Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 160 One Fish, Three Ways

Boom!

The silver snakes flashed repeatedly, and the clouds and rain in the sky intensified.

The towering rain curtain filled the tunnels at the summit, flowing downwards like winding waterways.

Two against six, eight luminous chakra cores echoing each other.

Two Kage-level ninjas are facing off against one Kage, two elite Jonin, and three ordinary Jonin.

According to the basic logic of the ninja world, three well-coordinated Jonin can defeat one elite Jonin, and three elite Jonin can barely fight against a Kage-level opponent.

Theoretically speaking, the combat strength at the summit is equivalent to that of four Kage-level fighters, making them evenly matched.

"Looks like they don't plan to leave!"

Kisame Hoshigaki raised his face to feel the dampness in the air, his eyes squinting in enjoyment, his mood visibly pleasant.

For ninjas skilled in water-style techniques, this is already an excellent environment.

"This is your home turf. Orochimaru is yours to handle. I'll hold off that Root guy in sunglasses for you," Itachi Uchiha calmly laid out the battle plan.

"no problem."

Thinking of the mission Madara Uchiha had given him—to secretly retrieve the Six Paths Treasures—Kisame Hoshigaki readily agreed.

He was just wondering how to take the treasure without Itachi's sight after killing Orochimaru!
The other party's suggestion was exactly what he wanted!
The two teams chose their opponents, and the atmosphere gradually became tense and anxious.

Swish!

His deep blue fingers moved across his chest, and a magnificent amount of chakra surged within him, its extremely powerful fluctuations resembling waves.

"coming!"

The butterfly promptly reminded its companion!
Lan and Pan Xiong tensed up instantly, and a chainsaw-like gale and thick mud armor appeared simultaneously on the blade and their bodies.

As the weakest trio in the entire competition, they were already on high alert.

As Kairi observed Kisame Hoshigaki's chakra with his Byakugan, he felt a strange sense of familiarity swirling in his mind. The deep blue torrent of chakra was as profound as the ocean. Why did this feeling remind him of the Three-Tails Isobu?

A tailless tailed beast?

Thinking of the three-tailed flesh sealed inside the bloodhound, and then looking at Kisame Hoshigaki, whose appearance resembled a shark, and the great sword Samehada on his back.

She had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Human experimentation is not the exclusive domain of Konoha and Orochimaru. The Hidden Cloud Village's Black Lightning Technique also extensively researched bloodline ninjas during its development.

If Kirigakure also had its own human experiments, then Kisame Hoshigaki's powerful chakra, comparable to that of a tailed beast, is probably inseparable from the Three-Tails!

Rumble!
Thunder and lightning flashed across the sky. Kisame Hoshigaki finally finished his numerous hand seals, his cheeks puffed out, and he suddenly spat out a great river.

Water Release·Big Explosive Water Wave!
The surging waves and towering torrents swept away the rain from the sky, creating terrifying waves on the mountaintop, resembling a river bursting its banks.

The opponent's first move was a killing blow.

"Are you kidding me?"

Looking at the rapidly growing waves ahead, eventually reaching a height of over a hundred meters and covering the sky, Lan gripped the short blade, less than a meter long and wrapped with wind magic, and looked around in bewilderment.

He had never experienced a battle like this before.

The normal ninja battle process should involve using ninja tools to probe for information, engaging in thrilling taijutsu duels to counter each other's moves, and finally using each other's signature moves to decide the outcome with a single blow.

But... what does this mean?
A person creates a tsunami at the top of a mountain, and huge, endless waves surge down. How should one resist such an attack?

Both Butterfly and Panxiong had despair in their eyes.

At this point, elemental counters and ninjutsu counters are all useless in the face of sheer numbers. Putting down the pitiful kunai in his hand, the Konoha Jonin, standing at the top of the ninja world's pyramid, is no different from an ordinary person encountering a natural disaster.

This is enough to disregard any number of ninjas.

Only a ninja like this is qualified to become the sole Kage of each village!

Brownish-yellow earth-style chakra covered the pale owl mask; Hui Li was prepared to take the hit head-on.

There was nowhere to hide on the mountaintop, and the power of this water-based technique couldn't break through her defenses. As for Lan and Die, who had no ability to defend themselves, she wasn't in a position to worry about their safety for the time being.

His true strength is only that of an elite Jonin.

As a clone, she overwhelms ordinary elite Jonin with her all-around abilities, but if she wants to fight a Kage-level opponent head-on, she can only rely on taijutsu.

Once her opponent starts using such a wide-range, cataclysmic ninjutsu, she can only run away with her tail between her legs; there's no other way.

Fortunately, Hui Li wasn't alone.

