"Didn't we already kill that guy? Why are we still running?"
"I called you stupid, and you really don't have a brain! Didn't you hear him say he was from some Akatsuki organization? Can you guarantee he came alone this time?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Even a few more of them would be no match for the great Lord Hidan!"
Watching Hidan stubbornly hold his head high and boast despite being half-paralyzed, his spirit unbroken by his crippled body, Shinji was truly moved. Without another word, he let go.
"Hey, bastard! Where are you going?" Lying on the ground, unable to move, Hidan immediately panicked when he saw Shinji turn to leave.
"I'm afraid that if someone catches up with us, Hidan the Sage won't have enough room to unleash his skills and might accidentally hurt me."
Hidan's weathered face instantly reddened, but he still stubbornly insisted, "Don't worry. I'm not in great shape right now, so I can't accidentally hurt you... Ah, forget it. I'll let them off this time. Once I've recovered, I'll cut them down one by one and send them all to Lord Jashin!"
The moment he saw Shinji roll his eyes and walk farther away, Hidan hurriedly changed his tune.
"Listen to you bragging. If you were really that amazing, you wouldn't be lying here paralyzed."
Shinji snapped back at him. After all this time, Hidan had also learned that a wise man knew when to back down, so he muttered a couple of things too quietly for anyone to hear and decisively stopped arguing.
In truth, he understood better than anyone just how terrifying that guy had been.
Honestly, he hadn't understood that final move at all, and its destructive power had shocked him beyond measure!
If he hadn't possessed immortality, he