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In a blink of an eye.
A week passed.
Kenshi had been waiting for the Kumogakure ninjas to come and provide him with test subjects, but they didn't show up. Instead, he was visited by a legendary figure.
"I've got the three-million-ryo bounty on the head."
A man with a mask covering his nose and mouth, with green eyes, suddenly appeared behind Yezi, who was eating sushi. His black hand plunged straight into Yezi's back, aiming for her heart.
"No good!"
The moment Yezi's back was pierced by the black hand, her body suddenly transformed into countless explosion tags. Kenshi, who was facing her, also turned into a pile of explosion tags.
The attacker instantly realized that he had been discovered and had fallen into the enemy's trap. He immediately jumped back.
But it was too late.
"Art is explosion."
Boom!
On the mountainside, a massive explosion erupted. The ground shook for a kilometer in every direction.
The towering flames engulfed the entire mountainside.
When the flames and smoke cleared, half of the mountainside was gone, revealing the power of the blast.
"Wow, he's not dead?"
On the back of the clay bird in the air, Yezi glanced at the charred crater below. The power of 20,000 explosion tags detonating at a specific point was indeed immense, but... she looked towards the foot of the mountain, where a man with his upper body burned away, revealing a body covered in various stitched-up wounds, was looking at them.
"He's truly the legendary man who survived a full-fledged battle with the First Hokage!"
Yezi exclaimed. Earlier, Kenshi had mentioned that a legendary man who had fought the First Hokage had arrived. She didn't believe it. It wasn't that she didn't believe that such a person was still alive, but she didn't believe that someone who had fought the First Hokage head-on could still survive.
That was the man known as the God of Shinobi.
But now, 20,000 explosion tags exploding at close range hadn't injured the man at the foot of the mountain. Yezi began to believe that the legend was true.
It was just that she had never heard of this legend before. She only learned about it from Kenshi just now.
"Let's go. Let's meet this legendary man."
Kenshi controlled the clay bird and flew towards the foot of the mountain.
There, a man with five hearts in his body was waiting for his research.
"Waste!"
"Such a waste!"
"That's all my money!"
Looking at Kenshi and Yezi flying towards them in the distance, the five hearts in Kakuzu's body were beating violently.
From the power and range of the explosion just now.
Kakuzu instantly judged that at least 20,000 explosion tags had exploded simultaneously to create that kind of explosive power.
The war had just ended, and the price of explosion tags had not only not decreased, but it had also increased.
It had gone from 2,000 ryo per tag to 3,000 ryo per tag.
20,000 explosion tags would cost 60 million ryo.
That was 60 million ryo! Twice the bounty on that girl's head. And they just exploded like that!
"That's all my money!"
Kakuzu couldn't help but wail again in his heart. His five hearts were trembling.
Obviously, he had already considered the explosion tags on Kenshi and Yezi as his own. He didn't take Kenshi and Yezi seriously at all.
Of course, not taking them seriously didn't mean he would be careless in battle.
"Clay Explosion Release. He's from the Iwagakure Detonation Squad."
Kakuzu looked at Kenshi, who was getting closer on the back of the clay bird. A glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes. The enemy's clay was countered by Lightning Release. He needed to pay attention to other methods.
As for the woman, Kakuzu could only tell that she was from the Uzumaki clan. She was most likely skilled in sealing techniques. Her other abilities were unknown.
For the past year, all the ninjas who had fought this woman had died. No specific information had been released.
Kakuzu was secretly wary.
"Big Brother, let me play for a while."
When they were 200 meters away from Kakuzu, Yezi turned her head and said.
If Big Brother made a move, the man below wouldn't be able to withstand Big Brother's genjutsu. That would be boring. She wanted to see how far her current strength could take her in a fight against a Kage-level powerhouse.
"Okay."
Kenshi nodded. With his current genjutsu, he could reach a 500-meter radius instantly. He didn't have to worry about anything happening to Yezi.
And... he wasn't just skilled in genjutsu.
Two paper wings condensed on the back of Yezi's shoulders, carrying her towards Kakuzu.
"Paper Release - Flying Paper Explosion Tag Technique."
Countless paper explosion tags, like bullets from a Gatling gun, shot towards Kakuzu.
"Paper... I see!"
A flash of understanding and... heartache passed through Kakuzu's eyes. Obviously, the explosion tags just now were just a special kind of jutsu. He instantly felt like he had missed out on a billion ryo.
Slap!
His thoughts flashed in an instant, but Kakuzu reacted quickly. After years of being a ninja, he had simplified his familiar jutsu into a single hand seal. He clasped his hands together.
