Relying on Pakkun's keen sense of smell, Minato and Kiyosuke quickly found Kakashi.
"Teacher Minato."
Seeing the two arrive, Kakashi nodded, crouched on a tree, and observed the people below through the gaps between the leaves.
Obito and the other three, along with a group of children, were tied to wooden stakes and unconscious. A group of people in black robes surrounded them, chanting something.
Under their feet was a huge circle drawn with blood, and inside the circle was a nested triangle.
Minato observed the situation below, furrowed his brows, and said, "Could this be the so - called Cult of the Evil God that has emerged recently in the Land of Hot Water?"
The Cult of the Evil God was a cult. Its teachings were unclear, but it was definitely not a good thing. It had been spreading on a small scale in the Land of Hot Water recently. It was said that the cases of children going missing were related to them.
"The Cult of the Evil God?" Kiyosuke recalled that Asuma was later killed by Hidan, who believed in this cult. That guy had a bizarre ability and an immortal body. If he obtained the blood of his opponent and was in a magic circle, he could make the opponent feel the same pain as himself. If his heart was broken, the opponent's heart would also break, but because of his immortality, he wouldn't die.
This was a one - for - one exchange at its extreme!
"By the way, how were they four captured?"
"I don't know. When I was shopping, I saw Asuma being dragged into an alley. The leader of the opponents was very good at taijutsu. I couldn't beat him and basically had no chance to use taijutsu."
Kakashi recalled.
"I'll deal with that leader! Kakashi, you and Kiyosuke go and rescue Obito and the others." Minato took out his special kunai and said.
Suddenly, they heard the leader of the Cult of the Evil God shout with fanatical expression, "Everyone, we are gathered here today by the will of the Evil God. These fresh lives, these innocent children, will be the best sacrifices for the Evil God!!!"
He spread his hands. "From this moment on, let's enjoy! Enjoy the feast dedicated to the Evil God. Before that, we must implement the teachings!! Come on! Let the Evil God see our loyalty!!!"
After saying that, he took out a black short spear from somewhere and stabbed it into the heart of a person beside him. The stabbed person showed no sign of pain. Even though his heart was broken and blood was flowing continuously, he still smiled, smiled fanatically, and shouted, "All for the Evil God!!!!"
This seemed to be a signal. The cult members of the Cult of the Evil God pounced on their surrounding companions, punching, biting with their teeth, or using samurai swords, again and again, trying to end each other's lives.
The leader of the cult also got involved, using his excellent taijutsu to end the lives of one cult member after another.
The three of them were stunned. They were actually killing each other?
Kiyosuke stroked his chin and said, "It seems they'll be able to decide the winner among themselves in a while. I guess the last person will be responsible for executing Asuma and the others. Let's wait for now, Teacher Minato."
Minato nodded. The self - killing of these cult members should be related to their teachings. It was probably something like "kill your companions" or "kill the people around you". These fanatical believers believed in the teachings so deeply that they would kill even their companions in an attempt to please the Evil God.
Minato wasn't sure if there was an Evil God, but this Cult of the Evil God was crazy, that's for sure.
Kiyosuke thought for a while. He remembered that only Hidan in the Cult of the Evil God had an immortal body. That is to say, these people might want to obtain the power from the Evil God through sacrifice.
However, cults are harmful!
Cherish life, stay away from cults!
The scene below was extremely bloody. Even Kakashi and Kiyosuke watched it under Minato's accompaniment.
The cult leader below was indeed quite capable. His taijutsu was excellent. He killed many people without getting a single drop of blood on himself. No wonder he could push Kakashi back.
"It seems I've once again received the favor of the Evil God. But to obtain an immortal body, I need more! More! More sacrifices! Alright, now it's time to show the Evil God his favorite show!!!"
He stuck out his tongue, licked the blood on the tip of the spear, and showed a cruel smile. "The Evil God will surely love this!"
Seeing this, Minato immediately threw the kunai in his hand.
The cult leader knocked the kunai away with his short spear. As the kunai flew in the air, Minato's figure instantly appeared, caught the kunai, and shot it out again. The cult leader quickly dodged, but unexpectedly, Minato appeared beside him, and the kunai slashed towards his throat.
He reacted extremely quickly, blocking the kunai with his short spear. Seeing Minato's face and the forehead protector on his head, he laughed and said, "So, the teacher from Konoha has come to find these little guys. You're still too slow to act."
He was sighing, showing no fear in the face of Minato. He separated from Minato, stepped forward, and stabbed. Minato blocked it. The short spear launched continuous attacks. With their taijutsu, the two were evenly matched.
Kakashi and Kiyosuke appeared, cut the ropes binding the four with kunais, and immediately moved them to a safe place. Then they came back to take away the remaining children.
"Damn it! Those were the sacrifices for the Evil God!"
The cult leader was furious. At this moment, a chakra sphere appeared in Minato's palm and hit the cult leader's abdomen!
"Rasengan!"
In the Naruto world, there's nothing a single Rasengan can't solve. If there is, then use two! If that still doesn't work, then make a bigger one!
As the founder of the Rasengan, Minato easily dealt with the cult leader with this move.
"His taijutsu is really powerful. In terms of taijutsu, he can be compared to a jonin of Konoha." Minato commented.
Kiyosuke, who came over, twitched the corner of his mouth. So you were just testing this guy's strength. But thinking about it, with Minato's speed, dealing with this guy shouldn't be difficult. He just wanted to test his power.
"How are they?" Minato asked.
"No injuries were found. They were probably knocked out by these guys while shopping." Kiyosuke said. A flame appeared in his palm, and in Minato's surprised gaze, he set the bodies of these people on fire.
"This is..."
"A Kekkei Genkai that hadn't awakened in my family for a long time. It awakened accidentally in my generation." He casually explained and burned these people to ashes with continuous flames.
The smell of charred flesh in the air was unpleasant. Minato used Earth Release to bury these guys on the spot, created shadow clones to help take away the children abducted by the Cult of the Evil God.
As for Asuma, Obito, and the others, Kakashi and Kiyosuke carried two each and headed back.