Chapter 50: Triple Release Fusion vs. Nawaki's Desperate Stand
The Earth Grudge Fear Water Release mask monster spewed a powerful water cannon from its mouth. Upon colliding with Nawaki's Earth Wall, it was instantly blocked.
But as the Lightning Release arrived, the terrifying lightning instantly pierced through Nawaki's Earth Wall. Then the lightning and water current surged toward Nawaki together.
Because this time the lightning arrived together with the water current, Nawaki had no way to use Lightning Release to cancel the damage. Nawaki could only do his best to avoid the lightning's harm.
But in the end, Nawaki was still caught by the water current!
The powerful water flow slammed into Nawaki's body, while the intense electric current stimulated his flesh.
"Ah! Ah! Ah..." Another electric shock stronger than Yang Yongxin's electric chair.
Fortunately, Incursio had just experienced a round of lightning strikes earlier, and this time the lightning's power was greatly diluted because of the water current.
In the end, Nawaki used his long spear to prop himself up on the ground, barely managing to stand.
Little did he know, this action completely shocked Kakuzu—he had clearly unleashed a more powerful ninjutsu, and just moments ago this kid should have been down. Yet now he could stand again.
Kakuzu didn't know that in the distant One Piece world there was a powerful Emperor of the Sea, Kaido. This Kaido, because he couldn't kill enemies in one hit and loved to trash-talk, caused the protagonist's power to grow too fast, ultimately leading to his own defeat!
That moment was exactly like this moment—Incursio was Nawaki's Nika Fruit, and the Senju clan's bloodline was like the unkillable D clan bloodline.
While Kakuzu was thinking about how to defeat Nawaki without damaging the gem, Hagane Ritsuo arrived.
Hagane Ritsuo saw Kakuzu and Nawaki staring each other down, and Nawaki's life seemed like a candle in the wind!
He questioned Kakuzu: "Hurry up and finish him! Beat him. Don't you want the bounty?"
Kakuzu was somewhat angry at the ant in front of him questioning him: "That armor of his is worth far more than 20 million ryō, and the gem on the armor is an extra price!"
Hagane Ritsuo was also furious—the price had clearly been agreed upon before, yet now he was suddenly changing it. Hagane Ritsuo cursed angrily: "Truly useless bounty hunter with no sense of contract! If you won't help me, I'll do it myself. When I take the head, don't blame us for not paying!"
Kakuzu was also angry because of Hagane Ritsuo's rudeness. What he valued most was money, and second was his high-level professional integrity and sense of contract.
Yet the Hagane Ritsuo in front of him was attacking exactly those points of pride.
Kakuzu blocked in front of Hagane Ritsuo. Hagane Ritsuo, not knowing the heights of heaven and depths of earth, directly attacked Kakuzu.
Hagane Ritsuo covered his entire body with Earth Spear Technique and threw a full-power punch toward Kakuzu. Kakuzu was also a master of Earth Spear Technique—he naturally wouldn't back down and countered with a punch of his own!
"Boom!"
The ground beneath both of them cracked directly from this clash.
Hagane Ritsuo and Kakuzu both rapidly retreated because of the punch exchange. After retreating far away, Hagane Ritsuo knew he had been too rash just now.
Clearly he prided himself on Earth Spear Technique, yet he couldn't overpower this bounty hunter in front of him. He looked again at the several mask monsters nearby and knew he had kicked an iron plate this time.
Nawaki had been dazedly watching the two go from allies to opponents and start fighting.
All he could say was: heaven-sent opportunity. This gave him a perfect window to recover—he even used this time to regain a bit of stamina.
Nawaki shouted again toward Kakuzu: "This... Mr. Bounty Hunter, how about you help me defeat the enemy in front of me? When it's over, I will definitely leave the gem for you! The gem is only hard to remove because the forging and inlay were done too perfectly. Later I'll find Master Naraku who forged the weapon—he'll definitely be able to take the gem out. I swear on the honor of the Senju clan!"
