Hidan left, thoroughly satisfied.
Whether this guy was genuinely stupid or merely playing dumb no longer mattered. If he did not want to die, he would have to carry out Genitsu's orders.
Otherwise, Genitsu would find him in minutes, chop him into countless pieces, and scatter them into the sea.
"The Evil God is under control now. Next, I just need to wait patiently." Genitsu pondered.
"Then I should leave Konoha as well and operate outside. Keeping watch against the Sage of Six Paths is one thing, but I also need to pay closer attention to the Ōtsutsuki."
The Evil God clone spoke, then turned and left Konoha, going into hiding in the Shinobi World.
Genitsu watched his clone slip away.
"There really are a lot of troublesome matters..."
Sooner or later, he would clash with the Sage of Six Paths. No matter what, Genitsu intended to make a move against the Pure Land.
The Pure Land stored nearly all the dead souls from the past thousand years. If the Sage of Six Paths made use of those souls, he could absolutely form an immensely powerful force.
Genitsu had always suspected that the Pure Land was the Sage of Six Paths' true trump card.
A moment's serious thought was enough to reveal just how absurd the Pure Land's reserves were—setting aside other shinobi, Indra, Asura, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha alone made four Super-Kage-level powerhouses.
Hamura's whereabouts were still unknown. He was most likely alive as well, perhaps lying in the Pure Land playing dead. He was a Six Paths-level powerhouse.
Oh, right. The White Snake Sage's soul had most likely fallen under the Sage of Six Paths' control as well.
No wonder Genitsu remained so wary of the Pure Land.
Two Six Paths-level fighters and five Super-Kage-level fighters—such a