Chapter 399 The Thought of Giving Up the Mission
As Kakuzu got serious, mobilizing all his chakra and emitting powerful aura, the four Earth Grudge clones behind him also fell into berserk mode.
"Fire Style - Head Hard Work"
"Wind Style - Suppression"
"Compound Ninja Technique - Flame Wind Wave"
Among Kakuzu's Earth Grudge clones, the one wearing a red-patterned mask and the one wearing a blue-patterned mask opened their mouths respectively and released Fire and Wind Style Ninjutsu, and the two Ninjutsu complemented each other, forming a massive compound Ninjutsu that rushed towards Kakashi and Zabuza at a rapid speed like a raging sea of fire.
"Again~~"
Seeing this, Kakashi hurriedly used Lightning Chakra to increase his movement speed, and just as the sea of fire approached, he barely escaped its coverage.
Zabuza, who was standing next to him, immediately used water jutsu to protect his entire body after seeing the sea of fire. Although he was touched by the sea of fire and did not cause much damage to him, his water jutsu shield was completely evaporated, leaving only wisps of white smoke that quickly dissipated.
However, at this time, because they were escaping in different directions, Kakashi and Zabuza were temporarily separated.
"Water Escape - Water Curtain Tent"
"Thunder Release - Pseudo Darkness"
"Compound Ninjutsu - Thunder Wave Pressure"
What no one expected was that after Kakashi and Zabuza separated, Kakuzu turned his attention to Zabuza who had just escaped from the sea of fire, and used a compound ninjutsu that combined water and lightning ninjutsu.
Before Zabuza could stand firm, the yellow double-horned clone and the blue pointed-mouthed mask among Kakuzu's clones respectively released lightning and water jutsu, and as soon as they were released, they merged into a water cannon filled with lightning, and rushed towards Zabuza at a high speed.
During the contact just now, Kakuzu realized that Kakashi's expertise in lightning-attribute ninjutsu would weaken the combined ninjutsu of lightning and water ninjutsu he used, but Zabuza did not have this talent, and the beheading sword that Zabuza carried with him would also slow down his movement speed, so he changed his target to Zabuza.
Faced with the successive ninjutsu, Zabuza was not at all panicked. He swung his sword with all his might and threw it towards Kakuzu. Not only did it break part of the lightning and water cannon along the way, but it also carried the remaining lightning and slashed towards Kakuzu's waist as it rotated.
At the same time, Zabuza seemed to have water flowing under his feet. He slid backwards while making seals with both hands. Finally, he put his two fingers together and pointed to the sky.
"Secret Technique - The Art of Hiding in the Mist"
As Zabuza performed the Mist Hiding Technique, a widespread and extremely dense fog quickly spread around him. At this time, Zabuza slipped into the fog and disappeared from the sight of Kakuzu and Kakashi. At the same time, Zabuza's smell and voice also disappeared without a trace.
Facing the beheading sword thrown by Zabuza, Kakuzu looked at the remaining lightning on it and did not take it head-on. Instead, he turned around and dodged the rapidly spinning beheading sword.
However, at this moment, Kakashi, who had already reacted, had already come to Kakuzu with the White Fang that was buzzing, and waved it at him.
Even though Kakuzu's hands were covered with earth jutsu - earth spears, turning them pitch black and possessing strong defensive and destructive power, he did not dare to take Kakashi's White Fang Ninja Sword. Instead, he jumped and dodged Kakashi's attack. The place where his arm and the back of his neck were stitched together suddenly split open, and a large number of black threads rushed out from them, rushing towards the oncoming Kakashi.
"Secret Technique - Earth's Grudge"
Facing the black threads of Earth Grievance emanating from Kakuzu, Kakashi naturally could not just rush forward without caring, so he immediately changed direction and avoided the attack of Earth Grievance. However, while dodging, he still waved the White Fang in his hand and cut off a lot of black threads.
After seeing Kakashi's performance, Kakuzu snorted coldly, then looked at the Earth Wrath that was constantly tumbling on the ground like a loach, and snorted coldly in a low voice:
"Hmph, you troublesome guy."
At this moment, the thick white fog that was originally in the distance seemed to be driven by something, as if it had life, and quickly rushed towards Kakuzu.
When Kakuzu saw this, the corner of his eye twitched rarely, and his green eyes narrowed slightly, but he stepped back repeatedly, not letting the white fog get any closer to him.
"Boom, boom..."
Just as Kakuzu was retreating, he heard a series of explosions not far away. He knew that this must be the result of a large number of detonating tags being used, otherwise there wouldn't be such a loud noise.
Upon seeing this, Kakuzu took a deep breath and stopped attacking. Not only did his four Earth Grudge clones return behind him, but the black ninjutsu covering his hands also slowly faded away, leaving only traces of stitches.
"Kakashi, do you, Konoha, really want to protect this small fishing village in the Land of Waves this time?"
After the effect of the ninjutsu faded away, Kakuzu unexpectedly asked Kakashi.
Kakashi was also stunned by Kakuzu's question. After seeing Kakuzu's posture, he understood what Kakuzu meant. Although the lightning chakra on the White Fang Ninja Sword did not dissipate, he did not continue to fight. Instead, he said to Kakuzu loudly:
"Senior Kakuzu, it's not that our Konoha Village must protect the Wave Country, but because the Wave Country has signed a contract with our Konoha, it has become a subsidiary force of Konoha Village. If Senior Kakuzu insists on carrying out this mission, then the people he faces will not only be me and Zabuza."
Seeing that Kakashi had stopped fighting, Kakuzu obviously understood his intentions, so he put away the black threads of Earth Wrath that were emanating from his body, and then asked:
"Oh? What if I insist on carrying out this mission?"
Kakashi knew that Kakuzu had already planned to give up this mission and just wanted to save face, so he stared at him seriously and said:
"Speaking of which, the people who came to Wave Country with us this time, besides me and a few Genin brats, there is also the head of our Konoha Village Anbu - Lord Uchiha Ooyama.
It's just that Master Qiu Shan is dealing with other things at the moment and hasn't come yet. If Senior Kakuzu insists, I believe it won't be long before he meets Master Qiu Shan."
