Battle Against the Jashin Cult

"Where are they?" White Fang was naturally not asking Qingyun, but the dogs he had summoned.

"It seems they used something to mask their scent; I can't smell anything." Minato and Qingyun were deeply shocked, for the fact that the dogs could speak completely overturned their understanding of the world.

"Over there!" Qingyun pointed toward the waterfall they had just passed.

"I didn't expect there to be a sensory ninja among you? Oh! What a surprise! And a child at that!"

"Not bad! It seems the harvest this time will be quite substantial!"

"Who exactly are you? Stop playing tricks and hiding in the shadows. Why did you lure us here, and what is your purpose?" White Fang asked immediately, though his hand had already gripped his White Fang Blade, ready to fight at any moment.

Qingyun immediately said to Minato, "Minato, no matter what happens, we stay right here to protect Yoshihime."

"Right!"

"Ha! Since that's the case, let us show you our true faces!" The strange voice came again, and then, from within the waterfall, many tall figures emerged.

These people included both men and women; apart from covering their private parts, their bodies were completely exposed, and their mental states seemed somewhat off.

"We aren't playing tricks; we are merely a small congregation."

"We are the Jashin Cult, believers of Lord Jashin. You may also call us the Jashin Sect."

"We are all followers of Lord Jashin. Since you have come, why not join us?"

The speaker was a man with a somewhat wretched appearance. He licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, and Qingyun clearly saw that blood had already been drawn from Yoshihime's wrist.

This guy... it's that cult from Hidan's story!

Bad! We must defeat this guy in one go! Qingyun felt a bit anxious, as he was the only one who knew what kind of tricks they were planning.

"Jashin Cult?" White Fang frowned; he had never heard of such a sect.

However, that did not stop him from regarding these strange people as enemies.

"Believers of a 'Jashin'? It seems you are a cult!" White Fang's stance was clear; he wanted to draw a line between himself and these members of the Jashin Cult.

The leader of the Jashin Cult smiled and said, "Ha, Lord Jashin has bestowed upon us the power of immortality. If you join us, he can bestow it upon you as well."

"That way, you won't have to sacrifice your weak, mortal lives." The leader of the Jashin Cult laughed, his expression deeply sinister.

"Teacher White Fang! Do not let these guys take any blood! Otherwise, it's over!" Qingyun immediately warned.

Qingyun's words instantly drew the attention of the cultists.

"Kid! It seems you are well aware of Lord Jashin's power! Then let's start by capturing you!" The Jashin Cult leader waved his hand, and the cultists surrounded Qingyun and Minato.

As for White Fang, he was naturally surrounded by a large number of Jashin cultists; it was clear they intended to either recruit them or kill them.

"I won't let Qingyun go with you," White Fang said lightly, his tone calm. With his strength, let alone a small cult leader, even if the Kage of a village came, they wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat him quickly.

"Be careful, Qingyun! These guys are strange!" Minato also warned, gripping his kunai tightly.

"Kill!"

The cultists were a group of madmen; they swarmed in quickly.

Because the distance was too close, Qingyun did not use Shuriken Shadow Clone or Fire Release ninjutsu, so he directly manifested his Armament Haki.

Minato had also learned some applications of Armament Haki from Qingyun, so he fought alongside him to fend off the enemies.

Yoshihime was still in a state of unconsciousness at this moment.

"Thump, thump, thump!" Whether it was Minato or Qingyun, they beat back the enemies before them time and time again, but the cultists would simply swarm back, as if they felt no pain at all.

Gradually, both Minato and Qingyun began to feel exhausted.

"This can't go on. Teacher White Fang must have noticed the strangeness of the enemy as well. If we keep this up, we'll be exhausted to death!" Minato said.

"These guys have no sensation at all, just like zombies. I think we can't use conventional methods to deal with them," Qingyun said.

"What other way is there!?" Minato kicked away a charging cultist and asked immediately.

"Use Lightning Release!" At this moment, Qingyun did not intend to hide the power of his Goro Goro no Mi any longer; he planned to apply it directly at this critical juncture.

"Lightning Release..." Minato originally wanted to ask Qingyun when he had learned Lightning Release, but in the next second, he swallowed the words back into his throat.

At this moment, Qingyun's entire body crackled with thunder, layers of lightning swirled around him, and he seemed to be made of lightning itself.

"Th-this level of Lightning Release... Qingyun, are you the Raikage?" Minato was shocked and couldn't believe it.

"It's come to this, Minato, I won't lie to you anymore. Actually, I've been practicing Lightning Release all along. I discovered I'm a genius at it." Qingyun had no choice but to use this excuse to convince Minato.

"Lightning!" Qingyun raised his hand slightly, and in an instant, the cultist in front of him turned into ashes.

"This!? How is this possible?!"

"Lord Jashin! We are immortal!"

The cultists couldn't believe it, for they had never encountered such a terrifying opponent.

"Bastards! Do you want to bring shame upon Lord Jashin?! Believe in him! Do not retreat! Charge forward! Kill this person!" The one speaking was naturally the leader of the Jashin Cult.

After hearing the Jashin Cult leader's words, the cultists dared not say anything more and charged toward Qingyun once again.

"No matter how many times you come, it's all the same!"

The corners of Qingyun's mouth curled up slightly, because by taking down these cultists, he could earn quite a few points.

"I'll be able to draw again soon! I'm going to kill you all!" Qingyun roared in his heart.

"Watch out, Qingyun!" Minato shouted, and Qingyun immediately realized that several cultists had taken advantage of his moment of distraction to charge at him from behind.

"Thunder Shock!" Qingyun, well-versed in the technique, unleashed the signature move of Enel, the wielder of the Goro Goro no Mi.

Although the power of this move was not particularly great, the supersonic shockwave generated by the lightning tearing through the air was enough to send the two ambushing cultists flying backward, leaving them coughing up blood all over the ground.

Qingyun said, "Minato, just take care of Yoshihime; leave the rest to me."

"Who's next! Come at me together! Don't waste everyone's time! Our battle should be reaching its conclusion, shouldn't it?!"

At this moment, Qingyun had transformed into a god of lightning, his entire body crackling with electric light. Since these bolts did not require chakra, Qingyun could use them without any restraint.