Huff—huff—
"What... is that inside? Jashin?" Akaseki stared at the Gate of the Great God, remaining on guard without making a move.
The moment the Hell Yama King pulled, Akaseki had noticed—Dan Katō's spirit had not only lost consciousness, but was also being dragged toward the gate!
However, the pulling force was very weak, only dragging him bit by bit. Once the Hell Yama King exerted force, the other side immediately lost its pull on Dan Katō's spirit.
"Indeed." The Hell Yama King confirmed Akaseki's guess.
As expected. It had not been hard to guess...
After all, the Jashin Cult's ritual sites had always been chosen nearby. Gou Zang had considerable wealth, yet he would rather oppose two major ninja villages here than move away... It seemed this was why!
"Has something gone wrong with this Sealing...?" Akaseki worriedly examined the enormous Gate of the Great God as he turned to Tanuki Treasure.
Tanuki—tanuki—
Tanuki Treasure called twice, confirming it as well.
If the Sealing had been functioning normally, Jashin could not have bestowed power upon its followers, much less dragged Dan Katō in here.
"Can you repair it?" Akaseki asked expectantly.
If Tanuki Treasure could fix it, that would make things simple—not only treating the symptoms, but curing the root cause!
Otherwise, with this thing sitting here, the Land of Hot Water would sooner or later see the Jashin Cult rise again.
Tanuki—tanuki—
"Rashomon? Rashomon can repair the Sealing?" Akaseki's eyes lit up at this.
Though Tanuki Treasure could not repair it itself, it knew how to do so!
"When the Sage of Six Paths dwelled among mankind, the Gate of the Great God stood in the south and Rashomon in the north. One was the heavenly sealing gate, the other the earthly severing gate. The Gate of the