To save time,
After leaving Konoha's gate, Takumi uses his extreme speed to quickly arrive at the Land of Rivers,
And following what he saw in the simulation, he finds the Jashin Cult's headquarters.
But he doesn't act immediately.
Because it's daytime now.
There aren't many people at the Jashin Cult's base.
He needs to wait until the cult gathers enough people, then deal with them all at once,
And then make them into puppets.
This time, his opponent, Sasori, possesses the ability of the Performance of a Hundred Puppets.
In the simulation, Sasori could even severely wound him; he has to be careful and vigilant.
"Looks like I need to wait a while."
Takumi says quietly.
At this moment, there are only a few people in the entire Jashin Cult.
Most of the cult members are out 'recruiting' members.
Using methods of deception and trickery.
This is also why Takumi chose these people.
Because their deaths are not regrettable.
Silently waiting for nightfall,
Takumi watches wave after wave of people in black cloaks arrive.
Some come in groups of one or two.
Others come in large crowds.
Soon, several thousand people gather in the cult's main hall.
Takumi doesn't act immediately.
First, because this number is too large. He doesn't need this many puppets, and he couldn't control them all anyway.
One thousand is just right.
Second, because there are many ordinary people here who have just been deceived.
These people are still innocent.
Takumi doesn't want to harm innocent lives.
Fortunately, it's easy to distinguish between cult members and ordinary people.
Cult members are very familiar with the place, moving without any hesitation.
Ordinary people are very unfamiliar with the place, feeling more or less alert and constrained.
So, they move slowly and hesitantly.
Through this method, Takumi quickly distinguishes who are cultists and who are innocent civilians.
Confirming this, he is just about to act when movement happens below.
"Brothers and sisters, welcome to our ranks!"
At the front of the hall, there is a raised platform.
The cult's high priest, also wearing a cloak, stands on the platform, extending his arms and speaking to the people below.
"By embracing the great Jashin-sama, we all become one loving family!"
"By believing in Jashin, we can obtain immortal bodies, free from disease!"
"By believing in Jashin, we can gain powerful strength to fight against those evil Shinobi!"
"Everyone, by believing in Jashin, you can get the answers to all your confusions!!"
"Long live Jashin!"
Although his face is covered by the cloak, Takumi can feel the fanaticism in his words.
And below, those ordinary people are also incited, excitedly following the shouts.
"Long live Jashin!"
Takumi's heart hardens, knowing he can't watch any longer.
If these people really get brainwashed, even if he kills those cult members, it will cause some trouble.
Without any hesitation,
Takumi directly jumps down from his hiding place, activates his extreme speed, and his figure moves like a ghost, rapidly weaving through the main hall.
He can clearly see that everyone seems frozen in place, or as if put into slow motion.
It takes a long time to see them move even a little.
The cultists' faces are full of fanaticism.
And among the ordinary people, there are also many fanatical ones.
They have given all their life savings.
Just to fulfill their unsatisfied wishes through the cult.
Even if they know deep down that this kind of behavior cannot succeed,
A glimmer of hope in their hearts still drives them to do it.
Because in reality, they have lost hope.
No one brings them any hope.
Killing over a thousand cultists.
This number seems large,
But with Takumi using extreme speed, the entire process is very quick.
The ordinary people below, who were shouting, suddenly discover that the high priest on the platform slowly falls down.
Behind him appears the figure of a young man.
The ordinary people in the front rows blankly stop their fanatical shouts, casting confused and at a loss glances towards the platform.
And around them, the sound of people continuously falling also attracts their attention.
But they don't show any panic because of the large number of deaths.
For them, everything happened too fast.
So fast that they don't have time to feel what exactly happened.
"Everyone, the Jashin Cult has been destroyed."
Takumi's calm voice reaches everyone's ears. "If any of you still want to join the Jashin Cult, I don't mind sending you to reunite with these guys."
His words directly and clearly tell everyone.
Everyone who fell is dead, and he killed them.
This fact spreads through their minds like plague.
And they finally exhibit crowd appropriate behavior.
Fear.
"Run! Otherwise we'll be killed too!"
"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!"
"Mommy! I want my mommy!!"
"Damn it, everyone get out of my way!"
The hall immediately plunges into chaos.
And Takumi just watches coldly from the sidelines on the platform.
Perhaps these ordinary people were deceived out of their money by the cult.
But their presence here, to some extent, already indicates that they also hope to retaliate against society in their hearts.
What kind of spirit does the Jashin Cult preach?
Calling the god they worship "Jashin" is enough to show how evil this cult is. (T/N: Jashin means Evil God.)
And those who show a desire to join, even if forced, in Takumi's eyes, are already tainted with evil.
They just haven't yet acted on their inner evil thoughts.
Those truly good-hearted people, even if the cult takes all their money, would never have any thought of joining.
They would seek choices more in line with their hearts, rather than joining forces with the enemy.
This chaos will inevitably bring casualties.
After all, the hall's entrance is not very large.
Excluding the over a thousand cultists killed by Takumi, there are still several thousand ordinary people rushing towards it all at once, naturally congesting the exit.
Under such circumstances, people will naturally be injured and die.
But Takumi doesn't care.
When they stepped into this Jashin Cult, although they might seem innocent now, in the future they would surely become agents of evil.
Moreover,
He does this because he is too lazy to explain to these people why he killed the cult.
Takumi knows very well,
When these people, who have bet their entire life savings on the cult, realize that their only hope has collapsed, what kind of malice they will erupt.
Simply put,
Takumi directly plays the role of the evil side, making them fear him.
It also saves him from being pestered by some people.
He doesn't have time to deal with these ignorant civilians.