"Damn it! Damn it!"
"What kind of monster is this bastard!"
"How can he dodge so well!"
Kakuzu roared, completely unable to understand the current situation!
It felt like the other party wasn't on the same level as him, at least five or six levels higher!
Every move he made was spotted for its flaw and dodged!
"Kakuzu, stop fighting."
At that moment, pieces of paper fluttered down from the sky, enveloping Kakuzu's entire body.
Then they lifted him into the air.
Takumi looked up warily at the sky. It was Konan, using her Dance of Shikigami Technique to take Kakuzu away.
"Let me go! I haven't lost yet!"
Kakuzu, wrapped in paper, struggled fiercely.
But with his Chakra almost depleted, he couldn't break free.
"Save your energy. The Chakra you have left can't do anything." Konan said helplessly.
Why take Kakuzu away?
Wasn't it obvious?
If they let him continue fighting, Akatsuki would have another madman!
Herself and Obito had just managed to return to normal, but now, coming to monitor Takumi, they could end up with another one going mad without even touching the opponent's clothes!
"That's right, Kakuzu-senpai, you can't even run faster than me now. How can you defeat that person!"
Obito continued to disguise his voice as Tobi's.
He was also a bit panicked now.
This was his first time seeing Takumi's actual combat skills with his own eyes.
He wondered if this guy was even human.
It was completely like a creature from another world!
It exceeded his understanding!
Obito's face beneath the mask was filled with gravity and shock.
Konan beside him also had an expressionless face.
But she was equally shocked inside.
Even she wouldn't dare claim she could defeat Kakuzu head-on.
Unless she prepared 600 billion explosive tags!
But this young man...
There was a different emotion in Konan's eyes as she looked at Takumi.
Respect, shock, and expectation...
'If it were him, perhaps he could bring the current Akatsuki, which had reached a dead end, back to the right path.'
"Let's go. Don't stay here any longer."
"We'll come back another time when we have the chance."
Konan silently watched Takumi.
Somewhat reluctantly, she led the others away from the scene.
"Whew..."
Seeing the few of them leave, Takumi also let out a big sigh of relief.
This crisis was resolved.
This time, Obito and the others finally left.
But they had no choice but to go back.
After all, Kakuzu's Chakra was almost exhausted by him, so staying here any longer wouldn't accomplish anything.
Although Takumi sighed in relief, how could the others still have any sense of crisis left?
Their gazes at him were full of worship, and they all crowded around him!
"Holy crap!"
"You're amazing, Takumi!"
Kiba rushed over and grabbed Takumi, a smile of shock mixed with pride on his face.
"Such an amazing Takumi is my teammate! I've hit the jackpot!"
"You fought for over ten minutes, and the other guy didn't even touch your clothes. Just how strong are you, Takumi?" Shino also looked at Takumi in shock, though his eyes were hidden behind his sunglasses, making it hard for Takumi to tell.
"Takumi? Are you hurt?" Kurenai asked worriedly, afraid that Takumi was injured but just hiding it.
After all, Kakuzu's Ninjutsu were incredibly powerful.
If she had to face them, she'd probably be a corpse by now.
"I'm fine, I dodged them all. His aim didn't seem great. I just moved a little and avoided them." Takumi said with a smile.
"Takumi-kun is so amazing..." Hinata's face was slightly red as she praised softly.
But aside from Rin next to her, no one heard.
Rin glanced at her, then looked at Takumi surrounded in the center with proud eyes.
She had long been deeply aware of Takumi's miraculous aspects.
So she remained relatively calm.
"Alright, don't forget our purpose. Let's quickly pack everything up and go check on Kakashi-senpai's situation." Takumi said seriously.
Afterwards, everyone swiftly packed up all of Gato's money.
Then they hurried towards the bridge under construction.
…
Meanwhile.
At the bridge in the Land of Waves.
The battle between Kakashi and Zabuza had reached its final stages.
"It's Kakashi-senpai!" Hinata, with the best eyesight, was the first to spot the situation on the broken bridge.
"How is it?" Kurenai asked.
"They seem to still be fighting, but Kakashi-senpai has the advantage. Naruto and Sasuke aren't in great condition." The kind-hearted Hinata said with full of worry.
"Let's speed up. With this thick fog, we don't have to worry about being discovered." Takumi said, actively increasing his pace a bit.
With a Shinobi's speed, they soon arrived near the bridge.
"Ah!" Hinata gasped in surprise, then slightly turned her head, as if unable to bear watching what happened next.
"I think I saw that guy named Haku! He actually ran over and blocked Kakashi-senpai's attack?!" Kiba said in shock.
Hearing this, Takumi immediately looked up. Sure enough, the classic scene was playing out: Haku blocked Kakashi's fatal strike aimed at Zabuza.
Haku's heart was severely injured by this strike, and he died within seconds.
"This... how could this be!"
"That kid actually died?"
Kurenai looked shocked, and Rin also swallowed nervously.
"He actually took the blow for Zabuza... and Kakashi..."
At this point, Rin fell silent.
Because that was how she died back then… pierced through the heart by Kakashi's Chidori.
To come here and immediately see a reenactment of her own death scene was too much to bear.
"What should we do? Should we go over now?"
Kurenai asked for Takumi's opinion.
But Takumi looked around and, seeing the shadows appearing at the bridgehead, waved his hand.
"Wait. Let Zabuza deal with the enemy first."
"Enemy?"
Kurenai was about to ask for details.
But the next second, Gato appeared with his gang of ronin.
Even though they had set off much earlier than Takumi's group, they actually arrived much later.
It just showed the huge gap between ordinary people and Shinobi.
Then, Gato scolded Zabuza for being a failure who couldn't complete the mission.
He even insulted Haku's corpse in front of him.
Then Naruto started his Talk no Jutsu, and Zabuza erupted. Even though his arms were unusable, he still used his teeth to hold a kunai and killed Gato among the numerous ronin.
"See, I told you Gato would definitely die." Takumi pointed at the dead Gato.
"Do you really have the ability to predict the future?" Kurenai asked, horrified.
'Even he guessed this correctly. Was there anything he didn't know?'
"Never mind that for now. Let's go help quickly." Kurenai said.
"Right, Kakashi-senpai probably doesn't have much Chakra left, and Sasuke-kun is unconscious. We should go treat them." Hinata said worriedly.
"Okay, let's go."
With the obstacles cleared, Takumi calmly led the group onto the bridge.
Zabuza staggered to Haku's body and collapsed.
His back was filled with embedded weapons, and he was also near death.
Kakashi and Naruto's hearts were heavy.
Because this outcome was truly something they didn't want to see.
And at that moment...