Swish… swish…
Tsunade carried Aoi Ren straight toward the Divine Grace Compound.
She pushed the doors open roughly, walked inside, and grabbed the Rain Shinobi sitting in the center and recording data, lifting him right off the ground.
"Hand over all the records you've compiled over these days!" Tsunade clenched her fist, trying her best to look fierce and intimidating.
"Right away! Right away!"
The shinobi had absolutely no will to resist. He dropped to his knees with a loud thud and immediately handed over every piece of experimental data collected during this time.
In his eagerness to comply, he even knocked his head hard against the floor several times, bruising his forehead yet not daring to make a sound of pain...
This was far too easy...
But of course it was easy. From Tsunade's shoulder, Aoi Ren was watching the man with that terrifying, knowing smile of his.
Under that gaze, the shinobi wouldn't dare step out of line for anything. Naturally, he would do exactly as Tsunade asked...
Tsunade held the thick stack of documents in her hand, looking utterly confused.
Are members of evil organizations these days really this lacking in loyalty or dedication?
Could it be...
"You aren't trying to trick me, are you?!" She lifted him up again by the collar.
"You'd better tell me the truth. If I find out this data is fake..."
Before she could finish her threat, the shinobi burst into tears, snot and mucus running down his face.
"What kind of talk is that?! I would sooner lie to my own parents than dare deceive you...!"
"..."
Tsunade was completely baffled. What on earth is going on here? This man seems terrified of me from the bottom of his heart.
But... I haven't even done anything yet!
She scratched her head in confusion. "Is my face really that frightening?"
She let him go and continued toward the living quarters further back where the Serpent-Cursed Soldiers were housed.
She didn't notice at all that the shinobi was immediately bowing deeply toward Aoi Ren, who was still on her back.
Even if she had noticed, she never would have suspected Aoi Ren was the reason...
"Lord Hanzō has returned to the Divine Realm, as befits a god," Aoi Ren whispered, using his chakra to carry his voice precisely only to the shinobi's ear.
"Spread this news. From now on, I shall take full charge of the faith and order in the Land of Rain."
Hearing this, the shinobi pressed his forehead even lower against the ground...
Just as I thought...
Lord Hanzō was dead. The shinobi knew this for certain — in fact, every Rain Shinobi knew it.
A breeze blew past, lifting the collar of the shinobi's uniform slightly.
Revealed underneath, three black tomoe symbols glinted starkly against the fabric...
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Tsunade proceeded straight to the quarters where five thousand Serpent-Cursed Soldiers — newly transformed in the last few days — were housed.
She believed that once she laid out the cruel reality and the numbers before them, they would easily see the truth, awaken from their delusion, and rise up to overthrow this evil cult!
Creak…
The moment she pushed open the wooden doors, Tsunade froze in shock.
Swish!
All five thousand soldiers stepped out of their tents in perfect unison. Like robots moving as one, they knelt respectfully before her...
What in the world is going on now?!
Tsunade was completely bewildered. Nothing about this "evil organization" matched what she had imagined.
There was no resistance, no hysterical shouting. Instead, wherever she went, everyone bowed in submission...
"You belong to an evil, false cult!" Tsunade declared loudly.
Aoi Ren nodded faintly from behind her. Seeing him nod, the soldiers immediately began nodding in agreement as well.
They are being this cooperative?
At this rate, I'll finish my mission easily! Tsunade waved her hand enthusiastically.
"Everyone, stand up! Rise up and overthrow this false religion!"
But alas...
Silence. Not a single word was spoken among the five thousand men.
They knelt there motionless like statues or corpses, neither speaking nor objecting.
Tsunade suspected that if she simply walked away and did nothing, they would remain kneeling there until they died...
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