Basic moves!

Although there were only three Kage Level Battlefield, they created a huge Battlefield, occupying Forest area no less than the battle area of tens of thousands of ninjas from the three major hidden villages.

A dazzling white beam of light descended from the sky, turning all the trees in its path to ashes.

A golden light flashed and coalesced into a figure not far away. Even though Minato's reaction was slightly slower, he was able to escape safely from Ōnoki's Dust Release using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Sudden!

On the branch where the Minato landed, a leaf fluttered lightly, as if dancing to some melody, swirling and falling down.

His expression changed slightly, his grip on the Three-Pronged Kunai tightened, and he warily stared at the flying leaf.

A familiar aura wafted over, and the flying leaves gradually coalesced into a figure, none other than Tōka, who had arrived on the Battlefield with the reinforcements.

After recognizing Tōka, Minato loosened his grip slightly.

Mirai catch his breath, Minato's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had thought of something, and he gripped the Three-Pronged Kunai tightly again.

A wary look fell on Tōka, staring at him intently.

A deep-seated hostility... was revealed without any attempt at concealment.

Tōka glanced at Kakuzu standing opposite the ruins, seemingly oblivious to Minato's vigilance, and continued speaking with a smile.

"Lord Hokage, leave that masked guy to me."

"Are you sure?" Minato frowned slightly, looking at Tōka with a puzzled expression.

The guy wearing the mask is at least Kage-level!

Minato has only noticed that his opponent is extremely fast and is proficient in Fire Release Ninjutsu and Fire-attribute nature transformation.

Tōka's abilities are more valuable on the front Battlefield, why is he here? Facing three Kage-level...

Minato's eyes were full of suspicion. Could it be that Tōka had come to plot against him?

"I ran into him once before on the Battlefield in the Land of Wind, so we're old acquaintances." Tōka glanced at Minato speechlessly; this guy's imagination was just too wild.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tōka stretched out his arm, raised his index finger at Kakuzu, hooked his little finger, and then turned and ran wildly into the depths of the Forest.

Kakuzu's eyes turned cold, and he took a step and chased after him.

"Kakuzu!" the Raikage shouted angrily, but Kakuzu didn't even bother to turn his head.

Kakuzu believes in money, but he values his life even more!

What's the use of money if you've lost your life?

Aside from the battle to assassinate the First Hokage, the battle in the Land of Wind was the most dangerous one in Kakuzu's life.

Compared to three years ago, Tōka has clearly become much stronger.

Kakuzu will never forget that pretty face, more beautiful than a woman's, when he almost turned into a pile of scraps of Waste Paper.

"This time I'm going to kill you!" A fierce killing intent flashed in Kakuzu's bewitching green eyes, and in a flash, he chased after Tōka.

The two figures One Flash by, quickly leaving the Battlefield where the three shadows were, and disappeared into the depths of the Woods in the blink of an eye.

With one less Kage-level, Minato's pressure has been greatly reduced.

At this moment, the Raikage wanted to chase after them and help Kakuzu take down Tōka, but Minato naturally wouldn't let the enemy have his way.

A flash of golden light, and Minato's figure arrived in an instant.

A rapidly spinning chakra ball coalesced in his palm.

Buzz!!

A chilling aura spread out.

Minato's body was almost pressed against the Raikage's back. He flipped his palm and pressed down hard, causing a high-density chakra ball to spin rapidly.

"Rasengan!"

Sensing a dangerous aura approaching from behind, Raikage paused in his charge and immediately abandoned his pursuit of Tōka.

Then he stomped hard on the ground, shattering the earth and causing dark cracks to spread out.

Sizzle...

A flash of lightning appeared, Lightning Release Chakra stimulated the cells.

The Raikage shifted his body sideways, performing a movement that humans could never comprehend.

Minato's attack missed its mark, and he flew out, his Rasengan slamming into the trunk of a Great Tree that would take several people to encircle.

Bang!

A muffled thud sounded, and the Big Tree snapped in two!

"This power... an A-rank Ninjutsu without a hand seal?" The Raikage's pupils constricted sharply as he stared in shock at the Big Tree that had been snapped in half.

Deep in the forest, a strong wind howled past, causing the Forest to ripple and sway, like a giant wave crashing over the lush green sea of trees.

Where the leaves were fluttering, two ninjas, one large and one small, stood atop the treetops.

"Kakuzu, have you brought enough hearts this time?" Tōka's ambiguous gaze swept over Kakuzu before finally settling on his face.

"You're courting death!" Kakuzu stared coldly at Tōka, his icy gaze as if he were looking at a dead man.

