Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 219 Hidan's Aggrieved Feelings

Deidara, who had initially just been watching the show, was momentarily stunned.

Not only him, but even Kakuzu, who had been suppressing his anger, and Juzo, who had been silent, raised their heads.

Ah Fei?

That intern...

It really was him?

Kakuzu was silent for a moment, then asked, "That guy who's always been the laughingstock of the organization, he's really surprising..."

Kong chuckled and replied, "He's been a laughingstock for the first half of his life, and suddenly he becomes the big boss behind the scenes. Maybe he's not used to it..."

"Or... deep down, he might actually prefer to go back to when he was the butt of jokes."

The words were completely incomprehensible to Jiao.

But one thing he was clear about was A-Fei's background, which this so-called intelligence dealer in front of him knew perfectly well.

"Ku...Ku-senpai..."

Deidara scratched his head: "Can I... not partner with this rascal?"

Sora shook his head slightly: "Although there's no specific mission for you to monitor him, he's the only one in the organization without a partner. Or... would you like to team up with Kakuzu?"

Uh!

Deidara glanced at Kakuzu. Teaming up with the Frankenstein's monster, he figured the guy would probably secretly kill him the next day.

"Let's forget about it..."

After letting out a resentful sigh, Deidara regained his composure and asked, "How far are we from Hidan? I should have used C2 to cover some distance."

Sora asked, "You've traveled all the way from near the Land of Earth to here? You don't have that much chakra..."

Caught off guard, Deidara didn't dare to retort. Kakuzu, however, spoke up, asking, "Who exactly is Tobi, the person behind the leader?"

Kong replied, "At this point in time, you don't need to know this. After all, if it's just the Earthly Grudge Yu, you can't defeat him."

……

One day later, outside a market town in the Land of Hot Water.

Hidan, wearing a hooded down jacket, stood in the middle of the road, with a huge scythe on his shoulder.

At this moment, Sora was walking slowly toward him alone.

"Brother, have you considered joining the religion?"

Hidan's voice rang out.

As Hidan approached, Uzumaki Sora looked up at him and smiled, "In such a quiet and peaceful country, as the sole survivor of the forbidden technique experiment, you seem to have greedily taken a liking to the feeling of killing. Hidan, I've come to invite you to join Akatsuki..."

晓？

Unlike others who were surprised to have their origins pointed out, they were even curious about what Xiao was.

Tilting his head, Hidan said, "I wasn't invited, you bastard! I invited you to join first!"

"The evil god's teachings are simple: just kill. How about that? Doesn't that sound impressive?"

Sora shook his head: "I didn't hear anything about how impressive you are, but if you don't agree to join Akatsuki, I'll have no choice but to kill you."

"Huh?? Kill me?"

Upon hearing this, Hidan seemed to have heard the funniest thing, and immediately pointed at the sky and burst into laughter.

Behind Sora, Deidara whispered to Juzo, "Pointing your finger at Sora-senpai, do you think he'll get a beating later?"

After pondering for a moment, Juzo replied, "My only concern now is that Ku might actually burn this guy to ashes with a single fire. After all, the ability to be immortal is indeed very suitable for Kakuzu."

Kakuzu, standing to the side, said in a deep voice, "I can complete the mission without a partner. These two newcomers don't seem like they'll live long. This guy might not even survive today."

As the three were talking, Hidan, who was facing them, suddenly threw the three-month scythe that he had been carrying on his shoulder in a frenzy.

"Whoosh!"

The weapon's massive size results in a very large attack area; its purpose is not to kill with a single blow, but to injure the opponent.

However, it is clear that such a speed is as if it has been slowed down for the current air force.

He vanished from his spot in an instant, and the March Scythe swept past with a whoosh.

In an instant, Sora appeared above Hidan's head and slammed his leg down.

"boom!!"

Hidan's skull was smashed off, and he was slammed into the ground from the air.

"So... can I join now?"

As the sound of emptiness faded, Hidan stood up again in the crater.

"Hehehe... Hahaha!"

"You think you can kill me with just this? With the protection of the Evil God, I am immortal!"

