Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 214 Asuma's Capture

Upon receiving Kyosuke's order, numerous shadow clones rushed into the dense steam.

"Get out of my way, all of you!"

With a roar, Gamabunta unleashed a burst of powerful force from his legs, propelling his massive body high into the air. With a whooshing sound, he easily flew over the heads of numerous shadow clones.

As a powerful summoning beast, Bunta has a wealth of combat experience. He doesn't just wait for orders foolishly, but actively cooperates with Kyosuke in battle.

Since we can't see the enemy, let's use a wide-range attack, like crushing them!

"The art of roof collapse!"

Gamabunta gripped the short swords upside down with both hands, the tips pointing downwards, and slammed his body hard into the spot where Hozuki Mangetsu had just been standing.

"Huh?! What is this?!"

Instead of crashing into the water as expected, Bunta seemed to land on a small hill, his body suspended in mid-air, somewhat puzzled.

The fierce wind generated by Bunta dispersed the surrounding mist, and Kyosuke was the first to see that a tall monster had appeared beneath Bunta's body.

The monster was like jelly, made entirely of liquid, and seemed to have no limbs or facial features.

Bunta landed on the monster's head, his short sword already piercing the monster's body.

Through the monster's almost transparent body, the location where the dagger pierced its heart can be seen.

However, the monster had no heart or flesh, and the dagger seemed to have done no damage to it.

"It has turned into a water monster. This must be some kind of application of bloodline limit. But it doesn't matter. Whether you are human or monster, my tactics can deal with you."

As Kyosuke was speculating, two rapidly spinning streams of water extended from the sides of the monster's body, lashing at Gamabunta like thick whips.

"snort!"

Gamabunta snorted coldly, suddenly drew his short sword, and leaped backward to dodge the water whip attack.

Kyosuke jumped off Bunta's head and landed on the water monster.

The water monster tilted its head back, and a crack appeared on the top of its head, opening like a mouth, revealing huge, serrated teeth inside.

At this moment, more than a dozen of Kyosuke's shadow clones arrived and began to unleash ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

Ten shadow clones stood around the water monster, extending their hands to control the surrounding water flow, forming a giant water sphere that imprisoned the water monster.

"You actually want to trap me in a water prison? What are you thinking?!"

Hozuki Mangetsu, who had transformed into a water monster, was imprisoned in a water prison. He found it amusing and his body, which was rushing upwards, seemed to be two steps faster. He was about to break through the water prison and swallow Kyosuke in mid-air.

At that moment, he suddenly heard the roar of thunder.

"Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"

Around the water monster, several shadow clones did not use water jutsu, but instead used lightning jutsu, channeling lightning into the water prison.

Before the lightning could strike, the water monster quickly shrank and collapsed, transforming into the shape of Hozuki Mangetsu. Its body moved as nimbly as a fish, easily dodging the lightning.

"You've got some skills, kid, using Lightning Release combined with Water Prison Technique."

Hozuki Mangetsu looked up and, with a condescending attitude, said something that was half-joking and half-praising.

"Tch, don't try to act all mature for your age! The real attack has only just begun!"

Kyosuke landed on the water prison, bent over, and placed his right hand on the water prison.

"The Toad's Mouth Binding Technique!"

Around the perimeter of the water prison, clumps of blood-red flesh began to appear.

These bodies spread rapidly, soon engulfing the entire water prison, while continuously converging towards the full moon of the ghost lantern.

Seeing this, Hozuki Mangetsu realized that things were getting a bit tricky. His face turned cold, and without saying a word, he raised his right fist and punched the flesh and blood in front of him.

"The Art of the Powerful Water Wrist!"

As Hozuki Mangetsu swung his fist, the muscles in his right arm bulged rapidly, becoming extremely thick, almost as big as his body, and his fist became like a clay pot.

boom!

A fist the size of a clay pot slammed into the flesh and blood in front of him, the enormous impact creating a huge crater, the flesh caved in like a cave.

The shockwave spread, and the surrounding flesh and blood trembled, forming layers of waves.

"Damn it, it didn't break!"

Hozuki Mangetsu's face was grim, because the flesh that had been attacked was not broken, and the dent quickly returned to its original state.

Before Hozuki Full Moon could make any other move, the entire water prison was already covered in flesh and blood, turning into a slightly trembling mass of blood.

This is the stomach of the giant toad, and once an enemy is trapped inside, it is very difficult for them to escape.

Kyosuke trapped Hozuki Mangetsu and immediately returned to Bunta's head, pointing in a certain direction.

"Go there!"

According to the latest information relayed by Asuma's scattered shadow clones, Asuma is currently in extreme danger.

Continuing to delay with Hozuki Mangetsu is tantamount to waiting for death; not only will Asuma die, but he will also meet a bad end.

Kyosuke is going to rescue Asuma now. If he can make it in time, he'll rescue her and run away together. If he can't, he'll just have to apologize to Asuma and run away alone.

He left one shadow clone behind to check on the results, while the other shadow clones followed Kyosuke away.

The shadow clone that remained stared at the giant ball of flesh in the air, but only a dozen seconds later, it was stabbed to death by the kunai behind it.

It was Hozuki Mangetsu who killed him.

Although Hozuki Mangetsu is arrogant and ruthless, he has a high talent for combat and rich combat experience.

During his battle with Kyosuke's shadow clones, he revealed his ability to transform into water and his superb water-style skills.

So why did Kyosuke still use the water prison to deal with himself?

While trapped in the water prison, Hozuki Mangetsu quickly deduced that Kyosuke had a backup plan.

Therefore, when the water monster collapsed, he left his water clone in place, while his main body completely turned into water and merged into the water prison along with the water flow that came out when the water monster collapsed.

Then, he silently entered the lake through the bottom of the water prison.

He lay in wait in the water, preparing to ambush and kill Kyosuke when Kyosuke relaxed his guard after his victory.

Unexpectedly, Kyosuke rode away on a toad.

"Numerous shadow clones, powerful summoning techniques—just how much chakra does this brat have? No wonder the Fire Country's Great Ming wanted to kill him."

Gamabunta moves incredibly fast, and Hozuki Mangetsu could no longer see Kyosuke. It would take some time for him to catch up, so Hozuki Mangetsu chased after Kyosuke while simultaneously thinking about how to deal with him.

"We can't afford to engage in a war of attrition with this kind of enemy. We need to find an opportunity to launch a surprise attack and kill them in one fell swoop."

Thinking of this, he took out a small jar of poison and coated the blade with the deadly poison.

With Gamabunta as their vehicle, Kyosuke quickly found Asuma.

Good news, Asma is still alive.

Bad news, Asuma is dying.

To make matters worse, Asuma was captured by the enemy and taken hostage.

Ao grabbed Asuma by the neck with her left hand, lifted Asuma up, raised her head slightly, and activated her Byakugan to look at Kyosuke on Bunta's head.

"Your chakra is truly astonishing; you're a perfect match for Kisame Hoshigaki."

Kisame Hoshigaki stood in front of Ao. Upon hearing this, his golden pupils darted around, and he carefully examined Kyosuke before chuckling softly twice.

"Hehe, interesting."

His ability to team up with powerful clan geniuses like Hozuki Mangetsu and Terumi Mei naturally indicates his exceptional qualities.

The most amazing thing is that he contains a huge amount of chakra, and he is known as the "Tailless Tailed Beast"!

Now, Ao actually said that the brat's chakra was comparable to his own, which aroused Kisame Hoshigaki's competitive spirit.