"I'm Hidan. Spare me a little of your time. I'd like to talk to you about our lord, the almighty, supreme Lord Jashin."
Beneath the towering Rashomon in Karuizawa stood a gray-haired man with slicked-back hair, dressed in a black robe patterned with red clouds. The intersecting seams on his pale face and his sinister black eyes could not conceal his handsome looks.
Facing him, Mineko Yuki and Tosu Hideo, both among the higher-ranked Twelve Divine Generals, stared at him with differing expressions.
"Are you atheists? If you're willing to convert to Lord Jashin's faith, I'll spare..."
Hidan picked up his pendant, a triangle inside a circle, and kissed it lightly.
"No, that won't do. Lord Jashin's divine command is to kill. Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! Even if you're willing to convert, I'll still sacrifice your lives to Lord Jashin."
Apart from Uchiha Senmon, none of the Twelve Divine Generals could turn the tide and subdue an entire barrier alone. Thus, the other Twelve Divine Generals had not participated in the Heavenly Origin Game, instead remaining on standby outside the various barriers.
Only on the evening of September 5, the eve of the traditional Obon Festival, after the Heavenly Origin Game ended, had Mineko Yuki and Tosu Hideo received Director Uchiha's orders to head into central Karuizawa and destroy Rashomon.
With a crazed expression, Hidan rambled:
"There are too many people in the Human Realm now, aren't there? Eight billion! How could we possibly not slaughter them in droves? Hahahaha!"
Was this guy insane?
Mineko Yuki looked utterly exasperated and curled her lip.
The members of the Akatsuki were already deranged, dangerous individuals, but this religious nut was even more unreasonable. Communicating with him was utterly impossible.
*Who did this Akatsuki religious nut think he was, daring