Hidan: Kagune is Truly Amazing!

"Damn you, I'm going to kill—"

Before Hidan could finish, Kikuchi Miura lifted his foot and stomped down heavily.

The immense force brought Hidan's face into intimate contact with the ground, blood splattering instantly as the impact even created a small crater in the earth, perfectly embedding Hidan's head within it.

With this, he couldn't even manage to open his mouth.

Combined with the fact that his body was already bound by Kikuchi Miura's water currents, he appeared to have completely lost the ability to move.

"That's that."

"So-called God Child, nothing more than this."

Kikuchi Miura clapped his hands, a smile involuntarily spreading across his face.

As a member of the Jashin Cult, the act of easily defeating a God Child seemed to bring Kikuchi Miura a tremendous sense of satisfaction.

He slowly turned around, one foot resting on Hidan's head, his gaze fixed directly on the calm figure wearing glasses.

"Next is you, Kamizuki Simu."

Seeing Kikuchi Miura easily dispose of Hidan, Simu clapped his hands lightly and praised, "Truly worthy of being senior Miura, the chaining of your ninjutsu was absolutely perfect."

"You first used Water Release Ninjutsu and Kibaku Fuda to distract Hidan, making him think he had an opening, and then utilized the cover of the Kibaku Fuda to perform the Water Clone Technique, hiding your true self."

"When Hidan launched his surprise attack, thinking he had succeeded, you used the remaining Chakra in your water clone to perform the Water Prison Technique, binding the Immortal Body of Hidan, and finally appeared to easily take his head."

"Such exquisite coordination truly opened my eyes."

Simu's words were sincere, as it was his first time seeing someone use ninjutsu with such precision to achieve the effect of easily resolving a battle.

In a sense, one could say that Kikuchi Miura had opened the door to ninja combat for Simu.

Upon hearing Simu's praise, Kikuchi Miura was not happy; instead, a terrifying look of rage appeared on his face, and he said quite unpleasantly, "You guys, clearly just rookies, yet you put on such an arrogant air!"

"I want to see exactly what you have to earn the favor of Lord Jashin!"

Simu maintained his polite smile: "If I'm not mistaken, senior Miura's Chakra is already running low, isn't it?"

This sentence instantly turned the rage on Kikuchi Miura's face into a dark, cloud-like gloom.

Simu was indeed correct; Hidan's unexpected performance had consumed the majority of his Chakra.

He gripped his Ninja Blade and sneered, "Even if my Chakra is low, it's still enough to deal with a rookie like you."

"Oh? Then I look forward to senior Miura's performance."

Simu said with a faint smile, seemingly not taking this senior before him seriously at all.

This undoubtedly enraged Kikuchi Miura once again. He quickly mobilized the Chakra within his body, gathering it through his dense network of meridians into the soles of his feet, until it finally erupted with a boom.

Body Flicker Technique!

Kikuchi Miura vanished from his spot, the Chakra erupting from his feet causing the ground to sink slightly.

Facing this attack, Simu stood where he was, not moving an inch.

In an instant, Kikuchi Miura had appeared right before him.

He didn't even react?

A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Kikuchi Miura's eyes.

He had originally thought Simu would be a more troublesome enemy than Hidan, but he hadn't expected this guy to be unable to even react to his Body Flicker Technique.

Coupled with the fact that he lacked an Immortal Body, as long as he dealt a heavy blow, he could easily take him down!

This time, he would prove himself; the so-called God Child was nothing more than a stepping stone for him!

"Die!"

The Ninja Blade in his hand tore through the air, emitting a shrill screech. The sharp blade light descended, aimed directly at Simu's arm!

But the moment his figure appeared, the sound of something piercing through the air followed immediately behind.

"When?"

Kikuchi Miura's body stiffened for a split second, alarm bells ringing wildly in his heart.

Based on his years of experience, he could deduce that if he insisted on attacking Simu, while he might succeed in severing his arm and rendering him unable to fight, he would also be pierced through the body—or even a vital organ—by the attack coming from behind.

In almost an instant, he made his decision: abandon the attack!

He spun around rapidly, swinging his Ninja Blade with all his might. As the white blade flashed, a pitch-black spear collided right against it.

The immense force nearly sent the Ninja Blade flying from his grip, sparks showering from the collision between the spear and the blade.

Although his palm felt somewhat numb, he had at least managed to block this lethal strike.

