"Ahahahaha!!"
Hidan activated Curse Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood.
By reflecting the damage, he had no fear of the ninjutsu, shuriken, or other attacks coming from all around him.
Instead, the Konoha ANBU whose blood Hidan had collected suffered miserably.
"Goddammit, what's going on? We're retreating? What the hell? I haven't had my fill yet!"
Hidan licked the blood from his cheek, still eager for more.
"If I tell you to retreat, then retreat. Quit dragging your feet. Konoha may be declining now..."
"But even a starving camel is bigger than a horse. Do you really think Konoha is weak?"
Without another word, Kakuzu retreated.
"Tch~"
Hidan clicked his tongue disdainfully, but had no choice but to follow Kakuzu and leave with the Body Flicker Technique.
"Asuma, are you all right?"
Kurenai Yuhi hurried over to the gravely injured Asuma.
She found that his own Ash Pile Burning had backfired on him, burning the skin off his face.
Just as the Akatsuki attempted to retreat...
The Chunin Exams Preliminaries were almost over.
"Wait, Hinata is this strong too?"
Sakura Haruno watched Hinata knock Zaku to the ground with Eight Trigrams Palm, leaving him unable to move. Her eyes trembled.
After all, Zaku had ambushed them back in the Forest of Death.
He had put all three of them through hell.
If Sasuke hadn't doubled his strength using the Cursed Seal of Heaven in the end, they might not even have passed the second exam.
Yet now, Zaku lay on the ground, beaten unconscious by Hinata.
Sakura's intuition told her that Hinata's strength had to have something to do with Yemu.
After the Preliminaries ended...
There would be a short break. In a few days or so, the Third Match Exam of the Chunin Exams would begin.
At that