As for the reason, those who know, know.

Without knocking, they pushed the door open and entered.

Inside, only a young man in his twenties was sitting there dozing off. Startled awake, he immediately shouted, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Shinji didn't waste any words and directly revealed the evil god pendant hanging around his neck, then said, "The world suffers, but the evil god will live on forever."

The young man shuddered as soon as he saw the pendant and heard Shinji's words.

He hurriedly went outside and whispered, "Could it be two... uh, two heroes from the Evil God's Cult?"

Shinji nodded. "Take us to see Mira Penn."

"Lady Mira has indeed been waiting for a long time, but... where is the others? Is it just the two of you?" The young man seemed hesitant to speak.

Swish!

Suddenly, a sharp kunai was pressed against the young man's neck, and Hidan said impatiently, "Say one more word and I'll kill you!"

"Yes, yes, I shouldn't have spoken out of turn. Please come with me."

The young man was pale and begged for mercy, fearing that Hidan might accidentally cut his neck open with a tremor of his hand.

And in that short while, a light red liquid began to flow from his neck.

Seeing the other party's cowardly appearance, Hidan scoffed disdainfully before putting away his kunai.

The young man dared not ask any more questions, and hurriedly covered his neck, lowered his head, and walked out to lead the way.

He didn't want to spend a single second with this bald man who looked like he was not to be trifled with.

. . . . . . .

"Useless! You're all a bunch of useless trash!"

Bang!

Clap!

Inside the magnificent room, a handsome, imposing middle-aged man was throwing a tantrum, smashing various exquisite ornaments and porcelain pieces to the ground like trash!

Although she looks to be in her early forties, Mira Poon is actually 56 years old. Despite taking good care of herself and making herself look young, she cannot hide the fact that her body is aging day by day.

As people get older, they tend to miss their youthful days more and gradually shift their focus to their families.

He especially loved his youngest daughter, who was born late in life; that kind of family happiness was probably the most blissful thing in the world.

But everything was destroyed!

The flashing blades, the pools of blood, and the bewildered look in his daughter's eyes as she fell... Every time he closed his eyes, these images would appear clearly and repeatedly in his mind!

It was as if his poor daughter was questioning him, asking why he hadn't avenged her yet!

Yes, revenge!

These days he's been relentlessly seeking revenge against Kado, no matter the cost!

Business competition?

No! The war had already begun the moment his beloved daughter died before his eyes!

However, when it comes to playing dirty tricks, it seems that Kado is still a step ahead.

"It's just money! Kado can hire a hundred people, so you guys go and hire a thousand! Are you so stupid that you can't even outspend the other side?!"

Mira Penn's furious roars echoed continuously from inside the room.

He simply couldn't understand why he had spent so much money but saw no results.

His patience was almost at its limit. He didn't want to see Kado's smug face anymore; he just wanted Kado dead!

"That guy Gato seems to have reached some kind of agreement with those wandering ninjas. Some of the people we've hired at great expense aren't putting in any real effort, and some even suddenly turn against us. This has led to many people being unwilling to take on any missions our company issues; they're worried they'll die at the hands of their own people first..."

Mira Peng asked with a grim face, "Have the people I sent to Konoha returned?"

"Most of them were intercepted and killed on the way, and very few escaped back. Moreover, Konoha might not even accept our assassination commission; at most, they would send a few people to provide protection for a period of time." The subordinate looked very ashamed.

Aside from wartime, the five great ninja villages strictly forbid their ninjas from killing ordinary people. After all, the world is mostly populated by ordinary people. If left unchecked, ninjas who possess absolute power could completely monopolize all wealth, rights, and status in the world, treating ordinary people like pigs and dogs.

If the world really became like that, it would have collapsed and descended into chaos long ago.

Therefore, if you want to pay a ninja to assassinate an ordinary person, the official ninjas of a ninja village generally will not accept such a request.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

For example, when short of money, they can secretly make a quick buck. As long as they aren't caught red-handed, even if the village's higher-ups find out, they'll mostly turn a blind eye and pretend they didn't see it.

For example, some wandering ninjas, rogue ninjas, or bounty ninjas who frequent underground black markets and exchange shops obviously have no scruples. Killing a few ordinary people is no problem for them, and it can even be said to be one of their favorite missions.

The tasks are simple, with little risk, and the rewards are generally quite good!

Gato was clearly well-prepared. On one hand, he was depleting the Mira Peng family's resources and reputation, drawing more wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas into his camp. On the other hand, he was sending men to ambush and kill those sent by the Mira Peng family to seek reinforcements, trying to nip any potential problems in the bud.

Given Cardo's series of moves, the Mira Penn family is likely facing not only destruction but also rapid decline.

[Chapter 19. Murder, We're Professionals!]

Just when Mira Penn was left with nothing but impotent rage, the savior he had been waiting for finally arrived!

After bringing Shinji and Hidan to the scene, the young man left as if he had been granted a pardon.

"Did the evil god cult only send the two of you?"

To be honest, Mira Poon was a little disappointed at that moment.

