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The Full Moon gradually sank, and the sky began to glow faintly.
The gentle Early Spring breeze now surged in waves.
As the Earth Grudge Fear tentacles lashed down, the sounds of 'bang' and 'crash' almost melded into a continuous roar.
However, not a single one hit its target. Each time, just as the tentacles were about to strike, Uchiha Shi would suddenly duck, sidestep, or do a backflip, as if guided by a stroke of divine luck.
In the complete absence of vision, he managed to evade every attack.
"Tch, this unreasonable intuition."
Kakuzu couldn't help but frown, watching Uchiha Shi dart and dodge, fumbling with something in his hands.
He felt that this couldn't continue, and so, he directly manipulated the tentacles to create large craters in the cliff face, pulling out massive boulders from the holes, and suddenly hurled them at Uchiha Shi!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The boulders sliced through the air, hurtling towards him!
This sight caused Terumi Mei, standing outside the barrier, to involuntarily gasp in shock.
This move was almost equivalent to a dozen people consecutively using Earth Release: Rock Cannon, sealing off all possible escape routes, leaving the opponent with no choice but to face the attack head-on.
However, this was just the beginning.
As Kakuzu threw boulders with his tentacles, he formed the Snake hand seal with his hands, and in the next moment, the two masks behind him suddenly crawled out from Kakuzu's back, their black bodies made of Earth Grudge Fear threads, and perched on Kakuzu's shoulders.
These were Kakuzu's Fire and Wind Release Masks—
working together, the impending attack would be—
Combined Ninja Art: Flame Wind Chaos Wave, Odd Mask Burst Flame!
This technique combined the Earth Grudge Fear Fire Release Mask and the Earth Grudge Fear Wind Release Mask, using Fire Release: Head Grinding and Wind Release: Pressing Harm simultaneously to create a vast sea of fire.
With Kakuzu's earlier use of boulders to block the path, in this narrow space, Uchiha Shi would have no place to hide!
Kakuzu's face remained expressionless as he coldly declared, "Poor boy, the game is over!"
As he spoke, he clenched his hand—
Boom!
The sea of fire surged, and the storm raged!
The entire space was covered by Kakuzu's attack, and in that moment, all that could be seen were sand, boulders, scythe-like wind blades, flame tongues crawling on the ground, and flying sparks and debris.
A second later, everything was about to engulf him!
However, in this hellish scene, in this overwhelming despair, strangely enough, Uchiha Shi felt no fear!
His eyes widened, as if trying to etch every inch of this apocalyptic scene into his memory.
He felt a surge of electricity from head to toe, from his fingertips to his heart. This current then penetrated deeper into his cells, trying to activate a hidden switch within his body.
Dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins flooded his brain, pushing Uchiha Shi to a peak of euphoria.
[Talent: Battle Intuition (S) development increased. You can now use your body more proficiently.]
In the next instant, Uchiha Shi slightly lowered his head, glancing at the Earth Grudge Fear threads wrapped around his fingers, and couldn't help but smirk.
He raised his head for one last look at Kakuzu's position.
His fingers slightly bent, and the pads of his fingers arched.
The tomoe in his Sharingan eyes spun wildly, almost forming a black line.
His eyes were filled with a mad determination!
"Come on!"
"Come on!"
"Come on!"
"Fight! Not fighting means defeat, and the end of the fight is death!"
"For the moment of death, I will risk everything!"
"I will achieve my goal here!"
As he finished speaking, Uchiha Shi closed his eyes.
At this moment, these single-tomoe Sharingan eyes could no longer keep up with his battle speed.
So he chose to close his eyes and trust his senses.
Trust the battle plan already formulated in his mind.
So, the first step—
Uchiha Shi pulled out the four remaining shuriken from his ninja tool pouch, wrapped in threads, and hurled them into the fire, boulders, and wind blades!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The shuriken pierced the air, pulling four black threads, and firmly embedded themselves in a boulder flying towards him.
