: Earthly Resentment

"Hmph! Don't get too cocky!"

Kakuzu roared, and with a wave of his hand, he forcefully swung away Fengtian's outstretched arm. The arm drew an arc in the air, and there was a faint sound of wind.

Immediately afterwards, a strange sound came from Kakuzu's body, as if something was stirring within him.

Upon closer inspection, the two saw that Kakuzu's clothes were beginning to tear apart, as if ripped apart by an invisible force, revealing his back, which was patched with black thread.

On his back were four extremely eerie raised masks, lying there silently as if they were one with Kakuzu's body, yet they exuded a chilling aura.

Then, something unbelievable happened!

The four eerie masks seemed to come alive, slowly wriggling and bulging outwards.

Each beat was accompanied by a slight tremor in Kakuzu's body, as if something was gathering strength within him, ready to break free and burst out of his body at any moment.

"【Earthly Grudge】!"

Kakuzu let out a furious roar, his voice filled with determination and madness.

With this roar, the four eerie masks seemed to be freed, bursting out from his back and transforming into four black shadows that instantly coalesced in the air, becoming four bizarre humanoid monsters.

They varied in height and build, each one grotesque and terrifying, emanating different colored chakra auras.

Some are as fiery as flames, some as icy as ice, some as raging as a gale, and some as swift as lightning.

"What kind of monster is this? It's disgusting!"

Having witnessed the entire process, Obito couldn't help but let out a sound of disgust. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.

In his view, this was beyond his imagination; it was like a demon crawling out of hell, inspiring fear.

Who could imagine that these four bizarre monsters would burst out of a human body, each carrying different chakra auras, as if they were terrifying beings from another world?

"【Earth Grudge Fear】, huh? That's interesting..."

Fengtian stared indifferently at the four monsters before him, his face remaining completely expressionless.

With Kamui Hollowfication in hand, he and Obito could easily escape unscathed no matter the situation.

However, just as Fengtian was preparing to activate [Divine Might Etherealization] to deal with this sudden change, the monsters did not attack as he had expected.

Instead, they began to rotate around Kakuzu at a strange rhythm, and with each rotation, the surrounding air seemed to become heavier, and even the space itself seemed to ripple with subtle waves.

A cold smile appeared on Kakuzu's face, a smile of absolute confidence in his power.

"My [Earth Grudge Fear] is the strongest secret technique formed by incorporating the hearts of elite ninjas of the five elements that I have hunted over the years into my body."

"You ignorant brats, go to hell and repent!"

As Kakuzu's words fell coldly, the four monsters seemed to hear their master's command and suddenly stopped their frantic spinning.

Each of them opened its enormous mouth, revealing its fangs, and spat out four beams of chakra of different colors.

These beams of light intertwined and collided in the air, as dazzling as a rainbow, yet carrying a deadly danger, instantly weaving into a complex and intricate net that firmly trapped Fengtian and Obito within it.

This is an attack that absolutely cannot be avoided!

The chakra net seemed to have a life of its own, tightly binding the two of them, making it impossible for them to break free.

Despite sensing such a terrifying aura of chakra, Fengtian's face remained calm and undisturbed.

He simply turned his head slightly to look at Obito beside him, his eyes revealing a tacit understanding and trust.

After a signal with his eyes, Fengtian's figure vanished instantly like a ghost, leaving only a faint afterimage and Obito in a "defensive stance," facing the terrifying chakra net alone.

"Hmph! Did one escape?"

Upon seeing this, Kakuzu's lips curled into a cold smile, a smile full of disdain and mockery.

Immediately afterwards, he continued to increase the flow of chakra, making the attack of [Earth Grudge Fear] even more intense, as if it wanted to completely devour Obito.

"Bang!"

Several beams of light with different chakra attributes suddenly exploded in Obito's direction. The explosions were deafening, stirring up endless smoke and fire, enveloping the entire space in chaos.

Smoke and dust filled the air, obscuring the sky and making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

However, the smoke and dust soon dissipated, and Obito's figure miraculously reappeared unharmed in the same spot.

His eyes gleamed with golden light, the very moment after the unique ethereal state of [God's Might] was dispelled, as if he had just traveled back from another dimension.

It turns out that the moment Fengtian disappeared, Obito used Kamui to hide himself in the mysterious Kamui space, cleverly avoiding the fatal blow and thus saving his life.

"Hmph, Kakuzu, your [Earth Grudge Fear] doesn't seem so invincible after all."

Obito's lips curled into a smug smile, his tone laced with provocation and disdain.

It was as if he was telling Kakuzu that no matter how powerful your attacks are, they cannot harm me in the slightest.

Kakuzu's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected Obito to dodge his attack so easily.

A hint of surprise flashed in his murderous eyes, but soon his gaze returned to its cold and resolute intensity, as if he wanted to turn all obstacles to ashes.

"Don't get too cocky, kid!"

Kakuzu snorted coldly, his voice filled with authority and anger.

He then directed the four monsters to move again.

This time, instead of simply spinning or firing chakra beams, they each transformed into a streak of light, hurtling toward Obito at an astonishing speed.

Its speed was so fast, like lightning streaking across the sky, that its trajectory was impossible to track.

Seeing this, Obito also abandoned his contempt and quickly retreated, leaning against the trees and constantly dodging.

"Hmph! Still trying to escape?"

Kakuzu snorted disdainfully, then continued to control [Earth Grudge Fear] to attack Obito!

At the same time, the black lines within his body surged continuously, diverting part of his attention to sensing Fengtian, who had just suddenly disappeared, preparing to strike at any moment.

Just as [Earth Grudge Fear] was about to catch up with Obito, an extremely strong sense of oppression suddenly appeared behind Kakuzu!

"Hmph! That's exactly what I was looking for!"

Kakuzu roared, then quickly adjusted and turned around, manipulating the black lines within his body to extend infinitely, and fiercely stabbed towards Fengtian!

"It's time to end this..."