"ORA ORA ORA ORA!"
Under Star Platinum's precision and speed, pushed beyond their limits, not a single knife could touch Lin Qing. They were all smashed out of the air.
The blades ricocheted into the surrounding cultists, stabbing them to death in a flurry.
But the power of Jashin wrapped around the knives had been transferred to him.
Black spots appeared across Lin Qing's skin.
He took a deep breath. Ripple merged with Natural Energy, and patches of withered skin and flesh peeled away, only to regenerate at incredible speed.
"This can't go on."
With the formation, the cultists, and Jashin on their side, the enemy had the advantage in a battle of attrition. Lin Qing would eventually be worn down to death by the White-Haired Cult Leader.
He turned and gave Tsunade a look, then patted his shoulder.
Tsunade understood. Taking the stance of someone throwing a baseball, she hurled something over.
Lin Qing raised his hand, caught it, and placed it on his shoulder.
"I have an idea."
With Katsuyu: Victory Healing relaying his words, his voice reached Tsunade and Kakashi.
Tsunade punched a cultist away. "Have you figured out how to kill the leader?"
"No."
Lin Qing said, "I've tried all kinds of things. As long as he's within the formation's range and there are cultists around him, he can't die.
"And at the rate the cultists are getting stronger, by the time we've killed all one thousand people in the village, the only one left alive—the Cult Leader—"
"Will have become an immortal, undying god."
Star Platinum shattered another blade, then kicked away the White-Haired Cult Leader as he charged in. Lin Qing continued:
"The Left Guardian's memories contained the formation they use for their rituals. Each formation corresponds to a caster.
"The Jashin Formation covering