Charge Towards Death, Gomon's Justice!

Thanks to Chakra, Ninja can fight on all sorts of extreme terrain.

At this moment, Uchiha Ci stood on a nearly 90-degree vertical cliff face, his Sharingan filled with solemnity.

Ahead was the dim night sky, and Kakuzu, in his Jigokudō mode, was leaping forward like an arrow!

Behind him was an abyss that meant instant death upon falling.

No retreat, only battle!

The wind from the valley floor ruffled Uchiha Ci's long hair. His gaze was calm, his hands formed a Hand Seal, and pale red Chakra swirled around his Palm.

Instantly, his five fingers touched the ground, and he slammed them hard against the cliff face!

A massive Cipher Jutsu rapidly expanded, and a pale red light shield locked onto Kakuzu before him, suddenly flaring!

Inheriting and Surpassing Kumogakure's Super Death Match Barrier, At this moment, Domain Expansion!

Mid-air, Kakuzu's eyes suddenly narrowed. He subconsciously sensed something was wrong.

This Kid in front of him, who was as weak as a chick, not only didn't run, but he actually dared to Counterattack him?

And even tried to trap him with a barrier?

This completely confused Kakuzu.

What was this guy trying to do to an old comrade like him, who was over seventy years old?

Was this a trick, a Sneak Attack?

Kakuzu, whose Personality was calm and collected, who was good at thinking, and who possessed a high combat IQ, allowing him to survive from the Warring States Period to today, instantly thought of countless tactical arrangements in his mind, trying to analyze what that Kid was up to.

His Eight Tentacles plunged violently into the cliff face, halting his momentum.

However, it was too late. A pale red barrier light wall had already Covered both Uchiha Ci and himself!

When all the Dust settled, Kakuzu stared blankly at the barrier containing only him and Uchiha Ci.

My CPU is smoking, and I still can't figure out what this kid is trying to do.

Has this kid's brain short-circuited? He's isolated his teammates outside, and with just a Single Tomoe Sharingan, what does he think he can use to fight us?

On the side, Mei Terumi's eyes regained their calm after hearing Uchiha Ci's spirited and battle-hungry question.

A small spark of fighting spirit even rose in her pupils.

For Mei Terumi, who had aspired to become the Mizukage of Kirigakure since childhood, possessed immense ambition, and yearned to lead Kirigakure to glory, her previous performance had made her feel ashamed.

Now, regrouping and fighting again, she was determined to unleash the aura of a Kirigakure Genius!

With Uchiha Ci's barrier, her other Kekkei Genkai, Boil Release, could also be put to great use!

Even if her opponent was Kakuzu, that S-Rank Rogue Ninja, that Underground Exchange Super Enforcer, she, she also...

Wait, Mei Terumi was suddenly stunned.

Did Uchiha Ci place this barrier incorrectly?

"Hey, hey, hey, Uchiha Ci, I haven't gone in yet!"

Mei Terumi hurriedly slapped the barrier with all her might, shouting in alarm:

"Open the gate, let me in!"

"What are you doing?"

Sweat immediately streamed down Mei Terumi's forehead as she stared, dumbfounded, at Uchiha Ci, who was just a step away yet felt like they were separated by worlds.

It was as if she already saw this youth before her, with a halo above his head, smiling and waving goodbye as he ascended to heaven.

Between the two of them, a Pale Red barrier suddenly rose.

Mei Terumi's pupils constricted sharply, and she urgently shouted, "Are you mad? Are you going to fight this monster alone?"

Seeing the barrier had risen, completely placing herself and Kakuzu in the same space, breathing the same air, Uchiha Ci smiled.

He turned his head to look at Mei Terumi, his eyes like the Flowing Star River in the Night Sky, filled with unspoken meaning.

"Sorry, Tsukikyuu Mei."

"This is my escape route."

Uchiha Ci paused, looked at the two behind him, and smiled freely, then began to explain:

"My opponent is an S-Rank Rogue Ninja with Kage Level Power."

"This is an opponent we absolutely cannot defeat, no matter how hard we try, so the only method I could think of was this."

"Lure the opponent to a suitable location, and then, deploy a barrier to delay him."

"Tsukikyuu Mei, take Hidan and leave immediately!"

"After that, I don't care what you want to do."

