Chapter 196: Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique! Explode!!

Chapter 196: Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique! Explode!!

SWISH!!

The instant his voice fell, the sharp, scorpion-tail-like weapon stabbed fiercely towards Shisui.

Uchiha Shisui immediately formed hand seals, his speed fast as he shouted in a low voice: "Shadow Style: Slash!"

Instantly, the sound of tearing wind erupted.

The black short sword in his hand turned into a longsword like liquid, carrying a deep, dark blade glint that seemed capable of swallowing everything, fiercely meeting the tail strike of the "Hiruko" puppet.

This power, sufficient to slice through the air, without a doubt, was absolutely enough to sever their bodies and puppets.

Kakuzu and Sasori, without hesitation, pulled back, dodging the blade glint that radiated a black, cold light.

Hiss hiss hiss!!

Although it didn't hit the two of them, the blade's glint silently cut through a large swath of trees behind them, and the successively falling, severed trees made a roaring sound.

Kakuzu glanced at the devastated forest behind him out of the corner of his eye, his expression becoming much more serious.

"Shadow techniques can be used like this?"

The "Shadow Blade" that "Amaterasu no Mikoto" had just displayed was clearly a shadow secret technique similar to that of the Nara clan.

However, compared to the Nara clan's "Shadow Imitation Technique," "Shadow-Neck Binding Technique," and other shadow techniques mostly used for support,

this fellow before him had clearly developed his shadow technique into "stealth" and "attack" types.

To be able to manipulate one's own shadow as if it were an extension of their arm... it seems "Amaterasu no Mikoto's" mastery of Yin Release is very strong.

"I have no interest in worthless fellows, but the intelligence of the Crimson Moon organization is valuable!"

Kakuzu said impatiently: "I'll give you one last chance now. As long as you hand over the intelligence, I will reluctantly spare your life!"

Shisui's tone carried a hint of apology: "If you want to know, then come and kill me."

"You're courting death!"

Kakuzu's face turned cold, no longer wasting words. A sky full of black threads gushed out from his body, and the four masks representing different elemental releases danced wildly.

"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!"

The mask representing Wind Release opened its mouth, forming a huge vortex storm that spewed towards Shisui.

BOOM!!

Shisui's figure merged into the ground like a shadow, reappearing in another location in the blink of an eye.

"I see. That mask is Fire Release, and this one is Wind Release?"

Each mask represented a chakra nature and could perform the corresponding elemental ninjutsu.

The one broken at the very beginning should have been the Water Release mask, so there were still the Earth Release and Lightning Release masks.

Shisui, seeing this, immediately understood and quickly attacked Kakuzu.

He activated the three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes again, observing the movements of Kakuzu along with his other four masks.

Shisui had roughly seen through Kakuzu's secret technique.

As long as he didn't let him pull away and use composite ninjutsu, he could deal with him using the advantages of his sword and shadow techniques.

"An Uchiha brat?!"

Kakuzu was also a well-traveled old hand. Upon seeing the scarlet tomoe in his eyes, his originally serious face immediately changed.

Immediately, he subconsciously turned his head away, not daring to meet his gaze again.

Glancing at the slacking Sasori beside him, Kakuzu was instantly furious: "What are you still waiting for? Kill this guy!!"

"Amaterasu no Mikoto's" current bizarre shadow body flicker technique, coupled with the Sharingan's dynamic vision and genjutsu, was a perfect counter to a slow-moving turret ninja like him.

If you can't hit the target, it doesn't matter how strong the attack is!

"Tsk, so there's a day you have to ask for my help?"

Sasori, unhurriedly, said in a cynical tone: "Alright, alright, I'll take this guy's body. Don't you dare fight me for it."

Although he'd love to see Kakuzu die, he couldn't just let go of high-quality material.

Thinking this, Sasori once again looked at the Sharingan in Shisui's eyes with a fervent gaze.

"Sharingan... it's actually a Sharingan..."

Although he didn't know where this Uchiha clansman popped out from, if he could be made into a human puppet...

He currently only had the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release human puppet.

He had long been coveting top-tier material with a Kekkei Genkai like this.

Splurt!!

Shisui swung a blade out from the shadows, once again cutting through one of Kakuzu's hearts.

However, hearing Sasori's words, his originally calm expression suddenly frowned.

"Another one who covets the Sharingan."

Shisui's tone was icy.

Crack crack crack!

Two hands extended from the sleeves of the stooped "Hiruko," a chakra thread connected to each finger.

