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"When did Konoha have such a remarkable individual?"

Kakuzu's blue eyes stared at Uchiha Nanaya.

He obviously hadn't done anything, yet he had pushed Hidan into the ground for dozens of meters.

Damn, is this the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan?

Unlike the Copy Ninja Kakashi's Mangekyō, which is a space-like ability, this kid...

So far, Kakuzu still couldn't see Nanaya's true abilities.

The man in front of him made him feel extremely dangerous.

More dangerous than Senju Hashirama.

When he assassinated the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, he did not have this feeling of foreboding.

Fear?

How could it be? How could I, Kakuzu, be afraid!

At this moment, Kakuzu found that his hands trembled slightly, involuntarily.

This was not like their style!

"Lightning Style: Pseudo Dark!"

A masked black shadow quickly unleashed the power of thunder toward Uchiha Nanaya.

Nanaya, with his Mangekyō Sharingan, had already locked onto the shadow mask.

"Godly Ice!"

Before Kakuzu's Lightning Style Pseudo Dark could even be released, the heart of his Lightning Style was quickly frozen with a click, click sound.

"How can this be?"

Kakuzu was taken aback and backed away abruptly while donning another mask.

When fighting a ninja with a Sharingan, the first rule is not to look him in the eye.

However, Kakuzu had the existence of these hearts that acted separately from him.

He could basically ignore the Sharingan's illusions.

To his horror, the Lightning Style heart was locked by Uchiha Nanaya with just one glance.

And it was quickly encased in ice, making it impossible to break free with all its strength.

At this moment, Nanaya was quite skilled in using the Ice of the Gods.

All eyes were on Kakuzu's Lightning Style heart.

This attack method was similar to Amaterasu, but the power was vastly different from that of Amaterasu.

Click, click—

The frozen Lightning Style heart quickly burst open, shattering into a thousand pieces, leaving no remnants.

Such terrifying destructive power made Kakuzu's heart race.

Having been in the ninja world for decades, Kakuzu had more or less knowledge of the Sharingan.

After all, he came from the era of Madara and Hashirama, and there was a Uchiha member like Uchiha Itachi in his organization.

Cautious by nature and extremely flexible, he quickly recognized Nanaya's attack method.

He sighed, "Using Sharingan's focus to freeze it, it's a bit like Itachi's Amaterasu attack!"

Amaterasu claims to be the strongest physical attack, possessing black flames that will not extinguish until everything is burned.

However, after this battle, Kakuzu felt that the title of the strongest physical attack might be changing hands.

The freezing attack from Uchiha Nanaya just now was the most terrifying in his opinion.

Amaterasu has a burning process, at least.

But the ice shattered in just a few breaths.

His Lightning Style heart was left with nothing; it was likely already assimilated by those ice crystals.

He lost two hearts in one go—something Kakuzu had never experienced before.

He had finally collected the hearts of the five elemental techniques.

One was killed by Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan.

Another was killed again by Uchiha Nanaya's Mangekyō Sharingan.

He was a dignified S-rank traitor; when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

In the distance, Genma Shiranui and Kakashi had been chatting happily.

Genma Shiranui asked, "Kakashi, how long do you think it will take Nanaya to resolve the battle?"

Kakashi replied, "It depends on how Nanaya decides to play it."

"Well, I think so too."

They ignored everything around them, appearing completely at ease, as if they believed the victory was guaranteed.

When had the Akatsuki organization ever been looked down upon like this?

And when had Kakuzu ever felt so despised?

In the deep pit, an embarrassed figure slowly climbed up.

It was Hidan, looking disgraced.

He was in a pitiful state, his clothes burned by Asuma's Fire Style, leaving him in tatters.

You can't fight naked after all.

As a believer of Lord Heretic God, when had he ever knelt before someone else?

And just now, Hidan had actually knelt before Uchiha Nanaya.

Even if it hadn't been voluntary, it was still a shame for him as a believer.

This was a blasphemy against the evil god.

The anger surged within Hidan, who had never been so furious as he was today.

Those murderous eyes glared at Uchiha Nanaya.

Facing the enraged Hidan, Nanaya merely smiled lightly.

"I heard that you are immortal, or a believer of some kind of evil god. Then you really embarrass your evil god with your appearance!"

"Little brat, I'm going to kill you!"

Hidan picked up his scythe and charged toward Uchiha Nanaya.

Kakuzu, not far away, shouted, "No! That guy's eyes..."

But it was too late; Hidan was blinded by rage.

Click, click...

Nanaya's eyes narrowed, and Hidan, who was ten meters away, instantly turned into an ice sculpture.

Kakuzu felt a flicker of joy; he knew his partner well.

After all, he was immortal!

Click!

The ice sculpture shattered like a broken mirror.

Kakuzu saw only crushed ice; Hidan didn't even leave behind a single hair.

How is this possible?

How could Hidan be caught?

Kakuzu couldn't believe it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

How could Hidan simply disappear?

Cut—

Nanaya smirked.

"Immortal body? Is that all you've got?"

Nanaya's magic ice directly froze Hidan into a molecular form.

Of course, this technique was different from the ordinary Ice Release, which only binds.

Freezing a person into a molecular form required an enormous amount of chakra.

And Uchiha Nanaya was most abundant in chakra.

Or to put it another way, you couldn't imagine that Hidan would be able to survive after the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's Dust Release.

Seeing this scene, Kakashi and Shiranui Genma exchanged glances.

"It seems that Nanaya wants to settle this battle quickly!"

With Hidan eliminated, all that remained was Kakuzu.

Kakuzu frowned; such powerful pupil techniques made him realize that Nanaya couldn't use them continuously.

Even if that kid could still use it, he and his hearts could only escape with speed or utilize the Body Replacement Technique in advance.

Nanaya clapped his hands and looked at Kakuzu with a playful smile.

The current Kakuzu, in addition to the Earth Style heart of the main body, had two shadows outside: the Wind Style Heart and the Fire Style Heart.

"I heard that you guys are quite good at talking, but as an S-rank traitor, you don't seem all that impressive!"

"Little brat, you better not get too proud!"

"I've always been like this. What can you do about it?"

Arrogance defined Uchiha Nanaya at this moment.

Hoo—

Uchiha Nanaya exhaled a cold breath, and an ice blade quickly formed in the air.

He looked coldly at Kakuzu.

"Have you ever been hit by a meteorite?"