"Who?"
Kakuzu paused; his sensory perception detected nothing.
"Watch your feet!"
Kai's playful smile made Kakuzu tense.
Click, click, click!
A sound of wood grinding echoed.
The ground split open, and two figures burst forth.
Four arms, like whips, wrapped around Kakuzu.
Their gaping maws opened, and a poison-coated blade stabbed towards Kakuzu's chest.
Simultaneously, the other figure, activated its chest mechanism, aiming for a deadly embrace of Kai.
"Earth Grudge Fear!"
"Bang!"
The black mechanism engulfed Kai.
Kakuzu was also ensnared, his chest targeted by a poison blade.
"Earth Release: Earth Spike Jutsu!"
Kakuzu's face darkened. His right hand, hidden in his sleeve, formed a seal, his skin color changing instantly.
Clang!
A sharp metallic clang echoed as the poison-coated blade snapped.
"Wind Release: Wind Breakthrough!"
Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear, like a spiderweb, shot out.
A green mask appeared, unleashing a violent hurricane.
The puppet was torn apart, scattering in the wind.
The black ant that had captured Kai burrowed underground, emerging tens of meters away in the forest, beside a grotesque figure in a black cloak, on all fours.
"Same goal as me. Catch one is enough. The other looks like a good puppet," Sasori said.
"I didn't expect you to show yourself," Kakuzu said calmly. His usual coldness was replaced by a playful smile.
"Even I can't handle him. Thinking you can defeat the boss is a pipe dream."
Sasori was startled, glancing at the black ant. He clasped his hands, shouting, "Then I'll kill him first and see what he's capable of. The black ant's defense can easily withstand a ten-ton impact!"
"Black Secret Technique: Four-Limbed End Spike!"
The scattered crow limbs shot out chakra blades coated in poison,
stabbing towards the black ant's abdomen!
Clang!
A sharp metallic clang echoed.
Sasori's face changed drastically. He'd expected the four blades, combined with the black ant's internal blades, to easily tear Kai apart in a combined attack, resulting in a bloody scene.
However, there was no blood, not even a hint of gore.
"Bang!"
A dull thud came from within the black ant.
Sasori looked inside and saw a fist wreathed in lightning.
Shattered wood splinters were scattered amidst the lightning.
The black ant, which he'd boasted could withstand a ten-ton impact, was easily shattered by a single punch. The humiliation was swift.
"Can I get a nice nap?" A calm voice echoed from within the black ant.
Kai grabbed the shattered pieces, and with a powerful pull,
ripped the black ant in half.
Kai stepped forward, stretching, and looked at the stunned Sasori.
"You showing yourself saves me some trouble," Kai smiled warmly. "Come, be my subordinate. I'll treat you well."
This reminded Kai of Whitebeard. But with absolute strength, even "Be my son" might get a yes.
"Be your subordinate?" Sasori was taken aback.
"I thought you were here about the Third Kazekage."
"But you destroyed my puppet and want me to be your subordinate? Impossible!"
"I escaped Sunagakure because there weren't any strong opponents there. It killed my desire to hunt."
Sasori opened his mouth, unleashing a torrent of poison needles towards Kai.
Seeing the approaching attack, Kai smiled warmly. "So, negotiations have failed. Time for a fistfight!"
With a flash of lightning, Kai moved, vanishing like a ghost, dodging the needles.
"Behind?" Sasori's face changed drastically, his nerves taut as Kai's voice drifted.
"You guessed right, but no prize!" Kai smiled playfully.
His right fist clenched, wreathed in lightning, smashing down.
"Heavy Flowing Storm!"
Boom!
Like a thunderbolt from the heavens!
The immense impact shattered the Hiruko.
The ground beneath them collapsed.
Cracks spread outwards like spiderwebs.
Shrapnel, some coated in poison, flew everywhere. But anything near Kai was repelled by the lightning, leaving him unscathed.
"Sir!" Kakuzu rushed to Kai's side, intending to help, but was stopped.
"It's a shell, a puppet," Kai said, smiling at a tree to the left.
"If you want to leave, show me your strength. Otherwise, you'll be my subordinate."
"You!"
Sasori emerged from the shadows, his crimson hair striking against his black cloak.
His eyes locked onto Kai. "You're the Blood-Red Asura, Uchiha Kai, whose fame has spread throughout the shinobi world."
"I didn't expect someone like you to be colluding with missing-nin."
To Sasori, Kai's reputation was that of a Konoha hero. His collaboration with Kakuzu, a notorious ninja, was a huge reversal.
"Haha, in my eyes, he's a talent, just like you," Kai smiled playfully. "So, what's your decision? Shall we continue fighting?"
Sasori was stunned. He hadn't expected this response. He and Kakuzu had worked together before, knowing the forbidden nature of Kakuzu's jutsu. Being called a talent by Kai was unexpected.
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