Then, Uchiha Shi tugged with his hands, and the threads he had laid during his evasions suddenly snapped taut, converging at his feet.
Like a bow drawn to its fullest, ready to release an arrow, Bang!
The giant bow made of threads provided the initial force, propelling Uchiha Shi forward like an arrow!
He shot into the sea of fire, pulling the four shuriken with the threads, and changed direction mid-air, spinning his body, using the flying boulders to gain more speed!
He slipped through the gap between two colliding boulders, performed a backflip to avoid the oncoming wind blades, and made hand seals before the burning flame tongues could touch him—
Rabbit-Pig-Snake!
Water Release: Water Fang Blade!
Uchiha Shi held the water blade in his right hand, using the threads in his left hand to control the direction, causing him to spin rapidly in mid-air, turning the water blade, and suddenly opened his eyes!
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"Is he dead?" Kakuzu squinted, the storm and sea of fire covering everything in front of him.
With the boulders he had thrown earlier blocking the path, the opponent should have had no way to escape.
Unless he used a more powerful technique, Kakuzu couldn't think of any way the opponent could survive such an attack.
The techniques he used came from the hearts of the strongest people he had hunted over the years, Earth Release: Earth Spear, Wind Release: Pressing Harm, Lightning Release: False Darkness, Fire Release: Head Grinding, Water Release: Water Curtain.
Five hearts!
Each capable of performing a technique that was almost at the peak of its element!
Kakuzu didn't believe a boy of this age could have such power.
So, he must be dead, or at least, close to it.
Kakuzu turned his head slightly, his gaze cold, scanning the three people outside the barrier.
Passing over his target, Fugaku, and the Terumi Mei beside him, he looked in another direction, at Shennong, dressed in a yellow robe, his face calm.
Kakuzu couldn't help but squint, pondering what this man's purpose was for standing there.
Would he interfere with his plan to capture Fugaku?
After all, even when his disciple died in front of him, this man showed no reaction.
He must be a cold and ruthless person.
Standing opposite Kakuzu, seeing this terrifying combined technique, Terumi Mei and Fugaku couldn't help but swallow hard, their eyes filled with shock.
"This attack is even more terrifying than the wind technique earlier."
"Uchiha Shi, he..."
Terumi Mei clenched her teeth, her eyes frantically searching the barrier.
But no matter how she looked, in the barrier on this cliff, except for Kakuzu's position, all she could see was
a sea of raging fire.
Fugaku fell to his knees on the tree trunk, staring at this hopeless scene.
All he could see was—
fire, fire, fire, Kakuzu, fire, fire, fire.
This man with a black mask, manipulating tentacles and techniques, was the embodiment of terror!
All he could hear was
the roaring wind, the burning flames, and from below the cliff, the cries of the Hot Springs Country refugees, who had suffered greatly from the effects of Kakuzu's techniques, echoing through the sky.
Fugaku couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, grit his teeth, and tremble as he looked at everything before him.
His eyes welled up with tears.
He closed his eyes tightly, gripping the tree trunk, tears streaming down his face!
Then, with all his might, he shouted into the barrier, "Uchiha Shi!"
"If you're still alive, you damn brat—"
"Get out here, damn it!"
As the cries echoed, a moment of silence followed, the silent flames making it hard to even breathe.
However, in the next moment, the burning sea of fire suddenly trembled!
As if a bulldozer was rampaging inside!
Rocks, soil, grass, and sparks!
After a whirlwind of blue light slashed through, they flew and scattered!
Suddenly, the wind roared!
A large hole was cut into the wall of flames, and Uchiha Shi, like an arrow, spun through the air and shot towards Kakuzu's head.
He took a deep breath, gripping the knife in both hands, and swung it with all his might at the opponent's neck, the water blade, accelerated to its limit, making a screeching sound!
The blade, like fire, reflected his cold, merciless, crimson eyes.
Kakuzu's eyes suddenly widened!
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
(End of Chapter)