--Can't keep the Fourth Hokage waiting, can we?
Speedrun, speedrun!
"Kakuzu, how long have we been in the Land of Fire? I don't mind following you around aimlessly, but we haven't seen a single Jinchuriki."
At this point, the scene finally shifted to the belated Akatsuki Organization duo.
Hidan had followed Kakuzu for a long time and was already getting impatient.
"If we don't cause some trouble soon, Lord Jashin is definitely going to get impatient."
"Once we find the Jinchuriki, you can go wild to your heart's content." Kakuzu turned around.
"You say that, but—mm?"
Hidan had still been annoyed, but just then, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Hey, hey, hey. They actually delivered themselves right to our doorstep!"
Standing before the two of them was none other than Naruto Uzumaki.
"You're... Akatsuki..."
Naruto Uzumaki swallowed.
Though he really had wanted to do his part, Naruto Uzumaki had never expected to be shoved straight out here to face these two.
--This was fucking using him as a live target!
Naruto Uzumaki felt like crying.
But when he thought of the Akatsuki Organization before him, Naruto Uzumaki was still filled with courage.
So Naruto Uzumaki—turned and ran!
"It's a trap," Kakuzu said.
"But since they've delivered themselves to us, we can't exactly refuse! Hahahaha!"
Hidan wasn't afraid of dying and immediately gave chase.
"A clumsy tactic. Heh." Kakuzu dismissed the enemy's methods with contempt. "But if they dared send the Jinchuriki out as bait—then that means they're prepared to lose the Jinchuriki, doesn't it?"
In that case, he would gladly accept the Jinchuriki!
Kakuzu immediately followed after him as well.
And after the two had chased for some distance, with the Jinchuriki getting closer and closer—
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Kakashi Hatake's voice rang out.
Then the nearby river