At the thought, writhing black threads involuntarily extended from Kakuzu's body, and an exceedingly delighted expression gradually rose on his face.
He... sank into endless daydreams. Just as Kakuzu was about to break through the earth and head out-
Boom!!!!
Suddenly, a Wood Dragon burst out of the earth beside him and caught Kakuzu in its jaws.
"!!!"
Looking at the Wood Dragon that had caught him in its jaws, Kakuzu's pupils abruptly contracted.
"Wood Release!! Hashirama Senju!!!"
Held in the Wood Dragon's mouth, Kakuzu went completely rigid. For a moment, a figure wearing a gentle smile kept growing larger in his mind.
Without any hesitation, white light blazed from Kakuzu's chest.
With a thunderous roar-
Boom!!!!
Kakuzu's body exploded outright. Countless black threads flew everywhere, and the Wood Dragon's head shattered with it.
After confirming that the attack was a Wood Release ninjutsu, Kakuzu chose to self-destruct without even considering verifying where it had come from.
"...He... blew himself up."
Uchiha Hikari, who was controlling the Wood Dragon, looked displeased. After plundering the Senju Nawaki clone, she had naturally taken the Wood Release it possessed along with a vast amount of life force.
She had originally only wanted to try out this newly acquired power. She had never expected him to choose self-destruction as soon as they exchanged blows, and such a meaningless self-destruction at that.
"Mm, just a stress response. He probably has a stress disorder related to Wood Release."
Uchiha Gen did not pay much attention to Kakuzu's self-destruction.
There was no way this guy would die from a little self-destruction.
He just did not know how many lives this Kakuzu had here.
Meanwhile.
Inside Sunagakure.
A Sunagakure villager who had been staying at home was just about to head out and carry out his "will of