"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Seeing Adam attack, Kakuzu immediately had his Lightning Release mask activate an advanced Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
"Your Taijutsu is strong, and you're fast, but can you be faster than lightning?"
Lightning much thicker than a thigh shot out from the mouth of the Lightning Release mask, like a lightning spear, directly aimed at Adam.
"That's somewhat interesting, but I don't need to be faster than lightning."
Adam stopped, pointed a finger:
"Protego!"
Immediately, a transparent magic shield appeared in front of him, directly blocking the thick lightning.
It was the Shield Charm, the most commonly used advanced protective magic by Wizards.
Due to the Shinigami's soul power enhancement, his magic power had also greatly increased, and the protective effect of the Shield Charm naturally improved a lot as well.
"Perhaps… I can use the two of you to practice."
After blocking Kakuzu's Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Adam's eyes suddenly shifted, and he had a new idea.
Originally, he had planned to end the fight quickly, getting close to swiftly take down Hidan and Kakuzu.
But now that he thought about it, even if he took down Hidan and Kakuzu in a flash, Naruto and the others probably wouldn't be able to return to Konoha within an hour today, and he wouldn't be able to start learning Sealing Technique.
So, it would be better to take advantage of the situation with Hidan and Kakuzu to test the effects and power of all his current magic, so he could have a clear understanding.
Since gaining the Shinigami template, he had actually done many magic experiments, but they were mostly everyday magic.
As for more powerful magic, he hadn't had a chance to try it due to a lack of suitable test subjects.
Hidan and Kakuzu, the Immortal Duo, who could be more suitable as human punching bags than them?
"Hidan, get in close and tie him down!"
Seeing that Adam had actually blocked his advanced Lightning Release Ninjutsu with an unknown Ninjutsu, Kakuzu immediately flicked his hand, extended a tentacle, grabbed Hidan's scythe from the ground, and threw it to Hidan.
Although he disliked Hidan's chatter, he had to admit that he and Hidan were the most suitable combat partners.
Hidan had an immortal body and could entangle an opponent at all costs, preventing the opponent from forming an effective defense.
And he could then unleash powerful Ninjutsu from behind without any reservations.
His Ninjutsu attacks didn't even need to avoid Hidan; he could directly cover both Hidan and the enemy, as Hidan's immortal body would be fine, and only the enemy would die in the end.
If the enemy focused on blocking his Ninjutsu but underestimated Hidan, and Hidan managed to get a drop of blood, then death was even more certain.
"Hahaha, this lord will avenge that kick and let you properly experience Loki's favor!"
Hidan took the handy scythe and immediately rushed excitedly towards Adam.
Adam just stood there quietly, smiling as he watched his number one punching bag rush towards him.
When Hidan was close, and the scythe was about to cut his neck, he raised his hand again:
"Expelliarmus!"
A blue light shot out, hitting Hidan, and the scythe in Hidan's hand immediately flew out. Hidan himself seemed to have been hit, falling flat on his back.
Besides forcibly disarming an enemy, the Expelliarmus also had the effect of repelling them.
"What a strange Ninjutsu."
Kakuzu, who was behind, saw Hidan get knocked back, frowned, and immediately released the second Ninjutsu he had prepared:
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
A high-pressure wind sphere shot out from the mouth of the Wind Release mask, instantly stirring up a huge storm that swept towards Adam.
As soon as the second Ninjutsu was released, he began preparing the third Ninjutsu.
"Storm? Who can't do that?!"
Facing the storm attack that could even rip up the ground, Adam chanted a spell:
"Wind Whirlwind!"
Immediately, a whirlwind flew out from Adam's hand, instantly turning into a similar storm to meet it.
This was why he suddenly lost interest in many normal elemental Ninjutsu.
Instead of spending time researching so many elemental Ninjutsu, it was better to upgrade his own magic. The effects were similar anyway, and he wouldn't have to spend time learning two different things.
Crucially, Ninjutsu consumes Chakra, and Chakra is a combination of spiritual and physical power. Excessive consumption can lead to weakness, and overuse can even be life-threatening. Depleted Chakra also requires time to slowly recover.
magic, on the other hand, relies on the Wizard Bloodline to convert external energy into magic power, which is inexhaustible. At most, prolonged use might cause slight mental fatigue, but there is no situation where magic power runs out.
So, it's not that various elemental Ninjutsu aren't good enough, but rather that magic is more cost-effective.
Chakra is better reserved for Ninjutsu that magic cannot replace, such as Shadow Clone, Sealing Technique, and Flying Thunder God.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
Hidan, who had just been sent flying by the Expelliarmus, immediately faced the storm from his partner behind him. With his skin tearing and body rotting, he excitedly lunged at Adam again, intending to grapple him and endure the body-destroying storm together.
To his surprise, Adam pointed his hand and released a similar storm.
Thus, he tragically found himself caught between two storms, being rubbed back and forth, constantly having his bones and body separate and then re-heal, experiencing an ecstatic agony and screaming continuously.
"I didn't expect Adam to be not only amazing at Taijutsu but also so skilled in Wind Release Ninjutsu!"
Sakura and the others behind couldn't help but exclaim at the sight.
"Perhaps it's not Ninjutsu; it might be the power he called magic," Kakashi analyzed calmly.
During Adam's time in Konoha, all his words and actions had been compiled into relevant intelligence, which he had read at Tsunade's office earlier.
One item stated that Adam used a power called magic in another World, which could produce various miraculous effects without needing hand seals.
For example, making things bigger or smaller, changing clothes into other forms, and enabling flight.
He had just seen Adam release the storm without hand seals, but by pointing his hand, just like when he released magic in the intelligence report. Therefore, he judged it not to be Wind Release Ninjutsu but magic.
"I didn't expect magic to be so powerful, but it's a shame it's innate and can't be learned."
Naruto's tone carried some regret. He had heard Adam say that learning magic required a corresponding Bloodline, like a Bloodline Limit, which couldn't be learned later in life.
"But it doesn't matter! Once I master Wind Release nature transformation, I can do it too!"
"Fire Release: Head Hardship!"
As soon as the storm ended, Kakuzu immediately followed up by releasing a sea of fire towards Adam.
Adam smiled at the sight and continued chanting:
"Incendio!"
Flames, no less in scale than the Fire God's path, surged forth, meeting the attack once again.
Hidan, who had just landed and gotten back up, hadn't even had time to catch his breath and attack Adam before he was once again caught in a pincer attack of flames. His newly healed skin instantly turned into charred black.
"Ah ah ah ah!"