Atop a cliff on the border of the Land of Whirlpools' ruins.
Several men in Red Cloud Black Cloaks stood in a row, gazing into the distance.
Hidan scratched his head and complained impatiently, "Where are they? Are the enemies coming or not? Seriously, this is so boring!"
Kakuzu rolled his eyes at him and sneered quietly, "What's the rush? In a hurry to die? The people coming are the Kage of their respective villages. With nothing but your Taijutsu, you'd struggle to touch a hair on their heads."
Deidara: "Hahahaha, just thinking about it gets me excited! After this battle, my art will surely earn recognition from the entire world, hmm!"
Sasori: "Let me make this clear first: the Kazekage is my prey. None of you are allowed to interfere between him and me!"
Kisame Hoshigaki: "Tsk, tsk... picking opponents already? Then leave the Mizukage to me. Mr. Itachi, who would you like to fight?"
Uchiha Itachi: "Anyone is fine with me..."
"Hmph!"
Looking at Itachi's utterly unruffled expression, Hidan said irritably:
"Itachi! I've put up with that fearless, pretentious act of yours for long enough! I've fought the Raikage, and I get the feeling he's the strongest of the Five Kage. Fight him if you've got the guts!"
Uchiha Itachi tilted his head slightly and replied calmly, "All right..."
At this, Hidan grew even angrier. The more Itachi acted this way, the more irritated he became:
"Damn you, you arrogant bastard! You'll just take him because I offered? I was kidding! He's mine! Mine! The strongest one has to be offered to Lord Jashin by my own hands!"
"The pain he made me feel, I'll pay back with my own hands!"
"Stop bickering! What's all this endless chatter?!" Kakuzu snapped:
"Hidan, your abilities aren't suited to fighting alone,