Hidan walked alone through the wilderness, seemingly hurrying toward some destination.
Hidan had willingly acted as bait, planning to lure Naruto out and capture him in one fell swoop.
Kabuto had already joined forces with Zetsu and received the intelligence Zetsu had provided.
Kabuto then relayed Hidan's location to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru then passed it on to Naruto.
Naturally, Naruto was not afraid. He simply played along and chose to confront them head-on.
"Seriously? You made me come to this godforsaken place, saying it would lure Naruto here? Are you kidding? How could the Nine-Tails jinchuriki possibly be here?"
Hidan recalled Zetsu's instructions.
"Just find some deserted place and wait for the Nine-Tails jinchuriki to come looking for you," Zetsu had instructed.
"Are you serious? I just pick some random place, and the Nine-Tails jinchuriki will find me? What do you take me for? Do I attract jinchuriki or something?" Hidan felt certain that Zetsu had lost his mind.
"You don't need to doubt it. Just do it." Zetsu possessed exceptional stealth and concealment abilities. He had hidden in the shadows and overheard Naruto's plan.
Zetsu already knew that Naruto's next target was the Seven-Tails.
But the Seven-Tails' whereabouts were unknown. If Naruto wanted information on the Seven-Tails, he could only start with Hidan.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..." Hidan was extremely impatient and felt this plan was unreliable. "If you want to find the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, why not just go straight to Konoha Village?"
Beads of sweat rolled down Zetsu's forehead. If I had that ability, would I need you idiots to help me?
Thus, Hidan reluctantly came to this nameless, godforsaken place.
Wilderness stretched in every direction. There was no sign of any living creature nearby, and the air was filled with deathly silence.
"Ah, not even a single bird in