"Kisame, what do you want to do?"
Orochimaru's eyes narrowed as he observed Kisame's movements, and he couldn't help but ask.
The battle was still ongoing, and he didn't want anything unexpected to happen.
"If this continues, your people might lose. It's perfect timing for me to help out!" Kisame said while twisting his neck, making cracking sounds.
"I'm tired of watching this fight too. Let's end it quickly!"
"You..." Orochimaru looked at Kisame, who seemed eager for action. He knew he couldn't command Kisame, so he gave a final warning. "Don't kill him. I still have use for him."
This was his future vessel. He didn't want to lose it.
"Got it!" Kisame impatiently nodded and then stepped forward toward the center of the battlefield.
His pace wasn't fast, but in the blink of an eye, he had reached the heart of the battle.
"Huh?" Despite fighting Kimimaro, Hayashi had been keeping an eye on his surroundings. Seeing the sudden appearance of Kisame on the battlefield, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Is someone else about to make a move?"
He had already anticipated someone might interfere in the battle when it started.
So, he remained vigilant.
"Heh, standing high up on the vines? Come down!" Kisame sneered, quickly forming hand seals. "Water Style: Water Shark Bomb!"
As he spoke, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in front of him, spinning rapidly.
A shark-like water serpent shot into the air, aiming to bite Hayashi and swallow him whole.
"Vines!"
Hayashi, always watching Kisame's moves, immediately summoned vines to shatter the water-shark created by Kisame.
Pfft~~
But as he focused only on Kisame, a sharp bone chain pierced from behind him. Hayashi couldn't dodge in time, and the bone chain pierced through his shoulder.
"Damn... I was careless!" Hayashi cursed under his breath, controlling the vines to strangle Kimimaro, while his massive hand attacked Kisame.
However, with Kisame's involvement, the balance of the battle suddenly shifted.
Hayashi was now at a disadvantage.
Especially as Kisame, during the fight, pulled out his sword Samehada from his back, the white bandages unraveling!
Revealing a weapon covered in sharp spines. No, rather than a weapon, it looked more like an animal—an incredibly special one.
After Hayashi's first clash with the sword, his heart skipped a beat. It felt like a lot of his chakra had been drained.
What's going on?
This ability, he had only experienced once, with Genya's Black Flame, but now he was facing it from this strange person.
Is it the weapon?
As Hayashi analyzed the situation, he continued to struggle with both enemies.
Perhaps because he hadn't forgotten Genya's mission, Hayashi's main focus was still on Kimimaro. He needed to quickly seal Kimimaro using Wood Style.
Once he escaped, he could take Jugo and Kimimaro and leave quickly, then return to Konoha to report to Genya.
"You're still focusing your attacks on that brat Kimimaro. Do you look down on me?" Kisame grinned, licking his lips as the battle continued.
However, as the fight went on, Hayashi's injuries grew more serious, and his chakra was quickly depleting.
It was almost exhausted.
"Seal him!" Just as his chakra was about to run out, he used the vines to bind Kimimaro and quickly performed the sealing technique.
Huff... huff...
Breathing heavily, Hayashi half-knelt on the ground, looking somewhat drained.
Slowly lifting his head, he glanced toward Orochimaru's direction. "I won this gamble, Orochimaru. You should fulfill your promise and let them come with me!"
Hayashi stared at Orochimaru, waiting for his opinion.
"Hehe... I promised I'd let Kimimaro and Jugo leave with you, but... today, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave here!"
After seeing Hayashi's strength, Orochimaru was even more eager to test him.
The wood-style ninja was indeed impressive, and he wouldn't allow Hayashi to leave. He was a perfect vessel.
"Kid, don't you understand? Orochimaru will let those two go with you, but the condition is that you have to leave here yourself!"
At that moment, Kisame swaggered over from behind, pressing his palm forward!
In an instant,
Water began to gather in front of Hayashi, eventually forming a round water prison, intending to trap him inside!
"So, if I can leave here, I can take them with me?" Before the water fully engulfed him, Hayashi asked again.
As he asked this question, his eyes were still on Orochimaru, as if waiting for his answer.
Orochimaru seemed to feel that victory was assured, nodding confidently: "As long as you can leave, you can naturally take them with you!"
Orochimaru believed that Hayashi, exhausted and drained of chakra, would be trapped in the water prison and would never escape.
Moreover, both he and Itachi were here to ensure the trap.
"Kid... you shouldn't have come to this meeting today!" Kisame looked at Hayashi, chuckling dryly, then activated his chakra.
Two breaths later, Hayashi was fully trapped in the water prison!
Suspended in the water, the suffocating pain nearly caused Hayashi to faint, but the man known as Hayashi remained calm.
He didn't struggle!
Just as Orochimaru thought that Hayashi had resigned to his fate and was about to approach to imprison him,
"I can take them with me if I leave? Let me try today!" Hayashi suddenly opened his eyes in the water and murmured.
Huh?
Orochimaru and Kisame, seeing Hayashi now, felt a sudden tension in their hearts.
They both sensed that Hayashi still had a hidden card, his eyes sharp, with a hint of unwillingness.
Especially Orochimaru, who couldn't help but stare at Hayashi, trying to see through him.
Suddenly, he saw lines appear on Hayashi's face, just like the cursed seals.
At the same time, Hayashi's wounds were rapidly healing.
"What's going on? His chakra and body are both recovering quickly!" Kisame was stunned, feeling that the young man in the water prison seemed to have awakened some terrifying energy.
It seemed like he could break out of the water prison at any moment.
"Yin Seal, Creation Rebirth, Hundred Healings Technique?" Orochimaru exclaimed as he recognized the techniques.
He and Tsunade were old acquaintances, and he knew her jutsu well. As soon as Hayashi performed these three techniques, he immediately recognized them.
Is this Wood Ox related to Tsunade?
A question arose in his mind. It made sense... Wood Style should be related to the Senju Clan, but whether Tsunade taught him these forbidden jutsu was still uncertain.
But as soon as he recognized the Yin Seal, Orochimaru stepped back cautiously, always staying alert.
"What's the Yin Seal?" Kisame was shocked. He even looked down on Orochimaru's surprised retreat: "Perfect, I haven't had enough fun in battle, now I can fight properly!"
"Since he's recovered, I'll just knock him down again!"
Kisame was eager to fight, his heart filled with excitement.
At that moment, a hand suddenly pierced through the water prison and reached out.
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