Time passed slowly, and the core members of Akatsuki were carrying out a secret operation.
The Land of Lightning.
Kakuzu and Hidan tracked down the whereabouts of Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, based on intelligence. In the end, after getting beaten up, Hidan obtained Yugito's blood.
Success Yugito.
The Land of Water.
Sasori and Deidara arrived above a lake. " Art is an Explosion, drink!"
Boom boom boom...
A large turtle floated to the surface of the water shortly afterward. The Three-Tails creature was stunned by the explosion, and the turtle was successfully captured.
Pain summoned everyone again and spent several days sealing the Two-Tails and Three-Tails.
Three months later, Kisame and Itachi successfully located the whereabouts of Roshi, the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails, and Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. Kisame captured Roshi, and Itachi took down Han.
Because of their clandestine operation, the disappearance of these Tailed Beast went unnoticed by anyone outside of Konoha, and the process proceeded relatively smoothly.
With five Tailed Beast sealed in one go, everyone's confidence soared.
"Thank you all for your hard work. We'll take a short break now. Our plan is to capture and seal the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails together. We'll keep you informed as soon as we have any relevant information."
After saying this, Pain dispelled the Magic Lantern Body Technique.
"Moon, if it's convenient, find some time to go back to the village." Pain's voice suddenly appeared in Aoki Tsuki's mind.
"Okay, I'll head back as soon as I've finished what I'm doing."
The reason for waiting a few days is that during the sealing of the Tailed Beast, Kakuzu told him that Hidan had been gone for several days.
Aoki Tsuki was worried that this guy might take the opportunity to sneak back and launch an attack. Since Sister Mimoto was currently unwell, he decided to wait a few more days.
Another very important thing is that he has completed the senescence of nearly 1% of his body's cells.
The Second-Stage Sage Mode is about to be achieved!
I thought Hidan would choose a suitable time to launch a sneak attack, but I overestimated his intelligence.
They couldn't wait until nightfall; Triple-Bladed Scythe.
Puff... Puff...
He casually killed the two gatekeepers. In the past two years, he had traveled with Kakuzu and broadened his horizons. He disdained to sacrifice such small fry.
"Hahaha... I'm back!"
Hidan out a wild laugh, announcing his triumphant return, and picked up the Jashin necklace around his neck to pray devoutly.
" Lord Jashin above, I will send these guys to hell immediately, please bless me."
At this moment, the entire headquarters was quiet. There were no sounds of running or shouting, and no one came out to surround and kill him, which was completely different from the last time.
"What happened? Did I scare you? Yes, that must be it. Fear is the best fuel for sacrifice."
Hidan cheered himself up and casually pulled out a wooden comb to tidy his silver hair.
The sense of ritual is very important. Such a sacred moment should have been spent burning incense, bathing, and fasting for three days, but he simply couldn't wait.
" My Lord Jashin, please forgive me, let's get started!"
Hidan ran around three houses with his Triple-Bladed Scythe but couldn't find anyone. He Hidan panic. Then, around a corner, he saw a 'woman' wearing a white, watery mask.
" Hidan, it's been a long time."
"The style of Kirigakure Ninja? Who are you? That weapon looks familiar... it seems like... die!"
Hidan suddenly remembered who this person was and immediately launched an attack. In order to maximize the amount of blood he could take from the enemy, he extended the rope by Triple-Bladed Scythe meters.
The attack range is terrifyingly large; a mere glancing blow from any of the three scythes is considered a success.
Clang!
The transparent ice wall, about the size of a door, bounced the Triple-Bladed Scythe back with a crisp sound.
"Is that Ice Release? You've improved quite a bit."
"Thank you for the compliment, but your abilities are too dangerous. I will not show any mercy." Haku formed a hand Hand Seals: " Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique "
The pale white mist quickly spread throughout the courtyard, and then Bai's figure disappeared into the mist.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Silver light and shadow flashed, riddling Hidan's body with holes. Transparent threads pierced through his body, pinning him to the ground from all sides, like a spider web capturing its prey.
"Long Sword Ninja Technique·Earth Spider·Latent Shadow Stitch"
"Ah... ah... it hurts so much, you've really excited me, hahaha..."
Hidan appeared to be insane, making no attempt at defense and even seemingly enjoying it, slowly exerting force as the sharp threads piercing through his flesh severed his muscles and bones.
Creak... creak...
His body gradually freed itself from the spider web, covered in blood, looking quite gruesome.
"No matter what you do, you can't scare me. Save your breath, Hidan." Haku's voice came.
Upon hearing Hidan, Hidan swiftly swung his Triple-Bladed Scythe, aiming to strike in the direction of the voice. However, the next second, the voice reappeared behind him, followed by voices coming from almost all directions.
"Is that Body Flicker Technique? No, Body Flicker Technique can't be this fast... I'll kill you."
Ding ding ding...!!
The sound of walls being hit echoed from all around, as if they had been locked in a room.
Buzz...
The sound of steel wires being pulled came from all around him again, and an invisible net quickly tightened, binding Hidan so he could not move.
" Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals - Heavenly Spider Web"
As the thick fog dissipated, an oval array composed of more than ten pieces of ice appeared in the courtyard, with Hidan suspended in the middle by transparent threads.
"You think you've beaten me like that? Hahaha... Let me show you my true strength."
Black and white lines appeared on Hidan's body as he entered Jashin Mode. His chest suddenly swelled up, and he spat out black blood.
Puff... puff... puff...
The steel wires binding him snapped instantly under the corrosive effect of the black blood.
Hidan landed back on the ground, slowly reached out to pick up the Triple-Bladed Scythe, and gave Haku a cruel smile, "Now what are you going to do?"
His battle has only just begun.
"Wow... that's amazing!"
Haku gave him a polite compliment, then reached out and pressed his hand on one of the ice crystals, instantly freezing Hidan and the surrounding ice into an ice egg.
Hidan was frozen inside the ice egg, his face still showing a look of astonishment.
"The weakness of immortality is obvious. As your home base, we know your strengths and weaknesses very well and have many ways to deal with you."
In extremely low temperatures, the body would freeze solid, so it wouldn't be able to vomit blood anymore.
To prevent Hidan from suffocating, Haku thoughtfully left a vent for him to breathe, allowing him to retain a sliver of life.
"Asshole..."
Hidan was barely able to make a sound; he never expected that his 'blood sacrifice cult plan' would suffer a Waterloo so soon after it began.
This time, he didn't think things through and wasn't prepared.
Izumi stepped forward, looked at Hidan, and sighed, "This guy hasn't grown at all. I thought he was going to ambush me from the shadows."
Bai shook his head. "No, it's not that. I just vomited blood; it seems I discovered some of the abilities in my own blood."
"Your timing is perfect. If I were dealing with him, it would have taken me a lot of effort. Thanks, Bai."
"Just something I did. Any other tasks? I'm still a little short on my loan this year."
"Yes, I specially saved it for you."
puff...
Hidan fainted on the spot from anger upon hearing this.
When he woke up again, he found himself lying in a patch of yellow sand, with chunks of ice still partially melted beneath him.
" The Land of Wind? How did I get here?!"
Hidan felt his brain wasn't working properly. The Land of Hot Water was on a large island in the easternmost part of the continent, while the Land of Wind was in the westernmost part.
'It must be the Lord Jashin punishing me.'
Thump...!
He immediately knelt in the yellow sand and prayed, " Lord Jashin, I was wrong. I will return one day. I am the rightful heir. Those people merely stole your name."
After a while, Hidan felt his mouth was parched. If he were trapped in the desert, he might turn into a dried-up corpse due to excessive water loss.
Seeing that there were still a few small ice cubes on the ground that were about to completely melt, it quickly lay down and licked them with its tongue.
'Damn it, Haku actually knows Ice Release!'
After throwing Hidan to the Land of Wind, Aoki Tsuki returned to Amegakure. Now that most of the Tailed Beast had been captured, the next steps needed to be taken with caution.
" My Lady Angel, what does the leader want with me?"
They're becoming increasingly brazen.
Regardless of her inner thoughts, Konan didn't show any emotion on the surface. "It's about the next plan..."
The West District Tower was where Aoki Tsuki first set foot; he usually tried to avoid going to the West District.
This is a tacit understanding between them.
Led by Konan, Aoki Tsuki followed her all the way to the top of the tower, where she saw Pain standing on the tongue of the statue.
"Leader!"
Aoki Tsuki bowed respectfully; the man before him was the main force against the Five Great Shinobi Villages, while he preferred to be a support.
"Yes, the difficulty of capturing the next Tailed Beast will increase significantly. With your abilities, capturing the Six-Tails together with Konan should be no problem."
"Are you worried about the Eight-Tails? Rumor has it that it's Perfect Jinchuriki; it could indeed be a bit troublesome."
Pain suddenly said, "Let's spar a bit later, and I'll see how you are before we make any plans."
"Ah... that won't be necessary. How could I possibly compare myself to you, Chief?"
Aoki Tsuki was startled and quickly shook his head in refusal. Had Pain discovered his attempt to poach his girlfriend and was now taking the opportunity to teach him a lesson?
That wretched Konan, it must have been her who tattled!
Konan looked at Pain with some confusion, 'Why is Pain suddenly going to fight Light?'
Pain's attitude was firm. "Heh... no need to be modest. I've heard about your combat abilities. Even a genius like Itachi couldn't defeat you in his area of expertise."
Everyone privately praises you as the number one assassin in the Shinobi World; your growth in strength over the years has truly astonished even me.
I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to see how far you'd gotten.
Nobody would believe you!
However, having come this far, Aoki Tsuki couldn't refuse and could only nod in agreement. "Since the leader is interested, I will certainly accompany you. Let's stop here."
Pain nodded. "That's more like it. Let's find a more open space."
The three of them left the village together and headed northwest.
Seemingly for the sake of fairness, it remains within the Land of Rain's territory, so that Aoki Tsuki's Water Release will not be weakened.