Kakuzu
"Kakuzu… Utakata? The Six Tails Jinchuriki?"
Lin Ke stopped his hand seals, his eyebrows slightly raised. During the clash between the Earth Flow Wall and Wind Release: Pressure Damage, he had already instructed his shadow to evacuate the nearby civilians. Seeing Kakuzu carelessly unleashing a large-scale attack covering Nikko Shukuba, he thought it would be troublesome.
He didn't expect things to turn out this way. The Six Tails Jinchuriki actually jumped out on his own.
Jinchuriki who have mastered the Tailed Beast's power might not necessarily be that strong in actual combat, but their ability to unleash large-scale Ninjutsu and act as a walking map is definitely maxed out.
"Crack!" A thick bolt of lightning tore through the dust and smoke from the explosion.
"Roar!" The Earth Dragon, which had just used its wings to shield its master from the blast's aftermath, suddenly let out a painful roar after being struck by the lightning.
Its tough body, which even the Kusanagi Sword couldn't damage, showed obvious signs of melting where it was hit by the Lightning Release: False Darkness.
The Earth Dragon rapidly descended in pain, barely stopping before collapsing the houses.
Lightning counters earth… Lin Ke felt the painful information constantly being transmitted in his mind, yet the Earth Dragon still insisted on supporting him. He jumped onto the nearby rooftop and dispelled the Jutsu.
Even after mutation, it's still Ninjutsu, and it needs to follow the basic logic of Ninjutsu.
"Pfft~ Crack!" Just as he landed on the roof, black threads burst through the roof, trying to entangle him.
But he was no longer the same as before. Through a large amount of drug use, his nerve reaction speed and his own speed had increased terrifyingly. Even the Eight Gates shadow couldn't compete with his current basic qualities in close combat.
You really dare to make contact with me.
Lin Ke unhesitatingly activated Ranshinshō, taking the initiative to grab the black threads.
"Boom!" The one person, four-masked monster who was entangled with the shadow suddenly collectively charged randomly. The person and the masked monsters, the masked monsters and the masked monsters, the masked monsters and the ground and walls made zero-distance contact.
The biggest difference from the original Ranshinshō is that the mutated version of Ranshinshō is unreasonably controlling the body to charge randomly, without needing to convert into electronics or anything.
Obviously, the black threads were determined to be part of the body in the Ranshinshō's judgment, and were integrated with Kakuzu and the masked monsters.
"Snap!" With just this short oversight, the mask that had just spat out Lightning Release: False Darkness was directly shattered for the most part, and its heart was pierced by a Kunai.
"Chih!" Kakuzu decisively cut off the grabbed section of black threads. The three surviving masked monsters had already merged into his body, seeming to become a monster with four heads. He raised his hardened palm to block the Eight Gates shadow's fatal attack. While his body was kicked away, black threads suddenly bloomed around him, piercing through several surrounding shadows.
"Whoosh!"
The masked monster representing Water Release opened its mouth and spewed out a huge water cannon. The pressure from the water flow directly caused the already precarious buildings to collapse, washing away various debris and submerging a street nearby.
This thing is really disgusting.
Lin Ke frowned as he looked at the wriggling black threads in his hand. This thing felt a little smooth to the touch, but its constant wriggling made it look like a worm, which was visually unpleasant.
However, after being separated from its main body, the black threads didn't remain active for long and quickly lost their activity, curling up.
He took out the small Scroll from his chest and sealed the black threads inside, planning to let Tsunade study them when he got back.
"Roar Ooo Ooo!"
The Lightning Release masked monster that had been shattered was originally lying on the ground, but suddenly stood up eerily, making a sound like a monkey's roar. Then the sound gradually weakened, turning into a whimper.
"Wooo~ Ah…" Finally, it completely fell to the ground, the hand simulated by the black threads limply drooping into the water.
"Kakuzu, you're really useless!" Hidan, with only his head remaining, was still nagging, "You were easily beaten like this by this brat!"
Clearly, he was even more disgracefully dismembered by the shadow in one encounter, but because he had already faced Sasori once before, he was able to mock his companion with peace of mind.
For him, since he was immortal anyway, speaking without thinking and never saying anything nice was the norm.
Kakuzu had no time to pay attention to his partner's mockery. After barely regaining his footing, he tirelessly urged the black threads to sweep the surrounding shadows.
The shadows that could lurk in the ground's shadows, turn into two dimensions, and stand up at any time would seriously interfere with him using the masked monsters to release Ninjutsu attacks.
Moreover, there were special shadows like the Eight Gates shadow that posed a threat to him. Since the shadows were basically the same, mixed in with the ground and the shadow group, it was very difficult to find them in real time during the battle, so it was better to directly attack all the shadows indiscriminately.
Lin Ke didn't pay attention to Kakuzu, who was 'communicating' with the shadows. He was staring at the man on the ruins of a building not far away.
The side profile matched, the clothes matched, and the cold feeling matched.
Finally found you.
The Six Tails Jinchuriki, Utakata.
This guy was holding a bubble-blowing tool in his hand, looking at the battlefield with a cold expression. His loose blue Yukata exposed most of his chest. Noticing Lin Ke's gaze, he turned his head sensitively.
"Recently, you seem to be looking for me?" His voice was even colder, somewhat androgynous.
Kakuzu stood in the corner to the side. After repelling Hidan, who had rushed up to attack, he didn't make another move, simply replacing his arm and silently watching the situation.
He had intervened because he didn't want Lin Ke to die, but as it stood, this brat's progress was too fast.
How long had it been? He was already able to easily deal with Kakuzu's sneak attacks in close combat.
Now, even he felt unsure of his chances against Lin Ke if they closed the distance.
It was hard to imagine someone being able to improve so quickly, from a Chunin being chased by Orochimaru two years ago to now being able to easily deal with Kakuzu, who was at the 'Kage' level.
Cooperation was the right choice... Sasori thought silently.
"That's right," Lin Ke replied, "I need you, or rather, the power of the Six Tails Rhinoceros Dog."
"Another guy eyeing the Tailed Beast's power?"
Utakata said softly, his eyes, not obscured by his bangs, looked at Lin Ke with a helpless expression, and said, "Leave, I don't want to kill you."
He had seen the other party use that strange shadow to send innocent people away when facing enemy attacks, so he didn't dislike this power-hungry brat.
"That guy, leave him to me." He said, pointing at Kakuzu with the bubble-blowing tool in his hand.
A rogue ninja who recklessly attacked the town, it wouldn't matter if he was killed.
"You're really being looked down upon, Kakuzu, a short, dwarfish brat, a sissy, hahaha~ pfft!"
Hidan had just spoken when his mouth was punched by a shadow.
"Smash his teeth, cut off his tongue." Lin Ke ordered expressionlessly, deliberately saying it to let Hidan know his fate, then took a deep breath, stretched his body, and said, "It's time to end this farce..."
"Utakata, we can talk about our business later."
As he spoke, his body instantly disappeared.
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