The waves obscured the sky, and the terrifying surge of water, carrying the force of ten thousand tons, crashed down all at once. Orochimaru walked in front of the group, leaving behind a reliable silhouette.

Clap your hands on the ground.

The art of summoning spirits: Triple Rashomon!
The earth trembled, and three terrifying gates with blue faces and fangs slowly rose from the ground. The gates, like three great mountains, brought a strong sense of security, and their height was no less than that of the towering tsunami in front of them.

Boom!

The tsunami collided with the giant steel gate, and the enormous sound wave almost deafened the nearest butterfly. Lightning flashed across the sky, but the drumbeat-like thunder disappeared from everyone's ears at this moment.

Rumble!
The waves kept crashing against the iron gate, and the first gate was quickly knocked down, followed by the second gate.

After breaching two major gates in succession, the waves lost their powerful momentum and finally gave up in front of the last gate.

Hua Hua...

Water surged out from both sides of the gate, forming two turbulent rivers. Several people floated on the water and looked around. The dry mountain peaks seemed to have turned into a swamp.

"I'm starting to regret agreeing to your request."

Ryoma Aburame adjusted his sunglasses, and countless parasites crawled outwards from his face.

"As long as you can hold off Uchiha Itachi, I don't need the Sharingan."

Knowing what the other party meant, Orochimaru quickly increased his stakes on the scales.

He knew how powerful Itachi Uchiha was, but he didn't expect that shark-faced guy to be so terrifying. It was unrealistic to expect him to fight such a powerful opponent with just this deal. If he didn't make a move, the other party would probably just run away.

Aburame Ryoma remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

In the brief moment between their conversation, Hui Li suddenly looked up at the massive Rashomon gate before her. Her Byakugan pierced through the iron gate, clearly revealing two figures riding on the crest of a wave.

"here we go again!"

The butterfly's reminder came at just the right time.

dong dong dong...

Two figures, one on the left and one on the right, rushed towards the crowd, stepping on the huge iron gate.

"I left you right!"

Orochimaru spotted the crimson Sharingan on the right and, stepping through the water, rushed toward Kisame Hoshigaki on the left.

Ryoma Aburame makes an attack gesture.

Whoosh whoosh!
Arashi, Cho, and Iwakuma formed a triangular formation, splashing through the water as they charged toward Itachi Uchiha. As long as they didn't let them fight that blue-skinned monster, the battle against the Uchiha would be relatively easy.

Even if I die, at least I won't die in such a miserable way.

"Don't go."

Just as Hui Li was about to cause trouble for Uchiha Itachi, she was stopped by Aburame Ryoma. "Leave this to us. You go to the left and keep an eye on Orochimaru. His character is untrustworthy. Be careful to interrupt the Reverse Summoning Jutsu, so he doesn't betray us."

With a quick glance, Hui Li understood what the other person was thinking.

Itachi Uchiha is a spy for Konoha, and Ryoma Aburame is the second-in-command of Root. It's very likely that he knows this.

He and the other two, Iwakuma and Iwakuma, were enough to stop Itachi Uchiha from holding back, and even with the addition of Kairi, the outcome wouldn't change. But if Orochimaru escaped with a reverse summoning jutsu, the remaining few of them would only be able to hope that Itachi Uchiha would betray them if they wanted to survive fighting two Kage-level opponents.

As expected of Danzo's right-hand man, he really thought things through.

"clear."

Zizi!

His body transformed into a bolt of lightning, and Hui Li turned directly towards the battlefield between Orochimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki.

Watching the petite figure of Hui Li disappear into the distance, Aburame Ryoma stretched out his hands and hatched a swarm of insects that surrounded the three of them, who were already fighting with Uchiha Itachi.

The dark swarm of insects resembled a black cloud.

The figures of Itachi, Arashi, and the other two became blurry and were completely swallowed up by the swarm of insects.

With her middle finger, she pushed her slipped sunglasses back into place. Aburame Ryoma, who usually harassed from a distance and relied on the swarm of insects for attacks, was unusual this time with her hands behind her back as she quickly charged into the dark mass of insects.

"The Art of Darkness!"

The butterfly's angry roar echoed amidst the swarm of insects.

The sky seemed to turn into a black curtain, and Itachi Uchiha opened his Sharingan, unable to find a single source of light in this boundless darkness.

Buzz!

He couldn't tell if it was the sound of wind or the chirping of insects echoing in his ears.

The Sharingan transformed into a dazzling kaleidoscope, and black marks resembling shuriken swirled in Itachi Uchiha's eyes.

Magical Mirror World Turns!

The Dark Travel spell was instantly dispelled and bounced back the way it came. The sky didn't become much brighter; the dark swarm of insects completely blocked out the light.

