"Those who know not the pain of others shall face divine judgment."
"An offering to Lord Jashin!"
Pfft!
Without hesitation, Hidan drove his black spear straight into his own heart.
At that exact moment, the Kumogakure Jōnin who had circled around from the left suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
With a look of utter disbelief in his eyes, he pitched forward and collapsed to the ground!
Meanwhile, the Jōnin coming from the right had successfully thrust his long blade straight through Hidan's throat.
Before the victorious ninja could even breathe a sigh of relief, he caught sight of his comrade's lifeless body several meters away, eyes still wide open in death. He froze in shock.
"How could this happen?! Hyakkai?!"
"Damn it! Die already!"
Furious, he tried to twist his blade sideways and slice clean through Hidan's neck.
But no matter how hard he pulled or pushed, the blade remained completely stuck.
"Hey! Quit moving around! Do you realize how much that hurts?!"
Hidan turned his head to look at him. His right hand was gripping the blade tightly — no wonder it wouldn't budge.
The Jōnin was terrified. How can this man speak so clearly and powerfully with his throat pierced? And how is he strong enough to stop me from cutting him down?
And what happened next was even more horrifying.
Hidan suddenly pulled the black spear out from his own heart, and immediately thrust it straight toward the man's eye.
The ninja instantly let go of his weapon and scrambled backward, putting distance between them.
His face was a mix of shock and confusion!
Until he understood exactly what kind of jutsu his opponent was using, he had no intention of ending up like his friend.
He simply couldn't accept that a fully qualified Jōnin had died so inexplicably.
But Hidan just laughed wildly.
"He's already been sent to meet Lord Jashin! You're next! Kneel down and beg for mercy, knock your head on the ground a few times, and maybe Lord Hidan might just let you live."
"In your dreams!"
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
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"Lightning Release: Righteous Lightning Burden Axe!"
BOOM!
The ground itself split open under Oteii's axe strike, and violent lightning serpents surged outward in all directions.
But Shinji, who had been standing there a moment before, had vanished just before impact.
Then he appeared eerily right behind Oteii!
Ambush Strike!
Shinji had mastered this technique long ago — using it as a brief invincibility frame to dodge almost any ninjutsu or curse technique.
He dragged the Executioner's Blade along the ground, then swung it violently upward.
However, the rampant electricity filling the area inevitably caused Shinji's muscles to seize up and go numb. As a result, the speed and power of the strike were significantly reduced.
That small delay gave his opponent just enough time to react.
Powered by his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Oteii spun around instantly and caught the upward swing with his double-sided axe!
"BREAK FOR ME!"
Eyes blazing with rage, Oteii poured massive amounts of lightning-chakra into his weapon, trying to shatter his enemy's blade.
But Shinji countered immediately with a curse technique of his own.
Ten-Part Curse Art: Waraku Waraku!
CLANG!
The Executioner's Blade and the double-sided axe collided with tremendous force — harder and louder than any strike before.
Swish... thud!
Half of the Executioner's Blade spun through the air and buried itself point-first into the dirt.
It broke AGAIN!
But Shinji had long since gotten used to this.
And at least he wasn't the only one whose weapon was ruined.
A quick glance showed Oteii was now holding nothing more than a handle.
Neither one could mock the other.
But there was a problem.
Oteii had two axes.
Heartbroken, Oteii threw away what was left of his "firewood stick", raised his second axe, and charged again.
Shinji had no choice but to drop the broken half-blade and meet the attack with his Golden Serpent Sword.
"You were bragging so confidently earlier. Surely this isn't all you've got?"
Shinji yawned while dodging and parrying left and right.
Up until now, he hadn't fought seriously at all — he had been deliberately letting his opponent give it his all.
But honestly? He was a little disappointed.
Oteii's rage burned hotter. He swung his axe with blinding speed, crackling with thunder and lightning.
Yet every time, Shinji's serpent sword blocked the strike perfectly and effortlessly.
And whatever small amount of electricity managed to conduct through? With Shinji's current physical constitution, it barely registered.
"It seems you really don't have any new tricks left. Very well — my turn."
After deflecting another heavy blow, Shinji suddenly leaped backward to create distance. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of blood blades materialized and hovered in the air behind him.
During the whole fight, The Glutton's Stomach hanging from his waist had been continuously pumping out blood. He now had more than enough to waste freely.
"Don't die too easily... that would make things far too boring."
Shinji flicked his finger lightly. Instantly, the countless blood blades hovering behind him shot forward, swarming toward Oteii!
Oteii didn't try to tank the attack. Instead, he relied on his speed to evade.
At this moment, he really was faster than the flying blades. Most of the projectiles missed him entirely, slicing through trees and shattering rocks instead.
Shinji just smiled faintly, completely unbothered.
Before the first wave had even finished, he condensed hundreds of blood spears.
With an unlimited supply of blood to spend, fighting this way was incredibly satisfying. It was a level of extravagance the Kamo clan could never even dream of.
"Go."
With a simple thought, the countless blood spears blasted forward again.
Oteii, already growing tired from constantly dodging, prepared to repeat his tactic. But as he leaped aside, he heard several screams ring out nearby.
Only half of those hundreds of spears were targeting him.
The other half were busy clearing out the rest of the Kumogakure ninja on the battlefield.
After fighting this long, Sasuke had done exceptionally well. It was only fair to ease his burden a little.
Oteii could rely purely on speed to dodge almost everything, but the Chūnin and Genin he brought with him certainly could not.
And because the attack was so sudden, six or seven of them didn't react in time. They were instantly turned into pincushions and died on the spot.
A few others were unlucky enough to get hit but missed vital organs. They thought they were safe...
But this blood carried a deadly poison!
By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late. Faces turning blue-black, they collapsed to the ground, dead without ever understanding why.
"BASTARD! YOUR ENEMY IS ME!"
Oteii was consumed by rage and self-reproach.
Abandoning all evasion, he pushed his Lightning Armor to its absolute limit and charged straight at Shinji.
Every blood spear that struck him was instantly shattered by the electrical field, unable to cause any real damage.
However, it was obvious that sustaining such an overloaded state was something he couldn't keep up for long.
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