Only when they drew closer did he notice that Naruto Uzumaki's eyes had become the Rinnegan!
"What's going on?!"
Kakuzu's mind reeled.
The Rinnegan...
Wasn't their leader the only one who had it?
Why did Naruto Uzumaki have those eyes too?
Just then, Naruto Uzumaki parted his lips. "Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
A powerful repulsive force struck Kakuzu, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
His body gouged a trench dozens of meters long through the ground before he finally came to a stop.
The next second,
Several sharp Black Rods followed.
Squelch!
Squelch!
Squelch!
In an instant, they pierced all four of his hearts with unerring accuracy.
"Rasengan!"
Kakuzu stared in terror as Naruto Uzumaki appeared before him, a Rasengan spinning in his palm.
"Don't kill me!"
"I was wrong! I was wrong!"
Kakuzu squeezed his eyes shut and shouted.
He had never felt so close to death.
"That's enough. Stop yelling."
"Work for me from now on, and behave yourself. Got it?"
Naruto looked at Kakuzu, speechless.
He had lived so long and was still this afraid of dying.
If anything, he had only gotten worse with age.
"Got it."
Kakuzu nodded repeatedly at Naruto Uzumaki.
His fantasy of collecting the ten-billion bounty on Naruto Uzumaki's corpse had shattered.
He had never imagined Naruto Uzumaki could be this strong.
In a single instant, Naruto had nearly killed him.
He had never felt such terrifying power from anyone else.
Now he truly submitted.
No wonder even someone like Pain had chosen to submit.
Strength like that
Was simply monstrous.
"Kakuzu, get up."
Seeing that the fight was over, Konan flew over to Naruto Uzumaki's side.
"White Tiger, what's going on?"
"Did Pain give his eyes to Naruto Uzu... to the new leader too?"
Kakuzu asked, baffled.
"No."
"Naruto-kun's