Chapter 329: Secret Room
At this time, Hozuki Shingetsu and the other two knew that if they did not take action, the group of Jashin cult followers below would probably be killed by Kumogakure ninjas in no time.
A thick mist quietly rose in the camp.
The two leading Kumogakure jonin immediately noticed this anomaly.
"Be careful! There is..."
Before the man could finish his words, a somewhat crisp female voice came from behind him.
"Lava Style: Melting Jutsu" (Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique)
A large amount of yellow-brown corrosive liquid swept over the jonin.
Fortunately, dealing with these Jashin followers did not take up too much of his energy, and the appearance of the Hidden Mist Jutsu did make him alert. He quickly retreated and avoided the coverage of the 'Melting Jutsu'.
The yellow-brown slime splashed onto the ground, making a series of sizzling sounds, which frightened the jonin and made him break out in a cold sweat.
However, the trio's attack was not over yet.
Just as he retreated, a scroll covered with densely packed explosive rune patterns quickly spread out behind him.
By the time he noticed the unfolded "scroll", a frightening red light had begun to flash on it.
"Explosive Blade Jutsu: Multiple Explosions of Death"
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
The explosions sounded continuously, shaking the earth. Even the 'Hidden Mist Jutsu' that Zabuza had just released was blown away by the waves of impact and spread across a large area of space.
With the help of the Hydrification Jutsu, Hozuki Shingetsu avoided some of the counterattack caused by his lack of proficiency with the Explosive Blade, and quickly left the explosion range with the Explosive Blade.
However, just as he was retreating, a dishevelled figure quickly rushed out from the explosion range.
At this time, half of the left arm of this Kumogakure Ninja had disappeared, and a large area of his body was covered with horrific injuries caused by the explosion.
But even so, his remaining arm still tightly grasped the long sword that was emitting lightning, and rushed towards Hozuki Shingetsu at a rapid speed.
However, the retreating Hozuki Shingetsu suddenly grinned evilly.
"The first one!"
The next moment, the Kumogakure Ninja who was originally rushing forward suddenly had streaks of bright red blood appearing all over his body, and then his entire body seemed to be chopped by countless sharp blades, and scattered into pieces on the ground.
On the other side, Zabuza, who was hiding in the dark, exerted a little force with his arm, and the wire trap that had been set up in advance was quickly pulled out and retracted into the secret compartment on the handle of the short sword.
"How dare you charge into the steel wire formation without the Hydrification Jutsu?"
Hozuki Shingetsu looked at the debris on the ground with a mocking tone, and retreated into the mist behind him again.
Before another Kumogakure Village Jonin heard the noise and rushed over.
Zabuza also used the Hidden Mist Jutsu again to replenish some of the mist that had been blown away before.
Hozuki Shingetsu slammed the Explosive Blade: Shibuki to the ground and took a few breaths with some difficulty before he calmed down a little from the fear in his heart.
"I didn't expect this bastard to be so strong!"
As if to vent his anger, Hozuki Shingetsu stepped forward and kicked the enemy, who was lying on the ground like a rag doll and then he collapsed to the ground.
"Okay, stop wasting time here, let's go see if Zabuza has resolved the issue."
Terumi Mei glanced at the temporary captain, Shingetsu Hozuki, with disdain.
"He's far inferior to Kaito, and even inferior to Ao-sensei!"
After seeing Mei's expression, Hozuki Shingetsu originally wanted to demonstrate his authority as captain.
However, considering that if Mei hadn't killed the senior ninja with a melting arrow at the last moment, he would most likely have been burned to death by the opponent's powerful fire-style ninjutsu.
In the end, he just shut up and temporarily forgot about his identity as captain.
Fortunately, Zabuza's appearance helped him ease the embarrassment.
"Have you finished your side?"
Seeing Zabuza coming, even the mist that had been covering the entire camp began to slowly dissipate, and Hozuki Shingetsu immediately changed the subject and asked.
After the three of them killed the remaining few Kumogakure Chunins, they discovered that all the Jashin's followers had begun to flee to different places.
The three of them also decisively chose to split up, with Zabuza, who was the fastest and had perception ninjutsu, responsible for chasing and capturing the survivors, while the remaining two stayed behind to deal with the last Kumogakure jonin.
However, after asking the question, Hozuki Shingetsu saw Zabuza's serious expression and was a little surprised.
"Didn't catch anyone? Or did they leave no one alive?"
Zabuza just shook his head slightly when he heard this and replied.
"Neither. He was caught alive. But I suggest you come and see for yourself."
After saying this, even Mei, who was dealing with the body of the jonin nearby, gave him a strange look.
You know, Zabuza is not usually such a fussy person.
The two followed Zabuza with doubts in their hearts and came to a waterfall in the deepest part of the camp.
A lot of corpses can be seen along the way. Judging from the wounds, most of them were caused by Zabuza. In front of the waterfall, there are several Jashin Cultists and Yugakure ninjas who were tied up and knocked unconscious.
"Uh, just to see them?"
Hozuki Shingetsu looked at the captives in confusion.
Although this is indeed the goal of their mission, he doesn't understand why Zabuza is so serious.
However, Zabuza just rolled his eyes at him and walked straight behind the waterfall.
Hozuki Shingetsu and Terumi Mei did not expect that there was a hidden cave that was obviously man-made just behind the waterfall.
Although the decoration inside is not luxurious, it has a huge space and is fully equipped with all kinds of weapons and supplies. At the same time, there are obvious symbols of the Jashin Cult carved everywhere.
However, Zabuza did not stop. He pushed open a thick door and walked inside again.
This time, as soon as the door opened, a strong smell of blood hit them in the face.
Even the blood flowing from the hundreds of dead people outside is not even one-tenth of the bloody smell here.
Along with the bloody smell, there was also a slightly childish shouting voice.
"You bastards! Put me down now! The Jashin will punish you severely!"
The two people who followed Zabuza into the room looked forward in surprise.
Inside this empty room, what comes into view is a huge circular pool of blood filled with an unknown amount of blood.
In the center of the blood pool, on the clean yet somewhat eerie triangular altar, there was a boy of six or seven years old being nailed to the cross.
The young man had silver-grey hair and was wearing a tattered black robe.
However, these are not the point.
The two were horrified to find that the boy's heart, abdomen, and limbs were all pierced by sharp black spikes and nailed firmly to the cross.
But there was still no sign of abnormality, and he kept twisting and shouting with full energy.
"What are you looking at? It hurts so much! Put me down now!"
(End of this chapter)