Cool for Less Than Three Seconds

Invisible and intangible, impossible to sense or strike with ordinary ninjutsu, the shadow that existed only within the Limbo World silently descended upon the world once more.

Houka then created another hundred or so Shadow Clones, immediately separating Kakuzu from Takigakure's civilians and forming a circle around him.

By the time Kakuzu reacted, it was already too late.

"Very good, Uchiha Houka. It seems you didn't take my words to heart at all. You—"

Before he could finish, Kakuzu's eyes suddenly widened. He turned around in disbelief. At some point, a large hole had been blasted through the back of his black cloak patterned with red clouds. The mask on his left shoulder had also been pierced in a single strike, destroying one of the hearts within!

"When did...?"

The nearest Uchiha Houka Shadow Clone behind him was more than ten meters away. Who had attacked him, and by what means?

Before Kakuzu could comprehend it, another mask on his back was pierced by some inexplicable force in the void!

"Damn it!"

Kakuzu abruptly turned and glared at Uchiha Houka, only to find that his Sharingan had been activated, displaying a bizarre pattern!

"It was you, it was definitely you!"

Kakuzu sneered. "In that case, don't blame me for—"

"Earth Release—Earth Prison Dome!"

"Earth Release—Earth Prison Dome!"

Houka's hundred-plus Shadow Clones formed Hand Seals in unison. A massive earthen wall rose from the ground all around Kakuzu, shooting skyward in an instant and forming a giant wall over ten meters high that enclosed him within!

Then the Shadow Clones each pressed their palms against the wall, continuously pouring Chakra into it.

"Fire Release—Searing Migraine!"

"Wind Release—Great Breakthrough!"

Kakuzu unleashed a combined ninjutsu. A fire tornado over twenty meters high howled as it spun, radiating scorching heat as it slammed wildly