Kill That Salamander

Under Nagato's will, Akatsuki, this force that had rapidly grown in the darkness, sprang into action at once.

Two days later, Simu and Hidan, dressed in Akatsuki's red-cloud uniforms, appeared in the rain near one of Amegakure's outposts.

Though they had been told to drive out and kill the enemies coming from the Land of Wind, it was not enough to simply deal with the Land of Wind's ninja.

With manpower limited, Simu and Hidan had to set out from Akatsuki's base and travel all the way to the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind, clearing out Amegakure outposts along the way.

According to the intelligence provided by White Zetsu, Simu's target—Hanzo's summoned beast, Salamander Ibuse—was being kept in this swamp.

As a summoned beast, Ibuse's massive size naturally made it impossible to keep him inside Amegakure. Hanzo only summoned him when he needed to fight.

Normally, he was simply left to roam freely through this poison-filled swamp.

The so-called outpost had only been established to guard Ibuse and feed him regularly.

"The weather in the Land of Rain is seriously annoying."

Hidan stood atop a rise, rain pounding against his body and outlining his figure.

It had to be said that Akatsuki's uniforms were genuinely high-quality. The rain could not penetrate their cloaks or soak Hidan and Simu.

Simu pushed up the glasses hidden beneath his hood. An insect landed on his hand, bringing him intelligence about the outpost.

"Stop complaining. My body has fully adapted to the swamp's poison gas. It's about time to begin."

That was right. The reason Simu and Hidan had been lying in wait here was to give Simu enough time to analyze and adapt to the poison gas.

Of course, the poison gas spat out by Ibuse might