The Jashin's Condition

After entering Chiga's Blood Sensation space, Yichen, holding the Miko's bell, immediately turned his gaze to the illusory figure of the Jashin not far away.

Unlike Yichen's clear appearance now, the phantom of the Jashin, like its followers, appears blurry and indistinct, with only some outlines visible.

This time, Yichen did not act rashly, but first observed the Jashin from a distance.

This was the first time Yichen had ever seen what Jashin looked like.

It can be vaguely seen that this Jashin is humanoid, with two horns on its head.

Yichen pondered to himself, "I wonder if this Jashin was originally like this, or if its followers imagined it to be like this."

"The Death God in the Reaper Death Seal Chiya like this. Could it be that these beings all belong to the same race?"

"If that's true, then the ancestors of the Uzumaki Clan were truly amazing. They turned a race with many near- Sage beings into masks."

However, there was no need to dwell on these things now, Yichen quickly pulled himself back to his senses.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen launched a regular Yin Release attack on the illusory image of the Jashin, following the method developed by Katsuya.

Then, Yichen in his soul form and Chiga in the distance saw that the phantom of the Jashin swayed slightly.

After the attack ended, the phantom of the Jashin dimmed slightly.

Yichen and Chiga were both delighted; it had indeed worked.

Then Yichen used the phantom of the Jashin god as a target to practice all the Yin Release attacks he knew.

The Yichen Society doesn't have many types of Yin Release attacks, ranging from the most basic Mind Disturbance Jutsu to the killing moves attached to the strongest Spirit Transformation Jutsu.

After one round, the phantom of the Jashin was still there, but it had dimmed considerably.

So Yichen went through round after round.

Only after the phantom of the Jashin completely dissipated did Yichen withdraw from Chiga's Blood Sensation space.

At this moment, the figures of the two members of the Jashin Cult were still in Chiga's Blood Sensation space, but the connection between the two seemed to have been severed.

After his soul returned to his body, Yichen turned his gaze to the two members of the Jashin Cult who were being used as experimental subjects in the distance.

As expected, both of them were still alive and well, and were not injured by Yichen destroying the Jashin phantom that connected them.

However, the guy who communicated with the Jashin and used the Bloodcurtse technique had already exited his completely black state and returned to normal.

This situation has never been encountered before, nor has it been mentioned by other members of Jashin Cult.

His face was now filled with disbelief and panic; clearly, Yichen's actions had touched upon areas where he was ignorant and even shaken his fundamental beliefs.

Yichen didn't care about the man's feelings and simply said to him, "It seems your Lord Jashin has abandoned you. Why don't you try to see if you can communicate with the Jashin again?"

Upon hearing this, the man instinctively tried to communicate with the Jashin as Yichen had suggested, but no matter what he did, he received no response.

Yichen nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that the pact between the Jashin and these believers could also be severed.

This person is already useless, but that doesn't matter; they can be used as a sacrifice.

Then Yichen released the seal on the next member of the Jashin Cult. After he finished communicating with the Jashin, Yichen put the blood of the person who had just been abandoned by the Jashin into the former's mouth.

Sure enough, the member who had just communicated with the Jashin immediately turned black.

Then Yichen re-entered the Blood Sensation space and used Yin Release to destroy the new Jashin phantom.

And so, Yichen and Chiga conducted several more experiments.

I carefully tested how to use Yin Release to fight most effectively within Chiga's Blood Sensation space.

After this experiment was completed, Yichen said to Chiga, "For the next experiment, I'm going to risk possessing Jashin."

Chiga was startled. "Teacher Yichen..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Yichen Teuchi her. Yichen said, "Don't worry, based on the previous experiments, I'm quite confident."

"One thing is certain. This Jashin seems to have only Hon and no thoughts like those of a normal living being."

"I suspect it's related to the fact that it's absorbed too many souls. Its current state is essentially that of someone who's not fully conscious."

"It was originally a soul, without a body. But it has been infiltrated by too many different souls, and its soul has become impure."

"Interfered with by numerous other souls, it has lost its way. It has lost the capacity for thought of a normal being."

"It can now be seen as a fusion of a bunch of messy souls. Maybe the original soul of this Jashin didn't even occupy much of its essence."

"Perhaps it doesn't even deserve to be called Jashin anymore."

"Besides, I'm just immersing myself in the experience; I don't intend to attack him. There won't be any problems."

Seeing that Yichen was determined, Chiga had no choice but to cooperate. Following the previous steps, Chiga once again pulled Yichen and the phantom of the Jashin into his Blood Sensation space.

Subsequently, Yichen used the Spirit Transformation Jutsu to enter his own illusory image within the Blood Sensation Space.

Then Yichen approached the Jashin, calmed himself down, and then crashed headfirst into the Jashin's body.

The next moment, Yichen felt a jumble of emotions crashing into his brain.

