"Sword Technique: Sky Splitting Slash!"
As Pakura's cold shout echoed, a massive crescent-shaped white slash was unleashed from her hand.
The crescent-shaped slash expanded rapidly, cutting through the wooden spikes advancing towards her, and continued towards Shinnō and Kisame.
"Dodge!" Shinnō frowned as he saw Kisame preparing to defend with Wood Release. He grabbed Kisame and leapt into the air.
Crash~~~ Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Pakura's Sky Splitting Slash swept through the forest, cutting every tree in its path, creating a vast, clear fan-shaped area.
Kisame's face twitched as he witnessed Pakura's powerful slash.
Had he stubbornly continued to use Wood Release to defend, he might not have withstood Pakura's attack.
Seeing the impressive power of Pakura's slash, Shinnō spoke gravely, "You use Wood Release to constrain their movements, and I'll attack them with Eight Gates."
Finished, a terrifying green chakra erupted from Shinnō's body.
"Eight Gates: Gate of View - Open!"
To quickly subdue their opponents, Shinnō decided to reveal his true power.
Kisame realized he could no longer underestimate their opponents. He gathered chakra and pressed his hands to the ground.
"Wood Release: Thousand Thorns!"
The ground before Kisame cracked open, and countless thorn-covered vines burst forth, rushing towards Pakura and Uzuki Yugao.
Seeing Kisame stubbornly using Wood Release, Shishou shook his head in exasperation.
Though Kisame's chakra wasn't on par with Hashirama's, it far exceeded most others. If he used his highly proficient Water Release, he wouldn't be in such a passive position.
But now, Kisame seemed intent on proving himself with Wood Release, clearly agitated by Pakura's earlier taunt.
"Ninja Art: Super Beast Imitating Drawing - Hawk Hunt!"
Yugao, seeing the thorny vines sealing off their surroundings, grabbed Pakura and leapt into the air. She quickly drew two ink hawks from her scroll, which caught them steadily.
Seeing their opponents could fly, Kisame and Shinnō were momentarily stunned, just as they were ready to unleash their full might.
Now, they were at a disadvantage.
'Are these two from Konoha?'
Even Uchiha Obito frowned, recognizing the Root Secret Technique from Konoha.
With Kisame and Shinnō at a disadvantage, Pakura and Yugao seized control from their aerial position.
A hundred meters high, on the ink hawk, Pakura gripped her hand, gathering energy.
"Sword Technique: Wind Style - Gale Slash!"
Finished gathering, Pakura swung her arm rapidly, creating afterimages. Countless giant wind blades flew from her hand, covering Kisame and Shinnō below.
Seeing the incoming wind blades, Shinnō, with the Sixth Gate open, clenched his fists and struck out repeatedly.
"Superhuman Fist: Dark Fist!"
Black chakra fists flew into the sky from Shinnō's punches, intercepting Pakura's wind blades.
On the other ink hawk, countless small fireballs appeared behind Pakura. These fireballs merged into a blazing white fireball.
"Scorch Release: Fusion Bomb!"
Pakura aimed at Kisame and Shinnō on the ground, and the blazing white fireball began bombarding them like a machine gun.
Seeing the incoming fireballs, Kisame gritted his teeth and quickly formed hand seals.
"Water Style: Hundred Shark Bullets!"
Over a hundred shark-shaped water bullets formed around Kisame and leapt into the air, colliding with Pakura's Scorch Release fireballs.
In a critical moment, Kisame finally abandoned Wood Release and resorted to his proficient Water Release.
Kisame's hand seals changed continuously.
"Water Style: Giant Shark Bullet Jutsu!"
In front of Kisame, a massive shark-shaped water bullet formed again. Under the cover of the Hundred Shark Bullets, it surged towards Pakura.
Seeing the incoming shark bullets and the Giant Shark Bullet, Pakura frowned. She maneuvered the ink hawk swiftly while gathering high-powered Scorch Release fireballs on her fingertips, ready to shatter Kisame's attack into water droplets.
Kisame noticed Pakura's fireball gathering on her fingertips and expressionlessly formed more hand seals.
Seeing Kisame's hand seals, Pakura and Yugao quickly directed the ink hawks to climb higher.
Beside Kisame, Shinnō clenched his fists and struck repeatedly, sending countless fist imprints along Pakura and Yugao's escape path to block them.
"You go ahead," Pakura stayed back, using her Scorch Release to intercept the fist imprints.
Yugao nodded and continued to climb with the ink hawk.
"If the Giant Shark Bullet can be shattered by your fireball, let's see how you handle my next technique."
Kisame sneered at Pakura in the air and shouted:
"Water Style: Super Exploding Water Shockwave!"
After completing his hand seals, Kisame spewed a massive amount of water from his mouth, quickly forming a giant ellipsoidal water prison around a hundred meters wide, trapping Shinnō and Pakura inside.
Only Yugao, riding the ink hawk, escaped to the sky.
"Kisame, you should have used your proficient Water Release from the start instead of stubbornly using Wood Release."
Uchiha Obito muttered as he saw Pakura trapped. To him, Kisame's successful use of this move signaled a clear outcome.
Outside the giant water prison, Uchiha Izumi gripped her katana, ready to assist at any moment.
Shishou watched calmly, curious to see how Pakura and Yugao would break free.
"Hmph, let's see where you run now."
Seeing Pakura trapped in the water prison, Kisame sneered, swimming towards her to capture her.
Shinnō swam out of the water prison, preparing to intercept Yugao.
In the air, standing on the ink hawk, Yugao saw Pakura trapped in the water prison and frowned, forming hand seals.
"Cursed Seal Mode: Activate!"
Though Yugao hadn't fully mastered Sage Jutsu, Shishou's help allowed her to proficiently activate Cursed Seal Mode and use Sage energy.
With the Cursed Seal activated, Sage energy surged through Yugao, and countless black crescent-shaped marks spread across her body.
Feeling the abundant power, Yugao closed her eyes, gripped her katana, and channeled all her chakra into it.
The next second,
Yugao's eyes snapped open. She stepped forward and slashed her katana at the giant water prison.
"Sage Sword Technique: Crescent Moon Sky Piercer!"
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