Konoha.
Hidan was still putting on a brave front as he threatened Genitsu, trying to get Genitsu to join the Evil God Cult.
Otherwise, he really would be done for. Genitsu would toy with him to death.
"Join the Evil God Cult, and you can obtain an immortal body. No matter how strong you are, your body has limits. You're still only a mortal, bound to face birth, aging, sickness, and death. But as long as you believe in the Evil God, none of that will exist." Hidan did his best to persuade him.
Even though Genitsu had already cut him into many pieces, leaving him with almost no chance of escape, Hidan still refused to give up hope of survival.
The agonizing pain from his wounds assaulted Hidan's nerves, nearly driving him mad.
"Otherwise, the Evil God will punish you! How dare you treat Their loyal follower this way? The Evil God will surely bring divine punishment upon you!" Hidan roared.
But Genitsu could not even be bothered to blink, focused entirely on his own work.
"This thing is the Evil God... The clone should have found the Evil God's whereabouts by now."
Genitsu sensed the Chakra that had crossed an immense distance to reach Konoha.
This was the Evil God's Chakra.
The original body did not know how the clone was progressing unless the clone died or dispelled itself. Only then would Genitsu's original body receive the relevant memories.
"If you think you can rely on this thing to save your life, you're overthinking it. This thing has no meaning to me whatsoever." Genitsu spoke calmly as he sliced another thin piece of flesh from Hidan and tossed it beneath a microscope for careful observation.
Every cell was fused with Chakra, inseparable from it, and that Chakra was