Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 164 First Battle Against a Kage-Level Boss, A Crushing Blow to Kakuzu [1 Update]

Chapter 164 First Battle Against a Kage-Level Boss, A Crushing Blow to Kakuzu [First Update]

When in doubt, blame Danzo!

Naruto would really fall apart without him!

Anyway, Danzo won't come out and say that this matter has nothing to do with him.

"It's alright, he can't kill me. You all stay away and don't get caught in the fighting. I can retreat on my own."

Kitahara Kaede said that he noticed his hands were trembling slightly, not from fear, but from some kind of excitement.

It was as if the excitement naturally arose when one saw a formidable foe.

This left him speechless. No, shouldn't this kind of setting, where the character gets excited and trembles when he sees a strong enemy, be in a shonen anime?

Okay, Naruto is indeed a shonen anime, but the problem is, I'm not the main character.

The main characters are Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

However, Kitahara Kaede quickly realized that, as the saying goes, "He who possesses a sharp weapon will naturally have the will to kill."

My strength has undergone tremendous changes since I first obtained the diary. I now possess the Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan, as well as the Sharingan, the Uzumaki clan's beginner Sage Body, and other enhancements.

He himself has never truly measured just how high his combat power is.

He has definitely surpassed the level of an elite Jonin, but whether he can contend with a Kage-level expert is unknown.

His excitement now is somewhat a result of the impulse he felt when he was learning.

Although he wrote in his diary every day that he wanted to lie low and cling to powerful figures, how could he not be tempted in his heart?

He also wanted to see the view from the pinnacle of the ninja world.

"Such thoughts are still too dangerous. After all, I'm not the protagonist of a shonen anime. I'm not even a supporting character. I'm just an extra. When an extra has the idea of ​​becoming the protagonist, then death is not far away."

Kitahara Kaede repeatedly suppressed the pounding emotions in his heart.

"Um!"

Sōten Genryū and Hinata Keiko didn't put on any touching show of staying together. The three of them had been working together for several years, and they knew Kitahara Kaede's personality all too well.

Since he has said that, if we don't leave, we will not only be of no help, but will also become a burden.

This would make Kitahara Kaede feel helpless when facing such a terrifying master.

"Escape? Do you think you can escape?" Upon hearing Kitahara Kaede's words, Kakuzu was enraged and attacked in an instant.

In an instant, his hands detached from his arms and, controlled by a ball of black lines, reached out to grab Hyuga Keiko and Ayato Genryu.

It was incredibly fast!

Almost instantly, he was about to grab the two of them.

However, the next second, the terrifying hands that had been grabbed fell to the ground, accompanied by a flash of electricity.

But at the crucial moment, Kitahara Kaede used the second generation's sword, Raijin no Tsurugi, to knock his hands off.

The Thunder God Sword in Kitahara Kaede's hand shimmered with the light of thunder, making Kitahara Kaede's face shine.

Kitahara Kaede looked surprised; the black lines on Kakuzu's body were so strong that he couldn't completely sever them with his sword.

The power of the lightning sword aura emanating from the Thor's Sword after being infused with chakra was still quite astonishing. It could even cut through steel, but it could only sever half of the black lines, leaving the other half uncut.

"Walk!"

Hyuga Keiko gritted her teeth and said, "There's no time to worry about surviving this ordeal," and hurriedly took Sōten Genryū and fled outside.

Kakuzu was equally shocked. His attack came without warning, yet his opponent was able to keep up with his speed perfectly. The opponent's reaction time was incredibly fast.

And that Thor's sword almost severed his black lines.

This is no ordinary black line; it is a black line created using the secret technique of Earth Grudge.

"This must be Thor's sword."

At this point, Kakuzu was no longer in a hurry. After all, the bounty on the underground gold exchange was on Kitahara Kaede, and his two teammates were just teammates. Even the underground gold exchange was too lazy to take on such a mission.

Kakuzu pondered for a moment and found the origin of the Thunder God Sword in Kitahara Kaede's hand in the ancient, dusty memories. It was the sword of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. He had personally witnessed how Tobirama Senju killed the Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Kumogakure.

I remember seeing Tobirama Senju use this Thunder God Sword back then, and now I remember it all.

Kitahara Kaede nodded and said, "It seems you must have met the Second Hokage."

Kakuzu said, "We didn't exactly meet, but I did witness his last battle firsthand."

"I didn't expect you to have such courage, staying behind to buy time for your teammates to escape. But let me tell you, it's useless. With those two brats' strength, they can't escape my pursuit at all," Kakuzu said confidently.

Those two are at most Chunin-level strength, how could they possibly escape?

Even if he slowly deals with Kitahara Kaede now, it's still perfectly timely for him to catch up with his teammates.