With that, Hidan leaped into the air, and the March Scythe he had just landed instantly retracted and spun towards Uzumaki Sora.

"Whoosh!"

He easily dodged to the side, and the March Scythe returned to Hidan's hand.

Kong slowly said, "Even with the forbidden technique of Blood Possession, your physical skills are too poor. With this speed and attack, you can't even get a single drop of blood."

Hidan, gripping his three-month scythe tightly, stared wide-eyed: "Bastard! Who are you? How do you know all this? These are abilities bestowed upon me by the Jashin! I am immortal!"

"Undying?"

Kong chuckled lightly: "Isn't this something I said before? Compared to my immortality, your ability doesn't seem to be so invincible. In my eyes... death is not far away for you."

"asshole!!"

With a roar, Hidan leaped into the air, his three-moon scythe fiercely attacking Uzumaki Sora.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

The wide attack range made each strike whistling, and the handy weapon allowed Hidan to connect each attack perfectly, constantly swinging the three-month scythe in his hand.

Even so, each of its attacks was dodged by Sora at just the right distance.

To the three people behind him, this situation appeared as if Hidan was deliberately missing with every attack.

"The gap... is too big."

Juzo Biwa couldn't help but say, then explained, "This battle is like an adult toying with a child."

"By simply shifting his body slightly to the side and taking a single step, he rendered every attack of his opponent ineffective. The difference between mere reflexes and physical prowess is like heaven and earth."

Deidara, standing to the side, pursed his lips: "I think Senior Sora could just unleash the ultimate art, let this guy experience what true explosive art is!"

Kakuzu scoffed, "This isn't about killing enemies, it's about recruiting. Whether they can survive or not is another matter."

"Although I don't need any partners, if I accidentally blast it to pieces, you'll probably have to find new people."

……

After a long while, Hidan, who had been wielding the March Scythe, also stopped.

Clearly, wielding such a massive weapon would consume his physical strength.

And at that moment, he also realized that such an attack was meaningless to Kong.

It won't hurt the other party in the slightest!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Panting, Hidan slammed his March Scythe into the ground, slightly raising his head to look at Uzumaki Sora: "You... how did you do that?"

Kong smiled and replied, "My eyes saw it, my brain told me to tilt my head and take a step to the right, and then I dodged it. It's that simple, very easy to do."

Hidan was enraged once again by Hidan's disdainful attitude.

No one can look down on the evil god!

Nobody's here!!

"I will kill you! I will offer your blood to the great evil god!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hidan's three-month scythe flew out.

"boom!!"

By a hair's breadth, the March Scythe struck the giant tree behind Kong.

"Smack."

With a soft click, Kong casually reached out and grabbed the rope connecting the March sickle.

With a casual pull, Hidan was dragged over by the immense force.

He loosened his grip on the rope and slammed it down on Hidan's head.

Press it down in one go.

"boom!!!"

Hidan's head was slammed into the ground, and cracks began to spread around it.

"Ouch... That hurts."

Deidara couldn't help but shudder: "With such a huge gap in skill, what's the point of fighting? Even if you're immortal, you'll only be played to the point of wanting to commit suicide, right?"

Kakuzu said in a deep voice, "Even if he is immortal, his head no longer belongs to him from this moment on."

Seeing Deidara's puzzled expression, Juzo Biwa explained, "It's the Flying Thunder God Technique, the same one left on you. From now on, Sora can appear behind this guy at any time."

"With Kong's reaction speed, he doesn't need any other abilities; a short blade is enough to decapitate someone anytime, anywhere."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hidan, who was still struggling with his limbs, kept trying to stand up.

However, the hand pressing down on his head remained as still as a mountain.

Then Uzumaki Sora's voice rang out: "So... shall we join now?"

"Waaaaah..."

Hidan, whose face was pressed to the ground, tried to speak, but because of the hand above his head, he couldn't utter a single word.

So Kong smiled and said, "It seems you're still not entirely convinced. As things stand, it's not time for you to die yet. However... if you don't agree, then I'll have no choice but to let you die."

Hidan, who was being held down, was churning out a string of profanities in his mind.

asshole!

idiot!

shit!

Can't you just let go first?!

How can I speak if you don't let go?!

