Kakuzu's Death

"Tch, if you want to fight, then fight. Why waste so much breath? Are you leaving your last words?" Hidan looked Issui the three of them with disdain. If these three were sacrificed, Lord Jashin would surely be satisfied.

Issui sneered, "Since the enemy is so eager to die, let's not waste any more words and send them on their way."

Shikamaru and Kiba nodded, stood opposite Hidan, and engaged him in combat. The three of them were fighting in an instant, leaving only Issui and Kakuzu facing off.

"Uncle, do you still remember the taste of that roasted rabbit from back then? You really gave me a powerful sense of oppression. If I hadn't awakened my Kekkei Genkai power, I probably would have died at your hands long ago. But now it seems our relationship has been reversed. I wonder what you think now?" Issui stared at Kakuzu, gritting his teeth. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years, and now it's time for revenge.

Kakuzu took a deep breath. In all his years, he had never been so afraid of anyone. His growth had been too rapid, far exceeding his expectations. Perhaps it was a destined duel, a process of natural selection, the old being replaced by the new. He knew this moment would come eventually, it was just a matter of sooner or later. Although he couldn't defeat him, he didn't want to run anymore. How long would he have to run? He had fled Hashirama Senju, but he didn't want to run again. Enough, enough was enough. This release was good. A fair fight, a fight to the death, to prove he had once existed.

Issui that Kakuzu silent and his expression was calm, Ikki understood that Kakuzu intended to have a decisive battle. He immediately said, "It seems Uncle has already considered his fate. In that case, let's have a true battle between ninjas."

Kakuzu nodded and said, "Alright, I've lived long enough. A lifetime of fighting has made me forget the passionate young man I once was, the one full of enthusiasm. Now I'll find that version of myself again and fight a battle to the death."

"Eye of Heaven: Flame, Black Gold Flame Demon Descent!!!" Issui prepared to give Kakuzu a magnificent funeral, using his most powerful strength.

A large amount of black and gold flames erupted from Issui's body, gradually condensing into an enormous Black Gold Demon God on his body, which was more than fifty meters tall, as if it was going to support the entire sky.

Kakuzu was not to be outdone, and he separated his other hearts from his body, unleashing his strongest mode!

"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!!" The Heart of Water immediately released a C-rank Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique. A large amount of water mist filled the entire battlefield. The mist grew thicker and thicker, and gradually, visibility became very poor within a meter.

Issui Shui sneered. It seemed Xiao's analysis of him was quite impressive, actually identifying that his eye's different stages and Secret Technique couldn't be used simultaneously. Simply put, using the Flame Stage's Flame Demon Descent meant he couldn't use the White Stage's Insight. In the current foggy environment, only the Byakugan could provide clear vision, but once he switched to the Byakugan, Flame Demon Descent would disappear, which would be a waste of a lot of mental energy. Although Flame Demon Descent didn't require Chakra energy, only mental energy, losing a large amount of mental energy was not something he could easily bear.

However, this doesn't mean all Secret Technique can't appear simultaneously. Rather, techniques that rely on eye support cannot be used concurrently. For example, the perceptive abilities usable only with the Byakugan and the Flame Demon Descent technique usable only with the Flame Eye both require a specific stage of eye support. Secret Technique that rely solely on Chakra energy after activation, on the other hand, can overlap. For instance, if Sealing Domain is activated, using other stages of eye support won't cause the Sealing Domain to disappear, because once activated, the Sealing Domain only requires Chakra energy.

In the current situation, Issui possesses the power of the Flame Demon but cannot locate Kakuzu, rendering his efforts futile. Kakuzu, can not only conceal his position through the Hidden Mist Technique but also launch a surprise attack.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!!!" Earth Heart immediately released an Earth Release on Issui to restrict his movements.

Issui felt the soil beneath his feet soften, and gradually his entire body felt like it was about to sink in. Damn it, he'd been ambushed! Kakuzu was trying to restrict his movements to inflict a series of blows, and the attacks were likely to become increasingly intense. However, Issui wasn't going to wait for Kakuzu's attack. He quickly Hand Seals: "Earth Release - Subterranean Voyage!!"

Turning the surrounding swamp into water, Issui decisively swam out and landed on solid ground once more.

"Earth Release - Earth Spear!!!"

As soon as Issui stepped onto the ground, a large number of sharp rock spears emerged from the ground and stabbed fiercely towards Issui body. Helpless, Issui had no choice but to jump up to avoid the attack of the rock spears.

"Chou-Shen-Mao-Zi-Hai-You-Chou-Wu-You-Zi-Yin-Xu-Yin-Si-Chou-Wei-Si-Hai-Wei-Zi-Ren-Shen-You-Chen-You-Chou-Wu-Wei-Yin-Si-Zi-Shen-Mao-Hai-Chen-Wei-Zi-Chou-Shen-You-Ren-Zi-Hai-You, Water Release - Water Dragon Bullet Technique!!"

