"Is it them?"
A middle-aged man wearing a red robe looked at Genya and Shishui, who stood at the entrance of the village. His stern face was filled with seriousness.
To dare attack people from the Jashin Cult in the village, this person must be a ninja of considerable strength.
Moreover, he was certain that the person's genjutsu was very powerful. It took him a lot of effort to break the genjutsu of the person who had come to report.
Because of this, his expression was even more solemn.
Behind him, there were more than a dozen people, all of whom slowed their steps as well.
They were vigilantly watching the two people at the village entrance. In a corner, there was also a middle-aged man with white hair. They were unsure of these individuals' true strength.
This time, they had ten ninjas who had already reached the level of Jōnin, and the leader had even reached the quasi-Kage level. He was even a half-immortal being.
"They're here!"
Uchiha Genya looked at the approaching ninjas, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"It seems the Jashin Cult's influence isn't small. This time, they've sent more than ten Jōnin!"
Through his Sharingan, he could see that more than a dozen of them had reached the Jōnin level, and even among the few in the front, one's chakra was five times stronger than the others!
No wonder...
They were so adamant about coming to demand an explanation, going against the Uchiha clan!
These people were indeed a top-tier force.
However, what disappointed him was that among these people, he didn't find the person he was looking for—Hidan!
Could it be that Hidan had already left?
While Genya and Shishui were talking, the one-armed man had already brought them to stand in front of Genya.
At this moment,
They were now less than ten meters apart. The two sides locked eyes, and the surroundings felt eerily silent.
A tense atmosphere filled the air.
After a long silence, the leader of the red-clad cultists looked at Genya and the other person, speaking slowly: "Did you kill my Jashin Cult followers and dare to provoke us?"
"I ordered their deaths!" Genya stared at the red-clad cultist and spoke slowly, "Are you the leader of the Jashin Cult?"
"We, the Jashin Cult, only worship Jashin-sama. There is no leader. I am just a red-clad cultist!" The red-clad man spoke slowly, but halfway through his words, his expression turned cold and fierce.
"However... You killed my Jashin Cult followers without mercy. Are you looking to make enemies of us?"
"Make enemies? Do you even deserve that?" Uchiha Genya looked at the cultists with disdain. "A cult that enjoys torturing people like you should never have existed!"
"Are you looking to die?"
"Looking to die!"
"Looking to die!"
Upon hearing Genya's words, the other cultists behind him instantly flew into a rage.
Jashin was their belief, something sacred that could not be defiled by anyone, especially by enemies of their cult.
The people behind Genya, too, were taken aback. These two were being too reckless. They were about to face dozens of elite ninjas. It was pure arrogance.
And they were standing their ground in the heart of the Jashin Cult's lair, clashing with them. It was far from wise!
Even if they won against these cultists, they had no idea how many more would come to strike them later.
It seemed that soon, these two would be begging for help.
As the thought crossed their mind, they continued watching, waiting to step in and save them.
Sure enough, as the enraged cultists continued shouting, the red-clad cultist's expression grew even colder.
He slowly raised his hand, signaling the people behind him to be quiet. Only then did he look at Genya and the others.
"You two, are you truly set on becoming enemies of our Jashin Cult? If that's the case, don't blame us for taking action!"
"Anyone who dares shake the faith in Jashin, dies!"
As soon as the man in red spoke, the cult's followers became alert. At a single word from him, they would strike!
They would kill anyone who desecrated Jashin's faith!
"Faith?" Genya snorted coldly, glaring at the man in red. "Your so-called 'faith' is about oppressing the common people and wreaking havoc on the nation? Kidnapping children—what use is that kind of faith?"
"A laughable faith," he continued. "Like I said before, if that's all your faith amounts to, then it's better off destroyed!"
The more Genya thought about it, the more disgusted he became with the Jashin Cult. It only fueled the negative emotions and greed of its followers, making them commit evil deeds!
A cult like this would only bring chaos to the ninja world.
There was no other purpose!
"You may have misunderstood our sect," the man in red said, his tone calm despite the confrontation. "We take those children chosen by Jashin-sama to grant them His powers, to give them His immortality!"
The man spoke with confidence, clearly proud of what he believed to be a great purpose.
"Immortality?" Genya scoffed. "You're treating these people like test subjects, aren't you? Ridiculous 'Jashin's powers.'"
Genya smiled coldly, then countered, "You're just deceiving yourselves. If there really is Jashin, then let him come and kill me. Otherwise, all your words are meaningless. What a load of nonsense. Jashin is nothing but an excuse for you to cause chaos!"
This time, Genya didn't hold back at all. He made it clear that these people were nothing but thugs using the name of Jashin as a shield for their crimes.
Jashin was just an excuse!
"You... stubborn fool. To keep insulting Jashin, you truly don't deserve to live!" The man in red was genuinely angry now. He waved his hand.
"Attack! I'll let him see what Jashin's power is. Take a drop of his blood!"
As long as a single drop of blood from the small fry opposite, he'll make them experience what it means to wield the power of Jashin!
Whoosh~~
With the red-clad figure's words, the cultists, who had been ready to strike, moved at once.
"Sure enough, acting impulsively!" Naturally, seeing the cultists move together, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Perhaps, these two had been in the ninja world for too little time.
"It was time to act long ago. These Jashin Cultists should never have been left alive!" Uchiha Shisui coldly snorted and slowly drew his short sword.
With a flash!
He appeared in front of the ninja charging in the front, a sharp, cold glint in his eyes!
Blood splattered everywhere!
Unprepared, the leading ninja instantly had his throat slit.
"You... How did you appear in front of me? Gurgle..." As he spoke, blood poured out from his wound, and he couldn't finish his sentence.
In the end, with a look of disbelief, he collapsed to the ground. He never imagined how Shisui had appeared in front of him, and how silently his throat was slit. After all, he was a top-tier Jonin of the Jashin Cult.
"This..."
The others couldn't help but stop, their faces filled with terror as they watched the scene unfold.
In that instant, they were completely shaken, and some even began to retreat.
"Was that a body flicker, or space-time jump?"
Watching from the side, Jiraiya saw the whole scene and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. He even rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
Body flicker, space-time jump!
He hadn't seen Shisui's movement clearly just now.
Now, he even doubted his own eyes. Just this one move had already stunned him!
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