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But they were intercepted again.

"Hmm?!"

Kira suddenly sensed something and raised the Riddle Doll beside her.

"Kira, Naruto, Sasuke, can you hear me?"

[It's actually still a walkie-talkie?!]

[Walkie-talkies have been around for ages. They used one before the Land of Waves.]

[This thing actually seems pretty useful.]

[That's slick.]

[Every time I hear my wife's voice, I feel so much more at ease.]

[My wife is amazing!]

"Sparkle!" Kira raised the doll.

"Kira? That Akatsuki Organization member Hidan is heading toward you. Don't let him enter the ruins—he's carrying an item that can control them!"

"Mm." Kira glanced at Naruto and Sasuke. "I'll stop Hidan. I'll leave the rest to you!"

With that, Kira rushed out as well. However, rather than giving chase, she looked toward the other side.

After leaving the ruins, Kira spotted Hidan approaching.

Hidan noticed Kira as well.

"Heh heh, hahahahaha!"

When he saw that it was Kira, Hidan let out a wild laugh.

What a small world.

"I didn't expect to run into you again!!!"

Hidan charged straight at her, the Three-bladed scythe in his hand drawing a streak of red light as it went for Kira's throat.

"That's my line!"

Kira twisted aside, and the scythe grazed past her neck.

Within the Sharingan's vision, Hidan's movements seemed slowed several times over. Seizing that fleeting opening, she thrust the kunai in her right hand straight at Hidan's heart.

"Pssh—!"

Hidan neither dodged nor defended. Kira's kunai sank into his flesh, yet he burst into laughter as though he felt no pain.

"Tch. Not only can't he die, he can't even feel pain?"

When she had seen him remain unresponsive while being scorched by Amaterasu before, Kira had wondered whether he simply did not fear pain at all.

"Why don't you guess?"

Rather than