Hearing that cold voice, Fujiwara Inomura also realized that his actions had indeed failed to consider the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, so he immediately went to soothe the three children. Fujiwara Inomura was good-tempered, too. Otherwise, what Jonin team leader would coax a few Genin to cheer them up?
Minato Namikaze then voiced his question to Ye Feng. "Ye Feng, how did you know Kakuzu wasn't dead yet?"
Ye Feng offered the explanation he had prepared long beforehand. "Lord Orochimaru once told me about some of the more famous ninja in the Shinobi World. Kakuzu stole a secret technique from Takigakure that lets him absorb other people's hearts and gain their Ninjutsu abilities. But he can only absorb four at most, making five in total with his own. Each heart turns into a mask and represents an attribute, as well as one life."
"Doesn't that mean Kakuzu can use Ninjutsu of all five attributes?"
"Does that mean he can live forever as long as he keeps replacing his hearts?"
"There really are secret techniques for living forever in the Shinobi World?"
After hearing Ye Feng's explanation, the Genin traveling with them all looked interested and asked many questions.
"Kakuzu's ability should be able to extend his lifespan, but that doesn't necessarily mean he can live forever. After all, a person's mind doesn't remain strong forever. Once the mind declines while the body lives on, that person could fall into mental confusion until their hearts give out." Ye Feng also guessed that Kakuzu had discovered this problem, which was why he focused on maintaining his interest in money, delaying the time when he would fall into confusion.
"All right, there's no end to the secret techniques in the Shinobi World. You'll see all kinds in the future, so don't underestimate any ninja. What