Desperation

"Yo~~ Mizukage, this won't work!"

Just as Shisui was sinking the Wood Clone into the sea, a voice with a strange tone suddenly echoed.

Accompanying it were eight enormously large octopus tails.

At this moment, Killer Bee joined the battle.

Boom! Boom!

The long octopus tails kept slapping the sea surface, stirring wave after wave.

In the midst of it, Shisui swiftly dodged while rapidly forming hand seals.

"Suiton: Suiryūha!"

In an instant, she spat out an incredibly high-pressure water column, sharp as a surgical knife, slashing toward Killer Bee's eight tails.

"That's an impressive Water Style! I'm dodging!"

Sensing the sharpness of the approaching water column, Killer Bee shouted weirdly and immediately retracted his eight tails, leaping into the sea, narrowly evading the attack.

At the moment of retracting the tails, he also pulled back the water sphere containing the Wood Clone.

While dodging, Killer Bee broke the Water Prison jutsu and smirked at his companion, "Haven't seen you in a while, Wood Clone, why do you look so disheveled?"

"Hmph!"

The Wood Clone gave Killer Bee a displeased look, feeling irritated.

Originally aiming to make a quick move, she ended up making a mistake due to impatience, which was somewhat embarrassing.

Ignoring the gleeful companion, the Wood Clone hastily re-donned the Tailed Beast mantle and intended to confront Shisui again.

"Wait for me!"

Killer Bee, freely maneuvering in the sea with his eight tails, rushed after.

Seeing this, Shisui frowned, about to form hand seals again.

A skeletal hand enveloped in green chakra suddenly descended from the sky, fiercely striking towards her.

Bang!

An urgent sound of breaking air resounded the next moment.

Caught off guard, Shisui was fiercely knocked away, tumbling on the sea surface several times, leaving a large ripple before finally coming to a stop.

"Susanoo?"

Wiping the blood from her mouth, Shisui squatted on the sea's surface, squinting at the crimson skeletal giant approaching.

Then she glanced at the Wood Clone and Killer Bee, charging from two other directions.

Taking a deep breath, she opened her seductive lips.

Water Release: Jōmizu no Jutsu!

Instantly, a highly acidic hot mist spewed from Shisui's red lips, swiftly surging toward the three pursuing individuals.

Initially, Lord Mizukage wanted to rely on Susanoo's defense against the boiling technique.

But soon.

Discovering that her Susanoo was melting in the high-temperature mist, her expression changed drastically, hastily retreating without delay.

If Susanoo's formidable defense could be affected, what about Killer Bee and the Wood Clone?

Seeing this, the two had no choice but to halt and evade the boiling technique.

"Impressive, Mizukage."

Seeing Shisui stalling them again, the retreating Lord Mizukage murmured appreciatively, his gaze turning particularly serious.

As the Fifth Mizukage, choosing to hold off alone, sacrificing herself for the sake of her comrades' survival, this behavior deeply impressed him.

But even if he admired her, it wouldn't change his intent to capture the Kirigakure ninjas in one fell swoop.

Watching the other Kirigakure ninjas, who had now distanced themselves due to Mizukage's delay, Lord Mizukage's Mangekyō Sharingan shifted.

In an instant!

Covered by Susanoo, initially just a skeletal structure, his body swiftly filled with muscles and flesh, donning the Susanoo armor, and finally extending into lower limbs.

The green Susanoo warrior in its fourth state swiftly took shape.

Within the colossal Susanoo, Lord Mizukage quickly instructed the others, "Killer Bee, Wood Clone, and all Konoha Ninjas, go pursue the Kirigakure ninjas. As for the Fifth Mizukage, I'll handle her alone."

"Yes!"

Although somewhat unwilling, the Wood Clone nodded along with Killer Bee and the others, and then they departed from Shisui's vicinity, leaving her.

"Not so fast!"

Seeing this, Shisui intended to expand the boiling technique to stop the Konoha Village group.

But at that moment, a voice from Lord Mizukage resounded, "Lord Mizukage, your opponent is me."

As he spoke, Lord Mizukage's chest plate of Susanoo opened up, releasing numerous green chakra arrows aimed at Shisui.

This was one of his abilities, Susanoo: Kyūjūkyū.

Countless thick green chakra arrows covered in piercing breaking sounds shot toward Shisui.

Her expression changed, forced to evade immediately.

Seizing this chance, Lord Mizukage controlled Susanoo to step closer.

Ahead of Shisui, the effect of the boiling technique still lingered.

However, what could melt Susanoo vapor before was now unable to affect the shell in the fourth state.

Ignoring these, focusing solely on Shisui, Lord Mizukage's Susanoo warrior drew the Spiral Sword.

Though compared to Uchiha Itachi, the Susanoo Lord Mizukage displayed didn't seem as despairing and powerless to Shisui.

But for her now, it still imposed tremendous pressure.

Yet, despite this, during the ensuing clash with Lord Mizukage, Shisui remained distracted elsewhere.

She hadn't forgotten that her purpose here wasn't to prove superiority against Lord Mizukage and the others but to buy as much time as possible, even if it meant sacrificing herself.

"Water Release·Water Water Whip"

Seizing the opportunity, Shisui targeted not Lord Mizukage but Killer Bee and others, swiftly forming hand seals.

Instantly, numerous water whips formed around the many Konoha Ninjas who had just passed by, surprising and entangling them, causing splashing sounds.

As a consequence of dividing her attention, Shisui, nearly hit by the Spiral Sword, was knocked away, spitting blood.

"Lord Mizukage, I told you, your opponent is me."

Lord Mizukage, cold and resolute, struck once more.

In terms of true combat power, in the sea, Shisui could momentarily match the Susanoo wielder with his Mangekyō Sharingan.

But with time, she'd inevitably weaken.

However, Shisui, still unaware, continued to divert her attention elsewhere.

Though this did slow down Killer Bee and the others, it widened the gap between her and Lord Mizukage.

Before long, under Susanoo's fierce onslaught, Shisui found herself in a precarious position.

Seeing her covered in blood and her breath faltering under Susanoo's relentless assault, Lord Mizukage made a decision.

"It's time to end this!"