Crushing-Level Strength (Third Update)

Good afternoon, Naruto.

Good afternoon, Sakura.

Good afternoon, Yamato. What's going on here?

King Kong was summoned by spirits and greeted everyone as usual, but he was stunned when he saw Yamato lying on the ground, who seemed to be almost dead.

Wasn't Naruto Yamato? How did he get injured like this?

"Hawking, watch out!"

Just then, Naruto and Sakura quickly spoke up to remind them.

Because a strangely shaped, scarlet, three-edged scythe was coming from behind, aiming to slash at Hawking's neck.

"Smack!"

Hawking raised his hand and easily grasped the handle of the three-edged scythe.

In his eyes, this attack, with its force and speed, was not much faster than a snail, so he could easily catch it.

"It seems your summoned beast has some strength, but it's useless. Come here!"

Seeing his Hidan being grabbed by the humanoid summoned by the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, Hidan immediately exerted force with both hands, trying to pull Hawking directly over and then take his life.

However, Hawking remained motionless, as did the scythe in his hand.

"How could that be? I'll poop again!"

Hidan blinked, seemingly not believing that Hawking was so strong, and exerted all his strength again.

Hawking remained motionless, and the scythe in his hand also remained motionless.

Turning around, Hawking glanced at Hidan in front of him, then at Kakashi and Sai, who were being beaten by Kakuzu and were barely holding on. Hawking immediately understood the situation.

This was clearly happening right after the Fire Temple was destroyed, and Team 7 ganged up on the Immortal Duo.

It seems that Tsunade replaced Asuma and sent Kakashi to lead the team because of his prophecy.

However, the current situation doesn't seem to be getting much better.

Indeed, the Immortal Duo are not particularly strong in terms of raw power within Akatsuki, but if they hadn't known about them beforehand, they could easily have suffered a great loss.

Moreover, Naruto hasn't mastered Rasenshuriken yet, nor does he know Sage Mode, and he and Nine-Tails are at odds. Kakashi's Mangekyo is also not very useful. So it's not surprising that he ended up like this.

"Hawking, could you please hold him off for a moment? The backup team is on their way."

Seeing Hawking block the scythe, Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and was about to explain the situation to Hawking.

However, he only got halfway through his sentence when his eyes widened and he gasped.

What he saw was astonishing. He saw Hawking casually pull Hidan, who was on the other Hidan of the scythe, and he was immediately pulled like a helpless chicken to Hawking's side.

Then Hawking raised his foot and delivered a whip kick that was almost invisible to the naked eye, slamming it hard into Hidan's stomach.

Hidan's eyes bulged out as if he were about to be ejected, and then he shot towards Kakuzu, who was chasing Kakashi and Sai, like a cannonball.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Kakuzu, who had no chance to dodge, Kakuzu directly hit by Hidan's human-shaped projectile, crashing through more than a dozen trees that would take one person to encircle before finally coming to a stop.

"Thud!"

Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear Mask shattered on the spot.

"Wow, so strong!"

Naruto and Sakura, who were receiving treatment, stood to the side and watched Hawking slowly retract his foot, their words stammering.

Naruto knew that Hawking was strong, but he didn't expect him to be this strong. With just one kick, he sent Hidan and took Kakuzu's life.

Sakura was even more surprised than Naruto. She had never seen Hawking make a move before, but she had only seen him being very polite to everyone, enjoying giving gifts and treating people to meals. She felt he was very gentle and easy to get along with.

So she subconsciously felt that Hawking probably wasn't that strong.

Only now did she realize that this person from another world, who was Tenten smiling, was actually this strong.

"Naruto, what were you trying to say?"

After retracting his foot, Hawking turned around and smiled at Naruto.

Meanwhile, Kakashi and Sai also took the opportunity to return to this side. Both of them were panting heavily, clearly having very little Chakra left, and were just barely holding on.

"Hawking, we've run into trouble and need your help. Lady Tsunade will reward you handsomely afterwards!"

Kakashi was very direct in his speech.

Tsunade had told him about Hawking last night, so he knew which way to communicate with Hawking would be most efficient.

Hawking's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he then burst into laughter:

"Kakashi, what are you saying? We're all friends, and Naruto is my best friend. I'll definitely help him if he's in any trouble."

"Those are the two guys, right? Don't worry, you two rest here, I'll go and capture them alive for you."

He likes people who know what they're doing when they need help, even though he never intended to stand idly by.

After all, it doesn't matter whether others live or die, but Naruto definitely can't die. If Naruto dies, it won't be so convenient for him to leave Mount Myōboku.

Although there is Jiraiya is not as easily fooled as Naruto, and he is mostly out gathering information and rarely stays in Konoha.

"Who are you? Are you also a ninja from Konoha?"

At this moment, Kakuzu and Hidan finally emerged from the woods.

That attack destroyed one of Kakuzu's masks, but he still has three left. As for Hidan, he is immortal and has already recovered from the shattered bones.

"He is the summoning beast transformed from the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki."

Hidan stretched his newly grown body and explained in a chattering manner.

"Summoning beast, are you out of your mind?"

Kakuzu's lips twitched.

Summoning beasts must naturally be beasts. Although some can transform into human form, they will still retain some beast characteristics. I have never heard of any summoning beast that can completely transform into human form.

"Kakuzu, don't scold me. We are comrades. I saw with my own eyes that he was summoned by the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki using Summoning Technique."

Hidan immediately became dissatisfied.

Kakuzu didn't bother with Hidan; summoning a creature with Summoning Technique doesn't necessarily mean it's a summoning beast.

This guy's Taijutsu is so strong, he's definitely not an ordinary ninja. If we find out his identity, and he's registered at the Exchange Shop, killing him would be perfect, and we could exchange him for money.

Even now, he doesn't believe he will lose this battle.

He still has three lives. Hidan's immortality means his Combat Power has hardly decreased, while the other side, apart from the helpers he just summoned using Summoning Technique, has basically no Combat Power left.

As for the mask that was just lost, it was simply because we were caught off guard and attacked.

"Hawking, be careful! These two are named Kakuzu and Hidan, they..."

While Hidan and Kakuzu were arguing, Kakashi quickly relayed all the information to Hawking while recovering his Chakra.

"The strategy for a while is to split the two of us first. Naruto, Sai, and I will hold off Kakuzu. Hawking, you have strong Taijutsu to deal with Hidan. Just hold him off. The other teams will be here soon."

"No need for that. I told you, you can just rest."

Hawking's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.