The feeling was as if countless people, driven to despair and hysteria, were screaming at the top of their lungs in your ear at the same time.

Yichen was caught off guard by this sudden impact and was left feeling dizzy.

Fortunately, the impact was only momentary.

In that instant, Yichen felt as if he were in an endless ocean of emotions, constantly being impacted. However, he could still accept these slow and gradual impacts for the time being.

After a while, Yichen recovered from the dizziness he had felt after the impact.

At this point, a great deal of emotion was still washing over Yichen, but it was much, much better than the initial shock.

"Hoo~~" Yichen, in his soul form, subconsciously exhaled.

"It's terrifying. Constantly being bombarded by all sorts of emotions, most of which are extremely negative, no wonder this Jashin completely succumbed."

Yichen estimated that with this kind of continuous impact, he might go crazy in a month or two.

This is still the best estimate. If we take into account the fatigue caused by not being able to sleep and rest, Yichen feels that being able to persist for half a month is already the limit.

"I wonder how many years this Jashin has maintained this state," Yichen thought to himself.

"Moreover, what I've come into contact with is just a phantom; there's definitely a difference between a phantom and the real body."

"Only someone with a screw loose would think of using this method to absorb other people's souls."

"What good would such an extreme negative emotional impact do for Jashin?"

Yichen shook his head, unable to understand.

Yichen then turned his attention back to his surroundings.

He is currently inside the Jashin's body, or more precisely, inside the Jashin's phantom.

While resisting the impact of negative emotions, Yichen carefully observed his surroundings.

"Hmm, these emotions are all part of the soul! The soul can be used like this?" Yichen was somewhat surprised.

These souls all contain emotions, or rather, the Jashin actively separated strands of souls, and these souls each bore a trace of its emotions.

After a while, Yichen noticed something: these emotions didn't seem completely chaotic. It was as if similar emotions were moving rapidly along similar paths.

After this discovery, Yichen realized that he might have underestimated the Jashin.

After calming down and observing carefully, Yichen finally managed to put together a rough outline:

"This Jashin is no simple matter. It has indeed been enduring a lot of negative emotions, and it is currently in a state of unconsciousness."

"However, it should have devised a course of action while it still possessed reason."

"The Jashin absorbed a large number of souls and then categorized the different emotions within them in a relatively detailed manner."

"Anger is anger, fear is fear, despair is despair..."

"Wait a minute! The Jashin did it on purpose. It deliberately designed that cruel sacrificial ritual so that the sacrificed would have similar emotions, making them easier to categorize!"

"What emotions are most easily evoked? Undoubtedly, it's the fear of death, hatred towards the perpetrator, and other negative emotions."

"While these negative emotions can be quite impactful, if they consist entirely of extreme negative emotions, at least there are fewer types, making them easier to manage."

Thinking of this, Yichen immediately became more vigilant, realizing he had underestimated these monsters who had lived for countless years.

They may have weaknesses, but they're definitely not stupid. If they were, they'd probably already be made into masks by the Uzumaki Clan.

Upon closer examination, this situation might not be a solution hastily devised by the Jashin, but rather a path planned before the creation of the Jashin Cult.

Thinking about it this way, the Jashin becomes even more terrifying. It must have a definite and feasible method to solve the problem of being affected by emotions and losing one's mind.

With this sense of importance in mind, Yichen began to observe the souls around him, each carrying their own emotions.

"Its Hon gradually control these emotions, causing similar emotions to slowly merge, while some non-mainstream emotions are pushed to the margins," Yichen analyzed.

Although the process was slow, Yichen still noticed this trend from some details.

"Amazing!" Yichen couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

After a while, Yichen made another judgment. "The Jashin is not in a state of mental confusion the whole time. After it has roughly sorted out its emotions, it should be able to regain consciousness."

"The reason this situation is happening now is most likely because members of the Jashin Cult have recently sacrificed too many people."

"These people suddenly subjected the Jashin to too many emotions. This instantly disrupted the balance of negative emotions within the Jashin's soul."

"Perhaps, after some time, once the Jashin has sorted out these new emotions, he will regain his senses."

Thinking of this, Yichen had a sudden realization: perhaps this could explain why the Jashin Cult only had Hidan in the original story.

"The Jashin Cult has too many members, making it easy for situations like this to occur."

"Although the Jashin's delirious state will eventually end, this period is definitely dangerous for Jashin."

"For example, right now, Yichen took this opportunity to glimpse some of the Jashin's secrets."

"But if you replace the numerous members of the Jashin Cult with Hidan alone, things will be different."

"Hidan's sacrifices alone wouldn't be many. That way, the Jashin wouldn't be overwhelmed by the emotions of so many different people and lose its mind."

"After Hidan became powerful, the level of the offerings he made each time was extremely high, one of which was equivalent to the offerings of hundreds or even thousands of ordinary members of the Jashin Cult."

