Kakuzi, You Still Need to Practice! You Can't Even Take One of My Moves!

Having experienced several previous encounters with Xuan Yu, the only thing Kakuzu worried about now was Xuan Yu turning and running away.

If Xuan Yu were willing to stay and fight him head-on, he was certain he had the means to slaughter Xuan Yu and recoup his previous losses with interest.

But if Xuan Yu turned tail and fled, he would likely be just as helpless as before.

Watching himself close in on Xuan Yu at high speed, Kakuzu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and ecstasy in his pale green eyes: He didn't run! The brat didn't run this time!

He's a dead man!

Kakuzu didn't know why Xuan Yu had suddenly stopped running, but that didn't matter.

Since Xuan Yu wasn't running, everything would be easy to handle.

This time, Xuan Yu would have to pay the price for his repeated provocations.

As a powerful ninja who had mastered the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique and even clashed with the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, Kakuzu's "strength" was not to be trifled with.

At this moment, his figure was like a dark shadow, "whooshing" as he closed in on Xuan Yu.

Kakuzu showed no mercy; his iron fist, reinforced by the Earth Style: Earth Spear Technique, contained a terrifying, indestructible force as it slammed toward Xuan Yu's chest, wishing to gut him and punch straight through his body.

"Whoosh—!"

However, Xuan Yu's speed was even faster than Kakuzu's.

The moment Kakuzu lunged, Xuan Yu's figure flickered violently, and he had already flashed to Kakuzu's right side.

Kakuzu's fist, brimming with murderous intent, merely pierced through the air where Xuan Yu had been standing a moment before.

"Wha—t?!"

This scene left Kakuzu shocked.

He could hardly believe that Xuan Yu's speed had become so exaggerated.

Logically, at such close range, it should have been impossible for Xuan Yu to dodge his attack so easily.

Kakuzu's heart trembled; this brat's speed... could it be that he's gotten even faster?

Just as Kakuzu was in disbelief, Xuan Yu spoke leisurely, teasing, "Kakuzi, your 'strength' is alright, it's actually quite appetizing."

"You're courting death!"

Kakuzu was both shocked and furious; he hadn't expected Xuan Yu to be this fast, let alone have the audacity to provoke him.

He had come with the resolve to kill Xuan Yu, and he couldn't tolerate this for a second longer. He let out a violent roar and launched another fierce assault.

"Fire Style: Headhunter!"

The fire-element mask monster, which had been waiting in readiness, flew out from behind Kakuzu.

Bang!

A massive, scorching orange-red flame erupted instantly, sweeping toward Xuan Yu's position like a tidal wave.

However, the next moment, a scene that left Kakuzu dumbfounded occurred once again.

"Whoosh—!"

Seeing the flames sweeping toward him, Xuan Yu's figure flashed abruptly once more, calmly exiting the attack range of the Fire Style: Headhunter!

And this time, Kakuzu saw it clearly.

Xuan Yu's movement speed was impossibly fast!

In the blink of an eye, Xuan Yu had retreated from the area covered by the flames.

Xuan Yu's unfathomable, high-speed movement technique left Kakuzu secretly alarmed.

Even with a high-speed ninjutsu like Lightning Style: False Darkness, he feared he might not be able to catch this brat.

Realizing that Xuan Yu possessed a massive speed advantage, the battle-hardened Kakuzu immediately reformulated his combat plan in his mind.

He snorted coldly and mocked Xuan Yu, "Brat, are you only capable of low-life tricks like sneak attacks and running away? If that's the case, don't let me see you again! A small fry like you who only knows how to run for his life isn't worthy of fighting me!"

Kakuzu was intentionally goading Xuan Yu, trying to force him to take the initiative.

As long as Xuan Yu attacked him, no matter how fast he was, he wouldn't be able to dodge at the same time he was launching an offensive.

He was convinced that Xuan Yu's true strength wasn't much; otherwise, he wouldn't have been dodging and weaving, afraid to face him head-on.

"As you wish."

