With only two hearts left, Kakuzu was more determined than ever to escape.
This was no opponent he could defeat. He still had so much money he hadn't spent. How could he die here?
At almost the same moment...
Kazan recited with theatrical flair once more, "Shoot him dead, Shinso!"
A dazzling blade flashed again. It moved so fast it seemed to cross time and space in an instant.
Kakuzu's heart lurched. He barely managed to twist aside, but the blade still pierced his shoulder and severed his entire arm.
Fortunately, his body was unusual. The moment his arm came off, countless black tendrils shot out, and his arm was restored in an instant.
He sent Earth Grudge Fear on the attack while searching for a chance to flee.
He could replace the hearts he had lost, as long as he got away.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Violent lightning flickered inside the last Earth Grudge Fear mask, but before it could fire, Kakuzu saw Kazan raise the Kusanagi Sword.
Rumble!
Kakuzu instinctively looked up. The sky had suddenly darkened. Dark red Thunderclaps fell, seeming to pour into the blade as Haki surged across it.
Then Kazan swung the sword. "Hakai!"
Sweat beaded on Kakuzu's forehead. Under the force of that strike, he found he couldn't move at all.
The blade fell slowly enough for him to see its entire descent.
"No! It isn't too slow. It's too fast for my body to react!"
Boom!
The ground exploded. There was no blade of energy, only boundless Haki surging forward, shattering the earth in its path.
The Lightning Release fired by the last Earth Grudge Fear mask was crushed instantly. Haki swallowed it in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing behind.
A massive scar appeared in the ground, hundreds of meters