Since his accidental connection with the evil cult, he has secretly funded these executioners and murderers.

The purpose was to make it useful one day, and there were also some other ulterior motives, since there will never be a shortage of people willing to pay for such a pie in the sky as immortality.

Although I know it's unlikely, what if it is?

If it's true, this money would be enough for him to gain an advantage.

He never expected that after spending so much money, when he desperately needed help, the evil god cult would send only a few lackeys to fool him. Clearly, they didn't take him, their big spender, seriously. How could this not make him feel embarrassed?

Being underestimated once again made Hidan's eyes turn extremely dangerous.

Shinji gently raised his hand, stopping Hidan from drawing his weapon, and calmly said without changing his expression, "Give me the list of targets for this mission, then find a place to sleep. When you open your eyes again, everything will be over."

Mira Penn glanced at Shinji with considerable surprise. Regardless of whether the other party was genuinely confident or a blindly arrogant fool, he had no reason to refuse.

Success would be ideal, but even failure would bring Kado the wrath of the cult, and all he would have to give up was some intelligence and a day's time. It was a worthwhile deal.

So he immediately changed his attitude, "Give him a copy of all the information about Kado. Also, if there's anything you need my people to do, just let me know. As long as you can kill Kado, I'll pay you double the reward I promised to your cult, and you'll also get my personal friendship and gifts."

Shinji glanced at the intelligence in his hand, then turned and walked outside. "No need for cooperation. Remember to keep your men away from the target, so they don't get in the way. We're professionals at killing."

"These two guys are way too arrogant!"

Mira Pong's subordinate couldn't help but say something.

"Go, send two men to follow them. I need to know what they've been doing. Remember, don't get into a conflict with them."

"Yes...where are you going?"

"Let's find a place to sleep. I want to see what these two people are capable of to say such things."

Mira Penn, who hadn't slept for days, said this.

. . . . . . . . . .

"A bunch of trash dared to look down on Master Hidan! Why did they stop me just now? I'm going to sacrifice them all to the Jashin!"

Even after they left, Hidan continued to grumble and complain, clearly still unhappy.

“That Mira Peng is still somewhat valuable, otherwise the cult leader wouldn’t have sent the two of us to assist him. If you’re not afraid of the evil god’s wrath, you can go back and kill him now, I won’t stop you.”

"Tch, he's lucky."

After memorizing the image of Gato in his hand, Hidan casually tossed it away.

Then, in the next second, it was picked up by a burly man.

"Hey, here's what you dropped."

Hidan glanced at it, but didn't say anything, and turned to continue walking.

"Wait a minute, are you looking for the person in the painting?" The burly man not only didn't leave, but instead blocked Shinji and his companion's path.

Shinji raised an eyebrow slightly, but before he could speak, Hidan impatiently stepped forward and said, "None of your business, get out of my way!"

The burly man's forced smile froze for a moment, but he still said kindly, "You're going to seek refuge with Lord Kado, right? I know where Lord Kado is at this time; I can take you there."

"Huh? The mighty Hidan would go and seek refuge with a useless... Ugh! (Shinji, what are you doing! Let go!)"

"You're willing to take us there? Why? Are all the people in the Land of Waves as helpful as you?"

The burly man chuckled and scratched the back of his head. “Not really. Actually, many people know that Lord Kado has been recruiting helpers all this time. If you can stay after I take you there, I will get a considerable referral fee.”

Shinji looked at the guy seriously for a few moments before smiling and saying, "I see. Thank you for your help."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all, please come with me."

The burly man quickly led the way, occasionally probing questions as if trying to find out where Shinji and his companion came from and what their strength was.

Shinji didn't disappoint them, saying that he and his brother were both rogue ninja from Yugakure, and that they had heard about a 'big job' in the Land of Waves during their wanderings, so they came to try their luck.

Midway through, at Shinji's prompting, Hidan reluctantly tugged at his collar, revealing the headband of a rogue ninja from Yugakure that was tied underneath.

Upon seeing this, the burly man immediately believed it to a large extent and became even more enthusiastic.

Of course, the burly man completely ignored the two men's boasting about how amazing they were.

After all, he'd seen plenty of people like that, and everyone knew perfectly well whether they had real skills or not.

After winding their way through the streets for a while, led by the burly man, Shinji and his group gradually left the town and entered a secluded forest.

"Hey, where exactly are you taking us? This godforsaken place doesn't look like a place where rich people live."

As it turns out, Hidan wasn't that stupid. He had realized something was wrong long ago, but Shinji stopped him with a look, which is why he had been holding back until now.

Faced with Hidan's unfriendly questioning, the burly man showed no panic. Instead, he smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't know this, do you? Ever since the Gato Company and the Mira Family went to war, Lord Gato has been hiding in three places. I'm taking you to one of his hideouts now."

"If you're lucky, you'll be able to meet Lord Kado directly. If you're unlucky, it's okay, there's definitely someone in charge there, so it'll be the same."

Hidan raised an eyebrow, completely disbelieving the other's nonsense.

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