Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 217 The Tailed Beast Without a Tail

Fuuto was sent flying by Kisame's terrifyingly powerful slash, his arm armor shattered, and his entire right arm was filled with excruciating pain and numbness.

He frantically plowed a deep furrow in the snow before barely managing to steady himself, his face beneath his helmet turning extremely pale.

"You bastard!" Nu Tao was both shocked and furious. His proud chakra armor and ice release had actually suffered a great loss in the face of the opponent's pure and brute power and strange greatsword!
He could sense that the opponent's strike just now had hardly used any sophisticated techniques; it was simply a pure crushing of power and chakra!

"Who exactly are you?!" Nu Tao shouted fiercely, his left hand quickly forming a hand seal in front of his chest. At the same time, he fully activated his chakra armor. The damaged right arm armor and the armor on his body shone with an even more dazzling ice-blue light, emitting a stronger chill, in an attempt to repair the damage and enhance his defense.

The surrounding ice and snow seemed to be drawn towards him.

Kisame Hoshigaki carried the greatsword Samehada, its barbs trembling merrily, as if still savoring the Ice Release chakra he had just absorbed.

He grinned, revealing shark-like teeth, his smile terrifying and oppressive: "Kisame Hoshigaki! Remember this, it's the name that will send you to meet your death!"

Kisame Hoshigaki, too lazy to waste any more words, stuck Samehada into the ground, clasped his hands together, and a massive amount of chakra surged out of his body like a volcanic eruption!

The amount of chakra was so enormous that it far exceeded the range of ordinary ninjas!

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

Kisame opened his mouth and spat out not a trickle, but a celestial river bursting its banks!
A colossal wave appeared out of nowhere, accompanied by a deafening roar, and surged toward Feng Hua Nu Tao and the Snow Ninja behind him with overwhelming force!

This is no ordinary water-style ninjutsu; its scale and power are like a tailed beast stirring up trouble!

The surging waters instantly altered the battlefield's terrain, transforming this cold plain into a churning ocean!

"What?!" Feng Hua Nu Tao's pupils shrank sharply, and for the first time, a look of horror appeared on his face!

Such a large-scale water escape?!

The amount of chakra required is simply...!
What kind of monster is this shark-faced creature?!
"Ice Release: Ice Dome Wall!" Roaring, Nu Tao pushed the power of his chakra armor to its limit, slamming his hands down onto the surging water!

The cold air poured down wildly!

Click!Click!
Amidst a tremendous roar, an incredibly thick, arc-shaped ice wall, resembling a small glacier, instantly rose from the ground, forcefully blocking the raging floodwaters!

The floodwaters crashed violently against the ice wall, emitting a deafening roar. The ice wall trembled violently and cracked open with countless fissures, but it was not immediately washed away.

The Snow Ninjas behind Nu Tao hurriedly formed hand seals to reinforce the ice wall, barely managing to block the first wave of impact.

"Heh... Interesting! Let's see how many you can freeze!" Kisame grinned maliciously, his massive chakra seemingly inexhaustible, and he formed hand seals once more.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Water Escape·Water Formation Pillar!"

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

One after another, water dragons of far greater size roared and crashed into the ice wall; huge columns of water slammed down like heavy hammers; and an even larger waterfall cascaded down from the sky, continuously impacting the ice!
Kisame was practically a humanoid tailed beast, recklessly squandering a despair-inducing amount of chakra, unleashing the most ferocious bombardment with Water Release ninjutsu!
Feng Hua Nu Tao gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and pushed the performance of his chakra armor to the limit, frantically releasing ice release to defend himself.

"Ice Release: Twin Dragon Storm Kill!"

"Ice Release·Bingyan Tangwu!"

"Ice Escape·Broken Dragon and Tiger!"

Two ice dragons charged towards the water dragon, ice spikes constantly piercing the ground in an attempt to block the flow of water, while a giant ice tiger pounced on the waterfall…

The roar was deafening as water and ice collided violently, evaporating and condensing, filling the battlefield with thick water vapor and ice crystals.

The Ice Release of Raging Waves was indeed powerful with the armor, freezing large areas of water each time. However, Kisame's chakra seemed to be inexhaustible, and the ice that had just been frozen was instantly washed away and swallowed up by the even more ferocious Water Release that followed!
The water was getting stronger and stronger!
Nu Tao felt like a small boat in a storm, each defense exhausting his strength. The energy of his chakra armor was being rapidly depleted, and it even began to emit an overloaded buzzing sound and overheated white vapor!

His prized Ice Release technique appeared utterly powerless before the opponent's massive Water Release technique, which relied solely on sheer quantity and was like a natural disaster!

"Impossible! Your chakra... how could it be stronger than my armor..." Nu Tao gasped for breath, his eyes filled with disbelief and fear.

His ice wall was getting smaller and smaller, and the freezing speed could not keep up with the speed of the flood.

"Is this all your Ice Release is capable of?" Kisame seized an opening when his opponent was exhausted, his eyes flashing with murderous intent!
"Water Release: Thousand Food Sharks!"

He slapped his hands on the water's surface, channeling a massive amount of chakra into them.

Instantly, the entire churning water seemed to come alive!

Countless ferocious sharks, hundreds and thousands of them, surfaced from the water!
They bared their sharp teeth, like a pack of hungry wolves, and pounced on the exhausted wind and waves from all directions, from top to bottom and left to right!

At this moment, the wind, flowers, and raging waves seemed to have fallen into an ocean hell made of sharks!
He waved his still-functioning left hand in terror, conjuring ice blades to slash desperately.

puff!puff!puff!
The shark is constantly being chopped up, only to instantly reform in an endless cycle!
They tore at his chakra armor, making a teeth-grinding scraping sound.

