Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

"I told you from the start! Don't target Kakuzu like that! But you all listened to the Grand Elder! And now look what's happened, the Grand Elder is the first to run away! He doesn't even want his own people anymore!"

What they didn't know was that the Grand Elder had already died, and his body had long been decomposed into atoms by Qu Feng using Dust Escape.

Not even ashes are left.

The Second Elder sighed, "Who would have known that he had secretly learned the Earthly Grudge Technique? None of us have learned it, so we don't even know how to deal with it."

"Moreover, the person next to Kakuzu is even stronger, and the clansmen have no power to fight back."

One ninjutsu can kill a large number of ninjas; no matter how many ninjas you have, it won't be enough to kill them all.

The three elders are now in a dilemma. They can only force themselves to come up with a solution before all their clansmen are wiped out, otherwise they will have no choice but to go to hell to join the Fifth Elder.

"How about we smash down the earthen wall surrounding the mansion? With the three of us working together, a single earthen wall is no problem!"

The usually taciturn Third Elder spoke calmly.

This method is a gamble; if it fails, you'll be caught red-handed.

Chapter 134 The Complete Earthly Grudge

The usually taciturn Third Elder spoke calmly.

This method is a gamble; if it fails, you'll be caught red-handed.

The two elders exchanged glances. Although this method was a bit foolish, there was no better way at the moment.

We can only give it a try. If it succeeds, everything will be fine; if it fails, that's just fate.

Under the cover of their clansmen, the three elders unleashed their strongest ninjutsu, rapidly depleting their chakra.

Unlike the Grand Elder, the strongest among them is only at the level of an elite Jonin, and they are all quite old, so they are unable to perform at their full potential.

Three ninjutsu techniques struck a single point on the earthen wall simultaneously, resulting in a massive explosion!

But the sound was weakened by the layers of earthen walls, and by the time it reached the village, it was barely audible.

After the smoke cleared, the three elders looked on expectantly, ready to flee at any moment.

But to their despair, not only was the earthen wall not blown open, but not even a single clod of earth fell!

This was already their strongest attack, and they had used up half of their chakra.

This is the ending we got!

"What! This is impossible!" The Third Elder lost his composure and his eyes were filled with fear.

At this point, he could no longer think of any way to escape, and his last hope for survival was extinguished.

How can such a towering wall be so sturdy? What a powerful ninja must have been to achieve this.

The Second Elder sighed, "Alas, it seems this is our fate. We've spent our whole lives scheming and plotting, and in the end, we'll die together with you all."

Knowing he had nowhere to escape, the Fourth Elder sat down on the spot, closed his eyes, and muttered something under his breath.

It seems they wanted to preserve their last shred of dignity; since death was inevitable, they wanted to die with composure.

The number of clansmen dwindled, and some even chose to defect and surrender to Kakuzu.

But none of them met a good end; their deaths were far more tragic than those of ordinary people.

Kakuzu fought his way to the three elders. Having mastered the Earth Grudge Fear technique and absorbed two hearts, Kakuzu was now at the level of an elite Jonin.

He harbored deep hatred for the five elders, who wanted to eliminate him solely for their own power and status.

He went through countless hardships to travel to the Land of Fire to assassinate the First Hokage, but fortunately the Hokage generously spared him.

Only then were they able to return to the village safely, never imagining that it was all a scheme by those five old thieves.

Kakuzu only needs to absorb three more hearts to gather all five attributes and reach the level of a near-Kage.

In fact, any heart could be taken from the corpses scattered all over the ground, but Kakuzu always reserved the last three slots for the elders.

"Do you regret your decision back then, elder?"

Kakuzu's tone was cold, as if he were questioning or doubting.

The Second Elder looked at Kakuzu, his eyes already cloudy: "Regret is useless, and we never regret anything."

Then the two elders, like the fourth elder, sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Everything is for Takigakure Village."

Seeing these three old scoundrels still putting on airs even as they faced certain death, Kakuzu was instantly enraged!

