After recuperating for a week, once his injuries had initially recovered, Tamura Hiroshi quietly left Konoha using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Riding the night sky, he flew swiftly at high altitude and reached the Land of Hot Water before dawn. This time, he had come for the Jashin Cult.
He had thought of the Jashin Cult long ago, but the Land of Hot Water had still been a battlefield then, making it inconvenient to visit. Now that he had his hands free—and, more importantly, the Saint Dharma Image had recovered—he came to investigate.
Of course, that was merely incidental. His true targets were two others.
I hope I find something.
Standing outside the Jashin Cult's hidden lair, Tamura Hiroshi muttered softly. He then used Iron Sand, prepared in advance and controlled through Shukaku, to circle his body before stepping into the lair.
He first passed through a long stairway tunnel, dealing with several Jashin Cult members on guard, and finally reached the lair.
After slaughtering his way through, he continued onward until he reached the deepest part of the Jashin Cult. This was also where the Evil God Rituals were performed, a place specifically used to create Evil God warriors—beings like the future Hidan.
After another round of slaughter, Tamura Hiroshi looked toward the altar and the Evil God statue atop it. Then, as if sensing something, he looked toward the blood pool below.
A powerful energy lurked beneath it, no weaker than a Tailed Beast.
"There really is something here!"
Tamura Hiroshi smiled. He was not afraid that there was something. He was only afraid there would be nothing.
He climbed onto the altar and studied it for a while before violently smashing the altar and the Evil God statue atop it to pieces.
As the altar and