"Hidan?"
Sasuke frowned slightly. "Weren't you dead?"
"Ha—"
Hidan chuckled softly and said with satisfaction, "Sure enough, you've grown up. You even know how to say such auspicious things now. Too bad Toneri couldn't kill me and could only lock me up... Mind helping me untie these ropes so we can talk?"
"My negotiations with Toneri fell through. We have a common enemy now, so we can absolutely try working together."
They knew how dangerous Hidan was. Even the slightest wound—even blood from a scratch—would become the deadliest weapon in the world once it fell into Hidan's hands.
They did not possess Lin Qing and Tsunade's level of recovery.
Their mission bore the future of the world upon its shoulders. There was no room for even the slightest mistake.
From a cautious standpoint, they should not rashly release Hidan.
But Hidan's next words made Kakashi, the team leader, hesitate—
"I can guide you."
Hidan said, "After spending these past few days with that pedophile freak, I've gotten a pretty good understanding of the lunar base and Toneri's behavior patterns.
Are you here to destroy the Giant Tenseigan?
Or do you want to open the portal?
No matter which it is, I can help you."
Hidan's tone was sincere.
He truly wanted to take Toneri down and pull the Ninja World back from the brink of death. That sincerity from the bottom of his heart... did not seem fake at all, leaving Sasuke and Kakashi exchanging glances.
Rip!
While Kakashi was still hesitating, a flash of cold light swept past. The whip blade drew an arc through the air before returning to its sheath, and every rope binding Hidan's body was severed.
Kakashi turned back in astonishment. "Xiaotao, you..."
"He's not lying."
Xiaotao said, "I've studied the doctrines of the Jashin