Chapter 348 Trap
Hoshigaki Kisame forced himself to calm down, and before the shark missile was about to hit him, he performed the "Instant Body Technique", moved away from where he was and avoided the attack.

Then, he immediately launched a counterattack without any hesitation.

Similarly, Qing Ming did not give in at all, and directly launched a tit-for-tat attack against him.

Although Qingming's chakra amount is not as much as the opponent, it is not a problem for him to compete with the opponent in a short period of time.

Because of this, the two of them caused quite a big noise.

This is what happens on the sea. If it were on land, their battle would have to move at least one square kilometer of objects.

But even so, the surrounding Mist and Konoha ninjas were frightened and one by one, they stayed away from the two.

This fierce battle lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour, and in the end no one gained the upper hand.

But I have to say that Hoshigaki Kisame has really rich combat experience.

After determining that he was no match for him in close combat and that ninjutsu attacks could not quickly defeat him, he immediately changed his mind and began to seek underwater combat.

Thanks to his special body structure, he can breathe freely in water like a fish.

Therefore, he has an absolute advantage in underwater combat.

Qingming was very clear about this and naturally it was impossible for him to do as he wished, so he never went into the water.

As a result, the battlefield changed from extreme movement to extreme stillness.

Qingming stood on the sea, pushing his three-magatama Sharingan to its limit. His eyes swept across the surrounding sea from time to time, his senses fully open, always alert to Hoshigaki Kisame's sneak attack.

Hoshigaki Kisame was also very patient, just quietly waiting for his opportunity.

As an Anbu ninja, a ninja who can use himself as a tool for missions, the last thing he lacks is patience.

However, the surrounding environment determined that Qingming could not escape.

Therefore, he can wait forever.

In addition, his mission on this trip was to assist Xuefeng and others in delaying Qingming's support force so that they could not rush to the northern battlefield in time.

Therefore, wasting time is completely acceptable to him.

But just because Hoshigaki Kisame can accept it doesn’t mean Qingming can accept it.

Although his ship was destroyed and his support mission could basically be said to have failed, he still had to rush to the battlefield.

Otherwise, it is really hard to justify.

Because of this, his situation can be said to be very passive.

However, in a sense, this is also a great opportunity.

Qing Ming has not forgotten his plan. If he wants to turn Hoshigaki Kisame into his "chakra battery", he must capture him alive.

This kind of disadvantaged scenario is undoubtedly more natural to design.

But even so, he still needs to be careful, because he only has one chance. Once Hoshigaki Kisame is mentally prepared, it will be difficult to capture him.

Given the other party's temper, if he finds out something is wrong and he can't escape, he might just commit suicide, and then all his efforts would be in vain.

Therefore, opportunities must be seized.

In addition, you also need to pay attention to the surrounding Mist Ninjas and Konoha Ninjas.

As for the reason
It's very simple. If you want to capture Hoshigaki Kisame alive, you must use the Mangekyō Sharingan. However, the Mangekyō Sharingan is his second most important secret and cannot be revealed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Therefore, these factors that may lead to his secrets being exposed also need to be considered.

Fortunately, his previous fight with Hoshigaki Kisame had scared these people away. At such a long distance, as long as he was careful, he shouldn't attract their attention.

Time passes minute by minute.

Various thoughts kept flashing through his mind. Finally, at a certain moment, he made up his mind.

Just at this moment, a water dragon emerged from the water behind.

Qing Ming turned around immediately. Seeing this scene, his eyes lit up immediately and he said in his heart, "Well done!"

He raised his hands, completed the seals in an instant, and performed the ninjutsu - Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, and also condensed a water dragon.

The two water dragons collided in the air, making a dull sound.

A large amount of water fell from the sky like heavy rain, blocking Qingming's vision.

Just at this moment, the figure of Hoshigaki Kisame suddenly appeared in the rain in front.

He raised his hand and formed a seal, and a large amount of chakra surged out of his body and dispersed into the heavy rain around him. In an instant, they turned into thin needles and shot towards Qingming.

Qingming sensed the danger at the first moment.

However, he retreated instead of advancing. With a "swish", the long sword was unsheathed and held in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, he was seen waving the long sword in his hand to block the attack of the rain needles, while quickly approaching Hoshigaki Kisame.

Seeing this, Hoshigaki Kisame wanted to dive back into the water immediately, but Qingming stepped on the sea surface and injected a large amount of water chakra into the sea water, making the surrounding sea water abnormally viscous.

This is a way to use the changes in the properties of water attribute chakra.

In essence, it is just like injecting wind chakra into the long sword in your hand to give it a cutting effect. It only temporarily gives the target a certain state.

The only difference may be that the former is used less efficiently.

In other words, Qingming has sufficient chakra to support his waste, otherwise it would be difficult to use it in this way.

Of course, the effect is also gratifying.

Hoshigaki Kisame's escape was blocked and Qingming came closer.

huh~
He swung the long sword in his hand and the battle entered a territory that Qingming was familiar with.

Although the previous battle had proved that his swordsmanship was not as good as Qingming's, the situation forced Hoshigaki Kisame to draw out the long sword behind him to deal with the situation.

Ding Ding Ding ~
Crisp metal collision sounds rang out one after another.

The Qingming long sword was wielded like the wind, and the three-magatama Sharingan was running at full power, watching the opponent's every move, and combining previous experience to predict the opponent's actions.

This time it took less time. In just one minute, he injured the other person, and seriously injured him.

puff~
The long sword in his hand stabbed out, piercing Hoshigaki Kisame's heart as he looked at him in disbelief.

A look of joy appeared on Qingming's face at the right time.

However, the next moment, a ticking sound was heard.

Then we saw that instead of bleeding, water began to drip from Hoshigaki Kisame's chest, which was pierced by the long sword.

Suddenly, Qingming’s eyes widened, he said “not good” inwardly, and stepped back.

At the same time, the body of Hoshigaki Kisame that was originally on the spot "banged" and turned into a pool of sea water and fell on the sea surface.

It turned out that this was just a water clone of his.

Qingming had obviously fallen into a trap, and it was too late for him to retreat.

He had just taken half a step back when a figure suddenly emerged from the water, came behind him, and pressed a palm on him.

Suddenly, a light blue water cover appeared, trapping Qingming inside, unable to move.

This is one of Hoshigaki Kisame's specialty ninjutsu - Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu!

(End of this chapter)