"Born evil, you Uchiha brat!"
Kakuzu stared at Uchiha Jin with bloodshot eyes, making no effort to hide his killing intent.
A few months ago, this man had nearly killed him.
Had it not been for his extensive experience in escaping, this brat would certainly have finished him off.
All this time, Kakuzu had thought of nothing but revenge.
Today, at last, he would have it.
"Well, if it isn't the old veteran who tried to assassinate the God of Shinobi and escaped unscathed?"
Uchiha Jin wore a mocking expression, a derisive smile curling his lips.
"Will you be bragging to people that you fought me and escaped unscathed, too?"
"Bastard!"
Those words instantly struck Kakuzu where it hurt, sending fury rushing to his head.
He had always taken pride in having tried to assassinate Hashirama Senju and escaped unscathed.
Until Uchiha Jin mocked him to his face, and he tried to teach him a lesson, only to be crushed.
Now he no longer dared to boast about it.
Black Chakra Threads had already begun creeping silently from his cuffs, winding around the several beating hearts behind him.
He was no match for Jin alone, but he refused to believe that so many of them together still couldn't defeat Uchiha Jin.
"Calm down, Kakuzu."
Sasori of the Red Sands unfastened the puppet strapped to his back. After assassinating the Third Kazekage, he had made his corpse into a puppet, then secretly left Sunagakure.
Possessing a puppet made from the Third Kazekage's body made him feel stronger than ever before.
A few weeks ago, Konan of the Akatsuki had invited him to join the organization, and he had remained there ever since.
Sooner or later, Obito Uchiha would bring him out to deal with Uchiha Jin.
Although Sasori of the Red