Bird Country.
The Akatsuki Organization's secret base.
After the battle in Grass Country, all of the Akatsuki Organization's official members had relocated to Bird Country, which bordered Rain Country, and begun their recovery.
It was only because of this that the Shinobi World War had remained quiet for several weeks.
Inside the medical room.
Hiruko said to Juzo Biwa, who was lying on the examination table, "The data shows that your body has fully recovered."
Juzo sat up. "I can finally stretch my limbs!"
Hidan, who was waiting nearby, asked, "Hey, what about me? My back still feels weak. Is something wrong?"
Hiruko pursed his lips. "Your body recovered ages ago."
Hidan pressed him. "Then why does something still feel off?"
Hiruko replied uncertainly, "Maybe it's because of the White Zetsu Cells you had implanted?"
During the battle at the Infinite Castle, Tanjiro's Scarlet Blade had cut Hidan into several pieces. When they retreated, they'd left part of his back behind, so they'd filled in the missing section with White Zetsu Cells.
But perhaps because Hidan's constitution was so unusual, he hadn't gained any of the benefits of the White Zetsu Cells after they were implanted. Instead, the cells had been rejected, leaving his back aching faintly ever since.
Seeing that Hiruko couldn't offer a reasonable explanation, Hidan muttered, "I knew we still needed that guy Shinnō!"
After Shinnō joined the Akatsuki Organization, he'd taken charge of nearly all their medical work. Now that he was missing, Hiruko—who had conducted extensive human experiments—had taken over.
Juzo Biwa asked casually, "Any word on Moryo or Shinnō yet?"
Kakuzu, seated nearby, said, "If we haven't heard from them by now, they've probably been killed."
"What a pain!"
Hidan spat.
At that moment, Scorpion, who had accompanied Deidara to the medical room, heard