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

Chapter 165 Strength Comparable to Kage-Level Players [2 Updates]

Chapter 165 Strength Comparable to Kage-Level Players [Second Update]

With Kakuzu's strength, defeating a regular Jonin would be a piece of cake.

Before they'd even really started fighting, they'd already lost two hearts.

Kakuzu leaped away from Kitahara Kaede, his eyes filled with rage.

Damn underground money exchange, even the information they provide is inaccurate. This is no ordinary Chunin; it's not as simple as just having Jonin-level combat power.

A typical Jonin would almost certainly be instantly killed if they encountered Kitahara Kaede.

"Is it the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Kakuzu remembered the characteristics of this ninjutsu. The Flying Thunder God Technique was too famous. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, once made a name for himself as the Yellow Flash of Konoha with this ninjutsu.

This is a ninjutsu invented by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. However, in all these years, only the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has succeeded it, and it is widely recognized as difficult to learn.

Even though Konoha possessed all the information on this ninjutsu, they were unable to cultivate a second successor.

Nowadays, most young ninjas haven't even heard of the Flying Thunder God Technique. Only an old-timer like him would be familiar with many ninjutsu.

"No wonder you possess the Thunder God's Sword. So you're not some unknown, nameless ninja, but a genius ninja carefully nurtured by Konoha?"

In Kakuzu's mind, Kitahara Kaede, who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, should be Konoha's carefully cultivated secret trump card.

It's just unknown which high-ranking person in the village he offended, which led to him being betrayed.

This explains why he, a mere Chunin, would obtain a treasure like the Thunder God Sword.

In terms of sheer quality, Thor's Sword is absolutely no less powerful than the Seven Swords of Kirigakure.

The Seven Swords of Kirigakure are usually awarded to the elite Jonin, the pillars of Kirigakure.

In just a short moment, Kakuzu had already imagined a lot of things, including the dark infighting in the village.

He had seen far too many things like this. Having lived in the ninja world for so many years, what dark side hadn't he witnessed?

"And the Eight Gates." Kakuzu recognized all of this, and upon realizing this, his body suddenly broke apart piece by piece like a doll, with countless black lines emerging.

Behind him, the Earth Grudge Mask split into two masked monsters whose bodies were made of black lines.

Two of the four attribute masks have been broken, meaning that the two lives have been lost, and this is clearly the true, complete form of Kakuzu.

"The earth and water attribute masks have been destroyed." Kitahara Kaede observed Kakuzu's condition.

The remaining three masked monsters belong to the fire, lightning, and wind attributes, respectively.

Suddenly, the masked monster with lightning attribute unleashed a Lightning Release: Pseudo-Darkness technique, instantly forming a terrifying lightning spear that pierced through the ground beneath Kitahara Kaede's feet.

Just as this move was about to hit Kitahara Kaede, he had already vanished.

When he reappeared, he was on the other side of the main hall.

"Damn it, just like a monkey!"

Kakuzu was furious; having two hearts shattered in succession was a significant loss for him.

While Earth Grudge Fear can steal the hearts of others for its own use, to truly unleash its power, it requires the heart of a truly strong person, who can retain the ninjutsu used by that person in life.

However, the ninja world is so vast that there are very few strong individuals who meet his requirements.

His earth-attribute heart and water-attribute heart were destroyed by Kitahara Kaede almost before they were even used. The loss was so great that it was unknown how long it would take to repair them.

"Fire Release: Head Engraving!"

The fire-attribute masked monster spewed out a deluge of flames, transforming into a fire capable of destroying everything.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough".

Kitahara Kaede shouted and unleashed a similarly overwhelming gale.

The wind and fire formed a terrifying raging storm in mid-air.

Seeing that Kitahara Kaede could unleash such power from a low-level ninjutsu like Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Kakuzu's expression changed instantly.

Is this some kind of Chunin?

Is this reasonable?

This amount of chakra is far greater than that of a Jonin.

Immediately afterward, he saw Kitahara Kaede open the four gates and charge straight over. The raging sea of ​​fire and wind could not hinder him in the slightest. The violent chakra he carried blew it all away and instantly rushed to Kakuzu's side.

"What?"

Kakuzu never expected that Kitahara Kaede would not display his skills or use the Flying Thunder God Technique, but instead just charge in directly.

The next second, Kitahara Kaede kicked him away, using a move from the Leaf Village Gale he had previously learned.

Although the Leaf Gale is considered a very basic technique in the Leaf Village's taijutsu system, it still depends on who is using it.

How can the hands of an ordinary genin be the same as the hands of Kitahara Kaede?

Kakuzu grunted and his entire body flew backward, crashing into and breaking a pillar.

Meanwhile, the fire-attribute masked monster and the wind-attribute masked monster on the other two sides were also ready to launch their combined ninjutsu.

