110 Unavoidable Strike.

(3rd POV, same time, Iwagakure remains)

A hooded figure excitedly turned his head left and right, barely holding himself back from jumping in excitement as it stood on top of what once was the great Hidden Shinobi Village of Iwagakure.

"HAHAHA, I can feel all the death permeating through these ruins. How they must have SCREAMED and tried to run away… truly a pity to miss it… but yes… if I can help you, you promise an even greater spectacle in exchange? And what about any interference the Fourth Hokage might bring Forth." – The figure asked as he turned his eyes towards the figure standing on top of a pile of rubble behind him.

Dressed in simple anbu gear was Kei, wearing a half-cloak with a hood and a mask that covered the nose and mouth, his blood-red eyes gazed coldly at him as if he was but a tool that had gained the arrogance to talk.

"Ugh, those eyes of yours really make me uncomfortable. It feels as if they weirdly fit in with you." – The robed figure said as he grimaced, still looking at the terrifying monster hiding under the guise of a simple shinobi.

"…"

"…"

Kei said nothing as he continued to scrutinize his most recent guest, maintaining eye contact as he felt him slowly squirm, terror slowly appearing on his face and finally deciding to turn away in the end.

"I have received confirmation from my clone. The Toads are near Konoha, and though they still live, we did succeed in destroying the scroll that maintains the contracts intact. While the toads prepare a new one, only Naruto will be able to re-establish his contract. The Fourth Hokage will be on his own, and even if he retreats to Mount Myoboku, he will only be delivering his own corpse. It is highly unlikely for him to retreat in Konoha, possibly inviting calamity where his own son lives." - Kei spoke as he turned his eyes towards the destroyed, previously great village of Iwa.

The robed figure nodded a little as he considered the current Hokage's words.

"Ho… you have certainly prepared, was this how you foresaw everything going since the first time you hatched this plan?"

Kei exhaled a scoff as he scrutinized the robed figure.

"Hah… of course not. I may be able to read and anticipate individuals, but even I cannot account for variables I do not know exist. My current plan was not even in the top 5 from the time I first coveted the fourth Hokage's power. It was but a vague concept with a strong what if condition attached to it."

"And did that what if have to do with whether an old sample of the fourth's blood could be utilized by me or not?"

"Part of it, yes." – Kei said as he raised his hand, a small drop of blood forming below his finger, yet being unable to fall as they both looked at it.

"And now that you know it does, what are you going to do?" – The robed figure asked, a glee in his voice that he couldn't quite contain.

"I'll remove your head from your body, in one fell swoop so that his thoughts are not able to activate his chakra network, and even if they are, it is highly unlikely for a flying Raijin mark to be in his head, so only his body will be teleported away, and his head will remain here. It's the only part that matters." – Kie responded with a shrug as he moved towards the robed figure.

"Hahaha, great. This is going to hurt soooo bad… but it's going to make for one hell of a sacrifice, one of the greatest shinobi to have ever lived, and one of the Toad's little prodigies. Jashin is going to have a blast, hahaha…"

As the robed figure spoke and laughed, with one swift move, a triple-bladed red scythe unveiled itself from beneath the cloak, and with another move, it sliced right through the silver-haired immortal's abdomen.

Blood slowly reached his feet as Hidan revealed his face while he couldn't stop himself from laughing.

Moving his leg, he stepped on top of his own blood, slowly drawing a symbol on the ground as his laugh bellowed through the ruins of the great village of Iwagakure.

"Now…" – Hidan said as he outstretched the arm holding the scythe, swiping it as it sliced right under Kei's hand, taking the single drop of blood along with it.

"Shall we start?"

As he asked, another figure approached behind Kei, spiky blond hair waving in the wind as clear blue eyes stared blankly in front. What was more apparent though, were the cracks in his grayish skin, showing that he was no more than an Edo-Tensei puppet at the moment.

The controlled Edo-Tensei Fourth Hokage made his way to the side, standing no further than 1 meter from Hidan, while Kei made his way towards Hidan's left side, standing no more than half a meter behind him, drawing his sword from its sheath as he raised it, aiming right at Hidan while his eyes locked with the fourth Hokage.

"Indeed. Let's begin."

"Don't you even need one hand-sign to begin his resurrection?"

"No." – Kei responded, and with a blink, his eyes changed from the Mangekyou Sharingan to the Rinnegan.

"Gedo Art of Rinne Rebirth." – Steam began to escape from the Fourth Hokage as Kie felt the control he had over the reanimation slip through his fingers.

'I cannot change my eyes until the process is finished… it's problematic.'

"Now, the ritual is complete, hahaha…" – Hidan laughed as his skin showed black and white markings everywhere.

Looking at the muddled and waking fourth Hokage, Kei swung his sword.

"FOR JASHIN!!!" – Hidan screamed as his point of view flipped through many different angles, finally landing in front of Kei.

While Kei watched carefully at the headless Minato, Hidan took that moment to speak.

"Why use a sword though? Wouldn't it be better to use your… u know, your hand… I guess?"

Kei looked at the headless Minato for a while longer before suddenly shifting and appearing in front of him, lifting his leg, and then bringing it down on top of his head, crushing it with a sickening sound.

*SQUELCH*

"… I am not a materials processing plant. This sword is sharper than anything I can produce at the moment. Though it is only efficient for single combat in comparison to my arsenal." – And with that, in a golden flash, Kei suddenly disappeared.

"Huh… I see… "

The wind blew as Hidan stood alone on the ruins of Iwa.

"…"

"… Did he?! … … …"

"HE LEFT ME HERE!!!"

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