Among the Six Paths of Pain, aside from the central Deva Path,
Jing Xiu considered the Naraka Path the most important.
The Naraka Path possessed a unique life-and-death technique, "King of Hell: Samsara Resurrection."
It could repair the other five damaged puppets in an extremely short time.
"If I remember correctly, the person Nagato used for his Naraka Path..."
"Was the Jashin Cult High Priest Jiraiya met while traveling through the Land of Hot Water."
"To think I really do have a connection with this High Priest!"
Back in the Warring States timeline, Uchiha Izuna had sought to break through the Land of Whirlpools' blockade and return to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
He had made an agreement with the Jashin Cult High Priest of the Land of Hot Water at the time, hoping to use the cult's strength to draw some fire away from himself.
Unexpectedly, the Jashin Cult High Priest had ultimately betrayed Izuna, leaving him wounded and captured.
Now, thanks to Jing Xiu's financial superpower, the Jashin Cult High Priest's whereabouts were soon discovered.
As night fell, Jing Xiu took Sasori and Kimimaro with him, and the three set out for the Land of Hot Water.
In the pitch-black night, they approached the Jashin Cult's holy site silently, like phantoms.
Jing Xiu had investigated the Jashin Cult's holy site during the Warring States Period, so he knew his way around.
The Jashin Cult's High Priest had never imagined that anyone could strike straight at the heart of the cult and raid its sacred altar.
To prevent unnecessary complications, Sasori immediately controlled the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets to cut off the cult's endless reinforcements.
Meanwhile, Kimimaro used his astonishing speed and strength to try to break through the human wall defending the High Priest.
Before long, strange expressions