I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

The next moment his body stopped sinking.

When Hidan was no longer obstructed and pulled himself out of the soil, he looked at the spear in his hand, which was spotless, and said with a slight smirk, "Tch~ So what if he knows my abilities? He can dodge once, but can he dodge ten or a hundred times?"

Although he was annoyed that Konoha had figured out his curse ability so clearly, he thought it was just a matter of putting in more effort.

"Hey! You two who've been standing there like idiots, why don't you join in? If you keep waiting, your companion might really be in trouble."

Hidan, who felt he had figured out Asuma and Genma Shiranui's background, shouted again.

However, unbeknownst to him, a dark shadow had already emerged from the pit where Hidan had just fallen, following the path that Genma Shiranui had deliberately used Earth Release to traverse underground, and was spreading towards his shadow.

Chapter 185 Kai Opens the Seven Gates

To be honest, even without using the curse ritual, Hidan, who possesses true immortality, would be no match for an average elite Jonin.

His physical skills were already quite good, and coupled with his berserker fighting style that was unafraid of ninja physical damage, even if he didn't have the upper hand for a while, he could wear down his enemy to death in the long run.

However, Hidan has a fatal weakness.

That is, control and restraint techniques are very effective against him.

Just like in the original work, after being hit by Shikamaru's Shadow Binding Technique, which completely outclassed him in intelligence, he was essentially powerless to resist before Shikamaru's chakra was exhausted, and thus his head was easily cut off.

The same applies now.

Hidan, who was arrogant and reckless by nature, was laughing smugly when he saw Asuma and Genma Shiranui looking timid and cowering. He didn't even notice that a long black shadow was passing through the underground passage, emerging from the pit next to him, and quickly connecting to his shadow.

Just as Hidan was about to launch another attack and raised his arm, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"What...what's going on? Why can't I move???"

Suddenly realizing he couldn't move, Hidan was shocked and started to look down to check the strange condition on his body.

But he couldn't even do that one move.

On the other side, inside a disguised tree not far from Hidan, Suzaku Nara, with his pineapple-shaped haircut and wearing a Konoha Jonin uniform, said calmly, "Shadow Imitation Technique, successful."

"Let's do it!"

At that very moment, Asuma, seeing that Hidan had been successfully restrained, immediately said...

moment!

Yamashiro Aoba and Namiashi Raido, who had been silent until now, immediately took action.

The Art of Scattering a Thousand Crows!

As soon as Yamashiro Aoba pointed, a large number of crows swooped down and covered the entire battlefield.

Beside him, his longtime partner, Raido Nami, drew his black sword in sync with him and slashed at Kakuzu, whose view was obscured by crows, in a flash.

Clang!

A large chunk of hardened soil broke off from Kakuzu's arm.

Kakuzu, who barely managed to block the fatal blow with his arm, remained calm, but his tone involuntarily hardened slightly as he asked, "Black Blade?"

He undoubtedly recognized another big spender on the black market bounty list.

But the current situation left him little time to be happy.

Kakuzu kicked Raido away, then, noticing out of the corner of his eye that his partner Hidan had been beheaded by Asuma, he coldly shook his head and said, "This is what happens when you fight without thinking. It seems that in the end, I still have to... uh..."

Pfft!

Before he could finish speaking, a right hand flashing with blinding lightning suddenly pierced through his back, instantly creating a large hole in his chest.

"Kakashi Hatake?" Kakuzu, coughing up blood, turned around in shock. When he saw the silver-haired man behind him wearing a black mask and with a three-tomoe Sharingan in his left eye, he quickly recognized him.

Kakashi, who had successfully launched a surprise attack with the Lightning Blade, did not relax his guard.

Soon, his free left hand began to use the Thunder Cutter technique again.

At the same time, sturdy wooden stakes rapidly emerged from all around Kakuzu, firmly fixing him in place.

"Wood Release: Thorn Killing Technique!"

Behind Kakashi, a Konoha Jonin named Yamato was already prepared, forming hand seals and releasing a Ninjutsu Dao.

At this moment, there was no time to be shocked as to why Wood Release would appear here.

After realizing that the Konoha people had damaged one of his hearts, Kakuzu, who should have stopped but instead chose to continue, quickly understood that his abilities were likely to be exposed and dared not delay any longer.

In an instant, incredibly dense black lines emerged from all parts of his body and began to strike the wooden stakes around him.

Although Yamato's Wood Release is far inferior to Kumogawa's, it can still hold him off for a while.

Taking advantage of this moment, Kakashi used his left-hand Raikiri to thrust at another spot on Kakuzu's back.

Kacha!

Unsurprisingly, another mask on Kakuzu's back shattered.

