Tsunade's attack was nothing short of terrifying. However, the water shark's massive body did not completely disintegrate. The powerful impact wrapped the remaining torrent of water around her, slamming into her like a heavy, liquid hammer.

"Ngh!" Tsunade groaned as the immense force sent her skidding backward. Her feet plowed deep tracks into the slippery rock, sending a spray of gravel flying in all directions. She forced herself to a stop, the blood surging in her chest. The impact of the water jutsu had been mostly offset by her own strength, but the heavy, tearing sensation still left her arms numb.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, your power is indeed terrifying, but water can contain all things!" Kisame's voice was filled with a hint of pride, his hands still maintaining the seal. "Besides, in the water, I am in my element!" Kisame's hand seals shifted fiercely, and another terrifying water jutsu took shape.

"Water Release: A Thousand Feeding Sharks!"

In an instant, the murky water rushing at the bottom of the canyon and the torrential rain pouring from the sky seemed to become an extension of his will. Countless smaller, yet astonishingly numerous, water sharks instantly formed from the puddles on the ground and the raindrops falling from the sky. Hundreds, then thousands of them!

They roared silently, a densely packed school of enraged predators, and swarmed Tsunade, who had just regained her footing. They attacked from all directions, a frenzy of biting, watery maws. The sharp, liquid fangs flashed with a cold light, blocking all possible escape routes. Even the air seemed to be torn apart by their shrill, hissing advance, like the whispers of death itself.

Faced with this almost unavoidable, fatal water formation, Tsunade showed no panic. Instead, her eyes burned with an even more intense fighting spirit. She took a deep breath, and at the exact moment the first water shark was about to touch her body, she unleashed a storm of fists.

This was no longer a single, powerful blow, but a series of high-speed strikes so fast they formed a blur of light and shadow.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

A dense, percussive series of explosions, like a frantic drumbeat, resounded throughout the canyon. Each of Tsunade's punches accurately and devastatingly smashed the rushing water sharks. Instantly, the shattered water scattered like glass, only to be pulled back together by gravity and the ceaseless rain. Tsunade's figure moved at high speed amidst the countless exploding splashes, spinning and punching, as if she had transformed into a ruthless, inhuman machine, carving out a small foothold amidst the frenzy of the thousand-shark assault.

However, there were simply too many sharks, and the most outrageous part was that they could endlessly regenerate from the rainwater. While Tsunade's purely physical attacks could instantly defeat them, she couldn't completely prevent their regeneration and siege. Soon, her movements inevitably faltered, the rapid pace of her assault causing her physical strength and chakra to stagger. A water shark seized the opportunity, breaking through her wall of fists and fiercely biting into her blocking left arm.

Screeeech!

Her tough clothing was torn apart by the sharp teeth of the water jutsu, and several bloody marks, deep enough to see the bone, appeared on her arm in an instant. Blood gushed out, immediately washed into a pale red by the rain.

"Ngh!" Tsunade frowned, the intense pain causing her to slow for a split second. More water sharks, smelling the blood, became even more frantic. But it was only for a moment. With Tsunade's powerful self-healing technique, the wound on her arm healed instantly, her fighting power not diminishing in the slightest.

Not only that, but the force of her next punch was even stronger than before. "Come on! I'm not afraid and can face thousands of these!"