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

Deidara tried to parry, but greatly underestimated Kimimaro's strength. He felt a powerful force coming from him, causing him to lose his balance and be kicked away on the spot.

hateful.

The blond boy cursed inwardly, but before he could catch his breath, the aggressive Kimimaro attacked again, launching an even fiercer series of attacks.

Kimimaro's performance in terms of speed, strength, and endurance was completely different from before, showing a significant improvement.

Under his aggressive attacks, Deidara was quickly overwhelmed and retreated steadily, with no chance to retaliate.

"Stop hesitating and use the power of the Four-Tails, or you will never be able to stand against me."

Kimimaro said coldly while suppressing Deidara.

"Don't look down on me, you bastard!"

Enraged, Deidara unleashed a barrage of clay spiders from his palms, finally forcing Kimimaro to retreat temporarily and gaining a chance to catch his breath.

However, he did not use the Four-Tails' chakra within him as Kimimaro had instructed, because in Deidara's view, doing so would mean that he had already lost.

So Deidara pushed off the ground with both feet and leaped high into the air.

Swish swish.

He quickly formed hand seals in the air, and with a "bang," summoned a giant clay bird to become his mount, allowing Deidara to fly even higher.

"It should be safe here now."

Deidara, standing on the back of the flying bird, looked down at Kimimaro on the ground and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he smiled smugly and calmly began to knead handmade bombs, launching small clay birds at the ground.

Boom boom boom.

The training ground was quickly bombarded by Deidara's bombs, and Kimimaro, despite his strength, was powerless to reach them. He could only dodge and was helpless against Deidara in the air.

"That's too much! Come down here if you dare!"

Seeing this, Haku stood up from his seat in the stands, indignant, and shouted loudly at Deidara in mid-air.

"Haha, if you're so capable, let him come up here."

Deidara wasn't provoked; instead, he became even more proud of his skills. He stared intently at Kimimaro on the ground and muttered, "The next bomb will blow up the entire training ground. Let's see how you dodge it then."

Then, he spat out a large amount of white clay from his palms, which quickly piled up like a mountain, forming a clay dragon that was over ten meters long.

This is Deidara's trump card; its explosive power is immense, and if it lands on the training ground, it will cause devastating damage.

In the stands.

"Yes, both kids performed very well. Without relying on the power of the tailed beasts, they both reached the level of Jonin in combat."

The masked man stood up as he spoke.

However, they cannot be allowed to continue, because Deidara has crossed the line. If the clay dragon lands and explodes, it will undoubtedly cause the battle to completely spiral out of control.

"Anbu uncle, stop them quickly!" Karin said anxiously. With her powerful senses, she had already sensed the terrifying power contained in the ninjutsu that Deidara was about to unleash.

"of course."

The masked man touched Karin's red hair, then looked at Deidara in mid-air and snapped his fingers.

pat.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the group of children, a bolt of golden lightning suddenly descended from the sky with the snap of the masked man's fingers.

"Hahaha, die!"

Deidara laughed wildly, about to unleash the clay dragon, but suddenly froze, then abruptly raised his head.

In the next instant, he, the bird beneath him, and the clay dragon were all enveloped in golden lightning and submerged in endless flashes of light.

"Ugh!"

Deidara let out a scream and plummeted straight down from mid-air. His clay bird and dragon, too, were destroyed and disintegrated under the onslaught of Lightning Release chakra, losing their explosive power.

boom.

Deidara lay on the ground, his clothes tattered, white smoke rising from his body, and he emitted a burnt smell. Although he was not in mortal danger, he had clearly suffered greatly.

This serves as a lesson for him, showing recklessness and disregard for consequences in using his explosive escape technique in the village.

Because this happened so quickly, Temari and the others in the stands, as well as Kimimaro in the training ground, were all stunned.

Whoosh.

The masked man flashed and instantly appeared in front of Kimimaro, extending a large hand towards the latter.

"What are you trying to do?!"

Kimimaro snapped out of his daze, startled, and was about to make a move when he suddenly felt a powerful pressure emanating from the masked man, descending upon him like a mountain crashing down on him.

Kimimaro couldn't even move a finger, let alone resist.

How is that possible? Just the aura he exudes is enough to immobilize me. Are there monsters like this in the Hidden Mist's Dark Division?

Kimimaro's eyes widened in shock, his heart churning with turmoil.

The Nine-Tails within him had told him that there was only one true powerhouse in Kirigakure: Tsunade, the God of Shinobi. Aside from her, Pakura might be considered half a top-tier powerhouse.

