Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

The pufferfish demon, carrying Samehada, walked up to Yagura and looked down at him.

“In Kirigakure, the strongest person has always been the Mizukage. In terms of strength, you have never been my match. The Mizukage position that you stole from me should be returned to me today.”

Having said that, he raised his knife and ended the life of Yagura Karatachi.

Indeed, at this time, Yagura Karatachi had not yet transplanted the Three-Tails and become a perfect Jinchūriki, so he was no match for Fuguki.

Moreover, he was also manipulated by Madara Uchiha's genjutsu and was the latter's puppet.

Normally, Yagura would definitely be wary of the Samehada of the Fuguki, and would not allow the latter to easily break the Water Mirror Technique and absorb his chakra.

However, under the manipulation of the Sharingan, his fighting spirit inevitably declined, and he could hardly exert his full strength. It was inevitable that he would be cut down by the pufferfish.

Swish.

After killing Yagura, Fuguki raised Samehada and pointed it at Madara Uchiha, coldly saying, "Next, it's your turn."

"is it?"

Ban remained noncommittal, standing there with his arms crossed, looking completely unconcerned.

“I’m not like trash like Yagura Karatachi. Don’t think that just because you have those Sharingan, you can use the same old tricks to manipulate my will with despicable means.”

Fuguki sneered, his gaze fixed intently on Madara's Sharingan, making no attempt to avoid the latter's gaze.

His confidence stemmed from his perfect harmony with Samehada, the shark fin in his hand. Even if the pufferfish was caught in a genjutsu, Samehada could immediately disrupt the flow of chakra within him, helping him break free of the genjutsu.

"You're mistaken. I'm not planning to use illusion magic."

Madara also sneered, and said to Fuguki with a look of pity, "Because my plan is complete, Kirigakure is no longer of any use to me. That's why I had you kill Yagura Karatachi, and then kill you to erase all traces."

The "plan" he mentioned naturally refers to driving Nohara Rin to Konoha, releasing the Three-Tailed Isobu within her, and destroying Konoha Village.

"Enough with the nonsense, prepare to die!"

Pufferfish Demon could no longer stand Madara's arrogant demeanor. Before he finished speaking, his long orange hair stood on end, becoming stiff and straight, and shot towards Madara like a torrential rain.

Ninja Technique·Thousands of Needles.

"A trivial skill."

Madara smiled disdainfully and charged towards the Thousand Bones rain. He swung his Flame Fan with great force, creating a gust of wind that sent all the Thousand Bones flying.

But at that moment...

shhhhhh!

A large amount of hair burst from the ground beneath Madara Uchiha's feet, like sharp swords, launching a piercing attack on him from below.

puff.

Ban's body was instantly pierced by the hard, long hair, and it was clear that he would not survive.

It turns out that the "Thousand Needles" technique was just a feint by Fuguki to distract Madara. His real attack was to plant his long hair in the ground and launch a sneak attack on Madara from underground.

"You were too careless. This is the price of arrogance. Uchiha ninjas are nothing special."

Fuguki grinned triumphantly and walked toward Madara.

"is it?"

Madara remained as confident as ever. He ripped off the long hair that was piercing his body, and a surge of Wood Release chakra flowed out from his body, healing his injuries in just a few seconds.

"This...how is this possible?!"

The pufferfish demon's expression changed drastically as he watched helplessly as the large hole in Madara's body healed at a visible speed, returning him to its original state.

Such a terrifying self-healing ability is unheard of.

"In that case, I'll use this great sword Samehada to absorb all the chakra in your body and see how you'll heal yourself then?"

The pufferfish demon calmed down and swung Samehada at Madara.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The two quickly engaged in fierce close combat.

The pufferfish demon is 2.5 meters tall and weighs over 300 kilograms. With the help of the Samehada sword, every move it makes is powerful and heavy, and no ordinary person can withstand it.

However, during his battle with Madara, he was soon horrified to discover that he was being suppressed by his opponent.

Madara did not confront Fuguki head-on, but relied on the Sharingan's powerful dynamic vision to predict the latter's attacks, dodge in advance, and then maneuver around him with agile movements.

Although the pufferfish's Samehada can absorb the opponent's chakra, he couldn't even touch the hem of Madara's clothes.

"boom!"

During the battle, Madara seized an opening in the pufferfish demon and kicked it in the stomach.

