The Evil God Worshippers had been placed in a separate room under heavy guard. To prevent him from killing himself, his limbs had been bound so tightly that he could not exert any strength, and his mouth had been stuffed with cotton cloth. Even then, some people felt the precautions were insufficient, so he had also been drugged, leaving him groggy all day.
Entering the room, Kazemori Masaki looked at the bound Evil God worshipper. The man still seemed barely conscious, but that did not matter. The Yamanaka Clan's secret technique did not require its target to be awake. In fact, a clouded mind was preferable, since it offered less resistance to mental intrusion.
"So this is the Evil God worshipper from Yugakure Ninja Village? You would never guess from his appearance that he belonged to an organization like that," said Yamanaka Takuma, who would be taking the lead this time, as he studied the man.
"You can't judge a book by its cover. As ninja, we should never judge someone solely by their appearance," Kazemori Masaki said. He pointed at the man. "Takuma, give it a try."
"All right," Takuma replied. He stepped forward and knelt on one knee, bringing himself level with the Evil God Worshippers' head, then reached out and placed a hand on it.
Yamanaka Takuma used the Mind Reading Technique secretly passed down through his clan, sending his own mind into the target's Mental World to read his memories. Half of chakra was composed of spiritual energy, and the earliest chakra had consisted of spiritual energy alone. It was this property that had made the Yamanaka Clan's secret ninjutsu possible. Even without knowing this secret technique, some experts could turn a portion of their chakra into an embodiment of their own will for use when