Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 202 The New Evil God Cult

Early the next morning.

Lu Shi gets up early and then wanders around aimlessly.

Since there was nothing unusual in my senses, I had no choice but to go out and explore in order not to sit idly by and wait for my death. Although the entire Yugakure village was not small, most of it consisted of hot springs or tourist attractions.

Therefore, there aren't actually many locations that need to be checked.

I paid special attention to the casino deer, as such a mixed place is the easiest place for people to hide.

Unfortunately, in the end, they gained nothing.

After wandering around all morning, just as Lu Shi was about to find a place to eat, Bai Si's voice echoed in her mind.

"Lord Shikatoki! Are you there?"

"Yes, did you find anything on your end?"

"The daimyo of the Land of Rivers just sent out a document. I took a look at it, and it says that the mission to investigate Yugakure is being cancelled. I feel something is wrong, so I'm informing you."

Bai Si's words made Lu Shi's expression freeze.

At this critical juncture, withdrawing the investigation into Yugakure seems a bit like protesting too much.

Has anyone ever entered Daming Prefecture?

"I've been keeping watch, and no one has entered the Daimyo's residence, but the Daimyo is under a genjutsu, which is very strange." Bai Si could sense that the Daimyo's chakra was abnormal, but it didn't know who did it or how they did it!

"Keep watching."

"Yes."

Shika was not interested in the illusion that the Daimyo had fallen for.

The abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan are incredibly diverse, and it's normal that Byakuya doesn't notice some of them. What puzzles him is why he would do such a thing.

Is canceling the mission at this point intended to make him leave Yugakure?

But that's impossible! Lu Shi wasn't here to do a mission in the first place; if he wanted to, he could spend his whole life here.

"I feel like I'm missing something."

Lu Shi muttered to himself, then rubbed his head, "Since things have come to this, let's eat first."

"Welcome! What would you like to order, sir?" The owner approached familiarly.

Lu Shi glanced at the menu and said, "Give me a large bowl of ramen and a serving of sushi."

"Alright, please wait a moment, sir."

Just as the boss was about to leave, Lu Shi asked, "Boss, I want to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"I wonder if the boss has seen this young girl before."

Lu Shi took out the drawing paper, and the boss came over to take a look before shaking his head, "Sorry, I really don't remember this."

"It's nothing, I was just asking. By the way, has anything major happened in Yugakure recently?"

"It's nothing serious. If we're talking about something serious, it seems like a few children went missing recently and haven't been found yet. Some people say they were kidnapped by human traffickers, while others say they were abducted by a cult."

"I don't know the specifics, but it seems like there's been no news about it for the past three days. I don't know why, it might just be a rumor."

The boss scratched his head and casually shared what he knew.

Lu Shi stood there, stunned.

Yup!

It's a cult!

Itachi Uchiha and his group were tasked with a mission targeting a cult in Yugakure.

He himself went to the Daimyo's residence in the province of Kawano and asked the Daimyo in person to confirm the authenticity of the cult.

However, from the moment he entered Yugakure Village until now, the entire village has remained within his perception, and not a single person or thing related to the cult has appeared.

That's really weird.

If there was no cult, why would Itachi Uchiha and the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers both say there was? With Nara Shikatoki's sensory abilities, it's impossible he wouldn't have noticed.

"Three days ago?" Lu Shi tapped the table lightly with his right index finger, a sudden thought flashing through his mind. "Three days ago, I just entered the Land of Rivers! Is this so-called cult hiding from me?!"

"Could the genjutsu used by the daimyo of the Land of Rivers be the work of these cultists? Do they want me to leave Yugakure?"

This guess seems reasonable, but it has many flaws.

For example, how do these cult members know that they will be coming to them?

"Please enjoy your ramen and sushi, sir."

The owner brought the food and placed it in front of Lu Shi.

Lu Shi's thoughts returned to normal. "Thank you, boss."

"Of course."

