Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

Asuma and the others followed Kakuzu's footsteps and rushed back to the battlefield.

What came into view was Hidan, whose head had been reattached, grinning maliciously at him.

"How is this possible!" Asuma and Kurenai exclaimed simultaneously.

"I clearly severed his head, so why is he still alive?" Asuma couldn't help but exclaim in horror.

It's not that he's afraid of Hidan, but he'd be horrified to witness someone who's been decapitated come back to life and stand up again.

"Hehehe!!!" Hidan stepped into the ritual pattern, laughed wildly at Asuma, and raised the black iron rod in his hand, about to stab it into his own stomach.

"No!!!" Hong cried out in horror as she watched the scene unfold.

Chapter 23 I'm not late, am I?

However, Kurenai's words were not law and could not stop Hidan's actions in the slightest.

"Swoosh!!!" Hidan used an iron rod to pierce straight through his own stomach.

"Ah!!!" Asuma screamed in agony, clutching his stomach, and collapsed to the ground in pain, his clothes instantly soaked with blood.

Moreover, his wound was still oozing blood, and his face turned pale.

He is not Hidan; he is not immortal!

"Damn it!" When Guy saw Asuma's appearance, he clenched his fists and glared angrily at Hidan. He immediately rushed over, trying to stop Hidan from taking the next step.

But the horn wasn't just for show; it stopped Kai.

"Hehehe!!!" Hidan stabbed himself, but instead revealed a perverted smile, which was terrifying.

Kurenai used a genjutsu on Hidan in an attempt to stop him, but Hidan was completely unaffected by the genjutsu in the face of such immense pain.

He raised the iron rod again, aimed it at his own neck, and gave Asma a bloodthirsty smile.

Then he used an iron rod to stab himself hard in the neck.

"No!!!" Red shouted in terror.

Kai, forced back by Kakuzu, also looked at Hidan with bloodshot eyes.

Just as Hidan was about to stab himself in the neck, a hand gripped his wrist tightly, preventing him from continuing.

"Huh?" Hidan was taken aback and turned to look at the owner of the hand that was grabbing him.

But as soon as I saw that he had blond hair, my eyes went blank.

He was thrown off his feet.

"I heard you won't die?" Hidan heard the words from the person below while he was in mid-air.

He steadied himself in mid-air and landed smoothly.

But as soon as he landed, he found that several tree branches had appeared where he had landed. As soon as he landed, these branches grew rapidly and quickly wrapped around his body.

Before he could break free...

Then I heard a voice.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique!" The branches that were wrapped around him pierced Hidan's body and continued to branch and grow, piercing through Hidan's body from the inside and turning him into a cactus.

Hidan cried out in pain. Although he wouldn't die, it didn't mean he wouldn't feel pain.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so you really can't die, huh? You're quite amusing!"

Hidan looked at him and shouted, "Who are you?"

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!" Kakuzu answered him.

That's right, the person who came was Naruto, who sensed the Flying Thunder God kunai that he gave to Shikamaru and then used the Flying Thunder God technique to rush over.

"Naruto!" When Guy saw Naruto arrive, he felt a sense of relief, and the pressure instantly disappeared.

Kurenai and Asuma were overjoyed to see Hidan in this state, and were filled with gratitude for Naruto's timely arrival.

If Naruto had arrived any later, Asuma would have died.

"Am I late?" Naruto said to Guy and the others with a smile.

"No, you've come at just the right time!" Asuma replied with a smile despite his serious injuries.

In a daze, he seemed to see the shadow of the Fourth Hokage. With Minato around, there was nothing to worry about.

"Guy-sensei, Asuma-sensei, Kurenai-sensei, you guys take a rest, leave this to me!" Naruto glanced at Guy and the others' injuries, then created three shadow clones to use medical ninjutsu to heal them.

He himself looked at Kakuzu and the three Earth Grudge Masked Monsters beside him.

"You seem to be quite skilled in ninjutsu?" Naruto said with a smile.

Jiao did not answer his question, and his eyes became even more wary.

