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

Naruto clenched his fist and muttered to himself. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and retorted mercilessly, "Naruto, who can be more arrogant than you?"

"Let's get out of here as soon as possible."

Kimimaro gestured for Haku and Karin to follow him and immediately return to the inn to meet their teacher.

His rash action has exposed his identities. If Itachi Uchiha reports this to the higher-ups in Konoha, the group may not be able to leave.

However, Kimimaro underestimated Konoha's efficiency.

As soon as the three stepped out of the training ground, several masked ANBU ninjas appeared from all directions and surrounded them.

The two leaders were a small, thin man wearing a monkey mask and a tall man wearing a toad mask, but with only one hand.

They are Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya.

"Arrest them." Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze swept over Kimimaro and the other two before issuing the order to his subordinates.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ANBU ninjas took out their chains and rushed towards the three of them.

"Run away!"

Kimimaro turned to Shiro and Karin and shouted, his body suddenly erupting with massive amounts of chakra. A large number of bone spikes shot out from his body, flying towards the Konoha Anbu like rain.

Bai was stunned for a moment, then, taking advantage of Kimimaro holding off the enemy, he grabbed Karin's hand and fled to the other side.

He knew that only by contacting the teacher could he have a chance of survival; otherwise, all three of them would be captured.

However, two ANBU ninjas blocked Haku's path, throwing chains at the two men in an attempt to bind them.

Ice Rock Hall is gone!

Bai Fei quickly formed hand seals, creating an ice barrier around his body to protect himself and Karin, thus withstanding the enemy's attack.

Huh?

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya both looked surprised when they saw this.

They learned of what was happening at the training ground through telescopes and then led several members of the secret service to the scene.

The well-informed Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately recognized that the white-haired boy was using the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit, while Haku was using the Yuki clan's Ice Release technique.

As for the little red-haired girl at the end, judging from her appearance, could she be a member of the Uzumaki clan?

The three mysterious teenagers all possessed bloodline limits, as if bloodline limits were something commonplace, which was truly astonishing.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya exchanged a glance.

The next second, Jiraiya took action himself, activating his long hair and sending it flying out to entangle Kimimaro.

To render it unable to move.

At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi also performed a hand seal, spewing out a beam of scorching flames from his mouth, which struck the ice wall created by Haku.

As the former Third Hokage and Professor of Ninjutsu, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Fire Release techniques were far superior to those of Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha, and Haku's Ice Release barrier was quickly melted.

Both he and Karin's expressions changed. They tried to resist, but Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared behind them in a flash and easily subdued them.

"Damn it, let them go!"

Kimimaro's eyes widened in fury at the sight, for he knew that his impulsiveness had implicated Haku and Karin, putting his two companions in danger.

"You should be a little quieter too."

Seeing Kimimaro still struggling, Jiraiya said calmly. Then he tightened the rope, making Kimimaro's long hair even tighter, causing him to have difficulty breathing and almost faint.

Oh no, this is bad.

The Kurama inside Kimimaro panicked. It had kept its chakra hidden for fear of being discovered by the Konoha ninjas, but if Kimimaro were to surrender so easily, his identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would be exposed sooner or later.

Although reluctant to admit it, Kurama had spent several years with Kimimaro and quite liked the kid; the kid's decisive and ruthless personality suited its taste.

Especially after meeting Naruto Uzumaki, if Kurama had to choose a "master," it would choose Kimimaro without hesitation, not Naruto.

Therefore, faced with the crisis, Kurama couldn't care less about anything else and immediately prepared to lend his power to Kimimaro to help him break through the encirclement.

But then, something unexpected happened.

Countless black curse marks suddenly appeared on Kimimaro's body, covering his face and entire body. The next second, he roared, unleashing an unimaginable power from within him, instantly snapping off Jiraiya's hair.

The power of the celestial magic seal has awakened.

296. Depart with composure

"What's wrong with this kid?"

After Jiraiya's hair was broken, he stumbled back several steps, utterly astonished by the strange change that had occurred to Kimimaro.

"Captain, we're here to help!"

Upon seeing this, two members of the ANBU rushed towards Kimimaro from the left and right, intending to subdue him.

Facing the two enemies charging towards him, Kimimaro let out a low roar, suddenly turned to the side, and lashed out from behind a long, thick tail crackling with silver lightning, striking the two ANBU members with a sweeping motion.

Boom!

Caught off guard, the two were sent flying by Kimimaro's tail whip and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

The other members of the ANBU were shocked to see this and threw their chains at Kimimaro, trying to take down the monster together.

Whoosh.

Kimimaro's eyes flashed, and he leaped into the air, not only dodging the chains but also sprouting a pair of enormous black wings from his back.

