Let's Take Him Out First

The thick, sturdy earthen wall rose high, blocking Sakura's Ninjutsu from entering.

Even the darts imbued with the Nature Transformation of Ice Release by Sakura Haruno failed to penetrate the incredibly thick earthen wall created by Kakuzu.

Judging from the fleeting glimpse of Chakra he revealed when performing Ninjutsu, this ninja named Kakuzu is quite strong, even among Kage-level ninjas.

Is he a Ninjutsu skilled in Earth Release techniques?

An opponent for Ice Release Kekkei Genkai?

The tentative clash of the two Ninjutsu left both of them deep in thought.

"Konoha's Ice Release ninjas... I saw it in the information I bought on the black market, there are only two." Kakuzu lowered his eyelids coldly and said to the cat-faced ninja, "Pink hair, you're Sakura Haruno, right?"

As he spoke, this person gradually exuded an aura as deep and unfathomable as a prison, enveloping the entire battlefield.

The murderous aura permeating the air was so dense that it seemed to solidify into a tangible form.

They've been recognized.

Even in the extremely oppressive atmosphere, Sakura Haruno still had the mood to make a sarcastic remark.

"Hmph... Captain, will the Anbu have to wear wigs when they go on missions from now on?" she said with a sneer, acknowledging her identity.

Sakura's lame joke jolted everyone awake, and the seemingly frozen atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Shino couldn't laugh; he simply said, "Sooner or later, you'll become a ninja whose Ninjutsu is recognizable... if we don't die this time!"

He could already sense the enemy's strength; it was a suffocatingly powerful feeling...

These two enemies are extremely dangerous opponents. Even with the Fourteenth Squad's strength, dealing with such opponents would be quite difficult; they seem to be no weaker than Orochimaru!

Without hesitation, Shino took out a distress flare from his bag and fired it into the air.

"They've sent out a distress signal; it seems there are still some of their people nearby," Kakuzu said calmly. "We need to finish this quickly!"

"Hmph, you're the one who's quick and decisive, and you're the one who's dragging your feet..." Hidan muttered in dissatisfaction, shaking his hands which were aching from the cold. When he used his scythe to deflect the ice darts, the moment they made contact, the cold air assaulted him, and in just an instant, white frost appeared on the long handle of the scythe!

That's an amazing Ice Release.

Kakuzu ignored Hidan's complaints and continued, "You deal with that Sakura. Your jutsu won't easily destroy her corpse. A complete Ice Release corpse is worth a bounty of 8 million... Be careful, she's skilled in Ice Release Wind Release!"

"Only Ice Release is slightly troublesome," Hidan sneered. "Danzo deliberately only gave us Wind Release information; that guy really had ill intentions!"

"We'll settle the score with that guy sooner or later..." Kakuzu a gloomy face, exuding murderous intent. "Anyway, leave the remaining two to me."

Sakura Haruno coldly stared at the enemy before her, silently unleashing Ninjutsu.

"They actually assigned opponents right in front of us." She said coldly to Shino and Yugao, "Since Hidan chose me as his opponent, let's send him out of the arena..."

"Yuan, are you confident?" Shino asked in a deep voice. Sakura Haruno's Ninjutsu was also strange and powerful, defying common sense. Their side was not without a chance of winning!

Sakura was certainly confident.

That carefree Hidan looks much weaker than Kakuzu, like a clueless greenhorn.

If her opponent doesn't have any Secret Technique to protect himself, and carelessly takes a blow from a Monstrous Strength Technique, then she's 80% confident that she can kill that nonchalant silver-haired youth with one strike!

"Shino, Xi, watch carefully..." she whispered.

Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!

Sakura Haruno vanished from Shino and Yugao's sight in an instant.

The next moment, the girl's figure emerged from the ice darts behind Hidan and rushed towards the silver-haired youth who was still talking to Kakuzu.

"Monstrous Strength Technique: Star Cannon Hammer!"

"Such a fast Body Flicker Technique!" Hidan was startled and instinctively turned to face the girl's fist.

Incorrect response.

Sakura Haruno's fist made contact with Hidan's attacking arm, and the sensation of flesh colliding with her knuckles told her that this was Hidan's true form.

They did not choose the Clone Technique, the Substitution Technique, or the Taijutsu to evade.

Instead, he chose to confront the Monstrous Strength Technique directly with his true form.

Therefore... you made the wrong choice!

"Die!" the girl roared.

Sakura Haruno's icy gaze seemed to be pronouncing Hidan's fate.

An irresistible, overwhelming force traveled upwards along Hidan's arm, making his body, Chakra to be several times tougher than steel, as fragile as Utakata in the face of this power!

With the high-speed reaction ability brought by Cherry Blossom Impact, Sakura Haruno was even able to continuously fine-tune the angle of her fist while throwing the punch, so that the full power of her Monstrous Strength Technique would hit Hidan solidly.

Bang--!!

The bones broke piece by piece.

The flesh and blood were rotten and mushy.

When Star Cannon Hammer punched down, it turned Hidan's right side into a bloody mess of bone fragments and internal organ shards!

Boom--!!

Hidan's expression froze in astonishment, then he was blasted a hundred meters away by a single punch...

It landed with a loud thud and then fell silent.

The battlefield was silent.

Even Shino and Yugao were somewhat surprised that this attack would defeat an enemy so easily.

Kakuzu's narrowed eyes widened in surprise for a moment.

He stared intently at the ninja with the cat-face mask, then slowly withdrew his fist.

She stood a few meters away on the ground, her chilling killing intent palpable.

The girl's sharp aura was like a straight column of smoke piercing the sky!

"Now," Sakura Haruno sneered, staring intently at Kakuzu, "You can find someone else to deal with me."

"Looks like the information is seriously lacking," Kakuzu coldly, hunching over and lowering his body, slowly assuming a defensive posture. "Your Body Flicker Technique and Taijutsu... the files didn't mention anything about them being this powerful..."

That's for sure. Information on the ninjas of the Five Great Villages isn't easy to collect. Especially since Sakura is just a Chunin, her information can't be sold for money, so naturally no one would put in the effort to collect her information.

The information Danzo provided, with its un-blacked-out portions, clearly hinted that Sakura Haruno was a Ninjutsu- type ninja, which was somewhat misleading...

However, Kakuzu was, after all, a seasoned and experienced ninja. What kind of Secret Technique hadn't he seen? He had Kakuzu fought against the peerless Hashirama Senju!

Sakura Haruno's Body Flicker Technique and Taijutsu surprised him for a moment, but he quickly realized that those Taijutsu were not his main threat; what he really needed to pay attention to was her Body Flicker Technique.

If she possessed the Body Flicker Technique of the Fourth Hokage, then there would be no need to continue this battle. Sakura Haruno would already be invincible, Kakuzu could simply admit defeat and leave. Clearly, she is not.

Kakuzu's experience told him that even Body Flicker Technique like the Yellow Flash, which requires Flying Thunder God Formula as a coordinate to execute Body Flicker Technique so fast that the enemy can't react... So, how did Sakura Haruno Body Flicker Technique so quickly? That kind of amazing Body Flicker Technique can't be performed out of thin air; even Minato Namikaze couldn't do that!

He squinted, examining the ground where Sakura Haruno stood.

His eyes swept over her feet, the ground cracked from the force of that punch, and the ice darts behind her.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at an ice dart beside him.

Having fought countless battles in the Shinobi World, the knowledgeable Kakuzu seemed to be deep in thought.

After a few seconds of standoff, Kakuzu suddenly felt a surge of Chakra within him and quickly Hand Seals.

"Earth Release--!"

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