With a loud crash.
Hit by the tentacle, the dark monster flew backward, smashing a big pit in the ground, stirring up rubble and dust.
After doing all this, the tentacle didn't retract but stretched out between Kakuzu and Sasori, like a solid wall.
Looking in the direction of the tentacle, Kakuzu recognized the newcomer and asked in surprise, "Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Aren't Kumogakure and Konoha enemies? They just had a big fight. Why is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki here to help Tsunade?
Many questions popped up in his mind, but Kakuzu quickly reacted. Recalling the information circulating in the black market, he said in surprise,
"Could it be that the Fourth Raikage is really seriously injured, as the rumors say?"
But how could that be?
The Raikage of Kumogakure practices 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode,' and his body is far tougher than ordinary people. He can even fight tailed beasts in hand-to-hand combat.
'It's easier to wear him down than to break his defense!'
This was a fact recognized by the entire ninja world after Iwagakure Village lost ten thousand ninjas to the Third Raikage for three days and nights during the Third War.
Kakuzu naturally preferred to believe hard facts over rumors from the black market.
But Kumogakure's current actions contradicted that fact, which was quite strange!
Could it be that Konoha has found a way to break 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode'?
Many thoughts arose in his mind, but then he heard Sasori in Hiruko joking, "Looks like that 130 million won't be so easy to get."
"I know that better than you do."
Kakuzu glanced at the puppet beside him. "I'll hold him off. You go and kill Tsunade. Then we'll kill the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki together. He's a big bounty too."
As he spoke, the two masked monsters on his back climbed onto his shoulders, one on each side, entering 'Earth Grudge Fear Mode.'
Kakuzu jumped high, and eight giant black threads extended from his back, shooting straight at Killer Bee like spears.
On the ground, sensing the strangeness of the monster in front of him, Killer Bee didn't dare to be careless.
He retracted the huge tentacle into his body. A red Chakra coat appeared on his skin, and eight tails also emerged from his back. Attacking head-on, he directly collided with the black thread spears.
Boom boom boom...
The hastily formed giant Chakra tails were not as strong as the black thread spears and lost ground in the head-on collision.
Killer Bee took advantage of the gap to jump out of the opponent's attack range.
Extremely wary, Killer Bee spoke with extreme arrogance in a strange tone, "Yo, you're overestimating yourself trying to stop us two alone. Watch me stop you both."
Saying this, he formed hand seals, creating several shadow clones that surrounded Hiruko, while his main body directly faced Kakuzu, meeting him head-on.
Kakuzu's expression didn't change, and he continued to attack with the black thread spears.
The dark monster that had been knocked away earlier also flew into the sky again, spitting out countless sharp earth spears, but its target was Killer Bee's shadow clones.
Buzz buzz buzz...
A shadow clone of Killer Bee, unable to dodge, held a blade in front of him. Blue electric flashes shot out.
The sharp earth spears froze in the air and instantly crumbled.
Seeing this, Sasori in Hiruko's eyes flickered, but he couldn't continue to fully control the puppet to attack Tsunade.
Lightning Release Chakra isn't just good against Earth Release, it also has a strong effect on puppet techniques.
He could ignore the cloud ninjas who came with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, but the Fourth Raikage's brother, such a Lightning Release master, had to be dealt with carefully.
Inside Hiruko, his own Chakra core couldn't be lost.
With that thought, Sasori took out a scroll with the number 'Three' written on it.
Bang...after a burst of white smoke, a human puppet appeared beside Hiruko.
Black iron sand surrounded it, firmly protecting Hiruko.
"Magnet Release? Is that the Third Kazekage?"
Killer Bee was surprised after he recognized the puppet's identity.
Part of the reason for the Third Ninja World War was the disappearance of the Third Kazekage. The ninja world had many guesses about how the strongest Kazekage died, but he didn't expect that he was killed by a traitor from his own village and turned into a human puppet.
This was truly shocking.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
What responded to Killer Bee's surprise was a rain of needles made of magnetized iron.
Unlike earth spears, Magnet Release, although made by mixing Earth Release and Wind Release Chakra, is a completely different kind of technique that isn't hurt by Lightning Release.
The sharp needles pierced the lightning and pierced deep into the tailed beast coat.
Bang bang bang…
Under a wave of magnetic iron needle rain, half of the shadow clones were instantly broken into white smoke and disappeared.
Inside Hiruko, Sasori sighed with relief but didn't let the Third Kazekage human puppet join the attack on Tsunade but instead defended around him.
Unlike other human puppets, this shadow-level puppet still had significant flaws. Beyond a certain distance, the Chakra core would riot and become easy to lose control.
If it weren't for Killer Bee's Lightning Release level being too threatening, he wouldn't have wanted to take it out at this time.
Facing the Third Kazekage's strong defenses, Killer Bee couldn't find a good way for a while. Fortunately, he used shadow clones to hold off Sasori, so he could barely say he'd done it.
Seeming to sense Killer Bee's thoughts, Sasori sneered and increased the control of the other puppets.
The pressure on the two cloud ninja teams increased again.
Unlike puppets that only needed to attack with all their might, they also had to divide their minds to protect Tsunade, making it very difficult.
One of the cloud ninjas shouted urgently, "Tsunade, don't just stand there, hurry up and retreat with us."
In the center of the battlefield, Tsunade lowered her head, her hair hanging down, covering her face, ignoring the cloud ninjas' urging. Only when she sensed attacks they couldn't stop did she jump away from her spot.
The cloud ninjas came to protect her?
Maybe, but only for now.
Tsunade wouldn't forget that when the cloud ninja teams first appeared, they were as covered in blood as the two S-rank traitors, obviously cut into their arms temporarily after hearing their conversation.
If not for that, she would have run away with Shizune when the tentacle blocked Sasori and Kakuzu. Why would she stay in place, becoming an object to be fought over?
So-called protection? It's just another harm.
These jerks, go and fight until you both lose!
Seeing Tsunade's attitude, the leader of the cloud ninjas couldn't tell if it was her fear of blood acting up or if she was deliberately staying in place. He felt helpless and could only continue to fight the human puppets controlled by Sasori.
In the corner of the battlefield, Shizune lay on the ground without any Chakra reaction, as if dead.
No one cared about her life or death, neither Kumogakure nor the bounty hunters.
Perhaps at first they still had the idea of using Shizune as a hostage, but after Tsunade's 'fear of blood' was exposed, her value quickly became unimportant.
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