To be honest, even Shinji was a little surprised by the scene before him.
He had never expected to run into members of the Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Moon, and at a time like this.
But he quickly noticed Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, hanging from Hidan's Bloody Reaper. His heart skipped a beat.
"Has the Akatsuki Organization already started collecting Tailed Beasts?" After a pause, he thought to himself, The timing's wrong, isn't it? Naruto hasn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet.
However, the furious Otsutsuki Branch Elder didn't give Shinji much time to think. He raised a hand, and a massive repulsive force slammed toward them, hurling Shinji, who was carrying Neji, Kakuzu, and Hidan, who had Yugito hooked on his Bloody Reaper, into the air.
Rumble!
The plants and trees on the ground, the water in the lake, and even the massive boulders were swept up by the repulsive force. It was as if an invisible plow had carved a long, enormous trench through the earth!
Hidan, who had been sent flying, shook his head. "What the hell?"
Not far away, Kakuzu had slammed into a large tree. He was still dazed, and it took several seconds for him to recover. "Damn it!"
Hidan brushed the dirt off himself, then yanked the rope to pull the Bloody Reaper back into his hand. Rolling his neck, he shouted at the Otsutsuki Branch Elder, "Hey, old man, are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Whoosh.
Kakuzu landed beside Hidan and asked, "Where's the Jinchuriki?"
Hidan pursed his lips. "Who knows where she flew off to!"
Across from them,
the Otsutsuki Branch Elder furrowed his brow slightly.
He hadn't held back with that attack. Under normal circumstances, even he would have been badly injured if struck by