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Evening.
The setting sun cast its afterglow, spreading over the ruins.
In the center of the ruins, Hidan lay quietly in his ritual circle with a black spear stuck in his body.
Compared to him, Yugito Nii was in a much worse state. Her body was covered in wounds, and her hand was pinned to the wall by a black spear, barely alive.
Kakuzu sat nearby, flipping through his bounty book, complaining impatiently:
"Aren't you done yet? Hidan, it's already been thirty minutes!"
"You're so annoying! Kakuzu, don't interfere with my ritual! Ugh, it hurts..."
Hidan raised his hand and pulled out the black spear from his body.
"Damn it, it's all your fault! I can't even perform the ritual properly!"
Kakuzu snorted, "Do you have to perform such disgusting prayers every time? Can't you skip them? Hurry up to the next destination, idiot!"
"Hey, hey, hey! I also find it troublesome! But this is a rule I must follow! And what do you mean by skip? You're desecrating the gods!"
"Humph!" Kakuzu showed no respect. "What gods? In this world, the only thing worth believing in is money! Get up, we still have the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to deal with!"
At this moment, a figure with an aloe-like head emerged from the ground:
White Zetsu: "Oh my, it looks like it's finally over~"
Black Zetsu: "Good job, you two. We'll handle the Jinchuriki now..."
White Zetsu: "We've been waiting for Hidan's ritual to finish, such a waste of time~"
Hidan shouted angrily, "You godless atheists! When will you shut up? You're so noisy!"
Black Zetsu: "Hehe... don't be sad, Hidan. When you're sad, only you know it. The only one you can trust is yourself."
"No, you're wrong!" Kakuzu stood up, putting the bounty book away. "A person's faith should be in money..."
"Damn it, you're talking about money again! How many times do you have to say it in a day!" Hidan yelled at Kakuzu angrily.
"You miser! I don't understand why you need so much money!"
"Speaking of which, it's because of your side jobs that our progress in finding Jinchuriki is delayed! Do you know that? Huh?"
"Humph!" Kakuzu glared at Hidan. "It's because you said religion could make money that I teamed up with you. You should consider me, the one managing the organization's funds!"
White Zetsu: "Ah, yes, yes, money is important, and so is religious belief. Stop arguing..."
Black Zetsu: "Tsk tsk... what's important or not doesn't matter. The organization's goal is what's crucial. Move on to the next target."
"The Two-Tails Jinchuriki, we'll take her..."
With that, Zetsu enveloped Yugito Nii in his body and disappeared into the ground.
White Zetsu: "Goodbye~"
"Tch! Speaking that incomprehensible gibberish again."
Hidan hid the black spear and stood up, examining his tattered cloak. "Hey, money manager! Give me a new cloak, this one is torn!"
Kakuzu: "Hidan, you're going through clothes too fast! Every fight you put holes in them. Remember, these cloaks are workwear, office supplies! If you keep wasting the organization's resources, I'll dock your pay!"
Hidan was dumbfounded: "Are you crazy? My ability involves self-harm! The clothes are bound to get damaged!"
Kakuzu: "Even so, it's not allowed! If you want to fight in the future, take your clothes off first!"
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