After having a full meal, Shika expanded his search area beyond Yugakure Village.

The search for the area surrounding Yugakure Village has also begun.

He remembered that the cult was located in a small village.

These kinds of places need to be given special attention.

However, for two consecutive days, Shikatoki found nothing. He couldn't find the little girl with the Mangekyou Sharingan, and there seemed to be no trace of the cult in the entire Yugakure village.

Finally, on the morning of the third day, after having breakfast, Shikatoki chose to leave Yugakure.

He doesn't want to go back to Konoha.

Instead, they intend to use the same method as when dealing with Fuuka Ryuta in the Land of Snow: entrapment.

If this so-called cult is really hiding from him, they will naturally become active again as soon as he leaves.

Whether it's a real cult or a fake one, you'll find out soon enough.

Not long after Shika left Yugakure, a man walked into a small village in a corner of Yugakure.

"Master, that person named Nara Shikatoki has left Yugakure."

The man referred to as the cult leader paused, then slowly said, "I understand."

"Master, aren't we going to start the immortality experiment?" the man couldn't help but ask.

"Wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for?"

"We will return to Konoha once we have the Nara deer." The leader's eyes were deep, and his tone was very serious.

The man was utterly puzzled. "Master, who exactly is this Nara Shikatoki? Do we really need to be so wary of him?"

"I was lucky to survive because I arrived late that night and missed the rally."

"But the cult leader back then wasn't so lucky. Later, when I tried to communicate with the evil god, I found that the evil god, who was supposed to respond, didn't react no matter how many offerings I made."

"It wasn't until a few years ago that I re-established the Evil God Cult and found the Evil God beginning his experiments on immortality."

When he said this, the cult leader's tone carried a hint of resentment and fear.

What he regrets is that despite receiving instructions from the evil god all these years, he has failed to develop an immortal body, thus failing the evil god.

What frightens him is that, at this crucial moment, the figure that terrified him more than a decade ago has reappeared in Yugakure, once again investigating something unknown.

The cult leader didn't know if the Nara Shika came with the evil god cult.

But he didn't dare to gamble.

So he ordered all his followers to enter a state of silence and to clean up everything related to the experiments on immortality.

If you can't afford to mess with him, can't you at least avoid him?

As long as we complete the evil god's instructions and fully summon the evil god, then no matter if he is Nara Shika or not, he will die!

He is currently just biding his time and waiting for the right opportunity.

The cult leader could only console himself with this thought.

The believer could only nod after hearing this story. "I understand. What about the Nara deer?"

"Have the commoners observe along the way, and don't let anyone with chakra go. Once you leave the Land of Rivers, you don't need to worry about them anymore. Remember that!"

Be very careful not to do anything deliberate; the Nara deer are very alert.

The cult leader repeatedly gave instructions.

"Understood."

As the followers left, the cult leader looked at the image of the evil god on the wall.

"Lord Evil God, as your most loyal follower, you will surely understand me, right? Please bear with me a little longer, and leave completely when Nara Shika arrives. I will then offer you double the sacrifices!"

The cult leader's gaze was fanatical, his face filled with the madness of someone who had been brainwashed.

The portrait flickered slightly.

The cult leader clearly perceived its response.

This was something that had never happened in the cult he grew up in.

He remembered that back then, to communicate with the evil god, one needed to bring a large number of offerings; only then would the evil god respond.

After Nara Shikatoki visited, he lost all contact with the evil god until he found this portrait of the evil god. Whenever he communicated with it, the evil god would respond to him.

The cult leader knew that this evil god might not be the same as the evil gods of the past.

But he didn't care; this evil god was easier to talk to and more generous, and that was enough!

Anyway, no one has ever actually seen the evil god, and the evil god cult that belongs to him now worships this evil god! Anyone who dares to raise objections will be turned into a sacrifice!

Thinking of this, the cult leader couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, a cult of evil gods? No! This is my church!"