Soji, half-kneeling on the ground, did not feel the slightest bit upset. On the contrary, he was very happy right now.
Ever since the four of them had joined forces to fight Jiraiya, Soji had learned the importance of always holding something in reserve.
And sure enough, wasn't the effect obvious now?
At the cost of a minor injury, Soji had directly destroyed two of Kakuzu's masks.
In other words, he had killed Kakuzu twice!
Originally, he had wanted to destroy the other mask on Kakuzu's right hand as well, but unfortunately, Kakuzu had reacted in time.
That was right. Although Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear secret technique had looked terrifying when it hit Soji—
Shattering rocks and making him cough up blood—
That was because, the moment Kakuzu's attack struck him, Soji had used the force-dispersing technique of the Gentle Fist to redirect much of the impact into the rocks behind him.
That was why the rocks had shattered so thoroughly.
"Damn it, you brat!" Kakuzu found it unbelievable that Soji could stand up so casually after destroying two of his hearts and taking one of his attacks.
What alarmed Kakuzu even more was that Soji had not attacked his body, but had instead chosen to break the masks.
This man called Jin knows my secret! That was Kakuzu's first thought after Soji destroyed two of his hearts.
It filled Kakuzu with panic, while making him want to kill Soji even more.
The nearly immortal body Earth Grudge Fear gave him was Kakuzu's greatest source of pride.
Now, this Ice Release ninja who appeared to be from the Yuki Clan somehow knew his weakness. If they continued fighting, Kakuzu might not necessarily come out ahead.
After all, he had seen Soji's strength. He was definitely not someone who could be