The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Just as Sakura Haruno's attention was drawn to the yellow liquid flowing below, Boro suddenly leaped from behind her, formed a hand seal, and spat out a stream of yellow liquid from his mouth, shooting it towards Sakura Haruno.

"Sakura!"

Seeing Sakura being attacked, Naruto shouted loudly, his face full of anxiety, but he was blocked by the yellow liquid and it was too late to help.

"Don't underestimate me, the disciple of the Fifth Hokage!"

Seeing that Boro regarded her as an easy target, Sakura's face showed anger. She concentrated her chakra in her feet and exploded, directly shattering the rocks beneath her feet. She used the momentum to leap high into the air, avoiding the attack of the acid.

When Boro stopped spitting out the yellow liquid, Sakura Haruno, who was in mid-air, suddenly swooped down and her chakra-encased fist slammed into Boro's back like a cannonball. Boro crashed heavily to the ground, creating a huge human-shaped crater.

"Sakura, that was beautiful!"

Seeing how fierce Sakura was, Naruto immediately gave her a thumbs up.

Having taken many punches from Sakura, he knew that Sakura's super-strong punch was a true inheritance from Tsunade, and that this punch was enough to destroy most of Boro's bones and even his internal organs.

However, to everyone's surprise, Boro stood up from the pit as if nothing had happened. Under his tattered clothes, the bloody wounds healed completely in a short time, showing no signs of being seriously injured.

"What an terrifying regeneration speed! It's already comparable to the Hokage's Hundred Healings Technique."

Seeing Boro's recovery speed, Sakura's expression changed, and she spoke.

"Not only that, this person looks big and burly, but he is sneaky and cunning in his actions. Don't be deceived by his appearance."

Kakashi flashed to the front, blue lightning already gathering and leaping in his palm.

"If you're not convinced, then bring it on! What kind of skill is it to just talk the talk but not walk the walk?"

Despite Kakashi's accusations, Boro showed no remorse whatsoever, acting as if it were perfectly natural.

"Let's go!"

Upon hearing Boro's provocation, Naruto was the first to lose his temper. After forming hand seals, hundreds of white mists appeared around him, and shadow clones emerged, rushing towards Boro.

Chapter 260 The Otsutsuki Cult and the Black Mist Virus

At this moment, Hinata Zechen appeared in front of a mountain peak at the core of the alternate dimension.

In front of them, a mountain peak nearly a hundred feet high had been hollowed out and carved into a magnificent giant palace. All around were densely packed stone houses of all sizes, forming a small town with no less than a thousand people.

Apart from a small number of ninjas and samurai with chakra abilities, the majority were ordinary people. Their gazes toward the palace were filled with piety and fervor, and many elderly people and young children knelt and kowtowed outside the palace.

There were no traces of mental interference left behind. These people actually believed in this so-called Otsutsuki religion from the bottom of their hearts?

Hinata Zechen frowned slightly, took a step forward, and came to the side of a middle-aged man who had just walked out of the giant palace.

"Who are you?"

The man was startled by the unexpected figure that appeared beside him. However, before he could finish his sharp question, his eyes met those of Hinata Sawa, and he fell under the control of the illusion. As a result, his last two words were weak and powerless, and his eyes lost focus.

Hinata Zechen flicked his finger, and a green spirit ball shot out, flying into the middle-aged man's body. A few seconds later, it flew out again and returned to Hinata Zechen's palm.

The vast majority of these ordinary people who believe in the Otsutsuki religion are poor villagers from border areas outside the jurisdiction of the five great nations. The reason they believe in the Otsutsuki religion is because of a special virus called Black Mist.

Six months ago, with the emergence of the Black Haze virus, villagers in remote areas of these small countries often did not receive treatment after being infected with the virus, suffering from the torment of the disease. Helpless, they could only seek salvation and hope to receive divine mercy.

Boro's timely appearance and his unparalleled divine power healed the villagers, even demonstrating miracles such as wounds healing instantly. Soon, the villagers began to worship Boro, the cult leader who saved them from their suffering, and became fanatical followers of the Otsutsuki Cult.

Most importantly, Boro promised them that one day, the great Otsutsuki would descend from the sky and save them, his followers, from the hellish ninja world and lead them to a blissful paradise.

For these ignorant villagers, Boro's words were undoubtedly incredibly tempting, especially after Jigen's death. To avoid possible capture, the entire Otsutsuki sect had moved to this alternate dimension. They didn't need to do hard labor; as long as they devoutly believed in the Otsutsuki sect, they could get food. This made the villagers even more convinced of Boro's promise. Every day, they would go to the palace to worship and pray, asking the Otsutsuki to descend soon and take them to the Pure Land.

It can only be said that in the ninja world where ninjas possess extraordinary power, all the daimyo and nobles, including the five great nations, are exploiting the common people to the greatest extent possible to maintain their luxurious lives. As a result, even Boro's incredibly crude and flawed lies still manage to keep these villagers deeply entangled in them.

However, what exactly is Boro's purpose in establishing this Otsutsuki Cult? This is the ninja world, so what use is gaining the faith of these villagers?

Hinata Zechen snapped his fingers, bringing the middle-aged man, whose eyes had lost focus, back to his senses. He then revealed himself and walked towards the palace ahead.

"Who are you? Stop right there!"

Upon seeing Hyuga Zechen's appearance, the guards standing on either side of the palace gate immediately became wary and stepped forward to question him loudly.

The Otsutsuki Cult had been relocated to the other dimension for nearly a month, so the guards were familiar with the faces of every believer and could immediately tell that Hyuga Sawa was an outsider.

