"Alright. Since Kakuzu and Hidan have returned as well, let's call off this mission. After all, we haven't suffered any losses."
In the end, Pain reached a conclusion for this Akatsuki Organization meeting.
What Nagato could not accept was mission failure combined with member losses. Since the latter no longer applied, and Mizuki Ember's Blood Shadow had appeared, there was no major problem.
Seeing that Pain did not continue pursuing the matter of the failed mission, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The pressure Pain had brought just now had been overwhelming!
Once the atmosphere relaxed, the Akatsuki Organization members began asking Kakuzu and Hidan about the details of how they had survived, some sincerely and others only pretending to care.
"Hey, Hidan, how did you get out of that giant blood sphere? When Senior Sasori and I arrived at Takigakure, you were already like that. When we left, you were still like that!
Come on, tell us. I really want to hear it."
Sure enough, Deidara, who loved arguing with Hidan the most, was the first to ask in a sarcastic tone.
The moment Hidan heard Deidara's mockery, the veins on his forehead began throbbing.
Damn it, this is infuriating. That bastard Deidara actually saw me in such a pathetic state.
If possible, the person Hidan most wanted to silence right now was Deidara.
Unfortunately, infighting between official Akatsuki Organization members was absolutely forbidden. That was Nagato's bottom line.
Trading barbs during conversation was one thing, but if they truly came to blows, the two of them would likely receive a Shinra Tensei together.
Having Deidara deliberately rub salt into his wounds left Hidan utterly stifled.
Hidan had not intended to say anything, but considering Chiyo's complete counter against him, he felt that telling the story could at least