Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Qu Feng naturally saw through Lao Deng's thoughts and didn't intend to keep wasting time with him.

His black eyes instantly transformed into a pair of golden Mangekyou Sharingan! This sudden change nearly made the Grand Elder choke to death.

Why are they using Dust Release and Sharingan? Who did Takigakure offend?!

"This lord of Konoha, the assassination of the Hokage was entirely Kakuzu's doing! It has nothing to do with me or Takigakure!"

Even now, the old man is still looking for an excuse to escape and save his life. He is now like a stray dog, and he has lost all the poise he put on at the mansion.

Sure enough, such a despicable person will show his true colors when faced with a life-or-death crisis.

"You don't need to say anything. I naturally know more than you. You just need to focus on your journey. I have no interest in taking over Takigakure Village."

The Grand Elder was filled with panic when he saw that Qu Feng was determined to kill him.

"No! No, no! I can teach you the Earth Grudge Technique! Spare my life!"

Listening to the Grand Elder's voice now felt like a mosquito was buzzing in his ear.

His aura solidified instantly! His entire body was enveloped in a white skeleton! White flames burned on the skeleton.

Then a huge bone claw grew out from behind! It reached out and grabbed at the Grand Elder!

Upon seeing this, the elder immediately turned and ran! Susanoo was simply beyond his ability to control!

His only thought was to run away; once he got into the village, the village wouldn't dare do anything to him!

But unfortunately, the design of these five old men ruined him; the dim space only had a faint blue fluorescence.

In a frantic escape to avoid the rock spears, I have no idea where the cave entrance is!

I just instinctively ran backward.

He now deeply regrets his past self for building such a complicated secret room!

But what I want to say is that even if the construction is more complicated, catching this little mouse is just like an old lady blowing her nose, easily pinched and squeezed.

Before the Grand Elder could run far, the Bone Claw of the Wind was already behind him!

Sensing the danger, the elder leaped high into the air and landed precisely in the claws of the Wind-Taking Beast.

Qu Feng was stunned when he saw this. "Is this how you escape?"

Anyway, all we need to do is catch him.

With a forceful pull of the bone claw, the Grand Elder immediately fainted, and it's likely he'll never wake up again.

Kakuzu, standing to the side, was completely invisible, watching the show from beginning to end.

"What do you want to do with him?"

"Put him on the ground first, I need to practice with him."

Hearing Kakuzu's words, Torifu found them interesting. Judging from Kakuzu's excessive familiarity with the route, he must be a regular here.

It's quite impressive that they've been coming here to learn secretly without anyone noticing.

"Have you thought it through? I can tell from the way this old man looks. This technique will turn you into something neither human nor ghost."

Qu Feng was right. The Grand Elder was covered in black lines, including his nose and mouth, which made him look very unpleasant.

"With this skill, I will be of use."

Hearing this answer surprised Qu Feng. This young man got into character quite quickly; he was already thinking about his future development.

In this way, Qu Feng had no reason to dissuade him, so he was left to do as he pleased.

Kakuzu formed hand seals, channeling chakra to generate black lines of Earth Grudge within his body.

Then, black lines began to gush out from his entire arm. These black lines, as if they were half-alive, twisted and intertwined in the air.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiao thrust his hand directly into the Grand Elder's chest! Even under such intense pain, the Grand Elder did not regain consciousness.

Kakuzu ignored the Grand Elder's condition and, after a few moments of searching, found the Grand Elder's heart.

It was torn off forcefully!

Kakuzu ripped out a bloody, still-beating heart.

At the same time, the Grand Elder also lost his life force and died completely.

No matter what, he was the leader of a village, yet he died so inexplicably in this underground cave, which is quite sad.

The black lines on Kakuzu's arm surged toward his heart, completely enveloping it in just a few seconds.

His heart completely disappeared, but a mask appeared on Kakuzu's back, and the expression on the mask alone was terrifying.

"Is this... the Earth Grudge?"

Chapter 133 Nighttime Massacre

His heart completely disappeared, but a mask appeared on Kakuzu's back, and the expression on the mask alone was terrifying.

"Is this... the Earth Grudge?"

Having successfully obtained the horn, he asked, "How does it feel?"

Kakuzu stretched his body and found that nothing was different from usual.

"Don't worry, he's in pretty good shape. Maybe it will be a while before he reaches the level of the Grand Elder."

Kakuzu wasn't too worried about the angle, since he had killed five elders even without anyone's help in the original world.

