Chapter 268: Seiji Arrives! Kakuzu Escapes!

This scene was just as Qingsi had expected.

Otsutsuki Tenshin lacks long-range attack means, so once he is pulled away from Kakuzu, he will not have much advantage over Kakuzu.

Moreover, Kakuzu, who has five hearts, has a very high tolerance rate. Five lives and five chances give him an advantage in the battle against Otsutsuki Tenshin, a melee physical ninja.

Otsutsuki Tenshin struggled to get up from the ground, covering his bloody shoulder and gritting his teeth.

He knew that Xiaonan carried with him a scroll that could summon the head of the family, but he was not willing to give up just like that. He also had a fighting heart, and deep in his heart he also burned with the desire and persistence to fight.

Kakuzu looked at Otsutsuki Tenshin who had been injured by him, his green eyes gleaming with a gleam of light, "Hinata brat! Master Kakuzu will take your heart!"

He did not expect to obtain Otsutsuki Tenshin's Byakugan. After all, it was well known that a Hyuga clan member who could come out on a mission alone could not be the main family, and the Byakugan of a branch family with the caged bird curse seal was not worth obtaining at all.

"Earth Grudge: Tentacle Fist!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakuzu attacked fiercely. He pulled hard and separated the black threads on his arm. His wrist and arm were immediately separated from each other. Then, dense black threads were released from Kakuzu's arm, and he shot towards Otsutsuki Tenshin with his fist hardened by the earth escape technique.

Otsutsuki Tenshin stood in the same place, still covering his shoulder, without any movement, neither dodging nor evading. He just lowered his head slightly, with a slight smile on the corners of his mouth. He had already thought of the latest battle plan against Kakuzu.

Kakuzu didn't think there was anything wrong, he just thought that Otsutsuki Tenshin was hit by his final shot and lost the power to resist. After all, Kakuzu had full confidence in the power of his three-attribute combination ninjutsu. He believed that no ninja could escape unscathed from this move, not even the resurrected God of Ninja, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama!

The tentacle fist flew through the air and hit Otsutsuki Tenshin heavily on the chest. Then, the black silk thread of Earth Resentment quickly extended and tightly bound Otsutsuki Tenshin before he flew backwards.

Black threads flew all over the sky, then gathered at the heart of Otsutsuki Tenshin, gradually merging into Otsutsuki Tenshin's body.

"Earth's Grudge: Heart Seizure!!!"

Kakuzu used his secret technique to seize the heart, intending to kill Ōtsutsuki Tenshin in one fell swoop.

All this happened in just a short moment. When Nagato, Yahiko and Konan in the back realized something was wrong and wanted to rescue him, the black threads of the Earth Grievance had already taken root deeply into Otsutsuki Tenshin's body.

However, just as Kakuzu had already launched the secret technique and slowly pulled out Otsutsuki Tenshin's heart, Otsutsuki Tenshin raised his head, looked at Kakuzu steadily with his white eyes, and the smile at the corners of his mouth continued to grow.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

The sound of heartbeats continued to be heard, but Kakuzu's heart was filled with alarm bells. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was probably too excited about getting the heart of the Hyuga clan to notice that when he was taking the heart, the other party did not even put up a single resistance!

However, it was too late. Otsutsuki Tenshin's long-planned attack instantly came along the black thread of Earth Resentment that connected the two people!

"Eight Trigrams·Striking Palm!!!"

Otsutsuki Tenshin's chakra suddenly became extremely violent, like surging waves, constantly churning, and the blue chakra aura materialized and penetrated his body.

Immediately, ripples that were shaking to the extreme surged towards the corner along the black silk threads.

"Ugh...!!!" Kakuzu groaned and stared at Otsutsuki Tenshin with an extremely grim look in his eyes.

Intense pain instantly spread throughout Kakuzu's body, and the heart in his body that represented his earth escape technique was shattered by Otsutsuki Tenshin's attack!!!

And this is the second heart he lost!!!

Otsutsuki Tenshin took advantage of the opportunity when Kakuzu's heart was shot and he could not concentrate on controlling the black thread, and quickly pulled it out of his body. Then he broke away from the control of the black thread and quickly retreated to the position of Nagato, Yahiko and Konan behind him. The previous attack consumed most of his remaining chakra. Now he had lost the strength to continue fighting with Kakuzu.

