The Great Hero Uchiha

【Wind Release: Pressure Damage】

Two different ninjutsu were unleashed from the wind and fire-attribute heart masks on Kakuzu's shoulders, heading towards Itachi and Shisui Uchiha, who were trying to defend against the Earth Grudge Fear!

This tactic can also be used to catch opponents off guard.

However, the Sharingan can observe the flow of chakra and immediately noticed the abnormality of the two masks.

Kakuzu's Wind Release and Fire Release attacks were merely clones of Shisui and Itachi Uchiha. Clearly, after sensing the anomaly, Shisui and Itachi used a clone-switching technique to escape Kakuzu's range. When they reappeared, they were on either side of Kakuzu. By the time Kakuzu realized what was happening—

Two different colored flames erupted from their bodies almost simultaneously.

The two flames transformed into two Susanoo arms, which then attacked Kakuzu from both sides!

After two years of training, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, together with the Susanoo Shield created by Uchiha Miyuki, have both mastered the Susanoo Secret Technique to the first stage.

Do not!

Uchiha Shisui had reached the second stage of his training, while Uchiha Itachi was still at the first stage.

The reason they used Susanoo instead of Fire Release or other methods to attack is that they had clearly noticed the strangeness of the immortal duo. They wanted to avoid any contact with the two as much as possible, and they also knew what effect ordinary ninjutsu like the giant black lines in Earth Grudge Fear mode would have, and that they could not stop eight giant Earth Grudge Fears in an instant.

Using Susanoo at this point allows you to stop Kakuzu while attacking.

After all, the giant black line of the Earth Grudge Fear is connected to Kakuzu.

Kakuzu, who had once thrown a shuriken at Madara Uchiha from 800 miles away, immediately recognized Susanoo. He was slightly bewildered; when did the Uchiha clan start having Susanoo on everyone?! Wasn't this power only possessed by Madara Uchiha?

Although the thought flashed through his mind, it did not affect Kakuzu's dodge.

However, Susanoo is not an ordinary ninjutsu that is difficult to control once it is used. For the Uchiha clan, the power to control Susanoo is as flexible as an arm.

Kakuzu had no way to dodge and could only withdraw his Earth Grudge to block the two Susanoo arms.

At that moment, the shuriken thrown by Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi earlier landed on Hidan, and the backlash from the curse caused Kakuzu to cough up blood again.

The intense pain distracted Kakuzu, slowing down Jigen's retreat.

The two Susanoo's fists struck Kakuzu from both sides, clearly indicating that the two had timed their attacks precisely to coincide with the moment the shuriken hit Hidan.

Kakuzu's entire body was deformed and twisted under the attack of Susanoo's fists. If Kakuzu hadn't reacted quickly enough and used Earth Grudge Fear to detach three hearts from his body, the remaining four hearts of Kakuzu would have been shattered by this attack. However, the heart representing Lightning Release among the three hearts that escaped from his body was destroyed at this moment.

Through his distorted vision, Kakuzu saw with despair that Hidan had once again pierced his heart.

idiot--

You successfully cast a spell without killing anyone, didn't you even consider what went wrong?!

However, Kakuzu was unaware that Hidan, under the influence of the Sharingan, had overlooked this point!

Itachi Uchiha hasn't fully deciphered Hidan's abilities yet, but the information he has is enough for him to understand what to do.

The battle had only just begun, and three of his hearts had already been destroyed, leaving only two. Two of those two were destroyed by Hidan. Kakuzu was filled with regret for having acted with Hidan and felt utterly hopeless, because even if the two enemies didn't make a move, Hidan would still destroy his last two hearts, as well as his main heart!

Itachi and Shisui Uchiha were completely unprepared for Kakuzu to still be alive, and for three strange creatures to have separated from his body. One of them was destroyed, leaving two remaining.

Although I knew that the enemy I was facing this time was not ordinary, I did not expect it to be this extraordinary.

One person self-harmed by stabbing himself through the heart twice and still seemed unharmed, and even had the ability to share damage. The other person was also like an immortal, still alive despite being beaten like that.

Of the two remaining hearts, the earth-attribute heart returned to his body, while the fire-attribute heart remained outside. Kakuzu then stood up unsteadily, and the Earth Grudge Fear quickly repaired his injuries. He looked solemnly at Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, as well as Hidan, who was still under the influence of genjutsu in the distance.

Run away!?

