Chapter 29: Summoning Technique
A space-time vortex appeared at the foot of the mountain, revealing the figure of the mysterious masked man. Moments later, an exceptionally cute girl jumped out of the time vortex, appearing beside him.
The mysterious masked man glanced at the Mist ninjas leaping through the mountain forest, then turned his head towards the girl beside him, "In a little while, that kid will be beaten until he's severely injured. You must save him, even if it costs you your life. Understood?"
"Yes."
The girl lowered her head and continued softly, "As long as I make him fall in love with me, you promised you would spare my homeland and let me see Kakashi..."
"Of course."
The mysterious masked man tapped his own arm, his voice grim, "I never break my promises. However, it's truly incomprehensible that any woman would actually like a trash ninja like Kakashi."
"Mr. Kakashi is not trash!"
The girl bit her lip lightly with her pearly teeth. Though clearly afraid of the masked man beside her, she still forcefully summoned her courage to refute his words.
The mysterious masked man snorted and ignored her further.
Of course, the mysterious masked man wouldn't tell Hanare that Kakashi Hatake was also in this mountain forest, currently being pursued by a group of Mist ninjas. And this time, unlike in the past, no one would arrive in time to save him...
Inside the mountain forest.
Kisame Hoshigaki's Mist Hunter-nin corps had just entered the forest not long ago and were still tracking Kakashi Hatake's position.
Thwack!
A card pinned itself onto a tree!
Just as the numerous ninjas warily dodged and looked towards the card's origin, another card shot over. This card's target was clearly the leader of the Hunter-nin corps, Kisame Hoshigaki.
Even though Kisame dodged the card's attack in time, he was unavoidably grazed on the face by the card, leaving a long, narrow wound from which a few drops of blood slowly trickled.
The card's remaining momentum was undiminished, actually cutting down a wild tree as thick as a bowl!
Kisame Hoshigaki's face remained extremely calm. He waved his hand at his subordinates, "Hm? Someone's targeting me? Go tell Her Excellency Terumī Mei I have a small matter to handle here. You go assist Her Excellency Terumī Mei in capturing the target."
"Yes, Captain!"
The Mist Hunter-nin corps gravely accepted the order and leaped away into the distance, not the least bit worried about their captain encountering an enemy.
Ever since Kisame Hoshigaki took over from Fuguki Suikazan, they had become Kisame's subordinates. They had also personally witnessed the terror of the Monster of the Hidden Mist. To date, whenever Kisame Hoshigaki led them on missions, he had never failed!
What they didn't know was that Kisame Hoshigaki had long since become a subordinate of the mysterious masked man standing behind the Mizukage.
Publicly, Kisame Hoshigaki received the mission to capture Kakashi.
In reality, what Kisame Hoshigaki truly had to do was beat Uehara Naraka until he was severely injured—the worse, the better—and then allow a little girl to rescue him.
Although Kisame Hoshigaki didn't understand why the mysterious masked man would give him such a strange mission, as long as it was a mission, he would carry it out resolutely.
"Come out, kid!"
Kisame Hoshigaki revealed his mouth full of shark teeth, displaying a terrifying smile, "Kid, I haven't fought seriously in a long time. If you can let me enjoy myself today, I can pick a comfortable way for you to die."
"Kisame Hoshigaki."
The figure of a boy appeared before Kisame, his body floating in mid-air, several cards spinning deftly at his fingertips.
Uehara Naraka looked down at Kisame Hoshigaki and said softly, "Hmm, although we both know the outcome, we still have to go through the motions. I'm here to invite you to join a righteous organization that maintains peace in the ninja world. Are you interested?"
"Of course not."
Kisame Hoshigaki smiled contemptuously, put down Samehada (Shark Skin), and said coldly, "Kid, I'm a ninja who enjoys slaughter!"
"Then that's truly unfortunate. I happen to be a peace-loving person!"
Uehara's eyes narrowed slightly. The cards in his hand suddenly shot towards Kisame Hoshigaki on the ground, each card moving incredibly fast, even creating shockwaves as they cut through the air!
Because of the stat boosts from Advancement Quest 3's rewards, Uehara's body had been significantly strengthened. The power and speed of his card throws far surpassed what they were before!
Kisame Hoshigaki's speed was even faster!
The moment he saw the cards being thrown, he dodged the attack. However, one of the cards exploded suddenly, just like an exploding tag!
Kisame Hoshigaki didn't have time to defend and was blown away. Not only were his clothes destroyed by the explosion, but several wounds also appeared on his body. However, Samehada's effect granted him super self-healing ability, and Kisame's injuries quickly recovered as if new.
"Hey, how did that feel?"
Uehara Naraka flew a circle in the air and said softly, "If you die, our organization will have to find another suitable person all over again!"
"...If you want to kill me, this is far from enough!"
Kisame Hoshigaki responded coldly, planting Samehada firmly into the ground. He too had completely recognized how tricky the enemy was!
If Uehara kept flying in the air, it undoubtedly made attacking him much harder. At the very least, his taijutsu advantage and Samehada's chakra absorption characteristic would be difficult to utilize.
Then change the terrain!
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
Kisame Hoshigaki quickly formed hand seals, spewing forth a monstrous ocean wave from his mouth. Riding the waves, he was almost level with Uehara Naraka's height in the air.
Immediately following, Kisame's movements didn't stop at all. He continuously formed hand seals, bit his own finger, "Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"
A water shark appeared beside Kisame Hoshigaki, enveloping his body as it leaped out of the water, agilely rushing towards the airborne Uehara Naraka!
This guy actually thought of such a method to attack an airborne enemy! As long as he could knock Uehara Naraka out of the sky, he could immediately gain the upper hand with his powerful taijutsu.
As Kisame Hoshigaki approached Uehara Naraka, he even saw Uehara forming hand seals with a panicked look on his face, one of the seals even being slightly non-standard...
"Hmph, kid, you messed up the hand seals for the Summoning Technique!"
Kisame Hoshigaki sneered, his wrist suddenly exerting force. He was just about to grab Uehara's neck and bring him down to the ground!
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"
However, following the young ninja's low shout, a tall monster appeared between them! The monster fiercely threw the iron anchor in its hand, accurately hitting Kisame Hoshigaki's body and dragging him back down!
Kisame Hoshigaki only felt an irresistible colossal force as his entire body fell from the air, returning to the lake of water he had created, along with the monster.
By the time Kisame reacted, he finally got a clear look at what the monster summoned by the kid looked like...
A monster almost three times his height, its entire body tightly encased in iron armor. Only its two eyes glowed yellow. It held a giant ship's anchor in its hand, the chain at the anchor's base tightly connected to its body.
What astonished Kisame Hoshigaki was that this monster, like him, could not only breathe freely underwater but even move without hindrance.
Uehara Naraka brought his hands together, landed near the lake, and spoke with a light chuckle, "Mr. Kisame, allow me to introduce you. This is the combat opponent I specially prepared for you in the water: Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths..."
(End of Chapter)
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