While the onlookers were pondering Hiruko's abilities, the Hidan who had just been blasted away also returned to the scene in a rage. Aside from his Akatsuki robe being somewhat damaged, there was no visible injury on him at all.
"Looks like you're a pretty good sparring partner."
Facing Hidan's furious glare, Hiruko still wore a disdainful expression, clearly not taking the other seriously at all.
Unable to tolerate such contempt when he was already angry, Hidan naturally adjusted his stance and prepared to attack again. This time, however, he was clearly much more cautious than before.
Hiruko's hands once again flashed with lightning, but both the display and the power were noticeably stronger than earlier. It seemed he had noticed Hidan's rapid recovery ability and was preparing to overwhelm him with sheer force.
"Enough is enough. I didn't call you all here to let you fight among yourselves."
Hearing this familiar voice, although Hiruko's demeanor still showed considerable disdain, the lightning in his hands gradually faded. Although his confidence had greatly increased after completing Kimera no Jutsu, he was still quite wary when facing the owner of that voice.
Hidan naturally heard the voice of restraint as well. With Hiruko backing off, he could only put his scythe back over his shoulder with a face full of displeasure, clearly having no intention of continuing the attack.
After all, although he could be reckless at times, he wasn't brainless. He had been the one to strike first and was already in the wrong. If he kept going even after that person stepped in to stop it, he would truly be an idiot.
"Leader, I of course know the rule that the Akatsuki prohibits infighting. I was only passively counterattacking just now. Everyone here can vouch for me."
"I said, this matter ends here."
Seeing the other emphasize it again, Hiruko, whose attempt to stir things up had failed, knew the other didn't want to continue the topic. He could only sigh inwardly that Hidan was lucky and had managed to keep his life.
Pain showed up neither too early nor too late—just when he was about to get serious.
At the same time Pain appeared, countless sheets of paper flew in from beside him, gathering and ultimately forming Konan's figure.
And that wasn't all. As if by prior agreement, another figure slowly emerged from the shadows not far away. He had green hair and black eyes, carried twin blades on his back, and lightning seemed to flicker along them.
After seeing his appearance clearly, some people present felt he looked somewhat familiar, as if they knew him, but before they could figure it out,
the space beside him seemed to twist, forming a vortex. Then a figure wearing an orange mask emerged from it, and the single eye exposed on his mask clearly revealed his identity—Uchiha.
After Obito finished his usual show-off entrance, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu also emerged from the ground on his other side. Combined with Obito's eerie way of appearing, the three of them standing together carried quite an imposing presence.
"Space-time ninjutsu..."
Since the previous plan had been to stay hidden behind the scenes, only a very few people knew about Obito's abilities. The rest could not hide their shock.
"So this is the newly recruited member? Kurosuki Raiga? He feels a bit strange."
Without waiting for Pain to speak, Konan proactively began questioning Obito. He had only said before that he would bring a new member to join the meeting. She just hadn't expected it to be this person.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were famous throughout the ninja world, and their strength was certainly there, but compared to the Akatsuki, it was still lacking. Konan believed Obito understood this as well, and he wouldn't bring some worthless nobody here.
And this " Kurosuki Raiga" gave Konan a somewhat strange feeling. She couldn't quite pinpoint why, but it didn't matter—there was nothing wrong with asking directly.