Naruto: The Sage Body of Konoha

Hero Water could stimulate one's inner potential after consumption, dramatically increasing chakra tenfold within a short time while corroding the heart as a cost.

A person's physical potential is not limitless.

However, if someone possessed five hearts, he would gain five times more potential, maximizing Hero Water's effects.

Earth Grudge Fear was developed by the Village Hidden in the Waterfall precisely for this purpose.

As the only surviving inheritor of Earth Grudge Fear, Kakuzu, the stitched creature, finally achieved his ultimate form by consuming the final vial of Hero Water.

At this moment, with his green eyes coldly overlooking the battlefield like a demon god emerged from hell, he stared at Heiyan.

In the next second, the four masks circling his head began to spin, moving clockwise in unison. Among them, the Wind Release mask reached the highest point, suddenly expanding in size before opening its wide mouth, shooting forth a sharp wind blade.

This crescent-shaped wind blade measured over fifty meters long, sweeping horizontally toward Heiyan.

Pop!

Heiyan didn't attempt to block it directly. Instead, activating the Flying Thunder God Technique, he vanished, reappearing a hundred meters away just in time.

Swish!

Missing Heiyan, the wind blade flew into a grove behind him, instantly slicing hundreds of trees clean through at their waists.

Its destructive force far exceeded Danzo's Wind Release and matched Heiyan's Sage Art without yielding an inch.

Seeing this, Heiyan frowned deeply and bolted without delay.

"Hurry up and chase! Don't let him escape!" Black Zetsu shouted urgently.

"Shut up!"

Kakuzu roared at Black Zetsu, knocking him flat onto the ground. Then fixing his gaze upon Heiyan's retreating figure, he charged forward at full speed.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

While chasing Heiyan, the four masks continuously shot out wind blades, lightning spears, fireballs, and water pillars from behind Kakuzu's head, covering the sky and earth while flying toward Heiyan, nearly destroying all terrain along the way.

One pursuing and one fleeing, both quickly left the battlefield, reaching ten kilometers away.

Suddenly, Heiyan turned around, calmly watching the furious approach of Kakuzu.

Truthfully speaking, he had fled to lure Kakuzu away, avoiding collateral damage from their upcoming battle that might endanger people like Fugaku and Hiashi.

Yes, Heiyan indeed exhausted all his chakra, barely escaping even just now.

But he still had one last move.

Kakuzu used Hero Water, sacrificing his own life to gain power.

Yet he never imagined that his opponent Heiyan also had a similar method—

Only Heiyan needed no Hero Water. He could ignite his very life to gain even greater power.

So what if it came down to risking lives? Who was afraid?

Bang!

Without uttering a word, Heiyan slammed his hands together in a seal. At once, a surge of cells ignited within him, multiplying and devouring themselves at an explosive rate.

Soon, Sage facial markings once again appeared on his face.

The same life-risking technique allowed Heiyan not only to burn his own potential but also to harness natural energy from heaven and earth — this was where Sage Art surpassed Earth Grudge Fear.

But it wasn't over yet.

As cells within Heiyan's body continued dividing, under Kakuzu's shocked gaze, two new heads began growing from either side of his neck. At the same time, his arms split into six, each forming different hand seals. The sight looked mysterious and majestic.

[Sage Art: Three-Headed Six-Armed Technique!]

Clouds gathered.

Heiyan's body, supported by Heavenly Lightning thunderclouds, rose again into midair. In the next second, his three heads opened their eyes simultaneously, looking down upon Kakuzu standing on ground below.

At this moment, neither Heiyan nor Kakuzu remained in human form anymore — both had transcended normal human appearance.

This was a battle between immortal beings.

"Come down!"

Kakuzu struck first. The Lightning Release mask behind his head continuously spewed dozens of lightning spears toward the sky, shooting from ground to air — spectacularly magnificent, determined to bring Heiyan crashing down.

Emotionless, Heiyan stood with his long hair blowing in the wind. He raised one right hand, fingers slightly curled, and immediately massive amounts of electricity surged up from the thunderclouds beneath his feet and gathered into a brilliant red lightning spark in his palm.

Then, facing dozens of incoming lightning spears from below, he suddenly pressed that right hand downward.

"Roar!"

A roar that split the heavens erupted as a magnificent, vividly realistic red Kirin emerged from the thunderclouds beneath Heiyan's feet, then — like lightning from heaven — came crashing down at incredible speed.

[Sage Art: Heavenly Release – Heavenly Lightning]

In an instant, blinding lightning light engulfed everything across heaven and earth; nothing could be seen anymore. Then came violent explosion sounds swallowing all other noises; nothing could be heard anymore.

Everything became invisible and inaudible.

A long while later.

When clarity gradually returned to heaven and earth, looking around revealed that somehow a circular crater with hundred-meter diameter had appeared on ground.

Undoubtedly, this was Kirin's doing.

At the center of the crater, Kakuzu lay face-up on ground, body shattered into pieces, smoke rising black from lightning burns across his body.

However, he wouldn't die so easily — despite being torn apart, black threads of Earth Grudge Fear were already resewing his body back together.

Before Kakuzu could even catch his breath.

Whoosh!

A white ribbon-like torrent — like a river from the heavens — plummeted straight down from the skies directly toward Kakuzu.

[Sage Art: Water Release: Water Severing Slash!]

Not good!

Kakuzu turned pale with shock, quickly pressing both palms against ground, desperately injecting chakra into earth below. With tremendous rumbling, an Earth Release rock wall ten meters thick and fifty meters tall rose up from under him.

This earthen wall could block more than just dam breaches — even tsunamis would find it difficult to penetrate.

Yet before the supreme Water Release sage art, it felt hopelessly fragile.

Boom!

The descending Water Severing Slash pierced straight through the earthen wall, causing it to collapse noisily, countless huge boulders rolling down violently.

And after destroying the wall, the Water Severing Slash still maintained its momentum, continuing rushing toward Kakuzu relentlessly.

Swish!

Kakuzu was desperately fleeing across the battlefield, while behind him, the Water Fang Wave tore through the earth, splitting the ground open and leaving a massive rift over a hundred meters long.

Refusing to keep running, Kakuzu attempted a counterattack.

As the power of the Water Fang Wave faded, he suddenly spat a vast wave of flames into the air from the Fire Release mask on the back of his head. The inferno instantly vaporized what remained of the attack and surged toward Heiyan.

But in the next instant, Heiyan retaliated with the same Fire Release.

[Sage Art: Fireball Technique!]

A gigantic fireball, over a hundred meters in diameter, fell like the sun dropping from the sky, instantly incinerating everything in its path.

Boom!

The fireball crashed onto the ground, rolling like a wheel. In no time, it burned down an expanse of forest stretching for kilometers, turning everything it touched into pitch-black scorched earth.

Amidst the roaring flames, Kakuzu barely escaped, left completely shaken.

"Why? How could this happen?"

He roared in frustration and fury, shocked and enraged, yet filled with deep despair. He had clearly consumed the Hero Water—it should've made him invincible by any measure. Yet Heiyan was completely outmatching him, leaving no room for even a single counterattack.

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