The whole "for Takigakure Village" thing is just an excuse.

Enraged, Kakuzu threw a punch at the Fourth Elder, his arm immediately severing from his body, held together only by a black thread.

The Fourth Elder felt a sharp pain, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a blood-red heart beating right in front of him.

He looked down with difficulty at his chest and saw a hole from which blood was flowing.

Then everything went black, and he left this world.

It would be impossible for the two elders to face death calmly; Kakuzu's method of killing brought their fear to its peak.

Witnessing death firsthand, and knowing that you might be next, is an indescribable feeling.

"Still nothing to say, Third Elder? I remember you said before that I would achieve great things in the future, right? Why?"

The Third Elder's thoughts were immediately drawn back to that morning ten years ago, when he was still wholeheartedly devoted to the development of the village.

The Third Elder found the two elders ahead of him utterly repulsive, as they only knew how to enjoy wealth and luxury every day.

But when exactly did I become the person I hate the most?

He really couldn't remember; his purpose in running for elder was also to make the village better.

In the end, it seems that only my own life got better.

"It's no use talking more."

He actually had a lot to say, but when the words came to his lips, he realized that he was no longer qualified to lecture anyone.

In the end, all he could say was that there was no point in saying more.

The moment my heart was removed, all the things I had experienced in my life flashed through my mind.

All the memories played in my mind like a revolving lantern.

At that moment, he seemed to realize why he had become like this.

Yes, he knows.

At the same time, his thoughts collapsed instantly, and he fell to the ground and stopped breathing.

The Second Elder didn't know why the Third Elder still had a smile on his face after his death, but anyway, this person was quite strange.

He was unconventional from the moment he became an elder, but in the end, he was successfully tempted by himself.

All that aloofness is just an act.

"Where is the Grand Elder? Is he dead?"

"Is this the question you asked before you died?"

The second elder nodded.

Kakuzu sneered, "Are you satisfied now that you've died before me?"

Upon hearing this, the Second Elder burst into laughter: "Hahaha, this old fellow put on airs in front of me, but in the end he still died. In the end, I won."

Jiao Du didn't understand the complicated grudges and affections between the elders. Only the Second Elder was left. It would be best to send them to another world to reunite.

"You think I'll just surrender?"

The Second Elder suddenly attacked! The speed at which he formed hand seals was too fast for the naked eye to follow!

"Water Release: Cross Water Blade!"

The Second Elder spat out a water blade like a high-pressure water gun, which arrived in front of Kakuzu in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that Kakuzu was about to be cut into pieces in the next second, the Second Elder smiled.

At that moment, Toru used Susanoo to block the water blade in time, averting the crisis.

"Damn it! It's you again! I was so close to losing!"

"What? You really haven't learned the Earthly Grudge Technique? Then I'll let you die knowing why!"

Kakuzu roared furiously, and then his back began to wriggle continuously, as if something was about to crawl out!

With a tearing sound, a large amount of black lines gushed out from his back, writhing continuously.

The black line also features four masks with different appearances.

"Let me show you the full power of the Earth Grudge!"

Chapter 135 Lotus

With a tearing sound, a large amount of black lines gushed out from his back, writhing continuously.

He was wearing four masks with different appearances on the black line.

"Let me show you the full power of the Earth Grudge!"

The Second Elder was stunned by the scene. He was perfectly fine just a moment ago, how could he have turned into a monster in the blink of an eye!

Is this the legendary side effect of the Earthly Grudge?

Before the Second Elder could continue pondering, the four masks on the black lines on Kakuzu's back began to twist.

They seemed to be trying to crawl out from inside, and some had even stretched out their black claws!

A moment later, the first mask emerged from the black lines! It was a black monster with long claws.

It looked like a random jumble of black lines, which was rather creepy.

The other three masks also emerged one after another and floated in mid-air.

"Do you understand? There are only four right now, and your heart is the fifth one that will be filled soon."

But Kakuzu was too honest. The Second Elder took advantage of Kakuzu's serious explanation and launched another sneak attack!