Boom!
"That noise... That has to be Lady Tsunade, right? She's seriously amazing. But why does a rookie like me have to get dragged into something this troublesome? Don't overestimate me just because I'm Shiro and Taichi's teammate." As he spoke, Shikaki sighed, shoved both hands into his pockets, and lazily blocked Kakuzu and Meichuan's path.
"Sorry, but there's a Nara clan medicinal herb shop up ahead. You two stop here."
"Tap." Looking at Shikaki before them, Kakuzu and Meichuan came to a halt. A flicker of irritation flashed through Kakuzu's eyes. They had already decided to coast through this, but that did not mean just anyone was qualified to coast with them.
Clearly, in Kakuzu's eyes, some unknown brat did not have that right. Did he really think everyone was Emiya Shiro?
"Kid, there's still time to back down. Someone like you isn't qualified to make us act. You'll die."
Hearing that, Meichuan glanced at Kakuzu in surprise from the side. Even if they had agreed to go easy, did he have to make it this obvious? Still, Meichuan knew he was not good at using his head, so as usual, he obediently stood where he was.
If Kakuzu did not move, he did not move. That was experience!
But Kakuzu did indeed have his own considerations here. It was not that he had suddenly turned soft. The vast majority of normal ninja had no such thing as kindness, and Kakuzu was the same.
The main reason he did not want to act was because of the person behind Shikaki. Shikaki would be easy to kill, but afterward? He was afraid even his ashes would be scattered by Emiya Shiro!
So Kakuzu backed down. However, there was one thing Kakuzu had not expected: the one in charge of dealing