The ear-piercing sound of chainsaws scraping came from the left, while the hidden, silent brown-yellow rock fists launched a sneak attack from the right.

call!
The black trench coat fluttered, and the kaleidoscope scanned left and right.

The shuriken spun faster and faster, while Arashi and Iwakuma's movements became slower and slower.

Having completely anticipated their attacks, Itachi Uchiha twisted his body and leaped, dodging the slow blade from the left while using the momentum from the attack from the right to turn and deliver a fierce spinning kick!
boom!
Lan was kicked directly in the chest by a tricky kick, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and she flew backwards.

Iwakuma's eyes narrowed, and he grabbed Uchiha Itachi, who was stepping on his arm, with his backhand. Hard rocks gathered at his elbow and slammed down on Itachi's right leg!
Click!

The lower leg snapped instantly, but instead of a bloody wound, inside were crows flapping their wings.

Wow!
Itachi Uchiha's figure twisted and transformed into countless scarlet-eyed crows that flew away.

"untie!"

A hand suddenly pressed against Iwakuma's back, and familiar chakra invaded his body, instantly disrupting the flow of his affected chakra.

Wow!
The crows still filled the sky, while the twisted and vanished Uchiha Itachi stood unharmed before him, coldly watching.

Die Ping, standing to the side, paced tentatively in place with his hands raised, as if he were blind. Lan clutched his chest and got up from the ground, the trembling blade indicating that he was seriously injured.

"Back off!"

Once he realized that Iwakuma's illusion had been dispelled, Aburame Ryoma withdrew his hand from behind Iwakuma's back.

Terrified, Iwakuma quickly retreated behind Aburame Ryoma, helped up Arashi's trembling body, and then walked behind Cho, injecting chakra to disrupt the flow of chakra in her meridians.

Butterfly finally came to her senses.

The three of them looked at Itachi Uchiha, who stood motionless in front of them, swallowed hard, and lowered their heads, not daring to meet the gaze of those terrifying Sharingan eyes.

too frightening.

The opponent was on a completely different level from the group they had killed in the Uchiha clan's territory. If it weren't for Ryuma Aburame's help, the three of them would have been easily killed.

"I've been encountering quite a few monsters lately."

The butterfly's voice carried a hint of bitterness.

I thought that Hui Li, who was immune to genjutsu and could kill two people with taijutsu, was already abnormal enough, but then Uchiha Itachi used a counter-genjutsu to instantly kill three people.

Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if his decision to major in illusion was the right one.

boom!
The sound of a waterfall came from the left, and the water level was rising visibly at our feet. Countless colorful venomous snakes could be clearly seen at the bottom of the water.

"Pah! The ones over there are even harder to fight."

Lan's eyes were red as she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Not daring to look up at Itachi Uchiha, he could only lower his head and use the reflection in the water to determine the enemy's movements and location.

"really."

Even the usually taciturn Iwakuma couldn't help but speak up. Compared to the danger here, the battlefield between Hui Li, Orochimaru, and that blue-skinned monster was far more imposing.

Even though he couldn't see the outside world from inside the swarm, he could imagine how intense the battle was.

This was never a battle they could participate in!

The three whispered among themselves, but they didn't notice that Itachi Uchiha and Ryoma Aburame's bodies had somehow become frozen in place.

An illusory and boundless dark space.

The crimson blood moon emitted an eerie red light, illuminating the bodies of Itachi Uchiha and Ryoma Aburame, who were floating in mid-air.

Aburame Ryoma looked down in surprise at the pitch-black ground beneath his feet, before finally fixing his gaze on the boy in front of him amidst black clouds.

"here it is?"

"A world that belongs only to me." Uchiha Itachi stepped on space, and a winding passage appeared in the void, connecting the two of them.

"Time, space, everything must change according to my will."

The sky, the earth, the ocean, the four seasons—the entire space rapidly transformed under the glow of the blood moon, ultimately returning to that desolate, dark void.

"amazing."

Ryoma Aburame marveled at the mystery of the Mangekyou Sharingan. The Sharingan could actually generate such a great power, almost like that of a creator. No wonder Lord Danzo was so obsessed with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Time here is not synchronized with the outside world, so you are free to observe as you please."

"No, business is more important."

Withdrawing his probing gaze, Ryoma Aburame walked along the path that stretched out in the void and stood before Itachi Uchiha.

Tell me everything about the Akatsuki organization!

“No problem.” Itachi Uchiha smiled coldly. “But before that, you need to tell me what you know.”

Ryoma Aburame nodded and pulled a stack of photos out of his clothes.

The realistic touch made him feel that this was not a virtual illusion space, but a real world.

"Lord Danzo told me that you wanted to know about your brother's current situation. These are recent photos, and as we promised, he is doing very well!"

(End of this chapter)