Although Kakuzu was startled and had no idea what this bizarre fellow was trying to do, his body's instincts still forced him to defend himself.
Every place where joints met flesh, where pores were abundant, every opening imaginable erupted at that moment. Black threads resembling horsehair worms sprouted from Kakuzu's body and tangled with the tentacles behind Moriyue.
The sickening sounds of gnawing and steel needles piercing skin rang out in turns. Their battle was brutally savage.
Turning to Yugito Nii, compared to Moriyue, her condition... was not much better. She was on all fours, two enormous flaming tails blazing behind her. The black patterns on her body bore some resemblance to those covering Hidan.
There were plenty of tears across her body, left by his scythe, yet she had no actual wounds. Deadly and graceful, she was like a cat dancing on the edge of a blade.
Her pupils turned deep blue. Yugito Nii pushed off with her forepaws and leaped with the strength of a single hand, dodging the scythe sweeping beneath her. Her body spun through the air as Chakra erupted from within her, leaving a blue afterimage in the sky.
Using that force, Yugito Nii charged straight at Hidan. His scythe had just swung out, leaving him in an opening. This was the perfect chance!
Blue flames gathered around Yugito Nii once more. Her limbs were completely enveloped in fire, and even the claws at their tips blazed with flowing flames, carving two bone-deep gashes across Hidan's chest.
"You bastard!"
Hidan had already entered Curse Mark Mode, his body covered in black-and-white curse marks. Though he would not die in this state, he could still feel pain. He was beginning to lose his temper. As long as he got her blood—even a single drop—Yugito Nii would