At the same time, on the other side.
Kakuzu was killed with two hearts in a row, which was a very rare situation in his long career.
But it's not like he hasn't experienced it.
He pulled out the thunder attribute heart that had completely lost its vitality from the mask, took out the tiny black tentacles, and threw them aside.
Then he recalled the wind attribute heart that had been separated before and integrated it into his body.
Although he didn't know how the masked boy could see through the location of his heart, Kakuzu knew that he could no longer let these hearts be used as living targets.
We must shrink our defenses and concentrate our efforts.
"Ice Release, Ice Rock Dome of Nothingness."
Ning Xue took the lead.
Countless irregular ice cubes rose rapidly from under his feet, rushing in the direction of Kakuzu like a wave. The cold air filled the air, and the ground was covered with frost wherever it passed.
Kakuzu saw this and did not force the attack. He made a mistake in his steps, and while hiding to the other side, he activated the fire attribute mask on his left shoulder.
Fiery flames erupted from the mouth of the mask and swept toward the spreading ice in a fan shape. The high heat melted the surface of the ice rock into water, and then quickly evaporated into white mist, temporarily preventing the ice from pursuing it.
However, while Kakuzu was focusing on dealing with the frontal ice wave, on the other side, Ning Xue had already raised his knife and charged out from the side.
Ice Blade drew a cold arc on his other side, going straight to Kakuzu's waist and abdomen.
Kakuzu's fighting instinct made him not look back, but immediately activated the wind mask on his right shoulder.
A high-pressure wind blast instantly shot out of the mask's mouth, with a scream that ripped through the air, and headed straight for Ning Xue's face.
"Bang--!"
The wind ball hit Ning Xue's body, but there was no scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere as expected.
The figure turned into a sticky liquid the moment it was hit, and water splashed all over Kakuzu.
Clone? No, it's Water Clone.
Kakuzu's pupils shrank suddenly, and his body immediately felt a sticky feeling.
That was Water Taffy's mucus, which was clinging to his skin, making his movements sluggish.
"Damn..."
He didn't have time to think, and without hesitation activated the only water attribute heart left in his body, and at the same time, he quickly squatted down.
"Water Release, Water Wall!"
A thick wall of water rose up from behind Kakuzu, like an upside-down waterfall, covering his entire body.
"Wow--" Ning Xue's Ice Blade hit the water wall firmly.
However, this did not stop him from attacking.
The moment the water wall blocked it, Ning Xue pressed his right hand on the surface of the water wall. The cold air spread wildly along the water flow, freezing the water wall into ice instantly.
But Bing didn't stop there. Instead, it quickly grew spikes at Ice Wall and continued to stab Kakuzu.
Kakuzu's pupils shrank.
His rich combat experience immediately allowed him to make a judgment and counterattack with Fire Release.
The fire mask on his left shoulder opened, and the blazing flames sprayed directly towards the wall of water around him. The flames collided with the wall of water, the steam spread instantly, and the ice quickly melted under the high temperature.
Ning Xue saw the opponent's strategy of injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging himself by eight hundred. He did not hesitate and quickly retreated, putting some distance between himself and Kakuzu.
The next second, Ice Wall was completely burned by the flames, and the steam obscured the sight of both parties.
But the mucus on Kakuzu's body was also burned dry in this high temperature, and the sticky feeling on the skin disappeared. At the cost, the naked upper body was burned red by the steam.
Kakuzu was breathing heavily, his upper body naked and covered with scorch marks and sutures.
But his eyes were still sharp, staring at the figure in front of him.
"I admit..." Kakuzu spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and low.
"I underestimated you before. I thought Deidara just didn't use his full strength or was exaggerating. But now it seems..."
As he spoke, the mask on his face was burned away by the residual heat of the flames, revealing his sutured mouth.
"You are indeed a formidable opponent."
Ning Xue did not answer. A Ice Blade re-condensed in the palm of his right hand, and began to gather in his left hand.
"Wind Release, Gale Palm."
The airflow rotates in the palm of Ning Xue's hand, ready to attack or escape at any time.
Kakuzu frowned slightly when he saw that he had no intention of reporting his name.
