"Participating in war requires the resolve to fight in war, and surrendering to an unstoppable enemy—why should it be as you wish?"
Uchiha Yoichi gripped the Lightning Fang and slowly walked toward the Yukage.
The small ninja village didn't do much, but they certainly imitated the routines of the great ninja villages. Last time he went to the Star Village, even the Third Generation Hoshikage wore the Kage Kasa. Unfortunately, without strength, what use is wearing it? Can it increase Chakra?
"After all the effort I've put into rushing here from Konoha Village, using so much Chakra, do you think I would just give up because of one word from you? What do you think of yourself?"
As he finished speaking, Uchiha Yoichi had already placed the Lightning Fang on the Hidden Hot Water Ninja's neck, and then shouted, "Raise your head!"
The Yukage was startled and instinctively raised his head, but the next second he saw the three tomoe spinning slowly in the blood-red pupils, and his consciousness began to blur.
The other Hidden Hot Water Ninjas in the room didn't dare to move at all, their legs trembling in fear at the thought that this was the power of a great ninja village—killing four Hidden Cloud Ninjas in an instant, without even giving them a chance to react...
Even the more powerful Evil God Cultist Akai from the village had his arm cut off with a single strike, so when others saw their leader hypnotized by the Sharingan, they dared not make any moves.
They were fearful that if they just formed a seal, they would be killed on the spot.
After the Sharingan Genjutsu hypnosis, Uchiha Yoichi directly asked, "What's the matter with Hidden Hot Water's invasion of the Land of Fire?"
"...Akai united with the Hidden Cloud Village. He has always wanted to collect sacrifices for the Evil God. I only found out yesterday. But Akai has already allied the Hidden Hot Water Village with the Hidden Cloud. If I oppose, I'll be killed by the Hidden Cloud..."
"Cowardly useless person, can't even control your subordinates. How many Hidden Cloud Ninjas are in the village?"
"Only four..."
"How many people in Hidden Hot Water Village believe in the Evil God Cult? Are they all prepared to go to war?"
"...Ninjas and civilians combined, there should be over two hundred people. The believers in the Evil God Cult are becoming increasingly abnormal. They plan to offer everything to the Evil God. I was recently planning to abolish the Evil God Cult, but Akai took me by surprise...."
Afterward, Uchiha Yoichi asked a few more questions before releasing the Yukage from the illusion.
This Yukage was utterly useless; his village was infiltrated by the Evil God Cult, developing so many followers. Moreover, the Evil God Cult wasn't satisfied with the peaceful environment; their doctrine required offering live sacrifices to the Evil God to gain the ability of immortality.
Some devout followers even offered themselves to the Evil God, yet such rare offerings still couldn't demonstrate their loyalty to the Evil God. Therefore, Akai planned to compel the Yukage to go to war, but the Yukage refused several times.
This time, when the Hidden Cloud came, Akai decisively acted first before reporting, offending Konoha first, and then binding the Yukage to the Hidden Cloud's chariot. This way, the Evil God Cult could obtain sacrifices for the Evil God through war.
"You... you..."
"Gather all the people from the Evil God Cult immediately, and then kill them. Don't spare the civilians. If anyone is missing, I will randomly select a hundred 'lucky' Hidden Hot Water Village residents."
As Uchiha Yoichi spoke, he walked to Evil God Cultist Akai and swiftly chopped off his head.
Even after Akai's head fell, he kept praying for the punishment from the Evil God to take Uchiha Yoichi away, but after two minutes, he stopped moving and completely died.
Compared to the undying body in his memory of Hidan, it was somewhat lacking. Still, being able to survive for two minutes without a head was rare even in the Ninja World.
"Aren't you going to do something? Or are you planning to die with the followers of the Evil God Cult?"
"You... Sir, are you..."
The Yukage stammered in fright but seeing Uchiha Yoichi's expression, he didn't ask the question he wanted to, mindful of the ninjas and residents of Hidden Hot Water Village.
"I understand, I'll go right away..."
"Remember to gather all the information about the Evil God Cult for me, leave none behind, complete it before dawn."
Uchiha Yoichi said, killing them all wouldn't be good since many innocent people were involved. But the Evil God Cult was a good target for a crackdown. The followers had already gone mad, willing to sacrifice even their parents for the Evil God.
Moreover, the Evil God Cult had gradually developed within Hidden Hot Water Village. Seeing them wiped out could deter the remaining ninjas of Hidden Hot Water Village from further involvement in the war.
Soon, the Yukage arranged for people to gather all the cult members of the Evil God Cult in Hidden Hot Water Village.
The Yukage asked, "Is everyone gathered?"
"...Everyone is here."
A Hidden Hot Water Ninja whispered in the Yukage's ear.
"Everyone is caught, there's no need for further discussion."
After some consideration, the Yukage decided in his heart.
The Evil God Cultists were then brought to an open space, along with all the information about the Evil God Cult that the Yukage had gathered.
After approaching Uchiha Yoichi, the Yukage respectfully handed over the information, saying, "Lord Lightning Fang, these are the items recovered from the Evil God Cult, and those down there are the followers of the Evil God..."
"Hmm, after this matter is resolved, you'd better find a secluded place to start anew. Joining the wars of great nations will only lead to annihilation, especially getting entangled with the Hidden Cloud!"
Uchiha Yoichi collected the Evil God Cult information and then split into four Shadow Clones, who instantly appeared around the Evil God Cult members.