Chapter 103: Too Naive
"Captain!"
Hyuga Yizhen was so moved he was practically about to cry. Hugging Li Jiexuan's thigh, he wailed loudly. "I thought I was going to die! Waaaah…"
Poor Hyuga Yizhen—he'd only been glorious for less than five seconds before being knocked straight back to reality!
Li Jiexuan kicked Hyuga Yizhen away, curling his lip in disdain. "You're a grown man—what are you crying for? Aren't you ashamed?"
"But… I was really scared…"
This was the first time Hyuga Yizhen had faced death at such close range.
"Get lost, get lost. Don't ever say you're one of my teammates again." Li Jiexuan kicked Hyuga Yizhen away once more, just as the earth wall in front of them collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Only then did Li Jiexuan finally come face to face with Kakuzu!
"Kakuzu!"
Li Jiexuan narrowed his eyes and sneered. "In the end, you still couldn't hold back!"
Using himself and Hyuga Yizhen as bait, Li Jiexuan had done all this precisely to lure out this gold-devouring monster under prepared conditions!
"You know me?"
Kakuzu frowned, calmly retracting the Earth Grudge Fear threads he had previously buried underground back into his body.
"Of course I know you—the powerful ninja who once fought the First Hokage and still managed to survive." Li Jiexuan smiled and nodded, activating both Sage Mode and the Eight Gates simultaneously. "The so-called immortal monster who lives as long as heaven and earth!"
Though it sounded like casual banter, both Li Jiexuan and Kakuzu were secretly searching for an opening in the other…
Unfortunately, neither found a suitable chance to strike.
Flawless!
That was Li Jiexuan's evaluation of Kakuzu!
Earth Grudge Fear, combined with Kakuzu's formidable taijutsu, made his tentacle-enhanced heavy punches even more powerful than brute-strength techniques. On top of that, the four masks represented four different chakra natures…
Whether it was taijutsu or ninjutsu—he was flawless!
"No weaknesses at all!"
Kakuzu was inwardly shocked as well. Sage Mode and the Eight Gates were both all-around enhancement techniques. In terms of chakra and raw power, Li Jiexuan was in no way inferior to him!
In the end, Kakuzu was the one who lost patience and made the first move!
"Water Style—Water Curtain!"
A massive sheet of water surged toward Li Jiexuan. It didn't look particularly lethal, but the pressure it carried was immense…
Li Jiexuan flashed aside. Attacks like this were far too basic for him. With his speed, those water curtains did nothing but soak the ground!
"Water Style—Water Curtain!"
Yet Kakuzu kept casting Water Curtain without pause, forcing Li Jiexuan to dodge continuously.
Ten minutes later…
"Is this guy's chakra infinite?"
Kakuzu continued spraying massive water curtains without stopping. Watching from afar, Hyuga Yizhen stared in stunned disbelief. "What a monster!"
Just the second stage of the curse mark had already completely stripped him of his fighting ability. Compared to Kakuzu, he now realized just how fragile the power he'd been so proud of moments ago really was…
"It's about time…"
Kakuzu nodded inwardly. He had already turned this land into a swamp. That way, his plan would—
But before he could act, Li Jiexuan suddenly burst out laughing. "It's about time!"
"Hm?"
Kakuzu's eyes widened in confusion. Why did this guy steal my line?
"Monkey—Rabbit—Ox!"
Li Jiexuan grinned ferociously. Lightning Cutter!
Terrifying pale-white lightning leapt wildly in Li Jiexuan's palm. The chakra contained within it dimmed heaven and earth, as though the entire world had fallen into a silent film set…
"Too naive!"
Kakuzu sneered and stomped the ground. At this distance, he could easily dodge it. The Lightning Cutter might be powerful—but if it couldn't hit, it was nothing more than a joke…
But at that moment, Li Jiexuan smiled inexplicably. Kakuzu's pupils shrank sharply, instinctively sensing danger…
However—
It was already too late!
Li Jiexuan bared his teeth in a savage grin and abruptly twisted his hands, slamming the lightning technique straight into the ground. "Kakuzu—it's you who's too naive!"
Lightning Cutter!"
The terrifying white lightning exploded violently. In an instant, the massive electric current surged through the accumulated water on the ground, transforming the entire battlefield into a sea of lightning!
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