Thanks to Yun Ting's special instructions, Konoha has gathered a lot of intelligence about the Akatsuki organization over the years.

Without Yun Ting's reminder, Konoha had already figured out most of Hidan's information on its own.

As for Kakuzu, who has been accepting bounty missions in the underground black market for decades, he is an absolutely famous figure, and Konoha has also collected a lot of information about him.

In particular, the secret technique Earth Grudge Fear, after Yun Ting pointed it out, Konoha even went to Takigakure to check the characteristics of this technique.

As for the information about the others, thanks to the meticulous collection of information by the Konoha Intelligence Department led by Jiraiya over the years, they also know quite a bit about them.

It can be said that after learning of the organization's impending attack, Konoha had already laid a trap.

The Akatsuki organization only has so many members.

With the unique preparedness of Konoha, they can basically handle anything unless Pain comes.

At this moment, the instant Konoha truly took action, beheading Hidan and destroying Kakuzu's two masks would have been the desired effect.

However, Kakuzu is ultimately someone who has survived from the era of Hashirama Senju. Although he was initially targeted very badly, he eventually managed to break free.

After several large leaps, he quickly removed his Akatsuki uniform after distancing himself from the Konoha ninja. As his masked back swelled and bulged, four strangely shaped masked monsters with black lines burst out from his body.

However, soon after, the two monsters, whose natures were earth and water and whose masks were broken, collapsed to the ground after a period of twisting and struggling, and remained motionless.

Seeing this, Kakuzu's face was filled with gloom. He then looked at the Konoha ninja attacking again, and with murderous intent, he formed hand seals and said:

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

At the same time, the two masked monsters he was controlling opened their mask mouths and began to perform ninjutsu.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

As a veteran powerhouse, Kakuzu's ninjutsu at this moment was far more powerful than that of an ordinary Jonin.

Under the impact of three powerful ninjutsu, Kakashi, Yamato, Asuma, and the others could only retreat for a moment.

Just then, Hidan, whose head was being held by Genma Shiranui, stopped complaining about the excruciating pain of being beheaded and instead exclaimed with delight, "Kakuzu! That's it! Quickly take down these faithless bastards who only know how to launch despicable sneak attacks! Hmm... But before that, Kakuzu, could you please help me get my head back and put it back on my body? Kakuzu-chan, please, I beg you, please~~"

On the side, although they knew that Hidan would not die even after his head was cut off, Kakashi and the other Konoha ninjas still found it hard to believe that Hidan's head was still alive and kicking, and that he was full of energy.

The ninja world is indeed full of strange and wonderful people and things, and they have experienced quite a lot.

But to be honest, I've never heard of anyone like Hidan before.

"idiot!"

Despite verbally mocking Hidan, Kakuzu still reached out, his wrist, trailing long black lines, and swiftly grabbed at Hidan's head.

Now that he only has three hearts left, he definitely needs help when facing these Konoha ninjas.

only......

Clang!

A black blade blocked his wrist, and with lightning-fast reflexes, Raiichiro appeared in the middle of him in an instant, calmly saying, "I can't let you take this away."

Kakuzu frowned, just as he was about to take another action, when suddenly!

A green figure rushed towards him at a speed beyond his wildest imagination.

In addition to Asuma's team, who were openly present, the Akatsuki members who were lying in ambush included Kakashi, Yamato, Suzaku Nara, and Might Guy, who was the last resort in case of any unforeseen circumstances!

At this moment, Guy, who had been hidden inside the tree by the Yamato Wood Release, finally opened the Eight Gates, pushing the battle to its final moment.

"Open the door! Open it!"

"Open the gate!"

"Open the gate of life!"

"Open the Gate of Injury!"

"Open the gate!"

"Open the Jing Gate!"

Might Guy, enveloped in intense green steam, opened all six gates in one go. Before Kakuzu could react, he instantly rushed to a monster, unleashing a spinning kick while shouting with fervor:

"Youth, burn bright! Konoha Power Cyclone!"

Boom!

Without any power to resist, the masked monster, whose nature was lightning, shattered into countless pieces in an instant.

Damn it!

Upon witnessing this scene, Kakuzu Tong Kong suddenly shrank back.

He never expected that Konoha would be hiding such a formidable person.

He's no longer thinking about how to complete the mission.

In the past few decades, aside from once when facing Hashirama Senju and once when facing the leader of Akatsuki, this is the third time that Kakuzu has felt a strong sense of impending death and he is already considering fleeing.

Burning Words

As for Hidan...

Anyway, the other party won't die, so we'll just have to see if the organization will launch a rescue operation later.

The only regret is the 35 million bounty and the bounties of the other Konoha ninjas.