"Hmm?"
Ren, in his mental space, suddenly narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Danzo below through Chomei's perspective, and muttered in a low voice.
"This old thief, he really did make his move on me."
In his perception, a familiar, chilling Chakra fluctuation emanated from the other party, and following this fluctuation, Ren quickly locked onto the bandaged part of Danzo's face.
Meanwhile, below, although Kakuzu felt that Danzo seemed to have undergone a slight change, he didn't pay too much attention to it. After their brief clash just now, he already had a good understanding of Danzo's strength.
His Wind Release mastery was indeed good, but that was about it; taking him down was only a matter of time.
"Hmm?!"
On the other side, Danzo, with his Sharingan activated, suddenly had his vision broaden, and he quickly noticed Chomei above his head.
"This is… the Seven-Tails of Takigakure Village!"
Danzo's expression immediately changed, and he began to look back and forth between Chomei and Kakuzu, saying in a deep voice.
"Kakuzu, your Takigakure Village is assassinating me here. Are you trying to start a war with Konoha Village?!"
"Stalling for time?"
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes. He couldn't be bothered to explain Danzo's questioning. In his opinion, dead people didn't need to know too much.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"
Seeing that the other party had no intention of answering, Danzo stopped wasting words. As he formed hand seals, he puffed out his cheeks, and after accumulating his Chakra, he suddenly exhaled forcefully!
Several almost solid gusts of wind, like bullets, cut through the rain and shot straight towards Kakuzu!
"Earth Release: Earth Release: Hardening!"
Kakuzu directly clasped his hands together, and Earth ReleaseChakra covered his entire body. His skin immediately turned dark black. The flying wind bullets dissipated upon hitting his body, causing no damage whatsoever.
"Hmph, an Earth Release defensive Ninjutsu, is it?"
Seeing this, Danzo snorted coldly, then formed hand seals again and lightly shouted.
"Wind Release: Great Vacuum Sphere!"
As he opened his mouth again, a giant wind ball suddenly flew out, swirling the surrounding rainwater and shooting directly towards Kakuzu, who was standing still.
It was only then that Kakuzu became serious. A red mask suddenly appeared on the left side of his head and opened its mouth; a visible fireball flickered inside.
"Fire Release: Searing Migraine!"
As Kakuzu spoke, that point of fire spread rapidly outward as soon as it hit the ground, continuously making sizzling sounds when it touched the puddles below.
In the blink of an eye, the sea of fire collided with the giant wind ball. The wind ball was directly swallowed, then exploded violently. The sea of fire instantly stopped its spreading momentum, and a large amount of sparks flew up and then fell, finally being extinguished by the downpour.
"Hmph, it's my turn."
Kakuzu clenched his fist, turned his body, and then swung his fist violently. The same fist that had ended Hawk MaskRoot's life was unleashed again, propelled by a large number of black threads, crossing half the distance in the blink of an eye and shooting towards Danzo!
Danzo didn't stand still and wait to die. Instead, he pulled out several Shuriken from his body, infused them with Wind ReleaseChakra, and then violently threw them forward, flying with a series of cutting sounds.
Noticing the sharp aura emanating from them, Kakuzu didn't dare to be slow. He quickly retracted his fist, then flashed to the side, avoiding the attacks.
"It's almost over…"
By now, Kakuzu was getting impatient. His back began to squirm again, and four colored masks emerged, as if they were about to burst forth at any moment.
"Let me assist you, Mr. Kakuzu."
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared beside Kakuzu. He glanced at the other party, then looked up at the sky, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Weren't you up there?"
"I am Shadow Clone."
Number One glanced at him, then took two steps forward and began to form hand seals.
"Please leave here first. Let me attack."
"Hmm?"
Kakuzu inadvertently looked up at Chomei in the sky, and his expression suddenly froze. After realizing what was happening, he quickly pressed down on the masked monsters that were about to burst out from his back, nodded to Shadow Clone Number One, and then turned and used Instantaneous Body Technique to leave, leaving Number One and Danzo in a standoff.
"You are…"
Looking at this suddenly appearing guy, Danzo's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice.
"Lightning Release: Earth Corridor!"
However, Number One had no intention of wasting words with the other party. Lightning flashed in his hands, and after hitting the ground, it transformed into a bolt of lightning, shooting along the ground towards Danzo in front.
Lightning Release: Earth Corridor was already fast, and in this heavy rain, both its speed and power increased. In the blink of an eye, it crossed the middle ground and arrived close by.
At this point, forming hand seals was too late. Danzo could only hastily retreat and leap into mid-air, while Number One had no intention of continuing the attack. After glancing at Danzo, he turned and chased after Kakuzu, who had already run far away.
"Hmm?"
Danzo truly couldn't understand Number One's actions. While he was still pondering, the water on the ground was silently gathering towards his feet. By the time he noticed the Chakra fluctuation, it was already too late.
"Water Release: Water Prison Jutsu!"
The large amount of water that had gathered immediately surged upwards, and under Danzo's astonished gaze, a giant water sphere instantly formed, trapping him within it, unable to move.
What!
Danzo's face was somewhat distorted in the water. He hadn't expected to fall into such a predicament by being momentarily distracted. Moreover, the timing of the other party's Jutsu was too clever; he had been lurking behind him, seizing the moment he let his guard down, and launched a surprise attack just as he was about to land.
Looking at the figure that appeared in front of the water sphere, Danzo's eyes widened instantly. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but immediately choked on a mouthful of water, forcing him to close his mouth and stare intently at the other party.
"Danzo, so you have a day like this too?"
Number Two looked at Danzo, who was glaring at him with wide eyes, raised his hand, and pointed upwards, chuckling softly.
"Can you withstand this move?"
Hmm?
Feeling puzzled, Danzo subconsciously looked up in the direction of the other party's finger, and then his pupils suddenly constricted. Even the rotation speed of his Sharingan beneath the bandages increased significantly.
He saw that Chomei above his head had, at some unknown point, already condensed a dark purple Chakra sphere in front of him, and terrifying fluctuations were continuously spreading outwards.
Tailed Beast Ball!
Seeing that everything was ready below, Chomei didn't waste any time. He aimed, and under Danzo's horrified gaze, the dark purple giant sphere shot out directly, targeting the two individuals below him.
Seeing this, Danzo immediately began to struggle violently, trying to break free from his restraints, but under the powerful water pressure, he found it difficult to even move a single finger.
Thinking of this, Danzo looked at Number Two, who was within arm's reach, and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, gritting his teeth.
Given the other party's situation, he clearly had no intention of dodging; he was going to die here with him!