Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

Kakuzu rolled his eyes at him on the spot.

"Know what?!"

Chapter 268 Hahahaha, I've broken through!

"There's no other way, we have to use that trick!"

Kakuzu's gaze swept over the shattered Water Release Heart, his heartache evident in his eyes.

But it's too early to feel the pinch now; he'll regret it later once he's used up that trick.

The surrounding Earth Grudges rapidly gathered towards Kakuzu, and the black veins that made up their bodies disassembled and connected with the black veins that extended from Kakuzu's body.

The last one came over with Hidan, and whispered a few words to Hidan before merging into Kakuzu's body.

"So that's how it is! You're so cunning!"

Hidan grinned and pulled the chain on the hilt of his crimson scythe.

The sickle, spinning rapidly due to centrifugal force, whistled as it felled all the trees in the surrounding area.

"Earthly Grudge Mode!"

Kakuzu formed hand seals, and numerous black veins radiated from his body.

Three white masks appeared on his shoulders and behind his head, making him look like a black spider.

"Up!"

He roared and charged at Sakura's Earth Grudge Beast like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

The two masks on its shoulders spewed out flames and hurricanes respectively, which combined to form a raging fire that rushed towards the giant beast.

"Hahaha, let's dance!"

Amidst Sakura's laughter, the giant beast raised its claws and slammed them down hard at Kakuzu below.

boom!

Amidst bursts of lightning, the swollen giant claw descended with a deafening roar, cracks appearing on the earth and waves of air sending rocks and soil flying.

Several figures frantically fled through the forest, which had been riddled with holes. Having already exhausted a lot of chakra, the group no longer cared about conserving it and wanted to use up all their chakra to reach their maximum speed.

"Wow, Sakura, stop! Stop right now!"

Ino ducked her head, barely dodging a piece of gravel that flew like a stray bullet.

The only responses she received were the roars of the giant beasts and the girl's maniacal laughter shrouded in smoke.

"No, that guy can't hear me at all!"

Shikamaru coughed twice, covering his mouth with his hand, and then fanned the dust in front of his mouth and nose.

"Then what do we do?"

Choji, covered in sweat, was the fastest runner, but he was already panting heavily.

"Good question!" A sudden voice rang in their ears, "If you're feeling lost, why don't you try believing in the Evil God? It's very effective!"

The three running people froze and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

A gray-haired man with a tattered robe caught up, twirling a scarlet scythe in his hand as he sized them up with the look of someone toying with their prey. "Come on, scream, beg that guy for help!"

All it takes is a fleeting moment to create an opportunity for Kakuzu to distract that woman!

"Don't even think about it!"

Ino stared at him seriously, took out a kunai and an explosive tag from her ninja tool bag, and Shikamaru and Choji beside her made the same choice.

The three of them formed a special formation used in ninja team battles, keeping watch on Hidan who was constantly approaching.

"What a pity, I originally intended to offer a complete sacrifice to the evil god~"

Hidan raised his hand and pulled hard on the iron chain under his sleeve. The scarlet scythe swung upwards with the pull of his arm, the serrated blade slashing straight at Ino and the other two.

"Ok?"

Sakura, who had been using her Observation Haki to perceive the entire battle scene, frowned and turned her gaze away.

Beneath her feet, the colossal wooden beast, the Grudge-Raging Demon, paused briefly due to the distraction of its controller.

"finally!!!"

In that instant, Kakuzu seized the opening Hidan had created for him.

He charged toward the giant beast without regard for anything else, quickly approaching Sakura by following its arm.

On his body, three white masks of the Earth Grudge, supported by black lines, moved from his back to his arms.

Chakra of the three nature transformations—wind, fire, and lightning—flowed from his living heart, compressed, and collided, causing his arm to swell like a cannon barrel about to explode.

Throughout his long career as a rogue ninja, Kakuzu did attempt to fuse these opposing and mutually restraining chakras, but most of his attempts ended in failure.

However, he also discovered that if a ninja's living heart were used as a 'sacrifice,' it was possible to compress a large amount of chakra in a certain part of the body in a short period of time to cause fusion.

Although there is a high chance of failure in doing so, and it may also cause the living heart of the Earth Grudge to be destroyed.

But now is not the time to worry about that, since I'm about to lose my life.

"Huh? I succeeded? It seems fate is still on my side!"

Within the viscous black lines, the three types of chakra that had undergone nature transformation had merged, forming a terrifying blue lightning flame that seemed to be able to dissolve everything in the world as it raged and spread wildly!

—The Earth Grudge: The Final Shot!

A brilliant blue light erupted, and the rays from the chakra cannon seemed to rise from the ground, piercing through the heavens and earth.

After undergoing the integration of chakra through three nature transformations, the power of this technique far surpasses bloodline limits and composite ninjutsu; perhaps it should be called by a completely new term...

"Bloodline Elimination?"

The rainbow light in Sakura's eyes faded, and her Observation Haki, which foresaw the future, showed her the inevitable end of her heart being pierced.

Before the chakra ray could hit her, she used paper drawing to bend her body into an arc that no ordinary person could achieve, leaving a gap so that the chakra ray could pass by her.

