Chapter 433

Upon hearing this, Kurotsuchi’s expression froze, but a glimmer of realization soon appeared in her eyes.

That’s right; after all, the man before her is an existence akin to a "Demon God." Even if the opponent is strong, how could they possibly be mentioned in the same breath as a god?

One would imagine that no matter what kind of monsters or demons they are, they should be nothing more than fragile before this man.

Mizunuki used the Ice Dragon King merely to stall Kakuzu.

Now, it is time for him to reveal his true killing move.

Holding Kurotsuchi’s slender, delicate body in one arm, Mizunuki Ryosuke slowly raised his other hand.

"Su!!"

Following the sound of gathering chakra, a continuously rotating pale blue chakra condensed in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s hand.

Ninja Art: Rasengan!

In the original work, the signature skill of the protagonist Naruto appeared just like that, calmly, in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s hand.

In the original story, the Rasengan was developed around the time of the Third Shinobi World War by the Leaf’s Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.

As someone familiar with the anime’s plot, Mizunuki Ryosuke was naturally well-versed in the principles and structure of this technique. With his talent for ninjutsu, it took little effort for him to replicate the Rasengan.

Being the main skill of the original protagonist, the Rasengan is naturally incredibly powerful.

The Rasengan is not only a non-hand-sign ninjutsu with minimal consumption, but most importantly, its power is quite formidable. Furthermore, because it is a "non-elemental" ninjutsu, learning it is not restricted by elemental talent.

Most importantly, the Rasengan is still a "semi-finished" ninjutsu, with endless potential for further development.

In the original work, the protagonist Naruto injected wind-style nature transformation into the Rasengan, developing the S-rank Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.

It was precisely with this move that the protagonist Naruto destroyed two of Kakuzu’s hearts in one strike.

It must be said that Mizunuki Ryosuke using the Rasengan to fight Kakuzu at this moment carries a distinct flavor of "destiny."

Kurotsuchi’s worry just now was not unfounded. As an old fox who has survived in the ninja world for many years, avoiding harm and seeking profit is a basic skill.

Once Kakuzu realizes he is outmatched, he is very likely to run away immediately, and at that point, he might actually manage to escape.

Therefore, the best method is to take advantage of the present, while all five of Kakuzu’s hearts are on the field, and destroy all five in one strike.

To destroy all five of Kakuzu’s hearts in one strike, the Rasengan alone is naturally not enough.

"Su!!!!"

As Mizunuki Ryosuke’s gaze grew deeper, the pale blue Rasengan in his hand began to gradually transform toward a cyan color. The originally perfectly round Rasengan also began to sprout incredibly sharp edges.

In just a short moment, the pale blue Rasengan, which could be held in one hand, evolved into a massive cyan shuriken. The violently rotating cyan shuriken erupted with waves of terrifying, sharp aura.

Anyone who saw this massive cyan shuriken would inevitably feel their scalp tingle.

The moment the cyan shuriken, carrying a terrifying aura, appeared in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s hand, it attracted the attention of Kakuzu nearby.

A feeling of inevitability rose in his heart; it felt as if he had encountered a nemesis or a natural predator. However, entangled by the Ice Dragon King, he was unable to spare a hand to defend himself.

"Damn it!"

Kakuzu cursed angrily. He threw a punch with all his might, his wrist separating from his fist under the effect of the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique. A large number of pitch-black tentacles surged from the opening in his wrist, striking directly at the body of the Ice Dragon King.

"Crack!"

Caught off guard while entangled by two Earth Grudge Fear monsters, the Ice Dragon King had a massive hole blasted into its glass-like icy body. Ice shards flew everywhere, possessing a desolate beauty.

But facing this seemingly severe "injury," the Ice Dragon King remained indifferent, still fearlessly whipping its tail toward Kakuzu.

Not only that, the hole in its body was being repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As an elemental lifeform composed of ninjutsu, the Ice Dragon King is also an "undying body."

"Bastard!"

This scene made Kakuzu even more furious, and he could only quickly dodge to the side.

In the ninja world, it is very difficult to "rely on one trick to conquer the world."

Because there are simply too many strange and bizarre abilities in the ninja world, no matter how strong a move is, it is not necessarily suitable for everyone.

Even someone as strong as Uchiha Madara would not immediately open Susanoo upon starting a fight.

Although Susanoo is strong, when facing an opponent of insufficient caliber, it is no different from "using a cannon to kill a mosquito."

Because of this, facing an opponent of Kakuzu’s caliber, Mizunuki Ryosuke naturally would not use a move on the level of "Heavenly Phenomenon Descent."

Furthermore, Heavenly Phenomenon Descent requires constant accumulation to achieve its intended effect, and it has strict requirements for both chakra and time.

Dealing with Kakuzu, Mizunuki Ryosuke clearly did not want to waste that much time.

A simple, effective, and lethal move is naturally the best choice.

Mizunuki Ryosuke looked at the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken in his hand with a serious expression.

Any S-rank ninjutsu has harsh conditions for its execution.

Especially the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken. The reason this move became Naruto’s unique ability, while inseparable from his status as the protagonist, is largely due to its harsh release conditions.

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Because the Rasenshuriken, after being injected with wind-style nature transformation, generates extremely powerful inertia during rotation, it places an immense load on the user’s arm.

In the original work, before unlocking Sage Mode, Naruto could at most barely perform it, and it came with the risk of his arm potentially being crippled.

Even after unlocking Sage Mode, due to the limitations of natural chakra, Naruto could release it at most twice.

Thanks to his profound attainments in Yang Release, although he had not yet learned Sage Arts, Mizunuki Ryosuke’s physique was beyond what Naruto could match.

Therefore, while the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken that Naruto could only barely perform was also taxing for Mizunuki Ryosuke, it did not have the limitation of causing massive damage to his arm like it did for Naruto.

But this is not enough; it is still not enough.

Although the power of the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken is already quite formidable and ranks at the top of the ninja world in terms of attack power.

Yet, relying solely on the Rasenshuriken to kill Kakuzu in one strike is still somewhat insufficient.

Thus, a chakra completely different from the wind attribute was injected by Mizunuki Ryosuke into the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.

Next, Mizunuki Ryosuke was about to perform a move so bold it could be called "reckless."

As water-blue chakra was continuously injected into the cyan Rasenshuriken, the cyan shuriken, radiating a terrifyingly sharp aura, began to continuously solidify, and its color began to shift toward ice-blue.

— Author's Notes —

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