As for the others, including the other Jinchūriki and geniuses like Hozuki Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri, once Kimimaro grows up, none of them will be his match.

But at this moment, the masked ANBU man in front of him made Kimimaro feel the same pressure and fear he had felt when facing Tsunade.

The next second, to Kimimaro's horrified gaze, the masked man lifted him up and two sharp fangs popped out from under the mask, biting down hard on the neck.

puff!

As the fangs pierced his body, Kimimaro gasped sharply, his mandibles contracting abruptly. At that moment, besides the excruciating pain, he also felt a strange force invading his body.

Not far away, Deidara staggered to his feet and witnessed this scene.

Damn it, what's going on?

"Hey, let go of that guy!"

The blond boy shouted, and surprisingly did not choose to run away. Instead, he mustered his courage and rushed towards the masked man, intending to save Kimimaro from the latter's grasp.

The masked man chuckled softly, and with a wave of his hand, a powerful gravitational force emanated from his palm, lifting Deidara's helpless feet off the ground and pulling him towards him from a distance.

Then he did the same thing, biting Deidara below the neck.

After being bitten, Kimimaro and Deidara could not endure the excruciating pain and soon slumped over, losing consciousness.

The man wearing the shark mask is Kisame.

He returned to the village with the slug, and after disembarking from the airship, he planned to disguise himself as an ANBU member and wander around the village. However, he was attracted by the sound of an explosion and stumbled upon Deidara's duel with Kimimaro.

On a whim, Kisame watched the two kids fight and acknowledged their talent and abilities, believing they were both qualified to inherit the Sage Seal from him.

So he took action.

289. Ninjutsu Instructor

Inside the training field.

The duel between Deidara and Kimimaro was about to reach a fever pitch and spiral out of control when the masked man from the Anbu suddenly intervened and stopped them.

But shockingly, after stopping the two, he bit them hard, causing them to fall into a coma.

Not right.

Seeing this, Temari and the others in the stands quickly realized that the masked man was suspicious. Without thinking twice, the group of kids rushed into the training ground, intending to rescue Kimimaro and Deidara.

"Hey, you're all pretty motivated. Perfect, let me see what you're all capable of."

As Kisame spoke, he formed a hand seal, instantly creating several shadow clones that blocked the way for the little devils.

"Sand-bound coffin!"

"A major breakthrough in Wind Release!"

"Ice Crystal Blast!"

"The Art of the Great Forest!"

"White Eye - Open!"

"..."

With Temari and the others shouting, various ninjutsu and bloodline limits bloomed in the training ground, raining down on Kisame and his shadow clones.

Kisame remained calm and composed as his clones raised their hands and formed hand seals, using all sorts of ninjutsu, including Fire Release, Wind Release, Water Release, Earth Release, Lightning Release, Yin Release, and Yang Release, to perfectly neutralize each attack.

"Gaara, your Magnet Release is far inferior to that of your father, Rasa. You haven't even reached the beginner level."

"Temari, your talent is even more mediocre than your younger brother's. This level of Wind Release is like fanning me with a fan."

"Kankuro... Forget it, you're just a piece of trash, there's nothing more to say."

Kisame easily defeated the Temari siblings who were charging ahead, and then crushed Yamato and Haku who were following closely behind.

"Yamato, you shouldn't be a ninja. You'd be better suited to be a gardener. Your wood release technique is quite good for planting trees and doing landscaping."

"Bai, if everyone in the Xue clan is as weak as you, then I can only say that the destruction of this clan is not the fault of anyone else, but the fault of their own weakness."

Finally, Kisame slapped Karin and Hinata away with both hands.

"Karin Uzumaki, as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, your performance has disappointed me greatly. You are simply not qualified to control the Eight-Tails Gyūki."

"Hinata Hyuga, you were disliked in the Hyuga clan, and you're still useless in Kirigakure. Even with Tsunade as your teacher, you haven't changed at all."

Defeat them one by one, using verbal attacks to defeat them one by one.

In less than a minute, the brats were all lying on the ground, each receiving a critique from Kisame. Judging from his comments, clearly none of them satisfied him.

"Who are you?!"

Temari used her fan to support herself as she struggled to her feet, asking in a horrified expression.

The masked man in front of them was not only incredibly strong, but also seemed to know everything about everyone.

He was definitely not an ordinary ANBU ninja.

Just then, an unimaginable heat suddenly flew in from outside the training field, swept over the heads of Temari and the others, and headed straight for the masked man.