Whoosh—
A whip kick aimed at Gin's temple!
The sudden turn of events in the projection startled everyone!
What's happening?!
Kakuzu isn't dead?
His heart clearly had a hole in it, how is that possible?!
But the scene in the projection didn't give them enough time to think.
The battle changes in the blink of an eye!
Kakuzu's face was expressionless; even when victory was imminent, he showed no sign of smugness.
Suddenly, Kakuzu's pupils sharply contracted—a powerful, heavy Whip Kick had suddenly missed!
Gin's figure unexpectedly turned into an afterimage and vanished from his spot.
A sudden chill ran down Kakuzu's back.
Gin's snake-like tone came from behind him.
"It's over. Of course, I was lying to you..."
As a Shinigami, how could I possibly fail to sense the fluctuation of a person's Soul inside their body?
I was just playing along with Kakuzu just now.
Gin once again revealed his snake-like smile and raised Kamishini no Yari to his chest.
Kakuzu's pupils shrank fiercely, and he quickly moved his body.
But he was still a step too slow!
"Kamishini no Yari: Butō!"
Buzz!!
Gin unleashed his ultimate move at close range, and Kakuzu finally saw the attack of Kamishini no Yari clearly!
A grayish-white beam of light flashed past, and Kakuzu's body was once again pierced with a hole.
The good news was that Kakuzu's previous movements had some effect.
At least he had moved the position of his heart away.
Kakuzu let out a breath of relief. His back was already soaked in cold sweat, though he didn't know when it happened.
Just a bit more!
He was about to lose another heart!
Kakuzu quickly calmed down and smashed a heavy Tentacle Punch toward Gin.
Gin looked surprised for a moment, then raised Kamishini no Yari to block!
Clang—
So heavy.
The force on Gin's blade subsided, as he had no intention of clashing head-on with Kakuzu.
Following Kakuzu's force, he quickly pulled away.
Seeing this, Kakuzu had no choice but to retract his fist.
Gin's expression was calm. Only then did he notice the state of Kakuzu's body.
Despite suffering such severe injuries, he seemed completely unharmed.
Something strange is going on!
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Kakuzu, who had gotten back up and even launched an attack, his face filled with astonishment.
He can survive having his heart pierced?
And he's still so active?!
He looks just like he hasn't been injured.
As expected of a Shinobi from the same era as Shodai(1st)-sama!
But how exactly did Kakuzu survive?
Not only could Sarutobi Hiruzen not figure out this question, but neither could the others.
His heart was clearly empty, so how could he still be alive?
Soon, Kakuzu's transformation gave them the answer.
Kakuzu's body parts that had been pierced suddenly began to squirm. Threads of Black Lines filled the holes in his heart and abdomen, stitching them up.
This sight sent a chill down everyone's spines.
But Kakuzu's transformation wasn't over yet.
He stripped off his clothes, revealing a body covered in stitches.
Furthermore, four strange masks were even stitched onto his back!
Suddenly, Kakuzu's back swelled up like a balloon.
With a tearing sound.
Kakuzu's back immediately split open. The four masks transformed into monsters formed by Black Lines, standing behind Kakuzu and quietly watching Gin.
"That's disgusting!"
People who witnessed Kakuzu's transformation via the projection hell butterfly couldn't help but gasp aloud.
Their gaze toward Kakuzu was as if they were looking at a pervert.
"What kind of Secret Technique is this?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was secretly alarmed.
The Ninja World actually has such a bizarre Secret Technique.
But the basic effect of this Secret Technique is still unclear. Let's wait and see.
Gin continued to squint, raised Kamishini no Yari again, and pierced Kakuzu once more with a Butō.
But unlike before, this time Kakuzu showed no signs of dodging, even after seeing Gin's movement.
He merely controlled the Black Lines inside his body to stitch up the pierced areas.
Gin spoke, "So that's it. Immortality, huh..."
Gin's words passed through the projection into the ears of the people in the Ninja World, immediately causing an uproar.
"Immortality? What does that mean?!"
"Does it mean he can't be killed?!"
"Hiss—is there really such a thing as Immortality?!"
"Come to my Heretic God Cult! As long as you believe in the Heretic God, you can obtain the same Immortality as the person in the projection!"
Kakuzu: "..."
Can someone settle the advertising fee?
Immortality?!
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened. Is it truly Immortality?
Immortality?!
Hiss—
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his pipe, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.
However, this made sense of why Kakuzu was still alive despite having an empty heart.
Immortality... If this Immortality is real... Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were deep. He was already quite old, but he still wanted to dedicate another hundred years to Konoha!
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