Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

That flaming sword, the Sword of Totsuka, was one of the three legendary Kusanagi blades in the world. The other two were in Orochimaru's hands. One could extend indefinitely and change its shape. The other was eventually obtained by Sasuke and was indestructible. And then there was this one, the most peculiar of them all, currently in the hands of Uchiha Itachi.

It could seal spiritual bodies.

In the original story, it was undefeated in Itachi's hands, successfully sealing both Orochimaru and Nagato.

"Jiraiya-sensei, be careful of the sword in Itachi's hand. Once you're hit by it, you'll be absorbed and sealed, never to be reincarnated for all eternity!"

Hiss. Is it that serious? Jiraiya's eyes narrowed. He naturally believed Kusuo's words. Hearing this, he immediately nodded gravely, his attention constantly on guard against it, not daring to be the least bit careless.

"I didn't expect you to recognize this sword," Itachi said, his eyes calm, his voice devoid of any emotion. The Sword of Totsuka in the Susanoo's hand slashed from left to right.

SWISH!

A powerful slash. A crimson, crescent-shaped sword aura fell, enveloping Kusuo and Jiraiya's position.

Seeing the imposing Sword of Totsuka howling towards him, Kusuo's eyes sharpened slightly. He moved. A sword light cut through the mid-air. Kusuo leaped up, jumping over the range of the crescent-shaped sword aura. But the casual sword light he had sent out just flashed for a moment in mid-air before it was absorbed, its power greatly reduced, shattering on contact. The golden light was magnificent, grand, as if possessing the great power to assimilate all things. Any technique seemed powerless before it.

"It's just as I suspected. The Sword of Totsuka can not only directly pierce the human body, like with Orochimaru and the Kazekage, but it can also pass through the surface of an object to reach the soul. Nagato's reanimated body was pulled out by one slash, and his Edo Tensei eventually dissipated."

After his guess was confirmed, Kusuo flipped his body in mid-air, his gaze suddenly turning cold. "If that's the case, how about you try a slash from my Crimson Blade?"

VMM!

With a light tremble, Kusuo's hand gripping the hilt of his sword suddenly exerted force. The black blade quickly turned a deep red. Faint steam rose from it.

Crimson Blade, activate!

Simple and clean. He slashed in mid-air.

CRASHHH—

One strike. The firmament itself was aghast. It tore through the atmosphere. The brilliant sword aura flashed with a crimson-gold light, even more dazzling than the Sword of Totsuka. A sword aura a full hundred meters long, wrapped in an astonishing sword pressure, seemed to want to cut through everything, blanketing the entire coastline.

This monstrous sword intent, like a blazing sun, was so intense that Kisame, a hundred meters away, could feel his cheeks stinging. A powerhouse like Kisame had no choice but to be cautious.

"Itachi-san!" This slash was aimed at Uchiha Itachi. Kisame shouted from the sea.

His sharp eyes fixed on the roaring sword aura, Itachi's face grew much more somber. He was not flustered. He controlled the Susanoo's gourd and slashed down.

BOOM!!!!!!

The roar was like thunder. A horizontal and a vertical sword aura collided. The power of that instant made the sky change color.

In a flash, a white light shone.

A few seconds later, it was world-shaking. The terrifying impact split open the thick clouds.

CRASHHH————

A great wind rose. The scorching temperature in the air brought waves of heat, pushing against one's face as if it were going to melt their very cells.

"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"

Jiraiya had no choice but to use his elongated white hair to protect his body, resisting the rolling, scorching heat that washed over him.

On the surface of the sea, the waves were kicked up by the high-temperature impact, one after another, crashing violently against Kisame's body. He formed hand seals, barely managing to control the surrounding seawater to avoid his position.

But at this moment, POW! BOOM!

The two golden-red and crimson sword auras that had collided in the sky finally exploded. The power was even greater than the aftershocks from before. Starting from the center point of the cross-shaped sword aura, a purplish-black sphere of explosion suddenly expanded. Just like when Naruto and Sasuke had thrown their ultimate moves at each other, the sphere rapidly swelled to its limit.

It exploded. It completely exploded.

Crushing. Destroying. The impact that resounded through the heavens and the earth seemed to want to shatter everyone's eardrums.

Kusuo calmly watched the incoming blast wave, casually swinging out several hundred sword slashes to shield himself from the ripples. Jiraiya's Gamabunta, however, was sent tumbling several times, flying backward.

"This is the biggest mistake of my life, getting involved in this fight!" Gamabunta groaned as he was flipped by the blast wave, his eyes rolling back. This was the second time. As long as this brat was on the battlefield, the scale of the fight would definitely not be small. This was the second time he had suffered because of it.

After taking a hard fall, Jiraiya stabilized his body and asked with concern, "Boss Toad, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Just took a few tumbles, got a little roughed up," Gamabunta said, snorting white steam from his nostrils, huff, huff. His eyes were fixed on the center of the battlefield in front of them. That boy in red was still standing there calmly, holding his sword, seemingly unaffected.

"But this brat... the power of his every strike is truly breathtaking, shocking one to the core."

Gamabunta's words made Jiraiya nod in agreement. In terms of battle commotion and power, the three Sannin could each summon giant beasts. He himself had even mastered Sage Mode, and his wide-area attack, Goemon, was no joke. But he asked himself, the degree of destruction on the battlefield... could it really compare to that little guy?

Like a monster. The destructive power of a Tailed Beast.

"Cough, cough..." Itachi knelt on one knee. He had just poured all his power into maintaining the Susanoo's position, which had placed a great burden on his body.

"Itachi-san!" Kisame was greatly alarmed. Looking at Itachi's condition, his visual power for the day had definitely been used to its limit. If this continued, his body might really be in trouble.