"Moreover, no matter how powerful a single sacrifice is, the emotions it provides are relatively regular and easier to manage."

Just as Yichen was still pondering, all the surrounding shocks vanished in an instant.

Yichen turned his head and looked around, only to find that the Jashin was gone, and even the two members of the Jashin Cult had disappeared. Only Yichen and Chiga remained in the Blood Sensation Space.

Yichen Chiga nodded and used the Spirit Transformation Jutsu to return to his original form.

Chiga just killed those two members of the Jashin Cult.

This was an agreement between Yichen and her: if Yichen failed to emerge from the body of the Jashin's phantom for an extended period, Chiga would remove the Jashin's phantom.

The way to get rid of the Jashin's phantom is to kill the two members of the Jashin Cult.

After returning to his original body, Yichen first let out a long breath, and after catching his breath, he said to Chiga, who looked worried, "Chiga, don't worry, I'm fine."

Yichen then briefly explained his findings. After resting for a while, he once again merged into the illusory image of the Jashin Yichen.

In this way, Yichen repeatedly merged into the phantom of the Jashin to analyze the Jashin god's methods of dealing with these souls carrying negative emotions.

Each time Chiga merges with the phantom of the Jashin for a certain period of time, he pulls him out.

It took Yichen and Chiga two days to complete the sacrifice of all the hundreds of members of the Jashin Cult in Yugakure.

Through these repeated observations, Yichen finally figured out the general method for dealing with Jashin.

The Jashin's method had no direct effect on Yichen, but it was still of great value as a reference and a source of inspiration.

After recording the information he obtained from the Jashin, Yichen prepared to leave Yugakure.

At this moment, Chiga was standing in front of a group of sealed ninjas and civilians.

These people were captured by other members of the Jashin Cult in the past two days. Those Jashin Cult members who captured them have naturally been sacrificed by Yichen and Chiga.

The seals on these people were also added by Yichen, because he needed to conduct his experiments and couldn't afford to be disturbed by them.

Yichen walked up to the group of people, thought for a moment, and released the seals on them, saying, "I am the Fourth Tsuchikage of Iwagakure. I have come to investigate and deal with the Jashin Cult rebellion at the invitation of your Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water."

"I've destroyed the headquarters of the Jashin Cult. It won't be long before our Iwagakure sends ninjas to wipe out all the Jashin Cult members in the Land of Hot Water. You should find a place to hide."

After saying that, Yichen released the seal on the group of people and then blasted them out of Yugakure.

After everyone had left Yugakure, Yichen said to Chiga, "Find out where the wealth accumulated by Yugakure and the Jashin Cult is, and bring it all back!"

Chiga's eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "Yes."

Yichen created many Shadow Clones and together with Chiga, they roughly searched through the entire Yugakure.

After a long while, the two, having gained a lot, began their journey home.

Konoha.

While Yichen was conducting experiments in Yugakure with Chiga, Kajiyamari, who was in Konoha, sent a signal to Danzo to meet him at a negotiation meeting.

The next day, Danzo brazenly dismissed the Anbu and Hyuga members who were monitoring the Iwa ninja delegation, and personally went to see Kajiyamari.

Last time, Danzo sent away the Anbu and Hyuga members and openly plotted a collaboration with Kajiyamari. Later, Tsunade only gave him a few harsh words at High-Level Meeting.

Tsunade's concession Danzo to become even more reckless.

This feeling made Danzo feel as if he had returned to the Hiruzen Sarutobi.

That's how it was back then; Hiruzen Sarutobi always pretended not to want to do what he wanted to do.

Then Danzo would bypass the Hokage and get things done directly.

Finally, at High-Level Meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi would feign criticism of him.

Then the matter passed, and Danzo earned everyone's fear through his repeated actions, while Hiruzen Sarutobi gained fame.

"Hmph, Hiruzen, your disciple is just as cowardly as you. Konoha still needs me. Only I can lead Konoha back to its position of hegemony and then Unifying the Ninja World." Danzo's inner monologue was quite rich.

Kajiyamari looked at Danzo, Danzo becoming increasingly brazen and emboldened, and thought to himself: Choosing to make Danzo the next troublemaker within Konoha after the Uchiha was truly a wise decision.

This terrible idea must have come from Teacher Yichen! No arguments allowed!

Kajiyamari smiled slightly at Danzo and said, "Advisor Danzō, it was a pleasure working with you last time. My teacher asked me to tell Advisor Danzō that you will always be the best friend of Iwagakure."

"The teacher emphasized again that if Advisor Danzō needs it, we Iwa ninja will do our best to help him ascend to the Hokage Advisor Danzō."

Danzo ignored Kajiyamari's nonsense and asked directly, "What's the Tsuchikage's business this time?"

