Though the possibility was slim, they still had to be on guard.
Kakuzu: I Have Fought Hashirama Senju
However, Kakuzu soon made his own judgment.
He spoke to Hidan, who had long been waiting impatiently at the side.
"Alright, we can be sure now. It's time to make a move."
Hidan cursed, "Kakuzu, what the hell are you doing? What a waste of time. Do you know that interrupting my worship of Lord Evil God like this is a great disrespect?"
With that, Hidan dragged his scythe-like weapon and was about to charge out.
Seeing this, Kakuzu hurriedly said, "Wait a moment! This isn't a suitable place to fight."
This time, Hidan merely curled his lip without saying anything.
He seemed to agree with Kakuzu's words as well.
Having made their decision, the two swiftly headed toward Asuma.
Meanwhile, Asuma still had no idea that he had been targeted by two madmen.
At the moment, Asuma felt inexplicably uneasy. After all, it was his first time, and under normal circumstances, any man would have something on his mind at a time like this.
Those thoughts compelled him to return at once to the person who needed him.
Whenever he thought of this, his pace unconsciously quickened.
The journey had been peaceful enough.
By noon, although he wanted to keep going, his stomach was clearly the first to protest.
Left with no choice, he found a wild rabbit nearby to serve as today's lunch.
The instant the blazing fire ignited and drew his gaze—
Several faint rustling sounds suddenly came from not far away.
Though his attention had been diverted, he immediately became alert and shouted, "Who's there?"
At the same time, he looked toward the source of the noise.
Soon, another wild rabbit darted away from that direction.
Asuma let