Aiko, wielding Kiba, channeled Raiton: Lightning Slash. Bolts of lightning crackled with deadly intent. Makima countered with Fūton: Devastating Gale, a howling wind dispersing the lightning. She approached, feinting a punch before delivering a low kick to Aiko's leg, CRUNCH!, making him buckle. Aiko desperately swung Kiba, but Makima grabbed his wrist, twisting it until the bone snapped, CRACK!. She wrenched Kiba from his grasp, slashing Aiko's chest in a spray of blood, SCHLICK!. Aiko fell, eyes wide, lifeless.
Daichi charged, Kabutowari—hammer and axe—swinging in tandem. Makima attempted Doton: Stone Shield, but her seal faltered, the shield crumbling. She dodged, the hammer grazing her shoulder, BAM!. In taijutsu, she was relentless—her fist fractured Daichi's cheekbone, CRUNCH!, followed by a knee to his ribs, THUD!. She seized Kabutowari's handle, wrenching it from his hands, and drove the axe into his skull, THUD!. Blood and bone sprayed, and Daichi fell, dead.
Taro, massive and wielding Kubikiribōchō, roared, the decapitating blade slicing through the air. Makima's telekinesis slowed the strike, giving her time to dodge. She countered with Suiton: Tidal Crash, a torrent repelling Taro, SPLASH!. She leaped, her taijutsu precise—a palm strike to his wrist disarmed him, CRUNCH!, followed by a spinning heel to his jaw, CLAC!. She seized Kubikiribōchō, driving it into Taro's chest. He gurgled, collapsing in a pool of blood.
Chōjūrō and Renji, the last standing, exchanged a glance. "She's a monster!" Renji shouted, Samehada growling as it absorbed Makima's telekinetic chakra. Chōjūrō gripped Hiramekarei, his voice firm. "We'll stop her here, or Kiri falls." Makima smirked. "Brave. Too bad it's useless."
Renji charged, Samehada slashing. Makima dodged, her fist crushing Renji's clavicle, then a knee to his spine, CRUNCH!. Samehada cut her arm, but she ignored the pain, seizing Renji's neck and hurling him at Chōjūrō with telekinesis, THUD!.
The two stumbled, and Makima pressed on, her kicks relentless—Chōjūrō took a heel to the ribs, CRUNCH!, Renji a punch to the temple. She formed a seal, Mokuton: Thorn Spikes. Wooden spikes burst forth, piercing Renji's legs. He screamed, immobilized.
Chōjūrō brandished Hiramekarei, his energy blade slashing toward her. Makima dodged, but the blade cut her shoulder. She countered with a telekinetic blast, repelling Chōjūrō, then charged in taijutsu.
Her fist fractured his jaw, followed by a spinning kick to his chest. Renji, struggling to rise, was crushed to the ground by Makima's telekinesis, CRUNCH!, his spine breaking. Chōjūrō, gasping, looked at the carnage. "You… you're not human."
"I never said I was," Makima replied, her voice icy. She leaped, her fist crushing Chōjūrō's chest, sending him sliding back. Before he could rise, she drove her knee into his face, and twisted his neck with brutal force. The Seven Swordsmen were dead, their legendary blades scattered in the blood-soaked mud.
The fog parted, and two figures emerged: Ao, Mei Terumi's right-hand man, and the Mizukage herself. Ao's eyes, glowing with his Byakugan, burned with rage. "You've gone too far!" he roared, charging with a kunai. Mei, her auburn hair flowing, stayed back, her eyes narrowed. "Ao, caution. She's dangerous."
Makima smirked. "Dangerous? You're adorable." She met Ao's charge, her taijutsu crushing. He swung his kunai, but she dodged, her palm striking his wrist, disarming him.
Ao attempted a palm strike, but Makima seized his arm, twisting it until it snapped, "Weak," she spat, her knee slamming into his stomach, THUD!, folding him in half. With a telekinetic blast, she sent him flying like trash.
BOOM!
He crashed through a building in a rain of debris. Ao lay unconscious, blood dripping from his mouth.
Mei advanced, her presence imposing. "You'll pay for this," she said, her voice low and deadly. She adopted a taijutsu stance, her movements fluid. Makima cracked her knuckles, smirking. "Come, Mizukage."
The fight began in taijutsu, a clash of speed and precision. Mei struck first, her fist aimed at Makima's jaw. Makima parried, countering with a knee to her ribs, CRUNCH!.
Mei pivoted, her elbow aimed at Makima's temple, but she dodged, delivering a spinning kick to her thigh. Mei stumbled but recovered, feinting a punch before slamming her heel into Makima's chest. Makima retreated, her grafted arm regenerating the bruise. "Not bad," she said, leaping.
Mei dodged, her taijutsu sharp, delivering a palm strike to Makima's shoulder.
Makima countered with a double punch to Mei's sternum, THUD!, pushing her back. The fight intensified as Mei formed seals, Yōton: Lava Flow! A torrent of molten lava burst forth toward Makima.
Makima countered with Suiton: Water Wall, a deluge extinguishing the lava in a cloud of steam. She charged through the fog, her fist striking Mei's cheek, followed by a knee to her stomach, CRUNCH!.
Mei, blood dripping from her lip, smirked. "You're tough, but I'm not done." She launched Futton: Acid Mist, a corrosive fog spreading. Makima attempted Fūton: Wind Blade, but her control faltered, the wind only diluting the mist.
The acid stung her skin, but her grafted arm regenerated the burns. She feinted a punch, then used telekinesis to hurl debris at Mei. She dodged, countering with Yōton: Magma Fist, a fiery strike grazing Makima's arm, CRUNCH!.
Makima roared, her taijutsu relentless. She feinted a kick, then slammed her elbow into Mei's jaw, CRUNCH!, followed by a telekinetic blast, sending her crashing into a wall.
Mei rose, forming Suiton: Dragon's Roar. A water dragon roared toward Makima, CRASH!. Makima attempted Mokuton: Wooden Barrier, but the wood splintered. The dragon hit her, knocking her back, but she rose, her arm healing.
"You're stubborn," Mei gasped, blood streaking her face. Makima smirked, her voice cold. "And you're dead." She charged, feinting a punch before delivering a spinning heel to Mei's temple, CLAC!.
Mei staggered, and Makima formed Katon: Infernal Wave, flames engulfing the Mizukage. Mei screamed, her chakra fading, and Makima finished with a crushing telekinetic blast, pinning her to the ground. Mei lay barely conscious.
Makima stood amidst the carnage, her battered body, her grafted arm vibrating with power. "Kiri is finished," she murmured, glancing at Orochimaru's shadow. Now, the rest of the alliance