Ninjutsu Heart

"How was that, you bastard? That pain felt great, didn't it!" Hidan laughed smugly as he slowly pulled the steel blade from his chest. "I've given you back the exact same pain you felt when you slashed my neck!"

Having fallen into a deep coma, Yugao was naturally unable to answer his question.

Sakura Haruno was standing nearby, flew into a rage upon hearing this. Her Chakra surged forth, and she immediately clasped her hands together in front of her chest, preparing to Hand Seals.

Water Release: Wind Blade Strike -

"Stop!" Shino shouted, suddenly reaching out and forcefully stopping the girl's Ninjutsu.

"Sakura, didn't you notice?" he said urgently, "That person's Secret Technique can transfer the damage he suffers to Yugao... which means you can't attack him now, you can't hurt him... otherwise Yugao will really die!"

Sakura was instantly stunned. Having read so much about Ninjutsu, this was the first time she'd heard of such a bizarre Secret Technique. If that were the case, if she had sliced Hidan in half at the waist, wouldn't Yugao have also been cut in two?

His eyes widened immediately, and he asked, "What's going on?"

"This is his Secret Technique..." Shino said slowly, his tone grave. "Through some means, perhaps through the patterns under his feet and the paint on his body, Hidan seems to have connected his body with Yugao's, so if he is injured, Yugao will suffer the same injury!"

"And he's immortal; he won't die no matter what injuries he suffers. That's the most troublesome part!"

Sakura remained silent, biting her lower lip tightly.

How do you fight an enemy like this?

At this moment, Hidan was still spouting nonsense. "Don't worry, I'll send you two down to reunite with her soon!"

The girl frowned, watching Hidan wield his massive, blood-stained scythe and point it at Hidan, while maintaining her Medical Ninjutsu on Yugao, remaining silent.

"Don't rush... your ritual is about to begin!" he grinned maliciously. "You'll soon be able to taste this ultimate pain, hahaha!"

Suddenly, a low, rumbling sound broke the silence amidst the maniacal laughter. Hidan looked down and saw Kakuzu's black tentacles emerging from the ground.

"Hey, Hidan, we should go!" The man, who had most of his body buried in the ground except for his head, raised his head and said to Hidan, "Their reinforcements will be here soon!"

"I've only just taken care of the first one!" Hidan frowned and complained.

He glanced at the girl who had removed her mask, then suddenly thought of something, "Hey, Kakuzu, that pink-haired girl was your opponent earlier, right? You've been fighting for so long and you still haven't taken down a child? Hahaha, when did you become so weak!"

"Shut up, Hidan! She was originally your opponent!" Kakuzu shouted grimly, "But she shattered half your body with a single punch, sending you flying over a hundred meters, unable to even get up. That's why she became my opponent..."

Hidan's face darkened when he saw that Kakuzu was completely naked.

He immediately recalled Sakura's violent and unstoppable punch. It was the first time he had been beaten so badly that half of his body was a bloody mess of flesh and bone, and the excruciating pain was worse than death!

It took him over a minute to recover; the pain was excruciating. Thinking of this, Hidan's face filled with hatred, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "One more time! Let me fight her again! I'll repay her a hundredfold for the pain she inflicted on me!"

"Have you figured out how to handle her combination of Body Flicker Technique and Taijutsu? If she does it again, you might not just be torn to pieces, you idiot!" The man hiding in the ground waved his hand impatiently. "Hidan, are you leaving or not! Their reinforcements will be here soon, it'll be too late if you don't leave now!"

Kakuzu's anxiety seemed genuine, and Hidan quickly realized what was happening.

"Okay, okay!" he said, frowning and looking annoyed.

He shook the blood off his scythe, stopped his Secret Technique, and returned to normal from his repulsive appearance.

"You just wait," he said, pointing at Sakura and Shino, "Next time we meet, I'll definitely kill you and make you into sacrifices to the evil god...!"

"..." Sakura Haruno and Shino stared at him coldly, remaining silent.

Judging from his appearance, the shared damage Secret Technique seemed to have stopped...

If I rush up to fight him now, I might be able to stop him. If I could use my Wind Blade Torrent to cut off his head and limbs, even if he were immortal, he wouldn't be able to move, right?

Unless he's also a tentacle monster like Kakuzu...

But Sakura immediately suppressed the thought.

For now, with Kakuzu standing to the side, can we really leave Hidan behind?

Most importantly, she was fully focused on using Medical Ninjutsu and had no free hand to attack the enemy.

So all we could do was watch them leave behind empty platitudes like "The green hills remain unchanged, and the clear waters flow on forever," and then walk away.

Before leaving, Kakuzu added, "It's a pity I didn't get to see your signature Wind Release in this battle... Take good care of yourself. Next time we meet, I'll take your precious three-attribute heart!"

After that, the two turned into a wisp of smoke and Body Flicker Technique disappeared from the scene.

The slightly bewildered girl was left Kakuzu Kakuzu's parting words.

"His specialty Wind Release"?

That was information deliberately intended to mislead others... Who leaked it?

She shook her head, banishing these complicated thoughts. Yugao's injuries hadn't improved yet, and Ying had no mind to delve deeper into the matter.

I have no interest in figuring out who leaked the information, whether it was intentional, or why Kakuzu said those words before leaving...

She simply looked down at Yugao as her mask was removed, revealing a pale, bloodless face.

"Her Chakra response is so weak it's weaker than an infant's..."

Shino said heavily, helplessly squatting down beside Yugao, tightly holding her hand that was gradually losing its warmth.

He bit his lower lip hard, his scarred face showing a weary and sorrowful expression.

"Shino... I have one last desperate measure," Sakura said through gritted teeth. At this point, she could only resort to some unconventional methods!

A large amount of Chakra gathered in his hands.

"I'm going to use Ice Release's Shape Transformation and Water Release's Nature Transformation to create a temporary heart and install it on Yugao!"

Shino was stunned.

"Is this... feasible?"

Infusing one's Chakra into an inanimate object and empowering it is something most ninjas can do.

However, injecting Chakra into a living being is extremely difficult—this usually falls under the category of advanced Secret Technique or Genjutsu, such as the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist or Tsunade's Body Pathway Derangement. Even so, Secret Technique and Genjutsu can only inject a tiny amount of one's own Chakra into another's body. The life force and Chakra inherent in a living being are a natural barrier against external Chakra. When fighting on one's own home turf, even if there is a significant difference in strength, the home advantage can erase the gap.

Therefore, when Sakura Haruno wanted to infuse such a large amount of Chakra into Yugao's body to form Ninjutsu heart, Shino also skeptical, doubting whether it was possible.

However, as Sakura Haruno said, this was the only option available.

I guess I'll just have to give it a try...

(Bonus chapter for Mi Ge! This is the fourth update! The mysterious transaction was definitely not a shady deal, it's just not convenient to discuss it here...)