Kikuchi Miura had just let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he saw the black spear, which had been sent flying into mid-air by the impact, suddenly change direction.

Under the sunlight, several thin wires reflecting golden light, connected to the end of the black spear, came into view.

"Still—"

"It's not over yet!"

Not far away, Hidan, whose head had been stomped into the ground, suddenly grinned.

From the severed stump of his neck, countless thin threads shot out from the flesh, finally connecting to the end of the black spear!

Oh no!

Kikuchi Miura's face turned ashen in an instant.

Because, pulled by those thin threads, the black spear that had just been parried came crashing down once more like divine retribution.

Since Kikuchi Miura had struck in such a rush, he hadn't yet recovered his balance, and the next attack followed immediately.

With no other choice, he could only opt to dodge to the side.

Unfortunately, Hidan was no fool; seeing his movement, he immediately used the thin threads to adjust the trajectory of the black spear.

Even though Kikuchi Miura had reacted at the very first moment and dodged with all his might, the black spear still grazed his cheek by a hair's breadth.

That was close.

He prepared to regroup, but a string of blood droplets quickly welled up on his face.

The black spear, having succeeded in its strike, was quickly retracted by the pull of the spider silk, while Hidan also used the ability of the Parasitic Spider to successfully spin silk and stitch his head back onto his body.

"Hehehe! I'm back!"

The body, now reunited with its head, instantly erupted with immense power, shattering the water flow that had been binding its surface.

Standing up once more, Hidan opened his palm, and the blood-stained black spear finally returned to his hand.

A look of morbid madness appeared on Hidan's face as he stuck out his tongue to lick the spear, then said in a rapturous tone:

"Next, we shall enter Lord Jashin's..."

"Sacrificial ritual!"

As his words fell, his body underwent a rapid transformation.

His originally fair skin instantly turned pitch black, and eerie white stripes began to emerge across his body, looking both mysterious and dangerous.

Seeing this, Kikuchi Miura realized what was happening; he touched the wound on his face that was continuously seeping blood, his palm trembling slightly.

He knew all too well what it meant for Hidan to have obtained his blood.

Am I going to die?

No!

"As long as I interrupt his ritual, there's still a chance!"

Kikuchi Miura's gaze suddenly turned resolute, his hands forming seals rapidly as a large amount of Chakra gathered in his mouth once again.

However, while he was forming the seals, Hidan had already cleanly and decisively sliced open his own abdomen.

A large amount of blood spilled wantonly onto the ground, which he then used his foot to trace into the circular-and-triangular symbol of the Jashin Cult.

Kikuchi Miura watched this scene with eyes splitting in rage, the speed of his hand seals increasing constantly.

Faster! A little faster!

"Water Style: Water Wave."

Just as the seals were completed, the very second before the water surged forth, Hidan raised his spear and pierced through his own mouth!

A wound appeared out of thin air, piercing through Kikuchi Miura's mouth.

The Chakra that had been so painstakingly gathered dissipated completely along with the appearance of the injury.

"No!"

Kikuchi Miura's eyes were filled with despair.

In contrast, Hidan was grinning widely, revealing a bizarre smile.

The pitch-black spear had pierced from his left cheek through his mouth and out the other side; it looked painful just to watch.

But Hidan was clearly enjoying it.

He slowly withdrew the spear and looked at Kikuchi Miura with a mocking gaze.

"Senior Miura, where should the next attack be aimed?"

Hidan raised the spear, letting the sharp tip wander across the surface of his body—first his heart, then his head, then his abdomen.

"Why..."

"Why are you people able to receive the favor of Lord Jashin!"

Under the pressure of death, Kikuchi Miura's composure shattered.

He swung his Ninja Blade and charged toward Hidan, heedless of everything else.

Hidan merely cackled as he watched this festival he had meticulously prepared for Lord Jashin; he slowly spread his arms, allowing Kikuchi Miura to run the Ninja Blade through his heart.

"Lord Jashin, do you see this?"

Hidan held his arms wide, his entire body resembling a giant cross, his head tilted back with a look of pious and intoxicated joy on his face.

The Ninja Blade of Kikuchi Miura had pierced straight through his own heart.

"Ah~"

Hidan let out a moan of pure ecstasy.

Kikuchi Miura, still gripping the Ninja Blade, trembled violently as a massive hole appeared where his heart should have been.

The moment he had pierced Hidan's heart, his own had been pierced in exactly the same way.

