Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
Watching Uchiha Mirai step before him, Kakuzu felt as though his last remaining heart was about to leap out of his throat.
Terrifying.
With just a single strike, all his trump cards had been utterly crushed.
He hadn't even had the chance to retaliate.
The man before him was even more fearsome than Senju Hashirama back in the day.
Kakuzu, who had once been fearless, now felt the immense pressure emanating from Mirai after losing four of his hearts.
He didn't want to die.
The longer he had lived, the more he clung to life.
Especially now, when he hadn't even finished counting his newly acquired hundred million ryo. He absolutely couldn't afford to die here!
Cautiously glancing at Uchiha Mirai, Kakuzu spoke, "I believe your words now."
"If you spare me, I can provide you with some valuable information about Akatsuki."
Mirai ignored Kakuzu's plea and instead retrieved several hearts preserved in nutrient tanks from a sealing scroll.
"Replace your hearts."
"Hm?"
"I won't repeat myself."
Seeing Mirai's cold gaze, Kakuzu hurriedly used Earth Grudge Fear to replenish his four lost hearts.
Though he had no idea why Mirai wanted him to do this, he had no choice but to comply if he wanted to survive.
The moment the hearts were transplanted, four black rods once again pierced through Kakuzu's body.
Staring at his impaled hearts, Kakuzu's eyes widened in horror as he looked at Mirai.
Clearly, his opponent had long since understood the secrets of Earth Grudge Fear.
But why give him new hearts only to destroy them immediately afterward?
Before Kakuzu could dwell on it, Uchiha Mirai's voice rang out again: "Continue."
Kakuzu could only reactivate Earth Grudge Fear.
Once, twice, three times...
The same scene played out repeatedly. By the seventh time, Kakuzu noticed a smile finally appearing on Uchiha Mirai's face.
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully plundering the ability: Earth Grudge Fear! ]
In an instant, knowledge of the forbidden technique surged into Uchiha Mirai's mind.
A technique that granted immortality by continually seizing new hearts—it certainly had research value.
"Is this enough?"
At Kakuzu's words, Uchiha Mirai came back to his senses, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
"Yes, I've achieved my goal."
Hearing this, Kakuzu sighed in relief.
But before he could speak again, Mirai continued, "Now, you can die in peace."
Kakuzu froze. "I still have great value. Keeping me alive is far more beneficial than killing me."
He truly did not want to die.
The joy of making and counting money was far too addictive. He had lived for less than a hundred years—how could he die now?
Hearing Kakuzu's plea, Uchiha Mirai said indifferently, "To be honest, whether you live or die makes little difference to me. But you just took off your cloak..."
"What?"
Before Kakuzu could fully comprehend the meaning of those words, a cold black rod pierced his last remaining heart.
He never expected that the reason for his death would be so absurd.
Just because he took off his cloak...?
What kind of reason was that?!
But as he thought about Uchiha Mirai's overwhelming strength, Kakuzu found himself resigned.
Perhaps, in Mirai's eyes, he was no different from an ant.
And does one need a reason to step on an ant?
A mere whim was more than enough...
Heh...
What an unsatisfying end.
As he felt his life slipping away, Kakuzu's eyes filled with despair.
Never had he imagined that someone as powerful as him would one day be treated as nothing more than an insect.
Sealing Kakuzu's corpse inside a scroll, Mirai turned to face Hidan.
At the moment, Hidan remained trapped in a genjutsu, his body slumped limply on the ground.
"Evil God..."
Uchiha Mirai muttered, closing his eyes as he extended his perception.
From Hidan, he sensed an incredibly eerie force.
That force seemed to detect Mirai's probing, manifesting as a twisted black shadow that roared at him in defiance.
"So this so-called 'Evil God' is merely a Yin Release-based power?"
Yin Release had the ability to distort reality, producing all sorts of strange abilities.
Thinking it through, Hidan's ability to use blood as a medium for his rituals, and his immunity to fatal wounds, were all manifestations of Yin Release.
With that realization, Uchiha Mirai sneered. Behind him, nine Truth-Seeking Orbs materialized.
Sensing imminent danger, the shadow clinging to Hidan attempted to flee.
But in the next moment, it was entirely erased by the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
"A hint of sentience, but not much."
Muttering to himself, Mirai was just about to wake Hidan when a sudden notification echoed in his mind.
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully plundering the ability: Natural Spiritual Energy Cultivation Method! ]
Mirai's expression changed as he stood frozen in place.
Eliminating that so-called 'Evil God' had yielded yet another reward?
Natural Spiritual Energy Cultivation Method?
As information flooded into his mind, Uchiha Mirai quickly grasped the details of his new ability.
By mastering this technique, one could continually refine and enhance their spiritual energy.
Even Mirai couldn't help but take a sharp breath.
Increasing spiritual energy was an exceedingly difficult feat.
For most people in the ninja world, their spiritual energy stopped growing after reaching adulthood.
Some even experienced a gradual decline with age.
But now, with this technique, he could endlessly strengthen his spiritual power.
It was strikingly similar to how cultivators in immortal cultivation novels enhanced their divine senses.
Anyone with sufficient talent could train and refine their spiritual energy through this method.
If he shared this knowledge with the Uchiha clan, every gifted member might be able to awaken their Sharingan naturally, rather than requiring extreme emotional stimulation like before.
Of course, progressing with this method wouldn't be easy.
Otherwise, that so-called 'Evil God' wouldn't have been so easily obliterated.
But overall, this technique had the potential to drastically elevate the power of ninja across the world.
And in Uchiha Mirai's grand plan, the strength of the ninja world played a crucial role.
Understanding all of this, a grin spread across Mirai's face.
"Why does this feel more and more like cultivation?"
"Haha! What a delight!"
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