chapter 93 part 5
"Reaper? But you don't seem to be a follower."
Hidan was stunned, feeling like he had jumped from one pit into an even deeper one. "Alright, alright, then I'll follow you. I don't really have a choice anyway, and nowhere else to go... But first, let's be clear: I need to regularly provide sacrifices to Lord Jashin. You can't stop me, or I won't be able to help it!"
"Don't worry about the sacrifices. I have plenty of good corpses on hand."
"Corpses again? I prefer Living Humans!"
"My corpses can move, so how are they not Living Humans?"
"You're just like the Bishop, that's terrible!! Isn't this deceiving Lord Jashin? Is this how you deceive your Reaper?"
"Hmm, actually, to some extent, my deception skills are superior to yours. You still need to practice. Only when you can trick your Jashin into a frenzy with corpses will it mean you've achieved something," Tsukasa Kaede said.
He deduced that what Jashin desired was the Blood of the strong, and certainly not the Soul.
Because in the original Timeline, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki was sacrificed by Hidan. Later, Kabuto used Impure World Reincarnation to bring the Two-Tails Jinchuriki back, and Obito took her and made her one of the Kaedex Paths of Pain.
The body part belongs to Jashin, the Soul part belongs to the Reaper. From now on, these two Gods will both fall into Tsukasa Kaede's hands.
"I particularly like objective entities like the Reaper and Jashin that operate by rules, and I'm very happy to communicate with them."
Tsukasa Kaede extended his hand: "Come, Hidan, come with me. No one understands better than I do what a God is like. Follow me, and you'll be able to properly utilize your power, encounter more strong individuals, and obtain more sacrifices."
"Alright, I'll trust you. I don't really have a choice anyway, and nowhere else to go... Just remember to tell me all about your Reaper."
"Oh, and a reminder: you are not to speak of any intel about me to anyone, such as my Sharingan. The moment you intend to speak of it, I will stop your actions, no matter how far you are from me."
The next moment, the two appeared on the outskirts of Hidden Leaf Village.
Tsukasa Kaede first retrieved Troy, then led Hidan into the Village through Hidden Leaf Village's main gate.
The guards at the gate, seeing it was Tsukasa Kaede, immediately greeted him warmly.
"Lord Tsukasa Kaede, did you go out on a mission?"
"Yes, and I brought back a disciple."
"A disciple?"
"It might be a bit sudden, indeed, but you don't need to concern yourselves with the details. Just consider him a tourist visiting Hidden Leaf Village."
Tsukasa Kaede took Hidan directly back to his home and prepared a room for Hidan.
"You'll live here for a while. Once you earn money, you'll have to move out on your own," Tsukasa Kaede said.
"Ha, earn money? Isn't that simple? Once I become a ninja, I just need to do a few more missions."
Hidan swung his huge scythe, leaving a few scratches on the wall in passing.
"...If you mess around again, I'll slaughter you. Others can't kill you, but I have many ways. For example, cutting off your head and burying it underground, then letting you starve to death from lack of nutrition, or I could use the Reaper to drag away your Soul and turn your Corpse into my Puppet." Tsukasa Kaede sneered.
This indeed made Hidan behave.
To train Hidan to a usable extent would probably take some time, at least allowing him to skillfully activate Jashin Ritual: Death Controlling Possessed Blood and develop Taijutsu combat abilities.
With these two techniques, Hidan could firmly establish himself among the ranks of the strong. Even if he was a "sewer dweller" among the strong, losing all advantages if his intel was cracked, his Immortality alone would allow him to use exchange-damage attacks, always granting him more opportunities for kills than ordinary people.
"Reaper, Jashin, I have these two guys in my hands now. I feel like I'm going to go further and further down this path." Tsukasa Kaede thought for a moment, then dismissed the thought and immediately began Hidan's training.
And it was extremely brutal training.
When training ordinary people, Tsukasa Kaede would have to worry about accidentally ruining them, but with Hidan, he had no such concern. He immediately took Hidan to a training ground, Summoning a group of Zombies to attack Hidan.
Hidan's screams and curses could often be heard, but he was always full of life, never on the verge of death.
Before long, the news of Tsukasa Kaede bringing back a disciple from outside spread like wildfire throughout Hidden Leaf Village.
Tsukasa Kaede, as the center of public opinion, thus attracted another wave of attention. People discussed who exactly this person was that Tsukasa Kaede would value so highly.
"I know why this young man was favored by him..."
The Third Hokage looked at the Crystal Ball, at the image displayed, took a deep breath. Honestly, he was quite shaken.
This wasn't a corpse, but a living, breathing person who could actually be immune to physical damage? This effect was simply a living corpse in the true sense.
"I wonder where Tsukasa Kaede found this young man. However, if he took a disciple from outside and brought him back..."
Well, it's not actually against the rules.
In Hidden Leaf Village, even tourists and merchants from other countries can reside permanently, so a ninja bringing back a disciple is certainly no problem. The only thing is that when accepting various missions issued by the Village, there will be some restrictions, and only after their loyalty is confirmed will they be treated equally.
Speaking of which, Tsukasa Kaede himself was a War Orphan.
"Never mind, let him be. I'm also very curious to see what kind of power such a young man will display in the future."
According to the Third Hokage's observation, this young man's fundamentals were poor, he hadn't received systematic education, but the advantage was that this guy could specialize in Taijutsu, maximizing his Undying Body trait.
It would be even better if he had a unique Secret Technique. Tsukasa Kaede would surely handle this point. In the Third Hokage's opinion, he thought Tsukasa Kaede would probably teach Hidan some Jutsu from the Corpse Release Secret Technique.
(end of chapter)