Hidan looked utterly stunned as he raised his head to stare at Uchiha Ci in disbelief.
Bro, did you feed the bond between us to the dogs?
There's a fucking, fucking, fucking, fucking four-hundred-meter cliff down there!!
And you want me to jump off it?
Before Hidan's expression could change,
Uchiha Ci's gaze turned ruthless.
He directly leaped up and kicked Hidan in the ass, sending him flying off the edge of the cliff!
"You bastard, Uchiha Ci, I'll ****! ****!! Beep! Beep!"
Hidan clutched his butt and cursed loudly as he plummeted down the cliff amid a long string of censored words.
Very quickly, not a sound could be heard anymore.
Only then did Uchiha Ci turn back to face Mei Terumi's incomprehensible yet deeply shocked gaze.
He turned toward Kakuzu and flashed a brilliant smile.
"Mr. Kakuzu, look, he's gone now."
"Your mission is already complete."
"Actually, I brought this brat here to kill him too."
"Since our goals are the same, I don't mind doing you a small favor."
Uchiha Ci paused and spread his hands.
"Well, look."
"We have no old grudges or recent conflicts. Since this matter is settled, how about we pretend we never met today and go our separate ways?"
Kakuzu had also been stunned by Uchiha Ci's outrageous maneuver.
The moment Hidan fell off the cliff, his pair of dark green eyes widened uncontrollably. He stared blankly for a long while before looking at Uchiha Ci.
What kind of guy is this?
What kind of grudge does he have against that brat?
That kick was far too decisive, wasn't it?
But after hearing Uchiha Ci's words, Kakuzu's face quickly darkened, clouds gathering over his expression.
"Who told you to meddle?" Kakuzu nearly ground his teeth to pieces. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Uchiha Ci with chilling eyes.
"My mission was to bring that brat back alive!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Ci frowned slightly, a trace of ruthlessness quietly flashing through his eyes.
But on the surface, he trembled all over, his face ghastly white.
Shivering, he repeatedly waved his hands and explained,
"I-I really didn't know about that, sir. Look... he's already dead."
However,
Having lost a large sum of money for no reason, the furious Kakuzu had no intention of listening to Uchiha Ci.
He raised his right hand, icy cold killing intent flashing in his eyes as he flattened his palm.
"Then you can die too!"
The moment his words fell!
The stitches in Kakuzu's palm gradually split apart, and countless fine Earth Grudge Fear Silk Threads crawled out from within.
Then, he twisted his waist and pulled back before violently swinging his arm!
Whoosh!
His right arm instantly stretched out and tore through the air! In an instant, it crossed more than ten meters and shot toward Uchiha Ci.
This was the Secret Jutsu: Earth Grudge Fear!
Restless Black Tentacles that hid life beneath the battlefield.
The tentacles were formed from countless fine threads, so delicate that they could even stitch together the blood vessels and meridians of a human body.
As the palm smashed through the air toward him, Uchiha Ci could not help feeling envious. If he had an ability like that, he would never need to buy absurdly expensive Ninja Tool Thread again.
However, looking at the palm hurtling toward him and the resilient tentacles connected to it, Uchiha Ci narrowed his eyes.
When it came to playing with threads, the Uchiha were the true experts!
He drew a kunai with a backhand motion. Silently, his black eyes turned scarlet.
"What are you standing there for?!"
At the side, Mei Terumi saw that Uchiha Ci was not moving at all. Her brows furrowed as she twisted on her foot and threw the already-formed Water Blade in her hand.
Whoosh!
Water Release: Water Fang Blade spun in an arc and slashed at the tentacles behind Kakuzu's palm.
The continuously spiraling, pressurized blade struck the tentacles.
Fine droplets of water scattered everywhere.
Yet it only severed a few tentacles, which were quickly replaced by an endless surge of new ones.
Watching the Water Blade revert into a kunai and fall helplessly to the ground, Mei Terumi's gaze sharpened.
"So tough. These tentacles have a resilience that even Water Fang Blade can't cut through."
