False Ninja: Seven Hand Seals in One Second

"Hurry up." Naruto lowered his voice and, without pausing, pulled Ino as they ran towards the back hall.

The two successfully crossed the rear hall, but the loud commotion from the front hall attracted the monks guarding the temple. Chiriku and Asuma also rushed over, just in time to run into Ino and Naruto.

"What happened?" Asuma asked.

Seeing that Old Man Ma had arrived, Naruto calmed down a bit, released Ino's hand, and pushed her over.

"They're here."

"Them? "Asuma frowned, clearly not going to ask who they were. After searching for their mission targets for days, who else could it be but the Immortal Duo?

Unfortunately, it was already dark at this time, and they were at a disadvantage in the battle. He naturally trusted his disciple and wasn't too worried.

Chiriku dispersed the monks, telling them to go and hide.

The peace of the past few days was shattered in an instant. The surviving monks may still be in fear, and the Chiriku has not given them the courage to face death.

"Let's go take a look first." Asuma glanced at the three disciples behind him.

Shikamaru and Choji also arrived. The group always fought as a team, with Shikamaru and Ino primarily focusing on disruption and control. Choji served as a tank or attacker, compensating for the trio's low attack and defense.

Naruto was a completely free man. He glanced at Ino. He knew it was impossible for her to go it alone, but as long as she stood with Shikamaru and Choji, she would be safer.

Just as Naruto was struggling with how to warn everyone about Hidan's sinister methods, he heard footsteps behind him.

"Be careful of one of them's sickles, or you might get stabbed." Chiriku caught up and said in a low voice, "The information comes from the surviving monks in the temple. That person licked another monk's blood and then stabbed himself. The other person didn't die, but the monk did."

Asuma kept walking, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"What is that, a curse?"

"I don't know what to make of it, it's an evil technique." Chiriku kicked open the door to the back hall, his face serious. "In any case, be careful. Tell your disciples to pay attention."

The frail master transformed into Fa Hai and charged ahead towards Kakuzu and Hidan.

Hidan, bored, was killing a monk. He carried his huge, blood-red scythe on his shoulder and used one hand to shield his eyes as he looked towards the rear hall.

A door suddenly split open, Chiriku, stepped out, glaring angrily at Kakuzu Hidan once massacred the Fire Temple. Despite old and new grudges, Chiriku, having learned the details, showed no sign of contempt.

With a bang, the kunai, carrying Explosive Tag, shot out like lightning from two different Kakuzu and Hidan with a low, mournful wail.

"Hidan," Kakuzu said in a muffled voice.

The instant Kakuzu called out Hidan's name, Hidan reacted instantly, and the two jumped apart in perfect unison.

A deafening Kakkō erupted in the darkness, the powerful explosion sending up a cloud of smoke. Asuma, wielding a brass-like Chakra Blade, leaped high into the air and slashed at Kakuzu before he even hit the ground.

Chiriku, radiating golden light, charged directly at Kakuzu. No one uttered threats, and there was no preamble. The sound of wind cutting through the air, roars of anger—the battle was about to erupt in the darkness.

Naruto ran along an arc, throwing two Flying Thunder God Kunai to the left and right. Thump, Shikamaru, thump, the kunai thrown by Ino and Ino whistled as they swarmed towards Hidan's landing spot after he took off.

The night wind was suppressed in an instant, but it created an exceptionally terrifying atmosphere for the battle. Kakuzu and Hidan had many ways to protect themselves and were completely fearless.

Kakuzu a clang, Kakuzu clashed with Asuma. The two knuckle dusters slashed out, creating a huge shockwave that sent Kakuzu flying. He crashed heavily into the broken wall of the temple, his arm bones instantly shattering and twisting at a terrifying angle.

Hidan was sent flying backward by Chiriku's punch, crashing into a stone pillar like a kite with a broken string. A crack instantly appeared, and the pillar collapsed, burying him beneath it. He finally snapped, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Naruto was slightly surprised. Asuma and Chiriku were clearly not ordinary characters; both possessed at least the strength of Elite Jonin. Not everyone is a genius like Kakashi, but they were roughly seventy percent as good.

If Kakashi became a unit of measurement in the Shinobi World, 99% of people wouldn't even be ranked.

Bang!

The Flying Thunder God Kunai arrived behind Hidan and Kakuzu, one after the other. Naruto's pupils dilated slightly, and he held Rasengan in each hand. An eerie red Chakra dyed the Rasengan, creating towering waves as they swooped down.

