"Hmm?"
Danzo and Hawk Mask's Root Ninja stopped, looking at the suddenly gathering mist around them. For a moment, they couldn't care less about the Monkey Mask Root Ninja, as self-preservation was the most important.
"Hidden Mist Jutsu, are those guys from Hidden Mist…?"
Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly, the long blade on his back already drawn and held in his hand, as he vigilantly surveyed his surroundings.
On the other side, the Monkey Mask Root Ninja was half-dead on the ground. Although his Water Formation Wall had successfully blocked the opponent's attack, he was severely injured by the aftermath, and now it was incredibly difficult for him to even stand up.
"Two down."
After Kakuzu arrived, he casually threw a Kunai, ending his life. Then, he turned his gaze to the rising rain mist. After roughly sensing the two individuals' positions, his back began to bulge again, and another black shadow rushed out, standing beside the Wind Release Masked Monster. It had a red mask on its face; this was the Fire Release Masked Monster.
Looking at the figures vaguely visible in the mist, a murderous intent surfaced in Kakuzu's eyes. He then formed hand seals, and the two masked monsters behind him also opened their mouths, terrifying energy beginning to gather within them.
"Danzo…"
Feeling that the Chakra had gathered, Kakuzu stepped back two paces, standing between the masked monsters. He controlled the masked monsters to aim the accumulated energy at the rain mist in front of them, unleashing it all!
Fire Release: Searing Migraine!
Wind Release: Pressure Damage!
Combined Ninjutsu: Bizarre Mask Exploding Flames!
The rotating storm combined with the rapidly spreading explosive sea of fire, doubling their destructive power. Even in this rainy weather, the power of the sea of fire did not diminish much, spreading rapidly towards the rain mist in front with a burning, annihilating force!
"Huh?!"
Danzo and his companion quickly noticed the bright firelight from the side. Only when the sea of fire rushed into the mist did they fully see it, their expressions instantly changing. They turned and used Instantaneous Body Technique to flee into the distance, with the sea of fire in hot pursuit, quickly closing in on them.
"Damn it!"
At this moment, both of them were utterly speechless. What kind of Ninja would use such high-consumption Ninjutsu without even two rounds of fighting? It was completely out of line with conventional tactics.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
Hawk Mask's Root Ninja quickly formed hand seals, successfully condensing a water dragon around them before the sea of fire arrived. After circling in the air for a moment, it lunged towards the sea of fire.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
Danzo, next to him, was not idle either. In the blink of an eye, he completed his hand seals, took a deep breath, and then violently unleashed it!
A sharp stream of air, entirely formed by Wind Release Chakra, instantly split the pursuing sea of fire in two. Although the water dragon was rapidly evaporating, it also slowed down its spread, successfully allowing the two to escape the range of the sea of fire.
"Phew."
Seeing the sea of fire gradually stop spreading and begin to evaporate in the rain, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the environment was in their favor, weakening the opponent's Ninjutsu while boosting their own. Otherwise, under the powerful destructive force of that move, the possibility of not being injured was not great.
"Hmm?"
Just then, their vision suddenly turned white. Just as they were about to act, they were horrified to find that they couldn't exert any strength throughout their bodies and couldn't move at all.
What is this?!
And a hundred meters above their heads, beneath the clouds, a giant insect appeared. Its six wings behind it were constantly flapping, and a large amount of yellow powder was drifting downwards from its body.
"Awesome, Brother Chomei!"
In the mental space, Ren sat on Chomei's head, patting its faceplate excitedly and laughing loudly.
"Ahahaha, keep it up, Brother Chomei!"
"Leave it to me."
Chomei's tone was as steady as ever. He and Ren controlled his main body, frantically releasing his scales downwards.
"That guy, did he become the Seven-Tailed Jinchuriki himself?"
Kakuzu in the distance saw this scene, and a look of surprise immediately appeared in his eyes. Although he had some suspicions about Ren's intentions when he helped him capture the Seven-Tailed Beast, he never expected him to actually treat himself as a vessel and become a Jinchuriki. And from the looks of it, he could fully control the Tailed Beast's power.
What a dangerous guy…
Although most of his attention was on Chomei, Kakuzu did not forget his mission. He withdrew the Fire and Wind masked monsters behind him back into his body, and another black shadow rushed out from his back, with a white mask on its face; this was the Lightning Release Masked Monster.
Due to the considerable distance between them, Kakuzu did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, he sped forward, with the Lightning Release Masked Monster behind him rapidly climbing on the ground with its black threads, following closely.
Once the distance shortened, Kakuzu stopped, controlling the masked monster behind him to open its mouth. A bolt of lightning condensed into shape, then was violently released!
Several bolts of lightning condensed into the shape of long spears in the rain, sweeping from near to far, rushing into the scales in the blink of an eye.
"Boom!"
A loud bang echoed, and two figures were blasted away, rolling twice on the ground before stopping. Mud mixed with blood dripped down, and the two slowly rose, panting constantly.
"Danzo-sama, are you alright…?"
The Hawk Mask Anbu looked at Danzo beside him. Just as he was about to stand up, the sharp pain from his abdomen instantly made him bend over, and his mask fell off, revealing the face of a middle-aged man.
At this moment, his face was pale, his left hand clutching his abdomen, while his other hand tightly gripped his long blade. Although the intense pain prevented him from even straightening his waist, he still didn't forget to turn around and care for Danzo.
The earlier explosion was due to him timely blocking in front of Danzo, taking most of the damage for him, otherwise he wouldn't be in this state now.
"No…"
Danzo shook his head, looking at his severely injured subordinate in front of him. Just as he was about to say something, a fist suddenly flew from a distance, connected by dense black threads, heading straight for Danzo!
"Huh?!"
Seeing this, Danzo's expression instantly changed. He directly grabbed the middle-aged man next to him. Under the man's bewildered gaze, the flying fist directly pierced through his chest. Seeing this, Kakuzu raised an eyebrow, controlling the black threads to retract the fist.
"Puff!"
As the fist was pulled out, the middle-aged man, losing his support, immediately fell to the ground. A large amount of blood splattered from his chest, soaking the surrounding clothes.
"Danzo…-sama…"
The man took one last look at the stern-faced Danzo standing in front of him, opened his mouth, and then lost his life.
"As expected of the man known as the Darkness of the Ninja."
Kakuzu slowly walked over, looking at the other party, and said in an unidentifiable tone.
"Hmph!"
As for Kakuzu's slightly mocking tone, Danzo's well-tempered face was already immune to it. He snorted coldly, then threw the weapon in his hand to the ground, and said in a deep voice,
"Kakuzu, you who have fought with First Hokage, today you shall be buried in this country!"
On the half of his face wrapped in bandages, the closed eye suddenly opened, a blood-red light illuminating within it, and three tomoe appeared, beginning to slowly rotate!