"You idiot!"
"Can't you let me pretend to be dead for a while and wait for the right moment?"
Kakuzu straightened up, annoyed. Because of one sentence from Hidan, his act of playing dead was ruined.
"Can you talk less? You reveal our abilities too easily and make yourself look stupid, you know that?"
Hidan scoffed, "Tch! You didn't tell me you were pretending to be dead! I thought you were just slacking off!"
"You pig-brain!"
"Who are you calling a pig, Kakuzu? Say it again if you dare!"
"..."
While the two argued endlessly, Raikage and his subordinates stood across from them, calmly analyzing the Immortal Duo's strength.
C said, "Their hearts should have been shattered by Raikage-sama's attack."
Darui looked troubled, "They're still alive after that. They really are immortal. We can't judge if they have other abilities yet. This is really troublesome."
"Ha ha ha ha!" Raikage suddenly burst into unexpected laughter.
C was taken aback, "Ra... Raikage-sama, what's so funny?"
"Hmm!" Raikage suppressed his laughter and said in a low voice, "It's great that they have immortality. Now I can go all out!"
With his immense strength and speed, Raikage knew that no ordinary Jonin could withstand his full power. Even a ninja who had just stepped into the Kage level would struggle against him without equal defense or strength.
The Immortal Duo had captured Yugito and his brother. Whether the Jinchuriki were alive or dead was unknown. To get answers, they had to capture these two alive and interrogate them thoroughly.
Raikage didn't like holding back in battle. If these two couldn't die, then he could fight without restraint.
"Being unable to die can sometimes be a curse!"
The lightning around Raikage intensified, even more furious than before:
"You two, I'm going to dismantle your limbs, making you live forever in agony, unable to live or die!"
Raikage wasn't boasting; he was confident. With his speed, it would be nearly impossible for Hidan and Kakuzu to hit him.
On the contrary, he could toy with them as he pleased.
This was the advantage of speed!
Seeing Raikage's increasing momentum and chakra, Kakuzu frowned and warned:
"Hidan, I'll do my best to get that black guy's blood. When I do, don't hesitate. You must pierce his heart immediately."
Hidan was surprised, "Oh? I didn't expect this. You always fought for kills with me, but now you're asking for my help?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Let's go! Ignore that lightning guy for now; kill those two brats behind him first!"
"Hmph, since you're asking, I'll cooperate this time!"
The two readied themselves and charged towards the Raikage squad.
"We shouldn't attack first. Focus on defense and see what kind of jutsu they use!"
"Yes!"
C quickly moved to the back. As a support-type ninja, he knew he couldn't get involved in the fight directly, lest he burden his teammates. He needed to stay in a safe spot to observe and relay his analysis to Raikage.
"Let's see what kind of techniques these immortal freaks use."
Watching Hidan approach, Darui prepared for defense.
"Strange, why isn't he making any hand signs and just running with his scythe?"
"Is he underestimating me?"
"Wait... could it be a shadow clone?"
"No... this killing intent and rage can't be from a shadow clone..."
"Clang!"
As Hidan's triple-bladed scythe came down, Darui raised his sword to block it.
"Damn it!"
"Of all things, I didn't expect his attack to be taijutsu!"
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