"Go ahead and tell me your name."
"You don't need to know."
Ning Xue's voice was cold, without any extra emotion.
Kakuzu's eyes flashed with displeasure. He had lived for most of his life, killed countless people, and met countless people, but this was the first time he encountered an opponent like this who didn't even bother to leave his name.
He clenched his fists, cracking his knuckles, and was about to strike again.
"Tick--"
A drop of water falls.
Is it sweat? No... it's rain!
At first it was just a few sporadic drops, leaving dark dots on the ground.
But soon, the rain became heavier, from a patter to a torrential downpour, with huge raindrops hitting the scorched earth and splashing muddy water.
Kakuzu raised his head and looked at the rolling thunderclouds in the sky. The rain blurred his vision.
Thunder surged in the clouds and made a low roar, as if something was being gestated.
There was an unpleasant feeling in his heart, but the battle in front of him did not allow him to be distracted.
Kakuzu withdrew his gaze and decided to fight quickly.
He took a sudden step forward, and the fire mask on his left shoulder and the wind mask on his right shoulder lit up at the same time. The wind and fire intertwined, and the two masses of energy merged instantly, turning into a violent pillar of flame, blasting towards Ning Xue.
But Ning Xue was already prepared.
He slammed the already condensed Gale Palm into the ground and ejected to the side with the help of the recoil. The flames grazed the corners of his clothes and blew the rocks behind him into pieces.
The moment he landed, Ning Xue raised his right hand, his palm facing the sky, and his five fingers clenched violently.
During Setsuna, the raindrops falling in the sky seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand. Countless raindrops suddenly solidified in mid-air and turned into dense Ice Needle, hovering above Angle's head like stars in the sky.
Kakuzu looked at the densely packed Ice Needle around him with alert eyes.
The masks on his shoulders opened and closed up and down, and energy surged deep in his throat, ready to respond to incoming attacks at any time.
However, just when Kakuzu thought Ning Xue was going to attack with Ice Needle.
"Bah-"
A dazzling thunder suddenly lit up from a distance and shot straight into the sky.
"Chidori--!!"
Sasuke's voice exploded in the rain curtain, and black lightning shot out from his palm, like a thunder dragon traveling upstream, tearing through the rain curtain, penetrating the clouds, and completely lighting up the surging thunderclouds in the sky.
The thunder and lightning in the clouds were triggered by Chidori and began to gather crazily. The thunder light shuttled through the clouds, making a deafening roar, and the whole sky was shaking.
Kakuzu Looking at the thunder in the sky, a creepy sense of danger shot straight from the spine to the Tianling Cap.
He has lived for nearly a hundred years and has experienced countless lives and deaths. Except for Hashirama, he has never had such a strong premonition of death.
He turned around without hesitation, exerted force on his feet, and ran wildly into the distance like an arrow from a string.
He planned to retreat and leave the battlefield immediately.
However--
"Go."
Ning Xue behind him softly uttered one word.
Countless Ice Needle hovering in mid-air poured down like heavy rain, blocking all the paths in front, left and right of Kakuzu.
Ice Needle plunged into the ground, forming layers of Ice Wall, layer upon layer, trapping Kakuzu in a small area.
Kakuzu's fire attribute mask immediately spurted out flames, trying to burn through those Ice Wall.
But Ning Xue continues to transform the raindrops falling from the sky into new ice crystals, repairing the damaged gaps.
Ice Wall is piled thicker and thicker, like a white cage.
At the same time, the rainwater under Kakuzu's feet also condensed into a smooth ice surface under the control of Ning Xue, making him have to be careful with every step and his speed was greatly reduced.
"Damn it!"
Kakuzu Cursed in a low voice, he raised his head and looked at the sky not far away, where a black figure was standing under the clouds.
Sasuke.
The pair of huge palms behind his back were open, and the whole person was hovering in mid-air, his robes rustling in the strong wind.
The pair of scarlet Sharingan became even scarier under the light of lightning, locking the position of Kakuzu without any emotion.
He raised his right hand and lowered it, his voice cold and judgmental.
"Kirin!"