While Ren had been fighting, the Raikage entourage was also fighting against Kakuzu, and Sasori, which were arguably stronger than the rest somewhat.
At least in terms of skill, rather than cheat ability, like Hidan who couldn't die easily.
A was fighting Kakuzu.
And despite all the masks that Kakuzu had on him, and all the elemental natures he could use, A was still the Raikage and it didn't take him long to figure out the trick Kakuzu was using.
Besides, it was far easy for him to dodge the elemental attacks long enough to figure out what to do.
"Damn it,"
Kakuzu cursed as the Raikage while covered in lightning suddenly appeared near his summons, and his hand ripped through one of his masks wielding fiends.
This was the first of many to come.
"Such a cheap trick… But when in front of true strength, what else can you do?" A wasn't impressed by this technique.
He already understood that to kill Kakuzu he needed to destroy the 'hearts' inside of each one of the monsters that Kakuzu unleashed from his back.
But, even though it granted him more lives, it was just that.
A was more content in acquiring his strength by his own hands and fighting people with his fists.
He was discontented with Kakuzu and had a bad taste in his mouth after seeing him, that was why he was going to kill this guy as soon as possible.
'Fucking monster,'
Kakuzu was pained as one of his masks, which were his extra hearts, had died so suddenly.
As expected of the Raikage, he wasn't one to play.
'In the first place, we weren't supposed to fight one on one, if not for that bastard…'
They were going to overwhelm them with the numbers, but due to Ren, they had arrived at the current situation.
By the side, he turned to see Sasori, as he hoped the guy would be finished with the two-tails Jinchuriki, but it was pure wish fulfillment, as he saw the guy fighting for his life against her.
Even with his greatest skill being the hundred puppets, and after revealing his true body, Sasori was struggling against her.
Why?
That was because she had insane regeneration that could talk care of his poison and any injuries he inflicted, while also she had a huge stamina and mana reserves overshadowing his by a huge difference.
And that was a result of her being a Jinchuriki.
Kakuzu was stuck in place.
The Raikage had stopped in place for a second, but Kakuzu knew he couldn't run from the guy, as after the Yellow flash, he was the second fastest person known.
Sasori couldn't help, and by the intense collision sounds in the distance, it seemed like the Sanbi was very occupied, otherwise, due to the Genjutsu it was under, it would have already come to help them as it was ordered.
"That fucking bastard!"
It was all the fault of that Ren who wasted their plan.
But soon, the others would be done, and they can join ad help him. He didn't think Ren could deal with Deidara's powerful explosions and Hidan's immortality, and Juzo was also there as a great swordsman.
A heard him and raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, you don't like how he separated you like some trash thrown on the side?"
He taunted as he crossed his arms under his chest.
Kakuzu's eyes turned red as he felt insulted greatly.
"You'll all be killed sooner than later!"
"And that guy, I'll kill him personally, and his heart to my collection,"
For a moment his rage got a hold of him and he yelled out loud and even prepared to attack A.
But A spoke up as the lightning flared around his body.
"Trash like you dare to be so arrogant,"
A snorted as he eyed Kakuzu with murderous intent.
'Did this guy think he can win against me?'
"You can't even defeat me, but you want to kill mister Ren?"
Suddenly, laughed out loud as if he had heard such a great joke from him.
*Boooommmm*
Suddenly along with A's laughing, a huge explosion happened and a huge flaming tornado sprang from where Ren was currently fighting the three Akatsuki members.
It sprang up so huge in size, that even A started sweating and thinking that he wouldn't be able to survive that.
As the pillar of flames continued to climb so high that it looked like it was going to reach the sky, A turned to look at Kakuzu.
"You'll kill the guy who did this?"
It seemed like despite his cold back, he still couldn't hold his laugh.
But then after a while, he turned serious again.
He was now going to finish Kakuzu too.
"B, Yugito, stop playing around, it's time to go all out,"
He gave the orders and prepared to attack.
Meanwhile, Kakuzu, finally knew they had fucked up.
What 'come to help him as a backup', aren't they already dead by that attack? There is no way they can survive that, even he with five lives wouldn't be able to do so…
He looked with gloomy eyes at A.
He won't go down like a coward at any rate.
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Meanwhile, as soon as Ren stepped closer on a hill to watch before he could finally leave by teleporting to the Konoha side, he was stunned as he saw something amazing happening.
The Sanbi which was fighting killer-B at this moment was pushed hard by the latter, and unlike the previous times, when it came back to attack again with its tails to lash at him, it suddenly stood still in place and eerily looked with its one open eye at Ren.
It was like there was some illusion it was under and now it had awoken from it. And it seemed like it was due to Ren.
Even killer-B stopped in place at this occurrence.
'It's not under it anymore,' He noticed that the Sanbi was being controlled, as there was no way someone like him can't do so.
The Sanbi then started moving toward Ren slowly, its gaze not leaving him, and Ren was able to understand its intention immediately by some sort of connection.
Killer-B looked at this in shock.
"What's happening, hey eight do you know anything?"
But when the Eight replied, it sounded dejected.
"Right now, even I am reluctant to stay with you,"
"What?"
Killer B was about to start rapping again and question it when it said.
"Stop rapping, if you keep going, I can't guarantee I'll stay with you, you idiot,"
The eight tails then proceed to explain to him what it was feeling.
Basically, it was like an intuitive feeling that Ren was the best thing for the tailed beasts, and they knew 100% that they can trust him with their lives.
Whoever among them joins him, would be able to do as they wished and they might even be able to grow stronger.
And right now, the Sanbi was initiating a contract seal towards Ren.
It wanted him to become its host.
"The Sanbi wants him to become its Jinchuriki, wouldn't that make an already dangerous guy, more dangerous even for me?"
The eight-tails didn't bother speaking with killer-B after that and ignored his rapping.
'Even I feel like I want to join him… sigh,' But he wouldn't do Killer-B like that.
Gyuki though didn't mention one thing to killer B.
'That guy… he feels like our father… even much more purer,' That was why he felt like that toward Ren.
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Meanwhile, with Ren.
The Sanbi communicated all that it wanted to say to Ren through the seal itself had created by instinct, and Ren nodded his head in return.
He understood what it wanted to do.
It wanted to be able to rest all the time, and in return, Ren can do anything with its power, mana, and extra abilities it can give him.
Ren was shocked about this since he wasn't prepared, but after he thought about it, he decided to agree as he didn't have anything to lose.
Once he had done, the Sanbi suddenly turned into dense fog-like mana that made a swirl shape before it started to be absorbed by Ren through a seal mark that condensed on his right side of the chest.
It went on and on, as a Bijuus mana wasn't something to take lightly, and once it was done being absorbed by him, he suddenly heard a voice in his head.
'Then, I'm in your care… master,'
And Ren nodded his head with a smile.
He understood what this kind tailed beast wanted. It didn't want to hurt people anymore and be used as a weapon.
It wanted the safety of doing as it pleased, but it wasn't allowed that before.
Now that it found Ren, it felt like he was pretty strong and would get even stronger than before.
Ren was prepared to help it as much as possible, but he could feel that all the guy wanted for now was to sleep.
'Well then, goodnight,'
He muttered inside his head before he finished taking a look around the battlefield.
From afar he nodded at the Kumo brothers, Raikage A, and killer-B.
And finally, he smiled at Yugito Nii, before he chose to be teleported to Konoha.
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