I'll see how I feel later. If I'm in a good mood, I'll go after them.

"Did I say it was to stall for time?" Kitahara Kaede said with a smile. "I'd also like to know how much of a gap there is between me and a top-tier Kage-level ninja like you."

"Arrogant brat, don't think that just because your reaction is a little faster, you can compare to me," Kakuzu said with a sneer.

Kitahara Kaede didn't refute, and simply threw the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand.

"Are you kidding me, this level of sneak attack?"

Kakuzu gave a cold laugh.

However, before he could finish speaking, Kitahara Kaede vanished from his sight in an instant.

"Body Instantaneous Movement Technique? That's incredible speed!"

A hint of horror finally appeared in Kakuzu's eyes.

The kid in front of me is so fast that I can't even perceive it.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of chakra gathering behind him.

"When?!"

Kakuzu turned his head slightly and caught a glimpse of Kitahara Kaede's figure appearing behind him, holding a kunai in one hand. The kunai was none other than the one Kitahara Kaede had thrown out earlier.

His other hand formed a Rasengan. It can be said that the Rasengan was born to complement the Flying Thunder God technique; that was its original purpose from the beginning.

"boom!"

Before he could react, the Rasengan had already landed directly on him.

The terrifying power pierced his heart in an instant.

One-hit kill!

The power of the Rasengan is beyond doubt. The destructive power of high-concentration chakra is astonishing, most notably the Tailed Beast Ball that those Tailed Beasts like to use.

Kitahara Kaede landed, but without the slightest suspicion. He used Kakuzu's unfamiliarity with him to launch a counterattack that severely injured him. If it were an ordinary ninja, they would have been completely finished.

However, the Kakuzu in front of them was no ordinary ninja; he had five hearts, each of which could be considered a life.

Kakashi Hatake was unprepared and thought he had defeated him, but instead, he was ambushed and succeeded.

This is the advantage of having ample intelligence, which is why most battles between ninjas are intelligence wars.

Kage-level powerhouses are already the pinnacle figures in the mortal realm, but they are not superhuman. Even a Hokage would die if hit by a shuriken, but the higher one goes, the more extraordinary they become.

The Super Kage level already possesses extremely terrifying regenerative abilities; such a sneak attack would render even the largest number of ordinary ninjas useless.

If one were to go even further and reach the Six Paths level, then they would simply lay all their cards on the table and become utterly inhuman.

Even a Kage-level shinobi can be defeated by a ditch, but how could a Six Paths-level shinobi be defeated by a ditch? You agree, right, Uchiha Madara!

Kitahara Kaede showed no sign of taking a light view.

"Open the door!"

Kitahara Kaede directly activated the Eight Gates Formation. Since he was already in the normal state of opening the first gate, he started opening the second gate, the Rest Gate, when opening the Eight Gates.

"Open the gate of life!"

"Open the Gate of Injury!"

He opened the first four gates directly, and Kitahara Kaede's body glowed with a blood-red chakra light, indicating that his body had begun to enter an overloaded state.

Kakuzu got up again in front of him, but this time the Akatsuki's red cloud and black cloak he was wearing had been completely destroyed, revealing four masks on his back, one of which was already broken.

Without a doubt, it was Kitahara Kaede who broke through with a Rasengan.

However, just as Kakuzu got up, he saw that Kitahara Kaede had appeared behind him at some point, moving at an incredible speed.

Unlike the previous one which utilized the Flying Thunder God technique, this one relies purely on speed.

After opening the Gate of Injury, Kitahara Kaede's speed and strength both increased dramatically.

"Chidori!"

Kitahara Kaede pierced Kakuzu's body once again with a single move.

"How is this possible? How could you attack me from behind so silently?"

Kakuzu exclaimed in shock, never expecting Kitahara Kaede to be so fast.

Behind him, yet another mask was shattered.

"Not bad, another life for free." Kitahara Kaede said with a slight smile.

"He knows about my Earth Grudge Fear?" Only now did Kakuzu finally realize that this brat's knowledge of him was not only about his ambush of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, when he was young, but also about the fact that his Earth Grudge Fear technique could store five hearts.

Five hearts simply represent five lives!

He didn't know how this information was leaked, because in his memory, everyone who had actually seen this move of his, except for members of the Akatsuki, should be dead.

However, regardless of how Kitahara Kaede found out, he no longer had time to think about it. Now he finally realized that obtaining ten million taels was not as easy as he had initially thought.

Even the information provided by the bounty hunters at the underground gold exchange, which stated that Kitahara Kaede had Jonin-level combat strength, was completely inaccurate compared to Kitahara Kaede's actual combat power.