"But--"

"Now, here, is my battlefield!"

With that, Uchiha Ci calmly turned his head.

Immediately after, He reached into his Ninja Tool Pouch and drew out a Kunai, gripping it in reverse and holding it in front of his cheek. The Cold Edge, flashing with a cold light, pointed at Kakuzu. The corner of his mouth hooked up, and he gave a cold laugh with a defiant expression.

"Mr. Kakuzu."

"You want to hurt them?"

"Then, you'll have to step over my corpse first!"

"Tsk." Kakuzu frowned slightly, looking at Uchiha Ci with a hint of annoyance.

This scene of parting instructions in the face of death had unknowingly struck a soft spot deep within his heart.

Once, when he was an elite of Takigakure, he had encountered a similar scene.

Facing a life-or-death crisis, in a moment of extreme urgency, However, unlike Uchiha Ci now, who was actively sacrificing himself to cover their retreat, he had been betrayed back then.

The squad tasked with assassinating the God of Shinobi had collapsed midway, his teammates had betrayed him and fled, and all the responsibility had fallen upon Kakuzu, forcing him to move.

And when Kakuzu, trembling with fear, went alone to assassinate that god-like existence, predictably failing, he returned to the village dejected.

He received no comfort from the village, no understanding from his comrades, not even a Sickbed to recuperate on.

What awaited him was the charge of mission failure and severe punishment--

Ninjas who risked their lives for the village were treated cruelly.

"Ah, this boring Ninja Game again."

Kakuzu shook his head, looking at Uchiha Ci opposite him. For the first time ever, he felt interested enough to say a few more words, As if seeing his past self, transcending the passage of time, he spoke to his younger self with clarity and indifference:

"Brat,"

"See reality clearly! Not everything in this world will go your way."

"The longer you live, the more you'll realize that reality is only filled with helplessness, pain, and Emptiness."

"Teammates who shared life and death will stab you in the back;

Faith you gambled everything on will be shattered into worthlessness by a wooden slap;

Higher-ups to whom you offered loyalty will only treat you as a tool, ready to be discarded at any moment."

Kakuzu paused, a flicker of fanaticism in his eyes, "But,"

"Only Money will never betray you."

Uchiha Ci listened and took a deep breath, thinking, Master, you couldn't be more right!

What bonds, what friendship, those are all lies told to children.

After all I've done, wasn't it all for those Five Hundred Million! Wasn't it precisely for this moment?

Uchiha Ci nodded in agreement, then suddenly opened his Sharingan.

He adjusted his state to its peak.

At this point, He would offer everything he had gained through training and striving, And then, this accumulation would instantly ignite at this moment, transforming into power!

He looked at Kakuzu and shouted coldly with clarity:

"Come on, Monster!"

"Right here, right now!"

"Grant me the death I am destined for!"

A scarlet light flashed in Uchiha Ci's eyes, and he lunged forward!

He flicked his wrist, throwing three shuriken. One shot directly at Kakuzu's chest, while the other two collided mid-air, changing trajectory. They arced towards the masks hidden within Kakuzu's black robe from behind.

Having gathered intelligence on Kakuzu, he naturally knew the opponent possessed 'Immortality'.

Only by shattering the five hearts beneath the five masks could the opponent be completely killed!

However, Facing Uchiha Ci, who ignored all advice, showed no change in expression, and dared to attack first, charging forward, Kakuzu retracted the tendrils of his Jigokudō. His gaze was indifferent, the coldness in his eyes intensifying.

He slowly unbuttoned his black robe and casually tossed it aside.

A tall, robust body covered in stitches was revealed in the night wind.

He raised his fist slightly, shrugged his shoulders, a look of disdain and contempt on his face, and sneered:

"Brat, you think you're a tough fighter?"

"Then let this old man teach you--"

"What is called,"

"Reality!"

[Kakuzu is extremely disdainful of your courage, seemingly wanting to beat you into a pig's head.]

[Courage is the crystallization of human wisdom. Anyone who belittles courage will receive the righteous punishment of Gomon!]

[Triggered S-class long-term mission--]

[Make Kakuzu understand that courage is a greater thing than money!]

[Settlement nodes will vary based on the opponent's level of understanding, categorized as: Understanding, Joining, Surpassing. Current progress: 0/3.]

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