The Hand of God Creates the Strongest Hidden Mist Village

Chapter 56 Is there any potential in creating an immortal body?

"Evil Cult?!"

Inside the private courtyard of the hot spring inn.

After hearing Gouju Cheng's brief description, the brows of the people present immediately furrowed.

"I've heard of this sect."

Qing said in a deep voice, "This sect is active in the border areas of the Land of Hot Water and some surrounding countries. They act mysteriously and are cruel. It is said that they worship an evil god who takes pleasure in killing and suffering, and often perform bloody human sacrifices."

"However, they mainly target civilians and small forces, so the major ninja villages didn't pay much attention to them before."

"I never expected that the Hidden Cloud Village would actually be investigating them and even want to obtain their forbidden techniques... This is insane."

"With the war escalating to this point, Kumogakure has lost its way and is willing to try anything." Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly spoke, a hint of coldness on his shark-like face: "However, such forbidden techniques that toy with life and souls often come at a huge cost and are uncontrollable."

"Immortality?"

Ringo Ameyuri wasn't interested in the evil god cult or the Cloud Hidden's purpose, but the so-called immortality did pique her curiosity and excitement.

"If I chop him into pieces and then turn him into charred remains with lightning, would he still survive?"

"...It should be possible."

Makoto Koji glanced at Yuri Amatsuki, then at Hozuki Mangetsu, who was equally enthusiastic, and was speechless.

Of the three kids, only the silicone implant is somewhat normal!

"Based on the intelligence I've received, it's more like a curse or ritual, binding life to some medium or transferring damage to achieve a kind of immortality."

Makoto Goji explained, "Although the specific principles are unknown, there must be fatal weaknesses or limitations, otherwise the evil god cult would have ruled the world long ago."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The title of immortality is too great; such power is as if it has offended the authority of the gods and should not exist in this world at all.

If the evil god cult could really do this, the five great ninja villages would probably be obsolete by now!

"An organization that pleases evil gods with killing and suffering should not exist in the first place."

Even Mizuki Yuki's usually cold face showed a hint of disgust: "The evil god cult's actions violate the ethics of life, and their techniques must be full of filth and distortion. Captain, we shouldn't get too involved."

Gouju waved his hand dismissively.

"I might not get infected, but it's always good to know. You know yourself and your enemy."

"My intelligence indicates that the Hidden Cloud Village has identified several possible strongholds of the Evil God Cult in the Land of Hot Springs, one of which is suspected to be their core sacrificial site, which is likely located in the mountains near Akatsuki Castle."

"Kumakuya wants the forbidden techniques of the Jashin-kyo, Konoha wants to capture us, and the Jashin-kyo itself isn't a good thing. If these three parties clash, it'll definitely be quite a spectacle."

"We can hide in the shadows, observe the Cloud Hidden Sect's methods, and probe the inner workings of the Evil God Cult. If possible..."

A strange light flashed in Makoto Goji's eyes, and he grinned.

"I also want to see what this so-called immortality is all about."

Everyone was stunned by these words.

Hozuki Mangetsu stared wide-eyed.

"Captain, you want to replicate that evil thing? That's too dangerous!"

"It's just about studying the principles," Makoto Karatachi shrugged. "Besides, we don't necessarily have to go through the trouble ourselves. If the Cloud Village captures a core follower or finds the ritual materials, we might be able to borrow them."

"Moreover, our current situation requires us to find opportunities to strengthen ourselves amidst the clash of various forces. The matter of the evil god cult is a good entry point. Of course, safety is the top priority; we will only observe from the outside and will never take unnecessary risks."

He looked at Qing.

"Ao, starting tomorrow, use your Byakugan to closely monitor the area inside and outside Akatsuki Castle, especially remote mountainous areas and abandoned buildings, looking for unusual chakra gathering points or movement of people. Be careful to avoid the Cloud Village's reconnaissance ninjas; they probably also have sensory ninjas."

"Yes."

Qing nodded solemnly.

"Xue, prepare some potent antidotes. The things from the evil cult might be problematic. It's better to be safe than sorry."

"clear."

Mizuki Yuki responded softly.

"The three of you stay at the hotel for the next few days, stay alert, and be ready to act at any time. If an opportunity arises, we may need to strike quickly!"

"no problem!"

The three little ones responded in unison, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"Alright, that's settled then. Everyone go and rest, recharge your energy."

After everyone left, Makoto Koji sat alone in the room, looking at the hazy moonlight outside the window, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the table.

The immortality of the evil god cult...

In the original work, Hidan was indeed an invincible monster.

Even if his head is separated from his body, he can still live. If Hidan hadn't been so arrogant and relied entirely on his immortality without mastering other abilities, the other members of the Bronze Saints would have been no match for him.

If that ability could truly be copied by the Hand of God, even for just ten minutes, it could turn the tide of battle at crucial moments!

However, the risks involved are equally enormous.

While the God Hand can replicate bloodline limits and techniques, it also incurs the side effects of these techniques when using them.

For example, Makoto Karatachi has now copied the Sharingan, so he can actually use the Izanagi technique, but the price is that his eyes will be permanently blinded!

However, he can freely replace one of someone else's eyes with another Sharingan, and then replicate the Sharingan again, thus creating two Sharingan.

Well, if you can't bear to part with the original, you can gouge out two eyes beforehand and stuff them into your body as spares...

The rituals of the evil god cult are bizarre and unpredictable. Whether that immortal power will have any effect on him is something even Makoto Koji himself doesn't know.

The bloodline limit and ninjutsu copied by the God Hand have time limits, but could this kind of ability involving concepts or curses be different?

"Never mind, I'll try copying it later..."

For the next two days, the Fogblade Squad operated discreetly as planned.

Qing's white eyes played a huge role; under his continuous surveillance, several suspicious locations were quickly identified.

About twenty miles northwest of Chitang City, there is an abandoned mining area shrouded in thick fog. Occasionally, scattered individuals with a cold and obscure aura of chakra can be seen coming and going there, their movements mysterious and completely different from ordinary mountain dwellers or ronin.

At the same time, the activity of the Cloud Village ninjas in the city has become noticeably more frequent, as if they have obtained some new clues and are gathering manpower.

On the evening of the third day, Qing brought more definite news!

"Captain, it's confirmed."

"Deep within the abandoned mine area, there is a hidden large cave with extremely strong chakra activity, indicating that at least thirty people have gathered there. Among them, the chakra of several individuals is particularly negative and cold; they should be the core members of the Evil God Cult that Cloud Village is looking for!"