In the dim laboratory, a silver-haired boy with slicked-back hair, dressed entirely in black and white, stood atop a bizarre symbol of Jashin.
The sight was as eerie as it could possibly be.
Yet aside from the captured bandit, neither the Cult Leader nor Simu showed any expression.
"Where should I start?"
Hidan licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly aimed his spear at his own heart.
"The heart? Wouldn't that kill him too quickly?"
The tip of the spear slowly shifted.
"The lungs? That still seems a little too quick."
Hidan fell into hesitation before finally making his decision a few seconds later.
"Then I'll start with the chest!"
Although the bandit did not know why this Jashin Cult follower before him was mutilating himself, Hidan's appearance and frenzied behavior alone were enough to fill him with Fear.
Moreover, a voice had been telling him all along that something terrible would definitely happen the moment the boy drove down that spear.
"Please, spare me! Please!"
Faced with his plea, the madness on Hidan's face only intensified, and his voice trembled slightly.
"That's right, that's right! Fear it! Tremble! This is the finest offering for Lord Jashin!"
With that, the sharp black spear suddenly plunged down, and an incomparably delighted expression appeared on Hidan's face.
"Ah!"
Blood burst from Hidan's and the bandit's chests almost simultaneously.
Hidan spread his arms, his expression intoxicated.
Meanwhile, the bandit curled up on the floor in agony.
He was going to die.
If this continued, he would definitely die!
Extreme pain spread from his chest, but his will to survive still forced him to his feet.
Clutching his chest, he rushed toward the laboratory door with all his strength.
Hidan tilted his head. "As an offering, you can't just leave the altar on your own! Lord Jashin will blame me!"
With that, the black spear swung once more.
This time, Hidan chose to pierce his own thigh.
Just as the bandit was about to reach the laboratory door, a blossom of blood burst from his thigh, and he collapsed to the ground in utter despair.
Strength steadily drained from his body with the blood, and his consciousness gradually began to blur.
There was no helping it. He had lost far too much blood.
"How boring. Are you already done for?"
"In that case..."
Hidan raised his spear and aimed it at his own heart. A devout smile appeared on his face, making him look like a seeker of the truth.
"Lord Jashin, this is my gift to You!"
The next second, the spear pierced Hidan's heart and went straight through his chest.
The bandit died without surprise.
The Cult Leader's eyes burned as he watched from the side. So this was the power Lord Jashin had bestowed?
If he could obtain such power...
"How boring."
That was Simu's evaluation after watching the entire ritual.
"You dare say my ritual is boring? I'll sacrifice you to Lord Jashin!"
Hidan abruptly pulled the jet-black spear from his chest and thrust it fiercely toward Simu.
No matter how many times Hidan was beheaded, he would continue courting death as always.
That was Hidan's shinobi way!
So Simu dodged the attack, then cleanly and decisively chopped off Hidan's head once again.
Simu pressed Hidan's head against the symbol of Jashin and said thoughtfully, "Tell me, what do you think would happen if I sacrificed you to Lord Jashin?"
Hidan's eyes widened, and panic finally entered his voice.
"Damn it, Simu! What are you thinking? I'm Lord Jashin's Spokesperson! I haven't killed enough people yet! How can I return to Lord Jashin's side like this?!"
Simu adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "I was just saying."
The Cult Leader glanced at Simu. Hidan's ability was certainly bizarre, but Simu seemed to possess even greater combat power.
At least, Hidan currently had no ability to fight back before Simu.
"Simu, since Hidan has displayed his ability, it is your turn next," the Cult Leader said flatly.
"That's right, that's right! I want to see exactly what ability you obtained!"
Hidan was also greatly looking forward to it.
After all, Simu, also a Spokesperson of Jashin, might have been the only person Hidan cared about.
As for everyone else, he only wanted to kill them all!
Simu had long prepared his explanation for this.
"If Hidan inherited Lord Jashin's curse and Immortal Body, then I inherited Lord Jashin's body."
"What body?"
Hidan was the first to ask.
The Cult Leader merely furrowed his brow, as though he were pondering something.
Simu glanced at Hidan on the ground and continued explaining, "Hidan's Immortal Body and Jashin Ritual are both among Lord Jashin's abilities. My Kagune, on the other hand, are parts of Lord Jashin's body."
As he spoke, his body began to writhe.
First, a huge purple centipede grew out from the base of his spine.
"This is [Weihe: Centipede]."
As Simu spoke, his ribs suddenly bulged outward, making Hidan's eyelids twitch, because this was the thing that beheaded him every time!
Two dark-red limbs shot out, resembling the scythes of the God of Death.
"This is [Rinkaku: Mantis]."
Immediately afterward, eight small bulges suddenly rose from his back. Eight dark-red limbs grew from within them, their ends connected by white spider silk.
"This is [Koukaku: Spider], used to stitch up the wounds of trash." Simu clapped his hands. "That concludes the introduction. For now, I have inherited three parts of Lord Jashin's body."
"Of course, Lord Jashin is the incarnation of all things and possesses the power to rule over all things. The mysteries within His body are far beyond my understanding. With my talent, I can only contain a tiny fraction of them."
Hidan had been about to refute Simu when he heard that [Koukaku: Spider] was used to stitch up trash, but after hearing what Simu said afterward, he showed an expression of agreement instead.
"That's right! Lord Jashin is the strongest and greatest!"
Simu lightly pushed up his glasses with his long middle finger, seeming to suppress the madness in his heart with all his strength as he said, "My goal is to offer the entire Shinobi World to the omnipotent Lord Jashin!"
"Hahaha, that's right! We'll kill everyone and sacrifice them to Lord Jashin!"
The Cult Leader could not help frowning as he watched Hidan descend into fanaticism.
Both were favored by Lord Jashin, so why was the difference between them so great?
One was already setting his sights on the world, while the other was still obsessing over killing people.
However great Simu's and Hidan's ambitions might have been, all of it was merely a trial Lord Jashin had bestowed upon him.
As long as he could obtain the abilities of both Simu and Hidan, he would naturally present the Shinobi World with his own hands as an offering to Lord Jashin.
But the one who offered the Shinobi World to Lord Jashin could only be him!
Only he was Lord Jashin's most loyal dog!
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