Although the pillars of lava erupting from the ground weren't particularly powerful, Kakuzu grew a little more wary.
After all... techniques that came without any warning were a real pain.
In the Shinobi World, ninjutsu that required no hand signs were generally troublesome.
Why was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, called the fastest man alive? Because Flying Thunder God and Rasengan were both ninjutsu that required no hand signs and came without warning.
But being wary didn't mean Kakuzu would stop attacking.
The masked monsters continued unleashing ninjutsu at Shisui, while Shisui went back to dodging, constantly spreading his Nen outward.
After another round of evasive maneuvers, Shisui pulled four kunai from his ninja tool pouch.
Without another word, he hurled them at Kakuzu.
At the sight, Kakuzu sneered disdainfully beneath his mask.
Things like kunai and shuriken were utterly useless against him.
With a single sweep of his arm, he knocked away all four kunai, which didn't carry much force.
At the same time.
Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan spun again.
The kunai Kakuzu had knocked away suddenly turned into four jet-black crows and began circling in midair.
Even Kakuzu was a little startled by the sight.
"Th-this is impossible! Kunai turning into crows? Don't tell me kunai can use the Transformation Technique!"
While Kakuzu was still reeling, the four crows shot toward him like arrows loosed from a bow.
Two of the four crows targeted Kakuzu's head, while the other two aimed for his chest.
All four crows were aiming for vital spots on the human body.
Kakuzu completely ignored the crows shooting toward his head. The two targeting his chest, however, were ones he had to guard against.
Kakuzu lashed out with both hands, knocking those two crows away.
The two crows aimed at his head punched two