Journey of Desires

Meeh, it was still worth ignoring Hidan last time, I didn't calculate the consequences of my actions, and as a result he became much stronger and more dangerous.

And it seems like nothing special, it's even good that my opponent is getting stronger and I can suppress the curse better, but...

This psycho in pursuit of power not only killed the demon Moryo by feeding him to his Jashin, but also killed a lot of people.

However, I will think about my mistakes later, now it's worth dealing with Kakuzu, his partner is already sitting in a trap, what what, he can't fly, and if I keep him in the air with the help of my spatial magic, he won't be able to do anything.

He hangs and sways in the wind like a New Year's toy for Elya.

- So, Kakuzu, do you want to fight someone who can defeat your partner in a couple of seconds?

Kakuzu's eyes showed reluctance and irritation, apparently the fact that he was carrying out this mission together with the head of the organization puts certain restrictions because of which Kakuzu cannot retreat.

I waited like this for about ten seconds, but I still did not hear an answer from him, I just frowned, frowned...

Well, since he cannot retreat and does not intend to talk, then I need to quickly deal with him and go watch a more interesting fight.

When I grinned and my favorite Nodachi appeared in my right hand, Kakuzu released four creatures from his back that embodied the four elements, as far as I remember, his main heart was Earth, well, let's go!

***

Ban appeared in front of Kakuzu and struck him in the body, if you split the enemy in half and destroy the main body, then the fight can be ended easily and quickly.

Kakuzu didn't have time to react to the blow, but he didn't receive any damage either, the iron skin technique that he used earlier was surprisingly able to stop Nodachi.

Ban's sword, although it was made to order, did not have any supernatural sharpness, of course it cuts flesh easily, but it cannot pierce metal.

Ban does not intend to waste time, this can be a simple conclusion, if the main body cannot be pierced... We need to destroy his summons.

Kakuzu is strong and fast, an S-rank renegade, but his strength is not in speed and pure strength, but in cunning and survivability.

Because he is weak in speed, he does not pose any threat to Ban.

Some six seconds and all four masks were destroyed, four blows and Kakuzu was left with only one heart.

Panic and a little fear immediately appeared on Kakuzu's face, and he realized that releasing the masks was a mistake, if he had covered himself in iron skin and entered the state of Earth's Wrath, then his chances would have been much greater.

But alas, and now only one technique separated him from death, the iron skin that could not be pierced helped a lot.

Ban struck Kakuzu a few more times, but the result remained the same, as a result, he had several options left, teleport Hidan and Kakuzu into space or into the sun so that they would die there, use fox hunting to destroy Kakuzu's heart, or...

Stopping, Ban removed his Nodachi, this action surprised Kakuzu a little, but more alarmed him, and Hidan, who was watching all this while hanging upside down in the air, and with a literally sealed mouth that he could not free due to the fact that it was shackled, really wanted to say everything he thought about Ban and his family as a whole.

Ban grinned and said.

- Have fun!

He opened a portal under Hidan and behind Kakuzu, it was a slightly modified version of the technique of transferring to another world, which he used to get to the Shinobi world.

He kicked Kakuzu and let go of Hidan, throwing them into a random world.

No enemies, no problem, and where they end up and how they will survive there is the problem of this particular duo.

***

Kakuzu and Hidan came to their senses when they were thrown into an alley, a rather long tunnel between several very tall buildings that were not built at all as they were used to, a lot of glass and metal along with concrete created an impression that they felt only in Amegakure.

The Rain Village was the only place on the Ninja Planet where there were tall buildings with narrow streets and a large number of materials that did not look like wood or stone.

Hidan, having fallen to the ground, wanted to swear, but his mouth, which was strangely either sewn or sealed with magic, did not allow him to do so.

Delivery of kunai, scythe to do what he was going to do is extremely inconvenient, he cut his mouth, which after a few seconds was restored to normal.

- Well, where @#&@ &##@, us ##&@???

- Hidan... Shut up, I don't know any more than you.

Kakuzu looked out of the alley, but saw only complete silence, he watched the street which was illuminated by light of different colors for about a minute, he noticed several people who were going about their business, and then a strange transport similar to a carriage rushed in front of his face, but in which there were no horses, and it consisted entirely of metal.

Returning back, he turned to Hidan and began to think.

His thoughts were interrupted by a scream that was heard further down the alley, the cry for help interested him, and deciding to look around and study what dangers could await in this place, he headed towards the sound of the scream.

Dissatisfied Hidan, who clearly did not want to go look at some loser, muttered under his breath.

Having walked about seven meters, and turning to the side, their eyes appeared to the scene of a young guy in glasses lying on the ground, his eyes did not emit a shine, and he was clearly dead, a little to the right of him stood a man who was eating the hand of a dead guy.

Sensing something was wrong, the man turned his gaze to Kakuzu.

Kakuzu saw that the cannibal looked unusual, it seemed he had some kind of dojutsu, since his eyes had black sclera and red pupils...

***

Having sent two Akatsuki to an unknown location, Ban went to help his sister, but seeing that two of Pain's bodies were encased in ice, and the remaining two paths were almost trapped in the dome, he decided not to interfere with Kilia, but went to Orochimaru.

- I'm done.

- So you dealt with the immortal duo so quickly? Excellent.

After standing for a while and watching the unfolding battle, Ban asked everything.

- Pain's bodies are puppets, aren't they? Any ideas on how to find the real body? I know that the pins in the bodies transmit the flow of chakra, but I can't capture this energy itself.

- So these pins are chakra transmitters?

After thinking for a bit, Orochimaru still picked up one of the pins that remained from one of the paths that he personally destroyed, and concentrating, he felt the direction from which the chakra was coming.

Of course, he can't find out Nagato's exact location like Naruto, since he doesn't have senjutsu at the proper level, but finding out the direction is not a problem for him.

Having received a hint from Orochimaru, Ban decided that Nagato wouldn't sit too close, since it's dangerous, but being too far away is not an option, since it won't be possible to control the puppets.

As a result, he teleported and began to comb the area in search of Nagato.

Second by second, minute by minute, checking everything he saw for unnaturalness, he sensed a strange tree, it was very large, and seemed to reflect his mana waves, which he used in a very crude way as a sensor, ordinary trees seem to absorb mana and pass it through themselves, if it is not attacking, of course.

But this tree simply stopped his mana, as if it were a shield, a fake dia protecting something inside.

Ban already knew roughly what to look for, and having sensed this tree, he immediately headed towards it.

Meanwhile, Nagato and Konan were very tense, the girl was watching the battle from a distance with the help of clones, and the guy was watching everything with his own eyes.

Just a minute ago, Yahiko's body was sealed by Orochimaru, which created an extremely bad mood, not only did they not eliminate the target in the form of Sannin, but Nagato also lost all his paths.

But misfortune never comes alone, and a moment later the paper tree they were inside fell apart, at a height of about three meters and above it was literally destroyed, as if it had been cut down and disposed of.

Their gaze fell on Ban, who was falling from the sky straight towards them.

There was a small roar, and then, standing up and shaking himself, Ban looked at the two people in front of him.

Conan stepped forward a little, as if protecting the extremely thin and sad-looking young man.

Ban cleared his throat and said.

- Ahem, well, let's get acquainted, I'm Ban, the fox sin of greed.