I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 83 You said you fought the First Hokage, so why did you run away when you saw Wood Release?

"What a great expression! Hunting is definitely more fun!"

Hidan gripped the chain connecting the Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe, spinning the scythe like a flying guillotine. His face, previously beaming with enthusiasm as a waiter, now wore a bloodthirsty grin. His eyes gleamed with excitement as he looked at Yagyu and the others, shouting, "Brother Kakuzu, are those two with the white eyes your targets?"

"Only that woman is guilty; the others are yours to do as you please."

Kakuzu crossed his arms, walked to a tree and leaned against it, showing no intention of making a move.

I only noticed Hinata's eyes earlier, but now that I look closely, I realize that these kids are all genin who aren't wearing green vests.

Although it's unclear why none of the six genin were accompanied by a supervising jonin.

But Kakuzu wouldn't let go of money that was handed to him for free.

"Wow... then I won't be polite!"

Hidan cheered and shouted at Yagyu and the others, "You brats from Konoha, your blood must be delicious! Let me, your master Hidan, perform a ceremony to send you to meet the Jashin!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Hidan hurled the Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe in his hand at Yagyu and the others once again.

Seeing this, Yagyu and the others did not dodge.

boom!

Before the Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe could even get close, two dark figures flew out from the group of Yagyu and his companions. One of them collided with the incoming scythe and both fell to the ground.

Another dark shape slammed into Hidan, who was caught off guard.

"puff……"

Hidan, who was hit by the shadowy figure, coughed up blood and was sent flying backward.

After the shadowy figure that collided with the Bloodstained Scythe landed, the ground trembled and exploded with a deafening roar, raising a huge cloud of dust.

Upon seeing this scene, Kakuzu, who had been leisurely watching the show, suddenly had his pupils shrink.

As a viewer, he saw it very clearly.

Those two dark shapes were clearly the two weights that the thick-browed brat in the green bodysuit had taken off his feet.

These two heavy objects were what caused Hidan to cough up blood and create an enormous cloud of dust on the ground.

What kind of weight could produce such power?

At this moment, Kakuzu finally realized why none of the six genin had instructed jonin to follow them.

Having two members of the Hyuga clan, one of whom is a member of the main branch, yet showing no fear of being coveted or looked down upon by outsiders, it seems they are the most outstanding new generation in Konoha.

Thinking of this, Kakuzu immediately gave up the idea of ​​watching the play.

Lowering his arms, Kakuzu was about to charge towards Yagyu and the others, preparing to launch a sneak attack on them from behind.

Before Hinata and Neji could even warn him, who had activated their Byakugan, Yagyu turned and glanced at Kakuzu. Then, he spat out a water arrow from his mouth, which quickly formed a straight jet of water that shot towards Kakuzu with the force of cutting through the air.

Kakuzu, who was staring at Yagyu, paused slightly, his green pupils contracting.

Fortunately, the masked monster inside him wriggled, disrupting the flow of chakra within him and instantly breaking free from the shackles of Yin Release chakra.

Seeing the straight column of water shooting towards him, Kakuzu didn't have time to form hand seals or use ninjutsu to block it. He could only disappear in a flash.

Rumble...

A straight jet of water shot into the forest, snapping the trees along the path one by one, creating a deafening sound and a cloud of dust on the ground.

After forcing Kakuzu to retreat, Yagyu suddenly whispered to Hyuga Neji and the others, "Be careful of that guy with the scythe. His chakra is completely different from what it was like at the teahouse; it's full of evil and ominous energy."

"yes!"

Hyuga Neji and the others quickly responded.

Then Neji and Hinata, the brother and sister, looked at each other and nodded.

"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm!"

Hinata walked to Neji's side, and the two of them, with their Byakugan activated, simultaneously unleashed two swirling wisps of air into the dust and mist.

The air currents merged together, forming an air cannon of astonishing size and power, which blasted Hidan, who had just risen from the dust and mist, away once again.

"Ouch...it hurts so much!"

Hidan, who was beaten and coughed up blood again, did not look seriously injured. He just lay on the ground screaming incessantly, and his voice was even full of energy.

Neji Hyuga and the others were unaware of this.

Upon hearing Hidan's scream, Tenten seemed to have located the enemy's position. She immediately took out a large scroll from her back, leaped into the air, opened it, and released a large number of ninja tools, which flew into the dust and mist like a torrential rain.

