aircannonsinc Chapter 175 Brilliant Tactics, Better Than Sasuke's [4 Updates]
Chapter 175 Brilliant Tactics, Better Than Sasuke's [4 Updates]
Chapter 175 Brilliant Tactics, Better Than Sasuke's [Fourth Update]
Apart from Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake, the others did not recognize the members of Asuma's team, so they patiently watched on.
Shikamaru used a series of dazzling maneuvers to directly control Hidan and attack Kakuzu.
Shadow Imitation!
The group was quite familiar with this ninjutsu; most of them had seen it before.
"Beautiful tactics, better than Sasuke's."
Uchiha Itachi watched Nara Shikamaru's dazzling series of maneuvers and was actually able to control two Kage-level opponents for quite some time, which in itself demonstrates his sharp mind.
Nara family?
She really does have a sharp mind, as always.
This was the kind of person he hoped Uchiha Sasuke would become in the future. However, unfortunately, Uchiha Sasuke became a reckless brute. Even when he occasionally came up with a tactic, it was basically just a sudden flash of inspiration in his mind when he was being reckless.
The results achieved by someone like Nara Shikamaru, who steadily utilizes all his advantages, are far inferior.
He discovered that Sasuke had a strange sense of superiority, which, in the words of Kitahara Kaede's diary, was the "Sunny Day Sasuke state"—when the sun shines and the rain stops, Uchiha Sasuke feels like he's all that great again.
Almost every period of time, after Sasuke Uchiha's strength increased, he went through such a phase.
The difference in mindset is too great.
Just as Itachi Uchiha was pondering, Kakuzu had been cornered by Hidan's attack. However, even with Choji Akimichi's human tank, he still couldn't be harmed in the slightest.
This single move was enough to confirm to everyone that Kitahara Kaede's assessment of him as a Kage-level character was absolutely correct.
However, the next second, Kakuzu, who had just been unharmed, screamed in agony. Kakashi Hatake had suddenly attacked him from behind and pierced his heart with a Lightning Blade.
Kakashi Hatake's capture was undeniably accurate.
"How is this possible? How could you get close to me so silently from behind?"
Kakuzu was incredulous. Although he had been on full alert, defending himself against Hidan, who was being controlled by Nara Shikamaru, it was impossible for him to have been so easily sneaked up behind him.
"What a pity." Kakashi Hatake clearly didn't intend to answer him.
He easily and decisively took down a Kage-level ninja. This is a characteristic of the ninja world: even a Kage-level ninja can be caught off guard and suffer an unexpected defeat.
"That's it?" Tsunade said dismissively. "This is the one who dares to claim he ambushed my great-grandfather? No wonder Kitahara Kaede said he threw a shuriken from 800 miles away. What trash."
"Immortal..." Itachi Uchiha murmured these two words, knowing that things were not that simple.
If he were that easy to take down, then it wouldn't be worth Kitahara Kaede bringing it up specifically.
In particular, Kitahara Kaede specifically proposed the concept of the immortal duo.
If they were taken down so easily, wouldn't the title of "undying duo" be a joke?
"Your turn next."
Just then, as Kakashi Hatake was about to finish Hidan off with his Lightning Blade again, he suddenly screamed. Kakuzu, who should have been dead, somehow came back to life and kicked Kakashi away.
"Not dead?"
"That's impossible, how could he not be dead?"
"Even with my medical skills, I can't save him if he's been hit directly in the heart by the Raikiri."
Everyone was shocked; Kakuzu's sudden resurrection left them completely dumbfounded.
"A heart with five attributes?"
At this moment, Kakashi Hatake looked at the masks behind Kakuzu in the image, one of which was completely shattered into a hollow hole.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered what Kitahara Kaede's diary mentioned: the First Generation could kill an attribute heart with one punch. Could this be what he was talking about?
No wonder they have to take them down one by one, because one punch isn't enough to kill them.
As everyone watched, Kakuzu's body was torn apart inch by inch, broken open inch by inch, with countless black lines spewing out from his body, enveloping the masks and forming masked monsters.
In an instant, the Konoha ninjas went from being the majority to the minority.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw the wind-attribute masked monster unleash a Wind Release: Pressure Damage that uprooted the entire forest.
This ninjutsu definitely reaches the level of an S-rank ninjutsu.
Immediately afterwards, the remaining masked monsters with the Lightning Release attribute also unleashed their powerful Lightning Release ninjutsu.
This immediately put everyone in a very difficult situation, and even with all his strength, Kakashi Hatake could only block one of the attacks.
However, immediately afterward, under Kakuzu's control, the Fire Release masked monster also unleashed its full power, and terrifying flames engulfed everything.
"Five attributes?"
