Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

However, Sasori wasn't a simple character either. Even without his puppet army, he still had the Third Kazekage and some other special puppets.

Going all out, he wouldn't be so easy to deal with. The same went for Kakuzu, whose century of life had granted him incredibly rich combat experience and awareness.

"But I'm not alone, and in terms of configuration, I'm even stronger."

Shuizawa glanced at Shisui, who had already withdrawn his Susanoo. That technique really put a lot of strain on his eyes, so he tried to avoid using it whenever possible.

"Besides, with so many powerful ninjas blocking the way, the evaluation and rewards for my mission this time will only get higher!"

[New mission acquired]

[Investigate the affairs of Kusagakure]

This was the mission Shuizawa had received when he set out, and now he was really interested in these kinds of large-scale missions!

"Be careful, these two kids are not easy to deal with."

On the other side, Sasori whispered to Kakuzu, who nodded slightly.

"You use the puppets for feints and support, and I'll be in charge of ninjutsu attacks and reinforcements. Separate them if necessary."

"Okay."

With just a simple exchange, they had already decided what to do. Sasori immediately raised his hand.

His arm had been replaced with a puppet arm, from which countless senbon were ejected!

In the light of the fire, both Shuizawa and Shisui could see a green glow on each of these senbon.

Clearly, Sasori had poisoned them!

"Wood Release: Tree Boundary Wall."

Shuizawa wasn't worried. He simply made a hand seal, and immediately a huge wooden wall blocked their path, with all the senbon stuck in it.

At the same time, Shuizawa's chakra shifted slightly, and the Wood Dragon in the sky roared, slamming down towards the two on the ground.

Simultaneously, the wooden wall fell, and Shisui, who was hiding behind it, had already completed his hand seals!

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

The roaring fire dragon swept forward, combined with the Wood Dragon descending from the sky. The impact at this moment made even Kakuzu feel a little dazed.

"Dodge!"

Sasori immediately shouted, but he didn't care about Kakuzu at all, and jumped away by himself.

Seeing this, Shisui chased after him without hesitation, and although Kakuzu was stunned for a moment, his own speed was not a problem at all.

With a quick dodge, combined with his Earth Release heart that he had already switched to, he managed to avoid the direct impact of the Wood Dragon and the fire dragon, and withstood the subsequent shockwave!

"I heard you fought the First Hokage?"

Shisui went to chase Sasori, and Shuizawa simply focused his attention on Kakuzu. With a flash, he had already arrived behind Kakuzu.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Blade!"

Azure chakra had already covered his kunai, and he directly stabbed towards the mask behind Kakuzu!

"Hm?"

Kakuzu's expression changed instantly. Stabbing him was fine, but stabbing the mask was a direct hit to the heart!

He forcibly turned around again, using his side to take Shuizawa's attack.

Ding—

A crisp sound rang out from Kakuzu's body, and Shuizawa immediately felt as if he had stabbed a hard stone, but he didn't care.

With a slight movement of chakra, he once again came behind Kakuzu. This time, he didn't use a kunai anymore.

"Wood Release: Splintering Wood Technique!"

Sharp wooden stakes quickly extended from his arm, fiercely piercing towards Kakuzu!

This time, Kakuzu had no way to turn around anymore, and one of his masks was directly shattered by Shuizawa.

"Ah!"

Kakuzu let out a painful scream, but suddenly the stiffness in his body disappeared, and he ran out as fast as the wind.

His speed was obviously faster than before!

"I understand now, those masks behind you that emit strange chakra are your weakness."

Shuizawa didn't chase, and he appeared on top of the Wood Dragon.

"The masks should be the hearts. I can feel that the life force in your body is very chaotic, but now there's one less.

So, how many lives do you have left?"

Kakuzu broke out in a cold sweat when he heard these words. How could this kid find his weakness so quickly?

"Damn brat…"

"Actually, I'm curious about something. I wonder if you can answer it for me."

Shuizawa crossed his arms again, standing on the Wood Dragon as he looked down at Kakuzu.

"You seemed to have said just now that you've seen Wood Release before, so you should have faced the First Hokage.

I'm very curious, how did you survive back then? He couldn't have failed to notice your weakness, right?"

Kakuzu didn't want to answer this question at all. There was no point in answering it.

Was he supposed to tell this kid that your ancestor let me go back then?

"Don't boast shamelessly, you're far from being comparable to him!"

Although Kakuzu was extremely worried in his heart, he was still somewhat stubborn.

"No need to say, I understand."

Shuizawa nodded without hesitation. He was no match for Hashirama Senju now, but who knew what would happen in the future!

"Then, I'll trouble you to evaluate…"

Buzz—

In an instant, Shuizawa moved again, and he had already arrived behind Kakuzu!