In contrast, their opponent, that little brat, was acting as if nothing had happened. The huge contrast brought him a deep shock.

"Looks like I can't trouble Itachi-san anymore. If either of us were to face him alone, we would likely die."

The moment this thought arose, even Kisame himself was startled. They were S-rank missing-nin who struck fear into the ninja world, who could take on the Kage of any village. But now, they were actually feeling fear towards a little brat.

He grinned. "Faced with a boy with the strength of a monster, it won't do not to go all out!"

PAK!

Kisame clapped his hands together. His entire body's chakra surged. A chakra fluctuation that surpassed that of an ordinary Kage shot up like a heavenly blue pillar of light, pouring into the seawater beneath his feet. The very earth trembled from this aura.

He let out a great shout: "Water Style! Water Prison Shark Dance!"

SPLASH!

The sky changed color. A crazed look flashed across Kisame's face, the sea beneath his feet vast and mighty. At this moment, it all came pouring out. The true waters of the nine heavens had arrived.

Kusuo's eyes trembled slightly. He had been prepared for this in his heart. Kisame Hoshigaki, known as the Tailless Tailed Beast, could create a body of water covering an entire forest out of thin air. But he hadn't expected that at the seaside, the power of this ninjutsu would be so great.

The dark blue seawater, roaring like a vicious dragon, crashed against the sky, creating white waves. In just a few seconds, the entire land was covered by seawater. From Jiraiya to Kusuo, they were all enveloped in this jutsu.

Kisame looked with satisfaction at the miracle he had created, controlling his chakra to use the seawater to lift Itachi to the surface. "Itachi-san, you should rest well now. Leave this little brat to me!"

With that, Kisame dove into the water like an arrow. Like a dragon returning to the sea, he moved with great flexibility.

"Cough, cough." Having not reacted in time, Kusuo choked on a few mouthfuls of seawater. But his breathing was not affected at all. His powerful breathing method could store a massive amount of oxygen inside his body; he didn't need to worry about suffocating to death.

On the other side, Jiraiya sat on the head of the toad, his expression solemn. He excelled at Fire Style. Being trapped in the sea was not good for battle.

"Water Style! A Thousand Sharks!"

The chakra fluctuation of a peak Kage shook a large area of the seawater. Shark after shark, like missiles, were formed from the seawater and attacked Jiraiya. Kisame, as if he had returned home, was like a fish in water, flexibly swimming and quickly finding Jiraiya's position. The legendary Sannin... it's better to deal with him first.

"Heh heh, if you don't have a good way to deal with this, the sharks of my Thousand Sharks technique will never stop." Sneering at the greatly alarmed Jiraiya, Kisame's body moved, and he once again swam towards Kusuo's position.

"Brat, well? Being in the seawater isn't like being on the shore. Do you feel your strength has been restricted?"

"Your astonishingly powerful slashes, how many times can you unleash them in the sea? With the great pressure of the seawater obstructing you, an ordinary person can't even complete the motion of swinging a sword."

"And I... am the overlord here, like a tiger with wings!"

Kisame Hoshigaki laughed loudly, and clapped his hands together. "Samehada! Human Fusion!" The greatsword Samehada on his back slowly merged with him, forming a half-man, half-fish appearance.

After his mermaid-like transformation, Kisame swam to Kusuo's front with a mocking smile. He didn't plan to kill him immediately. Instead, he would play with him slowly, making this arrogant brat wish he were dead.

Like a missile, Kisame's swimming speed in the water formed a cylindrical air tunnel. It was quite a sight.

"But... where did you get the confidence that I can't swing my sword?" Kusuo asked faintly, his words stunning the confident Kisame. A sense of unease rose in his heart.

Could this brat still have a trick up his sleeve? Impossible!

The movements of a normal human body underwater were on a completely different level of difficulty than on land. Especially for powerhouses like taijutsu and sword users who relied on their bodies, the restrictions were even greater.

"You're bluffing!" Kisame roared, not believing him.

Kusuo smiled faintly and gripped the sword in his hand. "Whether I'm bluffing or not, this one slash will be enough to see."

SWISH!

One slash. The sharp blade cut through every water molecule. At a moment when Kisame wasn't paying attention, the black blade had already turned a tranquil azure.

"Water Breathing! Blessed Rain After the Drought!"

The blade brought up an arc of water. The speed didn't seem that fast, as if it were really being restricted by the water's resistance. But in Kisame's dead-fish eyes, which reflected this one slash, he was horrified to find that he couldn't move at all. It was as if the motion of this one slash had controlled his body.

It was as if he... was willing to be beheaded by the brat before him.

"No! Impossible! How could I think that?" Kisame was both shocked and scared, roaring frantically in his heart.

Finally, his rigid body regained control, his limbs thrashing wildly in the water.

But the sword had already arrived. The cold glint was like rain, yet it was like a merciful sweet dew. An extremely gentle slash passed through Kisame's head.

Schlick!

The smooth sound of a body being cut was heard. Kisame's head, his eyes wide with incomprehension, was lopped off.

"Kisame!" On the shore, Itachi, who was observing the situation below with his Sharingan, was greatly horrified. He had calculated everything, but he had never expected Kisame to be beheaded with a single slash. That boy's sword... has it already grown to this extent?

Utter shock was written all over Itachi's tear-streaked face.

"This..." Jiraiya was not good at underwater combat, but resisting a mere A-rank ninjutsu was no problem. But that was the limit. Suddenly, the Thousand Sharks disappeared. To be precise, the person casting the jutsu was dead.

When Jiraiya looked in that direction, his weary, heroic face was dumbfounded.

This brat... in the enemy's home turf, underwater, he cut the guy down?

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