The cult leader, sensing something was wrong, tried to interrupt Ino's hand seals.
But he was ultimately a step too late; Ino's hand seal speed was too fast.
Under high pressure, a silver stream of Water Release struck the front of the boulder directly.
Accompanied by 'hissing' sounds, a flash of light appeared, and this five-meter wide, ten-meter high boulder was cut in half at one-third of its height, making the irregular pattern on its front even more distorted.
With a high-level Water Release and abundant Chakra, if the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, were to personally use Water Severing Wave, it would be at the same level as Ino's current skill, aside from her slightly slower hand seal speed.
The cult leader first expressed great shock, then roared like he had lost his mother, 'Idiot! Idiot, what are you doing?! Are you mad?'
Wisps of black smoke rose from the cut surface of the boulder, the temperature inside the underground grotto suddenly increased, and the surrounding rocks also trembled irregularly, like a human heart.
Since she had made a move, she naturally had to kill the opponent! Striking first was best, Ino trusted her observation and judgment.
This was not unsealing; the Water Severing Wave had already harmed this evil god.
If it could be harmed, then it was nothing special; as long as it had a health bar, it could be killed!
'Not dead? Or is the cutting method wrong? Watch this move again, Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!'
Her Kage-level Water Release ability, combined with her 10 points in'Spirit,' made her Water Release erupt like a tsunami. A massive current surged towards the cultists, and the overwhelming force seemed capable of obliterating everything.
'Hahahahaha! You puny Ninja, you really understand nothing!' The cult leader, like a madman, had been extremely frenzied before but now regained his composure. His followers also stood still, facing the overwhelming current that seemed capable of covering the entire underground grotto in an instant. They ignored it, simply shouting slogans fanatically.
'The True God is invincible!'
'True God!'
'True God!'
They were all incredibly mad; even with their hoods on, Ino could see the bulging veins on their chins and necks.
The current was blocked by an invisible barrier five meters before reaching the boulder. Outside the barrier, the flood raged, but inside, it was completely dry, as if an invisible giant hand truly shielded these cultists from the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
Ino motioned for Sakura to take the girls and hide behind her. She continuously switched between Ninjutsu like Wind Release: Pressure Damage, Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet, and Fire Release: Phoenix Fire, but all were blocked by the invisible barrier.
She could feel that her Ninjutsu was being neutralized by a strange energy.
'Hmph! Ninja, you cannot withstand a single attack from the True God! Kneel and surrender! Kneel!' the leader of the black-robed figures shouted loudly.
The surrounding believers followed suit, their voices merging and echoing in Ino's ears.
'Still not surrendering? Kneel!'
'Still not surrendering! Kneel!'
Was this Genjutsu? Or hypnosis? Ino's Yin Release level was high enough that she was almost unaffected, just a little annoyed.
The girls behind her, however, were not so lucky. Their eyes were vacant, and several even reached out a hand, stumbling forward as if trying to grasp loved ones appearing in a hallucination.
'Sakura!'
'Okay, I'm on it, Release!' Sakura tried to calm the girls down by releasing the Genjutsu, but this method had no effect.
The girls continued to walk forward blankly.
The cult leader behind the barrier laughed wildly, 'Ninjutsu? Genjutsu? The power of the True God is beyond your imagination! This time, with two young Female Ninja as sacrifices, the True God will surely bestow upon me a brand new immortal body!'
'Ino, what should we do?' Sakura still had a lot of strength. She held back three girls with her left hand, pulled two with her right, physically blocked one with her body, and Tonton and Pakkun each bit onto a girl's pant leg. They 'teamed up' to stop the girls who had fallen into the illusion.
'Don't worry.' Unlike the easily flustered Sakura, Ino watched the barrier with interest.
She didn't know about other worlds, but in this world, there was no enemy that Chakra couldn't solve!
Ino created two Shadow Clones, and the three of them simultaneously performed hand seals.
Her 9 points in'Seals' made her movements incredibly fast. Sakura only saw afterimages of her fingers before Ino released her Ninjutsu.
'Compound Ninjutsu, Poison Puffer!'
The main body sprayed poison, one Shadow Clone added Water Release, and the other added Wind Release.
Dense, fist-sized drops of venom struck the barrier.
'Crackling' black-purple liquid, like spilled ink, splattered on the outermost layer of the shield, making 'hissing' sounds.
The cult leader was still sneering, but Ino showed no wavering. She continuously converted poisonous Chakra, and her Shadow Clones maintained the compound Ninjutsu.
One second, two seconds... By the fifth second, the cult leader's expression subtly changed. By the tenth second, some fine black spots appeared on the originally completely transparent barrier. They weren't numerous, but they were very noticeable.
With the enhancement of water flow and wind speed, the corrosive poison was all-pervasive. Although invisible, Ino could feel that this originally smooth barrier had been eroded with countless tiny pits.
'Puff!' A cultist behind the barrier spewed blood, and then, like a domino effect, cultists fell one by one. Large areas of skin exposed outside their black robes festered, and a few weaker cultists convulsed twice before quickly succumbing to the poison.
Ino laughed provocatively, 'Using the life force of your followers to activate a technique? Not very impressive, is it? Is this your True God? What a weak god, hahahaha—'
Tonton supported her, also making 'puyo puyo' sounds.
The evil god was not just taking hits; as Ino tried to completely break through the barrier with poison, a sound, both mournful and lingering, echoed through the underground grotto.
Upon hearing it, Ino felt her entire body grow hot!
This kind of heat, well, those who know, know. Her compound Ninjutsu required precise coordination, and the moment her Chakra circulation paused, the Poison Puffer immediately stopped.
She could barely hold on, having been subjected to countless warnings from the FBI, she was quite worldly.
Sakura, who had not been exposed to the information explosion and whose body only knew to follow instinct, couldn't handle it as well.
Sakura's face was flushed, and she didn't know how to relieve the heat in her heart. Her wide forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.
The remaining young girls were even worse, each struggling immensely.
Seeing this broken thing affect her hand seals and throw her own side into disarray, Ino felt a toothache. This was a true evil god!
Jiraiya might have enjoyed the scene before her. She... she also glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.
When two very pale young girls started lifting their skirts, she took out the death god rosary and gently shook it twice.
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