Boom!!
The surging sea of fire seemed to hit a transparent barrier and was intercepted.
The flames rose high like waves, attempting to cross the invisible barrier.
But no matter how hard it tried, it could not climb past the end of the barrier.
Finally, the sea of fire ran out of residual power and dissipated into the air.
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, staring at the figure behind the barrier.
The rescued Shinigami were momentarily stunned, then parted to make way, exclaiming, "It's Captain Ichimaru!"
"Captain Ichimaru is here!"
Soon, a man with squinted eyes and a snake-like smile on his face appeared.
Kakuzu's heart tightened; he suddenly felt as though he had been targeted by a poisonous snake.
This guy... He silently recalled the intelligence he had on the person before him.
Gin.
He looked like a snake-like man.
His blade could extend and retract at will, and its speed was extremely fast!
When Gin appeared,
the attention of Ōnoki and the others immediately focused on him.
Iwagakure and the Sunagakure only had sparse information regarding Gin, thus they didn't know much about him.
They could only record this man's fighting style through the upcoming battle.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen had a deep impression of him, and his gaze towards him was filled with anger.
This was the man who instantly killed Homura Mitokado with a single strike!
There wasn't even a chance to save him!
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
Since the Land of Lightning had already obtained the intelligence on the Uzushigakure provided by Konoha, he believed they certainly wouldn't be careless.
Perhaps they could even kill a few Captains and weaken the Uzushigakure' strength.
This was also one of the goals of providing the intelligence on the Uzushigakure to the Land of Lightning for free.
As long as they could take out a few Uzushigakure Captains, it wouldn't matter if the Land of Lightning was entirely sacrificed.
The other goal was to force out the other hidden forces of the Uzushigakure.
After all, up until now, several Uzushigakure Captains had never appeared in public view.
If they didn't thoroughly research all these Captains, they would suffer significant losses due to lack of information if they ever tried to challenge the Uzushigakure in the future.
Land of Lightning, you must succeed.
As long as you can expose the strength of the Uzushigakure, the Ninja World will remember your contribution!
The perspective returned to the projection.
Gin squinted, "Ah, that won't do. How could you hurt my cute subordinate?"
Kakuzu's eyes were deep, and he suddenly spoke, "With that appearance, I think I remember now. Someone offered a hundred million bounty for you at the Underground Exchange. How wealthy!"
"It seems for the sake of money, this battle must be won!"
Kakuzu's eyes shone brightly, and the look he gave Gin was filled with the scent of money.
Gin: "...This is the first time I've met someone so interesting."
"However, you better put in some effort. Maybe after this, my price will go up~"
"Hmph!"
Kakuzu snorted coldly and didn't waste any more words.
As long as he saw money, he became more motivated than anything else!
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"
A sharp Lightning Spear shot out from Kakuzu's mouth, sweeping towards Gin from near to far.
Gin was unhurried. Maintaining his smile, he raised his hand forward and said, "Hado #33: Sōkatsui!"
A pale blue burst of flame immediately shot out!
The high temperature caused the air itself to twist!
Boom!!
The moment the lightning and fire met, a huge explosion was instantly triggered!
Kakuzu frowned. As expected, this guy's technique was far stronger than those used by ordinary squad members.
The two were not on the same level at all!
"Fire Release: Zukokku!"
"Wind Release: Atsugai!"
The fire was amplified by the wind. The sea of flames, boosted by the power of the wind, was actually twice as strong as before!
It was like a towering wall of flame, slapping directly toward Gin!
Such power caused the people in front of the projection to cry out in surprise.
"What powerful Ninjutsu!"
"That man named Gin is too careless. Why isn't he running away quickly?"
"He is a Captain. If he runs, what will happen to the squad members behind him?"
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