The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 389 - A Successful Rescue

'My heart...!' Kakuzu staggered backward a step, blood and threads spraying out in a grotesque display as his body shuddered violently.

"That was your first heart!"

Kakuzu's eyes trembled for a split second in realization. 'He knows!'

Immediately his hands moved and latched on to Dragon's right hand and neck. Threads exploded out of his body and wrapped around his enemy's body securing him in place. "You! Since you took my heart, I'll just have to settle for yours!"

Dragon smirked hearing that. "Good luck with that."

The next moment his body turned to mud. The undead fighter of Akatsuki was shocked at the turn of events. 'An earth clone substitution? When did he-'

Before he could contemplate on it further, multiple paper bombs appeared out of Dragon's mud clone.

Kakuzu's eyes widened and he immediately tried to distance himself from his prisoner turned bomb.

BOOM!

A strong explosion went off and the area was once again filled with smoke and dust. Suddenly out of the mayhem Kakuzu appeared. His clothes were burned in a few places but other than that there was no indication that the explosion did him any damage.

Just then, a mask bearing the symbol for the Fire appeared out of his body and crumbled to the ground. Kakuzu looked down to the side and saw the cracked mask and clenched his fists in anger.

'Not even 30 seconds into this fight and he already destroyed one of my hearts? I severely underestimated him.'

At that moment Dragon appeared a short distance away, his cold eyes meeting Kakuzu's stunned gaze. "Did you really think I wouldn't anticipate your attack?"

Kakuzu snarled, threads erupting and twisting from his body as he steadied himself. "You... How did you...?"

Dragon's voice was ice-cold. "You're strong. And clever. But that cleverness also makes you predictable. I told you before," Dragon hissed, "you're in my way!"

The remaining hearts pulsed angrily beneath Kakuzu's stitched flesh, each still pumping chakra into his damaged body. But losing one heart was already a severe disadvantage.

"Aaarrhh! You fucking bastard. I can't move! I'm gonna fucking kill you!" A painful scream drew Kakuzu's attention.

Dragon heard the threats and let out an audible sigh. "Even blown to bits, he's still talking tough. I really should try to find the secrets of his immortality one day."

The former ninja of the Hidden Waterfall village glanced to his left and saw his partner in over a dozen pieces all over the battlefield. Kakuzu was quickly analyzing everything that had happened since the moment they saw their enemy. 'He took out Hidan first. He must have known about his ability...'

The missing nin glanced at Dragon and revised his assessment. 'No. He knows more than just our abilities. He knows about our personality. Our fighting style and our mannerisms. He attacked with kunais in a way that Hidan could easily defend against. But that was a ruse. Hidan let his guard down and he immediately increased the speed of those blades and took out his senses.'

"Kakuzu! Help me buddy!" Hidan's screams didn't make the man move from his spot. 'He then took him out of the fight completely with that explosion. He also correctly predicted what I would do. His battle senses are sharp. His speed is incredible and I didn't even sense his substitution jutsu. His use of Wind and Earth chakra natures are exceptional.'