Report after report was delivered to Yūto.
In fact, before the Yukage commissioned Yūto, Yugakure had already begun investigating the killer.
However, Yugakure's ninja were all far too weak. Even when they tracked down the killer, they were quickly dealt with.
Yūto picked up a document. It was a map of Yugakure and the surrounding area.
All the victims during this period had been residents of Yugakure, so barring anything unexpected, the killer also lived in Yugakure or nearby.
Yūto ruled out the village first. If the killer lived inside the village, even a small ninja village like Yugakure could probably track them down.
Surely Yugakure could handle something that simple.
Probably...
So he turned his attention to several areas outside Yugakure. According to the Yukage, the killer probably had some connection to the Jashin Cult that had previously run rampant in Yugakure.
The brutality of their methods of killing was almost identical.
The most suspicious location was the former Jashin Cult hideout, a huge cave half-buried in a mountain.
It had once been the Jashin Cult's headquarters. Later, ninja hired by Yugakure had wiped it out, and surviving cultists had been discovered there sporadically afterward.
After a moment's thought, Yūto decided to inspect the Jashin Cult's headquarters first. After all, judging by the reports, that was where the killer was most likely to be.
He put the scroll of reports into his Ninja Tool Pouch. As he stood, he caught sight of Yugito Nii standing on tiptoe, sneaking a look at the map on the table.
Was she planning to come along with me?
With that question in mind, Yūto pushed open the door and walked a few steps.
Sure enough, that little brat Yugito Nii followed him.
He turned and planted a hand on her head. "You're staying