Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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The sound of sharp weapons tearing flesh and severing bones was exceptionally clear.

A dazzling arc of wind blade flashed past, and Hidan's head, which was filled with shock and anger, shot into the sky!

Blood gushed out like a fountain from the severed neck, staining the nearby ground red.

The headless body remained stiff under the effects of shadow magic and binding magic before slowly collapsing.

Hidan's head rolled to the ground, covered in dust and blood.

The eyes atop his head, filled with unbelievable rage and chaos, stared intently at Asuma, who had beheaded him, and Shikamaru and Kurenai, who were maintaining their jutsu at full power.

The battlefield seemed to have been put on pause.

As Shikamaru watched Hidan's head finally detach from his body, his nerves, which had been stretched to the limit, suddenly relaxed. He exhaled a breath he had been holding for a long time, and his body swayed, almost unable to stand.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his pale forehead. Maintaining the Shadow Imitation Technique to resist Hidan's resistance was extremely taxing, and he felt completely drained, both physically and mentally.

[Damn it, just slightly controlling those bound by Kurenai-sensei has already drained my chakra!]

Thinking this, Shikamaru glanced at Hidan's decapitated body, [Well, at least the problem is solved!]

He was somewhat pleased with himself, having used his wisdom to help Asma defeat a formidable enemy!

Asuma clenched his slightly trembling hand, the reaction force from pushing his wind-style chakra to its limit, but his gaze was solemn as he confirmed the result, confirming that the mad demon had indeed been beheaded.

Kurenai slowly withdrew the chakra she had used to maintain the binding technique; the prolonged high-intensity control had taken a toll on her.

As the three of them gazed at the bloody scene before them, a clear indication of the fall of a formidable enemy, a tremendous sense of relief overwhelmed them almost simultaneously.

Asuma exhaled a breath of stale air, his tense shoulders finally relaxing: "It's over!"

He looked at Shikamaru, who was panting heavily and pale from exhaustion, his eyes filled with lingering fear, relief, and admiration. "Shikamaru, it was all thanks to you! Kurenai, you've worked hard too!"

Kurenai finally let out a long sigh of relief, feeling a bit tired, but mostly relieved by the victory: "That was really close. Luckily, Shikamaru's judgment was timely and accurate."

Although the head staring at them from the ground still brought a sense of eeriness and unease, the headless body represented the greatest threat: a terrifying curse that could instantly kill others by harming itself.

It became completely ineffective once the head was removed from the body.

The battlefield on the other side.

Kai was glowing green, panting heavily, his clothes were tattered, revealing his strong body, and he had many scratches from ninjutsu attacks.

Kakuzu's clothes were tattered, and one of his five hearts had been shattered by Kai.

But including himself, there are still 4 hearts.

“Your physical skills are very strong! But in my opinion, they are only very strong. Among the people I have met, there are people whose physical skills are even stronger than yours!” Kakuzu said, staring at Kai with his dark green eyes.

"Who is it?" Upon hearing this, Kai perked up, wanting to know if someone's physical skills were better than his, so he could spar with them.

"The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!" Kakuzu said grimly.

"What?!" Even Kai's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"The First Hokage? Could it be that you actually fought the First Hokage?" Guy asked incredulously.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Kaku didn't respond to Kai's words, but only let out a cold laugh.

“Your taijutsu is a notch below his, and most importantly, you don’t seem to be good at ninjutsu! That’s your biggest weakness!” Kakuzu said in a deep voice.

"The most crucial aspect of taijutsu ninjas is that they need to engage in close-range attacks to unleash the full potential of their techniques. Unfortunately for them, my specialty is ninjutsu attacks, so I won't give you another chance to get close!"

Chapter 20 Kai vs. Kakuzu

Kakuzu, who has lived since the time of the First Hokage, relies on caution. If the opponent is strong in taijutsu, he will not engage in taijutsu battles but will instead focus on attacking their weaknesses!

When Kai was fighting him in close combat, the two were fighting well, but unexpectedly Kai suddenly opened the View Gate, catching him off guard and unleashing a close-range burst of the Peacock attack, which cost him his life.

In terms of taijutsu, based on his long life experience, Kakuzu is not inferior to Guy in terms of skill. In terms of physical fitness, he has the support of Earth Release ninjutsu and is not afraid to go head-to-head with Guy. However, when facing Guy who has opened the Eight Gates, he is still at a disadvantage.

Kakuzu knew he couldn't win, but he wasn't a pure taijutsu ninja, so he wouldn't stubbornly insist on fighting Guy using pure taijutsu.

My advantage lies in ninjutsu.

