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Chapter 241 Kakashi VS Kakuzu! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Kakuzu, whose heart had been pierced by a knife, turned into a pile of rubble scattered on the ground.

"Watch out, it's underground!"

The loud shout was meant to warn the immortal White Zetsu, but it was actually being controlled by a ninja from the Yamanaka clan.

Moonlight Gale's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately sheathed his sword and retreated, but a hand covered in black tentacles flew up from the ground and grabbed Moonlight Gale's neck.

Immediately afterward, the ground exploded with a bang, and Kakuzu leaped up, swift as a rabbit and a falcon, stepping on the shoulders of the immortal White Zetsu and forcefully stomping him into the ground, thus avoiding the Nara clan's shadow technique.

But just when Kokaku was about to shrink his tentacles, Moonlight Gale swung his sword to cut off the tentacles.

Kakuzu's hand fell from Moonlight Hayate's neck, and Moonlight Hayate immediately backed away, but he was still frightened.

Fortunately, he had three breathing systems; otherwise, he would have definitely lost his fighting ability due to suffocation after his neck was grabbed.

"As expected of an S-class wanted criminal."

Moonlight Gale noticed that the hand that had fallen to the ground was being reattached by the touch.

Meanwhile, the immortal White Zetsu regained control of its body, but as soon as it was pulled out of the ground, it could no longer move.

This time, I was controlled by the Shadow Technique.

"What an annoying secret technique!"

The immortal White Zetsu complained, then turned to Kakuzu and said, "Kakuzu, perhaps we should retreat for now!"

"I have no intention of giving up on the mission easily."

Kakuzu removed Akatsuki's divine robes, revealing four upside-down masks on his back, and the black tentacles that had been sewn onto his skin were now undone.

The next moment, three masked monsters shot up from Kakuzu's back and hovered in the air.

"What is it?"

The four members of Moonlight Gale were taken aback.

The information sent by Hoshino Shizuka did not actually contain any specific details about Kakuzu, only a vague statement about his mastery of the five major escape techniques.

"This thing is dangerous, be careful!"

Nara Enki reminded him in a deep voice.

Yamanaka Ichika and Akimichi Tomoyuki both nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Moonlight Gale raised one hand and disappeared.

In mid-air, two masked monsters suddenly opened their mouths, and chakra rapidly condensed.

"Be careful!"

Nara Compass Reminder.

The next moment, flames erupted, followed by a whirlwind. The two forces collided in mid-air and then exploded, forming a terrifying firestorm that swept across the sky.

Nara Enki and the other two immediately retreated, scaling a courtyard wall. But the wall collapsed and exploded the next moment, and flames swept over them. The three retreated again and again, but were overtaken and rolled around in the fire, looking extremely disheveled.

However, they managed to avoid the most powerful moment and were only burned.

Outside the daimyo's palace, Kakashi looked at the raging flames ahead and said, "Yamato, I'm leaving this place to you."

Yamato's face appeared on the pillar: "Be careful, senpai!"

Kakashi nodded, then disappeared into the darkness.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the immortal White Zetsu, now freed from the control of the Shadow Technique, shouted at Kakuzu, "We should have used this method a long time ago!"

"idiot!"

Kakuzu snorted coldly, and another masked monster in the air opened its mouth, gathering lightning before shooting towards the immortal White Zetsu.

"Hello!"

The immortal White Zetsu was startled, and the next moment, a bolt of lightning grazed his ear and headed straight for Moonlight Gale, who appeared behind him.

Samehada was completely unfurled, engulfing all the incoming lightning bolts.

Retreating to avoid the immortal White Zetsu's scythe, Hayate Moon vanished once more.

Meanwhile, Kakuzu's Wind Release and Fire Release masked monsters flew through the air, unleashing a barrage of wind and fireballs that forced Nara Enki and his two companions to flee in disarray, without any chance to retaliate.

At that moment, Kakuzu sensed danger, and the masked monster in the air suddenly maneuvered to avoid a short sword that flew towards him with lightning.

But at that moment, Kakashi appeared in the air, grabbing the White Fang short sword in one hand and conjuring lightning in the other, shooting it out like a spear. It pierced through the Lightning Release masked monster and then sliced ​​it in two.

"What?"

Kakuzu was startled and quickly flicked his wrist, sending his sword flying straight at Kakashi.

But Kakashi's body suddenly disappeared from the sky, and Kakuzu immediately felt an attack coming from behind.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The immortal White Zetsu appeared behind Kakuzu and deflected the flying kunai.

Turning around, Kakuzu looked at the kunai circling and flying in the air, then retreated and shouted, "Watch out!"

The next moment, Kakashi appeared on one of the kunai. Accompanied by the sound of a thousand birds chirping, electricity erupted from Kakashi's limbs, wrapping around his entire body. He moved at high speed like a ball of lightning, whizzing past the immortal white Zetsu before it could react.

