Kakuzu and Hidan hurriedly turned around, only to find Roshi standing behind them. Perhaps because both had been focused on Kisame Hoshigaki, they had failed to realize that Roshi had spotted them the moment they approached.
"You two... you're wanted criminals, aren't you? Although I've left Iwagakure, I still have to act when I see wanted criminals. Besides, I'm running low on money."
Roshi closed in on them with the Body Flicker Technique and slammed a fist into Hidan with force rivaling monstrous strength, sending him flying on the spot.
Kakuzu immediately used his secret technique. One black, masked monster after another flew out of his body. The masks opened their mouths, unleashing all kinds of ninjutsu.
Roshi had never seen anything like this and was startled. The various ninjutsu struck him, sending him flying as well.
"Hidan! Get up already!"
Kakuzu shouted at Hidan, who had been knocked away. Under normal circumstances, someone would have yelled, "Hey! Are you all right?" But Hidan was immortal. Even if that punch had smashed him to pieces, he would still have been fine.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Seriously, I'm always the one ambushing other people. Who would've thought I'd get ambushed myself? I got careless and didn't dodge."
Looking somewhat disheveled, Hidan quickly climbed to his feet. He twisted his neck with a series of cracks. It hurt, sure, but... no damage!
Roshi, on the other hand, had tumbled through a full seven hundred and twenty degrees, leaving his face covered in dust.
"I was careless. I didn't expect both of you to be so bizarre. One didn't even feel human when I punched him, and the other's practically a monster."
Roshi raised an arm and wiped the dust off his face. Once the dust was gone, his tone underwent a complete