Chapter 51: Nawaki's Final Stand, Triple Release vs. Earth Wall, and the Awakening of Tyrant
At this moment, Nawaki clenched his teeth tightly, pouring every last drop of chakra in his body into the long spear in his hand. Then he thrust it fiercely toward the energy cannon in front of him.
"Ah!"
However, facing Kakuzu's terrifying strike, Nawaki's attack seemed insignificant—like an ant trying to shake a tree. Only the long spear in his hand shattered section by section in front of Kakuzu's energy cannon, turning into countless fragments that scattered in the air.
The next moment, that unstoppable energy cannon instantly pierced through the armor on Nawaki's body and went straight through his abdomen, leaving a massive bloody hole in his stomach. Fresh blood and internal organs gushed out from the wound, only to rapidly carbonize under the influence of the energy!
Not only that, after smashing through Nawaki, the energy cannon continued with undiminished momentum, crashing into the forest behind him. Then came an earth-shaking explosion—the entire forest was instantly destroyed beyond recognition, reduced to ruins.
In the midst of this wasteland, Kakuzu's figure slowly emerged. He coldly watched Nawaki lying on the ground until he saw the perfectly intact gem on Nawaki's head, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Meanwhile, Nawaki lay in a pool of blood, his life force gradually fading.
At this time, Miya and Hisa rushed out from who-knows-where. Miya began applying medical ninjutsu to Nawaki's abdomen.
Hisa, forcing his frail body to stand, confronted Kakuzu!
Miya cried while treating Nawaki: "Nawaki! You can't die! We agreed earlier—we were going to become boyfriend and girlfriend!"
Unfortunately, against an injury of this level, Miya's low-level healing ninjutsu was completely useless. Not to mention her—even Tsunade would be powerless against such a wound.
Whether because of Incursio or the Senju clan's physique, Nawaki actually opened his eyes again!
He first glanced at Hisa who had been sent flying by a punch, then looked at Kakuzu slowly walking toward him. His eyes were filled with coldness and killing intent. Then he punched Miya again, sending her flying high into the air.
Watching Miya's body soar high, Nawaki's gaze gradually dimmed until he finally closed his eyes.
Kakuzu looked at Nawaki, who now showed no breath, and knew this battle had ended.
As Kakuzu pressed both hands on Nawaki's head, trying to extract the gem wedged in the tattered armor—
A powerful force suddenly repelled Kakuzu's hand. Kakuzu's hand stung from the shock.
He was startled inwardly: Could this armor protect its master?
Just as Kakuzu prepared to try again, he suddenly heard a "thump thump" sound. At first Kakuzu paid no attention, but soon he realized the sound was coming from Nawaki's body. And as time passed, this faint "thump thump" gradually grew louder.
Kakuzu's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He couldn't believe his ears—this was clearly the sound of a heartbeat!
Even with Kakuzu's good temper, he was furious beyond measure! Kakuzu couldn't help cursing: "Why! Why won't you die!"
His face became extremely gloomy, the anger in his heart burning fiercely. He had never encountered such a tenacious opponent—this made him extremely irritated. Kakuzu decided to hold nothing back and prepared to fully unleash the power of Earth Grudge Fear to viciously rip out Nawaki's heart.
He gritted his teeth, gripped tightly with both hands, ready to deliver the killing blow. However, at that moment, an even stronger repulsive force erupted from Nawaki's body.
At this time, Nawaki seemed to have drifted into the depths of his consciousness. It was then that "Incursio," forged by Naraku, presented a choice from the armor itself!
This was also Incursio's final skill!
Now Nawaki could choose between the power of protection or the power of slaughter. Choosing the power of protection meant relying on the armor's own evolutionary power combined with the First Hokage's power at his brow to continue fighting. Choosing slaughter meant completely devouring the First Hokage's power and fusing it into himself.
The latter might bring irreversible changes—or even complete loss of self!
Tyrant's power also took this opportunity to influence Nawaki, persuading him to devour that portion of power from the First Hokage Senju Hashirama!
Combined with the countless friends and loved ones who had died tragically in front of him tonight...
Nawaki chose slaughter without hesitation. He wanted to kill all his enemies. Only now did Nawaki truly understand: only with sufficient power could he truly protect his comrades!
He needed power!
As Nawaki and Tyrant's wills aligned, the armor and Nawaki himself madly devoured the First Hokage's power from his brow. The First Hokage's power at his brow tried to seal the monster before it.
Countless pale blue chakra threads wrapped around Nawaki's body!
On the other side, Kakuzu felt this familiar chakra and instinctively wanted to flee for his life. In the end, Kakuzu forcefully suppressed his inner fear—after all, that man had died long ago!
Unfortunately, the pale blue chakra threads were ultimately rootless duckweed. Combined with Naraku's forging, Nawaki's Senju physique, and finally Tyrant's infinite evolution ability—
The First Hokage's power was crazily devoured.
As Nawaki gained massive amounts of the First Hokage's power and Tyrant rapidly evolved, the hole in Nawaki's stomach slowly yet firmly began to heal.
When the First Hokage's power was completely devoured, the First Hokage gem at his brow instantly shattered into specks of light.
"Pain! Too painful!" Kakuzu's heart had never hurt this much!
But before he could fully feel this pain—
Suddenly, a heart-palpitating suction force erupted from Nawaki's body, like a black hole, pulling everything around it inward. Massive amounts of natural energy surged toward Nawaki like a tidal wave, greedily devoured by him.
Along with this devouring power, countless flesh and blood rapidly grew and spread across Nawaki's body, fusing with his original form.
At this moment, Nawaki's body gradually grew massive, becoming harder and harder to distinguish from the Incursio armor. The two fused tightly together, as if becoming one.
As natural energy continuously converged, a gigantic phantom of Tyrant slowly emerged in the sky. This phantom radiated immense power, shocking anyone who saw it.
However, this was only the beginning. As time passed, the Tyrant phantom continued to evolve, gradually displaying an even more powerful form. This astonishing change caught the attention of both sides in the fierce battle far away—they all stopped what they were doing, their gazes drawn to this bizarre scene.
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