"So fast!"

The immortal White Zetsu opened its mouth, and its head rolled off its neck.

A lightning strike severed his neck.

Kakashi, however, did not pause at all and headed straight for Kakuzu, who was retreating.

But Kakuzu had already completed the hand seals, and with a spit, a jet of water struck Kakashi, who was charging at high speed.

However, the water column crashed to the ground the next moment, and Kakashi appeared in a kunai stuck in the ground.

"He's also mastered the Body Flicker Technique, just like the Fourth Hokage!"

Kakuzu stopped, his expression becoming more serious.

Just then, a loud boom came from not far away, and Kakuzu saw that his Wind Release mask shattered.

Hayate Gekko appeared on the battlefield and used Samehada's ability to absorb chakra to block the attacks of the two masked monsters, allowing Akimichi Torikumo to seize the opportunity and use the Human Boulder Monster to crush the Wind Release masked monster in the air.

Kakuzu's heart sank. He immediately formed hand seals and created a water-style clone to attack Kakashi, while he himself quickly went to the side of the immortal white Zetsu and used his whiskers to stitch up the latter's wounds.

Bang!

The water-style clone was destroyed and immediately turned into a water prison, trapping Kakashi. But the next moment, Kakashi's body disappeared from the water prison.

"withdraw!"

Kakuzu gave a light shout and immediately retreated with the immortal White Zetsu.

The masked monster on the other side released two more fire-style attacks for cover before quickly disappearing into the night sky.

"No need to chase them!"

Kakashi gave the order.

The four figures of Moonlight Swift Wind stopped one after another.

Nara Enki said with lingering fear, "These two guys were really troublesome. If it weren't for you, Captain, we probably would have all perished here."

Yamanaka nodded in deep agreement: "Yes, Wind Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release, plus the Water Release and Earth Release he has also used, just as the intelligence said, he is proficient in five types of esoteric techniques, and each one is extremely powerful."

"In the village, there are only the Third Hokage, Shinnosuke, and Shuichi who possess such abilities!"

Akimichi Toriyu said, "And that little deer, Hirokai, I'm afraid the only way to deal with him is with a sealing technique, right?"

Moonlight Gale said, "This guy's immortality seems even stronger than last time; no wonder he was able to escape."

Kakashi said, "It's also possible that they were rescued by the Akatsuki."

Nara Enki said, "That little deer, Hiromi, isn't too difficult to deal with, but if we encounter that Kakuzu in the future, we'll have to be extremely careful."

……

Outside the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Grass, Kakuzu stopped and coldly said to the immortal White Zetsu, "You owe me two hearts!"

The immortal White Zetsu laughed and said, "We really have to thank you this time. It's just three hearts; we can just go to Sunagakure or Kumogakure to get them."

"However, you were careless this time. We should have sneaked in and assassinated you earlier."

Hindsight is 20/20!

Kakuzu ignored him and continued walking.

The immortal White Zetsu immediately followed up: "Hey, so we've basically failed our mission, right? What's the next step?"

Kakuzu coldly replied, "Go replenish your heart first!"

Without a strong heart, there is no sense of security.

……

The reason why Hoshino Shuichi did not split into a spirit clone to control the immortal White Zetsu transformed into the deer Kuokai was because he happened to be at Orochimaru's experimental base.

"Jugo's cells?"

Orochimaru chuckled, "Shuichi-kun, with your strength, mastering Sage Mode shouldn't be a problem at all, right?"

"Or rather, you have already fully mastered it."

Xingxia Xiu said, "Senior, as you who have seen the Snake Sage, should know, there is a significant difference between Sage Mode and Sage."

"As far as I know, they have all lived since the time of the Sage of Six Paths. Even if I master the perfect Sage Mode, I still can't live for a thousand years."

Orochimaru was startled, then his gaze grew even more intense: "Living since the time of the Sage of Six Paths?"

"That's amazing!"

He was unaware of this intelligence beforehand.

However, considering the Snake Sage I've seen before, such an existence is in no way inferior to the Tailed Beasts.

"It seems there's a secret hidden within."

Orochimaru was eager to make a move, but remembering the Snake Sage's power, he restrained himself and asked with a smile, "There's nothing wrong with Jugo's cells, but Shuichi-kun, what do you intend to use in the trade?"

Hoshita Hideichi smiled and said, "A piece of information, about the Rinnegan, how about it?"

"The Rinnegan?"

Orochimaru's gaze sharpened: "One of the three great dojutsu, the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths!"

"Shuichi-kun, you actually possess such information?"

"Could it just be some legend?"

Hoshita Hideichi chuckled, "Senior, do you still remember those three children you met with Jiraiya and Tsunade in the Land of Rain during the Second Shinobi World War?"