*Pfft pfft pfft...*

The sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh rang out repeatedly, interspersed with Hidan's screams of agony.

A gust of wind suddenly appeared, dispersing the thick dust and fog.

Looking at the scene ahead, Hyuga Neji and his companions, whose attacks had all succeeded, were sweating profusely.

There's no way around it, the scene before my eyes is just too visually impactful.

Hidan was first hit by Lee's weighted attack, then by Hinata and Hyuga Neji's Eight Trigrams Palm Combo, and finally by Tenten's torrential rain of ninja tools. He looked extremely miserable.

The Akatsuki uniform he was wearing was already tattered and torn.

His entire body, including his head, neck, chest, abdomen, limbs, and other parts, was pierced with kunai and shuriken.

The others, hit so many vital areas by ninja tools, would have been either dead or crippled long ago.

But Hidan, as if nothing had happened, stood up, only groaning in pain and cursing angrily, "I'm angry! I'll curse you all to death and make you experience my pain!"

After saying that, Hidan went to pick up the Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe that had fallen in front of him.

Bang!

But the next second, his body flew backward again.

Suddenly, Xiao Li appeared out of nowhere in front of him with lightning speed and kicked him in the chin.

The immense force lifted Hidan off the ground, his head buzzing.

The next second, Xiao Li appeared behind him, bound him with white bandages into a rice dumpling, and spun him rapidly in the air before crashing to the ground like an electric drill.

boom--

The earth trembled again, raising a cloud of dust.

Just as Xiao Li made his move, it was the fatal Lotus Flower.

Yagyu, who had already left the group in an instant, also faced off against Kakuzu, a man who had once fought against the God of Shinobi.

"Even I fell for the Golden Binding Technique. With this level of Yin Release chakra and genjutsu mastery, if I didn't genuinely have no recollection of you, I would have thought you were a Jonin instructor who deliberately didn't wear a disguise and was disguising your identity."

Kakuzu glanced at Hidan, ignoring his partner who was being beaten up one-sidedly, and stared at Yagyu in front of him. While forming hand seals and using Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique to strengthen his body's defense and strength, he said in a deep voice to distract Yagyu: "And that incredibly powerful Water Release technique, your hair and eye color, and that headband remind me of a pair of brothers."

Yagyu knew who he was referring to, but he still asked, feigning ignorance, "Who are those brothers?"

"They are your First Hokage and Second Hokage of Konoha."

Kakuzu couldn't resist showing off his impressive record, boasting, "Decades ago, I fought against your First Hokage!"

Whenever Kakuzu mentions this achievement, he sees the surprised expressions on others' faces and is very satisfied with their reactions.

However, this time, he did not see the familiar expression and reaction on Yagyu, the Konoha ninja.

Just as Kakuzu shook his head in boredom, preparing to lament the cruelty of time, and how even the Konoha ninjas had forgotten the power of the God of Shinobi.

Across from him, Yagyu suddenly spoke slowly, asking, "You said you fought the First Hokage, so have you ever witnessed the legendary Wood Release?"

"certainly."

Kakuzu said with a hint of smugness, "That's a power that you juniors can't comprehend!"

Although he only fought against Hashirama Senju's wood clone, Kakuzu was indeed the second ninja of that era, besides Madara Uchiha, to experience the power of Wood Release on his own.

"yes."

Yagyu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile that puzzled Kakuzu, who felt a strange sense of foreboding.

Snapped!

The next second, Yagyu suddenly clapped his hands and said to Kakuzu, "Since you've fought the First Hokage, then please evaluate the difference between me and the First Hokage!"

Before Kakuzu could even grasp the meaning of those words, Yagyu uttered a prefix to a ninjutsu technique that sent shivers down his spine and caused his expression to change drastically: "Wood Release..."

How is that possible?!

Kakuzu, his eyes wide open, didn't even have time to shout those words before Yagyu's shout reached his ears: "The World of Trees Descends!"

Rumble...

A violent earthquake struck suddenly, causing Kakuzu and Hyuga Neji and the others nearby to shake.

Having regained his footing, Kakuzu saw the cracks appearing on the ground and the branches emerging one by one. Without saying a word, he turned and flew away.

Hesitating for even a second is disrespecting your own life.

However, Kakuzu, whose mind was blank, forgot one thing.