Xuan Yu wasn't angered by Kakuzu's words, but he decided to make a move nonetheless.

He had just tested his current speed, and his 4,000-point speed attribute was ridiculously fast; Kakuzu couldn't do anything to him with either taijutsu or ninjutsu.

Since the speed test was passed, it was time to test the power of his taijutsu.

If he were proficient in more taijutsu, he could have used a few other moves to spar with Kakuzu.

Unfortunately, for now, he only knew this one Leaf Whirlwind.

Then he would just have to let Kakuzu experience the power of a Lv10 Leaf Whirlwind firsthand!

Before the words had even faded, Xuan Yu stopped dodging and lunged toward Kakuzu.

Seeing Xuan Yu actually charging at him, Kakuzu was overjoyed: Foolish brat, you fell for it so easily? Very well, everything ends here!

His emerald green pupils seemed to already picture himself punching through Xuan Yu's chest.

As Xuan Yu rapidly closed in, he too gathered his strength, preparing to unleash his most fearsome punch with all his might.

This time, no further accidents occurred.

In a flash of lightning, Xuan Yu appeared before Kakuzu.

Before Kakuzu could even use his Earth Grudge Fear secret technique again, Xuan Yu had already struck first.

"Leaf--Whirlwind!!"

Xuan Yu suddenly leaped into the air, spinning 360 degrees at high speed before unleashing an incredibly powerful spinning kick.

"Whoosh--!"

A gust of wind howled, and in an instant, a milky white, high-speed rotating airflow formed, transforming into a small tornado.

Wherever the small tornado passed, sand and stones flew, trees snapped, and the ground cracked, its might terrifying.

Kakuzu, caught directly in the blast, was instantly swept into the storm, spinning uncontrollably dozens of times before being sent flying backward like a cannonball.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of loud thuds echoed as Kakuzu's heavy body swept through an arc, smashing through branches and trees in his path within the forest.

When he finally managed to steady himself and looked at Xuan Yu again, Kakuzu's emerald green pupils were trembling violently.

He was utterly shocked: "This is the Leaf Whirlwind?!"

The Leaf Whirlwind wasn't a particularly profound taijutsu. In his long mercenary career, he had indeed fought ninjas who used the Leaf Whirlwind.

But this was the first time he had witnessed the Leaf Whirlwind unleash such terrifying power!

Looking at Xuan Yu again, a trace of apprehension involuntarily appeared in Kakuzu's eyes.

According to his "principles," Xuan Yu was just a kid he could easily handle. But now that the initiative was in Xuan Yu's hands, he had to re-evaluate the situation.

Not only was Xuan Yu's speed outrageously fast, but he also appeared to be a formidable ninja skilled in taijutsu.

If the fight continued, he would undoubtedly face a bitter struggle, and might even find himself in the awkward position of being unable to win or escape!

Kakuzu didn't know that, as the saying goes, Cheng Yaojin has three tricks, and other powerful ninjas have at least two. Xuan Yu, in fact, only had "one trick."

Although the Leaf Whirlwind taijutsu could be used repeatedly, Xuan Yu had only mastered this one taijutsu for now.

On the other side, after knocking Kakuzu away with a single Leaf Whirlwind, Xuan Yu did not press his advantage.

With his arms crossed and a playful grin on his face, he shouted to the distant Kakuzu, "Kakuzi, you still need to train! You can't even take one of my casual moves. If I get serious, won't I beat the crap out of you? Alright, hurry up and get back to grinding missions. When you've been tempered enough in missions and become stronger, come find me to play again!"

Xuan Yu had no intention of continuing the fight. He knew that defeating Kakuzu would bring him no benefit.

On the contrary, by letting Kakuzu continue to carry out bounty missions, he could repeatedly snatch prey from the tiger's mouth and continuously earn commissions.

Therefore, what he needed to do now was not to eliminate Kakuzu, but to "encourage" Kakuzu to take on more missions.

After all, Kakuzi was currently the number one mercenary in the Black Market!

Kakuzi's products were guaranteed to be top-notch.