In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

"Indeed, although the Akatsuki members are all very strong, they are all arrogant. Once their information is leaked, they are targeted and surrounded, and the chances of them being killed are very high." Ye Cang's face was flushed and his breathing was a little rapid.

"So what are your plans next?"

After a moment's thought, Chiya said, "Let's go to the Land of Fire later. The information about Hidan and Kakuzu has already been leaked. Hidan, that brainless bastard, deserves to die; his only redeeming quality is probably killing Sarutobi Asuma. But I think Kakuzu can still be saved. However, before that..."

"What happened before that?" Ye Cang was taken aback.

"I'll tell you after it's over." Qianye gave a mysterious smile.

Two hours later.

Chiya and Yekura, their faces flushed, finished dressing.

Nestled in Chiya's arms, Yekura found herself becoming increasingly dependent on him.

"Lord Chiya, may you speak now?" Yecang raised her beautiful face and looked at Chiya. She wasn't curious about what Chiya planned to do; she simply enjoyed being alone with him.

Chiya nodded slightly and symbolically formed a hand seal. The corpse of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yukito, appeared in front of the two of them.

"This is..." Ye Cang exclaimed in surprise.

Chiya nodded slightly and, to Yecang's astonishment, unleashed a divine-level medical ninjutsu.

Meanwhile, at the same time that Chiya revived Yukito...

Outside Konoha Village, in a desolate forest, dead trees are scattered everywhere.

Kakashi, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji have encountered the immortal duo and are engaged in a fierce battle.

Just like in the original story, Shikamaru chose to separate the immortal duo and then use himself to lure Hidan into a pre-prepared trap.

Kakashi, Ino, and Choji stayed behind to hold off Kakuzu while waiting for reinforcements.

Just as Shikamaru used Hidan to kill Kakuzu's second life, and Kakashi and the other two were about to be defeated by Kakuzu, Naruto, Chinatsu, Karin, and Yamato arrived to rescue them.

Naruto and Yamato used Wind Release: Rasengan and Yamato's Water Release: Raging Torrent to create a water tornado that neutralized Kakuzu's Wind Release: Pressure and Fire Release: Head-Piercing Combination Attack.

Immediately afterwards, Chinatsu and Karin were sent to reinforce Shikamaru.

Naruto and Yamato stayed behind.

Just like in the original story, Naruto used his still-immature Rasengan, intending to face Kakuzu alone.

However, Kakuzu's reaction was quite different from that in the original work.

Because he had seen footage of Chiya using this technique when she fought Orochimaru.

"This...this yellow-haired brat, where did you learn this move from?" Kakuzu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had witnessed the power of this move. Even if he had five lives, let alone three, if he were hit by this move, he would probably be crippled even if he didn't die.

Upon hearing this, all four people present, including Naruto, were taken aback.

Then he thought of Qianye and suddenly realized.

"It seems this guy named Kakuzu has seen the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken before," Kakashi said, standing behind Naruto.

Naruto nodded, and under the cover of two shadow clones, he used the Rasengan and lunged towards Kakuzu.

To everyone's surprise, Kakuzu did not fight again this time, but instead turned around and ran away without hesitation. Naruto chased after him, which caught everyone off guard.

"Quick, don't let that guy get away!" Kakashi was the first to react and gave chase.

Yamato, Ino, and Choji followed closely behind.

During their escape, the experienced fighter gradually realized something was wrong. If it were Chiya dealing with him, she would have already thrown that deadly Rasengan to cut him down, but Naruto hesitated to throw it, and instead, it dissipated after a short while.

In other words, the counterattack did not achieve the same level of complete control as Chiya.

Thinking of this, Kakuzu suddenly stopped and looked at Naruto, Kakashi, and the other four with a cold smile.

"So you've finally given up and aren't planning on running away anymore?" Naruto stared at Kakuzu.

"No, it's not that I don't intend to escape, it's just that there's no need. That dangerous spiral shuriken move just now, although I don't know where you learned it from, you probably haven't fully mastered it yet. As long as you can't throw it, launch an attack, or touch me, then there's nothing to be afraid of. I happen to be missing two hearts, so I'll use you guys to make up for it today."

As Kakuzu spoke, just like in the original story, he launched a ranged attack on Naruto.

The result was exactly the same as the original work. In order to give Naruto a power-up, Kishimoto forcibly reduced the intelligence of Kakuzu, a ninja with more than eighty years of combat experience.

Lured and ambushed by Naruto's shadow clone, he took a solid hit to the back from Naruto's Rasengan.

boom!

A deafening, earth-shattering storm roared forth.

An endless storm of light and wind came into view of Kakashi and the others.

The air was pushed aside by a tremendous force, forming milky white waves that rapidly spread outwards from Kakuzu's center.

The withered trees, which would take several people to encircle, were torn apart inch by inch by this terrifying force, as if they were made of paper, turning into countless fragments flying everywhere, and then completely reduced to ashes under the impact of the subsequent forces.

Even from a great distance, the fierce wind carrying dust made Kakashi and the others instinctively raise their arms to shield their eyes.

After the storm subsided, Kakashi and the others lowered their arms, their mouths agape involuntarily.

In the distance, a large part of the forest that once filled the barren trees has disappeared.

A rough estimate revealed a massive crater nearly fifty meters in diameter before their eyes.

Kakuzu's body was suspended high in the air by the storm. Under the attack of trillions of dense, tiny wind blades from the Spiral Shuriken, the mask representing the two hearts of wind and fire spat out a mist of blood and then shattered.

Kakuzu himself, although he survived, had all his cells killed by the wind blades and was unable to move.

Only after the wind blades subsided did it freefall and fall into the pit.

Just then, Shikamaru, who had already arrived and buried Hidan, along with Chinatsu and Karin who had gone to meet him, arrived.

Also arriving at the same time were Chiya and Pakura, who had left the Flying Thunder God mark on Naruto.

"It looks like Hidan has already been killed, and Kakuzu is on the verge of death. Fortunately, we didn't arrive too late, otherwise I really wouldn't bother doing something as thankless as reviving Kakuzu." This was the first thing Chiya said after arriving.

"Yes, but it's quite surprising that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki actually learned your techniques." Yekura nodded in agreement. She then asked, "So, what do you plan to do?"

"First, let Kakashi mistakenly believe that Kakuzu has been killed, and let Kakuzu experience the feeling of despair. Then we'll make our move. After all, we can't save Kakuzu for nothing. From now on, his life, like Sasori's, will belong to me." Chiya smiled.