The three black monsters beside Kakuzu began to condense ninjutsu of various attributes from their mouths.

Kai's eyes were extremely serious.

Kakuzu in front of him seemed to be a monster. He used the Gate of View to ambush Kakuzu and killed him. He thought he had dealt with him, but he didn't expect that this guy could actually revive.

Moreover, monsters formed from these black lines emerge from their bodies. These monsters can unleash ninjutsu of various attributes, and their power is extremely strong.

He could no longer even get close to them, and could only dodge their attacks by moving at high speed.

However, he still couldn't help but suffer scratches and marks from the aftershocks of these ninjutsu.

Kakuzu's three Earth Grudge Masked Monsters unleashed their power simultaneously!

Lightning, flames, and whirlwinds instantly coalesced in their mouths, locking onto Akai in the center of the battlefield with destructive pressure.

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!" "Fire Release: Head Carving!" "Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Three ninjutsu with vastly different attributes and unparalleled power intertwined to form a death barrage that almost covered the entire battlefield, pouring down on Guy like a deluge!

The scorching wind blades sliced ​​through the air, the violent lightning spears flashed with destructive arcs of electricity, and the raging torrent of flames devoured everything in their path. The three complemented each other, and their power increased exponentially!

This is a combined ninjutsu attack using three different chakra natures!

"Damn it!" Kai's eyes narrowed. Faced with this bombardment of ninjutsu combinations that far exceeded his expectations, even he, a master of taijutsu, dared not take it head-on.

After all, he is still within the realm of human flesh and blood.

But he had nowhere to retreat; the attack range of the three ninjutsu was too wide, and he couldn't dodge them!

"In that case, let your youth burn brightly!"

A powerful surge of chakra erupted from Guy once more, and the green light emanating from his body intensified!

With a powerful stomp of his feet, he shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow, meeting the terrifying torrent of ninjutsu head-on!

“Towards the Peacock!!!”

High-speed, continuous straight punches pounded the air! Kai's fists became a blurry afterimage, each punch compressing the air and generating a high-temperature shockwave, forming countless dazzling orange-red fist shadow shockwaves like a peacock spreading its tail!

The orange-red fist wind, like the feathers of a peacock, carried a scorching air wave formed by extreme speed and power, and slammed head-on into Kakuzu's Triple Ninjutsu Storm!

Boom boom boom boom! ! !

A series of deafening explosions erupted in the air!

The dense barrage of punches from the morning peacock clashed violently with lightning, flames, and wind pressure, intertwining, devouring, and annihilating each other!

The blinding light instantly illuminated the entire battlefield, and a violent energy shockwave swept outwards, further tearing the ground apart, and dust and debris were violently swept into the distance.

"Ugh!" Kai let out a muffled groan! Although his Morning Peacock Shockwave was powerful, it was ultimately a melee physical attack.

Faced with a combined ninjutsu attack with three complementary attributes and a barrage of long-range A-rank ninjutsu, he was outnumbered!

The orange-red fist wind ultimately failed to completely neutralize the raging storm of thunder and fire!

The remaining lightning bolts pierced through the blast zone, grazed Kai's shoulder, and caused intense numbness and burning pain!

The rolling flames devoured his footing below, and the scorching impact shoved him violently downwards from mid-air. The violent wind pressure was like countless heavy hammers, pounding against his body!

Despite his best efforts, Guy was still hit head-on by the aftershocks of the triple ninjutsu!

Although not fatal, his green bodysuit was torn in more places, and the new burns and cuts were clearly visible. A trickle of blood also spilled from the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had exhausted himself and his breathing was somewhat disordered.

He landed heavily on the ground, his legs carving two deep furrows in the mud from the impact.

Maintaining the state of the View Gate has also become somewhat difficult.

"Hmph!" Kakuzu's sinister green eyes showed no surprise, only coldness and indifference. "I told you, you can't win with your physical skills that can't even touch me! Vanish completely, you beast!"

Kakuzu's cold, flat voice announced the continuation of the attack!

The three-headed monster once again unleashed a ninjutsu attack from its mouth, and this time, its main body joined in as well.

This time it will be a combined ninjutsu attack with four different attributes!

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!" An even larger, ultra-high-pressure vortex roared out.

"Fire Release: Head Hardening!" A sea of ​​blazing flames, as hot as lava, surged and churned.

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!" A massive spear of blinding lightning shot out with the power to pierce through everything!

"Earth Release: Steel Armor Technique!" The ground trembled violently, and countless hard, sharp, giant earthen spears burst forth from the earth in an instant, like a wild rocky forest, carrying the power to shatter the earth, forming a three-dimensional strangulation net with the three great ninjutsu!