"Fire Release - Hard-Boiled Head!"
Hot, violent flames instantly erupted from Kakuzu's mouth, flying towards the sky, like a sea of flames pouring down on Yezi and Kenshi.
As expected of the legendary man who had fought the First Hokage, his move was a terrifying Fire Release attack that covered a few hundred meters in front of him.
This strength, no matter how weak it was compared to the First Hokage, was definitely Kage-level for ordinary ninjas.
Bang, bang, bang... Yezi's flying paper explosion tags were instantly detonated in mid-air by the hot sea of flames.
The hot flames also surged towards her from all sides.
"So strong!"
Yezi was surprised. To be able to use a normal Fire Release jutsu with such a destructive force, Kakuzu was indeed a very strong ninja.
With this one move, Yezi believed it.
This man truly had the qualifications to fight the First Hokage.
"Water Release - Water Shock Wave!"
Yezi quickly formed hand seals. The water around her condensed instantly, forming a rotating Water Shock Wave that spread outwards, blocking the surging sea of flames.
Boom... The massive water current exploded, instantly extinguishing the surging sea of flames.
In the air, on the back of the clay bird, Kenshi's expression was calm. He didn't even need to form hand seals. With a thought, he could condense towering water currents that were five times more violent than the sea of flames and push them back.
Whoosh, whoosh... The earth below was instantly flooded as if a torrential downpour had fallen. The entire forest was submerged by the water current.
"His chakra amount is indeed huge!"
Seeing Yezi and Kenshi so easily counter his Fire Release jutsu, Kakuzu instantly judged that both of them had a lot of chakra, and their Water Release jutsu was not bad. Coupled with the explosive clay and Paper Release, they should also be skilled in Fire Release.
That kid who uses clay should also be skilled in Earth Release.
Both of them were flying in the air. I wonder how their taijutsu is?
Kakuzu quickly judged the intelligence revealed by Kenshi and Yezi from their brief exchange just now.
Intelligence was paramount in ninja battles of this era.
"Separate them first."
Kakuzu turned and fled. It wasn't a good idea to fight two enemies with unknown abilities at the same time.
"Paper Release - Flying Bird Explosion Technique!"
After blocking Kakuzu's Fire Release, Yezi immediately attacked again. This time, she condensed countless paper birds that flew towards Kakuzu from all directions, avoiding being detonated by Kakuzu's large-scale attack jutsu in one wave.
Boom!
Boom!
In an instant, the forest was filled with explosions.
Kakuzu stopped using large-scale attacks and used taijutsu to dodge the explosions of the paper birds.
Yezi quickly flew towards Kakuzu, continuing to condense paper birds to attack him.
Just as Yezi flew above a large tree, a monster made of black ink, wearing a monster mask, suddenly jumped out from behind a branch of the tree. It opened its mouth and lunged towards Yezi.
Slap!
Kakuzu, who seemed to be running away in the distance, clasped his hands together.
"Wind Release - Pressure Harm!"
A condensed Wind Release high-pressure cannonball shot out from the black monster's mask, aiming at Yezi in the air, who was too late to dodge.
"Got her!"
Seeing this, a smile flashed in Kakuzu's eyes.
However, when the Wind Release high-pressure cannon pierced through Yezi, no flesh was ejected. Instead, it turned into pieces of paper, taking the opportunity to fly towards the black monster.
"No good."
Kakuzu's eyes narrowed. He realized that he had been tricked again, but he was too close to dodge.
Bang, bang, bang... Violent explosions and flames erupted in the sky.
Clang!
After the explosion, a broken white monster mask fell from the sky to the ground.
Yezi emerged from the ground nearby, re-condensed her Paper Release wings and flew into the sky. She smiled slightly at Kakuzu, who was looking at her with a solemn expression.
Trying to trick her!
Too naive!
Kakuzu had taken advantage of the smoke from the explosion to detach a heart and hide behind a branch. He could hide from other people, but he couldn't escape Yezi's chakra perception.
Her chakra perception range wasn't wide, but it was still a kilometer in diameter. It would be very difficult for Kakuzu to trick her.
"She has chakra perception ability."
At this moment, Kakuzu also realized Yezi's ability.
When he was initially discovered and set up the trap, he thought it was some other perception ability. After all, chakra perception ability was actually very rare. Not many people in each village possessed it.
Unexpectedly... but it makes sense. If she wasn't so troublesome, her head wouldn't be worth 30 million ryo.
Kakuzu thought to himself.
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