Do You Still Want To Have Water Elements Beside Fire Phoenix?

Akatsuki's Shock and Kakuzu's Predicament

The Akatsuki members also witnessed this scene, and profound shock registered on every face. The Fire Phoenix, immediately upon its arrival, displayed incredibly powerful strength! Others might not know Hidan's secret, but every member of Akatsuki certainly did. How terrifying must a flame be to instantly reduce Hidan to ashes!

"Hm?!" Kakuzu was pondering his next move when he suddenly felt an intense, sharp gaze upon him. He looked up and saw that the Fire Phoenix in the air was actually staring directly at him!

Wipe! Kakuzu felt utterly exasperated! Why would it stare at me when there are so many other fools to look at? Do I just look that unique? Still clinging to a sliver of hope, Kakuzu swiftly moved, changing his position. When he looked at the Fire Phoenix again, he almost swore! Because the Fire Phoenix in the sky was now swooping straight down!

Damn it! Kakuzu was certain; this Fire Phoenix was indeed coming for him!

"Die to me!" Kakuzu roared, furious. I'm not some soft target to be messed with! Kakuzu unleashed his ninjutsu, sending it flying towards the Fire Phoenix. The Fire Phoenix, in response, spewed a torrent of flames, instantly engulfing Kakuzu's ninjutsu! And the flames didn't stop there; they continued their relentless pursuit of Kakuzu!

Why did the Fire Phoenix pursue Kakuzu? The reason was simple: Finn had ordered it. In the Akatsuki organization, two individuals were notoriously hard to kill: Hidan and Kakuzu. Now that Hidan had been annihilated, wouldn't it be a shame if his good partner Kakuzu didn't go join him? Therefore, Finn mischievously directed the Fire Phoenix to attack Kakuzu.

The Chase and the Trap

"What the hell is this?!" Kakuzu didn't believe that ordinary humans could truly summon a legendary beast, so he immediately began to flee from the area covered by the phoenix flames. As he ran, the battlefield immediately became quite interesting! Wherever Kakuzu tried to escape, the phoenix's flames would appear there instantly. Immediately afterward, the Phoenix's flames would incinerate a large number of White Zetsu, burning them directly to ashes!

"Idiot, watch your position! Don't come towards our side! Go towards the Ninja Alliance side!" Someone quickly alerted Kakuzu. Hearing this, Kakuzu realized his mistake in positioning, so he immediately dashed towards the Ninja Alliance forces.

While this tactic was old-fashioned, it was highly effective. Just like in eras where cold weapons and hot weapons clashed, to limit the power of enemy artillery, armies with cold weapons would charge into the opponent's lines, causing soldiers from both sides to become entangled. This rendered the enemy's artillery useless. Kakuzu's approach had the same purpose. Although Kakuzu wasn't known for his speed, it was still respectable compared to ordinary ninjas! Soon, he plunged into the ranks of the Ninja Alliance. Sure enough, the Fire Phoenix couldn't attack him there.

"Damn it! I'm going to survive this!" Rejoicing inwardly, Kakuzu immediately began to kill the allied ninjas around him. But just as he was about to strike his first victim, a shadow flickered beside him. He turned his head and saw the figure, his face instantly contorting in drastic shock!

"It's you!" The person who had arrived was none other than the summoner of the Fire Phoenix, Finn!

"Come up for me!" Finn's voice was light. Using Expansion Jutsu, his right fist immediately magnified tenfold, and he delivered a powerful uppercut to Kakuzu! Kakuzu was directly punched and sent flying upwards! To be precise, he soared into the sky! The effect was incredibly dramatic!

Kakuzu's Fiery End

Kakuzu's entire head was buzzing; his vision suddenly went dark, filled with stars. When the tiny stars in front of his eyes dispersed, he was already high in mid-air. An intensely hot flame felt like it was pressing down from above his head, making Kakuzu instinctively raise his head and look up. Seeing what hovered above, he was so terrified he nearly evacuated his bowels!

Oh, my god! He saw the Fire Phoenix directly overhead! That damn Finn had punched him from the ground, right out of the crowd, and delivered him straight to the Fire Phoenix's doorstep! It was as if he had been personally handed over to the beast. Kakuzu himself wasn't skilled in physical combat; being in the air, he had very limited control over himself.

The Fire Phoenix's eyes were filled with the cold, emotionless, kingly aura of a superior being. Its talons, though clearly made of flame, looked incredibly sharp. The Fire Phoenix clawed down, seizing Kakuzu in its grasp.

"Water Style: Super Large Water Dragon Bomb!" Kakuzu wasn't an idiot. He knew this was a life-or-death moment, so he held nothing back and immediately performed a powerful ninjutsu! He calculated in an instant that since the opponent was a fire-elemental Fire Phoenix, using a water-type ninjutsu would grant him a restraining advantage. Under Kakuzu's manipulation, the water element in the air immediately began to condense towards him, and a water dragon appeared...

"Nani?!" When he saw this "water dragon," Kakuzu cried out in surprise!

Damn it, is this a water dragon? This is a cement slug! This "water dragon" was about the size of his palm, looking as if it had been dehydrated for a long time and was on the verge of death!

"Water Style: Super Large Water Dragon Bomb!" Kakuzu thought he had made a mistake with the hand seals, so he immediately tried again! This time, no water dragon appeared!

This time, he was still lucid! He looked fiercely at the Fire Phoenix; the boiling temperature emanating from it was truly terrifying. He realized that with the Fire Phoenix here, and him being so close to it, the water vapor in the surrounding air had long since been evaporated! If he tried to use water ninjutsu now, he'd be a ghost! Immediately, he decided to use other types of ninjutsu!

However, the Fire Phoenix opened its mouth wide at that moment, and billows of flames immediately spewed forth! Kakuzu felt an indescribable surge of anger. Seriously! You grab me in your hand, and then breathe fire at such a close distance?! Aren't you just bullying me?!

Whoosh~ The Fire Phoenix's flames instantly engulfed Kakuzu!

"Kakuzu, are you dead too?"

"No, no, he has five hearts; even if he dies once, he still has four lives left."

"Where does he have four lives left? Look for yourself, does he still have any?" The Akatsuki members were still talking, looking up at where the Fire Phoenix hovered.

Kakuzu's charred remains were gone...