Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 129 The Cult of Evil Gods

"Crack!" After a short silence, a loud bang suddenly rang out, and the bamboo partition wall shattered instantly, with broken bamboo fragments scattering everywhere like snowflakes dancing in the sky.

A blood-stained crescent-shaped sickle flew in, tearing through the bamboo wall before retracting. Then, more force acted on the bamboo wall, further damaging the partition and making the space between the two hot spring pools clearly visible.

As Hidan's figure passed through the broken bamboo wall, he was surprised to find that the hot spring pool was empty, with no trace of anyone.

"...Eh, that's strange. I clearly heard faint conversations coming from here." Hidan frowned, put away his Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe, and then easily slung it over his shoulder.

Looking around, they found no sign of anyone except for the sound of the hot spring water and fragments of the bamboo wall.

Hidan then turned to face Kakuzu and said with absolute certainty, "You have to believe me, I definitely heard something."

Kakuzu waved his hand, looking somewhat impatient, and interrupted Hidan: "I know, stop rambling on."

For ninjas like them who live on the edge of a knife, sensory perception is crucial, and their abilities are definitely much stronger than those of ordinary ninjas. How could he not have heard the sound?

Upon hearing the sound, Kakuzu quickly discovered two small holes in the bamboo wall. These holes were clearly deliberately created to spy on the two of them.

Kakuzu's gaze swept over the damaged bamboo wall; anyone who could slip away from their sight so silently was no ordinary person.

Kakuzu slowly spoke: "It seems we can't stay here any longer. Let's leave for now."

Without waiting for Hidan's response, Kakuzu left the hot spring pool.

Hidan reluctantly said, "Huh? You're leaving already? You're really impatient."

......

Once Kakuzu and Hidan had completely disappeared from sight, Boruto and Jiraiya peeked out from their hiding place.

They were currently lying prostrate on the roof of the hot spring inn, looking at Hidan's retractable, bloody three-month scythe on his shoulder with lingering fear. If they had been hit by that, wouldn't a large chunk of flesh have been torn off?

The next day, the landlady of the hot spring inn stood in the inn's courtyard, facing the dilapidated wall in front of her, and could only smile bitterly.

She had heard about the commotion last night, but she didn't dare to ask them for compensation and could only swallow her anger.

After all, as the proprietress of a hot spring inn, how could she not know Hidan, the infamous "God of Slaughter" of the Land of Hot Springs? It was already a great act of courage for her to keep them here.

......

Boruto is on his way right now. Just now, Jiraiya seemed a bit off, and after saying he had something urgent to attend to, he hurriedly left alone.

Boruto muttered to himself, "Seriously, what's the rush that he abandoned me like this?" At that moment, Boruto wondered if Jiraiya was planning to face the two Akatsuki members alone.

Boruto was walking forward when his gaze was suddenly drawn to a stone in the middle of the road ahead.

A person sat on the rock, with a gray slicked-back hairstyle and a strikingly eye-catching robe.

Boruto was startled, wondering how his luck could be so bad that he could run into members of the Akatsuki, especially since Jiraiya wasn't around.

Hidan then noticed Boruto, who was preparing to detour, and immediately became interested in him, straightening up from the rock.

Kakuzu was just pinpointing the location of another bounty target, and with no one to keep him company and alleviate his boredom, he was left with no one to keep him company.

Hidan recalled that he hadn't conducted any preaching activities for Jashin for a while. In recent days, he had been accompanying Kakuzu in killing people, but not a single person had been attracted to join their great Jashin cult.

Hidan then called out to Boruto, who was standing in front of him, and with a sly smile, extended an invitation: "Young man, how about joining the Jashin Cult?"

As Hidan spoke, he touched the Jashin-chō necklace he wore around his neck.

Hidan continued enthusiastically, "Joining the Jashin Cult has many benefits. You won't be held accountable for killing people, and on the contrary, Lord Jashin will be very happy!"

"How about it? This doctrine is pretty good, isn't it? Do you want to join?"

"The Evil God Cult? What is that?" Boruto was a little confused. How come he had never heard of this cult before? If it were about joining, shouldn't they have invited him to join the Akatsuki organization?

Hidan was displeased with Boruto's ignorance. He frowned and scolded Boruto, "You brat, you'd better show some respect to Lord Jashin! Jashin Cult is no ordinary thing."

He would not tolerate anyone showing the slightest contempt for the great cult of evil.

"Which evil god are you talking about? I've never heard of it before. Could it be some unknown ninja in disguise?"

Hidan was enraged by Boruto's flippant remarks, and his voice turned cold and sharp: "Since you are so ungrateful, then we can only let you see the power of our followers before offering you up to the Jashin!"

Hidan let out a series of sinister laughs, his voice filled with cruelty and fanaticism: "Hehehe... Die, you heretic!"

Hidan plans to appease Jashin with Boruto's death, using his corpse to perform a ritual that will make him pay a terrible price for his words and actions!

As Hidan spoke, he swung the Bloodstained Three-Moon Scythe in his hand toward Boruto's position. The scythe, carrying Hidan's killing intent, went straight for Boruto.

Faced with Hidan's sudden attack, Boruto quickly dodged to the side. The bloody three-month scythe slid past his body, and Boruto could even feel the cold temperature of the sharp blade.

Hidan sneered, "Heh!" He then reached out and gripped the rope connecting the bottom of the scythe tightly, the other end of which was wrapped around his waist.

He suddenly pulled the rope back with all his might, and the blood-red crescent scythe was immediately pulled and spun rapidly toward Boruto's back.

Having witnessed what happened last night, Boruto naturally knew that the scythe in front of him was retractable. When the Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe swirled and flew towards him, Boruto leaped away to dodge the attack.

Hidan's eyes flashed with surprise upon seeing this, but he quickly regained his fanatical expression: "Not bad, not bad. You are so young to be able to dodge my attack. With a sacrifice of your quality, Lord Jashin will surely be very happy!"