Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 328 Cultists of Evil Gods? Rebels?

Kumogakure would certainly not be kind enough to deal with the bandit problem for the Land of Hot Springs.

Even during times of war, when the front lines are short of troops, the Hidden Cloud Village would not even take the initiative to accept bandit suppression missions issued by the Land of Hot Springs.

The fact that the Cloud Village ninja sent two Jonin-led teams to besiege this place speaks volumes about its origins.

Moreover, as the three got closer, they noticed that the battle inside the camp was not as one-sided as they had imagined.

Various traps and mechanisms, metal nets, huge insulating shields, and countless soldiers wielding scythes, charging fearlessly into battle.

They actually managed to fight these eight Cloud Village ninjas to a standstill.

Even just looking at the scene, if it weren't for the two Jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village constantly putting out the fire, those six Chunin would likely have already suffered casualties by now.

"Those people are emanating chakra!"

Zabuza suddenly pointed at several guys wielding short daggers who were charging towards the Cloud Village Chunin and spoke.

Hozuki Shingetsu and Terumi Mei stared intently.

Sure enough, although none of these people used any ninjutsu, their agile and nimble figures suggested they were not ordinary civilians.

The three exchanged a brief glance, feeling a lingering sense of unease.

I originally thought it was just dealing with some ordinary people who knew strange secret arts.

But judging from this situation, if we are too careless, we might actually fail here.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village ninjas below explained the origins of these ninjas to the three of them.

A Cloud Village Jonin, who appeared to be the leader, roared angrily as he faced an attack by dozens of fully armed civilians led by several unidentified ninjas.

"You ninjas of Yugakure! Do you intend to become enemies of Kumogakure?!"

However, the attackers remained unmoved in the face of the man's questioning.

Their offensive even became a few degrees more ferocious.

However, a Jonin is still a Jonin, and even when faced with a barrage of grappling hooks and hidden weapons flying everywhere, he did not suffer the slightest injury.

However, his Chunin subordinates were not so experienced.

Just as a Cloud Village Chunin had killed four or five civilians who were attacking him, an iron hook suddenly slashed across his arm from a blind spot.

Although the iron hook only tore his sleeve and scratched his skin slightly, he still screamed in terror.

"Captain! I'm injured!"

Having said that, the Cloud Ninja rushed into the enemy ranks in a slightly flustered manner, wanting to kill the ninja who used the grappling hook and reclaim his blood.

"Skoy! Come back!"

Another Jonin immediately shouted to stop him, while simultaneously rapidly forming hand seals to perform a ninjutsu.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"

Countless basketball-sized balls of lightning, crackling with electricity, were spat out from the mouth, launching a sweeping attack on that area.

However, in the face of his attack, several people immediately used large metal nets to block the swarms of lightning balls.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

A flash of lightning struck, and all those who stepped forward to intercept were electrocuted by the surging current, charred black, and collapsed to the ground, dying instantly.

However, due to the interception of the giant metal net, all the electric shocks were directed into the bodies of the people holding the net, preventing greater damage.

Behind the area covered by this giant net, there was a Cloud Village Chunin who rushed into the crowd.

Although he was still wreaking havoc, he was unable to make any progress against the relentless attacks of the suicide squads, fearing further injury.

The grappling hook ninja who was the first to take his blood quickly rushed to a black-robed man who was already waiting behind him.

The man quickly took the blood-stained iron hook and licked it.

At the same time, the blood stained with unknown sources quickly drew a neat circle and a triangle on his feet.

"Hahaha~ Lord Evil God, offer myself as a sacrifice to punish this filthy person."

The crazed cultist roared to the sky, and his black hood fell off, revealing a terrifying black and white face beneath.

Hearing his maniacal laughter, many of the nearby attackers also revealed hatred and madness in their eyes.

"kill!"

"Unleash divine punishment, Lord Evil God!"

However, even more insane than them was the previously injured Chunin from Kumogakure.

Seeing that the cultists had prepared the ritual, and disregarding the possibility of being bled a second time, they bravely endured the enemy's various attacks and charged madly toward the caster.

But it was all too late.

The black-robed cultist stared intently at the headband on the head of the Cloud Village Chunin, his eyes filled with boundless hatred. Without the slightest hesitation, he plunged the blade into his own chest.

"Pfft~" x2

The cultist and the Cloud Village ninja both coughed up a mouthful of blood at the same time.

However, unlike the others, the cultists, while laughing wildly, revealed in their eyes the exhilarating satisfaction of having avenged their great grudge.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village Chunin slowly lowered his head in horror and resentment, looking at his chest that had been pierced through out of nowhere.

"Skoy!"

He heard his teammates calling from afar, but it was all in vain.

Aside from the faint shouts of teammates, the only other sound was the excited cheers of countless attackers.

This Cloud Village Chunin named Sugoi could only collapse helplessly to the ground in the end.

His death made the remaining seven Cloud Village ninjas even more cautious.

However, their actions also became even more ruthless.

Hozuki Shingetsu and his two companions, who were hiding in the distance, watched the battle below and fell silent for a moment.

The deaths of hundreds of people were exchanged for the life of one ordinary Chunin from the enemy.

It seems to be so commonplace in the eyes of these people from the Land of Hot Water, that they would even celebrate and cheer for it.

Although for the three who had all been on the battlefield, fighting and dying were nothing new.

But such a scene can still evoke some emotion.

"When should we make our move?"

Zabuza, the most composed of them all, looked at Hozuki Shingetsu and asked in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer. These people are no match for Jonin. They won't be able to hold on for long."

"When the time comes, we'll launch a sneak attack and take down one of the Cloud Village Jonin first, then the rest will be easy to deal with."

Hozuki Shingetsu calmed down a little from the turmoil in his heart.

Ultimately, neither side in the fight were allies of Kirigakure, nor were they even civilians of the Land of Water. After the initial surprise and shock, all that remained in his eyes was endless coldness.

Mei Terumi hesitated for a moment before speaking up to analyze the situation.

"We can't wait too long. Ju hopes that we not only bring back the evil cult's secret arts, but also capture a few of the evil cult's followers alive. If they are all killed, who knows when we'll be able to find the evil cult's stronghold again."

The other two nodded in agreement.

After all, we still don't know exactly what these so-called evil mystical arts are like.

It is very likely that people who do not believe in evil gods will not be able to use it, so bringing back survivors is still very necessary.

The battle that followed did not keep the three of them waiting for long.

As Hozuki Shingetsu said, even with a huge numerical advantage, the help of evil secret techniques, and ninjas suspected to be from Yugakure, they were still able to overcome the odds.

Even facing two Cloud Village Jonin, these people still had no chance of winning.

At this point, there were less than a hundred remaining followers of the evil god, and they were only prevented from completely collapsing by their hatred and fanatical faith.

"It's time to make a move!"

(End of this chapter)