Tōka curled his lips into a strange smile, his deep black eyes One Flash slightly.

Kakuzu together in a mudra, and the chakra within his body surged like boiling water before gushing forth and gathering in his throat.

Puff!

A Hanabi escaped from the corner of his mouth, Kakuzu's entire face was illuminated red by the Kakkō.

Fire Release: Head Hunter!

A fiery red expanse filled the sky, and scorching heat waves swept across the land. A massive Fire Release Ninjutsu illuminated the entire Forest in crimson!

In the Forest, the moisture evaporated instantly.

Wood ignites fire, Kakkō burst forth. The moment the wood comes into contact with the flames, they suddenly swell several times over.

Tōka's small, thin figure was swallowed up by the raging sea of fire and burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Dead?" A hint of doubt flashed in Kakuzu's eyes, but he did not relax at all, still warily scanning his surroundings.

Upon closer inspection, I indeed could not detect the brat's presence.

However, Kakuzu didn't believe deep down that the cunning brat had died so easily. His arm throbbed and writhed in an extremely strange shape.

Puff!

Kakuzu's arm, unable to withstand the strain, cracked and burst open, revealing a cluster of dark, blood vessel-like tentacles— the Earth Grudge Fear!

Thump! Thump!...

The Earth Grudge Fear, carrying a pulsating ball of flesh, fell to the ground from its wide sleeve, and then darted into the earth.

Kakuzu is calm, collected, and thoughtful.

After doing all this, he stood quietly in place, with a large Big Tree several feet in circumference behind him.

Based on the intelligence gathered, Kakuzu learned of Tōka's ability: the All-Killing Ash Bones, which would kill anyone who was injured by Higashikata.

Therefore, Kakuzu deliberately kept one of his hearts hidden underground.

Years of battles had taught him that he had to go all out, no matter how weak the opponent seemed, and this kid in front of him was no pushover.

Before thinking about victory, consider defeat.

Having already secured his escape route, he then contemplates how to achieve victory—this has always been Kakuzu's approach, and it's the secret to his survival from the Warring States period to the present!

"Hmph, come out, I've already found you!" Kakuzu's eyes turned cold, and he shouted in a deep voice.

Standing in the tree, hidden among the dense foliage, Tōka raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Had he been discovered? No, this guy was bluffing!

"You cunning old fox," Tōka smirked, narrowing his eyes.

Kakuzu not easy to deal with. He has five hearts and five different chakra natures, and is proficient in the Five Nature Transformations.

Whether it's Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, or combat experience, he's a true Kage-level.

"Genjutsu? Probably useless, but..." A hand was taken out of a pocket, Tōka raised his Sword Hand Seal, and his chakra began to surge.

The moment Tōka activated her Ninjutsu, it was detected by the perceptive Kakuzu.

"Hmm? Up in the tree?"

With a pair of alluring green eyes like those of a demon, Kakuzu instantly locked onto Tōka's location, clasped his hands together, and his chakra surged and rapidly condensed.

In the blink of an eye, the Jutsu Formula was completed.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

The Storm's Super Cannon, bearing the marks of fierce claw attacks, unleashed compressed tornadoes of immense density.

Once it hits the target, it sweeps away all objects with extremely high wind pressure.

Kakuzu a master of Wind Release in nature transformation. Therefore, the Wind Release: Pressure Technique he uses is not an ordinary Ninjutsu.

A massive storm began to spin rapidly, instantly engulfing the area where Tōka was located.

Immediately afterwards, the storm within the Vortex suddenly became even more violent, its volume instantly doubling.

Unstable factors caused the storm to expand rapidly, inflating like a balloon.

"Drink!" Kakuzu's eyes darkened, and a chilling killing intent surfaced.

His hand seals changed, and an exaggeratedly huge storm exploded, tearing apart a large area of Forest within a radius of hundreds of meters.

The terrifying air pressure made the earth seem to sink, and the towering Great Tree in the Forest were forced to bow low, unable to lift their heads.

"Kakuzu, don't spit! It's bad if you damage the flowers and plants!" A mysterious aura suddenly appeared, and a teasing chuckle reached Kakuzu's ear.

His expression changed drastically, and he instinctively slapped the other person across the face.

By changing the Earth Element, the ability to use Earth Release: Earth Spear hardens the arms.

Kakuzu used the black tentacles inside his body to violently swing his arm out, and then his palm slapped straight towards Tōka's face.

Kakuzu's tentacle punches, while not as visually exaggerated as Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength, are no less Chakra Enhanced Strength.

