"Just a composite ninjutsu with two attributes, that's all," Uchiha Shigure said, a look of disdain on his face.
"Kid! It seems you don't know the power of this move!" Kakuzu's ninjutsu attack instantly surged towards Shigure. The destruction caused by the combination of fire and wind was far more than a simple 1+1.
But the scene before him instantly made Kakuzu's jaw drop.
His ninjutsu attack had clearly struck Shigure precisely, yet it seemed to have suddenly vanished.
"This is impossible… Is the ninjutsu ineffective… Could it be… that he has the ability to absorb ninjutsu?" Kakuzu immediately fell into deep thought.
"Rumble!" A rumbling sound came from not far away, startling countless birds into flight.
"No… It wasn't absorbed, but transferred… I see… He used the Flying Raijin kunai in his hand to transfer my ninjutsu, didn't he?"
Shigure had directly used the Flying Raijin kunai to perform Flying Raijin Guiding Thunder, a technique capable of transferring even a Tailed Beast Bomb to another location, let alone a mere ninjutsu.
"Swish!" Just as Kakuzu was still analyzing, Shigure suddenly appeared next to him in a flash, quickly launching a slash at him.
However, Kakuzu was like a monster; his arm suddenly elongated with blood vessels, then he grabbed Shigure's neck and throttled him fiercely.
"Bang!" Shigure dissolved into a puff of smoke.
"It was a Shadow Clone, the real body is behind me?!" The demon on Kakuzu's back immediately unleashed a furious ninjutsu attack, eliminating the Shadow Clone behind Kakuzu.
"Still a Shadow Clone?! How boring! Up in the sky!" The black threads on Kakuzu's back immediately shot upwards, tightly entangling Shigure.
"Now what? You probably can't even use Flying Raijin, can you?!" Kakuzu noticed that the Shigure in front of him had a faint smile on his lips.
"Could it be! Damn it!" By the time Kakuzu realized, it was too late.
"Swish! Great Ball Rasengan!"
"Bang!!!"
Shigure leaped out from underground, his Rasengan directly sending Kakuzu flying.
As for why he appeared from beneath Kakuzu's feet, it was because he had already used a Shadow Clone to mark Kakuzu. Flying Raijin could appear anywhere around the marked target. Taking advantage of the relatively soft ground beneath Kakuzu's feet, Shigure used a Shadow Clone as a diversion, directly burrowing into the earth, all for that final strike.
Shigure then moved away from Kakuzu, waiting for him to recover.
The demon masks on Kakuzu's back began to peel off. Clearly, Shigure had already destroyed two of Kakuzu's five hearts, leaving only the three hearts with wind, fire, and lightning attributes, and only two demons remained.
"This guy… He defeated me twice yet still showed no openings… Does he know my secret?!" Kakuzu clearly saw that while Shigure appeared relaxed, he remained impregnable.
"Kakuzu? I'm sorry, I've already destroyed two of your hearts. I hope you can fight me a little more seriously this time. After all, you're an S-rank rogue ninja, aren't you? You possess the secret technique of Takigakure—Earth Grudge Fear. You can't possibly only be this strong, can you?"
Shigure looked at Kakuzu and shook his head.
Kakuzu narrowed his eerie green eyes and cursed, "Bastard! To be underestimated by a snot-nosed brat! When I fought the First Hokage, you were still suckling somewhere!"
Though somewhat enraged, Kakuzu's extensive combat experience kicked in, and he immediately began analyzing the battle.
"This guy is skilled in teleportation and swordsmanship. He seems to be a ninjutsu-taijutsu burst ninja, with strange eyes that seem capable of casting genjutsu. I don't have much advantage in close combat, and in long-range combat, this guy hasn't shown any ninjutsu."
"However, he has Flying Raijin, which means he can transfer my ninjutsu attacks. So, it's simple! As long as I restrict his feet, he can't teleport! If I restrict his hands, he can't use Flying Raijin anymore!"
Having conceived a winning strategy, Kakuzu immediately took a step and charged towards Shigure, clasping his hands together, extracting chakra, and shouting, "Earth Grudge Fear!"
Kakuzu began to engage in close-quarters combat, disregarding damage. Even when struck by Shigure's attacks, he chose to endure them and ignore them.
Finally, Kakuzu achieved his goal, firmly entangling Shigure's legs with the black thread tentacles from his body.
"Damn it!"
Just as Shigure was about to pull out the Dragon Fang Blade, his hands were once again entangled. With both his hands and feet bound, Shigure, by all accounts, was like a lamb to the slaughter.
However, Shigure's expression at this moment was one of admiration.
"Haha! Kakuzu! You truly live up to your reputation as someone who fought the First Hokage and survived. Your mind is quite sharp; you knew to bind my feet and hands. It seems I'm finished now, I can't escape. But by using these black threads to trap me, you yourself shouldn't be able to move either, right?"
"Hmph! Even at death's door, you're still so optimistic and naive. Don't worry! I'll leave you with one breath, after all, the bounty for capturing you alive is higher!" Kakuzu said, his voice full of greed.
"You underestimate me too much, don't you? What do you think I relied on to reach the top of the list? Come on! Hit me! I'm waiting for you here! Don't you have two masks left? Use a three-attribute composite ninjutsu with your main body to finish me off! That would be a sign of respect for a ninja."
Shigure spoke with resolute determination, but his expression was one of amusement.
"You… How do you know my secret? You know so much about me?!" Kakuzu looked at Shigure with extreme caution.
"Don't be nervous, I just guessed. Anyway, if you can attack, then attack me! I want to see how powerful your strongest move really is." Shigure's words implied something else.
Kakuzu immediately formed hand signs and then said, "Time is money! I won't waste any more time with you! Fire Style: Head Hardship!"
Immediately after, the masks on Kakuzu's back suddenly floated up, and the two demons successively spewed out Lightning Style: False Darkness, and Wind Style: Pressure Damage.
"Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shot!"
The power of three combined ninjutsu far exceeded that of two. Wind, lightning, and fire mixed together, forming a chakra energy cannon — an ultimate composite energy cannon! It then directly shot towards Shigure!
"It seems this time, it's your full power! It looks quite impressive, so you definitely have to taste this ability yourself!"
"Swish! Zzzzt!" Shigure's eyes had already turned into a pale blue Mangekyō Sharingan. Within his pale blue eyes was a cross-shaped four-bladed pattern, never before seen since the Uchiha clan's inception.
And Kakuzu's chakra cannon was instantly absorbed by Shigure's left eye.
"Wh-what?! His hands and feet are caught by my Earth Grudge Fear! How could it… Was it transferred again?!" Kakuzu's expression was one of shock.
"Kakuzu, is this fun?"
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