I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 226 The Evil God Cult Priest! (Third Update)

"Under the protection of the evil god, I will never die!"

The bloodied, crazed man was laughing wildly.

"I will sacrifice all of you Konoha ninjas to the evil god!!"

At this moment, the special blood-man seemed to merge into one with the ferocious and evil blood dragon beneath him.

Its body, which had been ravaged by the recent series of explosions, was rapidly restored to its original state thanks to the replenishment from the multi-headed blood dragon, and the intensity of its aura was soaring.

Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui subconsciously drew the small katana from behind him, gripped it in his hand, and looked toward the enemy's location as if facing a formidable foe, remaining vigilant for any potential attack.

But just then...

Nara Ranka's figure suddenly descended from the sky, his body emanating a faint white steam. The power of Boiling Release chakra flowed endlessly within him, almost raising his own power to its peak.

"Nonsense."

[Boiling Release: Super Strength - Unparalleled!]

Nara Rinkei concentrated all his strength in his right fist, aimed it at the ferocious blood-red dragon below, and swung his right fist heavily. The terrifying force of the punch brought up a gust of wind.

Hearing the commotion coming from the sky, the blood-man standing on the crimson dragon subconsciously looked up at the sky.

However, Nara Rinka's attack speed was too fast. The moment the latter looked up, that ordinary fist had already smashed down.

Boom—crash!

The moment Nara Rinka's right fist collided with the crimson dragon, the latter's seemingly enormous size was instantly smashed to pieces by this immense force, unable to even maintain its basic shape.

Blood droplets scattered and danced in the air, crashing against the rocky cliffs of Hell Valley, as if a crimson rain of blood was falling there.

The blood-man, who had been standing on the head of the crimson dragon, lost his footing due to the dragon's destruction and fell back into the blood pool below.

"What the hell is this Konoha ninja?! With this level of superhuman strength, is he some kind of humanoid tailed beast?"

A violent sense of dread washed over the special blood-soaked man—a priest of the newly founded cult, the Cult of Evil Gods.

"However... as long as I get to that place, as long as I enter the blood pool, I can—"

The Shadow Creature sped through the air above Hell Valley, and a shadowy tentacle shot out from its dark body like lightning, precisely seizing the body of the Cult of Evil.

[Shadow Convergence Technique]!

Just before the cult priest was about to fall into the blood pool, he was directly carried away by the shadow tentacle released by the [Shadow Creature].

With a slight thought, Nara Rinkachi's materialized shadow tentacles immediately pulled the evil god priest up from below, bringing him directly onto the shadow creature's back.

The priests of the evil god cult paid no attention to Nara Ranka and the others who were closest to them.

As he watched Hell Valley recede into the distance, his previously arrogant demeanor vanished without a trace.

"No! No—"

The priest of the evil god cult let out a terrified cry for help.

"You can't take me out of Hell Valley! Without the power of the Evil God, I'll die instantly!"

Nara Rinka didn't take the other person's words seriously at first.

However, as the Shadow Creature gradually moved away from Hell Valley, the aura of this evil god priest continued to weaken.

The thick layer of blood covering the body of the evil god priest was drawn into his body by an unknown force.

But as soon as this mysterious cult priest revealed his true appearance, he aged rapidly. His straight back became hunched, his long black hair turned gray, and his skin quickly dried up and shrank.

Nara Rinka immediately thought of those "immortal ninjas" who attacked Kakashi Hatake and others before, but died suddenly without any warning.

Considering that this "blood man" was the only normal person left in Hell Valley, and the only survivor.

Nara Rinka manipulated the [Shadow Creature] to change course and fly back towards Hell Valley.

As the distance to Hell Valley continued to decrease, the bodies of the evil god priests ceased to age.

Although he did not immediately return to his original appearance, he still retained that aged and withered look.

But at least the other party's aura is no longer getting weaker.

"take me……"

The priest of the evil god uttered a weak, aged voice.

"Take me to the pool of blood..."

But how could Nara's attempt to win over the other party this time be successful?

He only needs to keep the opponent alive so that they don't fully recover to their peak condition.

The Shadow Creature landed in Hell Valley.

Nara Rinkazu neither allowed the "blood man" to enter the blood pool nor allowed him to get his hands on the blood below.

He still placed the other party on the back of the [Shadow Creature], using [Shadow Binding Technique] to restrict the other party's ability to move.

"team leader."

Uchiha Shisui leaped from the ground of Hell Valley onto the back of the [Shadow Creature], looking in utter astonishment at the Jashin priest who was now transforming into an old man.

Regarding Nara Rinkazu's "unparalleled strength" just now.

Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Rei, Shizune, and the others were somewhat surprised, but this wasn't the first time the captain had displayed such incredibly violent fighting skills.

Previously, on the battlefield in Iwagakure, Nara Rinka also used this monstrous steel fist fluid technique to defeat the boulders thrown by the Iwagakure demolition squad ninjas.

Therefore, the attention of Uchiha Shisui and the other two team members was now focused on the old man.