No matter how far they run, they can't escape the range of Hidan's curse. Not to mention, they escaped while being attacked by both Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi. Now, their only option is to use the Earth Grudge Fear ritual to remove Hidan's curse, and then use the Earth Grudge Fear to transfer chakra to dispel Hidan's genjutsu, before trying to find a way to escape.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi exchanged a glance, both seeing the doubt in each other's hearts.

? ?

What are those two strange things?!

Although the two were unable to deduce specific information from the intelligence they had, they did manage to extract key details: the enemy's survival was likely related to the strange mask. The reason they were able to do this was because Kakuzu had deliberately detached the three masks from his body when he was attacked by Susanoo, clearly to avoid damaging them.

Moreover, Kakuzu only stood up after one of the strange masks returned to his body.

At this moment, Hidan also noticed something was wrong.

The procedure wasn't even finished, so why is my heart damaged...?

Before he could even grasp the crucial point, this thought was ignored under the influence of the illusion.

What was I just thinking about?

Never mind, let's curse one enemy to death first—

Hidan raised his black spear again, but at that moment, Earth Grudge Fear suddenly erupted from the ground, pulling Hidan directly out of the curse ritual. A large amount of chakra surged into Hidan's body, dispelling the genjutsu. It was clear that Kakuzu had secretly used Earth Grudge Fear to pierce the ground while Hidan was lying on the ground.

In order to make his plan work, Kakuzu even deliberately exposed his own weaknesses to attract the attention of the two.

Of course, this flaw was both intentionally exposed and not intentionally exposed.

Because he had already begun preparing for his escape, and this situation was designed to manipulate the two people's thoughts in order to conceal the information about his own heart.

It was clear that Kakuzu had prepared for the worst. After all five of his hearts were destroyed, he planned to fake his death and launch a sneak attack or escape when the two were off guard.

Hidan was very unhappy that Kakuzu had interrupted his ritual.

"You bastard! Why are you stopping me from offering sacrifices to the evil god?!"

Kakuzu wanted nothing more than to strangle Hidan, but he had no choice but to explain.

"Fool, you're under an illusion spell... If you continue with the ritual, I'll die!"

Hidan paused for a moment before realizing what was happening: "I was just wondering how my heart could be damaged before the sacrifice even started! It turns out I was under a genjutsu."

Kakuzu was so angry when he heard this that he really wanted to take Hidan's heart to make up for his loss. However, if he did that, Hidan would no longer have any fighting ability until a new heart grew. Compared to a heart, Hidan's fighting power is obviously higher.

P.S.: Chapter 4.

In the original work, Kakuzu survived even after five of his hearts were destroyed, so I added the setting of his main heart.

If it's incorrect, then my version shall prevail.

Back to writing.

259. Why is your Uchiha clan so heartless these days? Can't you learn from your ancestors?

"What's that giant arm on their bodies? Do you recognize it?!"

"I don't know the exact name, but I do know that Madara Uchiha once used this technique."

"The Warring States period! Why wasn't I born in that era?!"

Unlike Uchiha Miyuki, who longed for peace, Hidan believed that a ninja's value could only be demonstrated through killing on the battlefield, and he also deeply craved killing and war, making him a complete madman.

Uchiha Shisui and the other man looked at the immortal duo gathered together and realized that they had been careless before. However, they had already gathered a lot of information about the immortal duo.

Kakuzu's immortality is vulnerable to Hidan's blood, as his mask is the only flaw in his body.

With this intelligence, defeating the immortal duo will no longer be difficult.

Uchiha Shisui immediately made a hand gesture to Uchiha Itachi, who immediately nodded in understanding.

This gesture is not a common tactical gesture used in Konoha; it is clearly a code word created by the two of them.

Uchiha Shisui rapidly formed hand seals, vanishing in the next instant. When he reappeared, it wasn't one person, but two! One attacked Kakuzu, while the other attacked Hidan. It seemed the two were about to split up to deal with Kakuzu and Hidan again, but in reality—

The figure of Uchiha Shisui behind Kakuzu disappeared again and appeared directly behind Hidan, with a large amount of wind release chakra attached to the Futsu-no-Mitama sword in his hand.

At this moment, Kakuzu's attention was drawn to the shadow clone behind him, while Hidan was focused on Itachi Uchiha's attack.

Before Hidan could react, he was cut in two by Uchiha Shisui.

