Although a little surprised, Kakuzu didn't have time to waste with Haruki. He had to go make money.
He immediately said, "Since you know my reputation, I'll be merciful enough to let you know why you're going to die!"
As he spoke, Kakuzu's eyes grew increasingly greedy as he looked at Haruki, as if he saw piles of money.
"Even though you're just a kid, your head is worth a whole one hundred million Ryo! It's the same as the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages!"
After saying that, Kakuzu watched Haruki with interest, waiting to see his reaction.
Just a kid, knowing he was about to die, he would surely cry miserably, right?
But Haruki's reaction was completely unexpected, leaving Kakuzu somewhat stunned.
"The same as the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, not bad, I guess."
Haruki smacked his lips, knowing he had trouble ahead.
The Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages were powerful and renowned, with few daring to challenge them.
But he was different. A six-year-old kid, he was surely a hot commodity for someone like Kakuzu.
However, he didn't worry about the current crisis. He knew Kakuzu's abilities well.
Although he was only a Jonin, it was enough to repel Kakuzu.
"You won't leave even if I let you, so come on then!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
As he spoke, Haruki's hands moved in a blur, forming forty-four hand seals in rapid succession.
A water dragon, tens of meters long, suddenly appeared, its crystal clear brilliance shimmering with a hint of danger.
This move completely caught Kakuzu off guard. He hadn't expected a mere child to have such powerful strength, and to be so decisive.
This Water Dragon Bullet Technique was beyond the capabilities of a Jonin. Either this kid had an enormous amount of chakra, or his mastery of this jutsu was extraordinary.
It was like the same jutsu, in the hands of an ordinary ninja, was completely different from in the hands of Uchiha Madara.
But there wasn't time for him to overthink it now, because that behemoth was charging towards him relentlessly.
"Water Release: Water Wall Technique!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow City Wall!"
In the blink of an eye, Kakuzu unleashed three defensive jutsu in succession. If he had more time, he would have unleashed even more.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the water dragon crashed into the Water Wall, and it didn't even last a second before the Water Wall shattered.
However, the water dragon, which had been tens of meters long, had shrunk considerably, now about ten meters in length.
"Boom!"
Immediately afterward, the water dragon, without hesitation, slammed into the Earth Flow Wall.
Looking at the Earth Flow Wall in front of him, Haruki curled his lip and muttered, "It doesn't even have a dog head, bad review!"
The next moment, with a "Bang," another Haruki appeared, only this one looked a little dazed.
Haruki's real body had quietly slipped into the nearby forest.
Watching the dust rise as the Water Dragon Bullet slammed into the Earth Flow Wall, Haruki was sure that Kakuzu wouldn't find him.
The Water Dragon Bullet, after breaking through the Earth Flow Wall, was only about five meters long. It smashed a small hole into the Earth Flow Wall before dissipating.
Haruki, standing in place, looked at the scene in front of him, as if considering whether Kakuzu might be dead already.
The next instant, a dark figure appeared behind Haruki, countless black threads piercing into his body.
At the same time, Kakuzu's grating voice rang out, "Hahaha, kid, you may be strong, but you lack experience!"
After the smoke cleared, Kakuzu was still standing there, but one of his four masks was missing.
Earlier, amidst the smoke and dust, he had separated his Earth-element mask after using Earth Flow Wall and Earth Flow City Wall.
He stealthily controlled the Earth-element mask and used Earth Release to get behind Haruki, leading to the current scene.
But the next moment, a sudden change occurred. Haruki, who had been practically turned into a sieve, suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and vanished.
"Boom!"
The moment the smoke appeared, the Earth-element mask's feet exploded, with thousands of explosive tags detonating one after another.
After the explosion died down, Kakuzu's Earth-element mask had disappeared.
"Ah—You dare destroy one of my hearts, then you'll pay with your own!"
Seeing himself being tricked, Kakuzu trembled with heartache.
These hearts were carefully selected, one by one, they were not comparable to those trash hearts.
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
But the next moment, his voice ceased to exist, because from the forest behind him, a crimson energy ball sped towards him.
At the sight of this energy ball, Kakuzu was terrified. He had lived for almost a hundred years, and this wasn't the first time he had seen this thing.
Although it wasn't as large as those he had seen before, this small orb was clearly a Tailed Beast Ball!
Unfortunately, he was too late to make hand seals now. In his panic, the Lightning-element mask in his body quietly fell off, transforming into a bolt of lightning and disappearing.
"Boom!"
After doing all this, the Tailed Beast Ball had reached him, slamming down mercilessly.
Like thunder in broad daylight, a deafening roar echoed, and a pit, tens of meters wide and three or four meters deep, appeared where he stood.
In this desolate place, who knows how long it would take for someone to discover this pit?
Five hundred meters away from the Tailed Beast Ball explosion, a black thread slowly emerged, gradually transforming into Kakuzu's form.
He came out and collapsed weakly onto the ground, Kakuzu gasped for breath, saying in a broken voice, "That kid is terrifying, no wonder he's worth as much as the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, he destroyed four of my hearts."
As he muttered, his face still showed a look of fear, and he couldn't help but touch the spot where his masks were.
Unfortunately, there were no masks left.
"Looks like I need to replenish my hearts soon. I'll give up on this kid's bounty for now, I'll see if there's a chance later."
Having decided on his goal, Kakuzu headed towards a populated area. He was going to find a suitable heart.
While Kakuzu was terrified, the perpetrator, Haruki, had already moved away from there, heading towards the next city.
He hadn't even considered whether he could kill Kakuzu. Kakuzu was a legitimate Kage-level powerhouse, while he was just a Jonin.
If it weren't for the information imbalance, Haruki would have lasted at most ten minutes against Kakuzu!
This time, being able to outsmart Kakuzu was already a difficult feat.
So, after releasing the Tailed Beast Ball, Haruki left without looking back.
After all, he didn't know if this move could cause Kakuzu any trouble. In the original story, Kakuzu had even captured Tailed Beasts.
In fact, Kakuzu did have a way to avoid the Tailed Beast Ball, but because he underestimated Haruki, he ended up in such a sorry state.
But these matters were no longer relevant to Haruki, after all, Kakuzu wouldn't chase after him for a while.
Humming an unintelligible tune, Haruki skipped towards the next town.
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