Kusagakure.
Mangled corpses, ruined houses...
Kakuzu stood inside Kusagakure, his black robe already removed, his upper body bare. Black threads thrashed wildly at his joints and mouth.
His shoulders bulged high, the black threads stretching his skin open. The mask representing his fire nature heart and the wind mask had already merged into his shoulders.
Earth Grudge Fear mode!
Powerful chakra fluctuations radiated from Kakuzu's body.
Watching the Grass Ninja resisting him, he kept forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Searing Migraine!"
A vast sheet of flames, like seawater, spewed from the Fire Release Mask's mouth. The instant it hit the ground, it expanded into a sea of fire, seeking to reduce everything before it to ash.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
A high-pressure wind sphere shot from the Wind Release Mask's mouth, sweeping away every object ahead and forming a swirling gale that cracked the ground across a vast area.
"Combined Ninjutsu: Flame Wind Turbulence!"
Kakuzu completed the final seal and shouted amid the sea of fire.
The already raging flames were swept up by the rapidly spinning mass of wind and bore down on the few remaining Grass Ninja!
The temperature was so high that the scorched air began to distort. Facing tsunami-like flames that even tore up the ground, the Grass Ninja abandoned their resistance in despair!
After the sea of fire passed, the Grass Ninja fell one after another, every one of them burned black.
Mangzhong dazedly pushed aside the two people shielding him. His body had already been burned until it cracked.
The searing heat had left him somewhat stupefied too...
Was this the gap between them and a top-tier powerhouse?
Kusagakure made its living from intelligence, so naturally, they recognized this bounty hunter who was extremely active in the Black Market.
The Grass Ninja behind him