Devouring the Evil God!
Inside the mountain cave altar, the Shadow Clone Shinki took out a Kunai from his Ninja Tool Pouch and gently sliced open his palm.
"Tick-tock!"
Crimson blood dripped onto the blood grooves around the altar.
"Buzz--"
In an instant, a dark red light illuminated the entire cave altar!
Sasuke also noticed at this moment that the Wood Clone's expression had become dazed.
He turned his head, and the Shinki beside him seemed to be under Genjutsu as well!
That expression was a mixture of confusion and curiosity...
Sasuke feared that Shinki had fallen under the influence of the Evil God, so he tried to pull Shinki's consciousness out of the Genjutsu by disrupting its Chakra, but all his attempts failed.
It's as if the Shinki deliberately immerses itself in this state, communicating with a deity without a physical form in this way!
This state lasted for several minutes.
Soon, Shinki slowly awoke, its eyes clearing from confusion.
"How did it go? (‧_‧?)" Sasuke's face was full of curiosity and anticipation.
"I don't know." Shinki shook his head, bewildered.
"Was that blissful expression you just now... were you communicating with Evil God?" Sasuke continued to ask.
"When the blood first dripped in, it seemed like my consciousness established a connection with the Evil God, but that connection quickly disappeared..."
Shinki's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. "That feeling was strange, like... my consciousness was devouring the will of the Evil God..."
When he said his last sentence, Shinki's tone was somewhat uncertain.
Sasuke:=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪ ‧̣̥̇)
Although we don't know exactly what Evil God is, the idea of devouring gods is a bit outrageous!
"Go back and have the Laboratory thoroughly investigate whether there are any side effects..." Sasuke accepted the fact that Shinki had killed a god, his tone tinged with dejection.
Shinki nodded, and before leaving, to prevent the Jashin Cult from committing evil again, he used Earth Release to completely destroy the entire cave.
On the way back to the Hot Springs, Shinki seemed to have noticed something and took out a knife to make a cut on his arm!
"Whoosh!"
The blood flashed and disappeared!
The wound healed before the blood even had a chance to flow out!
Sasuke's mouth dropped open when he saw this: ⊙▽⊙
"Wow, even Naruto, who has Tailed Beast residing within him, doesn't have such an exaggerated healing ability, does he?!"
Shinki nodded, tacitly agreeing, "Back then Hidan worshipped Evil God and gained a kind of immortality, the kind where you could sew your head back up after it was cut off... I devoured the Evil God, so theoretically I also possess that ability."
As he spoke, Shinki slowly placed the knife against his neck...
"Calm down! Σ(っ°Д °;)っ" Sasuke quickly reached out to stop him. "That's just a guess. What if you're wrong? People could..."
Shinki thought about it and realized that it made sense, so he released Aoki Takeru Shadow Clone again.
The Rinnegan Shadow Clone possesses the exact same abilities as the original, making it the most suitable tool for testing!
Aoki Takeru Shadow Clone: →_→
First they used him to test the Evil God, and now they're beheading him...
Having such a physical form is truly his blessing!
A few seconds later.
"Snap!"
Blood splattered!
The Shadow Clone's head fell to the ground!
Sasuke nervously covered his eyes. Although he knew that the one who lost his head was Shadow Clone, the Shadow Clone was no different from a normal person!
"How is it?" The original Shinki looked curiously at the Shadow Clone's head on the ground.
"It hurts a little..." the Shadow Clone head replied, then was stunned. "I'm still alive?!"
And so, the experiment was completed.
After devouring the Evil God, the Shinki gained an almost abnormal vitality!
Its vitality even surpasses that of Hidan back then!
In the Land of Hot Water, in a dark corner.
A Jashin Cult killed his fellow members in an attempt to gain the power of immortality.
Blood stained the altar.
"My Lord Jashin, please forgive me for Sacrifice the lives of my followers today. The Land of Hot Water has been cracking down too hard lately..."
"Now, Lord Jashin, please bestow your power... grant me eternal life!"
"Lord Jashin?"
"Lord Jashin?! Σ( ° △ °|||)"
"Lord Jashin, what happened to you?! ∑(°Д°ノ)ノ"
A few days later.
The Land of Fire, Konoha.
The New Future Company team-building activity has concluded, and Shinki led the employees back using the Flying Thunder God, saving them some travel expenses...
Upon returning to the village, Shinki immediately bid farewell to his company employees and went to the Hokage's Office.
Just as Shinki reached the Office door, he heard Tsunade's voice coming from Office: "Naruto, what's going on here? This document can't be handled like this, it'll incite public resentment... And this document, you approve funding as soon as someone asks for it, do you think the village has any money left?"
"Alright, it's not your fault. You're still young, it's normal that you don't think things through... Blame Shinki, for forcing him to go out and have fun... You don't need to take his side, I'll have a good talk with him when he gets back... Leave these documents for now, he'll be exhausted when he gets back! Ծ‸ Ծ"
Even through the thick door, Shinki could still hear the anger in Tsunade's master's voice!
Therefore, he decided to wait until Tsunade left before returning!
Although Shinki's abilities now far surpass Tsunade's, he still feels guilty whenever he sees his master angry.
This is probably the bloodline suppression between master and disciple!
That evening, upon hearing that Shinki had returned, Tsunade angrily pushed open the door to the Hokage's Office.
As soon as I entered, I heard Shinki muttering to himself from beneath the pile of documents, "The investigation into the missing persons case in the Land of Hot Water went quite well. We not only dismantled the cult and rescued the missing persons, but we also gave the company employees a good time."
"Naruto, thank you for taking care of things in the village while I was away."
"And then there's Master Tsunade. She's devoted to the village, and she must have helped Naruto a lot. When I see her, I'll definitely thank her properly and give her some local specialties that I brought back from the Land of Hot Water... ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
Then, Shinki looked up, pretending to have just seen Tsunade: "Master, you've arrived. This is a specialty from the Land of Hot Water I brought for you, it's good for beauty and health..."
Tsunade was stunned:(๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!
Shinki went to the Land of Hot Water to investigate a missing persons case, and thoughtfully brought back some local specialties for himself...
I actually thought that Shinki went to the Land of Hot Water to escape responsibility and go out for fun...
I deserve to die! (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
How could someone miss their precious apprentice so much? They're inhuman!
Seeing Tsunade's expression change slightly, Shinki subtly curled the corners of his lips, feigned a sleepy yawn, and continued, "Master, I still have a pile of documents to process, so I won't see you off."
Tsunade couldn't bear it. "Rest for a while, look how tired you are."
Shinki shook his head. "It's alright, I'm the Hokage chosen by my master, I carry the entire village on my shoulders!"
Even if I'm so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open, I will still handle the documents well and not let my mentor down!
Upon hearing Tsunade immediately slapped herself in the face!
How could I be so damn stupid! (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)
To meet his expectations, his beloved student, despite his exhaustion, was still forcing himself to persevere...
Looking at myself: selfish! narrow-minded! petty!
"Go back, Shinki. I'll handle the rest of the documents for you!" Tsunade said firmly.
"It's alright, compared to you, Master isn't tired at all!"
"You just came back from the Land of Hot Water, you must be exhausted. Rest for three days before coming back, your master will cover for you!"