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Chapter 273 The Law of Suspecting Death Upon Taking Off Clothes! (Please Subscribe and Vote)

"Oh no, it's too late!"

Nara Suzaku sensed something was wrong, and Aburame Shiguro's expression also changed slightly; his insects were too late.

Koukai's Fire Release and Kakuzu's Lightning Release were both incredibly fast.

Without a second thought, Aburame Shiguro released another swarm of insects, which split into streams and swarmed towards the moths that were flying towards them.

But at that very moment, Kakashi and Yamato suddenly appeared in front of Akimichi Tou.

Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!

Water Escape-Water Formation Wall!

Kakashi used his upper-hand grenade cut to parry Kakuzu's pseudo-darkness, while Yamato used water release, sending up streams of water that precisely intercepted the moths.

Boom boom boom~~

The roar continued incessantly, and water vapor rose continuously.

Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help but chuckle to himself, "Not bad!"

Although the Flying Thunder God kunai he threw was blown away, Kakashi had clearly already left the Flying Thunder God mark on his teammates.

Wood Release!

Yamato performed hand seals, and wooden logs rose from the ground, rapidly forming a prison.

Lightning Release: Earth Walk!

Kakashi then completed his ninjutsu, lightning crackling across the wood, forming a net around the wooden prison, attacking from all directions.

Pretty!

Hoshino Shuichi secretly gave a thumbs up.

However, just as he was about to be paralyzed by the lightning, Kakuzu's Wind Release and Fire Release masks attacked.

A whirlwind slammed down, shattering the wood, followed by a storm that disrupted Kakashi's attack and prevented Suzaku Nara from locking onto it for a moment.

Moreover, the Lightning Mask attacked Kakashi again.

"The attack speed without hand seals is too fast..."

Kakashi gave a light shout: "Yamato, scatter!"

"clear!"

Yamato immediately leaped into the air, and Kakuzu's Lightning Release mask gave chase, with bolts of lightning shooting out incessantly.

Kakashi was being chased by the Wind Release and Fire Release masks, but with the Chidori Instantaneous Movement activated, he was extremely fast, not to mention the Flying Thunder God Technique. Although the two masked monsters attacked quickly, they couldn't hit them.

On the other side, Kakuzu was already engaged in close combat with Hyuga Hizashi.

Kakuzu's close-combat taijutsu is certainly not bad; even Kakashi is no match for him. However, he is still inferior to Hyuga Hizashi, who specializes in taijutsu and has the Byakugan.

Hyuga Hizashi quickly found Kakuzu's weakness and struck his pressure point with a single palm strike.

However, just when Hyuga Hizashi thought he could take him down, Kakuzu's tentacles suddenly grew larger and wrapped around him.

Kakuzu unleashed a powerful burst of chakra, forcefully breaking open the blocked pressure points: "I've never tasted the heart of the Hyuga clan before."

Just as Kakuzu was about to remove Hyuga Hyuga's heart, Hyuga Hizashi unleashed a burst of chakra, forcefully severing the tentacles that were wrapped around him.

A miraculous recovery!

Kakuzu was immediately flung away.

However, he hardened his skin at the crucial moment and was not injured by the counterattack.

"This guy also possesses Earth Release and Water Release nature transformations, and those tentacles give him unique offensive abilities in addition to ninjutsu."

"Was that an Earth Release: Hardening Technique...? That's really troublesome!"

Hyuga Hizashi's expression was solemn. He then stepped forward to attack again. He had to hold off Kakuzu so that Kakashi and the others could concentrate their efforts on dealing with Kakuzu's other masks.

Kakuzu originally intended to deal with Hyuga Hizashi first, but the battle just now showed that the person in front of him had a strong defense, and he probably wouldn't be able to deal with him in a short time.

After glancing at the battle on the other side, Kakuzu launched another attack.

On the other side, Nara Suzaku and his two companions besieged Hoshino Shuichi's deer, Hiromi.

With his Fire Release and Water Release techniques, coupled with his fearless nature, and the occasional interference from Kakuzu's Fire Release and Wind Release masks, Nara Suzaku and his companions found the situation quite troublesome.

Suddenly, Yamato's scream rang out.

He was struck by lightning, but his body immediately turned into wood.

Behind the Lightning Release masked monster, Yamato emerged from the ground. The Lightning Release masked monster turned around, and Yamato pressed his palm to the ground.

Behind the lightning-masked monster, a stone pillar rose from the ground, upon which was a Flying Thunder God kunai. Kakashi appeared, raising his hand and unleashing a pillar of lightning.

Chidori Sharp Spear!

Just as the Lightning Release masked monster was about to open its mouth to unleash its Lightning Release technique, it was pierced by the Chidori Sharp Spear. With a flick of Kakashi's arm, the Lightning Release masked monster was split in two.

Boom boom boom!

The attacks from the masked monsters, using Fire Release and Wind Release techniques, followed immediately, and Kakashi and Yamato separated once again.

"That white-haired guy is definitely the most difficult to deal with, and then there's that Wood Release ninja..."