The armor's energy was rapidly depleting, cracks were appearing more and more, and it was even beginning to disintegrate!
The icy river water, mixed with the sharks' bites, overwhelmed the raging waves, causing them to scream in agony. Countless wounds soon appeared on their bodies, and their blood stained the surrounding waters red.

"It's over!" Kisame roared, controlling the last swarm of sharks to launch the final attack!
Thousands of sharks opened their massive jaws, ready to devour and tear the raging waves to shreds!
Despair finally appeared in Feng Hua Nu Tao's eyes! Just at this critical moment!
A red figure suddenly appeared in front of Feng Hua Nu Tao.

It's Uchiha Hikaru!
She had left the earthen wall at some point, her scarlet Sharingan eyes calmly watching the oncoming torrent of Thousand Sharks.

Uchiha Hikaru formed a hand seal, placing his right hand in front of his lips.

"Fire Escape·The Great Fire Extinguishes!"

A surge of chakra gathered at the back of his throat, and he exhaled a vast expanse of flames, as wide as the sea, in front of him!
Like a tsunami of flames!

boom--! ! !
Thousands of sharks crashed violently into the wave of flames!

The Thousand-Eating Shark, powerful enough to destroy an army, was instantly pulverized the moment it collided with the wave of fire!

Kisame's shark-like eyes widened suddenly: "What?!"

This B-rank fire-style ninjutsu, Great Fire Annihilation, is not a rare ninjutsu; many ninjas in Kirigakure can use it.

Even during the Third Shinobi World War, when more than twenty Hidden Mist ninjas joined forces to unleash Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, they did not possess such power!
Kisame Hoshigaki was also shocked by the strength of the girl in front of him who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Uchiha Hikaru slowly lowered his hand, and the sea of ​​fire and waves dissipated.

She glanced behind her at Feng Hua Nutao, who was covered in wounds, barely clinging to life, her eyes glazed over with the terror of surviving a near-death experience, before turning to Kisame, who looked utterly shocked. Her cool voice remained calm:

"Kisame Hoshigaki, I acknowledge your strength. You truly are someone Lord Shura values."

She paused, then raised her head to gesture towards the limp waves in the water: "However, Lord Shura has other uses for this guy's life."

Previously, Ma had instructed his subordinates to be careful when encountering powerful Jonin from other countries, and to capture them alive if possible.

Kisame remembered Lord Shura's instructions, took a deep breath, and slowly relaxed his tense muscles.

Looking at Uchiha Hikaru's petite figure and those unfathomable Sharingan eyes, he for the first time put away all his contempt and resentment.

This woman is ridiculously strong!
No wonder Lord Shura sent her to oversee things.

"I understand, Lord Hikaru," Kisame replied in a muffled voice, saying no more.

But this respectful title already shows that Kisame acknowledges her strength.

With Uchiha Hikaru's intervention, this battle should come to an end.

On the other side of the battlefield, the Snow Ninja, who were still putting up a last-ditch resistance, witnessed their invincible daimyo being beaten helplessly by Kisame. In the end, he was picked up like a chicken by the red-eyed woman who suddenly appeared, and their last bit of fighting spirit completely collapsed.

"His Highness the Great has been arrested!"

"Your Highness...Your Highness has been defeated!"

"Run!"

Someone shouted, and the remaining Snow Ninja scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions in a panic.

"Trying to run?!" Kimimaro and Haku, along with a group of Star Ninja who had been waiting for a long time, immediately gave chase.

Kimimaro locked onto the target with his Byakugan, his figure as elusive as a ghost, instantly catching up with Fuyuki, one of the Snow Ninja Jonin who was trying to escape.

"Ten-Finger Piercing Bullet!" The cold bone bullet precisely shattered the energy device of the chakra armor, while also piercing through Winter Bear Ice Rain's knees and shoulders, causing him to scream and fall to the ground, unable to get up.

On the other side, Feixue Chuiyan tried to use the snow to create chaos and escape, but was held back by Bai.

"Magic Mirror Ice Crystals!" Countless ice mirrors instantly blocked Fei Xue Chui Yan's path. Thousand kunai shot out like a storm, accurately knocking away the kunai in her hand and pinning her limbs to the ice mirrors, rendering her unable to move.

The remaining Snow Ninjas were intercepted, defeated, or captured by Firefly, Gota, Snow Mirror, and other Star Ninjas.

A battle that initially seemed evenly matched ended in a decisive victory for the Land of Stars with the capture of Fuuka Naoto and the intervention of Kisame and Uchiha Hikaru.

On the cold plains, the floodwaters gradually receded, leaving behind devastation and cold corpses.

The Star Ninjas began cleaning up the battlefield, collecting spoils of war, and taking custody of the prisoners.

Uchiha Hikaru handed the unconscious Fuuka Nuta to an ANBU ninja for care, then instructed the others: "Gota, Hotaru, take charge of the subsequent suppression of the Land of the Darkness. Kisame, you lead the first ANBU squad deep into the Land of Snow and strike at the heart of the enemy."

The elite forces of the Land of Snow were all wiped out here by the wind and waves, leaving only a few scattered ninjas behind, who are not worth worrying about. Kisame Hoshigaki only needs to bring a small number of ninjas to suppress the resistance forces of the country.

"Yes, Lord Hikaru." Kisame Hoshigaki, carrying Samehada, stood in the muddy snow water, looking at Hikaru Uchiha's back with a solemn expression and a hint of respect.

Soon, a squad of twelve Chunin from the Anbu, led by Kisame Hoshigaki, assembled and headed towards the capital of the Land of Snow.

(End of this chapter)