The blue chakra he had released blazed in the cracks in the ground, and a terrifying aura poured unchecked from Simu.
"He's so strong."
Gaara and the other two stared at Simu's back, unable to keep that exclamation to themselves.
An enemy the Night Raid Squad had struggled to handle had proven this helpless against this man?
"Damn it."
Kakuzu struggled to climb to his feet. Susanoo's slash had torn a massive gash across his chest.
It was hardly a fatal injury for him. The black threads inside his body writhed incessantly, repairing the wound.
Shrouded in Susanoo, Simu gently adjusted his glasses and asked, "Actually, aside from these children, I came here hoping to invite you to join our Jashin Cult, Mr. Kakuzu."
Simu was certainly interested in a powerful bounty hunter like Kakuzu.
"The Jashin Cult? You're one of them?"
Kakuzu immediately frowned.
According to the intelligence he had gathered from the underworld, the Jashin Cult should have been wiped out by Konoha and the Sand Village. Why was such a powerful cultist still around?
"That's right. I'm a bishop of the Jashin Cult. My name is Kamizuki Simu."
Simu smiled, utterly composed.
Kakuzu's thoughts raced before he finally said, "Sorry, but I have absolutely no interest in joining a religious organization."
After stalling for time just now, his injuries had almost completely healed.
The instant he rejected Simu, the Lightning Release mask emerged from his shoulder.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
A beam of lightning shot from the mask on his shoulder, moving so fast that an ordinary person would have had no time to dodge.
But Simu had no need to dodge.
After all, his third-stage Susanoo was still active. It possessed not only a complete skeleton but also muscle and armor. A mere Lightning Release ninjutsu