"You..."
With his body pierced by Yu in one strike, every cell in Juzo's body was shattered by the terrifying current of the black Chidori. His eyebrow-less eyes were wide open, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, he died unwillingly.
"Tch..."
The black current dissipated, and Yu watched as the notorious Juzo fell to the ground, now a lifeless corpse. Yu slowly withdrew his blackened hand, flicking off the bloodstains that had adhered to it.
"Don't be impulsive, Sasori."
"We're not his match. The mission has failed."
Seeing Juzo killed by Yu, Konan grabbed the nearby Sasori, who was about to recklessly charge forward. Remembering the mission entrusted to her by Nagato before departure, a struggle flashed in her cold eyes, but she forced herself to remain calm.
"But..."
Being pulled back by Konan, Sasori, who usually had a deep and composed demeanor, had never felt such a strong desire to kill his opponent.
Sasori, known as a genius puppeteer, was the only grandson of Chiyo, an Elder Advisor of the Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind. In his childhood, his parents were killed during a mission by 'Konoha's White Fang,' leaving him extremely lonely and gradually turning his heart into that of a true puppet.
His extraordinary love for puppetry led him to turn his only friend into a puppet during his youth. After successfully killing the Third Kazekage and defecting from the Sand Village, he sought more puppet materials, destroying numerous small ninja villages around the Land of Wind.
After joining the Akatsuki, although Juzo's incessant chatter and talkative nature annoyed him, it wasn't until the moment Juzo risked his life to shield him that a crack finally appeared in his long-frozen heart.
"Let's retreat and bring the information here to Pain."
Seeing all three of them defeated by Yu alone, and Juzo killed by Yu, feeling the dwindling Chakra left in her body, Konan finally made a decision.
Dance of the Shikigami: Paper Spear!!
Countless sharp papers released from her body danced and twirled in the air, quickly forming into a giant paper spear, fiercely thrusting towards Yu who was approaching.
Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!!
Pistol Thread!!
Facing the giant paper spear launched by Konan, Yu didn't even blink. His blackened hand lightly flicked, and a black Pistol Thread, with a trace of lightning jumping on it, burst forth directly.
Lightning Release: Chidori Blade is the most basic Nature Transformation in Yu's Chidori Current Ninjutsu system. It usually involves infusing lightning-chakra into the blade or weapon, enhancing its cutting power and paralyzing the opponent upon impact.
Now, Yu has applied the power of Lightning Release to his Thread Fruit ability. With the enhancement of Armament Haki, a simple and casual strike can produce unimaginable destructive power.
Boom!!
Sure enough, when Yu's Pistol Thread, wrapped in lightning and Armament Haki and seemingly bullet-sized, collided with the giant paper spear launched by Konan, it directly caused a violent explosion. The strong shockwave lifted a cloud of dust between the two.
"Hmph..."
"Tyrant can slap me tens of thousands of miles away with just one slap. How could you two with four legs possibly escape from my Sensory range?"
After the dust settled, Yu saw Konan and Sasori escaping into the distance. Yet, they were still within the range of his Observation Haki Sensory. A playful smile crept onto his lips.
After saying this, a dazzling flash of lightning burst forth from Yu's body. With a swift movement, he chased directly into the nearby forest. Sensing Konan and Sasori's retreat within his Observation Haki Sensory range not far ahead, a cold smile appeared on his face.
God-Killing Spear!!
With the vast Thread Fruit ability within him activated, ever since stepping into the realm of Devil Fruit awakening, Yu's God-Killing Spear had exceeded the speed of sound by 500 times. Coupled with the enhancement of the second stage of Armament Haki, Yu could completely penetrate the entire forest in front of him to kill his locked target.
However, just as Yu unleashed the God-Killing Spear, his powerful Observation Haki's sensory ability brought him a strong sense of crisis. Yu sensed a sudden spiral distortion in the space behind him, and a person emerged, reaching out to grab his back.
"Hmph..."
With a cold snort, Yu's God-Killing Spear erupted without hesitation. The terrifying black blade light swept horizontally, causing all the trees in the entire forest to fall along its path. Before the attacker behind him could react, Yu had already cut him in half!
With all the lush trees in the surrounding forest collapsing simultaneously amidst the continuous rumbling, it was astonishing to find that Yu's God-Killing Spear had directly pierced through the opponent's body, passing through his chest as if the person before him was just an illusory shadow.
Indeed it's you...
Uchiha Obito...
Although Yu's God-Killing Spear failed to land, he didn't feel particularly surprised. He simply turned his indifferent gaze towards the mysterious figure that appeared before him out of nowhere.
Clad in black attire, appearing to be a head taller than himself, and wearing a spiral-shaped mask on his face, it was none other than the masked man who was defeated by Yu during the Nine-Tails invasion.
"Your insight is truly sharp..."
"You've become stronger since last time."
After the mysterious masked man appeared and stood before Yu, he looked at the white-haired and handsome youth before him, his tone seemingly filled with astonishment.
"So, it's you, the defeated subordinate."
Seeing the masked man's appearance halting his attack on Konan and Sasori, Yu's lips curled with a hint of sarcastic mockery.
"Long time no see. I'm here to invite you to join the Akatsuki."
Seemingly oblivious to the sarcasm in Yu's words, the masked man straightforwardly extended an invitation to Yu, his tone seemingly sincere.
"That's quite a coincidence..."
However, despite the earnest invitation from the masked man, Yu remained unmoved. "Just now, those three also came to invite me to join your organization, but you saw the consequences of them attacking me."
"Hehe, I think they just wanted to test your strength..."
If this guy didn't have a mask on his face right now, Yu thought, he would probably be wearing a harmless smile.
"Test my strength? There's no need for that, because I have no interest in joining your Akatsuki..."
Facing the masked man's pretense, Yu simply looked at him with indifference. "Perhaps I'll change my mind in the future, but definitely not now..."
"I advise you to think it over carefully..."
Seeing Yu reject his sincere invitation without hesitation, the masked man's gaze gradually turned cold. "You should know that things are different now than before. After leaving Konoha, there are many people in the ninja world who are watching you closely. I believe that only we, the Akatsuki, have the strength to accommodate you at this time."
"Accommodate me? Hahaha!"
Faced with the masked man's thinly veiled threat, Yu laughed as if he had heard a funny joke. After a moment of reckless laughter, his gaze turned icy cold. "Listen carefully to me. You're only fit to hide behind your Sharingan."
"Whether it's you or Uchiha Madara, neither of you can stop or force me to do anything."
"Because—at least in this current world, there's no one who can defeat me."
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