Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

The sheer scale of the attack caused Kakuzu and Sasori's pupils to shrink in shock. Given their lateral movement speed, it was impossible for them to dodge such a massive attack. Before they could even see the enemy, they were already cornered by the onslaught.

"So many Lightning Release kunai, are they a Jonin unit from the Cloud Village?" Kakuzu wondered as he rapidly formed hand seals, retreating as quickly as possible to get out of the kunai's attack range.

Earth flow wall!

It's a simple Earth Release ninjutsu. Although it's hard to say how effective this level of ninjutsu will be against a Lightning Release attack, its advantage is that it requires few hand seals and can be activated quickly.

Kakuzu himself didn't expect that Earth Release ninjutsu could withstand the enemy's Lightning Release kunai, but for a master like him, as long as the enemy's offensive was slowed down slightly, he could escape from the range of the kunai.

As Kakuzu attempted to defend himself, Sasori also made a swift move, with a scroll suddenly falling from Hiruko's sleeve.

Scorpion caught the falling scroll with one hand and grabbed the handle with the other, quickly unrolling it in front of him.

"Bang!!!"

As a cloud of white mist rose from the unfolded scroll, a humanoid puppet appeared before Scorpion.

This is a tall human puppet. Sasori, through a secret technique, preserved the puppet's chakra and bloodline limit from its previous life. And this human puppet that appeared in Sasori's hands was none other than the long-lost Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage raised both hands to face the incoming Lightning Release kunai, and iron sand rapidly floated out from his body, condensing into a thick shield in front of him and Sasori.

"Clang clang clang clang!!!!"

The powerful kunai struck the iron sand shield one after another, producing a series of loud bangs, and the sound waves caused the leaves in the forest to rustle.

Even though Scorpion was inside the puppet Hiruko's body, he still felt the ground shaking. Several seconds later, the loud noise completely disappeared, and the tremors that echoed from the ground also vanished.

The shield formed from condensed iron sand slowly disintegrated, and black iron sand floated in mid-air, faintly protecting Sasori and the Third Kazekage, one person and one puppet, forming rings of dust.

At the same time, Kakuzu, who had briefly delayed the enemy's attack using Earth Release: Earth Wall, also escaped the attack range of the kunai. Looking at the lightning release kunai that had disappeared into the soil, Kakuzu's face turned ugly.

Suddenly, another whooshing sound came from above. Sensing danger, Kakuzu looked up and saw a jutsu kunai shooting down at him from above. Without thinking, Kakuzu leaned forward and did a forward roll to get away from where he was.

The very next second after he left his spot, Kakuzu caught a glimpse of a white figure out of the corner of his eye.

Shinichi Hyuga, dressed in a white training uniform, suddenly appeared silently beside Kakuzu, gripping a kunai tightly in his hand, and thrust it directly towards Kakuzu's temple.

All the previous attacks against Kakuzu and Sasori were merely feints. Although they successfully forced out Sasori's puppet, this was not Shinichi Hyuga's primary objective.

The lightning-style kunai that were scattered out were merely setting up a suitable battlefield for his Flying Thunder God Technique. The deliberate use of lightning to increase the piercing ability of these kunai was not to make them potentially harm Kakuzu and the others, but rather to ensure that these kunai could successfully sink into the ground, thereby concealing the "mark" of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Attacking Kakuzu from above only forced him to reposition, forcing him to dodge and enter the previously set-up "Flying Thunder God Battle Zone".

The two attacks were solely for the purpose of supporting Shinichi's current offensive.

Kakuzu possesses the secret technique Earth Grudge Fear, which allows him to obtain chakra of a different attribute by stealing the hearts of others. While this technique extends his own lifespan, it also leaves him with as many as five vital points on his heart.

In addition to the one heart he originally possessed, Kakuzu plundered four other hearts through Earth Grudge Fear, mastering four different chakra nature transformations different from his own, thus turning Kakuzu into an "immortal cockroach" with five lives.

