Chapter 388: Nice Weapon
And the black-haired girl below also possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan; moreover, judging by the ability she had just displayed, her strength was likely not at all inferior to Itachi's, and perhaps even greater.
Plus that Uzumaki Naruto, whose strength was equally unfathomable and who had numerous tricks up his sleeve...
Hidan's original "contempt" and "dissatisfaction" resulting from Hidden Cloud Village's surrender vanished in an instant, replaced by a deep chill and intense wariness.
He immediately fell silent.
Although he believed in Lord Jashin and pursued pain and death, that didn't mean he was a brainless fool.
Going down to seek death and engaging in a hearty slaughter were two different things.
Those two guys below... were truly too bizarre!
Of the Hidden Cloud Village's two Jinchuriki, one had defected; the other was like a clown, flailing at the air before being instantly Sealed into a coffin!
This way of fighting was not something Hidan could handle at all.
He was best at close-quarters combat and trading injuries, relying on his Immortality and Curse Rituals to achieve victory.
But if he couldn't even touch the enemy, or if he fell into a bizarre Genjutsu before he could even reach them, ending up self-mutilating or unable to move...
Then what use were his Immortality and curses?
Although Hidan could rely on feeling immense pain to stimulate himself and try to break free from ordinary Genjutsu.
But if it was the kind of silent, Advanced Genjutsu where one didn't even realize they were caught until the final moment of realization... just like Killer Bee earlier...
Then it would be truly difficult.
He might not even get the chance to perform his Curse Ritual before being easily dealt with in an illusion and tossed into that coffin, which looked comfortable but was likely a place of immense torment.
Because Hidan saw that there was no space left inside the sleeping coffin at all; it was a perfect mold.
At the thought of such a stifling way to die, Hidan couldn't help but shudder.
That wouldn't be a perfect sacrifice for Lord Jashin; it would be an embarrassment.
Thus, under Sasori's cold retort and the reminder of Uchiha Itachi's strength, Hidan very prudently shut his mouth and stopped mentioning anything about "taking action."
On the cliff, a subtle silence fell once again.
Only Deidara was still kneading clay, muttering "Art... is an explosion... hm" under his breath, seemingly unconcerned by the bizarre fighting style below, but rather curious and challenged by Hikari's Dōjutsu.
He had previously been defeated by Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.
Kakuzu, meanwhile, looked down with a deep gaze at Naruto's group as they began to systematically take over the Hidden Cloud Village, quickly calculating the gains and losses in his mind. Clearly, the risk of taking action now far outweighed the rewards.
Kisame grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth, seemingly laughing silently, yet his eyes were equally solemn.
And Obito, who had been acting as the leader, stared fixedly from behind his mask at the two Wooden Coffins beside Naruto and at Uchiha Hikari following behind him.
The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, it seemed, were out of reach for the time being.
In that case...
Obito's gaze finally landed on Uchiha Hikari.
Those Mangekyo Sharingan eyes...
And her bizarre Dōjutsu that controlled Yugito and made Killer Bee self-mutilate...
Perhaps this was also a direction worth paying attention to.
However, everything would have to wait until his right eye fully recovered.
For now...
He could only continue to wait and remain in hiding.
Obito exhaled silently, took one last look at the blonde figure below, then turned around and said in that low, raspy voice:
"Let's go."
Hidan seemed a bit unwilling and opened his mouth, but seeing Obito turn away without hesitation, along with Kakuzu and Sasori doing the same, he eventually swallowed his words, gave a dissatisfied "tch," shouldered his scythe, and followed.
Deidara didn't really care; he even wanted to strike up an acquaintance with Naruto, as he had heard his own Old man had suffered a major setback.
Kisame grinned, took one last look at the Ninja Village that had changed hands, laughed silently, and turned to follow.
Several figures, like ghosts blending into the night, retreated silently from the cliff.
Their arrival and departure were like a minor interlude in this bloody night.
But only they themselves knew that everything they had seen tonight had completely changed their assessment of Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Hikari, forcing them to make new adjustments to their future plans.
Below, at the entrance of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Naruto seemed to sense something and looked up slightly toward the cliff where the Akatsuki members had been hiding.
There, it was already empty, with only dark rocks and the whistling mountain wind.
The corner of his mouth curled into that faint, meaningful smile once again.
They ran quite fast.
But, no matter.
He withdrew his gaze and continued carrying the two Wooden Coffins as he walked deeper into the Hidden Cloud Village.
Uchiha Hikari silently followed by his side, her long blade already sheathed, but her Mangekyo Sharingan remained active, alertly scanning the surroundings for any possible attack or accident.
Yugito, meanwhile, acted like a silent guide, walking at the very front; the Tailed Beast Chakra within her had mostly been retracted, but her eyes, controlled by Yachihoko, remained cold.
In front of them were the Ninjas who had laid all their weapons on the ground in surrender, symbolizing the end of the old era of the Hidden Cloud.
A lightning-fast conquest came to a close.
The Ninja World was about to be unified by Hidden Leaf Village.
After tossing the two coffins to Dodai, a black void opened in front of Naruto.
Naruto left a Shadow Clone behind, then took Hikari's hand.
The same spatial distortion appeared again.
An identical black void opened up without warning on the path the Akatsuki Organization was bound to take.
Like the mouth of a giant beast waiting to devour its prey.
Alarm bells rang in the heart of Uchiha Obito, who was walking at the very front.
He was extremely sensitive to spatial fluctuations; this sudden spatial tunnel had an aura entirely different from his Kamui, but it was equally dangerous.
"Retreat!"
Obito only had time to issue a short warning before his body leaped backward violently.
The other Akatsuki members also reacted extremely quickly, each dodging in different directions almost at the same time Obito spoke.
"What is that thing?!"
Although Hidan was also retreating, his movements were relatively slow, and out of curiosity toward the unknown and his reckless nature, he actually instinctively hurled his triple-bladed scythe toward the black void while backing away.
"Taste my scythe!"
The massive triple-bladed scythe spun, whistling through the air as it flew into the bottomless darkness.
However, the expected sound of collision or being swallowed did not come.
After the scythe flew into the black hole, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without even a ripple.
But there was feedback.
A golden figure shot out from the black hole—it was Uzumaki Naruto.
And in his hand, he was impressively holding the very triple-bladed scythe that Hidan had just thrown.
"Nice weapon, I'll take it."
Before his voice had even faded, he had already rushed in front of the Akatsuki members, pulling Uchiha Hikari along.
Hidan hadn't landed yet and couldn't find leverage, only to see Naruto already swinging his beloved triple-bladed scythe, which whistled through the air as it slashed toward his neck.
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