However, Otsutsuki Tenshin is already proud enough. Although his hard power is slightly inferior to Kakuzu and his combat mode is restrained by Kakuzu, he still killed Kakuzu twice in head-on battles and destroyed his two hearts. This is already enough to prove his strength.

Although Kakuzu is always jokingly said to have thrown a shuriken at the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, from eight hundred miles away and then fled, it is undeniable that Kakuzu, who has five hearts and can skillfully use five types of chakra and ninjutsu, and even combination ninjutsu of various combined attributes, ranks very high among the Kage-level powerhouses in terms of strength. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is close to the limit of the Kage level.

The ninjutsu professor who claimed to be proficient in all the ninjutsu of Konoha and the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, the "strongest Hokage of all generations", was nothing more than a "little Kakuzu"!

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On the other hand, Kakuzu absorbed the mask representing Lightning Release into his body and was resurrected again!

"Has the information been leaked...? This Hyuga brat, every move is aimed at my heart..." Kakuzu felt a little palpitated and a little angry. Konoha must have known his secret!

The immortal body with five hearts is the basis for Kakuzu to dominate the ninja world, and it is also the biggest secret of his immortality!!!

So, as soon as he was resurrected, he clasped his hands together and launched an attack on Otsutsuki Tenshin. He wanted to capture Otsutsuki Tenshin and find out how much information Konoha knew about him.

"Lightning Release: Pseudo Darkness!!!"

A sharp and dazzling lightning spear approached Otsutsuki Tenshin who was retreating rapidly at an extremely fast speed.

Otsutsuki Tenshin dodged, but the lightning spear, under Kakuzu's superb control, unexpectedly twisted in the air and attacked Otsutsuki Tenshin again.

In desperation, Otsutsuki Tenshin had to use the little chakra left in his body and used "Eight Trigrams Kaiten" again to block Kakuzu's attack.

"Very good! Little Hyuga boy, Master Kakuzu has recognized you! Master Kakuzu will leave you an intact body!" Kakuzu became more and more satisfied with Otsutsuki Tenshin's heart. This heart must be very powerful to be able to fight with him to such an extent!

"Uncle Kakuzu has been active in the ninja world for decades, but there are very few ninjas who can make me suffer such a big loss. This reminds me of the Konoha ninja who I first fought against, the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama!" Kakuzu, who had calmed down at this time, said the most pretentious words with a calm face, and there was a hint of admiration for Otsutsuki Tenshin in his tone.

"Excuse me!" Otsutsuki Tenshin, who had been mistaken by Kakuzu, finally couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Kakuzu who was pretending to be cool, "I'm not from the Hyuga clan, and we're not ninjas from Konoha!"

"Huh?" Kakuzu, who was about to continue telling about the passionate years of fighting with Hashirama Senju, was stunned when he heard Otsutsuki Tenshin's words. His pretentious spell-casting motion was directly interrupted by Otsutsuki Tenshin...!

Kakuzu was speechless at this time. Why didn't you say so earlier that he was not a ninja from Konoha?

However, he did not reflect on his own problems at all. You know, in this nonsensical battle, it was clearly him who launched the sneak attack first!

However, Kakuzu was already in a difficult situation at this time. No matter which ninja village these ninjas were from, since they knew the secret of Diyuan Yu, there was no reason to let them go. Moreover, he was determined to get the heart of this Byakugan ninja. The two hearts he lost could just be used to replace one of them!

Kakuzu's expression turned fierce, and he completed the seal instantly. The fire and wind jutsu masks on his left and right shoulders lit up at the same time.

"Fire Style: Head Hard Work!!!"

"Wind Style: Suppress!!!"

"Combined Ninjutsu: Flame Wind Wave!!!"

The wind was howling, and the fire was fueled by the wind. The raging fire roared like an angry dragon, and the blazing flames danced in the air, as if to devour everything.

Under the blessing of the B-level pressure, the B-level head burst out with power beyond the ordinary A-level ninjutsu. The raging sea of ​​fire, like a burning ocean, swept towards Otsutsuki Tenshin and the other three with overwhelming force.

