Chapter:24

"The strength of his aura is even greater than that of an elite jonin!"

Uchiha Fugaku's expression froze slightly as he sensed the power emanating from the three masked creatures.

One Kakuzu was already troublesome enough, but with three masked monsters, each at least as strong as an elite jonin, the situation had become even more difficult.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet."

With a murderous aura surrounding him, Kakuzu quickly formed hand seals and launched a massive water dragon from his mouth. The enormous dragon, with its fangs bared, roared as it surged toward Fugaku.

*Whoosh!*

Fugaku dodged, quickly evading the water dragon, which slammed into the ground, creating a huge crater.

At that moment, a masked monster appeared above Fugaku's head.

"Lightning Release: Pseudo Darkness."

The flying masked creature opened its mouth, releasing a spear-like bolt of lightning that slashed through the air toward Fugaku.

*Crack! Crack! Crack!*

The lightning spear cut through a large swath of trees, leaving them severed and charred as though sliced by a sharp blade. The cuts were clean, but the wood was scorched black.

Fugaku swiftly dodged again, avoiding the deadly lightning spear, but before he could catch his breath, another masked creature appeared diagonally above him.

"Wind Style: Suppress Harm."

A spherical gust of powerful wind emerged from the creature's mouth, expanding rapidly and moving toward Fugaku. The attack covered a vast area with tremendous force.

Trees, soil, rocks—everything in its path was shredded and blown away.

Faced with an attack of such scale, Fugaku knew he couldn't simply dodge.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Without hesitation, Fugaku formed hand seals and unleashed an enormous wave of fire, surging like an ocean toward the incoming wind blast.

*Boom!*

The strong wind was intercepted, dissipating just in front of Fugaku.

But the danger was far from over.

As soon as Fugaku finished his technique to block the wind, another masked monster appeared behind him, its mouth wide open.

"Fire Style: Head Mincing Pain."

A massive sea of fire rained down from above, engulfing Fugaku with overwhelming force.

With no time to dodge or counter, Fugaku found himself in a dire situation.

"Even if you're at Kage level, you'll die here today!"

Kakuzu, aided by the shared vision of the masked monsters, could clearly see Fugaku. His cold, green eyes gleamed with satisfaction, a chilling smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

*Whoosh!*

The flames completely engulfed Fugaku, wrapping him in a sea of fire.

After a few moments, the flames began to die down.

The entire area had been consumed by fire. The trees were reduced to ashes, and the ground was left blackened and charred. The damage was all too real.

"Uchiha Fugaku is defeated!"

Hundreds of meters away, Yamanaka Feng thought to himself as he saw Fugaku surrounded by flames.

But then, something unexpected happened.

The reversal came suddenly.

Kakuzu, who had been gravely injured earlier, had fully recovered, and with the three masked monsters, he had overwhelmed Fugaku. The relentless barrage of fire-style ninjutsu had left Fugaku in a critical state.

"As expected of an S-rank rogue ninja with Kage-level strength!"

Feng felt a deep sense of fear as he tried to suppress his aura, terrified of being discovered by Kakuzu. He knew Fugaku couldn't defeat Kakuzu—and if he was found, he'd be no match for Kakuzu either.

If Kakuzu detected him, it would be over.

"No, wait... what is that?"

His eyes widened in shock as he saw something unbelievable in the aftermath of the flames.

A massive figure had appeared where the fire had died down.

The figure was made of black bones, towering seven or eight meters tall towering seven or eight meters tall, resembling the upper body of a monstrous being. Inside the skeletal structure was a faint figure—Uchiha Fugaku.Fugaku had not perished. He had used some kind of jutsu to shield himself from Kakuzu's fire."What kind of jutsu is this?"

Kakuzu looked gravely at Fugaku, who was now encased in the black skeletal form. Although surprised that Fugaku had survived his fire-style attack, he wasn't overly shocked. After all, Fugaku was a Kage-level fighter, and having special defensive techniques was expected.What did surprise him, however, was the sense of immense danger radiating from the black skeletal figure.

His instincts screamed at him to flee."It actually forced me to use Susanoo!"

Blood dripped from Fugaku's eyes as he spoke coldly.Susanoo, a powerful technique activated by the Mangekyō Sharingan, could only be performed with both eyes.

It was incredibly strong but came at a heavy price, severely damaging the user's eyes.Fugaku had wanted to avoid using it, but Kakuzu's strength had left him no other option."This has to end quickly!"

Every second Susanoo remained active took a toll on Fugaku's vision, so he had to finish the fight fast.Turning, he locked his gaze on the masked monster that had unleashed the fire-style jutsu earlier.Whoosh!Susanoo's massive hand reached out, swiftly grabbing the masked creature from the sky.

The creature struggled, but it was helpless in Susanoo's iron grip."Fire Style: Head Mincing Pain!"

Kakuzu reacted immediately, commanding the creature to unleash another fire-style jutsu in a desperate attempt to burn Susanoo's hand.

But it was no use—Susanoo's hand remained unscathed.Susanoo's defense was as formidable as its offense. Ordinary ninjutsu couldn't hope to penetrate it.Snap!With a powerful squeeze, Susanoo crushed the masked creature like a piece of paper.

Snap!The masked creature stopped struggling, its body of black tentacles dissolving into liquid, leaving only the shattered mask to fall to the ground.

(End of the Chapter).

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