When Feitao returned, she received grim news: the four-person squad's mission had ended in failure.
Hidan had nearly managed to collect Asuma's blood, but luckily Aoba's crows arrived just in time, resulting in nothing more than a graze. Perhaps in that fleeting moment, Hidan too believed he had secured Asuma's blood—not realizing the truth until the ritual was activated and the crows dropped dead.
Even so, Asuma had been grievously wounded by the two of them and remained unconscious to this day. Tsunade stated there was a high probability he would remain in a vegetative state.
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