The kick was so powerful that it sent the pufferfish demon's massive body flying backward for more than ten meters before crashing into a large tree and coming to a stop.

"Wow!"

The pufferfish demon suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

No, the enemy is too powerful; we have to resort to our last resort.

The pufferfish demon gripped Samehada tightly, a glint of light flashing in its eyes, deciding to merge with the sword and transform into a fish-man.

However, Ban won't give him that chance.

Swish swish.

Suddenly, a large number of wood-style branches burst from the ground beneath the pufferfish demon's feet, climbed up his legs, and grew wildly.

What kind of ninjutsu is this?

Caught off guard, the pufferfish demon was quickly bound tightly by wood-style branches, rendering him unable to move.

He struggled to swing his sharkskin, trying to cut the branches, but as soon as he cut off a portion, they regenerated at an even faster rate, becoming denser than before.

Whoosh.

Under the terrified gaze of the pufferfish demon, Madara rushed over and slapped the demon in the chest.

next second.

From Ban's palm grew a long wooden thorn, which pierced straight into the body of the pufferfish demon. Moreover, after piercing the latter's body, it continued to branch and grow, instantly turning into dozens of wooden thorns that spread in all directions.

The pufferfish demon instantly turned into a hedgehog.

Wood Release: Cutting Technique.

boom!

The pufferfish demon collapsed with a thud, spitting blood continuously from its mouth, and its Samehada slipped from its grasp and fell to the ground.

"Who exactly are you..." He stared wide-eyed at Madara Uchiha, wanting to know the other's identity before he died, so that he could die knowing the truth.

Madara did not answer Fuguki directly, but said to the latter with a mocking expression, "It is an honor for you to die under the Wood Release ninjutsu of Senju Hashirama."

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara ignored the dying pufferfish demon and bent down to pick up the large sword Samehada.

Even by Madara Uchiha's discerning eye, this large sword was a decent trophy and worth collecting.

but.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

call out!

Just as Madara was about to pick up Samehada, a chakra thread flew out from the ground, wrapped around the hilt of Samehada, and pulled the greatsword toward the forest at an extremely fast speed.

In the end, it fell into Kisame's hands.

Kisame has finally shown up.

"Lord Fugu Demon, what's going on? Are you...are you still alive?"

As soon as Kisame appeared, he feigned panic and shouted in a flustered tone, as if he had just arrived at the scene.

"Oh? There's still one that slipped through the net?"

Madara straightened up and, upon seeing Kisame's Kirigakure ANBU attire, immediately showed a dismissive expression.

He had only killed a few dozen members of the secret service; in his eyes, they were no more than ants.

Ironically, instead of fleeing immediately, this ant coveted Samehada, a move that was utterly suicidal.

"Hurry back to the village and inform..."

Suddenly, the pufferfish demon mustered its last strength and shouted at Kisame, but before it could finish speaking, it vomited blood.

"Master Pufferfish Ghost!"

Upon hearing this, Kisame let out a cry of grief and indignation, then turned and fled with Samehada.

Can they escape?

Madara sneered, pushed off the ground and chased after him, raising his hand from afar and launching a large number of Wood Release spikes at Kisame.

Kisame sensed a whooshing sound behind him, turned around, and was immediately horrified.

He hurriedly raised his greatsword Samehada to defend himself, barely managing to cut off some of the wood-style spikes.

Click.

During this process, Kisame's ANBU mask was pierced by a wooden splinter, cracking and falling to the ground. His body was also grazed by the splinter, resulting in several wounds.

As an ordinary member of the Hidden Mist Anbu, not being instantly killed by Madara's Wood Release ninjutsu is already considered to be performing beyond one's limits.

Kisame seemed completely unaware that Madara's figure had silently appeared behind him like the Grim Reaper.

Wood Release: Cutting Technique.

A cold smile appeared on Madara's lips as he grew another wooden spike from his palm and slapped Kisame on the back.

However, to Ban's surprise,

Despite appearing utterly panicked, Kisame seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. At the critical moment, he lightly dodged to the side, miraculously avoiding the fatal attack.

Was it luck?

Madara frowned, about to continue attacking Kisame, when he suddenly felt his whole body freeze.

He looked down and immediately saw a large number of chakra threads shooting out from the ground, instantly forming a large net that tightly bound his body.

Ninja Technique: Earth Spider Seal.