"Come on, Uchiha Kaede!" Kakuzu snarled with a gloomy expression. Before his words even finished, he had already launched his attack like an arrow leaving the bow.
His previously normal arm suddenly underwent a strange transformation; the connection to his shoulder turned into pitch-black, ink-like threads, reaching straight for Uchiha Kaede like octopus tentacles.
Facing the aggressive Kakuzu, Uchiha Kaede showed no fear.
His right hand suddenly flickered with streaks of lightning, like brilliant stars in the night sky.
Immediately after, he casually swung his arm, and a powerful current surged out, violently slamming into the black threads Kakuzu had extended.
Bang!
A loud noise erupted, and Kakuzu was struck by this sudden force, causing him to retreat repeatedly.
Kitsuchi, standing not far away, cursed inwardly upon seeing this: "Is this guy crazy? He dares to take on Uchiha Kaede for money! He truly values money more than his life!"
However, Kakuzu had no personal experience with Uchiha Kaede's power. All his knowledge of him came solely from Kitsuchi's previous descriptions.
Just then, Uchiha Kaede unleashed Lightning Release: Chidori! In an instant, a crisp, pleasant sound of birds chirping echoed across the entire battlefield.
Accompanied by the bird song, the lightning in Uchiha Kaede's hand suddenly burst forth, radiating dazzling light that made it impossible to look directly at.
The next moment, Uchiha Kaede's figure moved like a flash of lightning, instantly appearing above Kakuzu's head.
He tightly gripped his lightning-shining fist and smashed it down toward Kakuzu below with the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas.
Seeing that he was about to be hit, Kakuzu remained calm, exerting all his strength to use Wind Release: Pressure Damage to dodge and counterattack. Immediately, fierce winds howled, kicking up sand and stones.
Boom!
Uchiha Kaede's Chidori slammed heavily into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
A massive, terrifying, bottomless fissure instantly appeared in the hard ground, as if the earth itself had been violently torn open.
However, just as the violent gale was about to touch Uchiha Kaede's body, he completely vanished into thin air without a trace.
Kitsuchi stared dumbfounded at Kaede, who had reappeared beside him. In a fight like this, he would have been knocked out the moment he stepped in.
So fast! Kakuzu's heart grew heavy; he hadn't even seen how Uchiha Kaede moved!
Kaede also looked curiously at Kakuzu's hand, stitched together with black threads. Was this Jiongu? Why wasn't Orochimaru interested in this? Wasn't this another form of immortality?
Kakuzu gritted his teeth, staring intently at Uchiha Kaede not far away, his eyes flashing with menace.
He stomped his foot violently, and his figure shot toward Uchiha Kaede again like lightning, simultaneously roaring, "Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
In an instant, an incomparably sharp spear of lightning shot out from Kakuzu's mouth, charging straight towards Uchiha Kaede with world-destroying momentum.
Facing such a fierce attack, Kaede dared not be careless. His figure flashed, and he quickly sidestepped to avoid the fatal blow. However, Kakuzu did not stop there; a barrage of Ninjutsu followed immediately.
Kakuzu continuously formed hand seals and chanted under his breath. In an instant, various Elemental Release Jutsu poured down upon Uchiha Kaede like a torrential storm.
Since he possessed five hearts, Kakuzu had extremely high mastery over all five Elemental Release Jutsu, allowing him to use them at will. Uchiha Kaede showed no weakness either, unleashing his specialized Ninjutsu to engage Kakuzu in a fierce confrontation.
The two sides exchanged blows without yielding, and the clash between their Ninjutsu triggered repeated thunderous roars.
Brilliant, colorful lights intertwined, illuminating the previously tranquil area as if it were daytime. The two fought intensely all the way from the front lines of the Iwa Ninja camp into the dense forest.
Just then, Biwa Jūzō, who had just managed to shake off the pursuit of the Konoha Ninja nearby, was rushing toward this direction, panting heavily.