The Wind Release technique once again fueled the sea of ​​fire, while the Lightning Release technique accelerated with the wind and used the earth and rocks to cover its trajectory. The newly added powerful forest of earth and rocks exploded into a torrent of gravel and shotgun shells containing deadly kinetic energy under the wind pressure!

Under Kakuzu's shrewd control, the four attributes achieved an unprecedented resonance and combined destructive power!

"Youth! It's worth burning it all out now!" Facing this earth-shattering, four-attribute composite ninjutsu, Guy's roar was filled with a resolute determination to die for his cause!

"Eight Gates Formation, Seventh Gate of Shock, Open! Daytime Tiger!!!"

Blue steam surrounded Kai's body, forming a glow like flames.

The pure white air was suddenly compressed, and as Kai unleashed a powerful punch, a roaring tiger took shape!

Its condensation level far surpassed that of the previous Morning Peacock. Like a tangible white giant tiger, it roared through space and collided fiercely with the sweeping quadruple destructive storm!

boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

An unprecedentedly massive explosion engulfed the entire core of the battlefield!

The energy shockwave spread out in a spherical shape, and the ground shattered and collapsed inch by inch like a fragile biscuit!

The pure physical impact of the daytime tiger demonstrated the domineering power of the forbidden technique!

The massive, hard earthen forest and the torrent of rubble that followed were the first to be hit, and under the absolute impact, they shattered into dust like sandcastles on a beach!

The condensed white light behemoth crashed violently into the core storm zone of wind, fire, and thunder.

The ultra-high pressure wind ball was forcibly torn apart and scattered, and the raging sea of ​​fire was forcibly extinguished, rolled back, and even annihilated by the violent shock wave!

Although the blinding lightning spear had amazing penetrating power, most of its energy was blasted into countless leaping electric snakes the moment it touched the core of the Day Tiger!

Chapter 21 Three vs. Kakuzu

The synergistic effect of the four attributes was forcibly broken in the face of the Day Tiger's extreme and unreasonable violence!

The vast majority of energy is consumed and annihilated in the earth-shattering clash!

Although the power of the Daytime Tiger was very strong, it ultimately failed to completely neutralize this composite ninjutsu of the four elements!

A thin but condensed bolt of lightning, accelerated by the final burst of wind-style movement and its trajectory disrupted by the explosion of earth and rocks, hissed as it grazed the outside of Kai's left calf with the sharp sound of a venomous snake's fangs!

The charred blackening, accompanied by a sharp, numbing sensation, instantly sent waves of blood gushing from the deep, bone-revealing wound.

The scorching air currents, torn apart but not completely dissipated, mixed with the aftershocks of the storm, pounded on Kai's body like an invisible hammer.

His clothes had been torn to shreds when the gate of shock opened, and his exposed, strong muscles were covered with burn marks and bloodstains. The violent storm made him almost unable to stand, and he could only sink his feet deep into the ground to keep his balance.

call!call!call!

Kai remained in his punching stance, breathing heavily, his entire body enveloped in intense, thick blue steam.

His earlier clashes with Kakuzu's ninjutsu, along with his injuries, had depleted a great deal of his stamina.

The pain from opening the gate of shock, coupled with these new injuries, caused his strong body to tremble slightly, blood uncontrollably spilling from his mouth and nose, and his vision even becoming somewhat blurred.

It's not that Guy's physical abilities are inferior to Naruto's, but rather that the intensity of the battle is different.

Kakuzu unleashes incredibly powerful composite ninjutsu every time, so Gai would naturally expend far more stamina fighting him than Naruto would when fighting Tsunade.

Despite his various injuries, he kept his eyes fixed on the smoke-filled center of the explosion.

"Cough cough..." Kakuzu's figure slowly emerged from the billowing dust.

His robes were torn even more tattered by the shockwave, but he himself showed no obvious injuries, clearly indicating that the attacker using ninjutsu had the upper hand.

This is the advantage that ninjutsu ninjas have over taijutsu ninjas.

Ninjutsu ninjas consume chakra, while taijutsu ninjas rely on their physical strength!

And Kakuzu, that old monster, clearly has no shortage of chakra.

Kakuzu simply tore his tattered robes to shreds and threw them aside, revealing his still robust body at over 90 years old.

"Well done! The Blue Beast of Konoha."

His voice carried a hint of barely perceptible solemnity and genuine approval, his dark green pupils fixed on Kai, who was covered in blood, his breath churning, yet he still stood firm.