Kakuzu's gaze darkened, and the Water Release mask on his back suddenly detached and flew up. However, he did not use it to deal with Kakashi and the others, but instead used Water Release to attack Hyuga Hizashi in the air.

This quickly put Hyuga Hizashi at a disadvantage, forcing him to frequently use the Rejuvenation Technique for defense.

A moment later, just as Hyuga Hizashi once again used the Rotation Technique to defend against Kakuzu's Water Release attack, the soil in front of him exploded, and Kakuzu's hand shot out from it, grabbing his neck.

The water-masked monster in the air opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of water.

"It's too late..."

Hyuga Hizashi's expression changed.

boom!

Suddenly, Hayate Gekko appeared, wielding Samehada to disperse the water flow, while Aoba Yamashiro used a kunai to sever the tentacles connecting to Kakuzu, saving Hizashi Hyuga.

Almost simultaneously, Kakuzu was also kicked away by Might Guy's Konoha Whirlwind.

However, Kakuzu, whose body had hardened, was unharmed. After regaining his balance, he snorted coldly, "Reinforcements have arrived."

Trouble!

Kakuzu sensed something was wrong.

These guys, apart from the white-haired guy and the wood-style ninja, are not particularly strong individually, but they work together very well.

Ok?

Suddenly, Kakuzu noticed that the guy with the Samehada sword had disappeared.

"The ability to become invisible?"

"Even the smell has disappeared..."

Kakuzu immediately retracted the Water Release mask monster, and his tentacles stretched outward to increase his defensive range.

After thanking Yamashiro Aoba, Hyuga Hizashi warned, "Be careful of those tentacles; they also have considerable attack power."

"His body has the Earth Release hardening technique, so only Lightning Release can probably work."

Yamashiro Aoba adjusted his sunglasses and said, "We don't have any Lightning Release ninjas here, but that shouldn't be a problem."

"Kai!"

Matt Kay nodded emphatically: "Understood!"

Yamashiro Aoba raised one hand and summoned a flock of crows that flew toward Kakuzu, enveloping him.

"Illusion...?"

Kakuzu's tentacles whistled through the air, piercing through crows one by one.

But the next moment, Might Guy, enveloped in green light, appeared behind him and swept out with his foot.

Kakuzu noticed it and his tentacles shot out, but the next moment he was shocked: "What?"

Because his whiskers were forced back by the terrifying force, his body was then kicked away with a loud bang.

Wow!

Kakuzu, whose body had just hit the ground, coughed up blood.

His earthen spear defense was broken by brute force!

"That guy... he has incredible strength!"

Kakuzu got up and looked at Might Guy with some apprehension.

Hyuga Hizashi was quite shocked: "The Eight Gates technique, huh? That's astonishing power!"

Yamashiro Aoba exclaimed in surprise, "Indeed, incredibly formidable defensive power! He completely withstood Kai's Six Gates! No wonder he's from the same era as the First Hokage!"

"It seems we have no choice but to retreat for now..."

Kakuzu suddenly froze, looked down, and saw that the pillar of lightning had pierced his heart.

Not far behind him, Kakashi unleashed the Thousand Bird Spear.

Kakuzu turned his head: "There's no kunai with the Body Flicker Technique formula there... I see, it was that invisible guy."

Boom boom boom!

With wind and fire release techniques raining down, Kakashi and the others had no choice but to retreat and evade.

When the fire and smoke cleared, Kakuzu was completely unharmed.

Furthermore, the Wind Release and Fire Release masked monsters merged into one, hovering above Kakuzu.

"That guy... looks like he's doomed!"

Kakuzu glanced at Shikaku, who was already under the control of the Shadow Imitation Technique, then his gaze swept over Kakashi and the others: "We must create an opening..."

He wants to find the weak and deal with them first.

Who is the weaker party?

"Most importantly, that white-haired guy can move to the other people's side to provide support at any time."

Thinking this, Kakuzu had a sudden thought, and the masked monsters in the air immediately opened their mouths.

Fire Release: Head Carving!

Wind Release: Pressure Damage!

The combination of Wind Release and Fire Release ninjutsu is powerful and has a wide range. While it greatly alters the terrain, it also forces Kakashi and the others to break up their formation and disperse.

After a barrage of large-scale ninjutsu attacks, Kakuzu suddenly emerged from underground, his tentacles binding Yamashiro Aoba.

Splash!

A large number of crows appeared and swooped down on Kakuzu, attempting to distract him with illusions and then escape.

"I'll accept your heart!"

Kakuzu, who had bound Yamashiro Aoba with his tentacles, did not hesitate to pierce Yamashiro Aoba's chest with his hand, and almost at the same time, Kakashi appeared behind him.

Crows cawed wildly, and Yamashiro Aoba's body suddenly transformed into a flock of crows that scattered in all directions.

Meanwhile, Kakuzu's chest was pierced from behind by Kakashi's Lightning Blade.

"Illusion?"

As soon as Kakuzu finished speaking, his body immediately turned into soil.

Earth Release: Clone Technique!

"Is my goal Hizashi-senpai?"

Kakashi turned to look at Hyuga Hizashi, but then he heard Yamashiro Aoba shout, "Guy, watch out!"

