Kakuzu's Wind Release mask moved to his chest area, and the mouths of the three masks were all aligned in Ryou's direction.
They released their Ninjutsu in unison.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
"Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!"
It wasn't over yet; Kakuzu also opened his own mouth to release an Earth attribute Ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
The heavy cannon of Wind Release, the great spear of Lightning Release, and the jetting water cannon of Water Release all surged toward Ryou, led by an earth dragon about twenty meters long.
Candy was somewhat shocked: "Four types of Ninjutsu? He's actually performing four types of Ninjutsu simultaneously?"
If Kakuzu's Fire attribute mask hadn't been destroyed by Ryou, he would be able to release Ninjutsu of five chakra natures at this moment.
Achieving a simultaneous release of all five elements.
In the original work, only two people ever performed a five-element combination.
One was the Third Hokage, who had a technique called Five Release: Great Combo Technique, where his main body and four Shadow Clones performed a five-element combination, creating the strongest composite Ninjutsu.
The other was Tobi while possessing Yamato; the low-spec version of the Thousand-Armed Kannon it manifested could launch five-element attacks simultaneously, creating composite-type large-scale destruction.
Although Kakuzu's four-element combination was not as good as the five-element combinations of those two, it was still immensely powerful, and an average Kage would find it difficult to withstand.
But he was facing the Futamata, who was like a natural disaster.
Ryou's paws slammed into the ground as he shouted: "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Rumble—
The earth let out a low rumble, as if being pried open from the inside by some immense force.
The ground instantly cracked, with countless fissures spreading out like a spider web, and thick tree trunks burst out of the ground like living things.
They didn't grow slowly, but surged with explosive speed—
Trees uprooted one after another, accompanied by splashing mud and rubble, instantly rising dozens of meters high and spreading across hundreds of meters.
Suddenly, a forest appeared in front of Ryou.
Kakuzu's four-element combination attacked rapidly, but the surroundings had suddenly fallen into Ryou's Deep Forest Emergence domain, and the trees blocked the three-state attribute attacks carried by the Earth Dragon Bullet.
"Damn it, it's the First Hokage's technique!"
Kakuzu's face was terrifyingly gloomy, the irritation in his heart having long since reached its peak.
Kakuzu had seen this technique before; it was the one the opponent used back when he attempted to assassinate Hashirama.
It easily created a forest to trap the enemy, where the branches and roots of the trees within the domain became the caster's weapons.
Just like now—
Kakuzu was also covered within the Deep Forest Emergence.
Branches stretched out flexibly like whips, coiling toward Kakuzu.
Roots spread frantically underground, easily piercing through earth and stone, extending toward Kakuzu's position.
This was an area-of-effect control Ninjutsu.
Branches, vines, and roots all attacked together, leaving nowhere to escape.
Kakuzu released his three Earth Grudge Fear masks, launching Ninjutsu attacks against the frantically coiling trees.
But the attack that most countered Wood Release was Fire Release, and Kakuzu's Fire Release mask had been destroyed earlier.
Even though Kakuzu's three masks were frantically releasing Ninjutsu, the overwhelming trees still suppressed him.
Soon, the Water Release mask was covered by tree roots, and like a giant python's constriction, it easily crushed Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear mask.
Next was the Wind Release mask, then the Lightning Release mask.
All four of Kakuzu's masks were destroyed by Ryou, leaving him with only the single heart in his main body.
In other words, he only had one life left.
Kakuzu had fought Hashirama, but being beaten like a dog also counted as fighting.
"Damn it, I'm really going to be killed by these Konoha people today!"
Kakuzu was in an extremely foul mood, the worst part being that he hadn't spent all his money yet.
At the critical moment.
A deep purple, high-density chakra ball crashed into Ryou's Deep Forest Emergence.
The surface of that chakra ball was covered with irregular veins and cracks, like a black meteorite cracked by high heat, or a boiling ball of lava.
Both Ryou and Kakuzu were shocked the moment they saw it: "A Biju Bomb!!"
Kakuzu's mood became even worse.
Who is this? Do they think he's not dying fast enough?
Using a Biju Bomb to save someone?!
Without any nonsense, Kakuzu performed an extreme self-rescue, converting all his chakra into Earth attribute chakra to protect his heart area.
Ryou was also scrambling to defend against the Biju Bomb; he hurriedly performed Wood Locking Wall, and the trees formed by Deep Forest Emergence bent in front of Ryou, forming a giant arched wall to firmly protect Ryou's body.
Rumble—
The Biju Bomb exploded!
First, a blinding white light enveloped the forest, followed by the expansion of a massive fiery-red shockwave, with a mushroom cloud rising like a nuclear explosion.
The ground was instantly vaporized into a giant crater, and the aftershocks leveled everything in the vicinity.
Jiraiya had just activated his Sage Mode and come out when he was covered by the powerful aftershocks of the Biju Bomb explosion.
"The Seven-Tails has broken the seal and come out!"
Black and White Zetsu looked toward the direction of the Great Tree of Takigakure.
The Seven-Tails looked somewhat strange at this time; its body was covered in a layer of emerald-green armor, looking like a giant emerald-green flying insect.
Black Zetsu said: "It's Uchiha Shisui. The Seven-Tails restored Uchiha Shisui's chakra, allowing him to activate Susanoo and destroy the Tree Prison of the Great Tree of Takigakure."
At this time, both of Shisui's eyes were Mangekyo Sharingan.
Earlier, the Seven-Tails had transferred chakra to Shisui, allowing him to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan and manifest Susanoo.
The technique of Susanoo seemed as if it were born to be fitted onto a Tailed Beast.
Shisui found that Susanoo and the Tailed Beast had a natural compatibility, so he fitted his Susanoo onto the Seven-Tails.
The Tailed Beast's massive amount of chakra and Susanoo's ultra-high defensive power complemented each other's weaknesses, bringing out the best in both.
However, Shisui's Susanoo was not the Complete Body; it was only the third stage that had just been covered with Susanoo Armor, and the lower body could not yet be developed with Shisui's dōjutsu power.
Therefore, the lower half of the Seven-Tails was still exposed and not tightly covered!
But even a semi-finished Majestic Attire: Susanoo was enough to destroy the Tree Prison of the Great Tree of Takigakure.
As Shisui led the Seven-Tails out of the Tree Prison, he saw Ryou fighting Kakuzu, so Shisui had the Seven-Tails save Kakuzu.
But—
"Chomei, that's not how you save someone. Your Biju Bomb is countless times more powerful than Deep Forest Emergence; you'll kill Senior Kakuzu like this."
The Seven-Tails was somewhat embarrassed: "Shisui, sorry, it's my first time saving someone and I'm lacking experience. Next time, I'll definitely listen to your instructions."
Shisui held his head with both hands, feeling somewhat collapsed; looking at the scale of this explosion, Kakuzu was likely blown to pieces.
This was a top-tier Shinobi Konoha had spent a fortune to hire; he wasn't killed by Ryou, but was instead blown up by his own side.
What a mess!
After the explosion's aftermath passed, Ryou's Wood Locking Wall was blown into a mess, and Ryou's Futamata body was covered in charred burn marks.
The originally powerful-looking body was now full of pits and hollows, with every blast mark silently testifying to the terrifying power of that Biju Bomb explosion just now.
A Biju Bomb is a top-tier destructive Ninjutsu in the Shinobi World, capable of easily destroying one or more large mountains, with an explosion range covering several hundred meters.
The shockwave can level mountain ranges and create giant basins or deep craters.