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The string of explosions and blinding flames had thrown the entire Daimyo Mansion into an uproar. Panicked screams, chaotic footsteps, and shadowy figures poured out from every direction.

A few people stumbled into the area where Hidan was. When they saw the dead minister and Hidan, still drenched in blood, their screams instantly rose to a piercing pitch.

Hidan furrowed his brow and said nothing, simply swinging his scythe at them. The world grew much quieter.

He looked up as the flames in the night sky slowly died out. His eyes couldn't adjust to the shift from dark to bright and then back to dark, so for a moment, Hidan couldn't see any sign of Yuki Kanpyo or the white thing.

Hidan looked around irritably. Spotting a tall, tower-like building nearby, he charged inside and reached the top in no time. But when he looked up again, he found nothing in the night sky but the moon.

Were they dead?

Hidan irritably descended from the tower and stamped his foot. "Hey! White Zetsu, get out here!"

"Yeah, yeah."

A White Zetsu Clone poked his head out. "Don't be so loud."

"What happened just now?" Hidan asked.

The White Zetsu Clone snorted. "Don't worry. Hanbing isn't going to die."

It was only a Shadow Clone. What was there to worry about?

As for who had attacked Yuki Kanpyo, well, the whole thing had happened in a flash. By the time the White Zetsu Clone had sensed something was wrong and used Sensory Ninjutsu, it was already too late!

The night was as dark as ink.

Deidara kept urging the fat pigeon beneath him higher, hoping to maintain his aerial advantage over Yuki Kanpyo.

The night wind howled as Deidara and Yuki Kanpyo passed through one cloud after another. Far below, the