A massive fireball erupted from Morkel's mouth, soaring toward the boat carrying several Rain Shinobi ninjas. As it streaked across the water, the sea itself seemed to boil, and the dense fog began to dissipate.
The Rain Shinobi had been waiting for Morkel to get closer before making their move. However, they were caught off guard by his sudden attack from nearly fifty meters away. Seeing the enormous fireball heading their way, one of the ninjas gasped in horror.
"It's the sun! Is this the sun?!"
His companion yanked him into the water just as the fireball made impact.
BOOM!
A massive explosion rocked the area, sending waves surging outward. The surrounding mist was instantly vaporized, revealing Morkel and his companions on their boat, while the Rain Shinobi floundered beneath the surface.
"That's incredible," Sasuke muttered in awe. He had practiced Fire Style techniques for years, but it would likely take him another lifetime to achieve that level of power.
Morkel glanced at him and said nonchalantly, "I'll teach you later."
Sasuke was stunned into silence.
"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.
"Nothing," Sasuke replied, shaking his head.
Just then, a cluster of bubbles surfaced beside their boat. Without hesitation, Morkel charged his hand with Lightning Style Chakra and slammed it into the water.
"Lightning Style: Field!"
Bright blue-purple electricity crackled through the water like an enraged thunder spirit. The Rain Shinobi trapped underwater convulsed violently, their bodies going rigid from the intense shock.
One by one, unconscious bodies floated to the surface alongside dozens of dead fish.
"That's three down," Morkel murmured. "One left."
The final Rain Shinobi was nowhere to be seen. He had managed to hold his breath and evade the deadly jutsu. Suddenly, a glint of silver shot through the water—a poisoned needle! Morkel saw it too late. Before he could react, the needle embedded itself in his palm.
Emerging from the water, the Rain Shinobi smirked. "You may be strong, but you're not invincible! That needle is laced with a special poison that will seal all your chakra points. In less than thirty seconds, you'll be helpless!"
His smug expression turned to shock when Morkel remained perfectly fine, still standing tall and unbothered.
"Impossible!" the ninja exclaimed.
Morkel sighed. "Did you forget? I'm also a medical ninja."
With a flick of his wrist, he extracted the needle and infused his hand with healing chakra, neutralizing the poison instantly.
Then, without warning, Morkel formed a glowing Chakra Scalpel over ten meters long and slashed downward.
SLASH!
The Rain Shinobi screamed in agony as one of his arms was severed. Before he could react, Morkel cut off his other arm, ensuring he could no longer weave hand seals.
"The bounty for traitors like you is quite generous," Morkel said, grabbing him by the collar.
The wounded ninja trembled in fear. "Wait! I have something valuable! The Blade of the Thunder Spirit is in my equipment bag. If you let me go, it's yours."
Morkel smirked. "Why would I let you go when I can have both the sword and your bounty?"
He rummaged through the bag and pulled out the hilt of the legendary Blade of the Thunder Spirit. Injecting chakra into it, a brilliant lightning blade extended outward, crackling with energy.
Morkel's eyes widened. "This... This is like a lightsaber!"
His excitement was short-lived as another boat appeared on the horizon. Naruto pointed at it. "There's another ship over there!"
Morkel narrowed his eyes. A trio of Cloud Shinobi stood aboard—a large man with sunglasses and two younger warriors with swords.
The large man, Killer Bee, grinned. "Yo, little brother, we're here to give you money."
Morkel recalled that the village had demanded reparations from Cloud Shinobi in his name. Maybe they were here to pay up.
"Hand it over," he ordered.
Killer Bee chuckled. "We got over ten million coins, bro. Tossing it might sink your little boat."
Morkel hesitated. That actually made sense.
As their boats drew closer, Morkel noticed something odd—there was no visible bag of money on their ship.
"Back away," he muttered to Naruto, who subtly steered the boat away.
Killer Bee suddenly shouted, "Now!"
His two apprentices leaped from their boat, landing on the water and charging toward Morkel's group with their swords drawn.
Morkel reacted instantly. "Water Style: Water Dragon Bomb!"
A massive dragon of churning water erupted from the sea, its serpentine body nearly a hundred meters long. It surged toward Omoi and Karui, who barely managed to retreat in time.
Killer Bee watched in shock. "What the—?! This is some next-level Water Style! Even the Second Hokage would be impressed!"
Omoi panicked. "I give up! I don't wanna fight Konoha Shinobi anymore!"
Karui scolded him. "Have some backbone, you coward!"
Meanwhile, Sasuke formed hand seals. "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
A barrage of fireballs rained down toward Karui, forcing her to scramble for cover.
Killer Bee saw his students struggling and decided to step in. He drew a handful of kunai and launched them at Morkel. At the same time, he leaped from his boat, dashing across the water like a missile.
Morkel countered with his own kunai, using the Multiple Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu to create a storm of flying weapons. The projectiles clashed midair, deflecting Killer Bee's attack.
"Yo, this dude knows the Third Hokage's kunai technique?! That's tight!" Killer Bee exclaimed.
Not wanting to leave anything to chance, Morkel created a Wooden Clone to guard Idaten and then stepped onto the water himself.
As soon as his foot touched the surface, ice began to spread outward in an intricate pattern.
Killer Bee's eyes widened. "Wait a second... Ice? But that's—"
Before he could finish, Morkel's ice surged forward, aiming to freeze the Cloud Shinobi in their tracks.
The battle had only just begun.
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The intensity of the fight escalated as Morkel prepared to unleash his full power. Killer Bee and his apprentices were formidable opponents, but Morkel had already proven himself a force to be reckoned with. Would Cloud Shinobi emerge victorious, or would Morkel's overwhelming abilities decide the outcome?
To be continued...
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