He took off his cloud-patterned cloak, revealing his bare upper body.
"Ugh!" Hinata covered her mouth in shock, a trace of fear in her eyes.
"What the hell is with this guy?" Kiba also looked frightened.
"Earth Grudge Fear? Is this the secret technique Takumi mentioned?" Kurenai's expression was grave, ready to support Takumi at any time.
Kakuzu's body was covered with stitch marks.
And on his back, there were four masks of different colors and appearances.
These four masks were the hearts seized through Earth Grudge Fear, each representing a Chakra Nature.
This was also the reason Kakuzu was proficient in Five Chakra Natures.
"Let me show you the power of Earth Grudge Fear. Don't regret it when you get to hell, you damn brat." Kakuzu's voice was cold and gloomy, as if he already saw Takumi as a dead man.
"Hehe, why don't you try it? See if you can even touch the hem of my clothes?" Takumi said with a relaxed expression.
'Now was the perfect time to test the dodging ability.'
'Kakuzu's Five Chakra Natures were the most suitable opponent.'
Whoosh!
The masks on Kakuzu's back suddenly broke free from his back, floating behind him.
"Brat! Come outside with me!"
Kakuzu resisted the impulse to attack immediately.
After all, this was the vault!
It wouldn't do him any good to damage the money!
The two instantly flashed outside.
Immediately after, terrifying Ninjutsu spewed from the masks' mouths.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
"Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
In an instant, Kakuzu unleashed four powerful Ninjutsu.
Wind, Lightning, Water, and Fire Ninjutsu, combined in pairs, created huge heat waves, lightning, rainstorms in the air...
Covering the sky and earth, they rushed towards Takumi!
This display of strength immediately shocked Kurenai and the others.
"Takumi!" Kurenai screamed in terror.
Then, she saw Takumi's figure sway lightly.
Then, at an extremely unbelievable angle, he passed sequentially through the gaps between the four Ninjutsu!
'He actually dodged all the attacks?!'
'Four Ninjutsu, he actually dodged them all!?'
Kurenai couldn't believe her eyes, even wondering if she was in a Genjutsu.
Kakuzu on the side also widened his eyes.
"Impossible!"
"How could you be unscathed?!"
If Takumi had used ninjutsu to counter him, that would be one thing.
But Takumi did nothing just now, just twisted his body, and dodged his four different ninjutsu attacks?
"What technique did you use?!" Kakuzu couldn't believe his attacks missed, thinking Takumi had used some method he didn't understand.
"Nothing special." Takumi said with an innocent expression, "Just ordinary dodging."
"What just happened?"
Under his mask, Obito's brows were tightly furrowed.
Even he, if not using Kamui, would only have the option to escape facing Kakuzu's four combined ninjutsu.
But if he wasn't mistaken, Takumi just twisted his waist and dodged them?
How was that possible?
"It was probably a coincidence." Konan said something even she didn't believe.
The scene just now was just too abrupt. Takumi almost hit the 'bug' of every ninjutsu, passing through the gaps with unprecedented precision. It was just too shocking!
"Whether it's skill or coincidence, we'll know by watching."
"In that case, take this move!"
Kakuzu immediately formed hand signs to perform his next ninjutsu.
"Composite Ninjutsu: Strange Mask Blazing Flame!"
Vast flames surged forth like a sea of fire.
It seemed as if they would instantly engulf Takumi in the fiery ocean.
But Takumi walked straight towards the sea of fire.
"Takumi!" Kurenai shouted anxiously.
However, the intense heat of the flames forced them to continuously retreat.
A moment later.
The sea of fire passed.
Kurenai looked up in panic and saw Takumi completely unharmed.
"Great!" She breathed a sigh of relief.
But Kakuzu, Obito, and the others were all shocked!
"How is this possible?!" He blurted out. "I clearly saw you get swallowed by the sea of fire!"
"Sea of fire?" Takumi smiled disdainfully. "It was indeed a sea of fire, but there were many gaps to slip through."
"Damn brat!" Kakuzu, continuously mocked by Takumi, lost his rationality completely.
"Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shot!"
Kakuzu recklessly used his strongest technique. The four masks gathered together, condensing a massive amount of Chakra and releasing an astonishingly powerful Chakra cannon.
But an attack of this level was something Takumi could dodge just by tilting his head.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The powerful Chakra cannon shots flew continuously.
They whizzed past Takumi's ears into the distance, finally blowing up a small hill.
Their power was truly extraordinary!
"Huff... huff..." Even Kakuzu felt drained after using this move.
But looking at Takumi, who was still unharmed and completely relaxed, the anger in his heart kept rising.
His usual rationality had completely vanished!
He even felt money wasn't that important anymore; he just wanted to defeat this damn brat in front of him!
He charged forward madly, the four masks releasing different ninjutsu, while he used the powerful vascular tentacles on his body for close-range Taijutsu attacks.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Boom!!
The Taijutsu Kakuzu had practiced for eighty-odd years was fully displayed at this moment!
That movement, that footwork…
Even Obito couldn't help but admire.
'As expected the oldest man in the Akatsuki.'
'His combat experience was extraordinary!'
However, no matter what Kakuzu did, no matter from which angle he attacked, no matter what kind of attack he launched, he couldn't even touch the hem of Takumi's clothes!
He was like a drunk strong man staggering after a disheveled beauty.
His arms were tired from swinging, yet he hadn't touched the other even slightly!
The fierce struggle lasted over 10 minutes.
Kakuzu's four hearts were exhausted, but he never managed to touch Takumi's body!
That's right…
They fought for over 10 minutes.
Kakuzu didn't even touch Takumi's clothes!
He was fighting the air the entire time.
"What the hell..."
Seeing this, everyone looked horrified, as if they'd seen a ghost!
Konan, Obito, Kurenai, Hinata...
Everyone couldn't believe what they were seeing!
That was a member of Akatsuki!
And it was Kakuzu, who had fought Shodaime Hokage, possessing power at or above Kage-level!
He was panting from exhaustion!
Yet he hadn't even touched Takumi's clothes!
'What the hell is going on!'