Chapter 353: Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou [353]
Konoha.
With the chaos caused by the Six Paths of Pain and Kisame Hoshigaki, the entire village of Konoha was thrown into turmoil. But thanks to their preparations, jonin rushed to the battlefield one after another, and Chunin and Genin swiftly evacuated the villagers. Although Konoha appeared chaotic, in reality, the evacuation was happening at the fastest possible speed.
Konoha's rapid response left the Akatsuki members with slightly grave expressions.
By the river, Kisame's face darkened upon seeing the Blue Beast of Konoha—his old adversary—charging toward him.
"Heh, looks like Konoha spotted us as soon as we entered the village. Otherwise, there's no way they'd react so quickly. But it doesn't matter—I'm not afraid of fighting a crowd."
Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
This time, Kisame opened with his ultimate move. After all, with so many Konoha ninjas constantly attacking, he might be overwhelmed by sheer numbers—just as the Third Raikage had demonstrated during the Third Great Ninja War.
In an instant, under the shocked gazes of numerous Konoha ninjas, a terrifying mass of water appeared in the distance.
"Everyone, get out of the way! If you get caught in a Water Style jutsu of this scale, it'll be hard to escape!"
"Move! The target is Akatsuki's Kisame Hoshigaki. His giant blade, Samehada, can absorb chakra..."
One jonin after another quickly dodged, and some even launched shuriken with explosive tags attached. Explosions from the tags continually disrupted the water jutsu, making Kisame, who had just prepared the technique, frown.