"Kisame, be careful! He's several times stronger now than he was earlier!"
Orochimaru warned Kisame, who was proudly standing by. With the activation of three forbidden jutsu, his combat power had multiplied several times.
Orochimaru had felt this power firsthand from Tsunade.
Now, the true wood-style ninja, Hayashi, was using secret techniques. His strength, even if not as great as Tsunade's, was only slightly inferior, and might even surpass hers.
It was said that the first Hokage, Senju Hayashi, had also mastered these three forbidden jutsu.
"Several times stronger? Heh... no matter how strong he gets, in front of me, he's still just a crawling insect!" Kisame sneered.
With the Samehada in his hands, no matter how strong the enemy, it would just mean a few more times of devouring their chakra.
The stronger they were, the more nourishment Samehada would get.
Splash~~
While Kisame and Orochimaru were talking, Hayashi stepped out of the water prison.
The water prison shattered.
Water was still dripping off Hayashi as he stepped forward, his footsteps making a sound with each stride.
"Heh... now I can fight without holding back!" Kisame grinned maliciously, stepping forward and swinging Samehada at Hayashi.
At this point, Kisame didn't know Hayashi's full strength. He intended to use Samehada to devour Hayashi's chakra first.
Bang~~!
Hayashi caught the thorn-covered Samehada with one hand and took a step forward, punching Kisame with the other.
The force was overwhelming.
Kisame quickly raised his other arm to block, but after his arm met Hayashi's punch, he felt an immense, terrifying power.
The long-sleeved robe on his arm instantly ripped apart, and his body couldn't withstand the terrifying force, getting sent flying about ten meters.
"What's going on? Samehada can only absorb a little bit of his chakra, but how is this guy's physical strength so strong?" Kisame frowned, seemingly pondering what was wrong.
"Kisame, he's using the combination of the Yin Seal, Creation Rebirth, and the Hundred Healings Technique!" Orochimaru noticed Kisame's shock and quickly added, "The Yin Seal continuously releases chakra, but all the released chakra is used to heal his injuries and enhance his physical strength. You can't steal chakra from him!"
Samehada couldn't directly devour the sealed chakra.
"So what should I do now?" Kisame frowned and asked. When he looked at Hayashi again, his expression turned more serious.
The previous fight had already shown that Hayashi had grown stronger.
"Defeat him head-on!" Orochimaru spoke again.
However, there was a pause in his words.
A ninja who combines the Yin Seal, Creation Rebirth, and the Hundred Healings Technique is almost like a fighting machine.
Plus, with the broken power of Wood Release, it's like an eternal motion machine.
Unless they deplete his chakra from the Yin Seal, even if he's heavily injured, he'll recover in just a few breaths.
"Head-on... defeat?" Kisame muttered quietly and then looked at Hayashi again.
He saw Hayashi stepping forward, with two vines trailing behind him, each hanging a round ball—the vines that sealed Kimimaro and Jugo.
But after just a few steps, Kisame blocked Hayashi's path again.
Hayashi calmly looked up and met Kisame's gaze. "I'm taking them with me. Are you going to stop me?"
"Heh heh... I was entrusted with this. If you defeat me, you can leave!" Kisame grinned, his voice playful, but his expression was dead serious.
"Since that's the case, let's fight again!" Hayashi shouted sharply, his toes tapping the ground.
The ground shattered.
In an instant, Hayashi appeared beside Kisame and struck down with a palm blade.
Huh?
Kisame frowned, quickly using his Samehada to block the blow. But with just that strike, his legs buckled slightly.
In the end, he still managed to hold his ground.
Boom~
Before Kisame could react again, Hayashi kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying once more.
Kisame rolled on the ground for several meters before finally stabilizing himself.
Kneeling halfway on the ground, he feared another attack from Hayashi. He quickly formed hand signs: "Water Style, Water Dragon Bullet!"
But Hayashi shattered the Water Dragon Bullet with a punch, its power still intact, heading straight for Kisame.
It was fast!
Kisame, with his vast combat experience, barely managed to hold off Hayashi's attack, preparing a forbidden technique, though it was a desperate struggle.
Boom~~
After being knocked back again by a punch, Kisame's mouth bled.
However, a more excited look appeared on his face. The tail of his Samehada wrapped around his arm, rapidly healing his body.
"Heh, your strength really excites me, but now I'm going to give it my all!" Kisame slowly stood up straight, his hands moving quickly as he formed hand signs: "Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Pff~~~
As he finished his words, water began to flow continuously from his mouth, and at the same time, the water underground started to rise.
In just a few breaths, a massive semi-spherical water prison formed on the ground, completely enveloping Hayashi!
The radius of this sphere was a full 300 meters.
Inside the water, Hayashi immediately felt a suffocating pressure. Fortunately, with his Creation Regeneration, he could survive underwater for a while, which helped him remain calm.
However, his eyes scanned the water, searching for Kisame's figure.
Soon, at the very top of the water's surface, he spotted a strange creature—neither fish nor human—glaring at him, its eyes filled with confidence, as if it was certain of victory.
It was as though once he entered this water prison, escape would be impossible!
Having confirmed Kisame's location, Hayashi started moving toward the edge of the water prison, hoping to escape quickly.
Although Creation Regeneration allowed him to breathe for a short time, it wouldn't last long.
"Trying to escape? Not a chance! This is my territory!" Kisame sneered, watching Hayashi move through the water. He raised his hand, directing it toward Hayashi underwater. "Water Style: Five Shark Attack!"
As his words rang out, five massive sharks appeared, resembling giant sea serpents.
"First one!"
At Kisame's command, one of the sharks, made of condensed water, lunged at Hayashi.
Underwater, the shark's speed was astonishing, and in the blink of an eye, it was already right in front of Hayashi.
Hayashi kept his focus on the shark's movements. Just as the shark was about to bite him, he leaped into the air.
He landed on the shark's dorsal fin.
With a powerful stomp, he crushed the shark into the ground, causing it to explode in a burst of water, swirling around in the water.
Kisame watched all of this unfold, his eyes narrowing. He spoke again, "Second one!"
A shark charged towards Hayashi again, just as fast as the last one.
"Third bite!"
"Fourth bite!"
"Fifth bite!"
As Kisame called out, several sharks began to stir in the water, surrounding Hayashi.
They were ready to strike.
All at once, they lunged at Hayashi, as if aiming to tear it apart.
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