Hidan slammed his triple-bladed scythe heavily into the ground, looking arrogant and smug.
At that moment, One-Tail Shukaku lay beside Hidan with its limbs stretched out and its belly facing the sky, utterly motionless.
Kakuzu walked over and said, "A tailed beast that isn't sealed inside a jinchuriki really does take quite some time to deal with."
"Hurry up and send this fat, oversized raccoon back to the temporary base. Sasori and Deidara are definitely going to be embarrassed." Hidan was already looking forward to seeing Sasori and Deidara's enraged expressions.
According to the mission assignments, Sasori and Deidara had been responsible for capturing One-Tail Shukaku, but they had failed.
Now, however, Hidan and Kakuzu had successfully subdued One-Tail Shukaku. Not only had they boosted their own prestige, but they would also leave Sasori and Deidara with nowhere to hide their faces.
Kakuzu was filled with doubts. One-Tail Shukaku had been sealed inside a clay jar, but who had placed that jar here, and what exactly had that person been trying to accomplish?
"What about the Two-Tails?" Hidan scratched his head. Their target on this trip had been the Two-Tails, yet before they had even encountered it, they had captured the One-Tail instead.
"We'll return to the temporary base first." Kakuzu rapidly formed hand seals and pressed his palm against the ground. "Ninjutsu! Summoning Technique!"
Kakuzu summoned a black, muscular wild ox. It was enormous, not much smaller than Shukaku.
Half an hour later, the muscular wild ox slowly pulled the incapacitated Shukaku along as Kakuzu and Hidan leisurely led the way ahead.
Hidan fumed, "If I find out who messed with me, I'll definitely send him to meet Jashin!"
"It may be related to Konoha." Kakuzu voiced his guess. "According to the intelligence Sasori and Deidara brought back, they