Gugugugu...
Blood-red chakra bubbles began to rise from Killer Bee's dark skin, forming a translucent tailed beast cloak around him.
Kisame's eyes widened.
"What?! I'm fused with Samehada, just staying close should drain his chakra! So where is all this chakra coming from?!"
Snap! Snap!
With a surge of strength, Killer Bee flexed his arms, his muscles bulging. The chains snapped one after another!
Kisame thought in disbelief,
"Don't tell me… Samehada gave him chakra on its own?"
Rustle!
Things got worse. Samehada suddenly rejected Kisame, flying away and breaking the fusion.
"Ugh… that traitor even drained my chakra before leaving!" Kisame growled.
Without Kisame's chakra to sustain it, the massive water prison collapsed instantly!
KRAAAASH!
Water surged away as both Raikage and Killer Bee were freed.
"Hah... hah..." The Raikage gasped for air.
Samehada rushed into Killer Bee's arms, happily transferring the chakra it had stolen from Kisame.
Bee patted the sword affectionately as it snuggled up to him.
"Yahsi yahsi~ Life's lookin' bright~ From now on, you're my godkid, all right~!"
Kisame stood in stunned silence.
"So Samehada really does prefer his chakra..."
Killer Bee slung Samehada onto his back, spinning with flair as he sang:
"Betrayal in the afternoon~ The lonely shark's tune~ Sashimi's sorrow~ fades at dusk soon~~ YO YO~~ I'm not outta gas, my soul still glows, I'm the one and only Eight Tails Bee who steals the show! YEAH~ AH!"
Seeing his energetic brother back on his feet, Raikage grinned.
"Hmph... You just can't sit still, can you? Bee! Use that move. It's time to finish this!"
"OK~! Brother~!!" Bee replied with a thumbs-up.
Boom!
A surge of tailed beast chakra erupted from Killer Bee, forming a red, armor-like cloak around his body. Thick, skeletal structures of bone grew from his back as the transformation continued!
Crackle!
At the same time, Raikage's lightning armor flared to full power again, lightning crackling wildly around him like a storm.
From a distance, Darui muttered:
"He's lost his living weapon… Now, against the strongest combo attack from the AB brothers, this really is the end for Hoshigaki Kisame."
"Weii~~!!"
"Haaa!!"
Raikage and Killer Bee moved into position then charged forward at full speed, aiming from opposite sides.
——Double Lariat!
Kisame stood still, eyes half-closed.
"A traitor will always be betrayed... I guess this is my fate too. Itachi, is this what you felt before the end?"
Snap!
Suddenly, a hand shot out from the ground, grabbing Kisame's ankle and pulled him down!
——Earth Style: Head-Hunter Jutsu!
"Huh?!"
Raikage and Killer Bee's target vanished just before impact, but it was too late to stop!
BOOM!!!
BOOM!!!
The shockwaves of their attacks tore through the battlefield.
Raikage and Killer Bee, both in their strongest forms, had their arms locked tightly around each other's necks.
"Aa…"
"Ooooooo…!!"
The scene was so intense, it was hard to describe with words.
Suddenly, their bodies froze, then collapsed to the ground together, sliding and twitching slightly.
Darui clutched his throat, uneasy.
"Uh… This doesn't feel like a joke anymore..."
Meanwhile, Kisame had escaped underground, with only his head sticking out of the soil. He grinned.
"I see… This move really does make it look like I've been decapitated. But now, it's your turn to come out, whoever's been hiding in the ground."
Rustle, rustle, rustle…
The earth cracked open, and a young man in a golden cloak slowly stood up, surrounded by a faint scent of soil.
He smiled calmly.
"This kind of entrance isn't really my thing… but when it comes to fighting the Kumo AB brothers, being cautious is never wrong."
Kisame's expression changed.
"You… it's you?"
The young man turned to face him with a confident smile.
"It's been a while, Kisame. I don't think I need to introduce myself, do I?"
It was Uzumaki Naruto.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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