"Just how far am I from him?!"

Wood Release: Tree Root Burial!

Countless tree roots frantically spread out from Shuizawa's arm, fiercely attacking Kakuzu!

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Kakuzu's combat awareness was never weak. He knew that he could never keep up with the Flying Thunder God, so he prepared to wait directly.

The moment he sensed a change in Shuizawa's chakra, he immediately released his ninjutsu.

A high-pressure wind sphere was released around him, as if to destroy everything around him.

However, Shuizawa wasn't so easily fooled. Tree Root Burial wasn't just an attack method!

"You really think I didn't notice the changes in your chakra?"

Those tree roots began to rotate, twist, and link together before they even reached Kakuzu, and almost instantly they turned into a large tree, enveloping Shuizawa at the same time.

The violent wind all hit the big tree, and didn't cause any trouble for Shuizawa. At the same time, the Wood Dragon in the sky once again let out a earth-shattering roar.

"Crap!"

Kakuzu didn't dare to hesitate at all, and ran wildly towards the outside.

Boom—

The earth rumbled once again, and the trembling ground almost made him stumble, and he also saw dense, spiderweb-like cracks appearing on the ground out of the corner of his eye.

This made cold sweat break out on his forehead again. This kid was really not easy to deal with!

Wood Release was originally an integration of offense and defense. Even in his eyes, Shuizawa's Wood Release was far from Hashirama Senju's, but this technique was inherently extremely strong.

If it was just this single Wood Release, Kakuzu might have a headache but it wasn't like he had no way to deal with it. Endurance was also a method.

But unfortunately…

"This kid even knows Flying Thunder God!"

Kakuzu had heard of and seen the insidious nature of space-time ninjutsu. After all, it was the signature move of the Second and Fourth Hokage, and now he had experienced it!

This technique had the elusive ability to attack, as well as unparalleled high mobility.

Facing such a technique alone, without more accurate information and possessing super-fast speed, there was basically no way to deal with it!

These two were any one of which could immediately turn an ordinary ninja into a powerful ninja.

As a result, this kid in front of him had them all…

Even if he might not be using them well enough, his Wood Release couldn't compare to Hashirama Senju, and his Flying Thunder God couldn't compare to the Second and Fourth Hokage.

But the combination of these two techniques was never one plus one equals two, or even greater than two. It was as if the strength had instantly increased countless times!

He already had the idea of retreating, what was there to fight!

"You want to run?"

Suddenly, Shuizawa's voice came from Kakuzu's ear again, which instantly changed his expression.

Bang—

Before he could make any defenses, he was instantly kicked away!

"What's going on?"

Kakuzu's mind was a bit chaotic. Wasn't this kid supposed to be avoiding the wind release by wrapping himself in the tree?

How did he get out so quickly?

And he didn't see him throw a kunai?

Could it be…

In an instant, a terrifying thought appeared in his mind, and he immediately controlled 'Earth Grudge Fear' to begin a full-body check.

"Don't worry, you don't have a cursed seal on you."

Just as he was flying backwards, Shuizawa suddenly appeared next to him again, and then kicked him out again.

His body rolled on the ground like a boulder, but fortunately he had switched to the Earth Release heart, and he wasn't injured.

What was deadly was that he didn't seem to have found any marks on his body!

"You and that Sasori are wearing the same style of clothing. According to Onoki's habit of hiring ninja organizations to do dirty work, you should be in the same organization, right?"

Before he could think about it, Shuizawa's voice suddenly came from the sky. He saw him standing on top of the Wood Dragon, driving the Wood Dragon to attack him fiercely!

"Damn it!"

Kakuzu couldn't hold on anymore. The moment he jumped up, the two masks behind him suddenly erupted.

The chakra of Fire Release and the chakra of Wind Release intertwined, and he completed the hand seals in mid-air at this moment.

"Ninja Art: Flame Wind Turbulent Wave!"

The violent flames turned into a raging sea of fire, and the rolling fire waves rushed towards the Wood Dragon and Shuizawa's position like crazy!

Boom—

The earth-shattering loud noise made the ground tremble slightly once again, and the huge impact was also frantically affecting the surroundings.

"Has it reached this level?"

Sasori and Shisui, who were not far from them, were also affected, and they were directly separated by this impact.

Looking at the raging fire in the distance, their eyes were also not calm.

"This is…"

In a safer place further away, Yugao, Itachi Uchiha, and Tenzo were dumbfounded as they watched all of this.

The intensity of this battle was somewhat beyond the norm!

Yugao's eyes were full of worry. She wanted to go and take a look, but reason told her not to be impulsive.

Itachi Uchiha was somewhat lost in thought. He didn't expect the battle over there to be so intense.