“Coincidentally, I’m also good at that. Let’s see if your ninjutsu is better or mine is better!” Naruto created four more shadow clones.

"Hmph! Kid, you're still too young!" When it comes to ninjutsu, Kakuzu is not flustered at all.

"Although you know Wood Release, you're still too green compared to the First Hokage!" he said with a gloomy face.

Kakuzu was somewhat wary of Naruto using Wood Release.

After all, he had personally witnessed the First Hokage's Wood Release.

The art of ninjutsu in pacifying a chaotic world is no joke.

“Indeed, I am not as good as the First Hokage when it comes to Wood Release, but I did not say that I would use Wood Release to attack you. I will just use the five basic elements!” Naruto revealed an excited smile.

Having learned the Five Elements Great Combo from my third-generation grandfather, I finally have a chance to put it to good use.

Without further ado, Naruto's four shadow clones and his main body exchanged glances. Without a word, all five raised their hands simultaneously, clapped them together, and a massive amount of chakra surged forth from each of Naruto's bodies.

The power of the ninjutsu was so great that it made the entire battlefield feel heavy, and the air seemed to thicken under the invisible pressure.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bite!" "Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!" "Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon Roar!" "Earth Release: Rock Dragon Crushing Palm!" "Wind Release: Wind Dragon Sky Swirl!"

All five Narutos roared at the same time!

Five giant energy dragons, each with different attributes and ferocious forms, roared and took shape in an instant!

The powerful water jets whipped up towering waves, carrying immense water pressure.

The blazing fire dragon tore through the air, and the intense heat scorched the ground.

The thunder dragon, wreathed in piercing purple lightning, emitted a deafening roar, and electric currents scattered and leaped in all directions.

A giant dragon head made of solid rock burst forth from the earth with earth-shaking force.

A fierce wind dragon whipped up a vacuum storm, as if space itself had been sliced ​​apart.

The five giant dragons did not fight independently; under Naruto's terrifyingly precise chakra control, they intertwined, entangled, and amplified each other!

The water flow did not extinguish the flames; instead, it was swept up by the wind and turned into high-temperature steam, which was then charged by the lightning. The solid earth dragon became even sharper under the cutting of the wind blades. Lightning bolts danced and leaped in the water vapor, their range increasing dramatically!

This is the Third Hokage's ultimate technique, Ninja Art: Five Elements Great Barrage!

At this moment, it was unleashed by Naruto, who possessed an even greater amount of chakra than the Third Hokage did in his youth, making it even more powerful than the Third Hokage did back then!

Conversely, Kakuzu, along with the three Earth Grudge Masked Monsters he controlled, simultaneously unleashed ninjutsu:

Fire Release Masked Monster: Spews out a wall of blazing fire.

Lightning Mask Monster: Unleashes a violent burst of lightning.

Earth-遁Masked Monster: Unleashes a powerful storm.

Kakuzu's true form: A solid stone wall rises.

Four powerful torrents of ninjutsu met Naruto's Five Elements Great Barrage!

Rumble, rumble! ! ! !

The clash of ninjutsu was so intense that it seemed to detonate a small sun!

The blinding light made Kai, Red, and Asuma in the distance involuntarily close their eyes or shield their eyes with their hands.

The deafening explosion was the sound of pure energy being crushed, compressed, and annihilated, with violent air currents exploding in all directions like a solid wall.

The wind caused the spikes on Hidan's body, formed from the piercings created by Wood Release, to shake violently, and also blew up dust and gravel that covered the sky.

Kakuzu's disadvantage was instantly exposed. He had one of his hearts destroyed by Kai's sneak attack, and he was missing a certain attribute!

Faced with the perfect balance and mutual restraint of the five elemental ninjutsu, the lack of one attribute means that there is a huge gap in his defensive system, a weakness that cannot be effectively supplemented or protected.

Moreover, he was also completely outmatched by Naruto in terms of chakra levels!

Naruto's ocean-like chakra reserves supported the Five Elements Great Barrage, whose power far surpassed that of the Third Hokage himself.

He could only rely on his stored heart chakra and his own accumulated strength to endure it.

