Saibote could not have known his own innate weapon any better.
But he had never known that his Golden Snake Sword could actually turn into a golden snake!
Under his incredulous gaze, the golden snake bit into his neck.
The ashen-gray Petrification Curse began to spread...
Seeing this, Shinji could not help breathing a sigh of relief. It was finally over.
He had already secured the eyeball he needed in advance, and there would be quite a haul afterward, too. Pretty damn nice.
Kirigakure, Konoha-every last one of them was working for him!
But just then, something unexpected happened again!
Someone actually tore another opening into Saibote's domain from outside, and a rather handsome Gentleman Man in a tailcoat and bowler hat walked in.
After entering the domain, he did not so much as glance at Shinji. He simply took one step and vanished.
Shinji was stunned!
Even he had failed to see how the man had moved.
When the Gentleman Man reappeared in his field of vision, he was holding half a head in one hand while tucking Saibote's unique hourglass into his coat with the other.
There was only half a head because the rest of Saibote's body had already petrified and was beyond saving.
Had the man arrived a fraction of a second later, even that half a head could not have been saved.
"Do you need me to kill this man for you?"
The Gentleman Man asked with a smile.
By now, Saibote had lost the ability to speak. It was strange that he was even still alive.
Yet the Gentleman Man understood Saibote's "inner voice."
"Mm, mm... all right. Since you insist, I'll leave him for you to deal with."
Then he raised his head and said apologetically, "Sorry, my companion is terribly willful. Could