"Konan!" Nagato and Yahiko shouted together, and then began to form hand seals at the same time. Their perception told them clearly that Captain Otsutsuki Tenshin, who was already at the end of his strength, probably could not withstand this combination of ninjutsu alone.

When Nagato and Yahiko spoke, Konan had already taken out the scroll that could summon Seiji from her ninja tool bag. She also had a keen judgment of the situation.

"Water Style: Break the Flow!!!"

"Wind Style: Tornado Hurricane!!!"

"Combined Ninjutsu: Hurricane Water Vortex Jutsu!!!"

Nagato and Yahiko also chose combined ninjutsu to respond. The chakra in their bodies surged instantly, and a huge water vortex appeared out of thin air, like a ferocious dragon, spinning at high speed and making a deafening roar. Then, the water vortex pounced towards the sea of ​​fire with endless power.

The raging sea of ​​fire and the vortex of water flow collided, instantly raising sheets of water mist. The intersection of water and fire produced a large amount of steam, making the surrounding air hot and humid.

For a moment, the vortex of water was like an indestructible wall of water, standing firmly in front of the sea of ​​fire, blocking the way for the sea of ​​fire to continue spreading.

Although with the current strength of Nagato and Yahiko, the power of the combined ninjutsu they performed together is not as strong as Kakuzu's combination ninjutsu, but under the attribute restraint, they can still hold out for a while. What's more, their purpose is only to delay Kakuzu's attack and buy enough time for Konan to summon Seiji.

As the seals in his hands kept changing, the chakra in Konan's body poured into the scroll frantically. Although the scroll only sealed one of Qingsi's shadow clones, it was a shadow clone with the strength of a shadow level. The unlocking technique still required the consumption of a considerable amount of chakra.

After three breaths, the Hurricane Water Vortex Technique was completely wiped out by the raging wind and waves. Only the large amount of water vapor remaining in the air proved that it had existed. However, although the scale of the sea of ​​fire had shrunk a lot compared to before, it still maintained a considerable scale. The blazing sea of ​​fire continued to press towards the position of several people.

However, Konan had already taken advantage of this opportunity to complete the unsealing ritual and successfully summoned out the shadow clone that Qingji had sealed in the scroll.

"boom!"

A puff of white smoke dissipated, and Qingsi's figure appeared in front of Konan, dressed in the standard Otsutsuki clan attire.

"Teacher Seiji!" Nagato, Yahiko and Konan said respectfully at the same time.

Otsutsuki Tenshin, who looked very embarrassed not far away, saw the head of his family appear, and quickly came over and greeted Qingsi respectfully.

Qing Si nodded calmly, opened his Pure Eye, and then switched to his Samsara Eye in an instant. His figure slowly floated up, and his eyes shining with sky blue light swept across the entire battlefield. In a moment, he had a clear understanding of the current situation.

"Good!" After understanding the situation, Kiyoshi began to praise. He had never defeated Kakuzu, which was within his expectations, but he was worthy of praise for being able to successfully destroy Kakuzu's two hearts, one of which was his most powerful earth-style heart.

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Sensing the sudden emergence of a powerful chakra aura, Kakuzu, knowing that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived, gradually began to consider retreating. Even if he could successfully obtain the heart of the Byakugan ninja, it was very likely that one or two of his remaining three hearts would be destroyed, which was really not worth it.

So, before Enpu Ranpa's attack could reach Seiji and the others, Kakuzu released his ultimate move again and turned around to retreat.

"Fire Style: Head Hard Work!!!"

"Wind Style: Suppress!!!"

"Lightning Release: Pseudo Darkness!!!"

"Combination Ninjutsu: Final Shot!!!"

The terrifying chakra fluctuations raged like a storm, and a thick chakra cannon came rushing at an astonishing speed in an instant. However, this time, Otsutsuki Tenshin and the other three had no intention of dodging or defending at all.

Because, the omnipotent god in their minds, the Fourth Mizukage, Otsutsuki Seiji, is here right now!

Qingsi's figure floating in the air was like a towering mountain, giving them endless sense of security and confidence!