studiobondurri Chapter 83 Defeating Kakuzu
Chapter 83 Defeating Kakuzu
Kakuzu looked at the headband in front of him, somewhat moved, but still sneered, "How much economy can a tiny country like Takigawa have?"
This sounded less like a question and more like a challenge; he wanted Aburame Shisei to say something more to move him.
Aburame Shisei continued, "The new daimyo was put in power by us. More than 70% of the nobles in the country are under our control. Those nobles who were recently executed and had their families wiped out were all against us."
He looked into Kakuzu's green eyes and said earnestly, "Guess how much wealth these noble families have accumulated?"
No one spoke, but the wealth of nobles and merchants was naturally extravagant. If one had to say, some large families should have hundreds of millions of taels of silver.
"It's like a mountain of gold and silver," said You Nu Zhicheng without exaggeration.
He quickly changed the subject, sighing with regret: "It's a pity they don't know how to use it. Wealth only becomes wealth when it circulates; piles of gold and silver are at best just decorations."
He raised his hand, and a rock brick rose from the ground and flew to Kakuzu's front: "Test its hardness."
Kakuzu took it and squeezed it slightly, but the brick didn't budge. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he increased the pressure, but it still didn't move.
"These are rock bricks processed by the Civil Engineering Insects," said Aburame Shisei. "They can be used to build bridges, pave roads, and construct cities and villages. The current architectural complexes of the Waterfall Country are far too outdated and need a large-scale renovation."
"Besides, some major countries have already started using electricity, but we haven't. In the future, we need to build power plants, docks, and transform maritime transport. In short, I want to get money flowing within the territory of Taki no Kuni. The people and tenant farmers will no longer have to rely solely on farming; their lives will be much richer."
Kakuzu fell silent. He looked at the brick in his hand, then at Aburame Shisei, and then at the brand-new headband.
To be honest, he was tempted.
Who wouldn't want their birth country to become better?
Even if he betrayed the village and the country, it was because the village betrayed him first.
"Your plan sounds good." Kakusho threw the brick back at Aburame Shisei: "But why should I listen to you? Let's see how good you are first."
Before he finished speaking, his figure had already disappeared from the spot.
Aburame Shisei didn't dodge. He knew that words alone wouldn't work; this kind of person only recognized strength.
"Alright."
He took a step back and formed hand seals: "This is the first time I've faced a regular Kage-level ninja like you. Let me truly experience the methods of a Kage."
The swarm of insects emerged.
Kakuzu's attacks were sharp and cunning, with all five of his hearts functioning simultaneously and the five types of chakra circulating around him.
He used Wind Release, Fire Release, Water Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release alternately without any gaps.
His fighting style is simple: use the least amount of chakra to inflict maximum damage. Decades of combat experience have allowed him to master the use of every ounce of power.
But soon he realized something was wrong; there were too many insects, so many that he couldn't kill them all.
Every time he used fire magic to burn a group of insects to death, even more insects would swarm in from all directions.
Instead of confronting him head-on, they constantly harassed, restrained, and wore him down. His tentacles could attack from multiple directions simultaneously, but they couldn't stop these insects from sneaking in through the gaps.
Even more bizarrely, these insects constantly changed formation during the battle; some were responsible for feint attacks, some for sneak attacks, and some specifically for sneaking into his blind spots.
They are like a well-trained army, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, with perfect coordination.
"Can you control insects to this extent?"
Kakuzu felt a chill run down his spine. He had seen the insect control techniques of the Aburame clan before, but he had never seen anything like this. The insects were not fighting, but executing a complex tactic.
Aburame Shisei himself remained standing in the center of the swarm, his hands forming a mudra, motionless.
"Found you!"
Kakuzu suddenly sprang to his feet, his two hearts exploding simultaneously. He fused Wind Release and Fire Release techniques in his hands, unleashing his most proficient classic Wind and Fire Fusion Ninjutsu to its fullest potential, and charged straight at Shisei Aburame.
The combined ninjutsu leaves scorched earth wherever it goes.
The swarm of insects surged forward instantly, forming a thick wall of insects in front of him. Among them, a large group of yellowish-brown insects were rotating on the wall according to a specific pattern.
The wind and fire fell upon them, instantly disintegrating his power, while behind the city wall, a large number of insect corpses had coalesced into a long river of earth.
Insect Escape Technique: Rock and Earth River!
This is one of the Earth Release ninjutsu created by Shisei Aburame using the Earth Construction Insect. In addition, it can also be used for ordinary rock slabs, earth spears, earth flow walls, insect mud burial, and yellow mud swamps, all with just one hand seal.
Of course, this seal is not a ninjutsu. It is just a program set up by Zhicheng for the earth-building insect. The operation of each seal is a signal.
He only established the Six Paths as a standard Earth Release combat ninjutsu, and the rest were production ninjutsu.
Since these six carefully selected Earth Release techniques are sufficient, if you still can't win after using all six of these ninjutsu, then it proves that Earth and Earth-building Insects are useless against this enemy.
Several dozen seconds later, the wind and fire finally broke through the river, but Aburame Shicheng had already disappeared from the spot.
The next instant, Kakuzu felt a chill down his spine as an invisible scorpion had somehow crawled onto the back of his neck.
With a sharp stab of its tail, Kakuzu's tentacles sprang out in response, sending the scorpion flying.
But at the same time, countless tiny insects emerged from the ground beneath his feet and crawled into his body along the tentacles of the Earth Grudge.
"Damn it!"
Kakuzu unleashed a burst of chakra, blasting the insects away, but he was already a beat too slow. Aburame Shisei appeared before him, one hand pressed against his chest.
"break."
The powerful force pierced through his body, but before Di Yuanyu could retaliate, Aburame Shisei's swarm of insects had already poured in through the opening.
Kakuzu's expression changed drastically. He could feel some purple nano-poisonous insects spreading along his blood vessels and meridians, heading straight for his heart.
"Stop!" he shouted.
Aburame Zhicheng stopped attacking, and the swarm of insects hovered in mid-air without continuing their assault.
With his other hand, he began to form a hand seal, drawing the nano-poisonous insects back into his body.
Kakuzu looked down at his chest, where two new wounds had appeared. One was left by the nanobots earlier, and the other was actually pierced through by someone's hand.
His expression changed drastically, because the two masks on his back had shattered.
"My two hearts... are broken! You knew my weakness all along."
Aburame Shisei said, "Hmm. It would be a pity to kill you, but it's still necessary for you to know the difference in skill."