Hinata Zechen didn't bother to speak and continued walking towards the palace at a leisurely pace.

"Go to hell!"

Two guards raised their arms, revealing dark gun devices hidden beneath their long sleeves. They fired a series of yellow-glowing spheres, instantly sealing off the area around Hyuga Zechen.

Just as the ball of light was about to hit him, Hinata Zechen's figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already at the palace gate.

puff.

The two guards went limp and fell unconscious, never having seen how Hinata Zechen made his move.

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"Impressive power, is that the Fifth Hokage's Super Strength Fist? However, such an attack is useless against me, Boro."

Facing the dense array of shadow clones all around him, Boro completely ignored them, instead grinning and revealing a ferocious smile.

"Watch my Rasengan turn you into mincemeat, and I won't give you a chance to regenerate."

Dozens of shadow clones, each carrying a Rasengan, leaped high into the air from different directions and pounced on Boro.

"it's useless."

Boro leaped high into the air, spewing out a torrent of yellow liquid from his mouth once more. The powerful acidic corrosion instantly engulfed the numerous shadow clones.

"Naruto, let's attack together and finish them off in one blow."

Sasuke, standing nearby, drew his Kusanagi sword again and charged towards Boro from the left and right, along with Naruto Uzumaki.

"Ha ha……"

This time, Boro did not use Lava Release again, but instead raised his hands and formed hand seals once more.

"Strange, could it be that the ninjutsu failed to be executed?"

Kakashi, who was standing on high ground supporting Naruto and Sasuke, clearly saw Boro's hand seals with his Sharingan. However, everything was calm after the seals were completed, and he did not see Boro use any ninjutsu.

With Naruto and Sasuke's current speed, they were already less than ten feet away from Boro in the blink of an eye. However, something unexpected happened.

Naruto, who was running, suddenly fell to the ground and crashed heavily. He managed to lift his upper body with the help of his arms, but he was too weak to stand up.

Sasuke, who was standing nearby, was in slightly better condition, but he was still kneeling on the ground, using the Kusanagi sword in his hand to support his body so that he wouldn't fall to the ground in a sorry state.

"What's going on? My body is actually..."

Sasuke's body trembled uncontrollably as he tried to stand up again, but what used to be an incredibly simple action had become extremely difficult.

"Heh, you two idiots, who told you to rush up without thinking?"

Not far away, Boro stood proudly, watching Naruto and Sasuke's disheveled appearance, and walked forward step by step.

"Move!"

Uchiha Sasuke growled in a low voice, his eyes revealing the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he immediately saw the astonishing changes ahead.

Tiny black dots floated in the air around them, forming a very thin black mist. They drifted aimlessly, appearing extremely eerie.

"Boro just formed a hand seal, which must have been the secret release of this strange black mist. If I'm not mistaken, it's probably the biological virus mentioned in the mission intelligence. If we can't break it, we won't be able to get close to him."

Kakashi, who had also detected the traces of the black mist with his Sharingan, flashed to Sakura's side and spoke in a low voice.

"I understand, Kakashi-sensei. I'll take care of cracking this virus."

Sakura Haruno nodded firmly and spoke.

Chapter 261 The Terrifying Rebirth

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Seeing that Boro's shadow had already loomed over Naruto, Kakashi, after giving instructions to Sakura, leaped up, formed hand seals, and spewed out a massive storm covering more than ten feet, carrying with it countless gleaming wind blades, which enveloped Boro.

Faced with the ninjutsu attack, Boro abandoned his attack on Naruto, who was right in front of him, and leaped backward to dodge.

"Very well, the gale is indeed... bad."

Under the vision of the three-tomoe Sharingan, the black mist that filled the air was blown away by the gale, which made Kakashi's face show joy. Just as he was about to move the fallen Naruto and Sasuke, he found that the dispersed black mist was gathering again at an extremely fast speed, which made Kakashi hesitate.

"What a pity. Although your storm is huge, my black mist cannot be blown away so easily, Sharingan Kakashi."

Boro spread his hands, his words full of smugness.

At the same time, the black mist in the air seemed to come alive, its coverage area expanding continuously, forcing Kakashi to retreat repeatedly.

"Kakashi-sensei, move them out first."

Just then, Sakura Haruno suddenly leaped up and pounced on the fallen Sasuke, trying to move him out of the area covered by the black mist to prevent his body from being further eroded by the virus.

"The young girl is commendable for her courage, but things are not so easy."

Boro laughed heartily, then leaped up and pounced on Sakura Haruno with astonishing momentum.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Chasing Fang".

Kakashi, standing at the edge of the black mist, had most of his forearm enveloped in dazzling lightning, which coalesced into a roaring thunder wolf in front of him, and pounced on Boro with lightning speed.

cut.

While still in mid-air, Boro's lips twitched, and his massive body suddenly plummeted to the ground. After forming a hand seal, he created a rising wall of water in front of him, blocking the Thunder Wolf's attack.

Water Escape·Water Formation Wall.

what?

Boro, standing behind the wall of water, suddenly looked up and saw a figure bypassing the wall and swinging a fist toward his head.

So, was the reckless rescue just a smokescreen?

Faced with Sakura Haruno's powerful punch once again, Boro had no time to dodge and could only raise his arms to cross above his head. He was then sent flying backward by the force of the punch.

Ok?

Boro, who had just stood up from the smoke and dust, looked down at the outside of his arm and noticed a small cut that had appeared sometime earlier, but had now healed and disappeared.

Could it be...?

Boro looked up and saw that Sakura Haruno was dripping blood from a shuriken into a glass bottle filled with blue liquid.

"Now, your black fog virus is completely useless."