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Chapter 89 - Chapter 89: Filth and Holiness

The objects at the tips of the ten giant tails of the stone statue were like fuses igniting desire, instantly detonating the dead silence within the underground palace.

"Move!"

Someone let out a low growl, and the suppressed atmosphere shattered. Several figures, like arrows released from a bowstring, stepped onto the giant statue and surged upwards, blasting towards their respective targets!

Besides some recognizable powerhouses, there were also a few lucky Cloud and Leaf ninja who had managed to enter, as well as a few bounty ninja of unknown origin. Sharing was absolutely insufficient and impossible; the only choice was to kill and seize by one's own ability!

The silent underground palace, due to the appearance of this statue and ten treasures, once again transformed into an arena of desire and slaughter.

"Pfft!"

"Ugh!"

Several shrill screams erupted almost simultaneously.

 Ryutetsu's body suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed. The black short spear in his hand whistled, tearing through the air, as he grimaced and drew a fatal arc in front of him.

The Cloud ninja, who was charging further ahead, turned back in a panic, raising his kunai but failing to fully block. The immense force sent him, person and weapon, flying backward, a large spray of blood erupting from his torn chest.

"Hahahahaha! Die, die, die!!"

 Ryutetsu, this madman, seemed utterly unconcerned with what exactly lay at the tip of the tail he had chosen. He directly targeted the giant tail with the most people, wildly swinging his short spear despite the blood still dripping from his chest. His scarlet eyes, like those of a hellish demon, pounced on a Leaf ninja further ahead. His terrifying stance, fearless of death and even reveling in pain, instantly struck terror into the hearts of those charging ahead!

Unlike Ryutetsu, Kakuzu's gaze was precise and avaricious. He unhesitatingly chose the tallest giant tail in the middle; in his opinion, the highest item was naturally the most valuable.

"But why is that thing called 'Nameless'?"

Recalling the name he had seen below, a hint of doubt flashed through Kakuzu's mind, but this emotion was quickly dismissed.

Bang! Bang!

Arms connected by black threads grabbed two figures moving at similar speeds, and without even looking, he violently swung his arms, smashing the two like broken sacks fiercely onto the ground.

Now, only two figures remained before Kakuzu. And he happened to know both of them.

One was, of course, Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki from Cloud Village, who was now scrambling upwards on all fours, as agile as a cat.

As for the other…

"Hatake Kakashi?"

Looking at that equally swift figure, Kakuzu's eyes narrowed slightly.

How much was Hatake Kakashi's bounty again?

The bounty photos from the underground black market scrolled like a casino slot machine, and quickly the corresponding price and head appeared in his mind.

Tch, too bad, it's just a Sharingan, not worth much. If it were a Byakugan, that would be great.

There seems to be a little kid from the Hyuga clan, but probably a pitiful one from the branch family, not even worth as much as Hatake Kakashi.

At this thought, Kakuzu looked at the Hyuga kid in white on the adjacent tail. However, he saw electrical arcs coiling around the kid like snakes, and his speed was even faster than Hatake Kakashi and Yugito Nii. He couldn't help but be stunned.

"Isn't that guy from the Hyuga clan? What's with this Lightning Release ninjutsu?"

The few people who had chosen the same tail as Hyuga Kawa were also bewildered. Seeing his Byakugan, they instinctively kept their distance, only to watch as he charged past, sparks and lightning trailing him. Anyone who was ahead of him or tried to block him was paralyzed by the electrical arcs surrounding his body. It looked like he was about to reach the tip of that tail.

Kakuzu pondered briefly, but ultimately decided it wasn't worth the trouble and would even be a loss, so he retracted his gaze and looked at Yugito, who was running ahead.

The next moment, the joints of his wrists cracked open, and dense black threads shot out like venomous snakes from a hole, directly lunging for Yugito's legs.

"This guy, still trying the same trick?"

Already on guard, Yugito Nii snorted. Her cat-like agile figure easily dodged the coiling black threads. But when she turned to continue charging towards the tip, she was astonished to find that the black threads that had just swept past her showed no intention of retracting. Instead, they accelerated sharply like snakes, darting straight for the tip.

