"Heh, you little punk! You've actually got the guts to absorb my attack? Fine, then I'll blast you until you explode! Scorching Wind Turbulence!Freak Mask Blaze!"
As Kakuzu shouted, he launched another fiery assault on Kazama.
"Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"
The moment Kazama unleashed this strange blue-black fire, Kakuzu's Fire Release technique was instantly frozen into ice.
Before Kakuzu could even react, Kazama had already closed the gap in a flash and pressed his palm against him.
Ding! Control over Kakuzu successfully seized!
"Now go chop Hidan into pieces for me!"
"Wha—?! You—!"
Kakuzu didn't even have time to process what had just happened — his body was already moving on its own, attacking Hidan.
"You damn bastard, Kakuzu!! First you attacked me before, and now again?! Are you screwing with me on purpose?!"
Hidan tried to dodge, but before he could react, Kazama's Susanoo grabbed him and slammed him right in front of Kakuzu.
In the next instant, Kakuzu's Five Element techniques blew Hidan to bits.
"...It's not like I wanted to attack you, alright?! That punk Kazama just took control of me again — what the hell am I supposed to do?!"
Far away, in a hidden base…
"Dammit! Didn't you say fusing my cells would make them immune to Kazama's Kotoamatsukami?! So why the hell is Kakuzu under his control?!"
Black Zetsu was furious, yelling at Kabuto as he stared at the state of the board showing the Edo Tensei units.
"Now hold on, Black Zetsu. Weren't you the one who promised me that fusing your cells would block Kazama's Kotoamatsukami? So maybe the real problem... is you?"
Kabuto snapped back without hesitation, instantly shutting Black Zetsu up.
"...So what now? Shouldn't we pull Hidan back immediately? If Kazama takes control of him too, we'll lose both of those pieces for nothing!"
"Relax. I'll strengthen my control over Hidan. I refuse to believe that brat Kazama can keep pulling this—wait, what?!"
Kabuto suddenly jolted in shock, cold sweat running down his face.
"What happened? Don't tell me…"
Black Zetsu turned toward the Edo Tensei board in disbelief.
"...No way. Hidan got controlled too?!"
Just like they feared — Hidan had also fallen under Kazama's control, just like Kakuzu.
Ding! Congratulations! First successful use of Edo Tensei Seizure Technique! You've been awarded: Enhanced Edo Tensei! This allows reanimated individuals to return to their full power from life!
"Perfect!"
Kazama grinned. He knew that Edo Tensei summons usually couldn't reach their original strength from when they were alive.
But now, with this Enhanced Edo Tensei technique...
He could fully unlock Kakuzu and Hidan's true potential.
"Full strength from when they were alive, immortal bodies, infinite chakra… Kabuto, Black Zetsu — thanks for sending me two perfect henchmen! Hahaha!"
With a laugh, Kazama absorbed the reanimated Kakuzu and Hidan into his Kamui dimension.
"...That's it? Just like that?"
Asuma, Shikamaru, and the others stood frozen in shock.
They had just watched Kazama effortlessly defeat and take control of two immortal monsters with infinite chakra.
If they'd faced Kakuzu and Hidan themselves, they'd probably be dead before they could even react.
"This kid Kazama… he's already operating at Kage level. I'm a jōnin, but next to him? I'm basically useless..."
Asuma muttered to himself with a sigh as he watched Kazama casually stretch like nothing had happened.
"He's the same age as me, but the gap between us now is beyond massive. Kazama's seriously a monster..."
Shikamaru could only shake his head in awe.
Kazama, of course, was used to this kind of reaction by now.
What he really wanted to understand... was how his Kotoamatsukami had been able to override the resistance from Black Zetsu's cells.