"What a freaky of nature," Kisame thought, stunned by Tsunade's resiliance. He himself was one but he still got surprised by tsunade. He had used this technique to defeat many powerful enemies, but this was the first time he had ever encountered someone who could resist his "A Thousand Feeding Sharks" with pure physical strength alone.
"This woman is truly one of a kind!" Kisame's admiration for Tsunade grew even stronger. "Lady Tsunade, to have met an opponent like you, it must be fate. Now I really want to beat you!"
Kisame's eyes had already turned a feverish blood-red, the enthusiasm and excitement of battle reaching its absolute peak. It was like a euphoric rush.
"Hahahahahahaha, this is amazing!"
Kisame's sinister laughter came from behind the swarm of sharks. At some point, his massive figure had closed the distance. The great sword Samehada in his hand tore through the curtain of rain with tremendous force, chopping down toward Tsunade's head where there was a momentary gap in her defense. Before the blade even reached her, the terrifying pressure and Samehada's greedy roar had already arrived. The timing of this strike was ruthless and cunning, and coupled with the endless frenzy of the water sharks, it blocked all possibility of Tsunade dodging or blocking.
This was the line between life and death.
A fierce light flashed in Tsunade's eyes. Facing the descending Samehada and the sharks biting madly at her from all sides, she didn't choose to retreat or block the terrifying sword. Instead, in a flash of inspiration, she made an astonishing move. She suddenly gave up all defense against the water sharks, leaned forward slightly, lowered her center of gravity, and brought her palms together, pointing them like knives. A layer of extremely condensed, light-blue chakra instantly enveloped them, vibrating at an incredibly high frequency, making a subtle but heart-pounding "buzzing" sound.
"This is… the Chakra Scalpel!" Kisame remembered this technique. Because of it, he had suffered greatly in his previous exchanges with Tsunade. This top-tier skill, originally intended for delicate medical procedures, had now become her most deadly weapon.
Slish, slish, slish, slish!
Several water sharks that pounced on her were instantly cut apart by the high-frequency vibrating chakra scalpel, silently disintegrating into splashes of water like a hot knife through butter. At that very moment, Samehada's massive, scaled blade had already slashed to less than a foot above her head. The strong wind from the blade pressed her wet, golden hair against her scalp.
Tsunade looked up suddenly, her eyes showing no fear, only a calmness that bordered on madness. Her two fingers, now a deadly weapon, were not aimed at the broad side of Samehada's blade, but at Kisame's wrist joint, holding the handle of the great sword. She struck with the speed and precision of a lightning bolt. The high-frequency vibrating, light-blue chakra at her fingertips was like the sharpest miniature electric saw.
Seeing this, the hideous smile on Kisame's face froze instantly. He had never expected that in such a desperate situation, Tsunade would choose not to fight Samehada head-on, but to attack him, the wielder of the blade. He had never expected her attack to be so precise, so swift, and so deadly. The chakra condensed in her fingertips, if it hit, would pose an unprecedented, fatal threat to his wrist.
In the nick of time, Kisame displayed the exceptional fighting instincts and reflexes of an Akatsuki member. He twisted his wrist, switching from a chop to a block, attempting to parry her fatal fingers with the broad side of Samehada's blade, while subconsciously retreating.
Screech!
There was a slight, grating sound. Tsunade's chakra scalpel fingertip narrowly brushed the edge of Samehada's blade. Although she had failed to directly hit Kisame's wrist, the high-frequency vibration of the chakra edge still managed to graze a small piece of skin on his hand.
__________________________
"Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed the chapter, please consider donating Power Stones and joining our patreon
[patreon.com /coolperry]
for early access to future chapters