His skin was well blistered now, but Sephiroth was close enough, and the water was all around them. He angled to force Sephiroth back away from the only truly clear avenue of escape, leaving up through the water suddenly coming down on them.

The steam, the water, everything so thick with Kisame's chakra suddenly closed in from all directions. Water Prison Shark Dance was so much trickier to do like this, but it was a good exercise, and well, if nothing else, Sephiroth would have to expend a great deal of energy to get out.