That is... you can't appear in front of a Wood Release ninja.

Kakuzu, who was fleeing with his back to Yagyu, covered a distance of ten or twenty meters with each leap.

But as he flew through the air like a blur, he discovered that the cracks in the earth had spread below him and instantly overtook him.

Huge branches, like pythons, surged forth, heading towards Kakuzu for binding and whipping.

The other branches quickly grew into numerous leaves, transforming into towering trees and, in the blink of an eye, turning the already forested land into a small forest.

Unlike his use of Advent of the World of Trees against Orochimaru and Manda, Yagyu did not unleash his full power this time, and there was not even a blue chakra aura on his body.

Even so, the extent of the forest is already frightening enough.

Like a cage, it trapped the flightless Kakuzu.

"Fire Release: Head Carving!"

Faced with the branches that were binding and whipping him, Kakuzu dodged while forming hand seals and spitting out a ball of fire from his mouth.

The flame seemed to ignite the air, quickly transforming into an astonishing wave of fire that collided with the surging branches.

In an instant, a fire broke out in a certain area of ​​the forest.

If it were an ordinary forest, such an astonishing fire wave would definitely turn the forest into a sea of ​​fire.

However, the flames, which had just begun to blaze, quickly dissipated.

One by one, tree branches, requiring several or even a dozen people to encircle, extinguished their flames rapidly, turning into wisps of white smoke. Their bodies, covered in burn marks, healed at a visible speed as they continued to attack Kakuzu.

Seeing this scene, Kakuzu felt a heavy weight in his heart.

Such a life force is indeed true Wood Release!

When he fought Hashirama Senju, his powerful Fire Release nature transformation was like a candle flame in the face of Wood Release; the branches extinguished his flame with a mere flick of their fingers.

Logically speaking, fire should be able to control trees!

If it were Tenzo's Wood Release, then Kakuzu's fire wave just now would definitely have turned his Sea of ​​Trees into a sea of ​​fire.

Because his Wood Release technique has such weak vitality, it not only cannot withstand powerful Fire Release techniques, but may even amplify their power.

However, Yagyu, who possesses Ashura chakra and the body of a Sage, has a Wood Release that is just like Hashirama Senju's Wood Release. His life source is as vast as the sea. Not only does his Fire Release fail to ignite the branches, but it is also absorbed by the characteristics of Wood Release, namely the chakra. It consumes the chakra in the flames, quickly recovers his body from the burns, and enhances his resilience.

This is the true Wood Release!

It was precisely this Wood Release technique that allowed them to counter Madara Uchiha, who was skilled in Fire Release.

"Didn't you say you fought the First Hokage?"

At this moment, the tree branch, whose burns had completely healed, suddenly stopped its attack when it realized it could not catch the tiny Kakuzu.

Yagyu's voice reached Kakuzu's ears from all directions.

All that could be seen around Kakuzu were towering trees, with branches extending from their tops and trunks.

These branches transformed into countless Yagyu figures, who looked at Kakuzu with amused smiles and said in unison, "Since you fought the First Hokage, why did you run away when you saw Wood Release?"

Seeing himself surrounded by Yagyu's wood clones, and realizing he couldn't escape from the Wood Release jutsu, Kakuzu sneered, "Kid, don't be so arrogant. You weren't even born when I was fighting in the ninja world."

After saying that, Kakuzu removed his Akatsuki uniform, revealing a body covered in stitches and with several masks embedded in his back.

Then, form hand seals and use Earth Grudge to release the masked monster behind you.

But the next second, his expression changed drastically.

Suddenly, four of the Yagyu clones standing on the ground, positioned to the cardinal directions (east, south, west, and north), formed hand seals, crouched down, clapped their hands together, and softly shouted, "Ninja Art: Four Purple Flame Formation!"

Four purple, transparent barriers rose into the sky, forming a rectangular barrier that enveloped Kakuzu and Yagyu's other wooden clones.

The remaining wooden clones formed hand seals and simultaneously unleashed astonishing streams of water towards their feet:

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

Countless waves crashed in from all directions, and in almost an instant, they submerged Kagami, who was about to break down and start cursing.

If Orochimaru were here, he would definitely be amazed.

The Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees ninjutsu was already overpowered enough, but then they added a barrier and a group water jutsu. No wonder he's a descendant of his idol; his tactics are truly insidious!

(End of this chapter)