"Then I'll start with you!"
Uzumaki Kuming murmured as intense lightning swiftly enveloped his entire body.
The next second, Uzumaki Kuming vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared in everyone's sight, he was already before Hidan, the edge of the Heavenly Feather Blade aimed straight at Hidan's throat.
Almost no one had expected Uzumaki Kuming to dare strike first while facing the siege of so many people. Hidan had never met Uzumaki Kuming, and even as Kuming's slash was about to reach him, he was still complaining to Sasori and Deidara.
But Hidan's unfamiliarity with Uzumaki Kuming did not mean the others knew nothing of him. The instant Kuming vanished, Sasori had already gone on full alert. When Kuming appeared before Hidan, Sasori immediately shot out several Chakra threads, connecting them to Hidan and pulling him sideways.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
Sasori was not the only one to react. The Deva Path controlled by Kakuzu had reacted as well. With a wave of his hand, powerful suction burst from his palm, dragging Uzumaki Kuming while pulling Hidan away from his original position.
Uzumaki Kuming's slash missed, and a stream of light dozens of meters long erupted from his blade, blasting into the ground. Following a deafening boom, a massive fissure dozens of meters long appeared before him. Rainwater flowed down into its depths, yet not the slightest echo emerged from within.
That thunderous sound finally made Hidan realize they were in the middle of a battle. Turning to look at the terrifying crack nearby, he subconsciously swallowed.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you serious?! A casual slash can cut a bottomless fissure like that?"
"If an attack like that hit me..."
Even though Hidan possessed an immortal body, cold sweat still poured down his face after witnessing Uzumaki Kuming's strike. If he