Ino successfully dealt with the Evil God; besides the part initially severed by Water Severing Wave, the remaining giant rocks were all pulverized by the Super Big Ball Rasengan.
Ino didn't care what kind of god this guy was before; in her opinion, he probably wasn't dead yet.
The Evil God Sect in the Land of Hot Springs would likely resurface, and Hidan probably wasn't affected much either.
Speaking of which, there was only a brief contact time between the two sides during the final two Super Big Ball Rasengan attacks.
The time was short, but Ino somewhat perceived something that could be considered the essence of the Evil God.
The Evil God's life form is completely different from humans, somewhat similar to a Tailed Beast, composed of the negative emotions of intelligent beings. Now that it's been eliminated, it will 'refresh' and reappear after a period of time.
The cost of its revival is its sanity. This guy might not have been the Evil God at all initially; it was just too afraid of death, or had been killed too many times, and each 'refresh' wiped away its sanity.
If it appeared in a peaceful, serene environment, it would transform into a relatively gentle life form. Unfortunately, the Ninja World is far from peaceful; slaughter and hatred are everywhere, surrounded by these negative energies. It cannot control its instinct to absorb energy, and can only walk a dark path as the Evil God.
The Super Big Ball Rasengan nearly overturned the underground cavern. Ino temporarily propped up the cavern with Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart, but it looked like it was about to collapse.
Ino didn't know how long it would take for the Evil God to revive. She worried that if the opponent 'refreshed' and sought revenge, she would be exposed while the enemy remained hidden, putting her in a passive position.
To deal with such an unkillable, indestructible, stubborn entity, many fantasy works have offered a solution: sealing!
Sealing has another benefit: as long as someone breaks the seal, Ino will know.
It's likely that if the opponent doesn't 'refresh' in the same spot, they will surely come to reclaim their power. Ino gathered the gravel (rubble) imbued with the Evil God's aura, drew dense Five Elements Seals around them, and then sank them underground with Earth Release.
After thinking about it, feeling uneasy, she dug the rubble out of the ground again and inserted a Kunai into the very center of it. On the Kunai's handle, she wrote two lines of small characters: 'Sakura seals the Evil God here! Those who tamper with the seal shall die!'
Looking left and right, Ino felt this was very secure. She then sealed the rubble again and sank it into the earth.
The large rock she had severed with Water Severing Wave before the battle was quite sizable; she sealed it directly into a scroll, planning to take it back to see if Shinigami Old Iron needed it.
Ino dug Sakura out of the mud, then found the pug Pakkun and Tonton. Afterward, they led a group of dazed girls out of the underground cavern.
"Wide Forehead, this mission is yours, but remember to give me the reward later!" Ino patted her clothes, covered in dirt, and specifically reminded Sakura.
She felt she had suffered a great loss; three months' worth of Yang Seal saved up, gone in an instant!
Sakura pouted, recalling the power of Ino's Super Big Ball Rasengan, and ultimately didn't dare to talk back. That giant Chakra ball didn't look like a Ninjutsu used by a human; she was a little scared.
"Yo!" Kakashi squatted at the cavern entrance, greeting them.
Sakura was furious! 'Yo' your head, why didn't you come sooner!?
From Kakashi's perspective, the Evil God Sect wasn't a major enemy. An organization that kidnapped civilian girls was insignificant to a Ninja. However, Ino's exaggerated handling of it was unexpected.
Without Hidan, the Evil God wasn't that scary. Most people wouldn't provoke it, and it didn't care for ordinary people. Ino was targeted entirely because of the strong Shinigami aura around her. If a normal Ninja, like Sakura, had undertaken this mission, there wouldn't have been so much drama. The cult leader would have been the final boss, and with a Chunin's abilities and a little thought, resolving the incident wouldn't have been difficult.
Bidding farewell to Kakashi, Sakura, and Pakkun, Ino took a bath in her Summoning Castle, then returned to the inn.
She recounted the truth about how the Evil God Sect used genjutsu to make civilians see the deceased.
"So it was all a lie?" Shizune was quite disappointed. "Lady Tsunade is truly pitiful..."
Suddenly, Tsunade popped out from a corner: "Where am I pitiful?!"
Tsunade was already this old, not a young maiden, so she didn't need their pity. However, since the topic had come up, the three people and one pig sat formally in the room for a meeting. Tsunade suggested going to the hot springs, but a serious-faced Shizune refused; they would hold the meeting in the room! And fully clothed!
"Lady Tsunade! You must pull yourself together! The Village's situation is not good right now, and both the Fifth Hokage and the Village need your strength!" Shizune's tone was heavy, her eyes wide. Tsunade instinctively shrunk her neck, as if their roles had swapped; at this moment, Shizune was the older sister, and Tsunade had become the younger sister.
Ino and Tonton sat upright, looking like they were attentively listening to a leader's speech.
Tsunade muttered softly: "I don't want to, but I just have hemophobia. What can I do?"
Shizune, usually an extremely gentle woman, now looked at her with full pressure: "I think Lady Tsunade is just avoiding it! Uncle has been dead for many years; he surely wouldn't want to see you like this. Don't be so listless anymore! Please?"
Tsunade nodded to everything she said, but it was still impossible to completely reverse the psychological trauma caused by her hemophobia. Her talk-no-jutsu wasn't strong enough!
Annoyed, Shizune stood up and dragged Ino out of the room.
"Eh? What are you doing?"
"Come with me!"
Ino was bewildered, not knowing what her long-legged senior sister wanted.
The two came to a secluded spot, and Shizune said with great resolve: "Now, only my deceased uncle can persuade Lady Tsunade. I must return to the Village immediately and beg the Fifth Hokage to give me the Edo Tensei learning scroll."
Ino quickly interrupted her: "Edo Tensei is a forbidden Ninjutsu. Jiraiya-sama won't give it to you, and besides, that Ninjutsu seems very difficult to learn."
Edo Tensei wasn't just difficult to learn; Orochimaru himself spent several years and countless experiments to improve upon the Second Hokage's foundation and barely master the Ninjutsu.
Shizune looked hopeful: "If I can't learn it, don't I still have you?"
"Cough cough cough..." Ino coughed twice. For her senior sister's great kindness, she could only...
In her opinion, forbidden Ninjutsu like Edo Tensei, which involved souls, always came with a price. Souls that had already entered the Underworld couldn't easily return to the Living World. Without paying a huge price, this Ninjutsu simply couldn't be activated.
She didn't want Shizune to pay these prices, and she herself didn't want to use this Ninjutsu.
She hesitated: "Actually, I've developed a Summoning Technique..."
Shizune pressed: "Can it summon my uncle?"
"No, I can summon the Second Hokage."
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