Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Kale's POV
"Get behind me!" I yelled at the other's jamming all five of my staves into the ground "Five Layer Seal: Lotus Shield!"
A red glowing dome surrounded us and blocked the heat.
What is with this guy…all different elements…Even in my clan, ones tapped into the heart of element Jutsu a skill like that comes once in a lifetime.
The second I dropped my shield Hidan was attacking Kakashi-Sensei but luckily we broke them up before Hidan could do anything.
Kakashi-Sensei is on his last legs, my chakra is dropping quickly…we need to end this now.
"Their teamwork is nearly flawless, no, it is flawless." Ino sighed.
"That lightning blade got him." Choji said "So how is he alive."
"If I had hit his heart it wouldn't be a problem, but I hit that mask." Sensei explained "That thing died in his place."
"When he escaped my shadow earlier it looked like his arm was beating." Shikamaru said.
"I'm thinking those things are like Kakuzu's extra lives." I told the others "They die before he does, they also can use Jutsu that he can't making him an element master. The guy has five lives…four since we already got one."
"So we're supposed to kill him four more times?" Ino asked.
"These are all hearts of the Ninjas I've killed." Kakuzu said "And since you killed one I think I'll be taking yours as fair compensation."
"So what's it like to realize that you're opponents are immoral and undefeatable?" Hidan asked.
"There's a stark difference between Immortal and Invincible." I told him "You can still be chopped up and immobilized. Alright give me something Shikamaru."
I summoned my staves back to me, tying them to my back.
"We separate them." He nodded "We stop the one with the extra hearts and the other guy will open up."
"So how are we going to incapacitate Hidan?" Kakashi-Sensei asked.
"I can." Ino spoke up.
"No." I shook my head "If you miss we're screwed."
"I'll bind him with my shadow." Shikamaru said.
"You'll need a distraction." I said.
"Leave it to me." Choji said.
"No you're attacks are all physical." Shikamaru said "If he touches you even a bit it's all over, my Jutsu is the safest."
"Enough yapping let's go!" Hidan yelled.
"I'll catch him." Shikamaru said with determination.
The breeze blew through the charred trees, scattering ash as the next stage of our battle began. Shikamaru stepped up and shot off his shadow.
"Aw they're scared of my blade!" Hidan laughed jumping away from the shadow "That all you got?!"
"RAH!" Kakuzu tried to step in but I scattered my staved.
"Rectangle Seal: Fire Field!"
Four walls of fire blew up and blocked Kakuzu in while Shikamaru snagged Hidan.
"Good now go!" I yelled.
"Right!" Shikamaru said having Hidan drop his scythe "Let's go for a walk!"
"A bunch of blunt staves won't cut it." I said walking up and kicking the scythe into my hands "This should kill those hearts nice and good."
"You're underestimating Hidan." Kakuzu said "That Shikamaru kid is something, may actually be worth decent coin one day…well I mean he would have but Hidan's gonna kill him so."
"HYA!" I swung at him with his partner's scythe but he ducked under it.
"It's heavier than you expected isn't it." Kakuzu scoffed "You with your seals and that headband…You remind me of someone I once meant."
"Someone from the Village of the Waterfalls like Fu?" I asked.
"I wasn't even in the village when that girl was alive." Kakuzu said "No you remind me from an opponent from the leaf I fought a long time ago."
"Yeah, who's that?" I asked swinging the scythe but having it grabbed by one hand.
Kakuzu held the blade with one hand as the stiches on his arm popped and that strange fur leaked out.
"You remind me of the First Hokage."
"The…first?" Sensei said.
"Just how old is this guy?" Ino yelled.
"You…met the First Hokage?" I asked confused "You're immortal too?"
"There is no such thing as immortality, I've just extended my life by stealing hearts before mine go bad. The maximum number of hearts I can have is five including my own, since you all killed one I'll be taking a new heart to replace it with."
Two of the mask beasts fused together to make one skilled in fire and wind.
Elements that boost each other…this is tough.
The two beasts charged up and blasted out a massive inferno, I quickly placed my staves and made hand signs "Tidal Wall!"
The walls collided and the area was filled with steam but the fire kept approaching.
There's too much fire!
"You're mine!" Kakuzu yelled wrapping me up with his tendrils.
"AHH!" I screamed as I felt the hairs break my skin and start wriggling towards my heart.
"KALE"
"I'll be taking that now!" Kakuzu yelled "BAH!"
He mask was suddenly drenched with blood "What the…this can't be."
"It worked." I smirked "Hidan killed himself using your blood."
Right on time Shikamaru.
"But when? How?"