Large amounts of blood gushed from his mouth, and with a look of intense unwillingness, Kikuchi Miura finally collapsed before Hidan.

The enemy had been dealt with.

Hidan felt as if his strength had been drained away; he knelt on the ground, limbs limp, unwilling to even pull the Ninja Blade from his chest.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, savoring the scent of blood permeating the air, his expression one of incomparable pleasure.

This bizarre scene left the residents hiding in the shadows completely stunned.

When he opened his eyes again, he was instantly met with the mocking, half-smiling face of Simu.

"What are you doing?"

Hidan raised an eyebrow, speaking with a hint of a guilty conscience.

Simu had his hands in his pockets and smiled faintly: "Nothing much, just thinking that your mastery of the Parasitic Spider is quite proficient."

Hidan panicked instantly, jumping up from the ground to explain: "I didn't! I wasn't!"

Simu chuckled and waved his hand dismissively: "I know, I understand."

Hidan grabbed hold of Simu, who was turning to leave, and said anxiously: "You bastard Simu, I really wasn't secretly practicing the Parasitic Spider."

Simu turned his head and said earnestly: "I believe you."

Then he added: "Really."

"Ahhhhh, I'm going to kill you, you bastard Simu!"

After the two of them left, the residents hiding in the shadows finally dared to approach.

Looking at the bloodstains all over the ground and the streets and houses destroyed by the torrents of water, they exchanged fearful glances, each letting out a sigh of relief, their hearts filled with a sense of fortune.

As for anger?

That did not exist.

And they dared not let it exist.

In this era, when ordinary people face ninjas who possess high-level combat power, there are very few choices available to them.

Often, when two groups of ninjas clash, the ones who suffer the most casualties are not the combatants themselves, but the villages, towns, and innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

They didn't even dare to harbor thoughts of revenge, because they lacked the ability; they could only passively accept the arrangements of fate.

The only thing they could do was pray—pray that misfortune would not befall them.

After all, even if they tried their best to seek revenge, what could they actually do?

Ninjas possess terrifying power capable of destroying the world and overturning the seas.

Never mind the devastating Water Release Ninjutsu; even a single Kibaku Fuda or a kunai was enough to completely extinguish their hopes!

And what did they have?

Forget about scrolls for learning ninjutsu; they didn't even know how to refine Chakra, nor did they even know what Chakra was!

"Caw, caw, caw, caw."

A dense chorus of cries shattered the solemn atmosphere.

At some point, a large flock of crows had begun circling above the village.

They flapped their wings, their black feathers blocking out the sunlight like a dark cloud, while a hint of dark red flashed within their pitch-black eyes.

"Caw, caw, caw, caw."

The ominous sounds continued, and suddenly, hundreds of crows—or rather, Ravens—descended from the sky in unison.

"Run!"

Faced with this eerie situation, the residents hurriedly scattered in all directions.

The Ravens swarmed over the three corpses, and through their frenzied pecking, the bodies vanished from the spot in just three minutes, leaving behind only a pool of blood.

These bloodstains happened to form the symbol of the Jashin Cult, an outer circle with an inner triangle, looking like the Eye of the Evil God projected from another world, firmly etched into everyone's hearts.

The Ravens flew off with the flesh and blood they had consumed, only arriving at the Jashin Cult headquarters at dusk.

They landed in a dense mass atop the Shrine and regurgitated the consumed flesh into the Blood Pool.

Simu controlled his body, sorting the flesh and blood from the three corpses.

The research value of the two ordinary Jashin Cult followers was minimal; what Simu valued most was the senior, Kikuchi Miura, who could skillfully use various Water Release Ninjutsu.

As a transmigrator, Simu was extremely curious about the power system of this world.

Now that he finally had Kikuchi Miura as a research subject, how could he not analyze him properly?

"Gene [Water Release Ninja] is currently being analyzed."

"Current progress: 1%."

Through the flesh and blood brought back by the Raven, Simu is analyzing the genes of Kikuchi Miura and reconstructing his body.

The former will make it easier for Simu to replicate bodies with the talent to learn Water Release Ninjutsu in the future, or allow him to integrate this gene into other species to create new ones.

The latter will help Simu understand the physical structure of a ninja and deduce the principles and release methods of ninjutsu, which is very helpful for Simu's research into the [Chakra-Ninjutsu] power system.

Four thousand words, two chapters in one!