Even so, the subtle torrent of chakra still grazed her waist, causing the clothing and some flesh it touched to disintegrate at the molecular level.

Hidan, who had wounded Shikamaru and Choji on the ground, swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the outcome of the battle above.

Caught off guard, Ino pierced his body with a kunai carrying an explosive tag, and a severed arm flew high into the air amidst the roar of the explosion.

However, Hidan was completely oblivious to his own pain; his eyes reflected the splash of crimson color on the giant beast's head.

bleeding!

That monster's blood was red too!

"Haha, hahaha, she's broken down! She's broken down!"

Hidan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud. But even he didn't know what he was so happy about. Several hours had passed since the start of the battle, and they had fallen so low that they needed to use hostages to fight the enemy. His laughter was bitter, and he even felt a pang of sadness for Little Pearl.

"Well done! Does this bloodline elimination technique have a name?"

He didn't care about his injuries, nor did he care that Kakuzu was devouring his blood like a wild dog.

The pink-haired girl simply looked at him with delight, her burning fighting spirit revealed beneath the surrounding dark lightning.

"monster...."

Kakuzu let out a hoarse curse; even in his more than ninety years of life experience, he had never seen such a person.

In the next instant, a resounding sword cry echoed through the heavens and earth. A massive black sword, radiating a terrifying aura, was raised high, upon which gathered the will to establish all things and pave the way for the future.

The endless illusory light converged into a single line and slashed down at Kakuzu in front of him.

—The Mighty Kingdom's Blazing Sword!

"Hidan!!!"

Kakuzu roared and flung the mask stained with Sakura's blood away, while he himself was swallowed by the overwhelming torrent of lightning.

The hearts of the three Earthly Grudges turned to ashes, and all the black veins created by the secret technique were broken and shattered.

Everything in sight was reduced to ashes by this attack imbued with the color of the Overlord.

Hidan, who was some distance away, caught the mask and blood, and mourned with unconcealed grief: "I received your last effort, Kakuzu!"

"Idiot, I'm not dead yet! Hurry up and use your ritual!"

Hidan's mask opened its mouth and began to curse, then a fist made of tiny black veins slammed into Hidan's head.

"Okay, right away, right away!"

Chapter 269 Research materials get da☆ze

Amidst the scorched earth filled with the smoke of battle, Hidan stood on tiptoe.

The arm that had been blown off by Ino's explosive tag was still bleeding, so there was no need to look for other paint at this moment.

He quickly drew the curse ritual incantation mark on the ground with his own blood, and then licked the blood that Hidan had brought back.

—Spell: Death Possession Blood!

"I'm coming!"

With his arms outstretched, Hidan's face was contorted in a ferocious expression, and under the influence of the ritual, the chakra in his body flowed in a strange direction.

"Oh no! It's that dangerous spell from the intelligence report from the village! Stop him!"

Shikamaru, standing some distance away, braced himself and quickly analyzed the enemy's tactics in his mind.

According to intelligence, they still have a chance to thwart the spell's success before the opponent's body undergoes a black and white transformation; otherwise, Sakura will be in danger!

"The art of doubling!"

Choji, acting as the vanguard, did not hesitate and poured all his chakra into this attack.

His body swelled several times its normal size, and his limbs contracted into his body like those of a soft-bodied creature.

"Ino!"

"coming!"

Ino's hands were cut in many ways from rapidly weaving the wire. She threw out the blood-stained wire kunai and wrapped them tightly around Choji's body.

"Ninja Art: Human Bomber Needle Chariot!"

Choji, who was ready, rolled quickly, using his weight and rotational force to make the kunai spin along with him, forming a meat grinder that howled with a dangerous sound, rushing towards Hidan and Kakuzu in the distance.

However, faced with this attack bursting with ferocious killing intent, neither of the two members of Akatsuki had any intention of dodging.

He simply stood there calmly, even feeling a little like laughing.

Seeing this unusual action, Shikamaru frowned.

Why aren't you dodging? Shouldn't you be waiting for the spell to activate...? Wait, the spell is activating!

In a flash of inspiration, he stood up in shock: "Stop, Choji!!!"

"Hahaha, you noticed? But it's too late!"

Hidan laughed wildly, and under the blessing of the ritual, his entire body turned black and developed white skull-shaped patterns.

He abandoned his defenses against the oncoming flesh-and-blood needle tank, exposing all his vital organs to the attack without any hesitation.

He wanted to see the remorse on the faces of these Konoha ninjas after they killed their comrades with their own hands.

"Come, join me in experiencing this captivating pain!"

His bloodshot purple eyes watched as needles pierced his body, and his pleasure grew more and more obvious.

Ta-da!

The rapid and intense sound of steel rubbing together resounded, and fragments of kunai, senbon, shuriken, and steel wire flew everywhere, hitting Hidan and Kakuzu.

The massive flesh-and-blood tank crashed into his body, yet it couldn't budge him an inch.

Hidan's smile seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he stiffly picked up the black needle and forcefully stabbed it into his heart.

With another crisp clang of steel colliding, the black spike snapped and clattered to the ground.

"grass!"

Hidan's mood at this moment was as 'wonderful' as his words. If it weren't for the fact that his later words were too disrespectful to the evil god, he would have already started cursing.