Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 30 From today onwards, you are Kisame Hoshigaki of the Akatsuki.

Kisame Hoshigaki had never seen such a strange summoning ninja beast as the Deep Sea Titan before. He could only keep a careful and vigilant eye on the huge anchor to avoid being hit by it again.

Having just experienced an attack on the anchor, Kisame Hoshigaki had personally felt just how terrifying the power it carried was! As a member of the Hoshigaki clan, Kisame's physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, but he was still far inferior to the Deep Sea Titans!

"The speed looks clumsy..."

Kisame Hoshigaki grabbed his Samehada sword, glanced at the Deep Sea Titan waving its anchor, and a glint of light flashed in his shark eyes: "A good opportunity!"

Kisame Hoshigaki shot towards Uehara's summoning ninja beast like an arrow released from a bow. His Samehada sword burst forth, and the hilt suddenly extended into a chain that wrapped around the neck of the deep-sea titan!

"The ocean is boundless!"

A deep, muffled sound came from underwater!

Just as Kisame Hoshigaki was still somewhat surprised, his gaze fell upon the deep-sea titan raising its foot, the iron nails on it clearly visible, before the enormous foot slammed heavily into the seabed.

Kisame Hoshigaki instantly felt a tremor in the water, as if an earthquake had struck. The water surged outwards under the force of the tremor, sending him and his sword flying!

Seeing Kisame's frustration, Uehara Naraku chuckled and said, "Hey, Kisame-san, were you having fun? If you've figured it out, just tell me the answer, and you can survive too!"

"Hmph, naive brat!"

Kisame Hoshigaki stubbornly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face becoming extremely solemn.

The attack from the Deep Sea Titan was not pleasant; it also damaged his internal organs.

He originally thought this mission was just to teach a kid a lesson, but he didn't expect that after the battle, he would be seriously injured before even fighting a real enemy!

Kisame Hoshigaki dared not hold back any longer, quickly forming hand seals and slamming his palm onto the water's surface: "Water Release: Five-Flavor Shark!"

Five water-escape sharks quickly formed in the water and swam towards the deep-sea titan, tearing at its iron armor!

However, their teeth were not sharp enough, and they were all smashed into water droplets by the anchor in no time.

Every time a water shark is smashed, a new shark will appear next to Kisame Hoshigaki, swarming around the deep-sea titan!

Repeatedly.

One after another, the regenerated sharks were killed.

Kisame Hoshigaki's expression grew increasingly grim; his usually invincible ninjutsu seemed to have met its match.

This ninjutsu was originally meant to conserve chakra and torture the enemy, but now it seems like he's just wasting his chakra!

"Samehada, let's go!"

Kisame Hoshigaki grabbed Samehada with one hand and charged towards the deep-sea titan. The barbs on Samehada's body suddenly emerged, revealing its full form.

This is a ninja sword with a mouth.

In the lake, the steel monster showed no fear. Suddenly, the anchor in its hand pointed at Kisame Hoshigaki. A shockwave was blasted into the ground, and the lake water erupted like a volcano, with thick waves gushing out!

There's absolutely no way to dodge this Deep Sea Impact attack!

Whether it was the surrounding sharks or the Kisame Hoshigaki, they were all hit by the waves brought by the shockwave!

Kisame Hoshigaki was blasted out of the lake before he could even react, and ended up sprawled on the ground in a sorry state!

The shark-faced youth spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body wracked with unbearable pain, but he simply gritted his teeth and endured it.

Kisame Hoshigaki didn't rest; he just stared at an anchor flying towards him. If he took another hit, he might lose his life!

"That's the only trick we can try!"

Kisame Hoshigaki swiftly formed another hand seal, then coldly glanced at Naraku Uehara in the tree and said in a deep voice, "Kid, pray you find a stronger summoning beast in the future! Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"

A gigantic shark appeared beside him, circling Kisame once before growing to an enormous size, even larger than the Deep Sea Titan. This colossal shark, with its gaping maw, swam toward the Deep Sea Titan.

In order to make the shark swallow the deep-sea titan, Kisame Hoshigaki spared no expense in using his own chakra to nourish it, allowing it to grow to a sufficiently large size!

The water shark suddenly bit down on the deep-sea titan and swallowed it whole. The water shark then exploded instantly, creating waves!

A plume of smoke dissipated in the water.

The giant deep-sea titan that Uehara Naraku summoned vanished without a trace. Just then, its summoning time reached its limit. Although it was very effective against Kisame Hoshigaki in regular battles, it was unfortunately countered by Kisame's strongest ninjutsu.

Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique is a ninjutsu that grows stronger and larger by absorbing the enemy's chakra, and it can almost counter any enemy with abundant chakra.

Despite Kisame Hoshigaki defeating Naraku Uehara's summoning beast, his own appearance wasn't exactly pleasing to the eye.

In order to destroy a summoning beast, Kisame almost exhausted his chakra and suffered severe injuries, with countless bones broken throughout his body.

Samehada, come here!

Kisame Hoshigaki gripped the hilt of Samehada, greedily sensing the last remaining chakra within Samehada, desperately trying to heal his injuries. However, this amount of chakra was far from enough!

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Kisame Hoshigaki quickly clasped his hands together and formed hand seals, summoning sharks one by one. He then commanded Samehada to swallow the sharks to replenish its chakra and heal its wounds.

At the start of the battle, Kisame originally wanted to kill Uehara Naraku's summoning beast to teach the brat a lesson. However, he never expected that Naraku would have to rely on devouring the shark he raised to restore his body and chakra.

Uehara Naraku didn't stop him, but watched Kisame Hoshigaki's actions with great interest, even offering a somewhat kind suggestion: "Kisame-san, do you need any help? I can grill shark fin for you; I learned excellent grilling techniques from my teacher..."

"..."

Kisame Hoshigaki ignored his insults, simply gripped his Samehada sword, and slowly stood up. As the shark swarm was devoured by Samehada, his wounds gradually healed.

It should at least be enough to sustain him for a while longer.

The battle isn't over yet!

"Water Release: Senshi Sharak!"

Kisame Hoshigaki swiftly formed hand seals and slammed his palm onto the water's surface. Thousands of water sharks leaped out of the water and rushed towards Uehara Naraku's direction!

"What a pity, I'm not good at Fire Release ninjutsu..."

The young ninja maintained his smile, casually tossing out a few explosive tags before slowly raising his finger and whispering, "Ninja Art: Mutual Explosive Tags!"

A series of explosions rang out in the air!

Each explosive tag was equivalent to a Jonin-level Fire Release ninjutsu. Thousands upon thousands of explosive tags were detonated in succession, and the scorching fire waves instantly evaporated Thousand Shark into water vapor!

Kisame Hoshigaki involuntarily swallowed hard: "..."

Is this guy burning money?

Tens of thousands of explosive tags, in a place as scarce as Kirigakure, can fetch hundreds of millions of taels of silver.

Before the smoke and moisture had even dissipated, Kisame Hoshigaki felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as a card pierced through the smoke and embedded itself in his body!

"Kid, you think you can hide from my gaze?!"

Kisame Hoshigaki wielded his Samehada sword, slashing at the eerie spot in the smoke. He could tell at a glance that someone was there!

boom!

The Samehada sword struck like a hammer blow against a steel plate!

Kisame Hoshigaki's hand was throbbing with pain from the impact, and Samehada cried out in pain as well!

A childish voice came from within the smoke: "Kisame-san, perhaps you shouldn't be too arrogant in front of me?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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