After successfully sealing Hidan, Yagami Light picked up the scroll and carefully sensed Hidan's condition inside.
As expected, scrolls cannot seal living beings; at this moment, Hidan's soul was being continuously crushed by the sealing power and then reshaped by the Evil God's energy.
Continuously experiencing a cycle of being crushed by the seal and then forcibly reshaped by the power of the Evil God, he endured the intense Pain of his soul being scattered over and over again in the endless darkness, yet he couldn't even manage to die completely.
"It shouldn't take long for Hidan to become a walking corpse. After all, no one can withstand this kind of Pain."
The reason Yagami Light wanted to seal Hidan was because he thought of the death note mentioned by his original body.
As long as Hidan could be sealed in the scroll, he could then drip blood onto the note and control Hidan to perform the ritual.
In this way, an alternative version of the death note was formed.
Of course, this might not fool Kage-level experts, but it was enough to fool ordinary people.
This way, their faith in the Evil God would become even more steadfast.
There was another benefit: he could also observe the operating mechanism of Hidan's immortal body at close range, bringing him one step closer to analyzing the Evil God.
Afterward, Yagami Light put away the scroll with satisfaction and continued his journey.
Akatsuki Organization, mental space.
Under Pain's summon, the members of the organization appeared one after another.
"The leader has been holding meetings quite frequently lately. What is it this time?"
Pain didn't wait for the others to complain and said directly, "Hidan is dead."
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone was stunned. Although Hidan's strength was just average, his bizarre ability meant that one could really be caught off guard if they weren't careful.
Moreover, he was traveling with Kakuzu. With their abilities combined, there weren't many in the Ninja World who could kill them.
Everyone looked toward the Santai position, and as expected, it was empty.
"What a pity. Although that guy was a devout believer, he was quite interesting. At least in an assassination organization like this, he could add a bit of vitality.
The bickering between him and Deidara made the organization look at least a bit human."
"Hey, Kakuzu, did you encounter some powerful enemy? It couldn't have been you who did it, right?"
Everyone suddenly looked at Kakuzu, who was standing at the Hokuto position. Why did he look fine? Could it be that Hidan had a bounty on him, and on a whim, he took Hidan out?
It was actually possible. After all, it wasn't the first time; this man was a money-driven individual.
"Hmph! Don't look at me, I don't know either. That guy Hidan clamored about going to get revenge on that Evil God, Yagami Light, and ran off by himself. Now that he's been taken out, it just shows his strength was only at that level. It's a pity; he had a bounty on him more or less, it would have been better if I had taken him out."
At this moment, Pain spoke: "Didn't I say that you must move in pairs? Kakuzu, it seems you completely disregarded my orders."
As he spoke, he stared intently at Kakuzu with those Rinnegan. The pressure from those eyes made even Kakuzu's soul tremble slightly.
"As expected of the leader!"
This was the inner thought of the others. Those legendary eyes of the Six Paths Sage exerted too much pressure.
"Leader, it was Hidan himself who went looking for that Yagami Light. You know how sensitive he is about matters concerning the Evil God; how could I have held him back? His death is his own fault; he was too weak."
For a slippery character like Kakuzu, excuses were made up at will. After all, he had killed countless teammates and turned them in for bounties.
Pain didn't say much more. After all, the Akatsuki Organization was, to put it plainly, an organization where the strong were respected. If they were soft-hearted, why would they recruit so many rogue Ninja?
These rogue Ninja were all unruly individuals who only treated the Akatsuki Organization as a temporary shelter. Could they really believe in Pain's talk of peace?
What a joke. If they truly cared about the Ninja World, they wouldn't have become rogue Ninja.
At this point, Zetsu spoke: "So, how should we handle that Yagami Light?"
"Itachi and Kisame, aren't you in the Land of Fire? You will carry it out. Konan will also go to find you; this operation will be under her command."
Pain said while looking at Kakuzu, "Kakuzu, you must go as well. He is your future partner."
"Alright!"
Kakuzu shrugged and agreed. Of course, this was also because he had finished his assassination mission; otherwise, no one could stop him from making money, not even a god.
"Zetsu, find that person's location."
"Additionally, since Hidan is already dead, regardless of whether Yagami Light joins or not, we must bring in another person. The Zabuza Momochi mentioned last time—although his strength is a bit lacking, it's enough when combined with that Ice Release bloodline limit."
"At that time, Konan and Kakuzu will go to the Land of Waves to find them and bring them in. If they refuse, kill them directly."
Meanwhile, Yagami Light, unaware that Pain would be coming for him, was still wandering in the Land of Grass.
Although the military power of this country seemed to be among the top of the small nations, it didn't mean that the civilians of this country lived well.
Sandwiched between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, it was the main battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War. During that period, the entire country was affected, and civilians whose families were destroyed and who were displaced were everywhere.
To protect itself, the Hidden Grass Village continuously trained Ninja, but the cost was enormous. They could only continuously exploit the civilians, and the Daimyo was no exception.
Yagami Light nodded with satisfaction. This place could indeed establish a branch of the Evil God Cult.
As for why he didn't establish it in the Land of Hot Springs, he stated that now was not the time for a final battle with the real Evil God.
He didn't know if the Evil God's pocket dimension was within the territory of the Land of Hot Springs, so it was better to be cautious.
At the same time, he also entered Sage Mode, constantly watching for any White Zetsu tracking him, and he actually found one.
Yagami Light also knew that with the Akatsuki Organization's style, they would definitely come looking for him. But as long as Nagato didn't personally take action, anyone else wouldn't matter; he was confident he could escape.
As for the White Zetsu following behind, Yagami Light had already marked it. He would find a time to capture it later. The one captured by the original body was almost used up, so this was a perfect replacement.
Suddenly, the walking Yagami Light paused. As if sensing something, he immediately leaped backward.
"Boom—"
A violent explosion occurred where he had been standing, blasting a huge crater into the ground.
"So sharp. I thought I could settle this easily!"
In the distance, three people stepped out from behind the trees: Kisame, Itachi, and Kakuzu.
At that moment, a figure flew in from a distance and landed on a branch, saying coldly: "You're the one who killed Hidan, aren't you?"
Yagami Light gave a playful smile and nonchalantly brushed the dust off his sleeves: "Oh? You mean Hidan? That guy was clamoring about being a believer of the Evil God, but he didn't respect me, the Evil God himself, at all. So, I sent him on his way."
Hearing this, Konan's expression remained unchanged: "In that case, I'll give you two choices: either join the Akatsuki Organization, or die."
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