We are enemies!
The atmosphere in the dim underground space instantly froze because of those words.
"You really don't hold back, do you?"
Houka chuckled softly. "After all, I'm a man who's had a thing with Konan!"
"Shut up!" Even with Konan's cool temperament, she could not help but flare up in anger at those words, nearly cursing aloud.
Deva Path Pain's eyes practically spun with rage. "You're courting death!!"
Boom!
A terrifying surge of ocular power swept toward the thought projections of Houka and Yakushi Kabuto like ripples.
In an instant, the two black silhouettes shattered and vanished into nothingness.
"Pain, how do you intend to handle this matter?" Uchiha Shin asked with narrowed eyes and malicious intent.
"Zetsu, have your clones investigate Uchiha Houka's whereabouts immediately," Deva Path Pain said flatly.
"Got it." Zetsu immediately agreed.
"Then now..."
Deva Path Pain slowly suppressed the anger in his heart. His eyes returned to their usual indifference as he formed Hand Seals. "Sealing Jutsu—Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals!"
The other six took their positions and activated it at the same time.
However, without Hidan and Sasori this time, the seven of them would probably need five or six days to complete the sealing.
In a courtyard near Takigakure's Sacred Tree.
Houka and Yakushi Kabuto opened their eyes at the same time. Their gazes were somewhat unfocused, and only recovered after a long while.
"As expected of the Rinnegan. What terrifying ocular power," Yakushi Kabuto said with lingering fear. The might emitted by the Rinnegan far surpassed Houka's Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Compared to that, I'm more concerned about Roshi."
Houka sighed.
"Roshi? Iwagakure's Four-Tails Jinchuriki..." Yakushi Kabuto frowned slightly. "That person lying between Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki was Roshi?"
"That's right." Houka nodded. "The combination of Uchiha Itachi and Kisame