Seeing Kakuzu get blasted away by a single Water Release jutsu from Neji, Hidan, who had originally held Neji in utter contempt, was completely dumbfounded.
In his view, aside from Gaara of Sunagakure, there should not have been any enemies this strong on this mission.
He could even defeat the Kazekage, yet some kid who had appeared out of nowhere had sent his teammate flying?
Hidan froze for a moment, then his gaze turned dangerous.
He tightened his grip on the scythe in his hand.
"Let's deal with the Kazekage first."
Hidan glanced at Gaara, who was covered in blood but still standing.
He needed to cripple Gaara first before he could focus on dealing with Neji.
But just as he was about to make his move, the bloody ritual circle beneath his feet suddenly shattered.
When he drove the Death God scythe into his own thigh, agonizing pain struck him.
Though he could not die, he felt pain no differently from an ordinary person.
Every time he performed a sacrifice, he had to endure the same suffering as the person offered up as the sacrifice.
This time, he had pierced his own thigh, intending to cripple Gaara.
Yet the damage he expected did not appear on Gaara's body.
Gaara felt nothing.
Even Hidan was stunned.
"What's going on?"
"Why did it stop working?"
At that moment, he realized something.
Lowering his head, he saw that the bloody ritual circle beneath his feet had shattered.
The soil below had cracked apart, causing his bloody ritual circle to fail.
His bloody ritual circle had been broken so easily.
Hidan realized something and raised his head to look at Neji.
Neji's expression remained calm.
A chill ran down Hidan's back.
"This guy... this guy actually figured out this jutsu's weakness?"
"How did