Hidan Was Killed for Good

After Kurama Yakumo received the Uzumaki Clan Sage Body Naruto had obtained for her, she grew stronger by the day. She no longer looked as frail and pale as she once had.

At the same time, her hair turned crimson.

"Damn it, that hurt!" Hidan struggled to his feet and glared at Naruto, who had kicked him away.

Kakuzu looked at Naruto's sudden arrival in surprise. "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. I didn't expect you to show yourself. Saves me the trouble of finding you!"

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Perfect! I can finally offer a Jinchūriki's blood to Lord Jashin!"

At Kakuzu's words, Hidan fixed his eyes on Naruto, his face lighting up with greedy delight.

He raised his Scythe and charged at Naruto, abandoning his previous prey, Asuma, without a second thought.

"Sara!" Naruto called sharply.

"Mm." The slender puppet girl stepped forward and pulled a scroll from her clothes.

The others stared. They had thought she was a puppet, but she seemed to have a mind of her own. Was she human?

Kakuzu narrowed his eyes at Sara. As far as he knew, Sasori of the Red Sands had turned himself from a human into a puppet. He hadn't expected to see a second person like that today.

Damn, she's a bad match for Hidan! Kakuzu realized. He hurriedly looked between Hidan and Sara.

Sara took a nearly ten-meter-tall humanoid puppet from the scroll and concealed herself inside it.

The Giant Puppet held a Blue Shield in its left hand, while a device resembling a flamethrower was mounted on its right arm.

"Get out of my way!"

Hidan was fast. In the blink of an eye, he reached the Giant Puppet and brought his Scythe down hard.

He intended to smash the thing blocking his path with brute strength, then hunt