As soon as the words left his mouth, the entire river began to surge violently, rushing upwards like an inverted waterfall.
A massive, ovoid water prison formed, encapsulating even the surrounding forest.
"!!!"
Roshi was taken aback. He hadn't expected the person before him to possess such a technique.
How much chakra does this require?
At this point, the lava on Roshi's body was continuously dissolving in the water, sustained only by his chakra. He knew that if this continued, he would be drained to death.
He had to find a way to escape quickly!
While pondering this, he suddenly noticed Kisame's body undergoing a dramatic transformation in the distance.
He looked almost like a shark man.
Even his sword was gone.
"Hehehe..."
Kisame grinned widely and menacingly:
"The longer this drags on, the more you'll weaken, and I'll only grow stronger. You understand that, don't you?"
"Ugh..."
Roshi couldn't hear Kisame's words clearly anymore; the prolonged time underwater was causing him to run out of oxygen.
Kisame got into position, "Well then... here I come!"
"Whoosh!"
In his shark man form, Kisame's speed in the water increased significantly.
Seeing the impending danger, Roshi swam backward decisively.
No matter what, he had to escape this water prison first.
Kisame swam after him, saying, "Don't waste your energy. You can't escape this water jutsu. The terrain advantage between us is too vast..."
"This water prison moves with me as its center, and I can breathe through gills. Simply running away won't work!"
Within two seconds, Kisame caught up to Roshi.
"Bam!"
Kisame headbutted Roshi in the stomach.
"Ugh!"
A large mouthful of blood spewed from Roshi's mouth. His expression was one of extreme pain. The impact was tremendous, rendering his lava armor useless.
"Whap!"
Kisame didn't give Roshi a moment to breathe, immediately following up with a tail swipe, tightly binding Roshi.
"Hehehe, old man, you look like you're in a lot of pain..."
Roshi was already on the brink of death, his chakra rapidly being absorbed into Kisame's body.
"As soon as I touch you, your chakra continuously flows into my body until you're completely drained!"
"I can feel Samehada trembling with joy. It seems to have found chakra it absolutely loves. Tsk tsk tsk..."
Before long, Roshi completely lost consciousness. The Lava Release Chakra Mode disappeared, and his body returned to its original form.
"Hehehe..."
Kisame chuckled playfully:
"No one in the Akatsuki is better at capturing alive than me. My fusion with Samehada will gradually drain your chakra to the brink of death. Controlling this delicate balance is quite fun~"
"Whap!"
The entire water prison burst like a giant bubble.
Roshi lay on the ground as if dead, barely clinging to life.
Kisame stood beside him as Samehada slowly withdrew from his body.
Soon, Kisame reverted to his original form.
"I was going to cut off your legs, but it seems there's no need for that now."
Kisame's lips curled into a smirk as he reattached Samehada to his back.
"Four-Tails... captured."
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