As soon as Issui leaped from the ground, a water dragon composed of a large amount of water rushed towards him.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!!" Even while still in mid-air, Issui reacted quickly, erecting a semi-circular water screen around himself to block the attack. Although his Black Gold Flame Demon was immune to such attacks, being hit by elemental Ninjutsu would consume a significant amount of his mental energy. Just like the battle between Itachi and Sasuke in the original story, Itachi's Susanoo was destroyed by Sasuke's Kirin Lightning Release: Kirin. There is no absolute defense; any defense that reaches its limit will collapse. Moreover, passively taking hits is not in Issui's nature.

"Lightning Release - Earth Flow!!!" "Lightning Release - False Darkness!!": Two Lightning Release, one from the ground and one from the air, attacked Issui. If Issui landed on the ground, the lightning on the ground combined with the water generated by the previous large-scale Water Release attack would definitely cause considerable damage to Issui. Moreover, the penetrating power of the lightning spear condensed by the Lightning Release Chakra attribute transformation in the air was even more powerful. In short, neither of them would be easy to defeat.

"Wind Release - Vacuum Great Sphere!!" Before landing on the ground, Issui directly spat out multiple high-pressure wind balls at the incoming lightning spear, colliding with it and neutralizing its force. Wind counters lightning.

After neutralizing Kakuzu's multiple attacks, Issui tried to calm himself down. This couldn't go on; Kakuzu was a seasoned monster skilled in all five elemental Ninjutsu, and one wrong move and he would fall into his trap. The dense fog was a significant disadvantage, and I didn't have any sense of smell or anything to track Kakuzu's location. The only solution was to change my environment.

"Secret Technique - Magma Hell!!!"

A large amount of Chakra energy flowed out of his body and into the Black Gold Flame Demon's body. The Black Gold Flame Demon roared, pounded his chest with both hands, and stomped his feet on the ground.

Roars of magma echoed from the earth, and the land within a hundred-meter radius of the Black Gold Flame Demon rapidly cracked open. Cracks burst open, revealing streams of dark red, surging magma. Initially, large amounts of steam billowed from the cracks, but then the cracks widened, and the magma surged and gushed forth. Finally, when the energy reached a certain point, the earth shattered, and an aura of destruction erupted from it.

"Thump thump... bang bang... boom..."

Large amounts of magma erupted unexpectedly, and the extremely high temperature quickly evaporated the fog in the air.

Kakuzu left immediately when he discovered the ground was cracking, but his hearts were not so lucky. Three of his hearts failed to escape and were melted away by the magma, leaving only the wind-attribute heart with him, as well as his own heart (earth and water attributes).

"I didn't want to use something so drastic, but while other methods can also succeed, none are as effective. Although it used a bit more Chakra energy, things won't be so easy for you from now on. Prepare for judgment." Issui sneered at Kakuzu.

"Hmph, using such a wide-range Secret Technique must have consumed a lot of your Chakra. Do you have enough Chakra left to support your next battle? Besides, I have two hearts..." Kakuzu said stubbornly. At first, he was somewhat confident that by using a series of Ninjutsu attacks to expose Issui, he could then deliver a fierce blow and succeed.

However, the Magma Hell of Issui shattered his confidence to the extreme. A sense of powerlessness kept surging in his mind. Perhaps it was because of Issui blows he suffered from Ichisui when he was a child. Once bitten, twice shy. He had completely lost confidence. Such a powerful technique reminded him of Hashirama from before. But this time, he did not want to run away.

"Flame Demon Clone Purgatory Slash!!"

Issui Hand Seals, fusing his Clone Technique with the Flame Demon Purgatory Slash, aiming to destroy Kakuzu in one strike.

Instantly, three clones separated from Issui's true body, and the four of them stood in the four directions of east, south, west, and north, trapping Kakuzu in the center. Then, the four of them stretched out their right hands into the void and clenched their fists towards the sky. Four Black Gold Demon God (three of whom were clones, each with half the strength of their original bodies) also stretched out their right hands into the void. Four enormous black-gold flame katanas fell from the sky into the hands of the four Black Gold Demon God. The demon swords gradually solidified, revealing a metallic luster, and their blades were engraved with various runes.

Kakuzu felt his body Imprisonment by an inexplicable force, unable to escape even if he wanted to. He was filled with fear; Shinigami seemed to beckon him, and an aura of destruction spread throughout his body. Resist? Forget it, that would just be a death throes. Forget it, he'd lived long enough; death might be a relief.

"Heaven and earth, four directions, my clones vanished, the Hellfire Blade, slashing across all directions..." With Issui solemn expression, Yi Shui, together with his three clones, slashed towards the center where Kakuzu was located.

Four enormous Black Gold Demon God, raising their black-gold demon swords, swiftly slashed at Kakuzu. The space where the demon swords cut through was filled with loud air explosions, and ripples flashed through the air. In an instant, the four enormous demon swords arrived above Kakuzu's head.