Silent stillness,
Suddenly made the atmosphere in the forest even more awkward.
Flocks of birds passed by.
Zetsu and Deidara,
Seeing Hidan, who had been so arrogant just now, suddenly turning around and begging to join Akatsuki... were completely dumbfounded.
So,
At that time, Kyo deliberately said he gave up recruiting,
Was it actually...
To make this guy behave...?
The two were naturally somewhat confused.
After all,
Although both of them had seen all kinds of scenes,
This kind of scene, really hadn't seen before...
"..."
And at this moment, under the shade of the trees,
Hearing Hidan's loud shout,
Kyo, with his back to him, showed a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Then, the corners of his mouth began to slightly curl up, and a knowing smile appeared on his face.
Success.
Just as expected,
Hidan, with negative IQ, sure enough easily fell for it.
Kyo grinned.
In fact,
He certainly couldn't leave Hidan here forever.
Not to mention that he was this recruitment target,
The key point was,
The technique Kyo used to trap him was fundamentally not some sealing technique, but just a simple Bakudo.
Not even a high-level Bakudo.
And this kind of Bakudo,
Once Kyo left here and withdrew the supply of Spiritual Energy, it would gradually disappear over time.
At most a day, Hidan could come out directly.
But Hidan naturally couldn't know these.
After all, just now, to give him the illusion that the seal was very strong,
When releasing this Bakudo #9: Horin, Kyo also deliberately increased the release of his Spiritual Pressure, thereby greatly enhancing its power.
To compare,
It was like directly turning a thin thread into a rope.
For this reason,
Hidan was directly intimidated.
Kyo's playing hard to get was naturally successfully completed.
Phew...
This way,
The side mission to recruit three members for the Akatsuki organization should also be considered complete, right?
The corner of Kyo's mouth curled up, revealing a satisfied smile.
Glad I made it in time.
In fact,
Kyo naturally used Garganta to travel directly from Tanzaku Street.
He was even a bit rushed.
After all,
That gamble with Tsunade truly took too much time.
Kyo originally only wanted to complete a side mission to "lose to Tsunade".
Who knew,
This mission actually didn't allow deliberate sandbagging...
Whenever Kyo tried to deliberately lose by cheating, the system simply didn't react.
No choice,
Kyo had to bite the bullet and directly compete with Tsunade in luck.
After all, before his transmigration, his luck was also notoriously bad.
But,
What he never expected was,
Tsunade's luck was equally underground...
So much so that,
After a whole night,
Having gambled nearly a hundred rounds, Kyo actually... hadn't lost a single round!
And Tsunade hadn't won a single round either.
Finally,
Really no choice...
Kyo could only very helplessly temporarily give up on that mission.
After finding an excuse, he directly turned around and slipped away.
This kind of luck-based mission really could only be left to fate.
Kyo didn't plan to continue forcing it.
Then,
He rushed here.
And now,
Since Hidan had decided to join,
He just needed to bring him back to Amegakure and let him formally join Akatsuki, and the mission reward should come through.
Thinking this,
Kyo turned back, looked at Hidan over here, and said with a half-smile:
"Alright then."
"Seeing how sincere your attitude is."
"I've changed my mind."
As he spoke,
Kyo raised his hand and snapped his fingers again.
Snap.
The finger snap sounded.
Ahead, around Hidan, the golden light net binding him began to gradually fade, fading to transparency.
Finally, it completely disappeared into the air, gone without a trace.
"?!"
The moment he realized this,
Hidan's expression shifted slightly, his body losing its binding force, directly falling down, landing on the ground.
Thud.
Only at this moment,
Did Hidan's heart, like a drowning person reaching shore, suddenly let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, he with difficulty turned over, lay flat on the ground, and while breathing heavily, said intermittently:
"B-big brother..."
"If I join Akatsuki, it sh-shouldn't affect my continued preaching... right?"
Hidan asked cautiously.
As long as he wasn't dead,
He naturally wouldn't give up his faith in Jashin.
And hearing this,
Deidara over there immediately frowned.
Tch...
This guy's brain really is a bit problematic.
Someone who was almost crying just now, now, is still thinking about that cult...
And at this moment,
Kyo said casually:
"Whatever you want."
"As long as it doesn't affect Akatsuki's plans, do whatever you want."
Saying this,
Kyo directly turned around.
But this time,
Of course, it wasn't acting, but really preparing to go back directly.
...
A day later.
In Amegakure.
Just as Kyo and his group returned, Kakuzu also happened to be back.
Inside the base, Hidan smoothly obtained his ring and uniform from Pain, becoming an official member of Akatsuki.
And Hidan and Kakuzu then formed the last pair within Akatsuki.
Although Kakuzu was quite unhappy with this brain-dead guy, he didn't object.
After all,
Teammates who couldn't die were rare.
And at the same time,
Kyo was at home reading a novel,
Suddenly, a system notification sounded in his mind at the right time.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host! Side mission completed!]
"Huh?"
As the notification sounded, Kyo's eyes lit up.
Then he smiled and put down the book.
He knew,
The mission to recruit Hidan should be complete.
Now was the time to harvest the reward.
Sure enough,
The notification immediately followed.
[Side mission: Recruit three members for the Akatsuki (3/3), completed, triggering EX special reward!]
[EX reward content: System Shop level upgraded to LV.MAX!]
"...Huh?"
After hearing the notification, Kyo was momentarily stunned.
Huh?
What's going on...???
This so-called EX reward this time, was just upgrading the shop?
That's it???
Instantly, Kyo's heart was a bit confused.
After all,
Before this, the EX reward for every mission was a very precious power.
Just like the previous few EX rewards,
Either they gave the bug ability "Garganta" that could spatially move, or they gave the perfect fusion of Arrancar's Hierro in normal state...
These were all ceiling-level rewards.
But this time,
It was just upgrading the shop to max...
Thinking this,
Kyo was preparing to withdraw his attention helplessly.
But just then,
Suddenly,
A water-blue illusory system interface instantly appeared before his eyes.
The next moment,
It directly came to the shop interface and began to display lines of text.
[Congratulations, host!]
[You have successfully upgraded the Shop level to LV.MAX!]
[All hidden items in the Shop have been officially unlocked. You can purchase them simply by spending points!]
[Hidden items are as follows --]
Clang!
The moment the notification fell, before Kyo could react,
The screen immediately began to change.
And then,
One by one, dazzling shop items appeared.
"?!"
When he saw the most expensive item at the very bottom,
In an instant,
Kyo was directly stunned.
This damn...
Price 1,000,000 points?!?!
Hogyoku?!