With my own help now, it should be faster.

Kakuzu is quite satisfied with himself as he is now. He hasn't become inhuman; he's just a little different from normal people.

But paying these prices for five more chances to die in someone else's place could potentially lead to immortality.

Kakuzu felt he had made a great deal; the Earth Grudge Fear was indeed a good ninjutsu, and since he had already learned it, it was no longer of any use to him.

You can either give it away as a favor or keep it as a collectible.

Between the two, Kakuzu chose the former, since keeping it as a collection would only result in a scroll.

As the first member of the Wind-Seeking Organization, there's not much to say about him expressing his loyalty in the early days.

He handed the scroll to Qu Feng: "I have none left. You can keep it for cultivation or whatever, it's entirely up to you."

Qu Feng looked at the Earthly Grudge Secret Technique, but his heart was not stirred. After all, Qu Feng could not accept becoming neither human nor ghost. Even if he lived, he would feel that there was no meaning in it.

However, since it's a gift from my subordinate, I'll just keep it and use it to expand my collection.

That's all settled here. Next up should be the remaining four elders.

However, they all live in the mansion, and making a rash move might alert the guards and their clansmen inside.

To avoid killing innocent people, Qu Feng asked, "What's next? Should we go to the elder's residence and kill him directly?"

Kakuzu nodded, his teeth still clenched tightly: "Of course! Everyone in the manor is in cahoots with the elders, they're all snakes and rats!"

Seeing how angry Jiao was, Qu Feng didn't say anything and followed him back the way he came.

This time, without too many concerns, when encountering difficult rock crevices or caves, he simply used Dust Release to shatter them.

This also saved the two of them a lot of time.

When Kaze and Kakuzu came out of the treasure pavilion, it was almost eleven o'clock.

The long period of manipulating the puppet had somewhat disrupted Qu Feng's thoughts, but he was still able to persevere.

After all, all I need to do is kill those four idiots and I can get back to sleep.

Kakudo consciously walked ahead to guide Torifu. Although Torifu had been here once before, at night, not only could the streets of Takigakure be barely visible, but there were also frequent calls from unknown birds.

It was incredibly eerie. Toki tried to locate it, but all he could see when he looked up was endless darkness. Only by activating his Sharingan could he see anything clearly.

However, Toru is already somewhat tired, and with Kakuzu leading the way, Toru no longer needs to keep his Sharingan active all the time.

Takigakure Village wasn't very big, and the two of them walked quickly, arriving at the elders' residence in no time.

There were two guards at the entrance, one fat and one thin, who looked like they had been sleeping for a long time.

Kakuzu quietly stepped forward and slashed at their necks!

Blood gushed from his artery, filling his entire throat, rendering him completely unable to utter a single word.

One can only weep in despair as death approaches.

After dealing with the guards, the two gently pushed open the gate and went inside.

There was no one in sight, perhaps they were all asleep, and the two guards at the door were of no use at all.

They slept like the dead, and just like that, they died completely in their sleep. May they both have sweet dreams tonight.

Kakuzu and Torifu initially planned to split up after entering the mansion, but after discovering that Torifu knew nothing about the place, Kakuzu abandoned the idea.

The two of them acted together honestly.

The two then went on a killing spree in the mansion, killing anyone they saw alive.

Qu Feng is responsible for knocking them out; how they die is entirely up to the angle.

This can lessen their suffering a little, and they can die without even realizing it, which is better than being tortured to death.

The two started with the weakest elder and killed him easily.

Kakuzu also used the Earth Grudge to devour his heart, thus allowing him to die twice in place of others. There were still three elders left, which was just enough to fill the Earth Grudge.

During the battle with the Fifth Elder, he shouted "Enemy attack!" which woke everyone in the mansion.

They all came out to search for the enemy.

But when they went into the courtyard, they found that it was surrounded by high earthen walls.

Unable to call for reinforcements from the village, they had to fight the enemy on their own, but they didn't know how strong the enemy was.

However, it is certain that the Fifth Elder has been killed, and this alone can give us a glimpse into the enemy's strength.

The second, third, and fourth elders had already gathered together. The severity of the situation forced them to cooperate, otherwise, death would surely be their fate.

"Damn it! Where did the First Elder go at this time!" the Fourth Elder cursed viciously.

The strongest among them had left the mansion at some point, leaving only the few of them struggling to hold on.

The tribesmen were on the verge of being overwhelmed.