The black Earth Grudge Fear tendrils danced wildly through the rainy night as Kakuzu's aura surged to its peak.
"Die, you brats from the Hidden Leaf Village!"
However, before he could unleash that terrifying combined ninjutsu, Chenshu Senju, sitting atop the wall, let out a huge yawn.
"In the middle of the night, making so much noise... what if you wake up all the neighbors?"
Before his words had even faded, Chenshu Senju vanished from where he stood.
A speck of golden light flickered eerily behind Kakuzu.
Flying Thunder God: Second Step.
"Boom!"
A monstrous flying kick wrapped in terrifying senjutsu chakra erupted behind Kakuzu without warning.
"Pwah—"
Kakuzu did not even have time to react. Like a cannonball fired from its barrel, he was instantly kicked into the distant ruins, smashing through three walls.
With a crisp cracking sound, another heart representing Lightning Release was destroyed on the spot.
Shock.
Kisame's hand gripping Samehada suddenly trembled, and his scalp went numb.
What kind of monster possessed such speed and strength? His teammate, whom he had always taken pride in, could not even withstand a single move from him?
He had used Flying Thunder God without forming a single hand sign. Such terrifying mastery of space-time ninjutsu was enough to drive anyone into despair.
If this continued, the three Akatsuki executives would all be buried here tonight, turned into fertilizer for someone else's bounty.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
Without hesitation, Kisame drained every last bit of chakra in his body, spewing out towering waves and forcibly driving Sasuke and Kimimaro back.
Under the cover of the waves, Kisame scooped up the severely injured Kakuzu with one hand and lifted Hidan, who was still spraying uncontrollably with "pfft, pfft," like a chick with the other.
The Akatsuki's three