Chapter 181: Chapter 181: The Terrifying Old Monster
Natsuki and Kakashi exchanged glances, then both ran around Kakuzu.
Kakuzu, however, was not flustered at all, just standing in place waiting for the two.
The next second, Natsuki found a weak point and extended his Demon Blade Thousand Blades without hesitation to stab. Kakuzu was clearly wary of the Demon Blade Thousand Blades and instinctively evaded.
Kakashi took the opportunity to rush forward, his Kunai going straight for Kakuzu's heart.
But before he reached Kakuzu, Kakuzu's forearm extended with black threads again, grabbing directly at Kakashi's neck.
Kakashi twisted his body to avoid it, but half of the black threads connected to Kakuzu's forearm suddenly wrapped around Kakashi, pulling him forward with force, and another part of the black threads was already poised to take Kakashi's heart.
Natsuki, however, backhanded a slash with his long sword, successfully cutting off the black threads that were trapping Kakashi.
Kakashi also quickly retreated, and by the way, sent over a Great Fireball.
"Five Three Seven" The Great Fireball caused basically no damage.
When Sasuke, Neji, Shino, Shikamaru, and Asuma arrived, they happened to see this scene.
Natsuki and Kakashi continuously attacked, while Kakuzu, relying on his unusual body structure and powerful taijutsu, dealt with them with ease, even occasionally almost ambushing Kakashi, making people break out in a cold sweat.
"Byakugan!"
Neji activated his Byakugan and was greatly surprised at what he saw.
"He indeed has five hearts in his chest, and they correspond to five different Chakra natures. It seems he was selective when taking others' hearts. Moreover, his body can no longer be called a human body. His entire body is filled with these strange black threads, completely disregarding the human Chakra structure. My Gentle Fist and Tenketsu attacks probably won't have much effect!"
As Neji said this, he felt more and more the limitations of the Hyuga Clan.
What strongest Gentle Fist and strongest Byakugan? Against special enemies, they are basically useless.
Just like just now, when Hidan swung his Three-Bladed Scythe, his bare hands couldn't get close at all. What kind of Gentle Fist could he use then? A Kunai was more useful.
Now looking at this Kakuzu, how do you fight this body?
His whole body is black threads, his whole body is chaotic Chakra. How can your Gentle Fist cut off the opponent's Chakra?
The one who answered Neji's inner doubts was Sasuke. He directly rushed forward, not caring about so much. He flashed with Lightning Flash and arrived in front of Kakuzu, his short sword going straight for Kakuzu's heart.
He already knew that the heart was the weak point and attacking other places was useless, so Sasuke wouldn't waste his energy.
However, how could Kakuzu be easy to deal with?
He saw him flick his arm with the long thread, and it actually accurately hit Sasuke's face, instantly sending Sasuke flying.
Sasuke thought he was very fast, but he didn't expect Kakuzu to be faster. Not only did he see through his movements, but his attacks were also more fierce, giving him no time to react.
"So strong! This kind of opponent is a true powerhouse!"
Sasuke sighed in his heart, subconsciously comparing him to Hidan just now.
That Hidan was just relying on his immortality and strange curse-killing secret technique. In reality, he wasn't strong at all. As long as you knew the information in advance and formulated a plan, killing him was very simple.
It was easily achieved just now.
To be honest, Sasuke even looked down on Kakuzu in his heart because of this. His personality, which easily gets carried away, is truly undesirable.
Now, being slapped in the face by Kakuzu as soon as he arrived, he finally sobered up a bit.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Shino released a swarm of insects to attack, but Kakuzu formed a hand seal casually, opened his mouth, and sprayed a fireball, accurately burning a large area, Shino didn't even have time to react.
"Let's go together! Shikamaru, provide cover!"
Asuma was not idle either. Knowing that the enemy was difficult to deal with, he immediately equipped his Chakra Blade and rushed forward.
He swung his sword, but was grabbed by the wrist by Kakuzu. Kakuzu was stunned when he saw his face: "Asuma Sarutobi, bounty 35 million Ryo!"
Asuma's face instantly darkened. It really was that amount!
But Kakuzu was like a mouse seeing meat, grabbing Asuma's hand tightly and not letting go, the black threads on his body going straight for Asuma's heart.
Fortunately, Neji rushed up in time, unleashing the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms frantically.
Moreover, his hands were wrapped in Chakra, actually cutting off quite a few black threads, but these black threads were much tougher than ordinary Chakra threads, making it very difficult for Neji to cut them. But fortunately, Asuma took the opportunity to escape, and the Chakra Blade in his hand, infused with Wind Release, cut off a large section of black threads.
However, Kakuzu's combat skill was extremely high. A large mass of black threads also surged out from his chest area, actually wrapping around the hands of Asuma and Neji.
"Give me your hearts!"
Kakuzu's voice carried a smile, as if he was determined to succeed.
However, the next second, with two sounds of 'plop', a sword and a hand pierced through his back.
It turned out to be Natsuki's Demon Blade and Kakashi's Chidori. While Kakuzu was distracted by Asuma and the others, they suddenly accelerated and launched an attack, thus successfully ambushing him...
However, Natsuki and Kakashi's expressions were not very good.
Because the feeling was wrong!
"I was already prepared for you. My heart was moved to the side long ago. Only this Byakugan kid can see clearly!"
Kakuzu said, and suddenly spun with force, throwing all four of them away. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue wrapping the four with threads, but rather that the Lightning Release attached to the Demon Blade and Chidori made him uncomfortable. Plus, with the Uchiha kid and the bug-controlling kid watching him like tigers, he couldn't stand there as a target.
However, he didn't notice that before being thrown away, Natsuki suddenly reached out and left a Flying Thunder God Technique mark on his back.
All seven were panting, not from exhaustion, but from the horror just now that made everyone break out in a cold sweat. The opponent was too strong, and they couldn't compete in taijutsu.
And Kakuzu apparently also realized this point, so he stopped playing with taijutsu.
He suddenly took off his black cloak with red clouds, revealing his body full of stitches and the masks on his back.
Natsuki reminded: "The masks are his hearts!"
Everyone nodded, holding their breath even more.
But the next second, Kakuzu's body began to swell and twist, as if something was about to break out of his body, especially his back which kept bulging, as if the masks were rebelling. With a 'plop' sound, the stitches on his back completely tore open, and masses of black threads with masks drilled out from his body, turning into four black thread mask monsters standing beside him.
This change made everyone swallow their saliva, not daring to act rashly for a moment.
Kakuzu silently formed hand signs: "Earth Style: Head Hunter Technique!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
One of the masked creatures opened its mouth and spewed out a vast sea of fire, as if it wanted to incinerate the heavens and earth, causing everyone's faces to change drastically.
It was hard to imagine how much Chakra this technique consumed.
Everyone also quickly dodged.
And Kakuzu also began his Ninjutsu attack mode.
He continuously formed hand signs, and the masked creatures would follow suit, spewing out Ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Bang!
One of the masked creatures spewed out a powerful high-pressure water cannon, which easily pierced through the trunks of several large trees.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Crackling!
Several thick lightning spears were spewed out by the masked creatures, almost clearing out a large area of mountain rock.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
Whoosh!
The masked creature spewed out a giant wind sphere, instantly resembling the passage of a typhoon.