"Naruto: Ice God"Chapter 158: Fierce Battle, Kakuzu (Part Two)
The black threads on Kakuzu's body had already coalesced together, forming several terrifying tentacles resembling octopus limbs.
Watching the flames gradually extinguish with his own eyes, Kakuzu didn't dare relax for even a moment, staring intently until the last spark dissipated.
Nothing remained.
Everything in his field of vision had been consumed by the sea of flames, leaving only bare ground behind.
"Are you finished with your performance?"
Just when Kakuzu thought Feng Bai had been burned to ash, a mocking voice came from behind him.
"What?!"
His tentacles lashed backward but grasped only empty air.
Accompanied by the sound of a Flying Thunder God kunai hitting the ground, Feng Bai reappeared before Kakuzu.
"Well then, it's my turn!"
Coating White Fang with ice-attribute chakra, a bone-chilling cold instantly dispelled the residual heat from the previous battle.
"Ice Release: Great Crimson Lotus Ice Wheel!"
The dragon roared.
A massive frost dragon with enormous ice wings charged toward Kakuzu with unstoppable momentum.
The frozen ice beneath his feet restricted Kakuzu's movement, just as Kakuzu had tried to use black threads to restrain Feng Bai.
By the time he struggled to pull his feet from the ice crystals, the dragon had already reached him.
At that moment, Kakuzu was like someone hit head-on by an out-of-control dump truck, flying uncontrollably toward the distance.
All obstacles blocking the path were violently smashed apart, and the ground was torn by the hard ice, forming a considerable trench.
After being sent flying for hundreds of meters, the ice dragon's momentum finally began to slow. Just when Kakuzu thought everything was over and he had managed to withstand this terrible attack with Earth Release: Earth Spear, Feng Bai began forming hand seals.
"Ice Release: Ice Explosion!"
The frost dragon radiated intense white light. In the next second, under Kakuzu's horrified gaze, it erupted in a violent explosion.
"This was supposed to be a forest, wasn't it?"
Walking to Feng Bai's side and looking at the tree debris filling the sky, Yakura brushed dust from her clothes.
In the end, she hadn't had any chance to fight at all.
"It's fine. I know a little brother who can rebuild this forest when he grows up." Completely lacking any shame about destroying the environment, after multiple battles, Feng Bai had grown into an "excellent ninja" who didn't blush when doing bad things.
"Alright, let's go welcome our new companion."
Feng Bai took the lead, rushing toward the explosion's center at maximum speed.
"New companion? Taking an attack and explosion of this magnitude, even the most powerful ninja would be blown to pieces." Yakura didn't believe Kakuzu could survive an attack of this level, but since Feng Bai was already moving, she could only follow.
The moment they landed, they saw Kakuzu's scattered pieces reassembling under the influence of black threads, slowly reconstructing into human form under Yakura's amazed gaze.
When Kakuzu's head was dragged back from afar by black threads and reattached to his neck, those dim, lifeless eyes finally regained their light.
"Ugh, ugh ahhhhhhh!"
Letting out a foul-smelling scream, the newly conscious Kakuzu arched his back as three masks behind him suddenly shattered, spewing black liquid everywhere.
"Three hearts."
Feng Bai nodded knowingly.
"You know my secret technique..." Kakuzu's eyes held both fury and terror.
In the shinobi world, only one person in his knowledge could perform Ice Release at this level—the clan leader of the Ice Release clan who helped the First Mizukage pacify the chaotic world when Kirigakure was first established.
But that contemporary of Hashirama had been dead for many years.
Having devoted himself to bounty missions for years, he naturally didn't know Feng Bai's reputation, much less that this person he'd been treating as a little girl was actually a boy.
Who could blame Feng Bai for never appearing on the bounty list?
"So, can we have a discussion?"
Feng Bai's tone was calm.
After assessing the current situation in his mind, Kakuzu believed his opponent shouldn't be capable of unleashing such a terrifying jutsu again, but...
"Let's talk." Having lost three hearts, Kakuzu didn't dare gamble. Money could be earned again, but if his life was gone, there would truly be nothing left.
Walking before Kakuzu, Feng Bai extended his hand: "Be my son—no, I mean, be my subordinate."
Damn, the scene was too classic, causing him to mess up his lines!
Hearing the first sentence, Kakuzu actually considered whether he should agree to the other party's request.
What a nasty-tempered brat!
This kind of little girl would never be able to get married in her lifetime!
"Subordinate, huh? Are you asking me to join Konoha?" Forcibly suppressing his anger, Kakuzu didn't have a good impression of Konoha.
"Yes and no. Becoming my subordinate doesn't mean you have to join Konoha. I want to establish an organization—one that doesn't belong to any hidden village or nation."
"Oh? What an ambitious little girl. So what's your purpose?"
"My purpose..."
Feng Bai pondered for a moment, giving Kakuzu an unexpected answer: "World peace."
"That's a laughable vision. I—" Kakuzu was about to mock Feng Bai's rhetoric when he was forcibly cut off by the other's next words.
"This new organization needs someone skilled at financial management to handle the finances. Kakuzu, that's why I came looking for you."
"That's quite a nice vision, boss." Kakuzu's instant change of tune nearly threw out Yakura's back.
Watching Kakuzu grasp Feng Bai's hand, Yakura finally realized...
Was this guy always this comedic?
"Very good, then let's go." Seeing Kakuzu agree, Feng Bai finally had the opportunity to begin the first step of his plan.
"Wait, aren't you going to give him a curse seal or something?" Feeling somewhat unbalanced, Yakura was quite displeased.
Why did this brat trust this monster so easily? It wasn't fair.
"Hmph, I've never gone back on something I've promised. Integrity is the most basic quality of a bounty ninja." Kakuzu snorted coldly, refuting Yakura.
"Mm-hmm, right, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Shimura Feng Bai, and I'm a boy." Feng Bai only then remembered that Kakuzu still didn't know his name.
"Hm?"
"Next time you mistake my gender, you can say goodbye to all your hearts."
"What?!"
The three gradually walked away. Only after everything had settled did the border patrol ninja leisurely arrive at the scene.
"Wait, this was supposed to be a forest, wasn't it?"
Looking at the barren ground before them, several ninja wondered if they had come to the wrong place.
"By the way, how did you find me?" On the road, Kakuzu was still brooding over who had betrayed him.
"I don't know what he's called, but he felt bad about selling you out, so he insisted on coming to see you in person to show his apology." Feng Bai said, shifting his gaze toward Yakura.
"Ahem, do you want to take a look?" Yakura reached to pull out the summoning scroll.
"Forget it, I forgive him."
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