Naruto left the battlefield with a Body Flicker Technique. With a wave of his hand, he reeled in ten invisible Chakra Threads, and the ten Flying Thunder God Talismans his Spore Clone had placed flew safely back into his hand.
Looking at the ten Flying Thunder God Talismans, Naruto smiled. "So what if you're Kage Level? As long as I know your secrets, you bastards can't even fight as well as a Jonin. Taking you down is easy."
Yes, Hidan was formidable, but as long as Naruto kept him from getting any blood, he couldn't lose.
In fact, even if Hidan got his blood, Naruto could still turn defeat into victory by stopping him from drawing his Sacrificial Pattern.
To Naruto, that was simple. Hidan drew his pattern with ordinary blood, so any Water Release or Earth Release Ninjutsu could easily destroy it.
The reason skilled fighters had died at Hidan's hands in the original story was that, when they saw his bizarre ritual, none of them knew to interrupt it. They only attacked after he had finished establishing the damage transfer.
That was the power of intelligence.
Then there was Kakuzu.
If you didn't know his secret, killing him really would be difficult. But Naruto's soul wasn't from this world, and he knew Kakuzu's abilities inside and out.
Now that a Flying Thunder God Mark had been inscribed on Kakuzu's back, Naruto could toy with him however he pleased, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.
"Damn, both Hidan and Kakuzu came. Now that they've suffered a crushing defeat, will Nagato abandon the mission... or keep sending other teams?"
Naruto frowned at the thought. He hadn't expected to clash with the Akatsuki this soon.
But now that he had, he wouldn't be afraid even if the heavens themselves came after