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow: "Those three children, could it be that one of them possesses the Rinnegan?"

"Did Jiraiya stay behind because he discovered the Rinnegan?"

"It seems Danzo's targeting of the Akatsuki was also for the Rinnegan?"

In an instant, he thought of many different times.

Hoshino Hideaki said, "That red-haired boy is called Nagato, and he possesses the Rinnegan."

"And he has the blood of the Uzumaki clan."

"As you know, senior, the power of the First Hokage and the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan have an amazing compatibility. According to the information I have obtained, the ancestors of the Senju and Uzumaki clans were descendants of Ashura, the second son of the Sage of Six Paths, while the Uchiha clan were descendants of Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his lips with his tongue: "I see, what an amazing discovery."

"So, does that mean the Rinnegan requires the combined powers of the Senju and Uchiha clans to awaken?"

"However, you've already transplanted the First Hokage's cells into Uchiha Shisui, haven't you? It seems there are other conditions to awaken the Rinnegan!"

"And that kid named Nagato, it seems his Rinnegan isn't his own!"

"interesting……"

Looking at Hoshino Shuichi, Orochimaru asked, "Shuichi-kun, do you want me to become a spy for Akatsuki?"

Hoshino Hideichi smiled and said, "No, it's just a future collaboration!"

Orochimaru chuckled, "It seems Shuichi-kun is playing a very long game!"

"I do intend to leave Konoha at the right time, and I am indeed very interested in the Rinnegan."

He felt reluctant to leave Konoha.

Because Konoha is changing rapidly, like an old tree sprouting new buds and beginning to flourish.

Unfortunately, the path he chose was destined to be forbidden by Konoha.

Therefore, upon returning from outside, he had already made up his mind to leave Konoha and establish more experimental bases outside in order to achieve his goals.

Looking at Hoshino Shuichi, Orochimaru said, "I can give you Jugo's cells, but Shuichi-kun, I'm curious, what stage have you reached now?"

Hoshino Hideichi listened and thought seriously: "Well... if we fight with all our might, we can kill the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha."

Orochimaru was startled, then laughed, "It seems Shuichi-kun has already fought Uchiha Madara!"

"So Nagato's Rinnegan came from Madara Uchiha?"

As expected of Orochimaru!

Hoshino Hideichi gave a silent thumbs-up, then nodded.

"This is getting more and more interesting."

Orochimaru, excited and thrilled, couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his lips, saying, "Well then, Shuichi-kun, I agree to the future cooperation."

His intuition told him that Hoshino Shuichi had not revealed a lot of information.

……

Emerging from Orochimaru's experimental base, Hoshishita Shuichi suddenly remembered the matter of the spirit clone: ​​"Wouldn't that White Zetsu have been sealed away by Kakashi and the others?"

However, after carefully sensing it, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then separated his spirit body and left his body.

As for the safety of Kakashi and the others, Hoshino Shuichi was not worried.

Even if they couldn't defeat Kakuzu, there shouldn't be any casualties.

After all, Kakashi possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique. Although he isn't as proficient as Kakashi and his teacher Minato Namikaze, he has the Eight-Tails' chakra, so teleporting people isn't a problem.

Moreover, neither Yamato nor Gekko Hayate is weak.

The next day.

Kakashi and the others sent back their intelligence, and Hoshino Shuichi also learned about last night's battle, which wasn't surprising.

In this way, the situation in the Land of Grass will be temporarily stabilized.

It remains to be seen whether Onoki of Iwagakure can hold his ground.

……

Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage's Office.

After hearing the intelligence, Onoki frowned: "The Akatsuki organization has also failed."

Huang Tu said, "According to the feedback from over there, Kakashi, the son of Konoha's White Fang, has mastered the same Body Flicker Technique as the Fourth Hokage and Konoha's Blue Flash, making him far more troublesome than expected."

"Father, you should know that with someone like this around, it's practically impossible to defeat the Daimyo of the Land of Grass."

Ōnoki, of course, knew this, and gritted his teeth, saying, "In that case, the Land of Grass will probably be swallowed up by the Land of Fire!"

Huang Tu's expression was solemn: "The daimyo has also inquired about this matter. It is very unusual for the daimyo of the Land of Fire to get involved."

After considering for a moment, Onoki said, "Let's give up for now, but keep a close eye on it."

"Konoha can't keep Kakashi in the Land of Grass forever."

Huang Tu asked in confusion, "Father, you previously analyzed that even if we dealt with the current Daimyo of the Land of Grass, it would be of no use in the long run. Why...?"

Onoki said calmly, "That only solves the problem of dealing with the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, but if we take care of those who are cooperating with the Land of Fire, then there will be no problem at all."

Huang Tu exclaimed in shock, "This...this could reignite the war with Konoha!"

Onoki scoffed, "Konoha won't start a war easily!"

(End of this chapter)