

Shikamaru remarks how Asuma is not the one to make a sacrificial play, and remembers the day Asuma taught him how to play shōgi, and how he had beat Asuma using a sacrificial move known as the Climbing Silver. Asuma offers to attack Hidan while the others back him up, with Shikamaru providing support with his Shadow Sewing Technique. Using his blood to draw a diagram on the ground, he prepares to attack Asuma with his Triple-Bladed Scythe. Kakuzu recognises Asuma as someone who has a bounty on his head and praises Hidan for catching him, but Hidan tells Kakuzu to stay out of the fight, wanting to use the other three for his Jashin rituals. Just then, Kakuzu comes from behind, attempting to strike Shikamaru Shikamaru dodges, but in doing so is forced to release Hidan.

Hidan confirms that he is immortal, and that they messed up their play by attempting to kill someone who happened to be unkillable. Izumo and Kotetsu then rush at Hidan and impale him in his vital spots, but are surprised to see Hidan is still alive. He recognises the Twelve Guardian Ninja sash Asuma wears as Asuma attempts to attack him, Hidan attempts to move out of the way, but is frozen in place by Shikamaru's Shadow Sewing Technique. As Hidan sits outside one of the bounty stations, he turns around to greet what he thought was Kakuzu, but turns out to be none other than Asuma. The other teams reach the other Land of Fire Bounty Stations but are unable to locate the Akatsuki. " Climbing Silver" ( 棒銀, Bōgin) is episode 77 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
