"The Raikage? I certainly had some deep ties with him."
Arcs of electricity crackled wildly over Kakuzu's body in the quiet space!
"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!"
Without another word, Kakuzu charged straight ahead!
His speed was almost on par with Yugito's!
"Hell Stab?"
Yugito lost her composure and could only dodge frantically!
"Impossible... apart from Lord Third Raikage and Lord Fourth Raikage, who only mastered the Hell Stab two years ago..."
She raised her eyes to Kakuzu's forehead.
"Are you a missing-nin from Kumogakure?"
"You guessed wrong!"
Kakuzu's back bulged high, making him look like a monster.
Two black-thread masked monsters perched on his shoulders, one on either side.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"
Blazing fire and a hurricane struck at Yugito simultaneously!
Yugito's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly dodged to the side!
But the cramped terrain kept her from escaping completely, and the Wind Release and Fire Release attacks still struck her left arm!
Fortunately, the Two-Tails' chakra coating absorbed most of the damage.
"Rat Tail Ball!"
She retreated into a corner, and over a dozen fireballs burning with blue flames appeared in the arena.
Guided by her chakra threads, the Rat Tail Balls closed in on Kakuzu from all sides!
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
Surging water gathered at Kakuzu's feet, forming eight columns that spun rapidly around him.
"This guy... he can actually use all five nature transformations..."
She curled her fingers, controlling the Rat Tail Balls as she attacked Kakuzu relentlessly.
But Kakuzu had no intention of using Water Release to defend himself.
After blocking several attacks, the Wild Water Wave went out of control.
The enormous torrent swept in every direction, and the water in the arena rose past Kakuzu's ankles.
"Is he planning to use Lightning Release to