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The swirling Water Blade hissed!
Even before it reached him, Kakuzu felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up.
Uchiha Shi's godspeed attack was completely unexpected, and it ruthlessly hit Kakuzu's weak point.
Indeed, Kakuzu possessed a near-'Immortal Body' ability.
As long as the five Resurrection Coins he carried were not all destroyed, he could keep resurrecting.
However, even so, the head was a special area.
If his head was cut off, it would reduce his control over the Earth Grudge Fear, creating an opportunity for his opponent.
Thus, Uchiha Shi would have a brief moment to attack the five hearts still in his body.
This was something Kakuzu absolutely could not accept!
The death threat he hadn't felt in decades erupted in this moment!
"How could I let you succeed!"
Kakuzu's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth, roaring as he formed the Snake seal. His skin instantly turned pitch black.
This was Earth Release: Earth Spear.
Although it was called a spear, it was a solid defensive jutsu that could harden the skin to an attack or defensive state, with immense destructive power. It could easily knock down a wall or block the explosion of an explosive tag.
However, this jutsu had a significant flaw—
After its release, the body would become stiff due to the hardening.
This meant that Kakuzu's overwhelming taijutsu skills couldn't be used against Uchiha Shi.
Uchiha Shi's eyes narrowed, and a smile curved his lips. The swirling Water Blade that was about to cut down Kakuzu suddenly disappeared, leaving only the Kunai in his hand.
Then, he reversed his grip on the Kunai and thrust it into the Wind Release Earth Grudge Fear mask on Kakuzu's left shoulder!
Pierce!
The sharp blade broke through the mask!
The Wind Release Earth Grudge Fear mask shattered instantly, and it was just a hair's breadth away from piercing the heart inside!
"What?" Kakuzu was shocked, his eerie green eyes filled with disbelief.
His hardened skin hadn't been cut by Uchiha Shi's Water Blade, but Uchiha Shi had switched his target at the last moment.
It was as if he knew all of Kakuzu's information!
In a panic, Kakuzu immediately shrugged his shoulder and dodged to the side, quickly using a secret technique to control the Fire Release Earth Grudge Fear mask on his right shoulder.
He opened his mouth wide and spat out a blazing fireball at the nearby Uchiha Shi!
Fire Release: Head Grinding!
Once ignited, it would turn into a massive wave of fire like the sea!
However, facing this lethal jutsu, the crimson Sharingan eyes reflected the fireball about to hit his face, but Uchiha Shi's gaze remained calm.
He curled his index fingers, and a black thread suddenly appeared on the ground.
He wrapped his fingers around the thread and pulled it hard with both hands.
Uchiha Shi was pulled down, slipping between Kakuzu's legs, and then leaped onto his back, thrusting the Kunai into the Water Release Earth Grudge Fear mask on Kakuzu's back.
The fireball shot out and hit the barrier, exploding in a burst of brilliant fireworks!
Kakuzu's face darkened, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
"This irrational intuition again, this kid's body reacts faster than his mind!"
"Damn, he's like a flea!"
With this thought, Kakuzu's gaze hardened, and he clasped his hands together.
The four masks on his back twisted, and the black Earth Grudge Fear bodies half-climbed out, then opened their mouths at Uchiha Shi—
Wind Release: Pressing Harm!
Lightning Release: False Darkness!
Fire Release: Head Grinding!
Water Release: Water Curtain!
The four masks sprayed jutsu like machine guns at Uchiha Shi!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Water balls splashed, winds howled, lightning streaked, and flames burned!
Uchiha Shi grinned viciously at the sight, once again curling his fingers to pull the thread, his body becoming a sharp arrow, spinning, jumping, closing his eyes, and following the pulse of his senses!
When he opened his eyes again, he had slipped through the gaps between the four jutsu, landing back on Kakuzu's back.
Immediately, Uchiha Shi leaped high off Kakuzu's back, flipping 360 degrees in mid-air.
He clasped his hands together, swinging his arms up to his head, then, pulled all the threads!
The threads on the ground suddenly tightened, slicing through the earth walls and lashing around Kakuzu's body.
His limbs, chest, head, and even the Earth Grudge Fear bodies on his back were all tightly bound, pulled, and cut!
Squeak—
The sound was bone-chilling.
"What is this?" Kakuzu's pupils constricted, realizing that the threads binding him were his own Earth Grudge Fear threads.
He immediately struggled.
However, with multiple Earth Grudge Fear threads binding him, the more he struggled, the tighter the threads became. Only his body, strengthened by Earth Release: Earth Spear, could tear some threads.
But it would take at least a few seconds to break free.
But for Uchiha Shi, these few seconds were enough!
He took a deep breath, formed seals, and drew out his Kunai.
Rabbit—Snake—Snake!
Water Release: Water Fang Blade once again spun in his hand!
Then, Uchiha Shi's eyes turned fierce, and he clenched his teeth.
"Suck!"
The cold wind rushed into his chest, turning into fuel, sparking in his teeth!
Even his crimson eyes turned into a blazing, fiery glow!
"This is the moment!"
"This is what I've been waiting for!"
Uchiha Shi's eyes widened, and he struck his heart with one hand, taking a large step forward!
Fire Release Chakra Mode, activate!
Blazing fire chakra surged through Uchiha Shi's body!
"Burn the heart!"
"Surpass my limits!"
The power spreading from his heart instantly filled every corner of his body!
In an instant, the flames soared!
Illuminating the entire cliff, castle, and refugee camp.
Countless refugees from the Land of Hot Springs looked up, squinting at the barrier growing on the cliff wall.
Inside the barrier, a great sun rose!
The blinding light tore through the darkness of the night, bringing the dawn of a new day!
"Uchiha Shi, what are you doing?" Terumi Mei and Fugaku's eyes widened in shock.
Shennong, who had been watching quietly on the cliff, finally couldn't keep the expression off his face, his gaze stunned.
"This jutsu will kill him!"
"Even if he learned the Prohibited Technique: Flesh Regeneration from me, he will still die!"
"Is he crazy?! Is he crazy?!"
"For such a trivial bond, for two so-called 'friends' he just met?"
"This person..." Shennong clenched his fists tightly, his gaze fixed on Uchiha Shi in the barrier.
Shennong's dry heart seemed to be reignited by this great sun.
A deep jealousy and a conflicted desire suddenly rose in his heart.
If he had such a friend...
On the day Kusagakure was destroyed, would he have chosen to live or die with them, or would he have bitten the bullet and lived a life worse than death?
Inside the barrier, "Aaaaaah!"
Uchiha Shi's eyes were about to burst, he was almost unable to control the rampant power, and could only roar to relieve the pressure!
Gripping the blade with both hands, the surging fire chakra poured into the Water Blade, causing it to evaporate instantly.
A six-foot-long flaming blade shot out from the hilt!
Wielding the forcibly nature-transformed blazing sword, Uchiha Shi's eyes were bloodshot, and he swung a brilliant flame!
He roared at the sweating Kakuzu, "Didn't you enjoy the fight just now?"
"Now,"
"it's my turn!!"
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