After enduring the backlash, Shinji was a little speechless.
Human throats were too fragile, and every time there was a backlash, the first thing to suffer was the throat.
It made him cough up blood every time, he was really possessed by Uchiha Itachi!
Where was his foolish little brother?
He didn't have one?
Only a husky?
That would do.
Shinji stretched out his index finger and pointed it at Hozuki Mangetsu's forehead, which hadn't been able to turn into water. A drop of blood quickly condensed into a needle.
Then he retracted the Cursed Energy condensed in his throat, and only then did he ask again, "Do you still want my sword now?"
Feeling the slight stinging sensation coming from his brow, Hozuki Mangetsu was silent. He had no doubt that if his next answer couldn't satisfy the other party, this sharp needle would pierce through his head.
And he was very unwilling!
He felt that his true strength hadn't been brought out, and he was restrained to death by the other party's weird ability, and was directly defeated.
Moreover, the other party seemed to know the weaknesses of their Hozuki clan's Water Transformation Technique very well, and the electricity that appeared out of nowhere in his body almost made him unable to fight back.
As if seeing what he was thinking, Shinji suddenly moved his hand away.
"I like to give people opportunities, just like the previous owner of this Kubikiribōchō. After I took this sword, I didn't kill him, but waited for him to heal his injuries before challenging me again."
"However, I think everything requires paying a price. To get a new opportunity, you must be prepared to pay a new price."
"So after the second failure, that demon's life belonged to me."
"Now I can give you a second chance, but the price is to sign this contract and join our Jashin Cult."
After Shinji finished speaking, he immediately shook his hand and took out an [Organization Contract Scroll] and placed it in front of Hozuki Mangetsu.
However, Hozuki Mangetsu didn't even look at it and said in a deep voice, "I won't betray my village, kill me."
"You underestimate the ideals and ambitions of our Jashin Cult too much. Don't worry, joining the Jashin Cult doesn't mean you need to defect from the Hidden Mist, and you don't need to worry that we will force you to do anything that harms your country and village. The purpose of our Jashin Cult is to follow the will of Jashin and eliminate all the Cursed Spirits we see in front of us!"
"I think this shouldn't conflict with your original identity, right?"
After roughly figuring out this guy's personality, Shinji immediately changed his thinking and began a new performance.
Of course, Hozuki Mangetsu couldn't believe everything the other party said, but at least this statement made him not as strongly repulsed as before.
"I see distrust in your eyes. Of course, this is normal."
"But since you were able to find us, you should know what we have done before, and what your people have done. I think the reason why you appeared here must not be a coincidence."
Looking at the other party's meaningful eyes, Hozuki Mangetsu was silent again.
Of course, he knew the cause and effect of the whole matter. These people had eliminated the many attacking Cursed Spirits, saving the people in the village, but didn't ask for anything in return.
On the contrary, the Hidden Mist ninjas who came later had greed in their hearts, and had always looked down on wandering ninjas, so they had disappeared without a trace.
He despised that kind of person from the bottom of his heart, so even if he knew certain results, he still didn't want to make things difficult for these people in the end.
But...
"So your intention from the beginning was to have me. join you?"
"Otherwise?"
Shinji finally realized the ambiguity after the pause in this sentence, and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Sorry, I misunderstood. But I can't join your sect so rashly. I need to consider it, and I also need to confirm that what you just said is true."
Shinji looked at Hozuki Mangetsu, who was serious and fearless, and knew that threatening him with life and death was a dead end.
But no matter what kind of person, they must have their weaknesses and soft spots.
"Of course, I believe you will be able to make the right decision."
"In addition, as a show of sincerity. We will take you to find your younger brother."
Hozuki Mangetsu's heart sank!
If it was before, he would have been very happy to hear the other party say this.
But now he would rather not look for his younger brother, and didn't want to involve Suigetsu.
But now it was clear that he had no choice.
After Hozuki Mangetsu recovered, he didn't think about attacking or leaving.
He planned to take it one step at a time, and if he really found Suigetsu, he would find a way to take him away together.
As long as there was water nearby, the success rate would greatly increase.
"Tobi, you lead the way."
"Eh? Why me?"
"You run around randomly every time, and you can still find your way back. Of course this kind of thing has to be left to you."
"Haha, haha, is that so? Then I'll try, this way"
Tobi didn't know whether Shinji had seen through something and was testing him, or if it was just a coincidence.
The speed of the few people was not slow when they were seriously on their way, and they returned to the place where they had fought Orochimaru in no time.
"I remember that the snake guy suddenly summoned a giant snake, and then swallowed that white-haired little devil, and then escaped along the stream."
"If we look down, there should be new clues. What do you think, Tobi?"
Tobi was stunned by this sudden question, and after a pause, he said, "Ah? I don't know, probably."
Shinji acted very normally, as if that sentence just now was really just a casual question.
But Tobi had a ghost in his heart, so he was always guessing and suspecting.
Hozuki Mangetsu still didn't say anything, and followed silently.
But half of his attention was almost on the stream next to him, and he kept thinking about something.
They searched all the way down the stream.
Suddenly, Hidan's nose twitched, and he said, "There's a bloody smell nearby, although it's very faint, it won't be wrong."
As expected of a second section, his nose was so useful!
Everyone immediately scattered to search, and soon discovered a rotting half-snake corpse, as well as the solidified bloodstains around it.
"This should be the place. The other party landed here, and didn't even bother to clean up the traces at the scene, obviously not worrying that anyone could catch up."
Shinji said his 'deduction' with a straight face.
Tobi thought, "I've already killed the person, so what's there to worry about."
"There are footprints here!"
Today, Hidan was really playing like a god, and soon discovered footprints in the grass.
The soil here was relatively moist, so even after a period of time, clear marks could still be seen.
"Looking at the size, it shouldn't be an adult's."
"Maybe that little devil found a chance to escape."
"It's possible."
Shinji began to talk nonsense, but in reality, his heart was as clear as a mirror at this time.
Orochimaru must have been killed by Obito, so the little devil Suigetsu had a chance to escape.
____________________
For more advance chapters visit my patreon
patreon.com/kane45
Tier: 10$ Casual Reader - +20 Advance Chapter
20$ Intermediate Reader - +40 Advance Chapter
40$ Expert Reader - +80 Advance Chapter
Update: "Monday to Friday - Update 3 Chapters a Day"
"Saturday and Sunday - Off"