As Kakashi Hatake watched the masked monsters in the scene unleash terrifying ninjutsu one after another, he immediately understood what Kitahara Kaede meant by the five elemental hearts.
Those masks aren't ordinary masks, but Kakuzu's heart?
In other words, each heart can unleash a powerful S-rank ninjutsu. Apart from the earth-attribute heart that was destroyed by the self in the scene, there are also wind, lightning, fire, and water-attribute hearts. It can be said that, apart from the extremely rare yin and yang attributes, it basically has all five chakra nature transformations.
It should be noted that most people only have one attribute, and the standard for becoming a Jonin is only to develop a second attribute transformation. Yet he possesses all five attributes, and each of them has such amazing ninjutsu.
What's even more terrifying is that a heart is a life.
You have to kill him five times!
No wonder Kitahara Kaede specifically brought it up.
"Immortality, so that's what it means?"
As Itachi Uchiha watched the Akatsuki and Konoha members locked in battle on the screen, he guessed that each mask represented a heart of a certain attribute, and thus a life.
It must be some kind of secret technique, which is why it can be called immortal.
In contrast, Hidan was completely oblivious to Kakuzu's ninjutsu, which had engulfed him as well.
Clearly, compared to Kakuzu's immortality, Hidan's immortality is a completely different type of immortality, and he doesn't even care about S-rank ninjutsu.
"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"
He didn't believe there were any ninjutsu techniques in the world that didn't require a price, nor did he believe there were any ninjutsu techniques without flaws; they just hadn't been discovered yet.
In the scene, Kakuzu also showed his terrifying strength as a Kage-level shinobi. With Kakashi Hatake being held back by Hidan, the three members of Asuma's team were no match for him. In particular, even Choji Akimichi, whose strength was approaching Jonin level three years later, was still no match for him and was easily suppressed.
Meanwhile, Kakashi Hatake was also in grave danger under the combined attack of the masked monster and Hidan. For a time, the Konoha team was at a complete disadvantage.
Just when everyone was worried about this team, Nara Shikamaru finally launched a brilliant tactical counterattack. After exchanging opponents with Hatake Kakashi, he immediately set his sights on Hidan.
Hidan's strength is clearly superior to Shikamaru's. Even the Shadow Imitation Technique has its limits and cannot be extended indefinitely.
However, just when everyone thought that Nara Shikamaru was completely helpless against Hidan, he surprisingly abandoned his long-range attacks and rushed directly to Hidan's side, forcefully closing in and finally using the Shadow Imitation Technique to control him.
"I'm not secretly hiding away."
Nara Shikamaru sneered.
"The shadow imitation technique was a success. Let's go for a pleasant walk in the distance."
Immediately afterwards, Shikamaru led Hidan into the forest and set up numerous traps.
However, at this point, the Shadow Imitation Technique had reached its limit.
Hidan on the other side had obviously realized this as well.
"This shadow ninjutsu can only last five minutes at most," Hidan said dismissively. "Besides, it's just the two of us, which suits me perfectly, you idiot."
He wasn't particularly afraid to begin with. Under the protection of the evil god, he possessed an immortal body. Even if his head were cut off, he wouldn't die. The things that ordinary ninjas feared didn't exist for him.
Hidan pulled out another black thorn and stabbed it towards Shikamaru, successfully drawing blood from his face. Hidan then revealed a cruel smile, licked the blood into his body, and prepared to cast a spell.
Hidan let out a few strange laughs as he pierced his own palm and began setting up a sacrificial array.
Everything is ready.
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, go to hell."
Hidan roared and launched a suicide attack.
Meanwhile, Kakashi Hatake was also locked in a fierce battle, as the elemental mask monsters were even able to fuse together.
"I can store five hearts, including my own. Kakashi, use yours to replace the one you destroyed," Kakuzu said with a cold laugh.
At the same time, Kakuzu also launched an attack. The masked monster's attack was fast and urgent. Kakashi Hatake had nowhere to hide in mid-air. It was difficult to dodge in this open space. He was hit directly by the ninjutsu on the spot.
Fortunately, his skillful substitution technique saved his life.
However, even though Kakashi Hatake tried to use Water Release to defend against Kakuzu's masked monster attack, he was caught off guard and thrown to the ground.
Immediately afterward, Kakuzu charged straight at him.
"Looks like you can't keep up with my speed. I'll take your heart."
Kakuzu roared and was about to make a move, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain and died once again.
"What happened?"
Kakuzu still doesn't understand what happened.
"Difficult... could it be..."
"Looks like I finally made it in time." Kakashi Hatake looked at this scene with a relieved expression, clearly having been prepared.
Meanwhile, Hidan, who thought he had succeeded, did not live to see Shikamaru die. Instead, Shikamaru struck him on the head and successfully used the Shadow Imitation Technique to control his body.
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