The familiar figure appeared before her eyes, and Kazeki even wondered if she was hallucinating.
That shameless grin was the same, and so was the electricity crackling all over his body. There was no mistaking him—he had to be Moriyue!
When Kakuzu heard the sound behind him, he realized he seemed to have overlooked something. But at this point, there was no time for any proper defense.
"Pfft—"
Supreme taijutsu was sometimes no weaker than flashy ninjutsu. This punch, imbued with inch force, slammed viciously into Kakuzu's back. Even someone as tough as Kakuzu was struck hard enough to cough up a mouthful of blood.
But an old bastard was still an old bastard. Taking advantage of the brief pause when Moriyue's fist struck his back, he swiftly commanded the tendrils all over his body to turn and pierce through Moriyue's fist.
He admitted that he had underestimated this brat who was like an electric rat. But it was not too late—he had already caught him. Victory was only a matter of time.
"Hmph, hand it over!"
Moriyue had no intention of retreating. The one Kakuzu had destroyed earlier was his clone; the one pierced first had been his real body.
To fool the cunning Kakuzu, Moriyue had truly allowed those tendrils to pierce his body. But the instant he was pierced, he used the Clone Technique again. His Clone Technique differed from ordinary people's—the clone would remain where he had been before casting the technique, while his real body would be transferred elsewhere. That was how he had successfully deceived Kakuzu.
Although his lower abdomen had been pierced through and tendrils were boring into his body through his fist, Moriyue still did not let go.
Lightning spread through his body, bathing Moriyue and Kakuzu alike in its radiance.
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