"Ah!!!"
Black flames instantly engulfed Muzan Kibutsuji, and his anguished wails echoed through the forest.
Muzan Kibutsuji, whom Deidara's repeated blasts of Explosive Clay had failed to kill, barely struggled beneath the black flames before his presence weakened.
Deidara's interest was piqued, and he wanted to get a closer look.
But before he could approach the flames, instinct made him stop in his tracks. His usual carefree expression gradually turned serious. "What kind of Fire Release is this?"
Shinji was also watching Muzan Kibutsuji beneath Amaterasu.
If his opponent still possessed the Demon King's power, then even Amaterasu shouldn't be able to kill him easily. On the other hand, if he died easily to Amaterasu, it would mean he had probably lost the Demon King's power.
If he was dead, then he was dead!
Before long, Muzan Kibutsuji's wails weakened.
Beneath Amaterasu's black flames, his body slowly carbonized, then crumbled into dust that the rain washed into the soil.
Shinji felt a weight lift from his shoulders.
At least he didn't have to keep wondering whether he'd missed out on a chance at immortality!
Deidara stared at the black flames still burning on the wet earth. "That's definitely not ordinary Fire Release. Is it some kind of nature transformation? Hm!"
Shinji extinguished the Amaterasu on the ground, dispelled Susanoo, then slowly turned his gaze toward Deidara.
He'd been looking for Deidara lately. He hadn't expected the demons' invasion to bring him to the Rain Country, where he'd run into Deidara, who'd been sent out to hunt the demons.
As for why the demon had shown up here in such a sorry state, it only took Shinji a moment to figure out.
Clearly.
His earlier strategy had worked. By impersonating the Akatsuki Organization and hunting down demons, he'd made them believe