Jashin City.
Located on the central plains of the Land of Birds, it is also the headquarters of the Evil God Cult.
Originally, there was a desolate grassland in front and a towering mountain behind; after the Evil God Cult unified the Land of Birds, they built their headquarters here.
Calling it a city is just a euphemism; in reality, it's just a Village.
Most of it consists of adobe houses built using Earth Release, meant for the believers to live in.
He didn't intend to seriously develop this Village, knowing that the great nations would surely launch a crusade, and it would end up being destroyed anyway.
By now, the Village personnel had finished evacuating, leaving only over a thousand core members.
Zhang Jiao looked at the nervous crowd below the stage, "According to Lord Evil God's requirements, we must all participate in the battle this time."
"However, we only need to intercept one group of enemies. Rest assured, even in death, your souls will enter the Evil God Realm to serve by Lord's side, where we shall attain eternal life."
The cultists immediately broke into excited smiles upon hearing this, their breathing becoming heavy.
That's eternal life; who wouldn't want it?
They had all seen Lord Evil God's heroic figure in their dreams; he was a truly great deity.
"Rest assured, Sect Leader, we will make sure those heretics never return."
"Right, right, those despicable great nations have always oppressed us; we must teach them a lesson."
The scene suddenly became lively, with everyone voicing their loyalty one after another.
Zhang Jiao looked at the fired-up cultists and nodded with satisfaction, "The people's will is indeed usable!"
Then, he pressed his hands down, and the scene immediately quieted. "I have good news for you."
"Last night, Lord Evil God handed down a divine decree: Lord will personally take action when the time comes."
"Boom—"
The venue erupted in nearly frenzied cheers; some people knelt on the ground in excitement, some were moved to tears, and everyone was immersed in the ecstasy of the Evil God's imminent arrival.
"I didn't expect to see Lord's heroic figure again."
"Indeed, if Lord Evil God acts, those heretics can be wiped out with a wave of his hand."
"With Lord here, we will surely win!"
"Let those great nation Ninjas taste Lord's power!"
The fanatical shouts joined together, pushing the atmosphere in the temple to its peak.
The summit of the Mountain of God.
"Are you sure? With their strength, they can't handle it at all."
Uchiha Hikari stood at the summit looking down, as if she could see the fanatical scene below through the clouds.
She was puzzled by Yagami Light's arrangements; this man didn't seem to value the core members of the Evil God Cult much.
She didn't believe that such a motley crew could block the Ninjas from the various great nations.
Among them, only Sect Leader Zhang Jiao had the Eight-Tails' horn sealed within him by Yagami Light, that massive Chakra barely allowing him to reach Jonin level.
As for the others, most were just civilians who could use weapons; the few with Chakra didn't even have the strength of a Chunin—they were purely cannon fodder.
If these people were wiped out, the Evil God Cult would be left with only Yagami Light as a commander without an army; there would be no talk of development.
"It doesn't matter; their lives and deaths aren't important at all."
Yagami Light's face showed no change, as if he didn't care that his years of effort might go to waste.
In fact, Uchiha Hikari's feeling was correct; Yagami Light truly didn't value them.
Zhang Jiao was a transmigrator he created using Genjutsu; if the Genjutsu were broken, he would be backfired upon in an instant.
And there are quite a few people in the Ninja World who can do this; for instance, the Byakugan can easily detect abnormalities.
In the original story, Ao of the Hidden Mist Village could actually see through Danzo's use of Kotoamatsukami on General Mifune, which was absolutely ridiculous.
Could the Genjutsu of Kotoamatsukami be seen through so easily?
He had experienced Kotoamatsukami himself; that BUG-level Genjutsu couldn't be blocked even by the mental power of a Wood Clone combined with the protection of Natural Energy, and he was easily controlled.
And for such a Ninjutsu to be seen through by the Byakugan, its prestige instantly plummeted.
Furthermore, the core members of the Evil God Cult were essentially a bunch of lunatics with no value in being saved.
What Yagami Light valued most was the Yellow Turban Army he had cultivated later; they were the group with the truest faith.
Unlike the cult core members who were left with only madness, those people had clear ideals in their hearts and were willing to step forward one after another to make the Ninja World a better place, putting even life and death behind them.
This pure faith made even Yagami Light, who had long since become indifferent to everything, feel moved.
So before leaving, he needed to help them clear out those unstable factors and create a stable environment for them.
At least, the internal structure couldn't be chaotic; a core had to be established, much like the Jinggangshan Conference.
He also had to give the Five Great Ninja Villages a warning, so they wouldn't dare act rashly.
At least buy time for the growth of the Yellow Turban Army; as for the rest, it would be left to luck.
He wasn't a babysitter; whether they could gain a foothold in the Ninja World depended on themselves.
The original body's intention in founding the Evil God Cult was never to let the clone enjoy the worship of believers, but to use the identity of the "Evil God" to touch and understand the underlying rules of faith and divine power, thereby deeply analyzing the essence of this world's laws and finding an opportunity to step into a higher realm.
Rather than making his clone the Evil God.
Now, the results were much better than expected; by completely merging the Evil God's energy and body fragments, along with his analysis of faith during this period, he already had a preliminary concept of what a god is.
The rest was for the original body to analyze these things properly and see if a key to stepping into the Six Paths Level could be found among them.
As for him, if he wanted to become a true Evil God, relying solely on collecting negative energy and faith might not be accomplished even in thousands of years.
Those so-called gods were formed slowly over millions of years; he couldn't wait that long.
"Eh?"
He paused for a moment, then curled his lips into a faint smile. "I didn't expect him to join the fray as well."
Yagami Light received information from his clones scattered across the Land of Birds.
"That guy actually has a connection with you."
Uchiha Hikari asked curiously, "Who is it? Someone from the Uchiha?"
The only ones who could be associated with her were the Uchiha, and now only a few stragglers remained.
"Ah, yes, it's Uchiha Sasuke."
Saying that, Yagami Light showed a playful smile. "I didn't expect Orochimaru to send him over. It seems that guy holds a grudge and still remembers what happened before."
Uchiha Hikari didn't care about the conflict between Yagami Light and Orochimaru, showing only an interested expression.
"It's him, the orphan of the Uchiha Clan. I wonder what his current strength is like."
Yagami Light rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "Current Sasuke might be decent in terms of Ninjutsu, but he probably hasn't awakened the Mangekyo yet."
Although Sasuke learned the Breathing Technique from the original body, and his strength might be a bit stronger than in the original story, he didn't believe the boy had awakened the Mangekyo.
After all, that guy experienced the Night of the Clan Massacre and was repeatedly tortured by Itachi in Tsukuyomi just to awaken the One-tomoe Sharingan.
If it were Itachi, Obito, or Shisui, they would have started with Three-Tomoe in minutes, or even a Mangekyo would be normal.
Uchiha Hikari's lips curled into a smile, "Is that so? Leave him to me."