Naruto: The Sage Body of Konoha

"Ughhh!"

Kakuzu threw his head back in fury. The four masks behind him swelled to many times their original size under the surge of chakra, brewing terrifying waves of energy.

[Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shot!]

Finally, Kakuzu's ultimate technique erupted. His true body and all four masks opened their mouths simultaneously, each unleashing a chakra blast of earth, wind, lightning, water, and fire. These fused into one massive beam of black light piercing straight into the sky.

This was Kakuzu's ultimate technique—an attack capable of obliterating the entire Hidden Leaf Village. Its power rivaled even the Deva Path's Super Shinra Tensei from the original timeline.

Here it comes.

Heiyan watched as the black pillar surged directly toward him. He realized this was the moment of final confrontation. With six arms arranged into three synchronized pairs, he completed three Sage Arts through coordinated hand seals.

[Water Release: Water Severing Slash], [Storm Release: Shockwave Fang], and [Heavenly Release: Demon Flash].

Just like Kakuzu, Heiyan's three heads then opened their mouths simultaneously, expelling three separate chakra blasts that merged into one enormous beam of white light crashing downward.

The difference lay here: Kakuzu's black beam resulted from fusing five different natured chakra types, using the principle of elemental symbiosis to exponentially amplify the jutsu's potency.

Heiyan's white beam, however, was structured in three layers—each nested within the next. The outer layer was composed of Water Release waves, the middle housed Storm Release lasers, and the innermost core surged with Heavenly Release lightning. Reinforced by Sage chakra, its destructive capacity reached an absolute peak.

One beam rose toward heaven; the other shot downward toward the earth.

These two beams—black and white—collided midair with a deafening explosion.

Instantly, black and white light intertwined furiously. Two violent, uncontrollable bursts of chakra spiraled together, consuming each other in an explosive collision, eventually coalescing into a devastating spherical shockwave expanding outward in all directions at speeds exceeding sound itself.

High above, heavy clouds tore apart. Swirling Corpse Crows disintegrated into ash in an instant, while every impurity in the air vanished under the cleansing force of the wave.

In the end, Uzu Country's sky faded into a uniform, lifeless gray—stripped clean of all detail, as if reality itself had been erased.

On the ground, the earth trembled violently as land collapsed inward, trees uprooted entirely, massive boulders and houses swept away by hurricane-force winds that carried everything before them.

Rumbling.

At this moment, the entire island of Uzu Country experienced intense quaking, as if it might sink beneath the sea at any second.

"What terrifying power..."

Black Zetsu stared in horror at the erupting shockwave far away. Watching this clash between Heiyan and Kakuzu brought memories rushing back to him—memories of that battle years ago between Hashirama and Madara. Back then, those two fought for an entire day and night, unleashing techniques capable of destroying heavens and earth, irrevocably changing the topography across dozens of miles.

Who won?

That was the question burning brightest in Black Zetsu's mind.

Right at that moment, he saw a familiar figure stagger out frantically from the explosion.

It was Kakuzu.

Now, all four masks behind his head were shattered beyond recognition. His entire appearance was disheveled, hair flying wildly, and worse still—he'd lost both arms somewhere during the blast.

Unbelievable.

Kakuzu swore that if given a second chance, even if a hundred billion ryo lay before him, he would never drink the Hero Water and become Heiyan's enemy.

That guy wasn't human at all—he was a god, someone utterly unbeatable.

At this moment, Kakuzu had completely lost his fighting spirit. All that remained within him was a desperate will to survive.

"Save me!"

When he spotted Black Zetsu, his face lit up with wild joy as though seeing a lifeline. Stumbling forward, he lunged toward the other.

"Don't come over here!"

Black Zetsu immediately cried out in panic and quickly backed away.

He could clearly tell Kakuzu was already beyond salvation. His only value now was to stall Heiyan for a few more seconds while Black Zetsu made his escape.

Suddenly—

Whoosh!

A long sword flew from afar, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle. As though controlled by someone, it accurately pierced Kakuzu's final heart from behind.

[Sword of Kusanagi: Ku no Taiga]!

"Hel—"

Kakuzu's body abruptly froze mid-motion. With great effort, he forced out one final word before collapsing lifelessly to the ground.

This ancient beast born during Japan's Warring States period—a greedy old man driven by money, the most unmatched Bounty Hunter—had finally met his pitiful end. As life left him, his eyes remained wide open in disbelief.

Whoosh!

Before Black Zetsu's horrified eyes, the Kusanagi Sword that killed Kakuzu soared into the sky once more. Like lightning, it shot straight toward him.

In this critical moment, Black Zetsu had no choice but to tap into his power again. Extending one arm, he slashed through space itself. A black portal leading to an unknown dimension rapidly formed.

[Kekkei Mora] · [Otsutsuki Teleportation].

But this time, Black Zetsu certainly wouldn't be as fortunate as when he'd used this technique on Mist Island's Golden Exchange.

Though his movements were fast enough, the Kusanagi Sword still exceeded Black Zetsu's expectations.

Puh!

Just as Black Zetsu's upper body entered the portal and he exhaled in relief, the legendary sword came flying at blinding speed, instantly severing one of his arms.

"Tch!"

Black Zetsu sharply inhaled despite the pain, hurriedly extending his other hand to retrieve the severed limb.

However, what happened next stunned him completely.

Shwip!

After slicing off his arm, the Kusanagi Sword's tip seemed to have eyes of its own. It ruthlessly pierced through the detached limb, skewering it. Then it suddenly changed direction mid-air and flew away with the arm.

Bang!

Finally, the Kusanagi Sword impaled Black Zetsu's severed arm onto a giant boulder. From the sword, sealing formulas extended outward, forming a Four Symbols Seal across the stone surface centered around the limb—cutting off all sensing ability between the arm and Black Zetsu's main body.

"No!"

Witnessing this sight, Black Zetsu's eyes widened furiously as he roared in rage.

Yet when he looked up and saw Heiyan descending from above like a storm god—his three heads and six arms surrounded by swirling thunderclouds—his anger was instantly extinguished, replaced entirely by endless terror.

Clearly, Heiyan had already found a way to deal with him: an advanced Sealing Technique.

Without thinking twice, Black Zetsu didn't dare to stay another second.

"[This time... you win...]"

Black Zetsu cast a deep glance at Heiyan, murmured softly, then dove into the [Otsutsuki Teleportation] and vanished.

Whoosh!

Heiyan landed on the ground and walked toward a giant boulder, pulling out the Sword of Kusanagi embedded within.

Then, Black Zetsu pulled the severed arm off the tip of the sword and placed it onto an open scroll.

Gurgling~

The severed limb immediately liquefied into a pool of black fluid, trying to sink into the earth to escape.

Swish! Swish!

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