"Is that all you've got?"
"Didn't you want to avenge your companion so badly? Go on, kill me!"
"..."
Kakuzu kept taunting them, "sustaining" the fury of Corpse Bearer and the other three.
Quietly, he had led the four far from Hidan's position.
Kakuzu's goal was clear: he was still buying time, waiting for Hidan to recover.
And using that time to draw the other four away from Hidan would also reduce the threat to him somewhat.
It could be said that Kakuzu had done almost everything he could to look after Hidan.
Perhaps that was precisely why Hidan, who normally feared nothing, trusted Kakuzu so much!
Corpse Bearer and the other three were not unaware of Kakuzu's intentions.
But in the grip of their fury, they could no longer stay calm.
Their only thought now was to make Kakuzu die.
However, Kage Level strength was not so easily dealt with.
Besides, Kakuzu possessed a secret technique for "ripping out hearts," which all four had to guard against.
But they did not really know what price Kakuzu had paid to obtain Raijin's heart.
For the time being, he could no longer use that heart-ripping secret technique.
And so, the five fought as they retreated, gradually reaching the island's cliffside.
At that moment, Kakuzu stopped what he was doing.
He planted his feet and calmly folded his arms.
His muffled voice came from behind that mysterious faceplate.
"I've played with you long enough. Now die, all of you!"
As he spoke, the four masked Earth Grudge Fear creatures that had been locked in combat with Corpse Bearer and the other three suddenly hovered in midair.
The masked Earth Grudge Fear creature just "created" with Raijin's heart as its core moved.
It rushed toward the masked Earth Grudge Fear creature formed from