While Hidan and Darui were entangled in their fight, Kakuzu set his sights on C.
"I remember you're a medical ninja. Taking you out first will save a lot of trouble!"
"Hmph! Do you think I'll let you?" Raikage suddenly appeared beside Kakuzu like a flash of lightning.
His fist was already swinging towards Kakuzu's left arm.
"Bang!"
Raikage had maximized the activation of his physical cells. With one punch, he smashed Kakuzu's left arm clean off.
"Huh? What's this feeling...?"
Raikage frowned; the sensation from his fist was different from when he usually hit people.
In the next moment, a mass of black threads emerged from Kakuzu's shoulder, connecting with the threads from his severed arm on the ground, pulling the arm back into place.
"This strange technique! Interesting..."
Raikage wasn't surprised. He knew Kakuzu was a rogue ninja from the Hidden Waterfall Village.
The Hidden Waterfall Village was known for its powerful and mysterious secret techniques, which allowed it to compete with the Five Great Nations in the ninja world. The Hidden Cloud Village often sent ninjas to steal their secrets, though they rarely succeeded.
"Not just you, I want this technique too!"
After a few simple exchanges, Raikage was confident about the rest of the battle.
Even if the opponent was immortal, he believed he would win this fight.
Victory through speed!
On Hidan's side, things weren't looking good either.
Relying solely on taijutsu, he was completely overwhelmed by Darui's black lightning attacks.
Both were forced into a corner, standing back-to-back.
"Damn it! Kakuzu, how's it going on your end? Did you get any blood?"
"No."
"What? You idiot! What have you been doing all this time? Can't even get a drop of blood?"
"You're one to talk! Did you get any blood from those two weaklings next to Raikage?"
"His black lightning is too strong; I can't get close! But give me time, and I'll wear him down!"
Seeing Hidan's stubborn attitude, Kakuzu shook his head helplessly.
"In the end... it's up to me!"
Kakuzu's eyes steeled with determination as he prepared his final move.
With that, the scattered masks around him returned to his body.
"Ugh!"
Kakuzu groaned as thick black threads burst out of his body.
In the next moment, the elemental masks lined up, attaching themselves to his shoulders.
The black threads writhed in the air like tentacles, making Kakuzu look like a terrifying spider, sending chills down anyone's spine!
This was his strongest form, Earth Grudge Fear mode.
In this state, his attack range and defense were maximized.
"Hmm... this guy is getting more monstrous," Darui remarked with disgust.
"Raikage, maybe we should stop trying to steal Waterfall Village's secret techniques. The cost of turning your body into this mess is too high! I'll never learn this."
"Hmph!" Raikage glared at him. "We'll discuss that later. For now, focus on taking down these two!"
C said, "It looks like he's making a final stand!"
Raikage roared, "In the face of my speed, nothing you do matters! I'll give you one chance: tell me where my brother is now. Otherwise... you'll wish you were dead!"
Kakuzu sneered, "Fool, your brother... is already dead!"
"But don't worry, I'll send you to join him."
All the elemental masks opened their mouths simultaneously.
"Die!"
"Combined Jutsu: Earth Grudge Fear Ultimate Shot!!"