Bab 45: Chapter 45: Charging Towards Death, The Justice of Goumon!
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Thanks to Chakra, Ninja can fight in all kinds of extreme terrains.
At this moment, Uchiha Shi stands on a cliff face that's nearly 90 degrees vertical, his Sharingan filled with solemnity.
In front of him, the night sky is dim, and Kakuzu, in Earth Grudge Fear Mode, darts forward like an arrow!
Behind him is the Abyss, a fall that means certain death.
There is no way back, only battle!
The wind from the valley stirs Uchiha Shi's long hair. His gaze is calm, and he forms seals with his hands, a faint red Chakra swirling in his palms!
Then, his fingers touch the ground, and he slams his hand down hard on the cliff face!
A large circular seal expands rapidly, a faint red light shield locking onto Kakuzu in front of him, suddenly glowing!
Inheriting and surpassing the Super Deadlock Barrier of the Hidden Cloud Village, at this moment, the Domain is activated!
In mid-air, Kakuzu's eyes narrow sharply, instinctively sensing something amiss.
This kid, who seems weak as a chick, not only doesn't run away, but actually dares to counterattack?
Even trying to trap him with a barrier?
This confuses Kakuzu. What does this kid want to do to him, a veteran over seventy years old?
Trying to trick him, or ambush him?
Calm and composed, with a high battle IQ, Kakuzu, who has survived from the Warring States era to today, instantly runs through countless tactical scenarios in his mind, trying to figure out what this kid is up to.
Eight tentacles suddenly pierce the cliff wall, stopping his momentum, but it's too late. A faint red barrier has already covered both Uchiha Shi and him!
When the dust settles, Kakuzu stares blankly at the barrier containing only him and Uchiha Shi, his brain overheating, unable to figure out what this kid is up to.
Is this kid's brain fried? He's isolated his teammates outside, and with just a single-tomoe Sharingan, what does he think he can do to fight?
Beside them, Tsunade, hearing Uchiha Shi's spirited and battle-ready question, her eyes regain their calm, even a spark of battle spirit igniting in her pupils.
For Tsunade, who has always aspired to become the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village, with a strong sense of duty and a desire to lead the village to glory, her earlier performance was something she herself found embarrassing.
Now, regaining her composure, ready to fight again, she is determined to display the spirit of a Hidden Mist genius!
With Uchiha Shi's barrier, her other kekkei genkai, Boil Release, can also be put to good use!
Even if the opponent is Kakuzu, the S-Rank Shinobi Traitor and Underground Money Exchange Super Enforcer, she will...
Wait, Tsunade suddenly feels a bit bewildered.
Is Uchiha Shi's barrier placed incorrectly?
"Hey, hey, Uchiha Shi, I'm not inside yet!"
Tsunade hurriedly pounds on the barrier, exclaiming, "Open the door, let me in!"
"What are you doing?"
Sweat trickles down Tsunade's forehead, her eyes wide as she looks at Uchiha Shi, who is just a step away but seems like they are worlds apart.
It's as if she can see this young man, with a halo above his head, smiling and waving as he ascends to heaven.
A faint red barrier suddenly rises between the two.
Tsunade's pupils constrict, and she shouts, "Are you crazy? Do you plan to fight this monster alone?"
Seeing the barrier rise, completely isolating him and Kakuzu in the same space, breathing the same air, Uchiha Shi smiles.
He turns his head, looking at Tsunade, his eyes like the stars in the night sky, filled with an indescribable meaning.
"Sorry, Tsukimi Yuki."
"This, is my escape route."
Uchiha Shi pauses, looking at the two behind him, and smiles, explaining, "The opponent is an S-rank missing-nin with Kage-level power."
"This is an opponent we can't defeat no matter how hard we try, so the only plan I could come up with is this."
"Lure the opponent to a suitable location, then use the barrier to delay him."
"Tsukimi Yuki, take Hidan and leave immediately!"
"After that, whatever you want to do, I won't interfere."