Then, they plunged directly into the ball of light, effortlessly extracting an item from within, and quickly retrieving it.

"Kakuzu!!"

At this, Yugito Nii's pupils first constricted, then she reacted like a startled cat, her rage exploding alongside the Two-Tails' chakra! Her ten fingers transformed into sharp claws, slashing at the rapidly retracting black threads.

Kakashi, seeing this, also acted without hesitation. His Sharingan rapidly spun, catching a weak point, and his Chidori shrieked as it slashed directly at the black threads!

Snap! Snap!

Several black threads snapped under their combined attack, writhing in the air like severed venomous snakes, but more threads held firm due to their toughness and flexibility.

The two wanted to continue attacking the black threads, but at this moment, Kakuzu's body arched slightly.

Pssh!

With a teeth-grating tearing sound, countless black threads, like awakened living tentacles, twisted and broke through his skin from behind his body. These black threads danced wildly like a surging black tide. A white masked monster with blue stripes around its mouth appeared on his left shoulder, undoubtedly representing the wind-attribute chakra heart.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

The Wind Release masked beast opened its mouth wide. Wind-attribute chakra condensed within it, compressed and then released at high pressure.

Hooooom!!

Like a howling sound spat from the masked monster's mouth, the hurricane, after violently contracting and exploding, transformed into a garrote and attacked Yugito and Kakashi in the distance. The hurricane, shaped like a meat grinder, enveloped a bounty ninja, who was flayed to a bloody mist before he could even utter a sound.

Yugito and Kakashi's expressions changed drastically, but they could only helplessly choose to avoid this attack, watching with wide eyes as the black threads, entwining the stolen item, retracted.

"Hmph, two naive brats."

Kakuzu's low, hoarse voice emanated from beneath his mask, sneering, "I don't know if running fast is useful, but you went to all that trouble for this? It's not a race, you know, use your brains."

Hearing this, Yugito and Kakashi exchanged glances, reaching a temporary consensus to cooperate and attack Kakuzu.

However, Kakuzu's astonished, even slightly annoyed, voice came first.

"What, what the hell is this thing?!"

Kakashi and Yugito instinctively looked, and their expressions also grew strange.

Kakuzu was holding a sword that looked utterly pathetic. Thick rust covered at least 90% of its surface, forming large, ugly, deep brown mottled layers. Beneath the rust layer were intricate, spiderweb-like cracks densely spread across the blade. Some cracks were so deep that the dull, dark sword spine within could be seen, and even the cloth wrapped around the hilt had long since rotted into mud.

This was clearly a piece of scrap metal that could shatter at any moment. It looked like the product of someone's failed forging attempt, casually discarded in some corner until it rusted to this extent.

Kakuzu even tried to infuse chakra into it, unwilling to give up, to see if it was forged from chakra metal. But he only heard a crisp crack from the blade.

The cracks on the sword seemed to widen slightly…

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing this, Yugito couldn't hold back, clutching her stomach and bursting into laughter. She mocked, "I don't know if running fast is useful, but this is what you went to all that trouble to steal? Don't worry, that trash is all yours. No—one—is—going—to—fight—you—for—it!"

After her teasing words, Yugito's figure shot out like a released lightning bolt, suddenly pouncing on another giant tail nearby. Kakashi chose a different direction.

"Damn it! Why is there such worthless garbage here, and why was it placed so high up?!"

Kakuzu's face had completely darkened. He angrily threw down the piece of scrap metal in his hand and looked up at Yugito Nii, the black threads connected to his arms violently lashing out.

But the trick, repeated a second time, was useless.

"Get lost!"

Accompanied by a wild roar, a tail like blue flame appeared behind Yugito, directly batting away the black threads Kakuzu had shot at her. Then, her already agile speed surged again. She ripped apart the figures blocking her path with her claws and powerfully pounced towards the glowing orb at the tip.

The moment she grasped the item within, a name flashed in her mind, and her constricted cat-like pupils widened.

—God-Slaying Whip.

Kakuzu's fierce gaze locked onto Yugito's figure, and the black tentacles wildly surging from his back violently churned.

