Pot Kage's Ultimate Move!

After Kakashi had revealed a certain understanding of him, Kakuzu did not slow his advance, but the increased severity in his expression made it clear he had begun to take the brat seriously.

For shinobi, knowing the intelligence and not knowing it were two entirely different situations.

Before long, Kakuzu arrived at the clearing where Kakashi was. Looking at Kakashi standing all alone in the middle of the field, Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, flipped both hands, and several Shuriken wrapped in Chakra flew out ahead of him!

However, these Shuriken were not aimed at Kakashi. Instead, they shot toward the edges of the clearing, perfectly avoiding him.

At Kakuzu's level, Shuriken without some special ninjutsu attached to them were basically useless.

True, ordinary shinobi had very weak defenses—weak enough that a single kunai could break through—but under normal circumstances, dodging a kunai was not difficult. Even catching it and throwing it back was an easy matter.

Therefore, Kakuzu would never do something that might bring trouble down on himself. The target of his Shuriken was the explosive tags hidden around the field!

"Hiss~"

Just as Kakuzu had expected, Kakashi had indeed hidden explosive tags around the area. However, there were fewer than Kakuzu had anticipated. It was probably due to a lack of time.

"Tap~"

"Brat, not bad. You know who we are, yet you still dare wait for us here."

"Bzzzt~"

"Pfft!"

Faced with Kakuzu's taunt, Kakashi said nothing. He silently raised his Chakra, poured it into the kunai in his right hand, causing strands of thunder to crackle over it, and then—

He slashed down hard!

Shattering the fist formed from the tentacles that had suddenly appeared beneath his feet!

At the same time—

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"

A pair of a boy's hands suddenly thrust