The attack was fierce and unstoppable, like a ferocious beast pressing down on Kakuzu. The Rasengan inside the Chakra spun at high speed like a meat grinder, delivering a powerful blow Kakuzu pierced Kakuzu's heart.

Kakuzu cried out in pain, half of his chest caved in, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. One of his hearts shattered instantly, and one of his five lives was instantly shattered.

Kakuzu was clearly caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the Flying Thunder God Technique. The Second and Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure had been dead for a long time, Kakuzu expect that someone would still use such Forbidden Jutsu.

However, Kakuzu, after all, was an immortal who had lived from the First Hokage to the Fifth Hokage, and he quickly realized that this was the signature technique of the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure, the Yellow Flash: Flying Thunder God and Rasengan.

Time passed slowly, Naruto's figure disappeared in the blink of an eye, before Kakuzu could even warn Hidan. Meanwhile, Hidan had just crawled out from under the stone pillar when the Flying Thunder God Kunai arrived.

Only Chiriku's punch bent him into a shrimp-like shape did he realize how terrifying the strength of this bald man worth thirty million was. Although he wouldn't die, he would still feel pain.

Hidan's face was contorted with pain, and his rage reached its peak. His complexion was slightly pale, and his Akatsuki Organization robes were stained black with blood. The punch had been too forceful, and his stomach felt churning with nausea.

Just as he was about to unleash his full power to kill Chiriku, a strong sense of crisis struck. He instinctively turned to the side, and the other half of his body was instantly engulfed by the Rasengan.

With a loud bang, Hidan was sent flying again, the bones in his arm snapping open. He was attacked once more, and in the instant he was thrown back, he caught a glimpse of the person's face.

Damn it! It's a brat!

He was utterly incredulous, his eyes wide with shock. If he had been sent flying by Chiriku's single punch, that would have been one thing. But the one who injured him was just a teenager!

Naruto was incredibly fast, and his fiery red Rasengan slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater. The destructive power was astonishing, but unfortunately, Hidan luckily dodged it; otherwise, Hidan would already be decapitated.

Hidan dodged and immediately fled, keeping a safe distance.

"Kakuzu, save me!" he shouted somewhat excitedly.

Kakuzu fared no better. After releasing a gruesomely killed Earth Grudge Fear, he slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, followed by three faceless monsters.

He ignored Hidan, his eerie green gaze sweeping over Asuma before settling on the blond-haired guy. Aside from being a little younger, almost all the features matched; Naruto's image gradually overlapped with a certain figure in Kakuzu's mind.

"The Yellow Flash of Konohagakure? Who exactly are you?" Kakuzu asked, his voice not calm. "No, the Yellow Flash of Konohagakure is long dead."

Asuma gripped his Chakra Blade tightly. He had just witnessed Naruto's unparalleled explosive power and suddenly realized how correct the Fifth Hokage's decision had been.

The future of the village truly rests on this new generation of children.

Faced with the three faceless Earth Grudge Fear beside Kakuzu, Asuma hesitated to make a move. Shikamaru and the other two nervously formed hand seals, ready to Hand Seals at any moment.

Just now, Naruto, Asuma, Chiriku's combined attack had opened up a slight advantage, seemingly giving them a firm grip on the game. However, their opponents, who should have been dead or severely injured, were now alive and kicking, creating a strange situation.

Naruto's only regret was not being able to decapitate Hidan; if they were separated, Hidan wouldn't be able to move. Now that he's broken one of Hidan's arms, it doesn't have much of an impact.

"It's none of your business, old man." Naruto pulled out a new Flying Thunder God Kunai. The ones he had just thrown out were all disposable; the only ones he could reuse were the one or two given to him by the system.

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu's face instantly turned ferocious and terrifying. Naruto's words were somewhat excessively sharp, almost causing his century-old Dao heart to waver, and he was about to blurt out a curse.

The wicked will be punished by the wicked. The others present did not know the details of the Immortal Duo, but Naruto did.

"Kid, when you're begging for mercy later, I hope you can still keep being stubborn." Hidan twisted his injured hand back, the bone was stuffed back in, and it seemed to be usable again.

"You're even more useless." Naruto was sparing with his words, unwilling to use more than a few to comment on Hidan, but he kept glancing at Hidan out of the corner of his eye.

I can't rest easy until I kill that guy.

"You've got guts, kid!" Hidan raised his scythe and aimed it at the group from Konohagakure.

Naruto was happy that his opponent wasn't using their true strength. Battles are essentially intelligence battles, and so is seizing the right moment. Underestimating your opponent is a recipe for disaster; plenty of people end up losing unexpectedly.

