Hidan's scythe swept through the woods, severed branches and leaves raining down on Yugito Nii's shoulders.
She leaped backward to dodge the sweeping blade. "Can't you give it a rest, you lunatic!"
Yūto's figure was growing more distant, almost disappearing from sight, so Yugito Nii had no choice but to follow again.
"Hahahaha! Run, run!"
"Once I get your blood again, you won't be getting away!"
Yugito Nii was so furious that the fur on her cat ears stood on end. She was both angry and frightened now.
She was angry because Yūto refused to save her, and frightened because of Hidan's bizarre methods. She had already watched the Yukage die to his strange ability, and she didn't want to die in the same bizarre way.
"Yūto! Keep running and I'll blast you away along with this lunatic!"
She formed hand seals as she ran, unleashing the strongest ability she could use at this stage: Rat Tail Ball.
Sensing the disturbance as Rat Tail Ball swept past his ear, Yūto, who had been hurrying ahead with his head down, suddenly screeched to a halt. Holding a gray rabbit by its ears in his left hand, he swiftly formed hand seals with his right.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Several fireballs shot toward Hidan, forcing him to tumble awkwardly sideways.
He wanted to remind Yugito Nii to hurry and follow, but he feared that hearing his voice would put Hidan on guard.
He could only keep sprinting toward the volcano without looking back, stuffing the struggling rabbit into his Ninja Tool Pouch along the way.
The three-person chase gradually approached the volcanic crater.
The smell of sulfur grew stronger, and Hidan's wild laughter mingled with scalding steam, trembling through the air. "Lord Jashin loves scorching offerings!"
He suddenly accelerated, hooked Yugito