The light in Kakuzu's eyes began to fade.
He stood where he was, then his body toppled uncontrollably to the ground and went lifeless.
Anyone else would surely have thought he was dead.
After all, no one in this world could survive having their heart pierced.
But with Earth Grudge Fear, he was different from ordinary people, unless all his hearts were completely destroyed.
Otherwise, he simply would not die.
Even if he lost a heart, he could replace it in time.
"Stop playing dead."
Uchiha Jin stared coldly at him, drew his Tachi, and slashed at the mask on Kakuzu's shoulder.
"You've used this trick to kill plenty of people, haven't you?"
First, he would pretend to be defeated and killed, then suddenly spring into action once his enemy let their guard down.
The chances of landing a sneak attack under those circumstances were extremely high.
Just as the Tachi was about to strike, the supposedly "dead" Kakuzu suddenly rolled aside, dodging the descending blade.
He got up from the ground, brushed the dust off himself, and watched the boy before him warily.
"Boy, it seems you know more than I imagined."
Uchiha Jin was right. He had used this method to kill quite a few powerful opponents.
Earlier, he had deliberately left an opening to let his opponent kill him.
He had planned to launch a sudden sneak attack when his opponent thought the fight was over and relaxed his guard.
Trading one heart for victory was a bargain no matter how he looked at it!
Who could have imagined he would see through it?
Uchiha Jin wasted no words and attacked again.
How could he let these hard-to-come-by Justice Points slip away?
Although Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear made him troublesome, it was merely a matter of killing