Chapter 205: God Says, Love the People
The world of Naruto was very much like a cultivation world. There were lofty, godlike cultivators, and there were also common people as insignificant as weeds…
But what made it even worse than a cultivation world was that these common people had no right to choose. They were born lowly, and there was not the slightest possibility of changing that!
Under such circumstances, if a voice were to tell them: Do you want to gain power comparable to that of a ninja? Then come to me. As long as you pay a small price, you might become a ninja!
Even if that voice belonged to a demon, the surging crowd would still trample down its doorstep…
"All beings are equal, and God loves all!"
"Only with divine power can you protect your family!"
"For the sake of family, even death is without regret!"
In an extremely short time, similar "divine proclamations" were plastered all over the Land of Rain. The core message boiled down to one sentence: Hanzo is God, and he will grant you powerful strength to protect your family.
"But… people can die from this, right?" A middle-aged man with a worn, bitter expression stood at the entrance of the Hidden Rain Village, glancing uneasily at the slogans on the wall. "A neighbor of mine came here two days ago… he didn't make it back alive."
Hearing this, the people who had been eagerly preparing to receive divine blessing hesitated for a moment. They already knew there was a risk of death, but when a cold, real example was placed before them, they couldn't help but shrink back…
At that moment, Li Jiexuan walked out wearing a priest's robe and began preaching with a solemn expression, "Believe in God, love God. As long as you are devout, you will surely receive God's blessing!"
"As for those who died, they were all faithless—traitors who tried to steal divine power!" Li Jiexuan nodded with a smile. "God loves all. It is merciful…"
After saying that, Li Jiexuan turned and left with a smile, immediately stirring up a commotion.
"I heard that three-year-old child is the Holy Child!"
"They say it's divine favor that made him so intelligent at such a young age!"
"He looks incredible!"
For a moment, those who had come from all over the country felt stirred again, though they still hadn't fully made up their minds, lingering uncertainly at the entrance.
Inside the shrine of the Hidden Rain Village…
Seeing this, Li Jiexuan took off his priest's robe and sneered. "Looks like we need to add a little more fuel to the fire!"
Before long, a burly man rushed out of the shrine, throwing his head back and roaring with excitement, "Hahaha! Now I can avenge my son!"
As he spoke, the burly man vented his emotions by punching the ground, blasting out a half-meter-deep crater!
The onlookers at the entrance were stunned…
The middle-aged man who had previously hesitated stepped forward with a smile and grabbed the burly man. "Brother, are you a ninja?"
"A ninja?"
At the mention of those words, the burly man clenched his fists, his teeth grinding with hatred. "I'm not a ninja—but I'll slaughter every last one of them! All of this is by the glory of God!"
After a while, the onlookers finally understood… this burly man was one of the lucky ones who had received divine blessing!
"Such incredible power!" The crowd grew excited. As long as they obtained this kind of strength, those ninjas would never dare bully their families again!
At that moment, a priest walked out of the shrine with a cold expression. "There are only fifty slots for divine blessing today. Those who wish to receive it should hurry!"
"Gulp…"
The crowd swallowed hard. With a successful example right before their eyes, there seemed to be nothing left to hesitate about. If they delayed any longer, those fifty slots would be gone!
"I want to receive divine blessing!"
"Please, I'm very devout…"