"Set!"
Pfft!
A huge bat head rolled to the ground.
[Exorcised Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, Gained 500 Cursed Soul Points]
Shinji retracted the Kubikiribōchō and continued on his way.
He found that if he used [Cursed Speech] as the main means of attack, the consumption was still too great.
Even if he had eaten the spicy pickled chicken feet of the same model as a certain Curse King, and his Cursed Energy had doubled, he wouldn't dare to squander it recklessly.
But if it was just used as a support method in battle, coming at them unexpectedly, almost every enemy would be hit!
Like the bat Cursed Spirit they had just encountered, it could not only fly, but also perform ultrasonic attacks.
In the past, this would undoubtedly be a more troublesome category. Hidan and Tobi, who was slacking off, could only stare blankly.
And he would use Crimson Blood Manipulation to try to drown the other party with a large-scale AOE attack.
But with [Cursed Speech], everything became simple.
He directly used a 'Body Freezing Spell' to make the bat Cursed Spirit fall headfirst from the air, and then Shinji pulled out the Kubikiribōchō, and with a flick of his wrist, killed it directly!
It was that simple!
Moreover, it consumed less Cursed Energy than directly making the target "Die", and the backlash was almost negligible.
Apart from thinking it was cool, Hidan didn't think much about anything else.
But Tobi was becoming more and more wary.
In battle, a mistake in a moment could determine the outcome.
If he was suddenly hit with this while fighting, he could almost declare GG.
"If I pierce my eardrums, will it still work if I can't hear?"
Tobi was ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to himself, and had already begun to consider this extreme defense.
However, Shinji hadn't used the ability of [Cursed Speech] on him, so he couldn't be sure, and didn't know what it felt like.
If Shinji knew what 'Comrade Obito' was thinking at this time, he would definitely give him a thumbs up!
If the absence of hearing could make [Cursed Speech] ineffective, then this Cursed Technique would be too useless.
The point wasn't in the sound, but in the change after the sound was combined with Cursed Energy.
It was essentially a [Curse]!
Since it was a curse, it wouldn't be ineffective just because the target was deaf.
But Tobi's idea wasn't completely useless.
Because one of the factors that determined the power of [Cursed Speech] included 'volume', and you could even control the power of [Cursed Speech] to a certain extent by adjusting the volume of your voice.
It was just that this kind of adjustment was extremely limited. After reaching the Cursed Energy limit power, even if you shouted louder, there would be no further increase.
The opposite was also true.
Even if the target lost their hearing, it could only weaken the effect of [Cursed Speech] at most.
It was impossible to make [Cursed Speech] completely ineffective.
"What a nice weather today~"
Shinji raised his head, slightly shielding the sunlight with his hand. It was rare to see a blue sky instead of swirling clouds and mist.
Hidan didn't like the humid environment of the Land of Water, so he curled his lips.
Then he suddenly stopped and turned to look behind him.
Shinji and Hidan also heard the sound behind them, so they stood still and waited quietly.
The next moment, a white-haired young man walked out of the forest.
"More persistent guys."
After seeing the Hidden Mist forehead protector on the other party's head, Hidan immediately showed a look of disgust.
"More? Have other Hidden Mist ninjas looked for you?"
The white-haired young man touched his forehead protector and asked curiously.
Stopping Hidan, who was about to blurt out, Shinji smiled and said, "There was, but it was just a misunderstanding. After we cleared things up, they left."
"Is that so? Then did they leave alive, or did they leave after becoming corpses?"
The white-haired young man asked very seriously.
Hidan subconsciously wanted to reach for his weapon, preparing to start a fight.
But Shinji wasn't flustered and calmly said, "Of course they left alive, it was just a misunderstanding."
He was very sure that the other party didn't know anything at all.
Because when those people died, there were no signs of fighting at the scene, and there was no blood.
Afterwards, the corpses were also disposed of by Tobi, so there was no way to find them.
Under these circumstances, even if Conan Edogawa possessed him, he wouldn't be able to prove that they had killed people.
The truth was also true. The white-haired young man searched all the way but didn't find any clues. It was as if those five people had disappeared out of thin air, which was very unreasonable.
But he couldn't use this reason to provoke a fight.
The reason had been said before.
So he sighed, "If that's the case, I was rude."
"It's nothing, maybe they just got lost."
The white-haired young man already had an answer in his heart, but he didn't plan to avenge those guys who were more than capable of failing. Rather than ruining the Hidden Mist's reputation in the end, it was better that they died.
Anyway, they were asking for it.
"By the way, have you seen a young man who looks somewhat similar to me, with white hair and sharp teeth?"
Although he didn't have much hope, he still asked before leaving.
When Shinji heard this description, he was stunned, and then began to carefully examine the other party's appearance and clothing, as well as the outline of the weapons that were partially revealed behind him.
"What's your name? How old is the young man you're looking for?"
Shinji's question immediately made the white-haired young man's spirit shake, "I'm Hozuki Mangetsu, a Jonin of the Hidden Mist Village. I'm looking for my younger brother Hozuki Suigetsu, he's 13 years old this year. Have you seen him?"
As expected!
All the clues were connected.
The white-haired little devil that Orochimaru had captured was undoubtedly Hozuki Suigetsu, and after learning that his younger brother was missing, Hozuki Mangetsu began to search everywhere.
The truth of the matter was indeed like this.
It was just that in the past, Hozuki Mangetsu could mobilize a large number of people to search for Suigetsu together.
But at this juncture, where there was a shortage of manpower everywhere, he could only search slowly by himself.
And as time went by, his heart became more and more anxious.
For every day that passed, his younger brother was in more danger.
It was even possible that he would never be found again.
Shinji looked at this genius who was said to be able to skillfully use seven ninja swords, and suddenly had an idea.
"A few days ago, I did see such a little devil. At that time, he was put in a wine jar. I rescued him, and then a mysterious person who used poisonous snakes to attack me ambushed me and captured that little devil again. To be honest, I still haven't figured out how that little devil was stuffed into such a small wine jar."
Shinji told the story, mixing truth with falsehood.
Hozuki Mangetsu immediately showed an excited expression, "That's definitely Suigetsu!"
The guy who captured Suigetsu must have put him in a sealed jar to prevent Suigetsu from escaping.
"Wait for me, Suigetsu. Brother will come to save you soon!"
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