"Wind Release-Pressure Damage!"
"Fire Release-Searing Migraine!"
"Composite Technique-Flame Wind Turbulence!"
Kakuzu had naturally realized how difficult Naruto and the others were to deal with. No longer concerned with conserving chakra, he unleashed his most powerful Composite Technique, forcing them to keep their distance.
Damn it! Why are these guys so hard to deal with? They've taken Hidan away, too. Getting out of here is going to be tough now.
Through the raging sea of flames created by his Composite Technique, Kakuzu watched Naruto and the others with an expressionless face, but he was already considering retreat.
Kakuzu had always been selfish. Now that his own safety was threatened, he certainly wasn't going to concern himself with Hidan.
Just then, however, Kakuzu suddenly heard a voice behind him. Startled, he hurriedly turned to look.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!!"
"Big Ball Rasengan!!"
But the moment Kakuzu turned around, countless enormous Rasengan greeted him, slamming into his body one after another.
The last thing Kakuzu saw was a peculiar kunai embedded in an inconspicuous corner, its handle engraved with strange markings.
The Flying Thunder God Technique? So that's how it is...
Amid an unbroken series of thunderous impacts, Kakuzu's consciousness sank into eternal darkness.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
Although Naruto possessed vast reserves of chakra, the fierce battle had taken its toll. Both the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the numerous Big Ball Rasengan had consumed enormous amounts of chakra, leaving him gasping for air once the fighting stopped.
Seeing Naruto like this, Kakashi, Uzumaki, Karin, and the others beside them all stared at him in astonishment.
None of them had expected Naruto to have grown so powerful. No one present could confidently claim to be a match for him.
As Naruto's breathing gradually settled, Kakashi deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan and returned to his