Just as Xu Wenwu was about to strike Tony Stark, Tony quickly pulled a wristwatch from his arm, transforming it into a mechanical hand that unleashed a sonic attack on Xu Wenwu.
"Hah!"
The sonic waves assaulted Xu Wenwu, but his Ten Rings absorbed the impact, and he countered by punching Tony, sending him flying.
"Bang!"
Tony rolled across the ground, his breathing became difficult, but fortunately his enhanced physique saved him from immediate death.
Just as Xu Wenwu prepared to attack again, Kisame Hoshigaki appeared and slashed at Xu Wenwu's Ten Rings armguard with his sword, Samehada.
"Bang!"
Samehada's powerful strike clashed against the Ten Rings, producing a dull thud.
Kisame pressed down on Samehada with one hand, looking at Xu Wenwu and saying, "A creature that's lived for a thousand years... seems worth slicing."
The two locked eyes for a moment before Kisame pushed off, creating distance between them.
In a flash, Kisame appeared right in front of Xu Wenwu, while the other members of the Akatsuki appeared behind him.
Standing on the rooftop were several figures, all members of the Akatsuki.
At the center stood Charles Doyle, wearing a mask. To his left stood Itachi Uchiha and Deidara, while on his right were Konan and Hidan. Below the roof stood Kisame and Zetsu.
Seeing these uniformly dressed individuals, Xu Wenwu frowned slightly and asked, "Who are you people?"
Though Xu Wenwu knew something about the ninjas, he was unfamiliar with the Akatsuki.
Tony Stark, still lying on the ground, also noticed the arrival of the Akatsuki.
Tony was well aware of these Akatsuki members. But seeing seven of them appear, he thought to himself, "Their numbers are increasing."
Charles Doyle's voice, altered to a raspy tone with no resemblance to his usual voice, spoke up. "Xu Wenwu, will you hand over the Ten Rings willingly, or will we, the Akatsuki, have to take them by force?"
Xu Wenwu flexed his wrists, clearly unimpressed.
"Another group coveting my Ten Rings? In these thousand years, has anyone ever succeeded in taking them?"
"Since that's the case, none of you will leave here alive!" Charles Doyle ordered, "Kill him and take the Ten Rings!"
With that, Charles Doyle sat down on the roof's edge, showing no intention of joining the fight.
The Akatsuki members, however, moved in a flash, attacking Xu Wenwu from all sides.
Tony Stark quickly moved to a safer spot, observing the situation and thinking, "So the Akatsuki are after those Ten Rings too. This guy's name is Xu Wenwu, and they said he's been around for a thousand years..."
Tony's head was spinning. "A thousand-year-old organization and a thousand-year-old superhuman... those aren't the same thing at all."
As Charles commanded, Hidan let out a wild cry, "Wahaha!" He leaped down from the rooftop, aiming a powerful overhead strike at Xu Wenwu.
"Boom!"
Hidan's triple-bladed scythe slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater as Xu Wenwu swiftly retreated, avoiding the attack. Meanwhile, Deidara's two clay birds flew towards Xu Wenwu from both sides.
"Hah!"
"Boom!"
The birds exploded in a massive fireball, and Deidara smirked, saying, "Art is an explosion!"
Xu Wenwu once again activated the Ten Rings, forming a protective barrier that shielded him from the attack.
He swung his arms and declared, "Such attacks can't break through my defenses."
An icy voice then echoed from above: "Dance of the Shikigami: Angel's Judgment!"
Everyone looked up to see Konan hovering in the sky, her large paper wings spread wide. With a wave of her hand, she directed a flurry of paper toward Xu Wenwu, which immediately surrounded him and began to cut through his defenses.
At the same time, Konan generated numerous paper spears in the air, unleashing a devastating barrage on Xu Wenwu.
"Boom! Boom!"
The paper spears relentlessly pounded Xu Wenwu, driving him into the ground. The surrounding area was left cratered and scarred from the fierce attack.
Some of Xu Wenwu's Ten Rings soldiers nearby were pulverized into pulp under the onslaught.
Tony Stark, hiding behind some rubble, watched the ninja assault unfold.
"Jarvis, search for information on these individuals."
"Sir, no information is available on those three."
Tony clicked his tongue, realizing that these three must be Akatsuki members from the Ninja World.
Glancing up at the Akatsuki member seated on the rooftop, he thought, "Could this guy be the leader of the Akatsuki?"
In the sky, Konan sensed that her attack had not penetrated Xu Wenwu's defenses.
"Amaterasu!"
Uchiha Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and, after a brief glance at Konan in the sky, launched his attack with hers. Black flames erupted on Xu Wenwu's barrier.
Sweat appeared on Xu Wenwu's forehead. The strength of these attacks was the most intense he had encountered in his thousand years. Moreover, none of these opponents were ordinary—none were easy to deal with.
Taking advantage of a brief pause in Konan's paper spear attack, Xu Wenwu slammed both fists into the ground and took to the air. He then clapped his hands together, sending a shockwave outward from his body, using the Ten Rings as the source.
The Amaterasu flames on the Ten Rings were flung outward, igniting the entire Ten Rings headquarters.
Tony Stark, seeing the black flames land near him, jumped in fright and quickly ran to a safer location.
The Akatsuki members deftly avoided the flying Amaterasu flames. Itachi even extinguished the flames that came his way.
Xu Wenwu's barrier had now dissipated.
Facing the Akatsuki members, Xu Wenwu gripped the Ten Rings tightly, his expression serious, not daring to be careless.
"Water Style: Waterfall Jutsu!"
Kisame Hoshigaki quickly formed hand seals and slammed his hands onto the ground, summoning a massive wave of water that surged towards Xu Wenwu.
As the wave approached, Xu Wenwu sent five of the Ten Rings on his arm flying towards the water, splitting the wave in two and sending it crashing into the surrounding buildings.
At that moment, Hidan's attack followed closely behind. His triple-bladed scythe spun rapidly as he flung it towards Xu Wenwu, aiming to cut him down.
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