Behind Naruto, a blood-red Nine-Tails fox stood up, its Chakra so solid it seemed real. Its face was obscured, but its pupils glowed with a crimson light.

It slowly coalesced, like a demon crawling out of the Yomi, exuding a terrifying aura.

Chiriku made a hand seal, and a Senju Buddha appeared behind him, its dazzling golden light illuminating a corner of the night. His resolute face revealed an unwavering belief in never giving up.

The Fire Temple was the culmination of half his life's work, but the damned abbot wandered off everywhere, leaving him to manage the temple alone. After more than a decade of hard work, he finally became the head of the Fire Temple.

When he returned, the Fire Temple had been destroyed, and his handsome young monks had been almost entirely slaughtered. Normally, given his personality, he would never have sought help from Konohagakure.

But he remembered his previous encounter with Naruto and his advice. Chiriku wanted revenge, wanted to kill those ungrateful Akatsuki Organization members, and gritted his teeth to hire help.

Tonight, enemies meeting are filled with intense hatred, and he has only one thought in his mind.

"Amitabha Buddha, die!"

Asuma wasn't too nervous upon seeing an immortal for the first time. He glanced at Hidan briefly, silently thinking, "Just be careful this guy doesn't take my blood, right?"

He glanced at Chiriku and Naruto out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that one was dressed in red and the other in gold, he immediately wanted to add some color to his clothes as well. Unfortunately, he didn't have any, so he could only awkwardly light a cigarette.

"Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, provide support from a distance, don't get close," he said, worried that his three junior disciples might be accidentally injured.

"Tch." Hidan scoffed, his words contradicting his actions, but his entire body instantly transformed into a black form, the form of a spellcaster.

The battle resumed.

This time, Naruto took the lead, throwing out seven or eight Flying Thunder God Kunai. They landed heavily in various directions around Hidan and Kakuzu, surrounding the two as much as possible.

"Get out of the way! Don't go near that brat's kunai!" Kakuzu commanded Hidan. "I'll deal with that brat, you lure them away!"

As he spoke, two Earth Grudge Fear attacked Asuma and Chiriku respectively, while Kakuzu himself, accompanied by an Earth Grudge Fear, charged towards Naruto. Hidan's target was now only the three members of Team 10, and he grinned maliciously.

Almost instantly, Hidan grasped Kakuzu's strategy: a diversionary tactic to relieve the siege of Wei by killing the three Genin and forcing the other three to reveal a weakness.

In this way, a single success would give them an advantage. Even if they failed, their immortality would prevent them from suffering significant losses. That was the thinking.

Naruto had already rushed out, having no time to consider anything else; the hundred-meter distance was covered in almost an instant. An Earth Grudge Fear flew in like a ghost, opening its mouth as if to launch Tailed Beast Ball, unleashing a lightning Ninjutsu right in his face.

Even so, Naruto didn't retreat. He quickly threw out a kunai and leaned in the air, rapidly Hand Seals. Seeing this, Kakuzu's body emitted countless black threads, reaching out to grab Naruto.

"How foolish, still Hand Seals at a time like this." Kakuzu sneered, victory was assured.

Based on Naruto's fighting style just now, he judged that Naruto wanted to fight head-on. If that was the case, it suited him perfectly! If it was a direct clash of Ninjutsu, he was confident he wouldn't lose to anyone.

However, when Naruto haphazardly formed Hand Seals, nothing happened.

"What!" Kakuzu sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. He saw Naruto's lips curl into a mocking smile.

The Hand Seals were just a diversion; the next moment, Naruto appeared behind an Earth Grudge Fear. He unleashed Lava Release, using Nine-Tails' chakra to pierce through the Earth Grudge Fear.

At the same time, Naruto's voice rang out in the night sky.

"What respectable person still Hand Seals?!"

A fake ninja can form seven hand seals in a second. A real ninja can summon whatever he wants with a simple clap of his hands, making him extremely deceptive.

"Die, you old man!" Naruto shouted, his spirits soaring. Who would keep their trump card hidden until the very end? A true ninja, of course, kills with a single blow!

A tremendous roar, and the terrifying, Nine-Tails phantom soaring into the sky! Flying Thunder God instantly shifted positions, teleporting the instant that Earth Grudge Fear Exhales raised its head to exhale.

With a deafening boom, the massive Rasengan pierced through the bodies of the two Earth Grudge Fear in quick succession, almost exactly one second apart.