"A blood capsule to steal your blood when Kakashi-Sensei pierced your first heart." I told him "You were talking about us underestimating you…looks like the shoe's on the other foot now. Asuma-Sensei died helping us figure out how to stop you, Shikamaru won't waste this chance."
"GAAHH!" Kakuzu groaned and fell to the ground.
"RAAHHH!" I started pulling his tendrils out of my chest.
"Don't, you'll heart your heart like that." Ino said.
"There's no time!" I yanked them our "GAAHHAA! He still has the masks, if they get back to his body we're screwed!"
The remaining masks came running to Kakuzu, Choji used his Jutsu t grow giant and slam the two into the ground.
"Nice Choji!"
"BAAAA!" hair rippled out as the beasts managed to form back into Kakuzu, one mask shattered on contact "It's been a long time since I went through two hearts in one fight!"
Kakuzu's body was ripping itself apart and hair shot out everywhere. Before any of us could move our hands were bound by Kakuzu's hair.
"NOW DIE!"
"Drowning Maelstrom!"
From behind us a whirling water spiral appeared and blew Kakuzu's attack away.
"Sorry we're late." Naruto jumped down from the trees.
"Ehh you're right on time idiot." I shrugged.
"You all seem at your wits end." Yamato said "Struggling? He must be strong."
"Another one?" Kakuzu growled "You didn't bring the girl, what a shame, I'll have to kill more to get her."
"Where's Shikamaru?" Naruto asked.
"He's fighting the other guy." Choji explained.
"He needs back up right away." Sensei said summoning his dog "Two people at least, and one needs to be medical."
"Sai and Sakura go with Pakkun." Yamato told them "Back up Shikamaru."
"Leave this one to me." Naruto said.
"Did you finish it?" Kakashi-Sensei asked Yamato.
"No it's only half strength." He told him "However…Naruto is stronger."
Naruto quickly summoned up two clones.
"So you're the Nine Tails." Kakuzu said.
"Watch yourself." I warned "This guy can use all the elements, he splits himself apart and has three hearts left, we already took out the first two."
"Right!" Naruto ran in but Kakuzu quickly wrapped up the clones and killed them.
Naruto only made more clones and started to form a Rasengan. This one had more power than normal and the wind ripped around it, hissing and screeching.
This noise is deafening
"What the hell is that?" Kakuzu grumbled.
"Wind Style: Rasen-Shuriken!"
"Everyone stay back!" Captain Yamato warned "You don't want to get caught in that!"
Kakuzu crushed some of Naruto's clones and blasted the others with wind and fire. He thought he had them all until one more appeared behind him and hit him with that new Rasengan. The air rippled…and then nothing.
"It failed!" I yelled picking up Hidan's scythe.
"Figures!" Sensei ran with me "Yamato!"
"Your heart is mine!" Kakuzu yelled.
Kakashi-Sensei charged his hand up and cut Naruto free while Yamato bound him.
He's in position.
I waved my hand and tied Kakuzu up with ethereal chains.
"I can't move!"
"HYAA!" I jumped up and brought the Scythe down through one of the masks "Reaper's Scythe!"
"GAH!" he groaned as the mask shattered and melted off.
"He's down to two hearts!" I yelled jumping back.
"Even though it's called Rasen-Shuriken it's a point blank attack." Captain Yamato explained.
"What idiot named it like that?!" I snapped.
"Uhh…" Naruto scratched his head.
"Figures."
"You time frame is too short." I said "You can't charge it an attack fast enough. You'll never be able to hit Kakuzu with a move like that."
"Give me one more shot." Naruto said standing up "I'll decide it with my new move."
"He just saw it." Ino said "He'll dodge this time."
"You Shadow Clone Feint won't work twice." Choji explained.
"We've got the numbers." I said "We shouldn't chance this."
"I need to cross this bridge alone." Naruto told us "If I can't get to the other side I'll just be a kid forever. Please…"
"Alright then." Sensei stood up "One more."
"BLEH!" Kakuzu spit out more of those creepy tendrils until he had a mane like a lion.
"His Chakra changed." I said "Be careful."
Naruto quickly charged up a new Rasen-Shuriken and went right back in to fight. This time when he got close Kakuzu jumped up into the air.
"He saw thought it!" Ino yelled as Kakuzu attacked again, but the Naruto that got attacked was a fake.
"I've got you!" Naruto yelled appearing behind Kakuzu.
The air itself snapped open and blasted out from the center like a bomb, the Wind attack ripped Kakuzu's whole body apart like confetti and scattered him around the ground, part of the forest was leveled by the attack but we had won as a result.
What power…
AN
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