Kisame had lived through Kirigakure's Bloody Mist era. As one of the finest shinobi, there was no way he could be deceived by genjutsu. The moment he noticed something was wrong, he reported it to Uchiha Yuu, giving him a general idea of what was happening.
However, including Kisame, the three Uchiha family members showed no physical discomfort. When it came to resisting genjutsu, the Sharingan was absolutely among the very best in the Shinobi World. Faced with the statue's negative effects, their eyes remained clear.
"Has the illusion before your eyes continued to intensify?"
Kisame Hoshigaki answered Uchiha Yuu's question honestly:
"It hasn't gotten any stronger. It's still within my tolerance."
One could imagine that ordinary people who saw the statue would inevitably be lured in and controlled by their inner desires. That was how the first batch of cultists had developed. The statue itself was steeped in all kinds of evil oddities.
"Take this thing away, then destroy the cave."
Uchiha Yuu grabbed the statue in his hand and felt a thick, nauseating sensation, as though he were clutching a mass of rotten, spoiled blood.
He examined the statue closely. Compared with its incomplete state in the first photograph, it had now been restored considerably. Turning to look at the stunned Hidan, he immediately asked:
"What did you use to repair this statue?"
"How could I possibly tell you, bastard..."
Hidan clenched his teeth when questioned, determined not to reveal the Jashin Religion's greatest secret. Unfortunately, before the three Uchiha family members, there was no way Hidan could resist genjutsu.
As Uchiha Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, Hidan, who had been shouting moments ago, fell into a daze and obediently revealed the statue's secret.
"We never repaired the statue. Blood allows it to restore itself. The more special