While using Fire Release: Head Technique, he also used Wind Release: Suppression Technique. The wind, fueled by the fire, directly formed an overwhelming blaze that far surpassed ordinary ninjutsu. This was no longer the kind of flame that Kitahara Kaede could simply break through with chakra as he had done before.

Unless it's a tailed beast cloak like Naruto's in the future, it's impossible to break through it directly.

"Tch, is a combination of wind and fire ninjutsu already this troublesome? If it were the Third Hokage's Five Elements Great Bullet Technique, what would its power be? It would probably be a small Tailed Beast Ball." Kitahara Kaede thought of the Third Hokage's Five Elements Great Bullet Technique, which made him famous.

The next second, a Flying Thunder God kunai was thrown out, and Kitahara Kaede's figure was directly teleported away.

However, the terrifying power of this ninjutsu still burned everything to ashes.

This move covered the entire building, leaving Kitahara Kaede with very little room to dodge.

Meanwhile, another masked monster with lightning attribute attacked again, directly using Lightning Release: Pseudo-Darkness to head towards Kitahara Kaede, who had just appeared.

Almost at the very moment that Kitahara Kaede was about to be pierced through, Kitahara Kaede's body turned into a piece of wood.

It's a substitution technique!

"I saw through your moves long ago. The weakness of the Flying Thunder God Technique is that the person moves with the kunai, right?"

Kakuzu crawled out of the ruins, and with his rich combat experience, he quickly saw through the Flying Thunder God's tactical characteristics.

"Your heart is now qualified to be one of my collections; I'm taking it."

Kakuzu said with a cold laugh.

Following his gaze, he saw Kitahara Kaede standing atop a charred wall, chakra gathering beneath his feet.

Kitahara Kaede's breathing became slightly rapid. Maintaining the state of having four gates open, his energy consumption was already far beyond his usual level. If it weren't for the fact that his body had already completely fused with the initial immortal body of the Uzumaki clan, he would have been in a much worse state.

If it were an ordinary person like Xiao Li, their body probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it by now.

"Want my heart? Then give it a try." Kitahara Kaede's expression remained calm, even revealing a hint of excitement beneath.

What just happened, though it sounds like a long time, was actually only a short time. He was able to directly shatter Kakuzu's two hearts and still fight Kakuzu to a standstill.

This gave him a basic understanding of his own abilities!

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, one is almost invincible and can even fight against Kage-level masters. It is also highly possible to kill a Kage-level master by taking advantage of an intelligence gap.

After all, not everyone has such a high margin of error as Kakuzu. If it were an ordinary Kage-level opponent, he would have already taken them down in one move.

This is the fundamental reason why even a master of the Kage level can be caught off guard and suffer a setback.

However, apart from the Flying Thunder God Technique, he still lacked a ninjutsu that could ultimately decide the outcome of the battle, just as he had initially predicted, especially when facing increasingly inhuman opponents.

If he knew the Wind Release: Rasengan, he should have been able to completely defeat Kakuzu just now.

Those Kage-level powerhouses each have their own unique skills, and each one is terrifying.

However, Kitahara Kaede also has his own special skill: the Flying Thunder God Technique. With it, he is at least invincible.

After Hyuga Keiko and Ayumi Genryu ran away ahead of time, he no longer had any weaknesses.

For a moment, countless thoughts filled Kitahara Kaede's mind, but his body kept shifting in mid-air.

"Tch, damn monkey." Kakuzu growled under his breath, already fed up with them. "I'll take care of you this once and for all."

In an instant, the three masked monsters formed by the Earthly Grudge Technique behind him merged together and gathered directly on his right arm.

The chakra of the three attributes of wind, fire, and lightning boiled and mixed into a terrifying attack that blasted directly towards Kitahara Kaede.

Ninjutsu, the final shot!

The sheer size of this attack was terrifying; the chakra cannon swept over in an instant, just like a tailed beast ball.

Kitahara Kaede shifted his position repeatedly, dodging attacks while simultaneously firing Flying Thunder God Kunai in all directions.

His figure, along with the flying Flying Thunder God Kunai, constantly changed positions to dodge this terrifying attack.

"brush!"

Kitahara Kaede hung upside down from the ceiling, looking down at Kakuzu who was frantically using the Final Shot attack. He held a Flying Thunder God Kunai that he had just retrieved in his hand.

"A great opportunity!"

He noticed that Kakuzu's ninjutsu had finally stopped. Clearly, his attacks required charging and had intervals, so he couldn't use them anytime, anywhere.

This is a chance to take him down again.

Suddenly, at that moment, the barrier that the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had sealed on the high platform below the auditorium shattered.

Under Kakuzu's series of large-scale ninjutsu attacks, the originally impregnable barrier collapsed instantly.

At the same time, a massive amount of energy transformed into a terrifying purple energy pillar that swept out and directly enveloped Kitahara Kaede on the ceiling.

Kakuzu, seeing this, immediately realized the enormity of the situation and rushed towards the outside of the hall, fearing that if he was even a little too slow, he would be enveloped by the purple energy.