With his Six Eyes, Gojo could see everything with unnerving clarity. Those masked hearts weren't just decorative—each was alive, beating independently as if they were creatures of their own. Fascinating, really. While people called it a bloodline limit, it felt more like Kakuzu was a walking science experiment gone wrong.
By revealing all his hearts, Kakuzu's chakra surged to terrifying levels, making this his strongest—and most vulnerable—form. After all, when your life literally hangs in the balance of a few oversized masks, it's hard to relax.
"You seem calm," Kakuzu remarked, his deep voice laced with menace. "Let's see how long that smug grin lasts." He clasped his hands together, his body turning pitch-black as he activated Earth Style: Earth Spear, hardening his muscles like stone. With a powerful leap, he launched his fist straight at Gojo's smiling face.
The reinforced punch stopped mere inches from Gojo, who casually caught it with one hand. His grin widened as he tilted his head. "Why the hostility, big guy? Can't we just talk this out? Smiling is polite, you know. Or do you just prefer making people cry?"
Gojo's carefree demeanor only fueled Kakuzu's frustration. "Wind Style: Pressure Damage!" Kakuzu roared, pulling back and unleashing a fierce gust of wind from one of his masked hearts.
"Fire Style: Searing Migraine!" Another heart joined in, spewing an intense flame. The wind fed the fire, creating a roaring tornado of flames that consumed the battlefield, incinerating everything in its path. Gojo was engulfed in the blazing inferno, his figure lost in the chaos.
From a distance, White Zetsu gawked. "That combo could turn even a mountain to ash. No way Gojo gets out of this unscathed."
"Perhaps," Black Zetsu muttered cautiously, his eyes narrowing. "But something about that man reminds me of the Rinnegan. He's not... normal."
Kakuzu stood amidst the blazing aftermath, a cold smile tugging at his lips. "That's what happens when a fool underestimates me. Even you can't survive this, Gojo."
But as the flames settled, Kakuzu felt a firm grip still on his wrist. His eyes widened in disbelief.
"Done showing off?" Gojo's voice came from within the dissipating fire. He emerged without so much as a burn, his pristine white uniform as spotless as ever. "I gotta say, the light show was nice, but it lacked... finesse."
Kakuzu froze. The flames hadn't just avoided Gojo—they'd been repelled, as if some invisible force kept them at bay. "What... what are you?"
Gojo leaned closer, whispering conspiratorially in Kakuzu's ear. "I'm your worst nightmare... but with better hair." He flashed a cheeky grin before pulling back. "Now, are we done, or should I really show off?"
"Don't get cocky, brat!" Kakuzu snarled, channeling Lightning Style: False Darkness through another masked heart. A blade-like thunderbolt shot toward Gojo, crackling with deadly energy.
But the attack stopped mid-air, hovering uselessly before disintegrating. Kakuzu's frustration boiled over. "What is this power?!"
"Glad you asked," Gojo quipped, raising two fingers. A small, pitch-black orb appeared between them, crackling with ominous energy. "This little guy? It's something I cooked up on the fly. Let's call it... 'Void Snap.' Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"
As the orb began to expand, Black Zetsu shouted from the sidelines. "Kakuzu! Get out of there! That thing's dangerous!"
Kakuzu didn't need the warning. With a swift motion, he severed his trapped arm, retreating to a safer distance. The severed arm writhed on the ground, black tendrils reattaching it to Hidan, who groaned loudly.
"About time! You know how much I hate being dismembered!" Hidan snapped, flexing his newly reattached arm. "Now, where's that punk? I'm gonna carve him up!"
Gojo's orb continued to grow, glowing with an eerie red hue as he infused it with chakra. The ground beneath him trembled, cracks spidering outward. "You guys really love the dramatics, huh? Well, let's see how you handle this!"
With a flick of his fingers, the orb shot forward, expanding into a swirling vortex of destruction. It tore through the earth like paper, leaving nothing but devastation in its wake.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!" Kakuzu desperately slammed his palms into the ground, raising a massive barrier in front of him. But it was futile—the vortex shredded through the wall, dragging Kakuzu and Hidan into its gravitational pull.
"Guess how many times you'll die today!" Gojo called out cheerfully as the vortex surged forward, enveloping the entire area.
OM!
The wall of earth disintegrated, crumbling into dust as the black hole expanded, morphing into an immense, ominous barrier that encompassed the entire Waterweed Village. The air within the barrier shifted violently, pulsating with raw power.
Inside, gravity surged and pulled unpredictably, creating crushing pockets of force that distorted the ground and ripped apart the remaining structures. The opposing positive and negative forces sparked a chaotic storm of pure energy, clashing like feral beasts and sending waves of destructive vibrations through the barrier.
From within, jagged bolts of sharp lightning flashed wildly, crackling with a menacing hum. These strikes didn't just sizzle; they seemed alive, hunting anything that dared to move. Flames of unimaginable heat licked at the ground, forming rivers of molten destruction that carved through the ruins with a terrifying hiss.
"What... what is this?" Kakuzu's voice broke, filled with disbelief as he stumbled back, his usually impassive expression betraying sheer terror. The intense heat made the air shimmer, and the chaotic energy turned the scene into a nightmarish battlefield.
Even Kakuzu, hardened by decades of battle and near-immortality, felt the heavy weight of dread. He rarely faltered, but the all-encompassing barrier was unlike anything he had ever witnessed.
"Am I witnessing the end?" he muttered under his breath, his hands trembling slightly despite his resolve.
The black hole's barrier continued to expand, its gravitational force pulling everything into its relentless grasp. Within seconds, the once-bustling Waterweed Village vanished, swallowed whole into an abyss of destruction.