Chapter 225

This guy...

He silently recalled the intelligence on the person before him in his heart.

Ichimaru Gin.

A man who looked like a snake.

His sword could extend and shorten at will, and its speed was extremely fast!

When Ichimaru Gin appeared.

The attention of Tsuchikage Ohnoki and the others instantly focused on him.

Regarding the intelligence on Ichimaru Gin, Iwagakure and Sunagakure had only a few scant sentences, so they did not understand him very well.

They could only record this man's fighting style through the upcoming battle.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen had a deep impression of him, and his gaze filled with anger as he looked at him.

It was this person who one-shot killed Homura Mitokado!

There wasn't even a chance to save him!

He took a deep breath, forcibly calming himself down.

Since the Land of Lightning had already obtained the intelligence on the Land of Whirlpools provided by their Konoha, he believed they would definitely not be careless.

Perhaps they could even kill a few Captains, weakening the strength of the Land of Whirlpools.

This was also one of the purposes for which he had freely provided the intelligence on the Land of Whirlpools to the Land of Lightning.

As long as they could take out a few Captains from the Land of Whirlpools, it would not matter even if the entire Land of Lightning sacrificed themselves.

The other purpose was to force out the other hidden powers of the Land of Whirlpools.

After all, up until now, there were still several Captains in the Land of Whirlpools who had never appeared in everyone's line of sight.

If these Captains were not all thoroughly researched, then even if they wanted to make trouble for the Land of Whirlpools in the future, they would suffer a significant loss due to missing intelligence.

Land of Lightning, you must do your best.

As long as you can reveal the strength of the Land of Whirlpools, the Ninja World will remember your contributions!

Returning his gaze to the projection.

Ichimaru Gin narrowed his eyes, "Ah, this won't do, how can you hurt my cute subordinates?"

Kakuzu's eyes were deep, and he suddenly spoke: "Seeing you like this, I seem to remember; in the underground exchange, someone put a bounty of one hundred million on you, truly wealthy and powerful!"

"It seems that for the sake of money, I must win this battle!"

Kakuzu's eyes shone, and the look in his gaze toward Ichimaru Gin was full of the scent of money.

Ichimaru Gin: "... This is the first time I've met someone so interesting."

"However, you must do your best; perhaps after this, my value will increase~"

"Hmph!"

Kakuzu snorted coldly and did not continue with useless words.

As long as he saw money, he was more eager than anything else!

"Raiton: False Darkness!"

Sharp lightning spears were released from Kakuzu's mouth, sweeping toward Ichimaru Gin from near to far.

Ichimaru Gin, unhurried, kept smiling as he raised his hand forward and said: "Kido #33: Sōkatsui!"

Azure-blue explosive flames were immediately released!

The high temperature burned the air until it distorted!

Boom!!

The moment lightning and fire met, it instantly triggered a massive explosion!

Kakuzu frowned; this guy's Technique was indeed far stronger than those of ordinary members.

The two were simply not on the same level!

"Fire Release: Hardened Fireball!"

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Fire aided by wind momentum; at this moment, the sea of fire, borrowing the power of the wind, was actually two times stronger than before!

Like a high wall of flames, it slammed straight toward Ichimaru Gin!

Such momentum made everyone in front of the projection cry out in surprise.

"Such a powerful Ninjutsu!"

"This person named Ichimaru Gin is being careless; why isn't he running quickly?"

"He is a Captain; if he runs, what will happen to the members behind him?"

Compared to the arguing in front of the projection, Ichimaru Gin instead lacked interest, "Can you stop playing these childish tricks? It's so boring."

Childish?!

Kakuzu's eyes narrowed.

Then Ichimaru Gin spoke again: "Kido #63: Raikōhō!"

Golden lightning rapidly condensed in Ichimaru Gin's palm, then shot out with a boom!

The wall of flames was instantly pierced through, falling bit by bit, like a rain of fire.

And the momentum of Raikōhō did not diminish; like a giant golden lightning snake, it tore toward Kakuzu!

Boom!!

The golden lightning instantly pierced through Kakuzu, striking the building behind him.

A hole was immediately opened in the wall, revealing the scenery of the street next door.

Ichimaru Gin still narrowed his eyes, then suddenly tilted his head to the right.

Whoosh—

A kunai stabbed viciously from his left side!

Such a fast reaction!

Kakuzu appeared behind Ichimaru Gin, his pupils contracting as he watched the kunai miss its mark.

At that moment, the pierced Kakuzu finally made a splashing sound before collapsing into a pool of water on the ground.

A Water Clone.

Seeing his strike fail, Kakuzu hesitated not a moment and swiftly retreated!

But Ichimaru clearly would not give him that chance.

Drawing the Zanpakuto at his waist, he spoke: "Shatter It, Senbonzakura!"

Buzz!

A streak of white light flashed past in an instant!

The rapidly extending God Spear thrust straight into Kakuzu's body.

Bang!

Kakuzu was knocked back hundreds of meters by the tremendous momentum carried by the God Spear!

His flesh and blood smashed violently into who-knows-how-many streets!

Scrape!

Kakuzu's hand extended from beneath the rubble.

Then his entire body emerged from under the ruins; his clothes were tattered, making him look utterly wretched.

Strangely, although Kakuzu looked severely battered, there was not a single wound on his body.

Only where the God Spear had struck was there a white mark.

Defense not breached?

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened, as if he had found Ichimaru Gin's weakness!

Although Ichimaru Gin's Zanpakuto extended at a speed nearly invisible to the naked eye,

as long as one's own body was hard enough, there was no fear of his repeated thrusts!

"So that's it, a defensive Technique..."

Ichimaru Gin's expression remained unchanged; he seemed unaffected by the God Spear's failure.

Kakuzu calmly brushed the dust off his clothes and snorted coldly, "I already knew your intelligence; how could I possibly not guard against that blade of yours?"

"Being prepared has always been my motto!"

"Is that so..."

Ichimaru Gin maintained his smile, seemingly refusing to believe it as he extended and retracted the God Spear once more.