Naruto: From Shikotsumyaku to Otsutsuki

Inhale, puff out your cheeks, and open your mouth.

A massive amount of chakra was transformed into a huge wave of water and spewed out from Kisame Hoshigaki's mouth.

The water rose with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge wave of twenty or thirty meters, carrying rocks and branches as it roared towards Uchiha Shisui.

Kisame Hoshigaki used this reaction force to carry Kaguya Kazama and continue their escape.

This is not the first time.

Eight minutes have passed since the two ventured deep into the Death Forest, and they have covered nearly thirty kilometers.

Kisame Hoshigaki, though known as the "Tailless Tailed Beast," is now struggling after running at high intensity and unleashing numerous large-scale water jutsu attacks.

"Is that conjunctivitis a dog? It keeps sticking to me like glue." Kisame Hoshigaki cursed under his breath.

He stopped, panting, beside a small river in the woods, and said quickly, "We can't run anymore. That Red-Eyed Disease is faster than us and has been chasing us, draining my chakra. If he's really as strong as you say, then this is the battlefield that's most advantageous for me."

"Does a place with plenty of moisture enhance the power of Water Release techniques?" Kaguya Kazama nodded, released Kisame Hoshigaki's arm, and stood aside.

Under the moonlight, a night breeze blew by, lifting the black robe and revealing Kaguya Kazama's body.

Kisame Hoshigaki could clearly see that the boy who had caused him so much trouble was undergoing many abnormal changes in his body.

His height shrank from 1.75 meters to 1.5 meters, his skinny body became fuller, and the unique features of the Corpse Bone Pulse, such as white hair, green eyes, and red round eyebrows, were almost gone.

"Your eyes? Byakugan?" Kisame Hoshigaki stared intently into Kaguya Kazama's eyes.

The most obvious change was in his eyes.

Those eyes, which were originally deep green, have now turned into a white blur, with bulging veins around them.

The difference is that the left eye is purer white, while the right eye still retains some dark green pupil color, like a pine branch that has not yet been completely covered by snow in the deep winter.

"That's right, it's eye roll."

Kaguya Kazama didn't hide anything and said directly, "My purpose in coming to Konoha was to hunt for Byakugan materials, and obviously, I succeeded."

"However, implanting a white eye will not cause such obvious changes in your body."

Kisame Hoshigaki had seen Ao's Byakugan before, and it was completely different from what he was like now, as if he had become a different person.

"Who knows? Maybe I'm special." Kaguya Kazama didn't explain.

His body is still evolving and transforming. The turmoil in his muscles and bones has stopped, and deeper, unique characteristics of the Otsutsuki clan are beginning to emerge.

Kaguya Kazama could feel that every single moment, her inner self was leaping towards a higher level.

Genes proliferate and expand to perfection over generations, physical strength and mental energy continue to rise, and the upper limit of chakra increases spontaneously and continuously, like a stream in the rainy season, unstoppable.

This process takes about fifteen minutes.

He glanced at the dark, primeval jungle in the distance, but saw no trace of Uchiha Shisui, only a chilling killing intent emanating from him.

"Is this a preparation for action?" Kaguya Kazama formed a hand seal, veins bulging in her eyes.

"Byakugan, activate!"

In an instant, the darkness was illuminated, and the whole world turned into transparent black and white three-dimensional lines.

Within a one-kilometer radius, everything became observable: trees, rocks, rivers, animals, and even Uchiha Shisui, who was hiding behind a tree five hundred meters away, his hands forming a mudra.

The surging, boiling chakra and the Sharingan containing the greenish-yellow power of the pupils were clearly displayed before my eyes.

"7 o'clock, 500 meters away," Kaguya Kazama succinctly stated the information she had gathered.

Before he finished speaking, a fire suddenly lit up the forest.

The fire grew rapidly in the wind, and in an instant it transformed into three enormous fiery dragons.

Sharp dragon teeth, long and flowing dragon whiskers, and bright, piercing dragon eyes bursting with flames roared as it charged toward the two of them, accompanied by terrifyingly intense heat.

Two of the fire dragons were targeting Kisame Hoshigaki, while one fire dragon locked down Kaguya Kazama.

Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.

"There's no way to dodge it." This B-rank fire jutsu is incredibly powerful. Kisame Hoshigaki can handle it easily, but Kazama Kaguya can't.

With his genin-level movement speed, it was impossible for him to dodge a B-rank ninjutsu from an elite jonin.

Kisame Hoshigaki realized that his side was at a disadvantage, and immediately took advantage of the time when the fire dragon was flying to quickly form hand seals.

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave."

A massive amount of seawater violently spewed from Kisame Hoshigaki's mouth, rapidly expanding along with the river water in the forest.

In the blink of an eye, the surging seawater formed a huge ellipsoidal water prison to protect the two of them, and its size continued to grow.

boom!

The fiery dragon rushed in, water and fire clashed fiercely, and countless white steam rose into the sky.

*Slap slap slap...*

Under the cover of steam, shuriken wreathed in flames flew into the water sphere, exploding into fireballs and fragments of iron, but were quickly swallowed by the waves.

Clearly, Uchiha Shisui's attacks were not limited to the Great Dragon Fire Technique.

His true killing move is a ninjutsu that uses the Sharingan's dynamic vision to project an absolutely accurate attack that combines high-heat damage and cutting ability.

Fire Release: Red Phoenix Claw

However, even the most exquisite throwing techniques and fire-style techniques are somewhat inadequate against the water-style chakra bursts of a tailed beast like Kisame Hoshigaki.

Fifty meters, one hundred meters, two hundred meters...

The water sphere formed by the Great Explosion Water Shock continued to rise rapidly until it covered an area of ​​300 meters in radius, at which point the water-style ninjutsu stopped.

"What an exaggerated amount of chakra."

Uchiha Shisui retreated and leaped away, keeping a safe distance from the enormous water prison, but its terrifying size still greatly shocked him.

He pursued Kisame relentlessly, using taijutsu to get close to him multiple times, all in an effort to continuously deplete Kisame's chakra.

He had overestimated his opponent's total chakra reserves as much as possible, but it still exceeded his expectations.

Even if he used all his chakra to unleash a fire release technique against such a massive water-style ...

"So this is Kisame Hoshigaki, the 'Tailless Tailed Beast'? It's truly amazing."

Uchiha Shisui stared at the two black figures in the center of the water prison with his Sharingan. The circular water sphere reflected light clearly, making the two look like twisted and swaying seaweed.

"To attack someone, I would need to use Susanoo, but my eyesight..." Uchiha Shisui hesitated.

During the Kaleidoscope stage, each use of Susanoo can determine the outcome of a battle, but it also leads to a continuous decline in eyesight.

Uchiha Shisui did not want to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities unless absolutely necessary.

"Perhaps it's not worth fighting them head-on. We can get their information from Lord Danzo." He stared at the enormous, exaggerated water sphere and recalled the connection between one of them and the Root organization.

Suddenly, a faint buzzing sound came, like the sound of a swarm of flying insects flapping their wings.

Accompanied by the sound, a swarm of tiny, black insects flew rapidly from a distance.

"A swarm of parasitic insects? The Aburame clan?"

Using the Sharingan's vision, Uchiha Shisui saw the people who were following the parasitic insects from afar.

That person was dressed in a black robe and wore a mask; it was none other than Aburame Ryoma, a capable henchman of the Root organization.