"Damn it! That lowly insect is hot on my heels. Damn it! If my wounds had healed, I would have sent you straight to Lord Hades," Thanatos said furiously.
Half a month earlier, Naruto had unleashed Ao Guang's power. Though it had failed to destroy Thanatos, it had gravely wounded him. After escaping the Land of Hot Water, Thanatos had hidden in the Valley of the Wind in the Land of Wind to recover. But two days earlier, Naruto and Jiraiya had discovered his whereabouts. Thanks to his immortal body, Thanatos had barely escaped Naruto's clutches, but the escape had aggravated his injuries.
Dragging his badly wounded body along, Thanatos had fled to the outskirts of the Land of Fire. Yet Naruto and Jiraiya remained close behind, leaving him no time to properly recover. Thanatos was utterly enraged. He was the mighty Death God. Though he was not one of the twelve major gods, he was still a god of tremendous combat prowess. To be hounded into such a state by two mortals filled him with both fury and profound despair.
Thanatos muttered, "Now isn't the time to get angry. Finding somewhere to recover my strength has to come first. Once my power returns, even if it's only half, I won't have to be this pathetic. But where should I run? Where can I hide from those two lowly mortals?"
Just as Thanatos was agonizing over how to evade Naruto and Jiraiya, a voice rang out. "I know a place that can evade everyone's senses. Even with Naruto Uzumaki's awakened Uzumaki Clan bloodline limit, he would never be able to sense it. Would you be interested, Lord Thanatos?"
Hearing the voice, Thanatos hastily turned around, just in time to see a figure emerge from underground. It was Zetsu, whom Obito