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Chapter 273 The Evil God is Still Operating

A mass grave on the border of the Land of Hot Water, the battlefield of the last ambush by the Swordsmen, where many corpses were hastily buried.

Aburame Shisei opened the grave and found a relatively intact boy's corpse. Judging from his clothing, he should be a member of the Daodao Clan.

To increase the success rate, he placed his entire body at the core of the formation and took out another spore to induce the birth of a White Zetsu.

"Ninja Art: Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"

The White Zetsu and the corpse turned into dust, which then slowly gathered together like scraps of paper, eventually outlining the silhouette of a young boy.

The boy had delicate features, and the clothes he wore were the same as the armor he wore before he died.

This time, however, his impure body did not collapse. He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with confusion.

"It's so bright."

He opened his eyes blankly, saw Aburame Shigeaki before him, and exclaimed in surprise, "Strategist Shiraki, how is it you! Wasn't I already dead?"

"And where is this?" He looked around and then looked down at his own body.

"You are indeed dead!"

To convince the boy, Shisei Aburame raised her hand and smashed his head.

The boy was terrified, but he soon realized that he did not feel much pain, nor did he experience the expected blood splattering or his head exploding.

The shattered skull merely turned to dust, and in the blink of an eye, it was restored to its original state.

"What am I doing...?"

"A body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, an immortal body, and endless chakra."

Aburame Zhicheng looked the boy up and down, carefully examining his body.

Aside from having only 10% of his original fighting strength, his improved Impure World Reincarnation technique was quite successful, which was not a flaw in the technique at all.

"My lord, you mean you've resurrected me! What have I done to deserve this..." the boy exclaimed excitedly.

"Don't get agitated, you're just a guinea pig."

Aburame Shisei looked at him and continued, "I'll give you two choices: First, return to the Land of Waterfalls, follow the arrangements of the South City, and do not show your face or reveal any information about this technique."

"Second, I will now dispel the channeling, and you can return to the Pure Land and enjoy peace."

"Sir, I choose one! I choose one!" the boy answered without hesitation. Who would willingly choose death if they could live?

"Very good. Now, can you tell me about your feelings after entering the Pure Land?"

Upon hearing Shisei Aburame's question, the boy looked blank again, but continued to think hard.

"I feel... I'm sorry, sir, I only remember the moment before I died. After that, it was as if I completely fell into a state of unconsciousness, and nothing happened. Maybe I was too weak, my soul was too weak."

"Is that so? It seems it has nothing to do with the Sage of Six Paths."

"You can go now. Oh, and here, take this coat." Aburame Shisei took off his cloak and draped it over the boy.

At this moment, he was certain that it was the evil god who was behind it, but he still wanted to test it out one more time.

Because the attack by Kumogakure was well-organized and swift, the boy whose memory had been erased ultimately failed to leave the border alive.

He ultimately died bewildered from lightning release, solely due to the extraordinary amount of chakra within him.

When Shisei Aburame appeared, he happened to be right next to the boy.

He raised his hand and stirred up a gust of wind, blowing all the Cloud Ninjas surrounding the Land of Hot Water into dust.

He then placed the boy's body on the array and once again used the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

As expected, it failed again.

Clearly, even though the boy had lost his memory, his soul already belonged to the evil god simply because he had used a curse spell.

After turning the body in front of him into ashes with a wave of his hand, Aburame Shisei headed towards the border area.

The sudden attack by Kumogakure was highly suspicious. Given their heavy losses, they shouldn't have launched such a rash move.

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This time, the attacks from Yu-nin Village and Kumo-gakure Village were not as blatant as before, but were dispersed into small teams that constantly harassed the enemy.

If they fail to strike, they will flee thousands of miles away, and even openly lay traps around the village.

Many villagers were unaware of the trap and were blown to pieces after stepping into it.

This is war, a war without any shame.

From the very beginning, Mieko knew that they had already lost.

The harassment over the past few days has kept everyone awake for several days and nights.

In order to prevent the remaining civilians from being affected, Mieko resolutely decided to take the initiative and go after them.

Even though they knew there might be traps or ambushes ahead, they still went without hesitation!

"Everyone assemble, let's move out! Don't let the battlefield affect the village!"

At Mihoko's command, the remaining dozens of Tang ninjas gritted their teeth and followed.

A chase through the woods broke out instantly.

Unlike the previous sacrifices that resulted in mutual destruction, in order to cause the greatest damage, the group chose to attack the limbs first, to deplete the enemy's strength as much as possible, and then have experts like Mieko step forward to cleanly and efficiently eliminate the opponent.

As Samsung's consecutive strikes came down, another Kumogakure genin was killed by Mieko.

However, these ninjas seemed fearless, fighting and retreating as if deliberately leading them in a certain direction.

But by the time everyone realized something was wrong, it was too late.

The ninjas of Yugakure seemed to be driven by their fighting spirit as they used curses, and even with blood streaming from their limbs, they remained full of fighting spirit.

"Hahaha, you bastards of Kumogakure, offer yourselves to the evil god!"

A boy laughed maniacally as he plunged a heavy iron rod into his heart, his face filled with madness and satisfaction!

not only that.

Mihoko suddenly realized that they were gradually being surrounded by the Hidden Cloud Village. There were few people around, and traps and explosive tags were everywhere.

Several kilometers away, the ninjas of Kumogakure stood ready.

The Fourth Raikage, A, stood atop the peak, holding binoculars and gazing into the distance.

"Hahaha, those lunatics from Tangren Village really fell for it! Now release the traps and blow them all to smithereens, riddled with bullets!"

As for those of his own ninjas who entered the encirclement, he didn't consider them his own people at all; they were just expendable pawns.

Seeing flames rising all around and arrows raining down, many of the Tang ninjas finally came to their senses. They wanted to break through, but it was too late.

In the end, only Mieko remained, lying in a pool of blood.

On her deathbed, she thought of her son Hidan, who didn't understand why she had suddenly become so stubborn.

Why didn't she leave with them and watch her child grow up?

Suddenly, an illusion of an evil god appeared before her eyes, as if the other party had come to guide her.

In a daze, she suddenly wondered: Is her persistence really meaningful?

Is there really no other choice for Tangren Village?

Or was she already under the influence of the evil god from the very beginning?

At that moment, a gust of wind descended from the sky, instantly turning the traps within a radius of several miles into dust.

Upon seeing this, the man in black immediately vanished.

The Fourth Raikage cursed and turned to run, yelling, "Damn those men in black! Quick, everyone retreat!"