The Jashin Cult's hideout was underground, about fifty kilometers from the town.
When Lin Qing and the other two arrived, the place had already been abandoned. The cultists had also set up Explosive Tag traps, burying them underground.
But traps of this caliber were no trouble. Whether it was Star Platinum's fists, Kakashi's Earth Style, or Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength and Katsuyu, they could all get out with ease. It only cost them a little time.
The Jashin Cult's hideout had been abandoned.
"Those cultists sure ran fast."
Tsunade looked at Lin Qing.
Lin Qing nodded.
The Left Guardian's Memory Disc showed what the White-Haired Cult Leader looked like. After the three of them escaped the underground burial, Lin Qing summoned Hermit Purple, which pointed in the direction their target had fled.
They tracked him through the night.
At dawn the next day, the three of them reached a village.
It was a medium-sized village, with over two hundred households and, at most, eight or nine hundred residents.
The villagers were early risers. The sun had just come up, but people were already busy with their daily chores, their cats and dogs gathered around them, waiting to be fed.
Lin Qing reached out once more.
Hermit Purple floated above his palm, circled around, then came to a confused halt.
"The White-Haired Cult Leader is in this village, but somehow he's interfering with my lock-on."
"How are we supposed to find him?"
Even if Lin Qing's Whitesnake could check memories, and Kakashi's Sharingan could cast genjutsu, there were nearly a thousand villagers. How long would it take to check them all?
Tsunade touched her wound.
Since last night, the life force in it had been draining faster. Considering the words "Holy Son, Holy Grail, Hidan" mentioned in the Left Guardian's memories...