By now Kakuzu already believed Nawaki's words. Looking at the silent scene, Hagane Ritsuo had a drop of sweat on his head. He looked warily at Kakuzu and said: "Don't forget our deal—that whatever gem. After defeating him, I'll definitely give it to you too! Besides, Orochimaru is coming back with the main force soon. Are you sure you can fight Konoha's army alone?"
Kakuzu glanced disdainfully at Hagane Ritsuo and said: "I will definitely fulfill my contract!"
Then he said seriously to Nawaki: "Too bad. If you can survive, next time you can hire me to kill this guy. But this time—he hired me!"
Hagane Ritsuo looked at Kakuzu with a disgusting smile—he hadn't avenged his grudge yet and couldn't die!
Nawaki also felt very regretful: This might be the persistence of powerful ninjas! Grandpa was like this, Second Grandpa was like this too.
Nawaki stood straight again, raising the long spear in his hand. This battle would be to the death!
Hagane Ritsuo asked Kakuzu as if seeking permission: "Should I join in too?"
Kakuzu replied coldly: "Just don't damage the gem on his head!"
Hearing Kakuzu's instruction, Hagane Ritsuo charged toward Nawaki.
Watching Nawaki and Hagane Ritsuo fighting back and forth—even when Hagane Ritsuo didn't dare use ninjutsu, he was still being suppressed by Nawaki.
Kakuzu was getting a bit annoyed. After all, if this dragged on, Orochimaru might arrive—and then he might get nothing!
And right now, if he didn't go all out, the Nawaki in front of him was like an unkillable cockroach—no matter what, he couldn't be killed.
Nawaki also hadn't expected that casually mentioning the gem would bring so many variables to this battle. It could be said that if Nawaki hadn't mentioned the gem earlier, even with "Incursio," he would have been quickly and frontally bombarded to death by Kakuzu's combined ninjutsu!
Kakuzu completely didn't believe there could be an enemy immune to all attribute ninjutsu, so Kakuzu decided to try Wind Release first. A small gust of wind appeared on the Wind Release mask monster's face.
"Wind Release: Pressure Harm!"
Instantly, a high-pressure wind ball was released from the Earth Grudge Fear Wind Release mask monster's mouth, sweeping away everything on the scene.
The spiraling violent wind was causing large-scale explosions.
Nawaki and Hagane Ritsuo were both resisting Kakuzu's technique. As Hagane Ritsuo was blown away—
Nawaki stabbed his long spear into the ground, trying to resist the storm. Wind-attribute chakra continuously sliced at Nawaki's armor.
In some places it even cut open the armor, and one could see Nawaki's blood slowly seeping out.
Kakuzu watched Nawaki still standing—he felt helpless for the first time.
Seeing the gem on Nawaki's head still completely undamaged, Kakuzu took a deep breath and decided to go big.
The Earth Grudge Fear Fire Release mask monster, Earth Grudge Fear Wind Release mask monster, and Earth Grudge Fear Lightning Release mask monster combined together. They all opened their huge mouths at the same time, beginning to accumulate terrifying chakra.
"Fire Release: Head Engraving Pain!" The Fire Release mask monster spewed roaring flames. The flames intertwined in the air into a scorching fire pillar.
"Wind Release: Pressure Harm!" The Wind Release mask monster blew out powerful gales. The wind fused with the flames, making the fire even more ferocious.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!" The Lightning Release mask monster emitted a piercing thunderous roar. A thick bolt of lightning shot from its mouth, converging with the fire and wind.
These three different attribute ninjutsu fused together, forming an extremely terrifying energy cannon. Carrying world-destroying might, it blasted straight toward Nawaki.
Nawaki's eyes widened as he watched the terrifying energy cannon approaching. A trace of despair surged in his heart. He tried his best to dodge, but his body simply couldn't evade the attack in time.
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