Early the next morning, Konan left first, taking the patient from the room with her.
"Konan is really carefree, leaving this guy here. Isn't she afraid he'll be a corpse when she gets back?" Kakuzu eyed Hidan maliciously.
"Hey, you don't actually think you can kill me, do you? What a naive guy. I'm immortal." Hidan scoffed.
"Kakuzu-senpai, Hidan-san, stop arguing. We're all on the same team, and we'll be doing missions together in the future," Kimimaro mediated while eating breakfast, not missing a beat.
Even if the two started fighting, he would at most offer verbal dissuasion and continue doing what he was doing.
"I'm too lazy to argue with him," Hidan also started eating breakfast.
"Kakuzu-senpai, you eat too. Speaking of which, both of you are immortal, you should have a lot to talk about," Kimimaro initiated a topic.
Both of them became interested when this was mentioned.
"His immortality is only good for getting beaten up, how can it compare to mine?" Kakuzu looked down on Hidan's ability.
"Hey hey, my immortality is a gift from the Evil God, and it can be used infinitely. It's not like yours, where you break a weird thing every time you use it. I don't even need to think to know that it definitely has a limited number of uses," Hidan also looked down on Kakuzu's immortality.
"Hmph, then let's see if I beat you to death or you beat me to death," Kakuzu's fists clenched.
Speaking of which, he still hadn't found a suitable replacement for the heart he lost yesterday.
What a good heart, wasted.
"Bring it on! Let me finish breakfast, and I'll show you what I'm made of!" Hidan knew he wasn't Kakuzu's match, but he couldn't lose in a war of words.
After all, he couldn't be killed.
Kimimaro shook his head slightly, suddenly feeling like a third wheel.
It seemed he really should leave this team.
"Hidan, you just said immortality is a gift from the Evil God. What is the Evil God?" Kimimaro asked.
Hidan was a brainless ninja, so there was no need to beat around the bush with him. Just ask directly.
"The Evil God is the Evil God, a very powerful being. Kimimaro, are you interested in the Evil God? Do you want to join the Jashin religion?" Hidan became excited when he mentioned this.
This was the only person who had asked him about the Jashin religion since he started preaching.
Could he expand his followers today?
"Well... I'll learn more about it before considering," Kimimaro smiled awkwardly.
"Don't consider it anymore. The Evil God is very generous. As long as you join the Jashin religion and offer enough sacrifices to the Evil God, you can also gain immortality. If you offer even more, you can also gain the accompanying Jashin ritual, the Curse Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood." Hidan explained excitedly.
Jashin ritual?
Curse technique!
Unlike ninjutsu, Hidan's combat methods were called Jashin rituals, which seemed to be another system of techniques.
"Have you seen the Evil God?"
"Of course I have."
"What does it look like?"
"I can't say that, it would displease the Evil God."
"Hmph, I think there's no Evil God at all, it's all in your imagination," Kakuzu interjected.
"You dare blaspheme the Evil God!"
Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Kimimaro helplessly decided not to bother with them.
He was still pondering Hidan's words.
From Hidan's appearance, it didn't seem like he was lying. He seemed to have really seen the Evil God.
Kimimaro wasn't surprised by this.
The Dead Demon Consuming Seal could summon the Shinigami, so it wasn't strange for Hidan to have seen the Evil God.
It seemed this ninja world still hid various strange deities.
Kimimaro suddenly remembered the twenty-seven masks he had obtained from the Uzumaki Mask Temple before.
Could one of them represent the Evil God?
Shaking his head, Kimimaro temporarily banished these thoughts from his mind.
He had used his Byakugan to observe Hidan's body before and roughly deduced the chakra flow in his body when he used the Curse Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood.
But to continue researching immortality, he still needed Hidan to provide some cells.
This wasn't difficult.
With a living Hidan right in front of him, was he afraid of not getting his cells?
"Hidan, I want to borrow something from you for research."
"What is it?"
"A piece of your flesh."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kimimaro's hand moved swiftly, and a bone blade suddenly flew out from his palm, slicing off a small piece of flesh from Hidan's arm.
Hidan was startled and quickly retreated.
"What kind of people are you all?"
"Hidan-san, don't be afraid. I'm just a curious person. This bit of flesh is enough for my research. There won't be a next time," Kimimaro smiled.
But this smile didn't make Hidan feel warm, it even made him feel a chill all over.
He had actually thought Kimimaro was a good person before.
Now it seemed that there wasn't even a normal person in this organization, let alone a good person.
One second they were talking nicely, the next second he was slicing off his flesh. He was even more dangerous than that ugly old man.
Were good-looking people also unreliable now?
"I kind of regret joining the Akatsuki. Is it too late to quit now?"
"What do you think?" Hidan sighed.
Meanwhile...
Konan returned to Amegakure and met with Nagato.
"You're back? How did it go?"
"Everything went smoothly. The missing-nin from the Village Hidden in the Hot Springs, Hidan, does indeed possess the ability of immortality, and he also knows another jutsu. As long as he consumes the enemy's blood and stands within a specific formation, he can share damage with the enemy.
It's very strong if the information hasn't been leaked, but if the information is leaked, it's easy to counter him. Even a Chunin would have a chance to kill him."
Nagato nodded in satisfaction.
"With such an ability, the enemy won't have a chance to see him a second time. It's also very suitable for dealing with tailed beasts. Did he agree to join the Akatsuki?"
"He already agreed. He's currently with Kakuzu and Kimimaro. I came back to ask you how to arrange Hidan. There's also another matter I need to consult with you about."
"What is it?"
"Kimimaro requested to change teammates. Kakuzu keeps trying to sneak attack and assassinate him, which is causing him a lot of distress."
Nagato pondered for a moment and then said, "Kimimaro has been teamed up with Kakuzu for over half a year, which is the longest anyone has been partnered with him. He's indeed quite capable. Since he doesn't want to continue teaming up with Kakuzu, let's change it.
Doesn't Hidan have immortality? He can team up with Kakuzu, and there's no need to worry about being assassinated by him. As for Kimimaro... let him team up with Deidara for now.
Sasori has been researching new puppets recently and hasn't taken any action for almost a month. Let Kimimaro and Deidara team up, I happen to have something I need them to do."
(End of Chapter)