I give up...

"Whoosh..."

A short blade flashing with a cold light was swung out, and the next moment Hidan's head was severed.

In an instant, the struggling limbs stopped moving.

Deidara was stunned by what he saw: "Wasn't he immortal? How come he's gone just like that? If he's gone just like that after his head is cut off, what kind of immortality is that?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled sound came from the head beneath his empty hand once again.

Kong shook his head slightly: "Still struggling? It seems you're determined not to join?"

As he spoke, Sora once again slashed Hidan's torso, severing it in two: "I think your head can be tied to a block of iron and sunk into the sea, and as for your torso, I think it might be digested by a dog. I don't know if you'll even survive this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hidan's head began to struggle even more violently.

"Gulp."

Swallowing hard, Deidara nudged Juzo Biwa beside him: "Um...shouldn't we remind Sora-senpai? In that state, he can't speak, right?"

Kakuzu glanced at him, smiled, and said nothing.

Juzo replied, "Do you really think Sora doesn't know? He just doesn't like him, so he wants to teach him a lesson."

As he spoke, Juzo looked at Demiurge: "I remember you've also orchestrated many horrific bombings in the past. You should probably tone it down a bit in the future. Compared to this guy, who kills for the sake of killing, you at least have an artistic goal."

"If one day the heavens decide that you are beyond saving, then when you've used up all your resources, that will be the time for you to go to hell."

These words startled Deidara, who then couldn't help but say, "It seems this really is for the sake of peace... But judging from this, Sora-senpai is still more ruthless..."

Juzo Biwa said in a deep voice, "For the sake of peace... isn't that good? Although you were once a disciple of the Third Tsuchikage, at your age, you shouldn't have participated in any major wars, right?"

Deidara shook his head slightly: "Although I don't fully understand it, for the noble purpose of peace, combined with my explosion, it will surely create the most perfect art!"

As they were talking, Hidan's head, which had just been loosened and was about to be bound with iron blocks, suddenly erupted with a deafening roar.

"I'm impressed!!!"

"Um?"

Turning back, Sora looked at Hidan with a puzzled expression: "You're convinced already? Joining Akatsuki?"

Hidan's head hit the ground; unable to nod, he could only reply immediately, "I give up! I'll join! As long as I can maintain my status as a follower, I'll join anything."

Kong nodded: "Alright. Since you're willing to join, I won't feed you the dogs anymore."

As he spoke, Sora looked at Kakuzu behind him and said, "After watching the show for so long, it's time to get to work. Help him sew up, and from today onwards, he'll be your teammate."

Hidan then looked at Kakuzu, a fawning smile on his face, and said, "Are you going to be my partner, senpai? Please help me, senpai."

Kakuzu, expressionless, stepped forward and kicked Hidan's torso on the ground.

A short while later, after the stitches were finished, Kakuzu said, "Anyway, we're all going to die sooner or later. If you slow down my money-making speed, I'll feed you all to the dogs."

Uh!

Hidan, who had been so enthusiastic just moments before, paused for a moment. But having just been defeated, he didn't retaliate. He could only pick up his three-month scythe and follow behind Kakuzu.

At this point, Deidara, who was also a newcomer but had joined three days earlier, started showing off his superiority.

"Newbie, don't you usually gather intelligence on the black market?"

Hidan replied nonchalantly, "I only want to expand my followers, why would I need to gather intelligence?"

Deidara raised his head and laughed, "If you had been gathering intelligence, you wouldn't have suffered so much just now. To dare attack someone like Senior Kong, you truly possess immense courage..."

"Speaking of which, even an old man probably wouldn't have such courage, right? Your actions just now, in a sense, have already surpassed the level of a shadow."

Hidan was confused, but after taking one last look at the empty space in front of him, he couldn't help but shudder.

To actually try to drown oneself and feed the dogs—such a vicious method is utterly despicable.

Just then, Sora, Kakuzu, and Juzo stopped.

At that moment, the rings on their hands reacted.

Uzumaki Sora glanced at the ring: "Let's go, let's find a place to hold a meeting. It seems the actions of the five great powers have already begun."

……

(End of this chapter)