Chapter 168
While Hidan was momentarily stunned, the clone slashed him again with the blade carried by the wind. But the cut wasn't deep. Due to an awkward angle, the strike only grazed Hidan's skin, causing no serious injury.
"Ahhhhhhhh! You bastard... How dare you hurt me?!" Hidan screamed in pain. Sure, he was immortal, but that didn't mean he couldn't feel pain—and his tolerance wasn't anything special. In fact, it might've been worse than a normal person's.
This trait was similar to Blackbeard, but while Blackbeard had patience and ambition, Hidan lacked both. And though Hidan had incredible regeneration and immortality, Blackbeard didn't.
"If I even scratch you, you're screwed," Hidan growled. He pulled out the pitch-black spear from his back and charged at the clone with slightly disoriented steps.
"Why do people keep running into my sword?" the clone said, flipping his hair in a showy manner. At that moment, the chaotic wind around him suddenly became organized, moving exactly according to his will. The air itself seemed to come alive.
Hidan, who was charging forward, suddenly felt something push from behind—while another force pulled him ahead.
"It's the wind... something's wrong with the wind..." Even someone as impulsive as Hidan could sense the change. The invisible currents around him acted like a massive unseen hand, forcing him straight into the clone's blade.
"Don't f*ckin' look down on me!" Hidan shouted, swinging his black spear to block the attack like a staff.
"When it comes to staff play, I've seen people way better than you," the clone sneered beneath his mask. As their weapons clashed, the clone's blade slid diagonally and then swept horizontally again in a fluid motion.
"Guy might be easy to beat, but he's fragile. I need to finish this quick," the clone muttered. He wasn't worried about this fight—but he was worried about the Three-Tails situation.
Turns out, things were worse than expected. Even though Guren's Crystal Release was strong—both offensively and defensively—and she could even crystallize people, her opponent's ability was damn near broken. It resembled some kind of virtual space phasing, and she hadn't even managed to touch him since the fight started.