A future member of the Akatsuki, one half of the "immortal duo"-an old monster who had lived for decades and even crossed paths with the First Hokage.
The wielder of Earth Grudge Fear, proficient in ninjutsu of all five chakra natures. Powerful, cold-hearted, and obsessed with money!
What was he doing here?!
Was this rundown castle his base?
Or was he looking for something too?
Countless thoughts flashed through Uchiha Makoto's mind, but his expression quickly returned to normal.
This is bad. Really bad.
With someone like him in our way, slipping away unnoticed is out of the question.
Tch. I just wanted to keep my head down and pass through. Wouldn't it have been nice if everyone minded their own business? Uchiha Makoto grumbled furiously to himself.
But you just had to jump out and block our way... Then don't blame me for getting rough. You may be a veteran powerhouse, but I, Uchiha Makoto, am no pushover! You want to keep us here? Let's see if you can bite off more than you can chew!
With that thought, he abandoned his plan to flee immediately.
Since his opponent had moved to intercept them, he clearly had no intention of settling this peacefully.
Simply running away and exposing his back to an enemy of this caliber would be even more dangerous.
He took a deep breath and rapidly formed hand seals, so fast that Nako and the other two beside him saw only a blur!
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
A blazing fire dragon, several times larger and more concentrated than the one Entetsu had unleashed earlier, roared from Uchiha Makoto's mouth.
With enough force to burn everything to ash, the fire dragon slammed not into Kakuzu, but into the Wind Release that continued to bear down on