Then he felt as if Naruto's chakra was inexhaustible!

After only two or three seconds, the four-elemental defensive circle formed by Kakuzu and the three masked monsters began to collapse!

Chapter 24 Kakuzu's Demise

The Wind Release Mask Monster unleashed a powerful Wind Release technique, which was completely suppressed and shredded by Naruto's even more ferocious and well-rounded Wind Tornado and the overall coordinated attack.

The wall of fire spewed out by the Fire Release masked monster was drenched by Naruto's water dragon, and then torn apart by the impact of the water vapor wrapped in lightning and the earth dragon.

Although the Lightning Release Masked Monster's attack was ferocious, it was mostly neutralized by Naruto's equally powerful Lightning Dragon Roar. The remaining electricity was integrated into the energy torrent of Naruto's Great Combo, which actually increased its power.

The stone wall defense he himself released was crushed and shattered by Naruto's wind blade-enhanced, lightning-wrapped, and massive Rock Dragon Palm, while also being invaded by the violent lightning and the all-pervasive wind blades.

Although Kakuzu can use all five elemental ninjutsu thanks to Earth Grudge Fear, he is far less proficient in combining elements than the Third Hokage.

After all, as the self-proclaimed "Ninjutsu Doctor," he has already mastered a variety of techniques related to the five elements.

Naruto learned a great deal from the various attribute combinations he learned from the Third Hokage, and he felt that he could now further study attribute fusion.

He went straight to the point, fusing the seven attributes he possessed directly!

"Ughhhh!" Kakuzu let out a low growl mixed with pain and disbelief.

The three Earth Grudge Masked Monsters were instantly and completely destroyed by the powerful ninjutsu.

Then the ninjutsu attack completely overwhelmed Kakuzu!

The high-temperature steam and violent explosions generated by the fusion of water and fire covered the entire area, with lightning leaping wildly within it. Earth and rocks were pulverized by the impact, and invisible wind blades cut through everything.

The Five Elements Great Combo perfectly demonstrates the destructive power resulting from the fusion of attributes!

As the devastating light gradually dimmed and the deafening roar faded, only a huge, charred crater remained, filled with acrid white smoke and the crackling sound of electric arcs.

Kakuzu has disappeared without a trace. At least in the center of the pit, no complete form can be immediately identified. Only some fragments with black lines shimmering on them are scattered among them.

The terrifying power of the Five Elements Great Barrage completely engulfed him.

Kai let out a long sigh of relief, and his clenched fist loosened.

Kurenai supported Asuma, whose face was pale but whose bleeding had stopped, her eyes filled with amazement at Naruto's strength and gratitude for his timely rescue.

Naruto stood at the edge of the battlefield, shook his head, and made a crisp sound.

He raised his right hand, and a Rasengan appeared, which instantly transformed into a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

"I forgot to tell you, my sensory abilities are also very strong!" He suddenly hurled the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken at the ground in the distance.

The experience and tips of throwing the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken in Sage Mode.

Now, under normal circumstances, he can also throw the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken directly.

The Wind Release: Rasenshuriken flew quickly to a certain spot on the ground and then suddenly exploded.

"My senses are very sharp. Even if you use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique) to hide underground and escape at the last moment, I know you can't escape!"

As soon as Naruto finished speaking to himself, the Wind Release Rasenshuriken that he had flung towards the ground in the distance suddenly unleashed a devastating energy!

The Wind Release: Rasenshuriken did not create a physical crater upon impact with the ground. Instead, it suddenly expanded several feet off the ground, transforming into a rapidly expanding death storm domain composed of billions of extremely sharp, invisible, ultra-miniature wind blades!

"Ugh!!!"

A muffled, extremely painful, and unbelievable scream suddenly came from beneath the ground!

This is Kakuzu, who is hiding deep underground, intending to escape using earth magic!

He truly lived up to his reputation as an old monster who had lived for over ninety years. Even under the terrifying attack of the Five Elements Great Combo, he was still able to escape at the last moment using Earth Release.