The Shinobi World No Longer Needs These So-Called Sects
"Hagoromo ~"
Just after sealing Hidan, Hagoromo heard the Cat San San calling his name.
"What's wrong?"
Hagoromo walked slowly over, asking as they went.
"Look," said the Cat San San, pointing with its front paw to the center of the blood pool.
"Hmm?" Hagoromo looked over, then paused in surprise.
In the very center of the blood pool, Takase's body floated above, surrounded by interwoven chains of blood.
"Ever since you sealed that chatterbox away, these blood chains have retreated."
The Cat San San, squinted at the figure in the blood pool and spoke.
Hagoromo turned to look at Hidan's body, which she had pinned to the spot. The corpse had turned a grayish-white color.
"So, so-called favors can be taken back at any time?"
Yu Yi stroked her Hagoromo, somewhat speechless, and said.
"How do we solve this?" Cat San San asked, completely ignoring the question.
After all, in his eyes, this so-called favor was not even as good as the gratitude some monsters showed him.
Despite their ethereal and intangible nature, Hidan and Takase were drawn to it with great enthusiasm.
It's estimated that even the souls of the dead will not find peace.
"Need I say more? Seal it off, then smash this altar."
Hagoromo then pulled out another scroll, though it seemed uncertain when Takase would regain consciousness.
However, Hagoromo would not give her enemies the opportunity to increase their strength.
"Leave it to me." Without saying a word, the Cat San San transformed into its true form.
After glancing at Hagoromo, the enormous beast head opened its mouth and inhaled directly into the blood pool.
"Hey! Don't stuff everything into your mouth! Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"
Hagoromo was stunned by this scene and quickly said...
"Meow~" Before the words were even finished, the Cat San San transformed back into its lucky cat form.
Hearing Hagoromo's words, she looked at him speechlessly and said, "Do you have some misunderstanding about great demons?"
"Well, this thing does look weird."
Seeing that the entire blood pool had dried up, Hagoromo could only shrug and say...
"Don't worry, my stomach is a separate dimension. Let alone a blood pool like this, it could even house that so-called incarnation of Jashin."
"Once you're in, don't even think about getting out."
"That's what the Cat San San said with a smug look on its face."
"Right, it's time to go down."
Before she could finish speaking, the Cat San San turned and left.
Just as Hagoromo was about to ask what was wrong, the entire altar began to shake.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at the now empty blood pool behind him. So the entire altar was maintained by this blood pool?
Below the altar, Elder Aburame Muta of Yugakure and the others were preparing to find a place to go up.
Suddenly, it felt as if stones were falling from the altar. Looking up, I saw that the entire altar was cracking open from the middle.
"What are you still standing there for? Let's retreat!"
When Hagoromo jumped down from the altar, she saw her teammates staring at it with puzzled expressions.
He spoke as soon as he landed.
"Captain! Are you alright?" the Yutoshi couldn't help but ask.
After all, they were dragging along high-ranking believers and Blood Beasts.
Suddenly, all the believers and Blood Beasts collapsed to the ground, showing no signs of life.
Upon arriving at the altar, they heard that their captain had already gone up to the altar long ago.
Thinking that something had happened to Hagoromo, the group was trying to figure out a way to go up to her.
"Ah, it's alright, let's go first, this altar is about to collapse."
Hagoromo nodded and then left first.
Upon hearing this, the Yutoshi exchanged glances and quickly led Yugakure's elder away from the area.
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"That concludes all the information regarding the Yugakure mission."
Inside the Hokage's Office, Hagoromo stood in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk, giving a detailed account of the mission briefing.
Then, he took a step back and stood in a row with Aburame Muta and the others.
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke as he looked at the mission report laid out in front of him.
Then he looked up at Hagoromo and the members of Hagoromo's team, and smiled, saying:
"This mission was assessed by the village and received a written report from the former elder of Yugakure, now the Yukage of Yugakure."
"Your A-rank to S-rank, and this will be updated in your respective files."
"Thank you, Lord Hokage!"
Upon hearing this, Aburame Muta and the others bowed deeply to Hiruzen Sarutobi with great joy.
After all, having completed an S-rank mission, it made sense when they applied to become Special Jōnin.
This resume will also serve as a shining stepping stone.
This will make their path to becoming Special Jōnin much easier.
"Yes, you must be tired too. Go and rest."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and nodded. Aburame Muta and the others bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi without hesitation and then withdrew.
Hagoromo that the office door was closed, Yu Yi relaxed and walked towards the sofa.
He plopped down on it.
Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored Hagoromo's actions and instead got up with a smile and sat down on the sofa next to him.
"Hagoromo, have you dealt with the remaining threat from Yugakure?"
Hagoromo recalled that after completing the mission, she destroyed all of Takase's ancient books in front of the current Yukage.
Nodding, he said, "Master, everything has been taken care of."
"Before returning, I personally used Genjutsu to confirm that there were no more copies of those ancient books in Yugakure."
"Okay, that's good."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement with this experiment on so-called immortality.
This is not a good thing for Konoha or any other ninja village.
Therefore, in the communication that Hiruzen Sarutobi sent to Hagoromo, he was instructed to destroy everything before returning.
Ultimately, the Shinobi World has evolved to the point where it no longer needs these so-called sects to exist.
The Ninshu in history gradually disappeared under these circumstances.
"Oh, right, Master, Yukage asked me to give this to you."
Hagoromo then took out a scroll and handed it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The scroll has already been confirmed by Hagoromo; it's just an ordinary alliance agreement with no hidden secrets.
Hiruzen Sarutobi reached out and took it, then opened it and a smile appeared on his face.
Overall, this mission was worthwhile.
Not only did they resolve the issue of an ancient sect, but they also persuaded Yugakure that had undergone a major purge and now shared only one voice, to form an alliance with Konoha.
Although, this relationship is nothing more than a piece of waste paper.
However, the benefits that the cooperation between the two villages could bring during this period were already enough for Konoha to make a fortune.
Konoha's finances were thus greatly relieved.
This is a good thing for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Hagoromo, go and rest. We won't be assigning you any missions for the time being."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and spoke to Hagoromo.
This time, his own disciple really gave him a chance to shine.
I really need to get some rest.
"Then thank you, Master~" Hagoromo stood up immediately upon hearing this, having not seen her disciples for a long time.