Shisui and Itachi were both a little shocked by Kakuzu's inhuman feat.
Free Naruto remained perfectly calm.
"He's Kakuzu, a rogue ninja from Takigakure. You could call him a legendary ninja."
Just then, Naruto began explaining who Kakuzu was.
"The reason he's a legend is... he once fought our Konoha's First Hokage!"
Naruto's words shocked Itachi and Shisui even more than Kakuzu surviving decapitation had.
"He fought the First Hokage? Wouldn't that make him nearly a hundred years old?"
Hearing Naruto and Itachi's conversation, Kakuzu rolled his neck and chuckled. "Heh heh heh... I never thought anyone in this day and age would still know about me!"
Kakuzu rarely brought up his battle with the First Hokage.
Having some brat reveal it outright today made him feel quite pleased with himself.
But before Kakuzu could enjoy that feeling for more than a few minutes, Naruto's next words enraged him.
"Yep! He really did fight the First Hokage. He just threw a kunai at him from four hundred kilometers away! Then a single look from the First scared him off."
Kakuzu: ...
Shisui: ...
Itachi: ...
"Bastard... you're asking to die!"
Humiliated and furious, Kakuzu swung a fist at Naruto.
Itachi intercepted him, blocking his attacks as he said, "That still makes this senior quite impressive. At least... he could recognize the gap between himself and the First and knew when to make a strategic retreat!"
Shisui nodded to himself as well. "Mm-hmm... we can confirm he's not an idiot!"
Kakuzu: ...
If Naruto's words had angered Kakuzu, then Shisui and Itachi's teasing made him explode on the spot.
That was right... he literally exploded.
The back of his clothes burst apart, and Earth Grudge Fear emerged from his back.
Four monsters wearing eerie white masks appeared on either side of