Each side had mistaken the other for enemies, and a battle broke out in Konoha under cover of night. Normally, this would have put Hidan at a serious disadvantage. This was Konoha, after all, and hordes of ninja reinforcements could arrive at any moment. Neither Hidan nor Kakuzu wanted that to happen-and neither did Kakashi.
If a fight at the Uchiha Residence drew a crowd, people would inevitably dig into the matter, and the fact that Chinatsu was in "secluded training" might be exposed.
People had dared to send assassins after Chinatsu even when she was a "superwoman." Now that she had become a "mere mortal," they might send an entire assassination squad.
Kakashi and Hidan clashed in the darkness. There were no flashy ninjutsu attacks, only exchanges of taijutsu.
In a straight taijutsu fight, however, Hidan held a considerable advantage. It was not because his taijutsu was particularly powerful, but because of his special ability, "Death Controlling Possessed Blood."
With this forbidden technique, Hidan needed only a single drop of his enemy's blood to share damage with them, and it worked against most opponents. If he wounded Kakashi and took his blood, the outcome would be decided that very instant.
Kakashi's kunai repeatedly clashed with Hidan's scythe. Although he had no idea what trump card Hidan was hiding, the alarm bells warning him of danger kept ringing in his head.
Kakashi fought as he retreated, while Hidan grew increasingly aggressive. Kakuzu watched them with dead-fish eyes. If he had not noticed that Kakashi also wanted to avoid causing a commotion, he would have dragged Hidan away and fled long ago.
"Why does the boss's presence feel a little strange... Is this man guarding the boss's door?" Kakuzu muttered softly.
A jonin serving as a doorman?
Under normal circumstances, that