"Phew, it's finally over..."
After confirming that Kakuzu was truly dead, Naruto instinctively let out a sigh of relief.
Honestly, this battle had been quite difficult.
Who would have thought that the four of them joining forces would still end up being pressured by their opponent?
Strictly speaking, they had held the advantage. As long as they dragged things out until the effects of Hero Water wore off, victory would inevitably be theirs.
But if any one of them had been careless and taken one of the enemy's powerful ninjutsu head-on, they would have been crippled even if they survived!
An enemy with five lives and five Chakra natures was simply too troublesome!
What was more, Kakuzu's taijutsu was not weak either, and Earth Grudge Fear made his methods of attack incredibly bizarre.
He could even separate his other four hearts from his body, turning it into five against four.
No matter how one looked at it, he was an extremely troublesome opponent.
Fortunately, they had ultimately killed him, bringing this battle to an end.
Naruto then stopped maintaining Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and returned to Kakashi and the others.
Without question, Kakashi had made the greatest contribution in this battle.
That final slash had been utterly breathtaking!
It had actually cut through space itself!
Without Kakashi's slash, there was no telling how long the battle would have lasted.
Though they had defeated Kakuzu, Kakashi had been completely drained by that attack.
Under these circumstances, Kakashi would not be capable of fighting again anytime soon.
"Kakashi-sensei, we won!"
The moment he returned to his companions, Naruto shared the good news with Kakashi.
Supported jointly by Sasuke and Sakura, Kakashi finally revealed an expression of relief upon hearing the news.
"That's good."
Kakashi's reply was incomparably weak.
That slash had completely emptied