Uchiha Shisui clearly did not expect that Hidan, who was in two halves of the battlefield, would not die. Hidan, who was almost killed by the collision, was ambushed and grazed. However, unlike Uchiha Yukichi, who was slashing wildly, Uchiha Shisui had studied swordsmanship and blocked Hidan's sneak attack while cutting off Hidan's arm.

At that moment, as Kakuzu used Earth Grudge Fear to eliminate the two shadow clones, two giant Earth Grudge Fears attacked Uchiha Shisui and Hidan!

The shuriken that Itachi had thrown earlier collided a few times in the air, changing its trajectory and heading towards the Fire Release Heart. At this moment, the main body quickly formed hand seals and used the [Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique] to attack Kakuzu's main body, while the Fire Release Heart used [Fire Release: Head Carving] to directly devour Itachi's [Great Fire Dragon Technique]!

In terms of sheer power, the Fire-attribute Heart [Head Carving] instantly defeated Itachi Uchiha's [Great Fire Dragon].

As the Earth Grudge Fear attacked, another Uchiha Shisui appeared behind the Fire Release Heart. Kakuzu was completely unaware of Uchiha Shisui's appearance until the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword, imbued with a large amount of Wind Release chakra, was about to pierce through the mask representing the Fire Release Heart! Only then did the Earth Grudge Fear destroy Uchiha Shisui's shadow clone, and Kakuzu realized something was wrong, but it was still too late.

From beginning to end, the target of Uchiha Shisui and his companion was neither Hidan nor Kakuzu's true form, but rather this fire-attribute heart mask—

Of course, it would be best to gain more if possible.

Although [Head Carving] instantly killed [Great Fire Dragon], Itachi Uchiha had clearly anticipated this and used the Substitution Jutsu to escape the range of [Head Carving] the instant the two ninjutsu touched.

Hidan recovered to normal with the help of Jigan-gyu.

Hidan glanced at the blood on the crimson scythe, then at the wound on Uchiha Shisui's abdomen, and his eyes lit up.

Just as Hidan was about to lick the blood off the Bloodstained Three-Moon Scythe to trigger the curse, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi seemed to realize something was wrong. They immediately threw down Kakuzu and attacked Hidan. Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique, which was like a space-time ninjutsu, and appeared directly beside Hidan, severing Hidan's arm with another slash.

Uchiha Itachi, meanwhile, used the Fire Dragon Technique to spew flames in an attempt to evaporate the blood on his scythe.

Kakuzu immediately used Earth Grudge Fear to pull Hidan and his arm to his side, and Uchiha Shisui once again used Body Flicker Technique to chase after them.

While Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker Technique was fast, his intentions were too obvious. Kakuzu, controlling the Earth Grudge Fear technique, blocked all of Uchiha Shisui's attack routes, and at the same time used the Earth Grudge Fear technique to re-sew Hidan's arm back together. Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were truly desperate, and even activated their first form Susanoo again to attack the two of them.

The seal of the Earth Grudge Fear was instantly torn apart, and Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique again, combining it with the Fire Release chakra gathered by the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword to burn away the bloodstains on the Bloodstained Three-Moon Scythe.

However, Hidan still managed to complete the curse at this moment—

The source of the blood was that when Uchiha Shisui attacked the fire-attribute heart, he aggravated the wound on his waist. Some blood gushed out from the wound and dripped onto the ground. When Kakuzu rescued Hidan, he secretly manipulated the Earth Grudge Fear to collect this blood and delivered it to Hidan while blocking Uchiha Shisui's attack route.

【Curse Ritual - Spear Reflects Damage】

However, having learned from his previous experience, Hidan did not pierce his heart directly with the black spear, but instead pierced his abdomen.

The backlash damage did not affect Uchiha Shisui, but instead affected Kakuzu!

The excruciating pain caused Kakuzu's pupils to shrink sharply, and he couldn't help but feel a little scared. If Hidan hadn't been more cautious, he would have almost sent his own earth-attribute heart to its death.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were not only plotting against the fire-attribute heart, but also against Kakuzu's own heart.

The wounds on his body were created using Kakuzu's blood and his own acting skills combined with illusion. He not only left bloodstains on Hidan's Bloody Three-Moon Scythe, but also calculated that Kakuzu might collect the blood he dripped during the battle. Everything was going smoothly, but he did not expect that his plan would fail because of Hidan's caution when he reached the last step.

As for Kakuzu's blood?

Kakuzu had been bleeding and injured since the start of the battle, so collecting some of his blood was extremely easy.

Were we almost tricked? Was Kakuzu not careful enough?

It’s not—