What exactly Earth Grudge Fear was could no longer be verified. All anyone knew was that it had existed for a very long time.
Its precise effects had always been unknown, because everyone who obtained it died with their hearts hollowed out and blood pouring from their seven orifices. Their deaths were horrifically gruesome.
But Kakuzu had no other choice. Although the Holy Water had enhanced his strength, forcing his way out of the village was nearly impossible. Numbers alone could bury him to death.
"Like a homeless stray dog... and also like a wolf!"
Takigakure had already sounded the alarm. The people guarding the Holy Water rotated every dozen minutes or so, and Kakuzu had no time to deal with the bodies. Being discovered was within expectations.
At this point, there was no room for hesitation. He charged into the village's Ancestral Hall and unleashed several large-scale destructive ninjutsu, instantly clearing out the underground guards.
"Let me see what this treasure you've guarded for so many years really is!"
After entering the underground chamber, he found charred corpses strewn across the floor. Some Takigakure ninja had been burned alive, while others had suffocated. The one thing they shared was the agony frozen on every face.
Kakuzu saw it all, yet his heart did not stir in the slightest. Under the current circumstances, anyone standing in his way was an enemy.
Tap... tap...
Faint footsteps came from above. Kakuzu glanced upward and quickened his search for Earth Grudge Fear.
"Hm? What's that?"
Beneath a black statue was a small stone pool, its liquid an eerie shade of black.
If Uchiha Gen had been here, he definitely would have cried out, "Whoa! Another delicious Jashin feast!"
Kakuzu cautiously reached out to touch the liquid, but the moment he made contact, things