From its open mouth, one kunai after another, coated with poison, flew towards Shisui.

The expression under Shisui's mask did not change, his figure continuously flickering in the air.

The kunai almost grazed his body as they flew past, but not a single one hit, not even touching the corner of his clothes.

The shadow blade in his hand quickly slashed out, cutting down all the kunai coming at him, as he used Body Flicker to rush towards the "Hiruko" in front.

Kakuzu, seeing this, also secretly clicked his tongue: "This guy's nerve reaction speed really matches his mastery of Yin Release."

He never thought an Uchiha clansman would also have such talent in practicing Yin Release shadow techniques.

Splurt!!

Sensing a faint sound of wind from behind, Kakuzu, without turning his head, fiercely punched towards Shisui's shadow blade.

Clang!!

The sharp, cold-glinting short sword, striking the fist that radiated a black luster, actually produced a sound like metal colliding.

"Earth Style: Earth Spear!"

Kakuzu's skin radiated the texture of hard, black stone; both his attack and defense power had been greatly enhanced.

"What a hard fist!"

Shisui was secretly surprised. Using the force from Kakuzu's punch, he decisively pulled back and distanced himself from Kakuzu.

Then he attempted to play the same old trick, disappearing into the shadows again.

The next second, he silently appeared behind "Hiruko," the shadow blade in his hand slashing towards his neck like a black shadow.

But just then,

A dazzling blue light flashed, and a piercing screech sounded.

"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"

The mask monster with lightning patterns on its face spewed a sharp bolt of lightning from its mouth, which rapidly shot through the air towards Shisui.

A chill instantly ran down Shisui's spine.

The opponent was aiming for his blind spot.

The attack was decisive and ruthless, without any hesitation.

The attack range of this Lightning Release ninjutsu even included "Hiruko."

There was simply no time to react to this sudden attack.

Shisui subconsciously used "Hiruko" to block in front of himself.

ZAP!!

Amidst the piercing sound of electricity, Shisui and Hiruko were directly hit by the Lightning Release ninjutsu.

Looking at "Hiruko," which was directly hit by the Lightning Release and was now a piece of charred black, Shisui's face also became more grim.

"Are all the members of Akatsuki guys who don't care about their companions' lives?"

The Lightning Release ninjutsu just now, although mostly blocked by Hiruko, Shisui was still affected to a certain extent.

Propping up his paralyzed body, Shisui leaped backwards, wanting to distance himself from Kakuzu.

But Kakuzu, standing in place, extended his arms towards the backwards-leaping Shisui.

Splurt!!

His arms instantly detached from his torso, shooting towards the still-mid-air Shisui, connected by long black threads.

Shisui, in mid-air, seemed to have no way to leverage or dodge, and was caught squarely by the two flying arms with no chance to react.

The slowly retracting arms gripped Shisui's throat tightly, the black threads dragging his body before Kakuzu.

"Hmph, little loach, let's see where you can run this time!"

Looking at the struggling Amaterasu no Mikoto, Kakuzu held him up in the air, his tone icy: "Tell me all the intelligence about Crimson Moon, and I can let you die a quicker death."

But as soon as these words were spoken, Shisui, who was struggling desperately, suddenly stopped.

Immediately, with a light chuckle, he said mockingly: "No one can kill the ghost of an Uchiha."

Saying this, his hand suddenly flung out. Several explosive tags, with the speed of a thunderbolt, stuck onto Kakuzu's body.

Then, those explosive tags were seen, in a bizarre way, turning from one into two.

Two became four, four became sixteen...

The number of explosive tags grew exponentially, and in the blink of an eye, they had densely surrounded the bodies of Kakuzu and Shisui.

Kakuzu's expression froze, then his face changed, realizing what this was.

But before he could react,

"Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique!"

Shisui's fingers gripped Kakuzu tightly, not giving him any chance to break free.

Immediately, a smirk curled on his lips as he let out a low roar: "EXPLODE!!"

Then came the first explosion.

BOOM!!

After one explosive tag detonated, it was as if a fuse had been lit.

The sound of explosions became a continuous roar. One after another, explosive tags all lit up at this moment.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

A deafening explosion echoed through the night.

The endless, terrifying explosions completely submerged the figures of the two.

The soaring flames made the very ground tremble violently.

And, this explosion seemed endless, its range still constantly expanding.

THUMP!!

A charred black Hiruko was sent flying out directly.