Before the people on the ground could react, Kimimaro spread his wings, and countless feathers, like shuriken, attacked the enemy, leaving them struggling to defend themselves.

Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock, and he also had a vague feeling that he had seen Kimimaro's abilities somewhere before.

His intuition was correct, because Kimimaro's tail and wings were abilities he inherited from Kisame through a Sage Seal.

Shark-tail lightning whip, and wings in the Enlightenment form.

Not far away, Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi Uchiha, and others were equally dumbfounded when they saw Kimimaro unleashing his incredible power.

Itachi knew that if Kimimaro had used such power from the beginning, he would probably have lost to him long ago.

Just then, Kimimaro, who had suppressed a group of ANBU, swooped down from mid-air and headed straight for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His goal was clear: to rescue Bai and Xianglin and get them away from here.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya clearly wouldn't let Kimimaro have his way so easily.

Thousands of Ninja Hair Needles!

Jiraiya formed hand seals again, and his hair transformed into countless senbon needles, which he launched from the side at Kimimaro.

Faced with such a powerful attack, even Kimimaro could not ignore it. He could only use his wings to cover his body and form a defense to resist the Thousand Rain.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi seized the opportunity and unleashed an even more powerful Fire Release ninjutsu.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

This was an extremely powerful fire jutsu. Hiruzen Sarutobi spat out a flame, which then transformed into three lifelike fire dragons that attacked Kimimaro from the front, left, and right, leaving the latter with no way to avoid it and instantly engulfing him in flames.

boom.

Under the combined attack of the thousand needles and the raging fire dragon, Kimimaro's wings could not protect him. Not only were several large holes burned through by the flames, but all his feathers were also charred. He staggered back a few steps and finally knelt on one knee with a thud.

Although he activated the Sage Art Seal Kisame had left in his body, it was his first time using such power, and he couldn't control it skillfully. In addition, his opponents were genuine Kage-level powerhouses like Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Therefore, defeat was the inevitable outcome.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya exchanged another glance and charged toward Kimimaro together.

Earth-遁 (Earth-遁 is a type of swamp formation).

Hiruzen Sarutobi struck first, forming hand seals and slamming his palm into the ground. The next second, the ground beneath Kimimaro's feet softened rapidly, turning into a swamp that sank his legs in, leaving him unable to escape for a moment.

Jiraiya leaped high into the air, a dazzling Rasengan appearing in his palm, radiating terrifying chakra fluctuations, and slammed it down towards Kimimaro.

With this attack, it's easy to imagine that even if Kimimaro survives by chance, he will likely be severely injured.

At the critical moment.

Swish.

A tall figure appeared out of thin air in front of Kimimaro, and then casually reached out to catch Jiraiya's Rasengan.

Huh?

Jiraiya was horrified to discover that his Rasengan had not exerted its intended destructive power at all; it had been directly absorbed by some mysterious force and ultimately vanished into nothingness.

Before he could react, the other person kicked him, sending him flying through the air. He tumbled several times before finally managing to land on the ground.

"Are you OK?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Jiraiya and hurriedly asked. After confirming that the latter was alright, he looked at the tall figure. He saw that the other person, like them, was wearing a mask, so his true appearance could not be seen.

Are they accomplices of the enemy?

Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't surprised by the masked man's appearance; what surprised him was that, despite being standing on the swamp, the man hadn't sunk in like Kimimaro.

wrong.

Upon closer inspection, he finally realized that the masked man was not actually standing on the swamp, but rather his feet were off the ground, hovering about one centimeter above the swamp.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was looking on in horror, the masked man reached out a hand and pulled Kimimaro out of the swamp.

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I..."

Kimimaro looked remorseful and guilty, realizing that he had made a grave mistake due to his impulsiveness.

"We'll talk about it later." The masked man, Kisame, interrupted Kimimaro and said calmly.

"Haku and Karin are still in the enemy's hands," Kimimaro hurriedly continued. As soon as he finished speaking, two screams from the Anbu came from the other side.

It was Yekura who launched a sneak attack, saving Haku and Karin, and successfully reuniting with Kisame and the other two.

Kisame took a step forward, releasing chakra from his feet. The swamp ground instantly hardened, returning to its original state. Then, his gaze swept over the Konoha members one by one, and he spoke:

"Wow, what a big fuss. So many Konoha ANBU ninjas just to bully three kids. Only Konoha would do something so shameless."

In fact, he and Yecang had arrived outside the training ground long ago and had been hiding in the woods.

The reason he didn't make a move earlier was simply to see how far Kimimaro could go, hoping that the latter could unleash his potential under adversity.