Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 288 Hidan Joins Akatsuki

Everything in the Evil God Space was destroyed by the scorching explosion caused by the Blood Dragon Eye Blood Explosion, just like a purgatory!

But within this gradually cooling crimson ocean, the black light emanating from the Gray Gu flickered.

This is the remains left behind by the evil god, which are being devoured by the gray gu.

Just as the remnant soul of the evil god was escaping from the evil god space, a chilling chewing sound seemed to echo in his ears!

"Sooner or later, I will take back everything I've lost!"

The evil god harbored resentment, but his escape continued unabated; in fact, he accelerated his pace.

He no longer cares about the remains left in the evil god's space, because no matter what, the fate of his remains will not be good.

The most important thing now is to escape, just like when he escaped from the Otsutsuki clan.

He firmly believed that as long as he was cunning enough, he would definitely be able to defeat the Gray Gu!

Time was on his side. The Otsutsuki clan was incredibly powerful and instilled despair in people back then, but in the end, they disappeared without a trace.

Although the evil god did not understand what was going on, it did not stop him from believing that he had defeated the Otsutsuki!

This is a victory for Gou Dao!

"My condition is very bad right now. My remnant soul can't last much longer; I need to find a suitable vessel!"

"I don't need a quick recovery, I just want to stop the injury from getting worse."

The evil god forced himself to calm down. He had already escaped the evil god space, and the gray gu would not be able to hunt him down for the time being.

Because both the vast majority of the remains left by the evil god in the evil god space and the evil god space itself are unparalleled treasures, and it takes some time for the Gray Gu to digest and master them.

This period of time is the golden time for the evil god to escape!

"It's too late to cultivate a new vessel now. Besides, the remnant soul I escaped possesses only a small amount of power, which is insufficient to support the cultivation of a new vessel to hold my soul."

"Therefore, the best option now is... Hidan!"

The evil god was glad that he had been quite satisfied with Hidan, his familiar, so he had long ago bestowed his power upon him and transformed him into his own shape.

This is a ready-made container to hold one's own soul!

Meanwhile, the evil god sighed, realizing he was truly destitute and could no longer even modify a vessel to hold a soul.

We also need to find one to use from our previous works.

"I've learned one thing over the long years: only by being flexible and adaptable can one be a true man!"

"It's just starting from scratch. It's not like I haven't been through this before. The situation after I was defeated by Otsutsuki in one move was much worse than this! But I still made it through, didn't I?"

The evil god kept comforting himself, firmly believing that as long as he found Hidan and entered Hidan's body, he would definitely be able to make a comeback!

But when the evil god sensed that his familiar Hidan was still lingering in the territory of the Gray Gu, his expression began to falter.

"Idiot, why aren't you running now!"

"Looks like the immortality I gave you has turned your brain into mush!"

The evil god took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in his heart. He originally thought that when the gray goblin forcibly descended into the evil god's space, Hidan would realize the seriousness of the situation and then successfully escape.

After all, the enemy has already reached the abode of your god. If you don't run now, and the enemy wins, you won't be able to escape even if you want to.

But to the Jashin's utter surprise, Hidan not only did not run away, but seemed to want to wait for the final result.

Where's your usual quick wit?!

By the time the final result comes out, it will be too late!

The evil god was about to descend upon Hidan, and then immediately control Hidan's body to escape from the Gray Gu's territory.

Hidan stood there, his mind a jumble of thoughts. Although he firmly believed that Lord Jashin was invincible, the fact that Gray Gu could blatantly force its way into Lord Jashin's space suggested that it had something to rely on.

"This might not be such a bad thing. The Evil God is invincible. Someone has broken into the Evil God's space. Maybe the Evil God will be even happier..."

Before Hidan could finish speaking, he sensed a familiar presence rapidly approaching him.

"Lord Evil God..."

Hidan, feeling the Jashin's power dwindle, fell into deep self-doubt.

"Could it be that the Gray Gu used illusion magic on me before descending into the evil god's space?"

It wasn't until the evil god truly descended before Hidan that Hidan realized this evil god was real.

Hidan didn't react, and the remnant soul of the evil god directly entered Hidan's body. Only after feeling Hidan conceal his presence did the unease in his heart slowly disappear.

"Run! Get out of Kirigakure, or the Gray Gu will catch up!"

As the evil god urged him on, Hidan took off running without daring to stop for a moment.

He's a bit crazy, but not stupid.

The situation is now quite clear: it seems his evil god has never fought the Gray Gu!

……

Hidan broke through the numerous obstacles set by the demons and ran out of the Land of Water in one breath before he dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Finally escaped."

"Hmph, you're far from being able to catch me!"

Hidan lay on the ground to rest. The journey from Kirigakure was filled with monsters, densely packed like a net.

If the evil god hadn't resided within Hidan's body, greatly enhancing his strength, even with his immortality, it would have been difficult for Hidan to break free!

"Can you tell me what happened in Kirigakure?"

The sudden sound startled Hidan, who jumped up from the ground and stared intently at the Heavenly Dao, which was not far from him and whom he had not sensed at all.

Pain calmly gazed at Hidan with his Rinnegan, his deep eyes containing unparalleled power.

Hidan didn't know what kind of bloodline limit this was, but he could feel the terrifying power contained in those eyes.

"This is... the Rinnegan!"

The evil god muttered to himself, his whole body numb. First, he encountered the Gray Gu forcibly descending into the evil god's space, and then he encountered the Rinnegan of the Otsutsuki...

It's really unfavorable for fleeting years!

The evil god knew about the Rinnegan; the Otsutsuki who defeated him in one move a thousand years ago possessed the Rinnegan!

Therefore, the evil god is extremely wary of the Rinnegan, even... terrified of it!

Because no matter what, the Rinnegan must be related to the Otsutsuki clan!

Now that the Rinnegan has appeared, how far behind can the Otsutsuki be?

Yahiko frowned as he looked at Hidan. Despite having gone through many brutal battles, he still couldn't accept the rotten smell emanating from Hidan's soul.

This stench of spiritual decay reminded Yahiko of Hanzo, and his mood soured.

"I've come here not only to learn about the situation in Kirigakure, but also to recruit you into the Akatsuki organization."

"The Akatsuki is a powerful organization composed of rogue ninja from various villages, whose goal is to achieve peace in the ninja world. Once you join the Akatsuki, the organization will provide you with protection."

"If you choose not to join Akatsuki, there is only one outcome: death."

Yahiko remained expressionless, but the calmness in his tone gave off a sense of entitlement.

"That's such an unpleasant tone!"

"I have already received the blessing of the evil god; not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can be invited!"

Hidan spun the Three-Moon Blood Scythe in his hand at high speed, charging towards Pain with terrifying momentum.

"Universal Guidance!"

The palm that Tendo raised unleashed a powerful gravitational force, pulling Hidan fiercely towards him.

then……

Under the influence of gravity, Hidan reaches his maximum speed...

"Shinra Tensei!"

Hidan felt as if he had crashed into an invisible wall; the sudden burst of powerful repulsive force sent him flying backward.

The evil god, sensing Hidan's body reduced to a tattered rag, revealed an expression of "I knew it."

This familiar power, this familiar feeling—this is the Rinnegan that Otsutsuki once possessed!

So the evil god promptly slid to his knees.

"Wait... I'm willing to join the Akatsuki!"