After being hit by Kakuzu's and Shisui's explosions in succession, it directly shattered into irreparable fragments on the spot.

"Cough cough cough! What kind of monster created this ninjutsu?!"

Sasori, while cursing inwardly, crawled out wretchedly from within Hiruko.

Then, without looking back, he frantically fled away from the center of the explosion.

While running, he didn't forget to take out a scroll from his robes.

Poof!

With a puff of white smoke, a human puppet wearing tattered clothes appeared from the scroll.

The Third Kazekage human puppet formed hand seals, its mouth opening.

Pitch-black iron sand rapidly condensed in the air into a thick shield, barely blocking the aftershock of the explosion for Sasori.

After fleeing several hundred meters away, Sasori finally staggered to a stop.

Turning his head, he looked at the continuously resounding explosions.

Time passed bit by bit, yet the violent explosions were still ongoing.

Sasori couldn't help but swallow hard, his throat dry, fear undisguised:

"Such a continuous explosion... even an immortal body might not be able to withstand it, right?"

Even the proud Sasori couldn't help but have this thought.

The explosion before him was simply too violent, too sustained. If it were him, even with Hiruko and the Third Kazekage human puppet, it wouldn't be enough to survive.

But Sasori couldn't figure it out.

"Is that guy Amaterasu no Mikoto crazy?!"

What kind of mutual destruction ghost-ninjutsu is this?!

Under this kind of explosion, no one could be spared. It would even instantly engulf the caster completely.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

The violent explosions were still ringing out. A large area of the jungle was set ablaze, the land burned to a charred black.

The spreading smoke and dust had already completely obscured Sasori's view of Kakuzu and Amaterasu no Mikoto.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for anyone to come out alive.

But Sasori's gaze was still fixed deadly on the center of the explosion.

Not only that, a large amount of black iron sand floated in mid-air, condensing into countless black sharp points.

Just like that, tightly aimed at the center of the explosion.

A long time later, the explosion finally ceased.

The surging gunpowder smoke almost obscured the entire sky.

As the smoke gradually dispersed, an incomparably huge, deep pit appeared at the center of the explosion.

Upon seeing the scene in the deep pit, Sasori's puppet core, which hadn't fluctuated for a long time, began to beat violently.

Thump thump! Thump thump!

He saw Kakuzu's body, already charred black and shattered, blown into a completely unrecognizable state, with only half of what could barely be called a torso remaining.

The countless black threads inside his body were twisting like living things.

As if... they were wailing silently, trying to escape from Kakuzu's body.

And a broken figure still stood in place.

A large half of Shisui's body had been destroyed, but the destroyed parts were being supplemented by white fragments, his body recovering at an incredible speed.

The black robe and mask on his body had disappeared, revealing Shisui's face and attire from before his death.

His entire body was covered in cracks like pottery, constantly emitting a strange aura of decay and death.

"...What the hell is this thing!?"

Seeing this horrifying scene, Sasori, who had already modified himself into a human puppet, actually felt his blood run cold again.

Although he had anticipated that Amaterasu no Mikoto would have a life-saving measure,

he should have at least been severely injured.

He could never have imagined that Amaterasu no Mikoto's body would recover so bizarrely.

"Damn it! Damn it! Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!!"

Sasori's heart was full of terror. His fingers danced nimbly, and the human puppet on his head also reacted in coordination.

One after another, sharp blades made of black iron sand formed an inescapable net-like terrifying killing formation, raining down like a torrential storm.

HISS HISS HISS!!!

Shisui was continuously pierced by the iron sand spikes. His entire body began to disintegrate under the impact, turning into pieces of fragments.

But in Sasori's terrified and grim gaze, these damages quickly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Under the unknown fear,

the chakra in Sasori's body poured out frantically, crushing Shisui's body time and time again.

But no matter how he tried, he still couldn't truly kill Shisui.

Finally, with the drastic consumption of chakra, he gradually couldn't hold on anymore.

"Are you also some kind of immortal body?!"

Sasori stared deadly at Shisui, his tone slightly crazed: "Bastard!! Who are you looking down on?!!"

At this point, he could be certain.

Amaterasu no Mikoto had been deliberately toying with them earlier, his purpose was to create a weakness, and then launch this bizarre and unbeatable attack!

Meaning, from the very beginning, Amaterasu no Mikoto hadn't used his full strength at all!

He and Kakuzu had been played by this guy all along!!

(End of Chapter)

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