The effect of that heavy punch utterly shattered the courage those people had just mustered. Watching their terrified panic, Uchiha Yū lightly shook his head and said coldly and mercilessly,
"If any of you are confident you can take one punch from me, then stand in front of me and prove you have the strength. Don't just talk big like worthless trash."
This time, not a single ninja dared to step forward. Uchiha Yū's fist had frightened them. Under such a terrifying attack, could anyone really withstand it?
Even those ninjas proficient in Earth Release were only slightly stronger than the man from before. That person had been effortlessly smashed into a bloody mist. If it were them, they would either die or be severely injured. They no longer had the courage to take another step forward. Joining Akatsuki would grant them protection, but only if they lived long enough to get in.
Before they could even be captured by their enemies, they would die at Akatsuki's hands. Wouldn't that make them the most pitiful unlucky fools?
Seeing that the time was ripe, Kakuzu flashed to Uchiha Yū's side. Compared to the approachable Uchiha Yū, Kakuzu continued to play the bad cop, opening his mouth to sneer,
"A bunch of overconfident fools. With your strength, I already said you couldn't pass the test. You're only wasting our time. Have you seen how weak you are now? Get the hell out of here. Anyone too slow to leave can become one of my newly stored hearts!"
The pressure from a top-tier powerhouse made quite a few of the ninjas present go weak in the legs and collapse to their knees. They then fled in a panic, terrified that if they were even a step too slow, they would be mercilessly killed.