A bull-demon shaped Lightning Release masked beast emerged, and a blinding flash of lightning suddenly erupted from its hollow mouth.

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

Squeak! Squeak!

A spear of pure lightning, accompanied by a terrifying shriek that tore through the air and a blinding flash, shot out from the mouth of the Lightning Release masked beast!

The speed of Lightning Release: False Darkness was unimaginably fast, and its power was enough to pierce through thick rock walls. The air in its wake was ionized, smelling of scorching.

However, facing this attack, Yugito didn't even look. She grasped the item in the orb, pulled it out, and then fiercely swung it.

Whumph!!

Kakuzu only felt a blur before his eyes; a blue afterimage flashed past, a sharp whistling cut through the air, followed by a thunderous explosion. Yugito Nii, as if swinging lightning with her bare hands, actually exploded the Lightning Release: False Darkness spear, scattering it into a chaotic storm of violent electrical arcs and lightning.

"…What?"

Seeing this scene, Kakuzu's eyes held a hint of surprise and confusion, until he saw the object in Yugito Nii's hand.

It was a long whip.

The whip itself was not flexible; instead, it was composed of tightly fitted, angular golden rhomboid blocks strung together, gradually tapering from a two-finger-wide handle to the tip. Under the infusion of Yugito's Lightning Release chakra, subtle purple electrical arcs flowed between the connecting segments, continuously emitting a low, sharp hum.

"Yun-shiki, is this name the entity who personally forged this ninja tool?"

Yugito searched her memories, her body involuntarily trembling slightly. In the remaining fragmented pieces, this ninja tool, in the hands of that figure, could even shatter a mountain with a casual wave, unleashing a torrent of lightning.

Although the naming style was similar to those Six Paths ninja tools, this "God-Slaying Whip" was clearly more focused on combat and offense. She wasn't particularly skilled in the nature transformation of Lightning Release chakra, yet the effect under the ninja tool's enhancement was so astonishing.

And that wasn't all…

Yugito Nii looked at Kakuzu in the distance, grinning: "My turn!"

CRACK!!

As Yugito whipped the implement, the tip tore through the air with an ear-splitting shriek, like thunder, and the whip's shadow extended like tangible lightning.

Kakuzu's heart immediately tensed. Without time for hand signs, dozens, even hundreds, of black threads, like venomous pythons, shot out, also emitting a piercing shriek as they cut through the air.

However, the result of these black threads contacting the whip was their complete dissolution, like ice and snow under a scorching sun, failing to display their toughness or versatility. The next moment, they directly coiled around the bundled black threads. Sensing his own chakra suddenly sealed, Kakuzu's usually calm expression changed.

"Sealing Jutsu?!"

As he realized the whip's ability, Yugito's arm violently jolted and pulled. The black threads wrapped around the whip were instantly tugged with immense force, and Kakuzu's body was yanked forcibly from the stone statue!

CRASH!!

Kakuzu, just like those he had previously flung away, was slammed heavily onto the ground, feeling excruciating pain.

"Cough! I'll kill you!"

Kakuzu couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, his expression furious as he stood up, about to charge at Yugito again.

But at that moment, frenzied, wild laughter reached his ears.

"Hahaha! Is this the gift of Lord Jashin?! I love it!"

 Ryutetsu, holding a scythe forged from chakra metal glowing black and red, had backhanded and cut in half a Cloud ninja behind him who was attempting to form hand signs!

Not just Ryutetsu; a Cloud Jonin had seized an armguard-shaped chakra weapon, and three "Prajñā Squad" members, wearing Prajñā demon masks and working in perfect coordination, had obtained chakra blades. Another individual, cloaked in black to conceal their appearance, had acquired a bow forged from chakra metal.

Even the broken sword Kakuzu had discarded was casually picked up by a Leaf ninja.

"Damn it!"

At this moment, Kakuzu suddenly realized with a shock that, apart from himself, who had gained nothing, eight of the glowing orbs were about to have owners. Only one seemed to be left.

And that last one wasn't unclaimed; it just seemed that no one could pick it up.

Because it was simply too heavy! Many people were cursing, the item was right before their eyes, yet they couldn't lift it.

