Shinji walked unhurriedly through the fog-covered mountains. Visibility was extremely low, with no living creatures in sight and not a sound to be heard.
The silence was unsettling.
Of course, that did not include a certain someone.
After an unknown amount of time, the surrounding fog suddenly began to thin, extending his field of vision to a dozen or so meters.
It gave the illusion that he was heading in the right direction.
Several hundred steps farther on, a figure suddenly began approaching from the opposite direction.
Shinji immediately drew the Kubikiribōchō, ready to attack.
But when he saw who it was, he froze.
"Hidan, you idiot?"
"Shinji, you bastard?"
Both stopped in their tracks, then quickly came together.
"I finally found you. What the hell happened? I was walking along when I realized you'd all disappeared, leaving me wandering around like a headless chicken."
The moment they met, Hidan eagerly began asking questions.
Shinji, who had been about to ask the same thing, shook his head. "I'm not sure either. Just like you, I was walking along when I suddenly realized you were all gone."
"So that means Tobi got separated too. We've all been split up. I'm worried Tobi might be in danger. We should find him as soon as possible."
Shinji gave Hidan a somewhat surprised look. "What's wrong? Did you run into something?"
"No, but I figure that since the enemy deliberately separated us, they must be planning to pick us off one at a time. Now that we've regrouped, we're relatively safe, so I'm more worried that Tobi might be getting attacked right now."
"Well, look at you. In all the time I've known you, this is the first time I've heard you lay things out so logically," Shinji said with a smile.
Hidan paused