Suddenly hearing the loud noise ahead and sensing the powerful, heart-stopping Chakra fluctuations, Biwa Jūzō was startled.
"Someone's fighting up ahead? Is it the Iwa Ninja?" Biwa Jūzō muttered to himself while quickening his pace to charge forward.
When he finally arrived nearby, the scene before him instantly froze him in place.
Kakuzu stood alone in the center of the forest, frantically unleashing all sorts of Elemental Release Jutsu.
Flames, water currents, earth chunks, storms... the entire forest was being turned upside down, and even the fire began to spread gradually.
What astonished Biwa Jūzō even more was that, although Kakuzu's face was filled with shock and intense killing intent, there was no one standing in front of him.
"What the hell is Kakuzu up to?" Biwa Jūzō watched Kakuzu with deep suspicion, gripping his kubikiribōchō tightly just in case.
"Jiongu!!" At this moment, Kakuzu on the field roared, tearing open his upper garment, and masked monsters emerged from his back.
Biwa Jūzō: ???
"Kakuzu! What are you doing!?" Biwa Jūzō shouted at Kakuzu.
However, Kakuzu acted as if he hadn't heard, completely ignoring his surroundings and continuing his inexplicable actions.
Several monsters surrounded Kakuzu, working together to continuously help him release various powerful Ninjutsu.
For a moment, flames shot toward the sky and lightning intertwined; the entire forest fell into chaos, seemingly on the verge of complete destruction the next second.
Biwa Jūzō, standing on the side, watched the scene unfolding before him with wide eyes and a face full of astonishment.
He watched Kakuzu continuously rolling on the ground, his body contorted into strange postures, looking as though he was desperately evading some kind of invisible attack.
Finally, Biwa Jūzō could no longer suppress his inner anxiety and confusion. He leaped up, went straight to Kakuzu, stared intently at him, and shouted, "Hey! What the hell are you playing at?"
Hearing Biwa Jūzō's furious shout, Kakuzu was slightly stunned, then slowly raised his head to look at him.
Upon seeing that it was Biwa Jūzō standing in front of him, a flicker of clarity suddenly appeared in Kakuzu's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by confusion.
Then, he asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Bi... Biwa Jūzō? Where is Uchiha Kaede?"
"Uchiha Kaede? What Uchiha Kaede?" Biwa Jūzō countered with a bewildered expression, simultaneously sheathing the long sword he had been gripping tightly behind his back.
Then, he shook his head helplessly and replied, "You're here alone, punching and kicking and randomly releasing Ninjutsu at the forest. What exactly are you doing?"
Hearing this, Kakuzu's face instantly turned ghastly pale, and beads of sweat began to break out on his forehead.
A series of thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind. Could it be... that he had been under the control of a Genjutsu the entire time?
Thinking of this, Kakuzu immediately felt a chill, like a venomous snake, winding up his spine and instantly sweeping over his entire body, causing him to involuntarily shiver violently.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Did you see Uchiha Kaede?" Biwa Jūzō, seeing Kakuzu's state, couldn't help but frown and ask with a puzzled expression.
Kakuzu's forehead was now covered in large beads of sweat, and his face was as white as paper.
"That kid..., get back!" Kakuzu was about to answer but suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had seen something terrifying.
He didn't even have time to finish speaking before he used all his strength to shove Biwa Jūzō violently away from him.
In that very instant, a deafening sound of thunder suddenly erupted in the previously calm space.
Following that, a dazzling bolt of lightning roared down from the sky like a crazed dragon, striking the ground where they had just been standing with tremendous force.
Caught completely off guard by Kakuzu's push, Biwa Jūzō immediately fell flat on his face.
He scrambled up from the ground in a sorry state, looking at everything that had just happened with lingering fear.
At this moment, Kakuzu dared not show any carelessness. While panting heavily, he frantically mobilized the Chakra within his body.
This shouldn't be Genjutsu, right?
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