Shinichi knows Kakuzu's secret, but at the same time, Shinichi doesn't think that Kakuzu, who possesses the Earth Grudge Fear, truly has five lives.

Kakuzu's body had been completely transformed into black tentacles capable of releasing chakra through the Earth Grudge Fear technique. There were no pressure points, not even any muscle tissue, left on his body. Gentle Fist was utterly useless against Kakuzu in this state.

However, on the other hand, although Kakuzu doesn't have acupoints or meridians, and his heart has as many as five vital points, would it be necessary to destroy Kakuzu's heart five times to kill him?

That's not necessarily true...

Although there are five hearts, there is only one brain, right?! As long as the opponent's brain can be destroyed and their consciousness extinguished, even if Kakuzu has five hearts, he will probably only die, right?!

In order to avoid attracting attention as much as possible, Shinichi Hyuga did not intend to use any impressive ninjutsu; he only wanted to use the Flying Thunder God Technique combined with taijutsu to quickly kill his opponent.

"!!!"

Just as Shinichi had predicted, Shinichi Hyuga's appearance was too sudden. The Flying Thunder God Technique was completely unexpected. Even though Kakuzu noticed his presence the moment he appeared and made his move, he didn't have time to dodge. He turned his head with all his might and only managed to see Shinichi's face before the kunai in Shinichi's hand was already close to Kakuzu's side.

"Oops..."

"When did this guy...?"

Even in his dying moments, Kakuzu remained conscious. His body couldn't react in time, but his brain worked at lightning speed. Four hearts throbbed out of his back, and just before the kunai pierced his brain, Kakuzu's four hearts pierced through Akatsuki's uniform, transforming in mid-air into four masked black monsters that stood around the battlefield, firmly surrounding Shinichi Hyuga.

"Boom!!!"

The kunai pierced through Kakuzu's skull, and the immense force sent Kakuzu's corpse flying to the side.

"boom!!!"

The impact of the landing created a large crater, and the fallen Kakuzu, having suffered such a heavy blow, was completely lifeless.

At the same time, Sasori, who was a little further away, also glanced at Shinichi Hyuga. He glanced at Kakuzu, who was lying on the ground without making a sound. His eyes did not show any emotion. However, Sasori's true form, which was hidden in Hiruko, raised his vigilance towards Shinichi Hyuga to a new level.

"It failed..."

Shinichi Hyuga's Byakugan observed the every move of the four black monsters surrounding him. Seeing that Kakuzu's main body was no longer alive, and that the four masked monsters did not collapse immediately because of Kakuzu's death, Shinichi Hyuga was inevitably somewhat disappointed.

The four Earth Grudge Fear monsters are all capable of using large-scale ninjutsu with great power and wide range. Even Shinichi Hyuga would feel some trouble if these monsters were allowed to use them.

However, what Shinichi cared about most was Kakuzu himself...

The monster didn't break down, does that mean Kakuzu didn't die at all?!

Shinichi Hyuga's Byakugan swept over the lifeless Kakuzu body, and his attention also fell on the four Earth Grudge monsters.

"Gurgling——"

A ball of black thread suddenly rose slowly from beneath the feet of the red-faced Earth Grudge Monster. Shinichi's Byakugan could see that the chakra contained in this "black ball of thread" was very special.

As the ball of thread reached the mask of the Red-Faced Earthly Vengeful Demon, the monster's originally empty and lifeless eyes suddenly changed.

"..."

Shinichi remained unmoved, narrowing his eyes slightly as he observed everything.

At the same time, several chakra threads suddenly shot out from Hiruko's body and landed on Kakuzu's corpse, pulling it up and sending it to the side of the red-faced Earth Grudge. The thread-like monster also quickly burrowed back into Kakuzu's body.

A strange thing happened: the skull, which was originally distorted and deformed, swelled up rapidly under the filling of the "ball of thread," and in just a moment, Kakuzu, who had been silent, suddenly emitted a strong heartbeat.

