaking Heart" activation opened, his heartbeat suddenly thundered, causing the surrounding lake water to ripple densely.
The Chakra around his body also began to boil and surge, even the air was heated up by his aura.
"Boom—"
Kenta's figure instantly vanished from the spot, leaving only the water splashes he had crushed.
The next second, he appeared at Kisame's side, the long staff smashing down with a whistling sound of breaking wind.
Kisame's expression changed, and he hurriedly swung his sword to block; the loud sound of metal clashing exploded over the lake surface.
Kenta's figure flashed around him like a phantom, the shadow of the staff falling like rain, forcing Kisame to defend frantically with his sword. The sound of collisions between the great sword and the staff merged into one, making his hands numb, and even the lake water beneath his feet was stirred up continuously.
"This brat has such fast speed."
Kisame, who was struggling and defending passively, didn't expect this brat to have a secret technique for short-term bursts.
'This secret technique must be related to breathing. Since that's the case, it's simple.'
Thinking of this, Kisame immediately had a solution; he formed hand seals with one hand.
"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"
Suddenly, the lake water within five meters of Kisame surged violently, water columns shot into the sky, and it looked like it was about to close over their heads, forming a semi-circular water prison.
Just as the water wall was about to close, Kenta's eyes narrowed. He smashed his long staff hard against the great sword, and using the recoil, he leaped out just before the water prison formed.
Kisame looked at Kenta, who had escaped, and wasn't annoyed. He mobilized his Chakra and pressed one hand onto the water surface.
"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"
Suddenly, a huge water column appeared on the lake surface, and a shark formed from Water-natured Chakra burst out of the water, opening its giant mouth filled with sharp teeth and rushing towards Kenta.
Kenta looked at the incoming water shark, without a hint of fear in his eyes. Instead, he took a deep breath, and two sparks of crimson fire instantly sprayed from his nostrils, his Chakra also tinged with a scorching flame color.
"Fire Breathing: Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
Kenta opened his mouth and spat out a huge fire dragon, which slammed hard into the Water Shark Bullet.
The fire dragon instantly vaporized the water shark, and water vapor filled the air, exploding over the lake.
At this moment, Kenta didn't feel any joy; instead, he focused all his attention on the surrounding movements. Kisame wouldn't just let it go like this.
Suddenly, there was a fluctuation in the mist above. Kenta looked up and saw Kisame holding the great sword, slashing down fiercely from the air. Kenta hurriedly raised his staff to block.
"Clang—"
"So heavy!"
He felt like a mountain had slammed down, and his arms were instantly bent under the pressure.
Kisame looked at him with a sinister smile on his face, veins bulging all over his body. He exerted force suddenly, smashing him directly into the bottom of the lake.
"Now you can't use that kind of breathing secret technique anymore, right!"
Then, he pressed his palms onto the water surface, and a massive amount of Chakra poured out from his five fingers.
"Water Release: Five Feeding Sharks!"
The massive amount of Chakra merged with the lake water, instantly turning into five huge water sharks.
They opened their giant mouths filled with sharp teeth and rushed towards Kenta at the bottom of the lake.
Kenta looked at the sharks rushing from front and back, his eyes narrowing. He mobilized the Earth-natured Chakra in his body, and his right arm was instantly covered with a layer of black armor.
He raised his right arm, covered in black earth armor, and smashed it fiercely against the incoming water shark.
"Bang—"
A muffled sound exploded underwater; Kenta's fist slammed directly onto the top of the water shark's head, the huge impact instantly shattering the water shark into a sky full of water splashes.
But the following shark had already arrived, and he immediately leaped backward to dodge its impact.
But when he looked back, his pupils shrank, and an expression of shock appeared on his face; the shark that had been shattered had re-formed.
He looked up at Kisame on the lake surface: "If I don't hit him, even killing the sharks is useless. I can't stay in the water anymore, or I'll be worn down to death."
"Jieyi once said that my body is not yet mature; if I frequently open the Sixth Gate or higher, then it will undoubtedly consume a great deal of vitality. Since that's the case, I'll open the Fifth Gate first!"
Then he crossed his arms, and green Chakra surged wildly from his body. His skin instantly turned purple, veins bulged, his breathing became heavy like thunder, and his Chakra rolled violently.
"Eight Gates: Fifth Gate: Gate of Limit, Open!"