"I can only use this jutsu!"
She frowned and stepped into position in front of Uchiha Ci, planting her feet shoulder-width apart.
Then, she formed hand seals with both hands—
Xū—Boar—Tiger—Ushi—Rat—Cock!
"Lava Release: Dissolving Monster Technique!" Mei Terumi pressed her fingers together, formed a Cock Seal, and took a deep breath.
Then, her pink lips parted slightly!
Lava Release, resembling magma and possessing terrifying heat capable of melting even Susanoo,
poured from Mei Terumi's mouth!
"Hm? What is that?!"
Kakuzu's pupils contracted slightly. The instant he saw what Mei Terumi had spewed out, he instinctively felt a surge of dread.
He immediately separated a portion of the Earth Grudge Tentacles to block it, preventing the Lava Release from destroying his extended arm.
The magma landed on the tentacles and, like rotten wood being smashed apart, instantly melted every tentacle sent to block it!
Sizzle, sizzle—
The scene resembled hot oil poured over cheese as smoke and steam rose into the air!
Retracting his hand, Kakuzu narrowed his eyes. He became somewhat more serious, sweeping his gaze over Uchiha Ci and Mei Terumi as if reassessing their value, then nodded.
"Sharingan, and a Lava Release bloodline limit. Not bad. You can recover a little of my losses."
"I'll try my best to preserve the integrity of your Corpse."
"So die in peace."
As soon as his words fell, a line of text appeared before Uchiha Ci.
[Kakuzu thinks you're worth a little money.]
Hearing Kakuzu's contemptuous words, Mei Terumi's face instantly turned icy.
She immediately retorted coldly,
"Your tentacles are useless against me!"
"If this continues, I'll kill you!"
Kakuzu shook his head slightly, his calm dark green eyes regarding the two of them indifferently.
He twisted his neck, and something bulged beneath his Black Robe.
Then, he asked blandly,
"Then how will you deal with this move, Your Excellency?"
As his words fell, Kakuzu pulled open his Black Robe, revealing the blue-striped bird-head mask on his chest.
The mask opened its pitch-black mouth.
The surrounding grass, trees, insects, and stones were all sucked into it, compressed into a shrieking ball of wind!
Bang!
It flew out with a piercing scream!
Wind Release: Pressure Damage!
This Wind Release Ninjutsu, said to be the strongest conventional Wind Release Ninjutsu in all of the Hokage world, revealed its edge before the two-person team for the first time!
Under the cutting power of the Wind Bullet expelled by Wind Release: Pressure Damage,
the river of Lava Release magma Mei Terumi had spewed out
was directly pushed backward and pierced through in a single instant!
After blasting through the magma, it whooshed past Mei Terumi's ear and shot straight for five hundred meters!
It slammed violently into the mountain opposite them!
Boom!
A raging storm danced wildly!
Massive chunks of rock fell.
Below, the screams and wails of the Refugees of the Land of Hot Water immediately rang out.
The clamor instantly ignited the silent night!
Mei Terumi's eyes widened, her expression stiffening as her mind went blank. Blood flowed slowly from her ears, where the sonic boom had ruptured her eardrums as it passed.
"Ah, that nearly killed her outright. Too weak. Should I use a different method?"
Kakuzu let out a breath and frowned with some difficulty.
He brought his hands together.
The mask on his chest crawled up along his shoulder, replaced by another Yellow-Striped Dog-Head Mask.
He slowly walked toward the two of them.
Step, step.
His feet crushed dust, rubble, chunks of Lava Release earth, and the proud heart of a girl, stirring up a gray mist that blotted out the sky.
The next moment—
Countless Earth Grudge Tentacles surged up from behind Kakuzu, condensing into eight enormous Black Lines!
Like eight pitch-black snake spears!
Kakuzu's indifferent, icy voice slowly fell as he announced the name of the technique.
"Secret Jutsu: Earth Grudge Fear Mode!"
A bead of sweat rolled down Mei Terumi's forehead.
She raised her head in terror.
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