Kakuzu's Miserable State

"What exactly is going on?"

Kakuzu muttered to himself, his face grim as he sensed the changes in his body.

Thump, thump, thump...

Then, in the next moment, three monsters wearing bizarre attribute masks were forced out from within Kakuzu's body. Apart from the masks on their faces, their entire bodies were composed of eerie black threads...

However, as soon as these three mask monsters left Kakuzu's body, they exploded like overinflated balloons, turning into fragmented black threads and shattered masks that scattered randomly on the ground.

At that moment, Kakuzu spat out a large mouthful of blood. The death of these three mask monsters represented the loss of three of his hearts, naturally causing him to suffer a severe blow inexplicably. With three hearts gone, his strength would plummet to less than half of its peak!

"The Lightning Release, Fire Release, and Water Release hearts have all been destroyed for no reason..."

Kakuzu looked at the sea of fire in front of him, refusing to believe it was just a coincidence. He could only attribute the cause to the girl from the previous battle. Her abilities seemed extremely strange. Having lived for so long, he hadn't detected any clues and had fallen victim just like that!

"Oh my, is that a derivative of the Jiongu? What a strange ability! This is the first time I've encountered such a method of breaking my Blood Mist..."

As the sea of fire slowly extinguished, Blood Leech slowly walked out, surrounded by swirling Blood Mist, with chakra flowing on her surface, insulating her from the flames. As soon as she emerged, she sensed the disappearance of the Blood Mist that had infiltrated Kakuzu's body. The corpses of the mask monsters around Kakuzu immediately led Blood Leech to deduce the reason.

Kakuzu looked at the unscathed Blood Leech, his deep green eyes narrowed. He knew he had truly met his match. This girl in front of him was already so troublesome and had such bizarre abilities. Then, the strength of her five companions was definitely on par with her...

Looks like I need to escape from here immediately, or I might really die here!

Kakuzu thought to himself. Blood Leech's strange abilities and extraordinary strength made him feel a sense of impending doom. This was only the second time in his life he'd had such a feeling...

"Hey~, Blood Leech, can you handle it? If not, I'm going to step in!"

From a distance, the Giant Eagle couldn't help but speak. The black bugs deep within its eyes were multiplying, dyeing its eyeballs ink black...

"Tch~, underestimated, huh!"

Blood Leech spat and then said to Great Eagle in the distance with dissatisfaction, "Give me three more minutes!"

With that, Blood Leech, once again enhanced by the Blood Mist, charged directly towards Kakuzu at a speed invisible to the naked eye, followed by a violent punch!

"Earth Release: Hardening!"

Although Kakuzu couldn't clearly see Blood Leech's trajectory, it didn't prevent him from taking defensive measures. He formed hand seals and cast a technique, instantly hardening the surface of his skin to increase his physical defense.

Then, as expected, Kakuzu was sent flying by Blood Leech's punch, his body rolling across the ground like a broken sandbag before barely stopping.

Subsequently, another cracking sound suddenly came from Kakuzu's body as he lay on the ground. Another mask monster emerged from his body, immediately spitting out a high-pressure wind ball from its mouth, turning into a vortex-like storm that ravaged everything in its path.

"So quickly found a way to defend against my Blood Mist? Is it a coincidence?"

Blood Leech watched the approaching storm with a calm expression, seemingly not taking it seriously. Instead, she muttered to herself. A moment ago, she should have forced the Blood Mist back into Kakuzu's body. Why couldn't she sense the presence of the Blood Mist on him now?