Chapter 878

That's the man who, just after inheriting the blade, held back Mizuha, known as the Golden Flash, for a full hour in their first clash!

Jigoku is rightfully called the strongest of the seven ninja swords, and Ganashiki Kiba's strength is certainly not that of an ordinary member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist…!

Ganashiki Kiba's chakra seemed endless; high-level water techniques like Goshoku Sama had no effect on him, and Jiraiya and the others had already adapted to this within this brief time—especially now, including Bunta, all of them were trapped within Kiba's raging shark sea.

"It's like an enlarged Water Prison Technique… but with coordinates centered entirely on us, a specially designed mobile cage." Jiraiya, no doubt a battle-hardened veteran, deduced the correct conclusion purely through instinct and environmental adaptation.

"Theoretically, it all makes sense—if we can exert enough destructive force from within, we can escape this disadvantageous environment without external aid."

"Water Prison? To me, it looks more like an arena… and the first thing I must defeat is the summon he called forth…" Unfortunately, Zabuza, who had earlier fled into the forest, was also pulled into Kiba's technique at the last moment; using the Kubikiribōchō, he forcibly carved a path through countless sharks—even the Demon of the Mist was now breathing heavily.

"Have you seen Haku? I lost her just now. Hmm, never mind—she's just a tool, and besides, she knows how to take care of herself."

Young Yuanzi slashed back another shark, then immediately retorted upon hearing Zabuza's insincere words: "Baldy, your personality must be just like that guy—you're deeply worried but pretend not to care… Eww, a grown man acting like that isn't cute at all!"

Zabuza had no intention of answering Young Yuanzi, but his inner rage still drove him to slash at several nearby drifting sharks, as if cutting down a sudden-attacking little girl.

"Staying here for now is safe. Though there's only one true enemy, the current environment makes his summon incredibly dangerous." Mei instantly formed an ice hat atop Bunta's head, enclosing Lin Cheng and Xiao Jue inside; naturally, this left even less standing room on Bunta's already cramped head.

"You focus on protecting the target—I'll deal with the guy from the Mizukage clan… Hey, when I heard the report, I thought they were lying—after all, they were nearly all wiped out." Ganashiki Kiba gripped Jigoku tightly, sneering at Mei as she charged straight at him from atop Bunta's head.

"Tear apart this trapped fish!" Following his command, the surrounding sharks moved, their agile swimming motions betraying no hint that they were merely coalesced from chakra.

The water around Mei rapidly froze into ice as she moved, carving a white trail through the massive "water sphere"; the solidified sharks turned to ice the instant they touched it—clearly, Mei viewed ordinary water techniques as easily controllable.

"Oh? You froze my technique in such a short time? Stronger than the Mizukage clan's leader." Kiba stared intently at Mei's figure; the chakra surging within Jigoku made the blade emit a strange cry, as if alive.

"Don't compare me to those people." As Mei drew near, the water beside Kiba suddenly turned to frost—Mei had earlier deployed invisible microscopic ice particles around him, then precisely triggered them to become her own ice clones, each appearing as if unpainted.

"But someone who can create ice sculptures in the desert—here, where water is everywhere, it's the same for you and me!"

Boom!

A violent explosion erupted from the outer edge of Kiba's vast water domain—massive ice spikes exploded radially in geometric patterns, creating a stunning ice sculpture spectacle and directly destroying Kiba's area technique.