Its destructive power is extremely strong; it can easily shatter a wall.

With Tōka's small frame, a single slap could shatter his bones into pieces.

Call!!

The hardened arm slapped across the face, instantly creating a hurricane that nearly blew Tōka away.

"Not dodging? Are you giving up because you can't escape?" Kakuzu's expression hardened, and the force in his hand suddenly increased, doubling the speed of the flying arm.

Bang!

With a hardened arm, he slapped Tōka, sending him flying.

Tōka's body, like a discarded porcelain doll, traced a tragic arc in the air before crashing heavily into a large Big Tree several meters in circumference.

He crashed hard into the Big Tree, Tōka body twisting into the shape of a bow before bouncing back and slamming headfirst into the ground.

Dust and smoke flew everywhere, and Tōka lay on the ground like a lump of mud.

"Stop pretending, I know you're alright!" Kakuzu a gloomy face. Another little Genjutsu trick. Did he really think he was a fool?

Just as expected!

As Kakuzu finished speaking, Tōka, who had been lying weakly under the Big Tree, instantly transformed into countless flying leaves. As if a gentle breeze had lifted them up, they drifted away into the air.

Finally, the fallen leaves gathered on the treetops, transforming into the figure of Tōka.

"Not bad, but are you so sure my Genjutsu won't work?" Tōka's lazy voice was full of confidence, his dark eyes gleaming!

"What? Genjutsu?" Kakuzu's expression changed, and he quickly Hand Seals to break free.

Kakuzu has five hearts inside his body, each with different attributes.

In other words, Kakuzu fighting alone. Facing Kakuzu is equivalent to facing five people at the same time, five people who are perfectly in sync and cooperate.

By disrupting the flow of chakra within his body through the heart hidden underground, Kakuzu once again focused intently on Tōka.

He was certain he had broken the Genjutsu!

"Tsk... I never said the Genjutsu was targeted at you!" Tōka smiled mysteriously, slowly raising his arm and pointing at Kakuzu.

With a slight flick of his index finger, the ground beneath Kakuzu's feet instantly changed color, as if it had been coated with a layer of silver-gray.

A chilling Death Aura descended.

They will scatter beyond time and space, decaying along with the bones!

"All-Killing Ash Bones - Earth Spear Barrage!"

With a low shout from Tōka, poof poof poof!!

The earth shattered, and clusters of grayish-white Withered Bones sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, accompanied by a thick aura of death.

The Forest began to decay, the emerald green leaves withered little by little and eventually turned into scraps of paper, which drifted away on the wind.

Like Earth Spear Pierce, Ash Bones Forest is a group attack, and the strength and range of the Jutsu Formula can be controlled according to the amount of chakra used by Tōka.

The difference is that the Earth Spear Pierce is centered on Tōka's Original Body and radiates outwards in all directions.

The "Earth Spear Barrage" technique involves burying Withered Bones beforehand, with the Ash Bones emerging from the ground and spreading in all directions from the burial site.

"Kekkei Genkai: Bone Release? I absolutely cannot get hurt!" A look of seriousness flashed in Kakuzu's eyes as he ripped open his loose black robe.

The sewn-up mouth looked strangely ferocious, and as the black lines of the Earth Grudge Fear throbbed, the huge corner of the mouth stretched open.

"Ughhhhh!!"

Kakuzu's chest and abdomen churned, and his whole body swelled up like a balloon.

Immediately afterwards, countless Earth Grudge Fear spewed out from Kakuzu's huge mouth, forming a giant windmill in the shape of a spider web with black lines.

Kakuzu's unique long-range combat style!

Countless pitch-black Earth Grudge Fear formed a huge net, and three masks appeared in a triangular shape on the upper, left, and right sides of Kakuzu 'Original Body face.

No sooner said than done.

Just as the gray Bone Forest burst forth from the ground, Kakuzu touched the ground with one foot, gathered his strength, and leaped into the air, actually floating directly into the sky!

Click click click!!

Countless Ash Bones burst forth from the earth, covering the Bone Forest, leaving the land scarred and devoid of life.

"I almost forgot that Kakuzu, which allows him to float briefly in the air." Tōka put his hands in his pockets, his little face scrunched up in displeasure.

However, it seems Kakuzu can no longer hold onto the heart he's hiding underground.

In other words, does that mean I have to kill them three more times?

"However, this is fine too..." Tōka said with a playful expression, pulling a Scroll out of his clothes.

Infuse the Scroll with chakra and toss it high into the air!

Bang!

A cloud of white mist exploded in the air...