Kajiyamari smiled and said, "There has been a change in the Land of Hot Water. We Iwa ninja will accept the invitation of the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water to settle Land of Hot Water."

Upon hearing Danzo, Danzo's exposed single eye instantly sharpened, and he stared intently at Kajiyamari, saying each word clearly, "Insolence!"

Kajiyamari, completely unfazed by Danzo's imposing presence, declared, "Our master is willing to cooperate with Konoha to launch a joint attack and divide up the Land of Hot Water."

Danzo narrowed his eyes, analyzing the pros and cons and Yichen's purpose in doing so.

Danzo quickly understood Yichen's thoughts.

The Iwagakure wanted to annex the Land of Hot Water, but lacked the capability, so it sought to enlist the help of the Hidden Konoha to share the burden of instigating the war.

You've got a good plan. But why should we agree to it?

Taking over the Land of Hot Water wouldn't bring much benefit to Konoha.

Danzo then let out a cold laugh and said, "I won't allow the Tsuchikage to give up on that idea! The Iwa ninja can just wait to bear the consequences of starting a war."

Kajiyamari smiled confidently and said, "My teacher said he was willing to support Advisor Danzō in becoming Hokage, and he wasn't just saying that."

"The teacher is willing to cooperate directly with Advisor Danzō to divide up the Land of Hot Water."

Upon hearing Danzo, Danzo's eyes gleamed, and various thoughts flashed through his mind, with a desire called ambition stirring within him.

After a long silence, Danzo spoke again, asking, "How does the Tsuchikage intend to distribute them?"

"Hehe," Kajiyamari chuckled and said, "Advisor Danzō Danzo, don't worry, other high-ranking members of the village have proposed cooperating with the Cloud ninja, so this matter hasn't been finalized yet."

Danzo remained unmoved and said, "Name your price!"

"This negotiation tactic of bringing in a so-called third-party buyer to drive up the price is too clumsy; it's something I've already mastered."

Kajiyamari said calmly, "The terms remain the same: two things in exchange for a 30% share of the Land of Hot Water."

Danzo exactly what "Kajiyamari" referred to; it was the list that Yichen had given to Kajiyamari last time.

"This time, our Iwagakure will also bring in Mist ninja, plus Advisor Danzō, making it a three-way alliance. We'll take 40%, and your two sides will each take 20%," Kajiyamari added.

Danzo an eyebrow and said decisively, "Okay."

Two Ninjutsu for three- Land of Hot Water Springs—that's a good deal. If those three- Land of Hot Water Springs are still yours, then it's even better.

Afterwards, the two had a friendly discussion about what two forms of compensation Danzo should receive.

Finally, Danzo revealed the Mutual Distraction Explosion Tag Technique and the Inuzuka Clan's method of raising Ninja Beast.

A few days later, Danzo, without consulting or reporting to Tsunade, directly dispatched several hundred elite Root to leave Konoha.

At the same time, Iwagakure and Kirigakure also dispatched an army of several hundred men to leave their villages.

The three parties share a common goal: the Jashin Cult of the Land of Hot Water.

The three parties agreed to simultaneously surround and kill the members of the Jashin Cult from the southeast and west.

All three parties were aware of the nature of the Jashin Cult beforehand, so when they took action, they showed no mercy and were basically prepared to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free.

Any civilians who harbored goodwill towards the Jashin Cult were treated as members of the Jashin Cult and were all killed.

Over the course of a day and a night, the Ninja Army of the Three Great Ninja Villages swiftly cleared out the entire Land of Hot Water from three directions.

The headquarters of the Jashin Cult has been wiped out by Yichen; what remains are just weaklings. How can they possibly withstand the elite forces of the Three Great Ninja Villages?

Except for a very few who escaped from the Land of Hot Water in the north and entered the Land of the Moon, the Jashin Cult was almost completely eradicated.

For a long time afterward, the words "Jashin Cult" became a taboo subject that ordinary people in the Land of Hot Water dared not utter.

The purge of the Jashin Cult members did not take much time, but the ensuing wrangling and disputes could not be resolved in a day or two.

Although the three parties had reached a general agreement on the distribution of benefits beforehand, many specific issues afterwards caused the representatives of the three parties to argue fiercely.

Especially when one of the Root's detachments arrived at Yugakure at top speed, they found only an empty shell that had been ransacked by Yichen's Shadow Clone and Chiga.

The Root of the matter directly challenged the pre-established allocation method.

On the other hand, Danzo boasted about his achievements in Konoha, claiming that he had quelled the rebellion of the Jashin Cult for the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water, bringing enormous benefits and Ninja World to Konoha.

This infuriated Tsunade.

She nearly exploded, especially after receiving the letter questioning her from the Fourth Raikage.

Only after Shikaku Nara's persuasion did Tsunade suppress her grumbling.