Swish!

Kakashi vanished, then reappeared beside Guy, slashing down with his palm.

However, at the same time, the masked monster that had merged in the air also unleashed ninjutsu, bombarding Kakashi with ninjutsu as he lowered his palm strike.

Either save Kai, or take this hit!

However, Kakashi's palm strike decisively severed the tentacles, and they were engulfed by the firestorm.

Not far away, Yamato breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness..."

Amidst the raging flames, Kakashi and Guy were engulfed in wood.

Before this, stone pillars rose up around Kakuzu, surrounding him.

As the masked monster unleashed its combined ninjutsu, Hayate Gekko appeared in the air, his greatsword Samehada expanding as he slashed at the masked monster in mid-air.

However, the masked monster easily dodged the attack.

shhhhhh!

Kakuzu's tentacles swirled around the moonlight gusts falling from the sky.

At this moment, Gekko Hayate decisively abandoned the greatsword Samehada, formed a hand seal, split his body into three in mid-air, and then drew out the two swords, one long and one short, that he was carrying on his back.

The blade was covered in a scorching orange-red light. The three Moonlight Gale used the stone pillars previously created by Yamato to change its direction, leaving behind afterimages. The high temperature of the blade also distorted the air.

Dance of the Three Suns!

The swirling tentacles were severed, but more tentacles came rolling in.

Bang!

Bang!

Two shadow clones were pierced by the tentacles one after another, but Moonlight Gale also rushed to Kakuzu's front. Kakuzu grabbed the short sword with his left hand, and the long sword slashed at Kakuzu's shoulder.

At the same time, Hayate Gekko was also gripped by Kakuzu's right hand around the neck.

Moonlight Gale's blade failed to break through the defense!

Kakuzu's tentacles slowly pierced into Gekko Hayate's body, while the masked monster in the air opened its mouth, aiming at Kakuzu and Gekko Hayate.

If the white-haired guy doesn't come to the rescue, he'll remove the guy's heart.

If they come to the rescue, then sacrifice one heart to eliminate two troublesome enemies.

Kakashi appeared in a flash, but behind Kakuzu, his hand crackling with electricity aimed at Kakuzu's heart.

At the same time, Kaiteng, enveloped in blue light, rose up and threw punches at high speed in mid-air, forming clusters of flames that densely covered the masked monster just as it was about to unleash its ninjutsu, forcefully piercing through it before it could even perform the attack.

"What?"

Kakuzu opened his eyes wide, then coughed up blood.

His heart had been pierced by Kaka.

And all three hearts failed instantly!

Kakashi withdrew his hand, and Kakuzu's body lost its strength, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

At that moment, Kakuzu saw that in the distance, the deer Kukai had his chakra eaten by insects and then cut into several pieces by the Shadow Technique.

"This guy died a much worse death than me..."

Kakuzu couldn't help but sigh, and then his consciousness plunged into darkness.

Yamato breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally solved!"

He was about to use Wood Release to protect Moonlight Gale, but he didn't expect Guy to be even faster.

"Is this the seventh gate? Its power is astonishing!"

Yamato was secretly amazed.

As Kai fell from the sky, after the opening of the seven gates was deactivated, exhaustion overwhelmed his entire body, and terrible pain spread to every bone in his body, making it impossible for him to stand up, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Kai!"

Everyone was startled and quickly stepped forward.

"fine……"

Kai gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain and weakness throughout his body, and quickly activated the Seal of Life.

Suddenly, under the gaze of Kakashi and the others, green lotus patterns crawled onto Guy's face, and a rich life force burst forth. Guy felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, feeling incredibly comfortable.

The physical strength that had just been used up was rapidly recovering, as was the physical damage caused by opening the seventh gate.

Looking at it, Gekko Hayate couldn't help but say, "This seems to be Lord Shuichi's curse mark, but it's a little different."

Kai, now fully recovered, leaped to his feet and laughed, "This is a cursed seal that Shuichi developed specifically for opening the Eight Gates. Normally, I accumulate chakra within the seal and release it when needed for healing and restoring stamina."

Moonlight Gale said with admiration, "As expected of Lord Shuichi, there is no question that can stump him."

However, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Gale, are you alright?"

Kakashi suddenly asked.

Moonlight Gale laughed: "No problem, just some minor injuries. That guy wanted to wipe us all out, but he was too greedy."

At that moment, Suzaku Nara and the others approached, and Kakashi immediately asked, "How's that guy?"

Akimichi Todo said, "He is indeed immortal. Even after being cut into pieces, he can still speak. I suspect that guy is no longer human."

Aburame said, "So we dug several holes and buried that guy separately."

Yamashiro Aoba laughed and said, "In that case, even if they don't die, they'll never have the chance to see the light of day again."

Kakashi felt there was no problem with this approach, so he nodded.

The mission is now complete.

At that moment, Hyuga Hizashi suddenly exclaimed, "The people from Sunagakure are here!"

Sure enough, as everyone turned to look, they saw people from Sunagakure arriving one by one, with Granny Chiyo leading the way.

(End of this chapter)