A blood-red shadow howled through the air, aimed straight at Chen Yu's throat.
Chen Yu could even feel the sharp edge of the Blood-Colored Scythe. Under that icy chill, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up uncontrollably.
"Die!"
Hidan's violet-red pupils were filled with madness. At such a distance, no one in the entire Ninja World except The King could possibly evade this!
Even if the opponent had mastered time-based Ninjutsu, it would be the same.
Even Kakuzu could not help but relax, even finding his earlier wariness toward this man somewhat laughable.
He had thought Chen Yu was some terrifying powerhouse, an enemy worth taking seriously. Who would have thought he was such an idiot?
Even if this guy did not die from Hidan's attack, he would definitely be injured. And once injured, only death awaited him.
Yet what happened next drastically changed Hidan and Kakuzu's expressions.
Chen Yu merely stood calmly where he was. Facing Hidan's attack, his expression did not change in the slightest, nor did his body move. He simply watched as Hidan's Blood-Colored Scythe slashed toward his neck.
"Clang!"
A sound like metal striking metal rang out. Though it was not loud, it resounded like a thunderclap in Hidan and Kakuzu's minds.
How was this possible?
How could a human body be this hard?
No, that was not right!
Kakuzu stared fixedly at the space between the Blood-Colored Scythe and Chen Yu's neck. There was a layer of black substance there, like steel.
What was that?
"Weak power."
Feeling the impact against the Armament Haki around his neck, Chen Yu spoke with slight disappointment.
"It is even inferior to a Master Swordsman's Zanjutsu. A Kage-level fighter should not be this weak."
"Oh, I almost forgot."
"Setting aside those strange methods, you are