Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 37 Perspective: That damned information broker! He's screwed me over!

A hint of surprise flashed in his green eyes.

"Oh, I didn't expect that a wealthy merchant from the Land of Fire would know me."

"Of course, after all, who doesn't know Kakuzu, the top bounty hunter?"

Tetsuya looked at Kakuzu calmly and even started chatting casually.

"I heard that you took on the mission to assassinate our First Hokage of Konoha, but you just threw a shuriken from 800 miles away and ran away. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu was immediately filled with rage.

"What a joke! Do you know how far 800 li is? I actually fought Hashirama Senju back then!"

"Yes, you have a point. If you can throw shuriken from 800 miles away and hit your target, then you have that kind of skill. In a head-on fight, very few people could be your match."

"Stop talking nonsense, just give up and die. That way you'll suffer less, and I can take your head to the gold exchange sooner!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakuzu leaped down from the tree and charged towards Tetsuya.

With a punch, his fist detached from his arm and attacked Tetsuya, the fist and arm connected by strands of black silk.

"Is this the Earth Grudge Demon? It looks disgusting."

Despite saying it was disgusting, Tetsuya was actually curiously examining Kakuzu's secret technique.

Tentacle Fist: Release your fist and control it with the silky tentacles of the Earth Grudge Fear to achieve surprise and increase attack range.

Kakuzu's physical skills are quite good, but unfortunately, Tetsuya saw through all his movements.

Easily dodging and retreating, Kakuzu didn't even manage to touch the hem of Tetsuya's clothes.

"Quite clean and efficient skills. As expected, the intelligence was wrong."

Seeing that Tetsuya easily dodged his attack, Kakuzu's eyes sharpened; he was ready to go back and extract the heart of that information broker.

After several rounds of physical combat, Kakuzu felt increasingly familiar with Tetsuya's techniques, as if he had seen them somewhere before, or perhaps fought against someone who used the same style of physical combat.

"This is... Uchiha clan taijutsu? How is this possible? Isn't this kid from a vassal clan of the Senju clan?"

Kakuzu was somewhat surprised, but he hesitated to confirm it.

However, Tetsuya spoke again.

“Mr. Kakuzu, I don’t think we need to make a big fuss. Actually, I admire you.”

"What? Are you afraid of dying? Are you trying to bribe me?"

"I just genuinely feel that we don't need to do this. Doesn't Mr. Kakuzu like money? I think we can make money together."

"Heh, this is really interesting. If I kill you, all your money will be mine, and your head will be worth a hefty bounty. Enough with the nonsense, prepare to die."

Seeing that physical techniques were ineffective against Tetsuya, Kakuzu changed his strategy and prepared to use more people.

After all, no matter how skilled Tetsuya was in taijutsu, it was meaningless to him, as he did not sense any fluctuations in chakra from Tetsuya.

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

Once the hand seals were complete, the Earth Grudge Silk Threads within Kakuzu's body surged, and a mask appeared, looking like a mask growing on a large clump of black seaweed.

The Thunder Release: Earth Grudge Mask instantly spewed out powerful lightning, sweeping towards Tetsuya from near to far.

The speed was astonishing.

"Sigh, it seems I need to teach you a lesson first before you'll listen to me properly."

Tetsuya sighed, but his tone was full of excitement.

Since the end of the Ninja War, he hadn't fought anyone except Izuna, and encountering Kakuzu really made him itchy to fight.

"Chakra Sealing Technique, release!"

Tetsuya immediately released the chakra sealing technique he had placed on himself. The next moment, a powerful burst of chakra erupted, and Tetsuya's body seemed to emit a blue light in that instant, which was clearly a manifestation of the materialization of the bursting chakra.

With chakra released, Kakuzu evaded his attack with a Body Flicker Technique.

"What's with that chakra! The intelligence was wrong, you damned intelligence broker, I'll rip out your heart and chop off your head!"

Kakuzu was completely numb. The pressure generated the moment Tetsuya released his chakra gave Kakuzu the illusion that he was fighting against Hashirama Senju.

But beyond his shock, he wanted to kill the guy who had given him the information.

Is this guy named Chiba Tetsuya an ordinary person?

However, his years of experience in battle told him that he didn't have time to stand around in a daze.

He formed hand seals at lightning speed.

"Water Release: Water Curtain Barrier!"

Another mask appeared, spewing out a violent jet of water from its mouth.

Seeing this, Tetsuya had a sudden inspiration.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Once the hand seals were complete, the water surged, and a massive dragon coiled around Tetsuya's body, rising directly towards the water column released by Kakuzu.

"Pfft~!"

Water splashes everywhere, and the ripples from the collisions are enough to snap several large trees in half.

"Such a powerful water-style technique!"

Tetsuya exclaimed in surprise. Kakuzu felt that such a powerful water jutsu was almost comparable to that of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, the famous water jutsu master in the ninja world.

What? You're asking why a Hokage would be a famous Water Release master in the ninja world, instead of a Mizukage?

Just kidding, even the Mizukage himself wouldn't dare to call himself a Water Release Master in front of the Second Hokage.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Seeing that Water Release was ineffective, Kakuzu quickly retracted his two masks and switched to Wind Release.

It should be noted that by relying on the Earth Grudge Fear technique, he has five hearts in his body, each of which can provide a type of chakra, which allows him to use five different elemental escaping techniques.

It can be said that Kakuzu was a master of the Five Elements ninjutsu who became famous earlier than the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Alas, what a coincidence! Tetsuya may not have many other skills, but he knows a lot of ninjutsu.

After all, he himself couldn't remember how many ninjutsu scrolls he had drawn over the years.

"Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade!"

Tetsuya took a deep breath and exhaled instantly, the power of which was astonishing with the help of chakra.

The Vacuum Jade Collided with the Pressure Damage, exploding instantly, tearing the ground apart, and toppling trees.

"I refuse to believe it!"

Kakuzu was surprised that Tetsuya was so young yet proficient in two different elemental ninjutsu. But it was alright, since the compatibility between Wind Release and Water Release was quite good.

As a master of the Five Elements Ninjutsu with five hearts of different attributes, how could he possibly be a match for a young man?

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

The same fire-style technique still possesses astonishing power.

Kakuzu gritted his teeth; now that things had come to this, he couldn't back down.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

"Water Release: Water Curtain Barrier!"

"Fire Release..."

Different types of ninjutsu were combined and released continuously.

The wind fuels the fire, and the fire gains momentum from the wind; thunder follows the water, and the water amplifies the thunder's power.

Kakuzu is indeed a renowned ninja with exceptional skills.