I, Kakuzu, Have Never Been Inferior to Anyone

"Uchiha Kyosuke, I'll take your head."

The man's arrogant words instantly stunned everyone on the spot.

"What did he just say?" someone asked, turning to their companion.

"Okay, it seems like he's saying he wants to take the master's head..." The other person's lips twitched, but he still didn't say the words about the head.

This is absolutely outrageous! The mighty God of Shinobi, a powerful figure who single-handedly defeated the Senju, is being threatened with having his head cut off by someone pointing a finger at him.

Can't there be a limit to arrogance?

"You madman, leave me with your life!" With the adult's approval, a Jonin who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan Jonin forward.

He was a veteran of the Kyosuke Legion, with rich combat experience, a strongman who had traversed mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

It is precisely people like them who are even more intolerant of anyone daring to desecrate the gods in their hearts.

You little punk who came out of nowhere dares to attempt to kill a god? I'll cut off your dog head first.

"Are you afraid, Uchiha Kyosuke?" The man ignored the enemy charging towards him, his devilish dark green eyes fixed on the legendary God of Shinobi.

The establishment of Konoha Hidden Village by the Land of Fire, with its immense war potential, instilled fear in countless ambitious individuals.

As a result, countries began to follow suit, and all kinds of Hidden Village sprang up one after another like mushrooms after rain.

The man's Takigakure, is one of them.

Shortly after the village was established, the man suddenly received a mission to assassinate the Clan Leader of the Senju Clan alone.

In reality, Takigakure had long been embroiled in a power struggle, and the man was merely someone sent out to die.

Unexpectedly, this person was not stupid either. He used his clone to symbolically exchange blows with Hashirama Senju, threw out a few Shuriken, and then fled the scene in a panic.

He thought he would only receive some criticism at most, but to his surprise, he was immediately imprisoned by the higher-ups as soon as he returned to Takigakure.

He will be punished for treason and will be publicly executed soon.

The man, finally realizing what had happened, escaped from prison filled with intense hatred. He took the village's most important treasure and used it to steal the hearts of all the high-ranking members of the village.

The treasure is incredibly powerful; it's a very rare type of vascular tentacle called Earth Grudge Fear.

That's right, this Rogue Ninja from Takigakure is Kakuzu other than Beidou of Akatsuki, the master of the Secret Technique "Earth Grudge Fear".

He can use the Secret Technique of Earth Grudge Fear to manipulate the black tentacles within his body, thereby stealing the hearts of others.

By continuously replacing their hearts, people can extend their lifespan and are thus known as "people who live as long as heaven and earth."

A black face mask concealing his face, dark green pupils— Kyosuke recognized him at first glance.

I just didn't expect that they would target me.

Seeing that the two had started fighting and having confirmed the difference in their strength, Kyosuke felt a little relieved, then asked curiously, "May I ask why you want my head?"

Damn it, this guy is so strong... Staring at those Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Kakuzu cursed inwardly, but on the surface he remained as confident as ever. "I will use your head to prove myself."

"I, Kakuzu, have never been inferior to anyone in my life. I was forced to lose half a move to Hashirama Senju before. Since I couldn't find him, I had no choice but to take it out on you."

"If I defeat you, future Daimyō will surely sing my praises, and people will no longer think that my strength is inferior to that of Hashirama Senju."

As he spoke, a sharp glint of light suddenly appeared in front of him, and before he could react, his left arm was severed in two by his opponent.

Seeing this, the veteran smiled disdainfully, thinking to himself that with such little strength, he dared to challenge the adults.

They are truly ignorant and arrogant.

Just as he was about to swing his knife, the severed arm suddenly sprang up and grabbed the veteran's throat from behind.

"Ah! Teacher, help!" the little princess cried out in alarm, her little hands nervously clutching the hem of her clothes.

She was very grateful to the older man who had guided her in her cultivation and didn't want to see him get hurt.

However, Kyosuke remained unmoved and showed no sign of making a move, which made her so anxious that she stomped her little feet and looked like she was about to cry.

"Don't worry." Yuto waved his hand, looking quite confident and composed. "Uncle is very strong, that monster is definitely no match for him."

"I see." Hearing her friend's comforting words, Eri finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that everyone was focused on the battle, her little eyes darted around, and she resumed her fearful expression, squeezing next to Yuto and grabbing his clothes with her small hand.

On the field, Kakuzu subconsciously adopted a victor's stance, only to find that his opponent still wore that familiar mocking expression.

That's it?

Before he could reply, a violent surge of Electric Current erupted from the veteran's body, not only severing his severed hand but also Electric Current into Lightning Blade that pierced his heart.

Chidori Stream and Chidori Sharp Spear —almost all the veterans of the Kyosuke Legion have mastered these two prolific Ninjutsu.

According to Maya, some people can even use the Lightning Release: Kirin.

Recently, he's been thinking that when the time is right, he'll have those legion ninjas who have reached the Jonin and are over 20 years old undergo a basic Sage Body Cells transplant one by one.

The enhancement of Chakra and physical constitution are the most basic effects.

Most importantly, according to Yayoi's tireless research, it has been discovered that Sage Body Cells can effectively reduce the difficulty of opening the Mangekyō.

If normally activating the Mangekyō requires a negative emotional stimulus level of "10", then after transplantation, the difficulty will drop sharply to around "6".

Depending on the body's tolerance and the number of years since the transplant, this number may gradually decrease.

While I can't guarantee 100%, at least in the future, the Uchiha will produce a new batch of powerful individuals who awaken the Mangekyō.

This is the result of Kyosuke's continuous efforts to develop Scientific Research Method.

In any world, technology is the primary productive force. While it may not create super-strong individuals, it can significantly raise the overall average level of the Shinobi World.

With further technological advancements in the future, perhaps the entire Uchiha will be able to perform the injection of Sage Body Cells.

At that time, awakening the Sharingan will become a very common thing.

Mangekyō are not as far away as they seem; some exceptional individuals may even achieve levels far exceeding expectations.

For example, the Eternal Eye, and the Rinnegan.

If that day ever comes, perhaps we won't have to passively wait for the Ōtsutsuki to arrive; the Shinobi World will be fully capable of launching a counterattack and directly destroying the enemy's stronghold.

Bang!

As he pondered, the situation on the field changed again.

Having pierced the enemy's heart, the veteran's attention inevitably slackened.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Kakuzu kicked him away with a powerful kick.

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

A lightning-attribute Earth Grudge Fear Mask appeared, unleashing a sharp lightning spear from its mouth, and instantly arrived in front of the veteran.

"Sigh." A sigh rang out, and then Kyosuke appeared in front of Raijo.

"Since you're so persistent, I'll play along."