"Just confess."

Nara Rinka looked at the old man and said calmly.

"From your identity to your stance... your lifespan depends on how much you cooperate."

Sensing the other party's cold attitude, the priest of the evil god cult resigned himself to his fate and offered no futile resistance.

"The ninja of Konoha."

The priest of the evil god cult spoke weakly, his eyebrows drooping.

"I was just an ordinary ninja from Yugakure. I have no ill intentions towards Konoha."

"Do you really think we Konoha ninja would believe such nonsense?"

Nara Ranka rolled her eyes and simultaneously activated the [Shadow Binding Technique].

Click!

As his appearance aged, the ninja's bone strength also seemed to decline.

Nara Rinkazu effortlessly snapped off one of his opponent's fingers, just like breaking a crisp cookie stick, using his materialized shadow tentacles.

"what!"

The priest of the evil god cult let out a cry of pain.

His madness seemed to have faded along with his aging appearance.

"Sir Ninja, please ask whatever you wish to know!"

The priest of the evil god cult begged for mercy.

"I will definitely answer all your questions to the best of my ability!"

I don't like repeating a sentence twice.

Nara Lan Gui coldly said.

"Tell me everything you know!"

The cult priest sighed again and began to tell his story.

He was originally an ordinary ninja from Yugakure.

During a chance mission, I heard that the Blood Pool clan, who had been suppressed in Hell Valley, had been completely wiped out.

Driven by his desire for the ancestral property of the Blood Pool clan, he risked breaking through the poisonous mist and miasma surrounding Hell Valley and successfully entered the valley.

Although he did not find any of the Blood Pool clan's legacy in Hell Valley, he unexpectedly gained the favor of the evil god.

Under the guidance of the evil god, he began to establish an evil god cult and recruit believers with "killing" as its doctrine.

"So, your so-called believers are just those you're manipulating?"

"Uchiha Shisui said angrily."

"You completely maddened them and turned them into human bombs!"

"That's only because they are too weak to accept the power of the evil god."

"And didn't this ninja see the performance of those believers just now? They were completely impervious to swords and blades, and even flames couldn't take their lives. This is proof of the evil god's power!"

The priest of the evil god cult spoke with conviction.

"Ninja masters, if you place me in the pool of blood, I will show you the true power of the evil god!"

The other person's tone was too sincere.

As a result, Nara Rinkei could not tell whether the "evil god" the other party mentioned was just their imagination or something real.

"That evil god."

Nara Rinka glanced at the blood pool in Hell Valley.

After the evil god priest was brought under control, the blood pool remained completely calm and undisturbed.

"Is that the blood dragon from earlier?"

"No, no, no, Ninja Master."

The priest of the evil god cult shook his head repeatedly.

"That blood dragon is merely one manifestation of the Evil God's power. The Evil God possesses countless forms, not just a dragon."

Nara Rinkei had no intention of discussing "divine power" with this fanatical believer.

Rather than believing in a god.

Why not believe that aliens exist?

"One question."

Nara Rinka stared at the priest of the evil god cult.

"Why did you send people to attack the Konoha ninja?"

"I don't--"

Click!

The priest's arm was snapped off again by the shadow tentacles, just like a straw.

"The second time."

Nara Lan Gui said calmly.

Do you think I'd give you a third chance to lie?

Glug!

The priest of the evil god cult forced back the pained scream that was about to burst from his throat.

The cult priest, who had just been trying to fool them, became docile again.

"Because someone offered me a reward I couldn't refuse, and he also gave me the movement route of those three Konoha ninjas."

Nara Ranka pressed, "Where is it?"

The priest of the evil god cult honestly gave the location: the item was hidden in Hell Valley.

"Still water".

Nara called out softly.

"careful."

"Understood, Captain."

Uchiha Shisui formed hand seals and created a shadow clone to retrieve the "reward" mentioned by the priest of the Jashin religion.

A moment later.

Uchiha Shisui's clones brought back several scrolls.

The cleanest scroll was open, and it happened to record the route of Kakashi Hatake's team.

The remaining few scrolls look full of a heavy sense of history, and a faint sense of bloodlust emanates from them.

Nara, holding a cassia branch, inquired of the priest of the heretical cult.

"What is recorded in these scrolls?"

"These scrolls are a collection of special blood ninjutsu from the Blood Pond clan."

The priest of the evil god cult looked at the few scrolls with some reluctance.

"It not only records how to manipulate blood to attack and curse enemies, but also contains a document..."

"A ninjutsu that grants immortality!"

The number of new cases crashed today was even higher than yesterday, accounting for nearly a third of the total...

Compared to the day before yesterday, the number of new cases has plummeted by half...

Without any warning.

I feel very lost.

The most confusing part is that I have absolutely no idea why the new users are being added...

I don't know what to say. This is the first time I've encountered such a situation since I started writing books.

A slight decrease in new cases could be attributed to normal fluctuations, but this one has caused a complete collapse...

I'll update tomorrow in the afternoon.

After six o'clock.

(End of this chapter)