One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

Then, with the old man leading the way, the three of them crossed the waterfall and entered Takigakure Village.

Kakuzu watched the Takigakure ninjas' trembling behavior along the way, shook his head in disappointment, and whispered cautiously.

"The current Takigakure is truly getting worse with each generation. Where has their courage gone—the courage to once dare to draw their sword against Hashirama, the strongest ninja god in the ninja world..."

Is it possible that, thanks to you...

Kakuzu paused, then followed Kusashi dejectedly without saying another word. He had initially held a sliver of hope, after all, it was the village he had once served, but the performance of these new generation members had greatly disappointed him!

"Kakuzu, don't underestimate your former village. After all, it was once recognized by Hashirama, the God of Shinobi, and the village that obtained the Seven-Tails..."

Suddenly, the Takigakure ninja leading the way started throwing all sorts of ninja tools in the direction of the three of them: kunai, explosive tags, and even poisoned senbon needles...

Cao Zhi snapped his fingers, and a circular shield with blue ripples appeared on his body, accompanied by the faint sound of a dragon's roar, easily blocking the attack.

"See? I told you it wouldn't be that simple..."

Faced with the attack, Kisame's loyal guard stood in front of Kusashi, quickly forming hand seals, and then spitting out a large amount of water in a circular motion to defend against Takigakure's attack!

"Water escape, water formation wall!"

Kusaji calmly waved his hand, preparing to personally slaughter this group of suicidal Takigakure ninja. At this moment, Kakuzu, who had been silent all along, spoke up and asked.

"Sure, let's test the current level of Takigakure ninja, shall we?"

"Okay, then hurry up..."

After Kusashiba finished speaking, he and Kisame walked to an open space and sat down. Kakuzu then formed hand seals and rushed towards the hundreds of Takigakure ninja who were waiting in battle.

The old man acting as Takikage suddenly waved his hand behind him, and then about 10 ninjas with ferocious expressions appeared, their aura far surpassing that of the other ninjas.

"Hmph, having consumed the Hero's Potion, we are invincible!"

"You have no idea what you're about to face!"

A dozen or so Takigakure ninja who had consumed the Hero's Water wore expressions of pain; their chakra, which had surged dozens of times, was nearly bursting their meridians...

Kakuzu did not panic upon seeing this.

"So this is your trump card? The struggle of the weak!"

Kusaji leaned lazily against a large tree, watching the battle with a nonchalant air. Kisame, however, remained vigilant and on high alert.

Suddenly, he flashed and a ninja appeared where he had been standing. The ninja wore a gray triangular scarf and his eyes revealed hostility.

"I am Suien, a Jonin from Takigakure!"

"Kisame, a Jonin from Kusagakure!"

After exchanging names, the two clashed instantly, their swords clashing.

However, the opponent was no match for Kisame at all and was almost bitten to pieces by the shark summoned by the Water Shark Bullet.

After only a few minutes of fighting, Shuiyan's body was covered in hideous wounds. At this time, he was still a young man who loved his village, so without hesitation, Shuiyan took out a tube of Hero's Water from his body.

"It seems it's time to serve the village to the best of my ability!"

With a "whoosh," the Hero's Water in Shuiyan's hand disappeared without a trace, and Caozhi tossed the small bottle in her hand up and down.

"This thing can really cause chakra to increase by this much? I wonder if I can give it a try..."

Picking up her shuriken, Suigan charged forward in a rage, only to be suddenly cleaved in two by Kisame, who emerged from a puddle in the ground…

"Anger will only hasten your death!"

Hero's Water Grass Mushroom did not use it rashly, but planned to save it for future research. It would then be used as experimental material by the newly established Scientific Biology Research Institute to see if it could create something different!

On the other side of the battlefield, Kakuzu was now firing at full power, and the secret technique he was openly using, Earth Grudge Fear, had black tentacles appearing in his body.

The bloody massacre of the approaching Takigakure ninja finally ended after a large number of ninjas had died. The acting Takigakure suffered a mental breakdown and was torn to pieces by Kakuzu's composite ninjutsu.

At this moment, a handsome man appeared from the Takigakure side.

"Elder Takizawa has already sacrificed himself, everyone, don't go and die..."

When the ninjas saw the newcomers, they gave in and stopped resisting. They trembled like quails and followed behind the person who had shouted.

"I am Takigakure Jonin, Shibusori!"

"Most of the radicals in the village have been killed in action. Please accept Takigakure Village's surrender!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shibusen knelt down respectfully and solemnly in a dogeza (a traditional Chinese kowtow). Seeing this, Kusaji didn't make things difficult for him. Finally, at his invitation, they went to the center to discuss the compensation issue...

Half an hour later, Kusashiba and his group bid farewell to Shibumori and returned to the Land of Grass. On the way, Kusashiba looked at Kakuzu, who seemed to be deep in thought, and teased him.

"What's wrong? Are you heartbroken after reaping the strength of Takigakure Village once again?"

"How could that be? I just think that Takigakure is too weak right now. Only that guy named Shibumori is somewhat decent!"

Kusa nods slightly, then gives instructions to Kisame.

"Go back and organize this list. Give me a list of plans to secretly take over Takigakure Village. It must be kept absolutely secret!"

Kisame nodded slightly.

"I understand, Lord Kusakage!"

In order to avoid attracting the attention of other major powers, Kusashi readily accepted the offer of submission from Takigakure Village. The weak Takigakure Village needed a powerful backer, and Kusashi also needed to expand its territory.

However, all of this can only be done in secret!

Soon after, Kusanagi and Takigaki announced the establishment of formal diplomatic relations and became allies in a defensive alliance. This did not cause any waves in the ninja world, since there are many cases of allies betraying each other!

At the foot of the Tianyuan Mountain Range, Nagato's face was somewhat pale. The continuous high-intensity use of ninjutsu had taken a heavy toll on him...

Looking at the Sand Ninja carrying rubble and the Rain Ninja helping to direct and coordinate, he couldn't help but smile.

"The peace that Master Hanzo spoke of may truly be realized in my hands!"

Suddenly, a Sand Ninja with an unfamiliar face appeared in front of the group carrying the giant rocks.

"Start the shift change now. The work of moving the gravel will be handed over to the third team!"

The Sand Village transport team let out an excited shout; they could finally go home!

This had happened several times before. On average, every two weeks, Sunagakure would change the personnel to be responsible for the transport, so Nagato didn't take it seriously.

Seeing the Sunagakure forces returning and getting along well with the Rain Ninja, Nagato smiled and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

"These newly assigned Sand Ninja are so enthusiastic! I need to work even harder and speed things up!"

"Shinra Tenzheng!"