As Kakuzu, shaking his head in annoyance, regained his footing, the red-faced mask of resentment shattered completely the moment it returned to Kakuzu's back.

"That's really amazing!"

"We never expected that the one who attacked us would be such a young brat!"

"If it were an ordinary ninja, you probably would have really killed him!"

A hint of relief flashed in Kakuzu's eyes, and his gaze toward Shinichi contained not only curiosity but also a palpable killing intent.

"Kid, who are you?"

Having lost his life in a single encounter, Kakuzu harbored intense killing intent while also becoming curious about Shinichi Hyuga's identity.

Shinichi Hyuga did not have any special markings that could indicate his identity, and nothing could be discerned from his appearance alone. The only certainty was that he was an extremely powerful ninja, nothing more.

Even after seeing Shinichi Hyuga's eyes, Kakuzu couldn't confirm that the other person was a ninja from the Hyuga clan of Konoha Village, because Shinichi's eyes were very different from the Byakugan in the traditional sense.

As he grew older, Shinichi Hyuga's Byakugan became more and more obviously transformed. In other words, people who were familiar with Shinichi Hyuga had a fixed impression of him and knew that his eyes were Byakugan, but if it were an outsider, it would probably be difficult to recognize that his eyes were Byakugan at a glance.

Shinichi Hyuga naturally had no intention of answering Kakuzu's question. He wasn't the kind of fool who would kindly explain his identity and abilities to an enemy.

As a ninja, when you encounter an enemy, you can't just shout "I'm a rubber man who ate the rubber fruit" like some shonen manga protagonist, right?

Of course, that rubber-man protagonist is now the savior of destiny, hmm... I didn't expect him to have the same background as Naruto.

Shinichi Hyuga glanced indifferently at Sasori not far away and felt a bit of trouble.

The chakra threads of puppetry may seem like a very secretive technique to others, but in the face of the Byakugan, it's practically an open secret. Shinichi noticed Sasori's actions just now, and if these two cooperate, they'll be quite a problem.

Furthermore, Shinichi was well aware of Sasori's intelligence; the human puppets were merely one of his methods. His other secrets included Hiruko, his true form, the Hundred Puppet Technique, and his third scroll as a trump card...

It was precisely because he knew how powerful the enemy was that Shinichi felt somewhat troubled.

Faced with such an enemy, it seems impossible to take them down quietly at this point.

"Hey, are you mute? Aren't you going to speak?"

Kakuzu saw Shinichi's indifferent and dismissive expression, but his anger only intensified. As he spoke, the three heads of the Grudge also opened their mouths.

Lightning, wind pressure, and firelight coalesced from the mouths of the three-headed Earthly Grudges, and a dangerous aura permeated the battlefield.

A short distance away, Scorpion controlled his puppet to keep his distance, seemingly having no intention of intervening in the battle, merely joking on the sidelines:

"Kakuzu, don't waste your energy."

"Can't you tell that his target is the two of us?"

"If you have any questions, take him down first before asking them."

"Knowing he was going to die, he should have known to speak up."

Scorpion's voice was deep and clearly a altered voice, indicating that his true voice had not yet been revealed to Akatsuki's teammates.

Shinichi Hyuga could feel the pressure these two were putting on him, but to be honest, even when facing two members of Akatsuki, Shinichi still didn't feel that sense of urgency of facing a desperate situation.

I don't know why, but even though Shinichi knew his opponent was very strong, he was genuinely relaxed.

Perhaps... it is his own strength that gives people with his personality so much confidence.

With a slight sigh of relief, Shinichi also planned to use some secret techniques to get rid of these two people as soon as possible.

Eight Gates Formation - Sixth Gate: View Gate!

"open!!!"

Shinichi formed a hand seal with one hand and let out a low shout. In the next instant, violent chakra surged out of his body, forming a hurricane that swept outwards in all directions.

.........