Hatake Kakashi had literally fought his way through the people blocking him, his chakra so depleted that he was gasping for breath and too weak to fight further. Finally, he managed to retrieve the item from the last glowing orb.

It was a black wooden box, also not light in weight.

But there was no time to see what was inside. Hatake Kakashi looked at the other surviving Leaf ninja and shouted: "Go! Don't linger!"

"Got it!"

"Get out of here!"

"Cover Yugito!"

It wasn't just him; others who had obtained items also burst out with all their might, charging towards the entrance, which was also the exit.

Kakuzu was utterly furious at this moment but had no choice but to target the unclaimed glowing orb.

He covered his forearms with the dark, hardened armor of "Earth Release: Earth Spear," simultaneously manipulating hundreds of black threads to coil and wrap around it like a spiderweb. With great effort, he slowly pulled a single-handed axe from the glowing orb!

"Kusanagi no Tsurugi?" Kakuzu looked at the single-handed axe before him. "You call this thing a 'sword'?"

Thinking of how he had received either trash or something monstrously heavy, unfit for human use, and seeing others laden with spoils trying to leave, Kakuzu's face had darkened to the extreme.

That was all money! Any chakra blade was priceless in the black market!

"Don't you dare leave!"

Countless black threads of Earth Grudge Fear surged from his body, bundling together into thick tentacles that slammed towards those people. At such a time, the ninja tools they had each acquired immediately came into use.

Lightning, sword flashes, wild laughter, roars…

Countless black threads were torn, smashed, and cut. Only Kakashi, with his dead fish eyes full of helplessness, raised his hand to perform hand signs, squeezing out his remaining meager chakra.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

A mud wall carved with a dog's head instantly rose, blocking the thick, hammer-like black thread tentacles.

BOOM!!

But it only resisted for an instant. The dog-headed mud wall exploded in response, turning into scattered rubble and dust.

Kakuzu's thick black thread tentacles, thrown with rage and resentment, continued to smash towards him with an overwhelming momentum!

In the smoke and dust, Hatake Kakashi's eyes were bloodshot. His Sharingan closed weakly, his heavy breathing indicating he had reached his limit.

Just at this critical juncture, a clear whistle sliced past his ear!

Whoosh!

A white figure, swift as a streak of light, rushed from the distance, precisely grabbing Kakashi by his collar and lifting him. Caught off guard, Kakashi's feet left the ground, his vision suddenly widening. His iconic dead fish eyes widened due to this sudden change.

"Kakashi-senpai, are you alright?"

Only when the concerned words reached his ears did he snap back to reality and look up.

That face was Hyuga Kawa.

However, the current Hyuga Kawa had a pair of large white wings unfurled behind him, their feathers emitting a soft glow. They seemed woven from the purest light, utterly out of place with the dark and murky underground palace.

But at this moment, Kakashi's pupils suddenly constricted, reflecting the black thread tentacles smashing down behind Hyuga Kawa.

"Watch out…"

Before he could finish speaking, Hyuga Kawa forcefully flapped his wings, instantly flying dozens of meters away.

BOOM!!

The torrent of black threads, powerful enough to shatter rock walls, slammed into the wall with an incredibly heavy sound.

Hyuga Kawa once again spread his wings, hovering in mid-air. The usual gentleness had faded from his face, his gaze cold as he looked down at Kakuzu, who was no different from a monster.

"Filth." He uttered two cold, indifferent words.

The moment his voice fell, Wind Release chakra, like a surging torrent, surged into the massive white wings behind him. Then, under everyone's gaze, he slowly raised his arm towards Kakuzu, and his wings slammed forward, flapping, his robes fluttering in the airflow and wind.

Zzzzt! Zzzzzzt!

A scalp-tingling, extremely dense sound of sharp air-tearing resounded! The originally soft, fluffy white feathers, gently swaying in the wind, now seemed to transform into indestructible white arrows. Each feather carried a sharpness comparable to fine steel, straightforwardly meeting the black tentacles Kakuzu had smashed towards them! The front section of the tentacles was instantly cut, torn, and shredded by countless white feathers, as if thrown into a high-speed meat grinder!

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