"But—"
"Now, here, this is my battlefield!"
With that, Uchiha Shi turns his head calmly, and then, he pulls a Kunai from his weapon pouch, holding it in reverse in front of his face, the cold blade pointing at Kakuzu, a defiant smirk on his face as he coldly laughs:
"Mr. Kakuzu."
"Want to hurt them?"
"Then, you'll have to step over my corpse first!"
"Tsk." Kakuzu frowns slightly, looking at Uchiha Shi with a hint of annoyance.
The scene of this life-and-death farewell, unknowingly strikes a deep chord in his heart.
Once, as an elite of the Hidden Waterfall Village, he had also encountered a similar scene.
Similarly facing a life-or-death crisis, in a dire emergency, However, unlike Uchiha Shi, who voluntarily chose to stay behind, he was betrayed at that time.
The assassination squad he led fell apart halfway, teammates betrayed and fled, leaving all the responsibility on Kakuzu, forcing him to take the next step.
When Kakuzu, trembling with fear, went alone to assassinate that god-like existence, he predictably failed, returning to the village dispirited and dejected.
He did not receive the village's comfort, the understanding of his comrades, no flowers or praise, not even a bed to treat his wounds.
What awaited him was the charge of mission failure and severe punishment—
The ninja who risked his life for the village was treated cruelly.
"Ah, another boring Ninja game."
Kakuzu shakes his head, looking at Uchiha Shi, unusually interested in saying a few more words, as if seeing his younger self across the years, speaking to him with a clear and indifferent tone:
"Poor kid,"
"Face the reality! This world won't always go your way,"
"The longer you live, the more you'll realize that reality is filled with helplessness, pain, and emptiness."
"Comrades who share life and death will stab you in the back;
Faith that you stake everything on will be shattered by a wooden hand;
Loyalty offered to the higher-ups will be used as a tool, to be discarded at any time."
Kakuzu pauses, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes, "But,"
"only money will never betray you."
Uchiha Shi takes a deep breath after hearing this, thinking to himself, you're absolutely right, sir!
What bonds, what friendship, those are all lies for children.
All I've done, isn't it for that five billion! Isn't it for this very moment?
Uchiha Shi nods in agreement, then suddenly opens his Sharingan.
Adjusting himself to peak condition.
From this point on, he will offer everything he has trained and fought for, and in this moment, he will unleash all his accumulated strength, transforming it into power!
He looks at Kakuzu, and with a clear and cold voice, he says:
"Come on, monster!"
"Right here, right now!"
"Grant me my destined death!"
Uchiha Shi's eyes flash a deep red, and he darts forward with a lunge!
He throws three shurikens in reverse, one aimed at Kakuzu's chest, while the other two collide in mid-air, changing their trajectories to strike the masks hidden in the black robe on Kakuzu's back.
Knowing Kakuzu's information, he naturally knows that the opponent has an 'Immortal Body'.
Only by piercing the five hearts under the five masks can he kill Kakuzu completely!
However, facing Uchiha Shi, who shows no sign of being deterred, with a completely calm expression, even daring to launch the first attack and charge forward, Kakuzu retracts his Earth Grudge Fear tentacles, his eyes cold and indifferent, slowly unbuttoning his black robe and tossing it aside.
A tall, muscular body, covered in stitches, is revealed in the night wind.
He raises his hand to form a fist, shrugs his shoulders, his face filled with disdain and contempt, sneering:
"Poor kid, do you think you can fight?"
"Let this old man teach you—"
"what reality is!"
[Kakuzu holds your bravery in utter contempt, seemingly intent on beating you into a pig's head.]
[Courage is the crystallization of human wisdom, and anyone who belittles courage will face the righteous punishment of Goumon!]
[Triggered S-Rank Long-Term Mission—]
[Make Kakuzu understand that courage is greater than money!]
[Settlement Points vary based on the degree of understanding, with three stages: Understanding, Joining, and Transcending. Current progress: 0/3.]
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