The moment Satoshi's voice fell, the water Chakra, compressed to its extreme, instantly condensed into a high-speed rotating javelin.
Satoshi's arm swung down like a battering ram, and the water javelin, with a piercing shriek, plunged fiercely towards Kakuzu's chest.
The moment it made contact with his body, the extremely compressed water javelin instantly erupted.
Boom!
A violently raging water vortex completely engulfed Kakuzu's entire upper body.
The high-speed rotating, cutting water current was like billions of the sharpest blades.
It frantically ravaged, cut, and disintegrated Kakuzu's Earth Release defense and his flesh.
Kakuzu let out a heart-wrenching scream. He could clearly feel that yet another one of his hearts was instantly pulverized by this power.
"Monsters, both of them are monsters..."
Asuma couldn't believe what had happened.
One was an old monster who died and came back to life. The other was a young monster who seemed to see through everything.
Old man Hiruzen, times have changed, perhaps you should retire.
After a long while, the water vortex slowly dissipated.
This time, Asuma didn't pop the champagne again. He kept his gaze firmly fixed ahead.
In the mist, a stumbling figure struggled to stand up. He was indeed not dead yet.
Two shattered masks, entangled with broken black threads, lay quietly in the mud.
"Damn brat!" Kakuzu let out a hysterical roar.
"You don't know how much effort I expended to collect these hearts!"
The plan had completely changed, he no longer cared about the bounty. He only wanted one thing now: to rip out that young heart from this Uchiha brat.
To make it his new, most precious collection!
"Tsk."
Satoshi looked at the wriggling black threads on Kakuzu's body and the two hideous masks, and couldn't help but take half a step back in disgust, his brows tightly furrowed.
Was there no cooler way to fight?
Satoshi closed his eyes, then slowly opened them. Golden eyeshadow slowly appeared around his brows and eyes, and a majestic natural energy soared into the sky.
Sage Art: Water Severing Wave!
The violent vortex devoured Kakuzu with overwhelming force. Terrifying water blades frantically sliced at every part of his body.
Puff!
Puff!
Two shattering sounds rang out as Kakuzu's remaining hearts, under the impact of the terrifying natural energy, shattered like fragile glass.
Kakuzu's body, like a puppet with cut strings, was violently slammed into the ground by the raging water current, forming a huge deep pit.
In the deep pit, only Kakuzu's dilapidated corpse, completely devoid of all life, remained.
[During the battle, Tobirama once again realized something.]
[If explosive tags didn't kill the opponent, it was simply because there weren't enough of them.]
[Mission Reward: 600 million explosive tags]
600 million!
With this, why bother with close combat?
Just send a clone to bombard them, and it's done.
"Now, he should be dead, right?"
Satoshi breathed a sigh of relief, and the golden eyeshadow slowly faded.
"Are you two senpais alright?"
After giving each mask two more slashes, Satoshi returned to them.
"W-we're fine, no fatal injuries."
Asuma stood up with Kurenai's support and said, "Satoshi, you truly are... a genius among geniuses."
Satoshi scratched his head shyly. "Don't say that. I'm just an ordinary Chunin who wants to protect his comrades."
Kurenai asked, "Can I leave this place to you? I need to quickly take Asuma back to get him checked."
Satoshi nodded quickly. "Of course."
After Asuma and Kurenai left, he collected Kakuzu's body.
Such a good tool, he shouldn't waste it. It would be very useful in the future.
News of Kakuzu's defeat quickly reached Konoha, sparking some discussion.
The initial version was that the excellent ninjas of the village, Asuma and Kurenai, along with the rising star of the Uchiha clan, Satoshi, had jointly and painstakingly defeated Kakuzu.
However, Asuma, hearing this news, blushed and quickly denied this statement. He said that he and Kurenai were injured, and Satoshi had come to their rescue at the crucial moment.
Upon hearing this news, the discussions throughout Konoha grew even louder.
An eleven-year-old child defeated Kakuzu, who had fought Hashirama-sama and escaped unscathed?
Satoshi's worth was self-evident now. He was truly Konoha's number one genius.
Of course, many beautiful nurses cared about Satoshi's health and wanted to give him a comprehensive examination.
Satoshi, however, was unaware of all this. He ate two large bowls of ramen and slept for an entire day at home.
After waking up, he began to study Kakuzu's body structure.
[Ninja World Scientist activated!]
[You have successfully deciphered Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear: Stitching.]
"Too disgusting, no thanks."
[Under Tobirama's diligent research, a more elegant solution has finally been found.]
[Earth Grudge Fear has been changed to Chakra Copy.]
[Chakra threads can be used to stitch oneself or teammates.]
Before Satoshi could test the effect, he was brought to the Hokage Building by Hiruzen.
Knock, knock, knock.
Satoshi pushed the door open, only to see a familiar figure.
Even though the other party was wearing a mask, Satoshi recognized him at a glance.
"Itachi."
Itachi looked up at Satoshi but said nothing.
Hiruzen said, "You can go out first. I have something to discuss with Satoshi."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Click.
Itachi gently closed the office door.
"Satoshi, well done. The reward for the mission is one million ryo, you can collect it later."
Hiruzen pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "Sit down, let's talk."
After Satoshi sat down, Hiruzen poured him a cup of tea.
"Recently, the village's evaluation of you has been good. They all say you are Konoha's guardian."
Satoshi said, "Please rest assured, Hokage-sama. No matter who it is, as long as they dare to threaten Konoha, I will personally deal with them."
Hiruzen was stunned. Those words sounded like something Tobirama-sensei would say. It seemed Satoshi had indeed learned a lot.
He took out a painting and showed it to Satoshi. "This is a portrait a painter drew for us when we first became Tobirama-sensei's guard squad. This young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes is Kagami."
"Kagami-senpai..."
Hiruzen lit his tobacco, seemingly lost in memories.
"Kagami was deeply trusted by Tobirama-sensei, who believed he possessed a strong will of fire, loved the village more than anyone, and was an excellent ninja who would take practical action."
Speaking of this, Hiruzen looked deeply at Satoshi.
"Satoshi, I believe you have inherited Kagami's will, and you will naturally do your utmost to maintain the hard-won peace."
The more Satoshi listened, the stranger it became.
According to his experience, once the words "will of fire" appeared, things tended to get a little troublesome.
Hiss, Hiruzen wouldn't be trying to make him choose a side, would he?
First Shisui, then Itachi, and now himself.
Hiruzen was truly...
Satoshi couldn't find a suitable adjective.
Even so, he didn't show any emotion.
"Please rest assured. I will protect my village well."
After speaking, Satoshi got up and left.
After pushing open the door, he found Itachi guarding the entrance. Their eyes met.
Satoshi asked, "I'm coming to your house for dinner tonight, are you going back?"
Itachi looked at Satoshi in surprise. Why did it feel like Satoshi was the guest?