Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 242 One trick is all you need to succeed

After the steam dissipates.

Tachibana Kanagawa activated 'Sharp Eyes' to scan the beach, trying to find Kakuzu's body, but found no trace of him.

"It probably didn't just explode, did it?" Jianchuan Ju thought to himself.

But then he started to doubt his own guess.

Jianchuan Ju knew that even an ordinary ninja would probably be blown to pieces and scattered all over the beach if they were hit by that "Steam*Shakugan Explosion Egg".

Not to mention that Kakuzu was a monster modified by the Earth Grudge Fear, so surely he should have left behind at least one remains, right?

Thinking of this, Jianchuan Ju became slightly more vigilant, leaving Lanzai on the sea while she took off to carefully observe the situation from the sky.

This action saved him from being ambushed.

As soon as Jianchuan Ju rose into the air, a "Danger Prediction" alert was immediately issued.

Without hesitation, he skillfully dodged two ranged attacks that flew out from the beach with two quick sidesteps.

It seemed that Kakuzu emerged from underground again after realizing that his sneak attack had failed.

Along with him emerged four monsters wearing strange masks, made entirely of Earthly Grudge Silk.

However, two of the monsters with obviously damaged masks, after struggling to emerge from the ground, immediately collapsed onto the beach like deflated balloons, turning into a puddle of black mud.

"Only two were taken down?" Jianchuan Ju thought to himself with a hint of regret.

"However, those two attacks were lightning and fire respectively, and considering the technique hidden underground, it seems the main body also possesses an earth-elemental heart."

So, what was destroyed were the two hearts of water and wind?

After confirming the answer, Tachibana Kanakawa felt a little relieved.

Compared to the attributes of 'water' and 'wind', which are often used in combination ninjutsu, the direct attack types of 'lightning' and 'fire' are actually easier to deal with.

"If the Earth Release: Heart technique is still intact, then dealing with the Earth Release: Earth Spear technique, which increases defense, will be a bit troublesome."

What Jianchuan Ju didn't know was...

Just now, Kakuzu used the ninjutsu "Earth Release: Earth Spear" at the last moment to harden the earth resentment threads all over his body and frantically gather them to his back to protect his mask. This allowed him to withstand the cutting of the "Steam Shuriken" and barely survive the violent explosion.

This is because Kakuzu has been completely transformed by the Earth Grudge Fear Technique, and his entire body is made of Earth Grudge Fear threads.

After the local Yu Silk Thread was hardened, it could basically be regarded as a solid iron ball made entirely of high-strength steel wire, without the weaknesses in the traditional sense.

Otherwise, no matter how strong his hardened defenses were, his internal organs wouldn't have been able to withstand such a terrifying explosion.

Of course, Kakuzu, who was lucky enough to survive, was not having an easy time either.

Putting aside the two destroyed hearts, Kakuzu's physical form was also in a very pitiful state.

Large areas of his skin were scorched red by the high-temperature steam, making him look like a fully cooked shrimp.

One of his arms was blown off to an unknown location, and even his right leg, the lower half of which had also disappeared without a trace.

If it weren't for the numerous Earthly Grudge Silk threads extending from his body, Kakuzu probably wouldn't even be able to stand up right now.

Having lived for nearly a hundred years, how could Kakuzu tolerate being bullied by a junior?

Although it's unclear how this hidden brat discovered the weakness of the mask on his back, he was still able to make a quick decision and deliver a fatal blow.

But at this moment, Kakuzu had raised the threat level of Kenkawa Tachibana even higher.

Looking at Tachibana Kanagawa, who was hovering in the air as if he dared not land, Kakuzu spoke in a low voice.

"Kid, the last time you were this badly injured was when you fought the First Hokage. You should feel honored."

"Now, use your heart to make up for my loss!"

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kanagawa pursed her lips, clearly having no intention of cooperating with Kakuzu's performance.

Although I know this guy is definitely not like the guy who bragged about "throwing a kunai from 800 miles away" in the jokes I made online in my previous life.

But is it really necessary to tell everyone about his "glorious deeds"?

Without superhuman vision, Kakuzu naturally couldn't see the disdainful expression on Tachibana Kenkawa's face in the distance.

But this did not stop him from continuing to launch attacks.

Although Tachibana Kanagawa was flying in the air at this moment, Kakuzu still had a way to deal with it.

Kakuzu waved his hand, and the two Earth Grudge Monsters crouching beside him immediately flew into the air and rushed towards Tachibana Kanagawa.

As the two monsters flew towards the sky, they kept opening their mouths and spitting out fireballs and lightning bolts at Jianchuan Ju.

However, for Tachibana Kanagawa, who had the "danger prediction" warning, such an attack was easy to dodge, but she was still kept in the air.

Kakuzu's true form wasn't idle either.

Although the right arm had disappeared, it was twisted and entangled again with the Earthly Grudge Silk Thread, and apart from its strange appearance, it was exactly the same as the intact arm.

The speed at which they formed the hand seals even increased slightly.

While practicing dodging in mid-air, Tachibana Kanagawa glanced over and immediately recognized that Kakuzu was using the hand seals for the ninjutsu "Earth Release: Earth Spear".

"They really do rely on just one trick to succeed!"

Tachibana Kanagawa was immediately troubled. Given the strength of the "Earth Spear" ninjutsu, most physical attacks were ineffective against Kakuzu.

If all four masks hadn't been exposed, forcing Kakuzu to protect them with all his might, he probably wouldn't have suffered such severe injuries.

Blue Boy on the sea surface certainly wouldn't just stand there like an idiot and watch Kakuzu form hand seals.

A chakra dagger materialized in the frog's paw, and its body transformed into countless phantoms, rushing towards the direction where Kakuzu was standing.

However, after a series of "ding-ding-ding" sounds...

Despite trying every trick in the book, the little frog still couldn't break through Kakuzu's defenses.

On the contrary, after the initial attacks failed, Jiao Du seized the opportunity to release the Earthly Grudge Silk Threads, which blocked Lan Zai's space to move around.

Immediately following, a powerful flying kick sent Lanzi flying.

The little frog skipped more than a dozen stones across the sea surface before finally sinking into the water.

Seeing that Lan Zai was no match for him, Jian Chuan Ju stopped thinking about dealing with the two monsters in the air and immediately focused all his efforts on getting rid of them.

"Blue Boy! Substitute!"

Blueie, who had just emerged from the water, heard its owner shouting.

Ignoring the two monsters that were still trying to bother him, Tachibana Kenkawa quickly tapped his chest twice with his thumb and charged towards Kakuzu.

The two monsters chasing after Jianchuan Ju could easily evade Jianchuan Ju's attacks, no matter how hard he tried. It was as if Jianchuan Ju had eyes in the back of his head.

Until they rushed up to Kakuzu.

The chilling blade light instantly sliced ​​through the air.

This long-awaited "Iai Slash" slashed towards Kakuzu's head with a rapid whooshing sound.

At the critical moment, Kakuzu raised his arms to protect himself, and his right arm, made of Earth Grudge Silk, quickly transformed into a melon seed shield to enhance his defense.

But the moment the attack made contact, Kakuzu was immediately startled!

"What kind of force is that?!"

(End of this chapter)