The fire died after around a minute. The Priest finally stopped the Water Prison jutsu. They looked around them and were stunned. It looked like a picture from hell! All their servants were dead. The stench of their dead bodies burning lingered in the air. 6 of their Devotees were dead as well. The remaining 3 had terrifying burns on their bodies.
Fujin looked at their expressions. He could see the fear on their faces. He sighed and thought, 'In a world like this, I can understand people being cruel. After all, there are so many wars, so many evil schemes and thousands of people with superpowers. There will be people who have horrible pasts. There will be people who are ambitious. However, if you are cruel to ones weaker than you, then you should be prepared for the same happening to you when you meet someone stronger. These guys are cruel to those civilians and children but are terrified while facing us. Now that's just pathetic.'
The Jashinists were usually the ones who looked at others in contempt. However, if they could hear the contempt Fujin had for them, they might die just of shame.
The remaining Jashinists noticed Fujin and Mieko who had left their spots earlier. One of the devotees yelled, "WHO ARE Y...?"
However, even before they completed their question, a kunai pierced through the hearts of each of the remaining devotees.
At the same time, Akihiko and Masaru flickered in front of the two Priests and cast a Genjutsu on them. Despite being on alert due to the crazy Ambush, they weren't on guard against the Sharingan. Both immediately fell under their Genjutsu. The ambush battle was won in less than a couple of minutes!
Except for Akihiko, Sora and Masaru, the others were surprised at how quickly the fight was over.
Mieko exclaimed, "They were defeated so quickly!"
Fujin thought, 'I was right. The utility of this battlefield is crazy. I have to make one too.'
Masaru smirked and said, "That's the magic of Sora's battlefield. The enemies always get caught off guard. And against the Fire-Wind combo, only Water or Earth jutsus could protect them. But, the barrier blocks most of the Earth jutsus. So it leaves just one element to defend within a fraction of a second."
Akihiko looked at Fujin and Mieko and said, "Your combination jutsu is very good. It pretty much finished the fight."
After praising them, Akihiko and Masaru began interrogating the Priests. Fujin looked at Mieko and asked, "Which jutsu did you use? It was much stronger than your Fireball or Fire Dragon jutsu."
Mieko smirked and answered, "This is one of the strongest jutsus of my clan. It is called Majestic Destroyer Flame jutsu!"
Fujin was surprised. He thought, 'No wonder that felt slightly similar. It's the one Madara used against the ninja army. I thought it'd be rank A or S jutsu. Then again, the scale of her jutsu is probably not even a tenth of what Madara did in the war even with my aid and yet she looks so exhausted.'
Mieko looked at Fujin who was in his thoughts and said, "What are you thinking?"
Fujin replied, "Nothing. Your jutsu is very strong. And it combines perfectly with my Infinite Breakthrough jutsu. It is much better than when we used the Great Breakthrough alongside Fireball or our elemental dragon jutsus."
Mieko nodded and said, "Yes, it spreads like a sea. That's why the combination got stronger."
Fujin looked at her and said, "Yeah, but it also drains a lot of your chakra."
Mieko said, "Yeah. I lost a quarter of my chakra. Though it'll be fine as the soldier pill should regenerate my chakra soon."
Fujin nodded. His chakra was already recovering.
Akihiko and Masaru interrogated the priests similar to how they interrogated the other two. The information they received was the same.
Masaru said, "We won't get any new information from them."
Akihiko nodded, "Yeah."
He grabbed a tanto and swiped it horizontally. The head of the Priest he was interrogating flew in the air. Fujin observed carefully, thinking, 'I wonder if he'd get up like Hidan.'
Masaru asked, "Why did you kill him? Won't it be convenient to use them?"
Akihiko shook his head and said, "They are supposed to leave today. If we use them to infiltrate the cave, it will raise suspicions. And since it will cause suspicion, it's better to just use the Transformation jutsu. Besides, controlling Jounins costs a lot of chakra."
Masaru said, "Alright."
He killed the other priest.
Datsuron and Yasuhiro were also beheaded.
Fujin was surprised. He wondered, 'I was sure that they would use them to infiltrate. Was my analysis wrong? Anyways, at the very least, none of them has Hidan's immortality. I wonder if the Grand Priest would be any different.'
Akihiko laid a map on the ground and said, "Take a close look at this."
Everyone gathered around the map. This was the map of the interior of the cave that he made after interrogating Datsuron and Yasuhiro.
Shunko commented, "This cave is huge."
Akihiko nodded. He said, "The cave has 3 layers and has a lot of room on each layer. The lowest layer is the one where the Grand Priest is making the arrangements for the ritual. All the remaining 3 Priests, including the SealMaster, are helping him. The children are kept at that level too."
Fujin asked, "Will we directly infiltrate into the lowest layer? Or will we kill off the devotees and Servants on the layers above?"
Akihiko answered, "Though their numbers sounded high, their fighting power is quite weak. The Priests aren't as strong as us Jounins, while the devotees and servants are very weak compared to any of us. A good Fire-Wind combination jutsu can wipe them all out. So I am not worried about their interference.
We will focus on moving to the lowest level after making some preparations. The major issue is that all the children aren't kept together. As you can see, at the lowest layer, there is one central room and 5 rooms surrounding it, forming a perfect Pentagon around the center room. The children have been divided into these 5 rooms equally.
Sora, you and Haru will be responsible for keeping the kids safe when we reach the lowest level. You two will have to make shadow clones so that you can cover all 5 rooms. Others will help me in defeating the enemy."
Everyone nodded. Akihiko made a hand sign and disappeared underground. Others followed him. They entered the mountain. The group skipped the first layer and entered the second layer without any obstacles. However, the lowest layer was protected by some more seals.
Sora said, "I will need around 10 minutes to resolve them."
Akihiko replied, "Take your time. Just don't alert them. Haru, stay with him. Others come with me."
The group split into two once again. After moving some distance, Akihiko stopped and looked straight ahead at a cavern. He said, "According to the intel, the devotees of the SealMaster stay in this cavern. And, he is the only Priest that has 7 Devotees."
Shunko asked, "Should we kill them?"
Akihiko said, "No, they are useful to us alive."
He looked at the three chunins and said, "Keep an eye on the entrance. If someone enters, let them come in and kill them silently."
The three chunins nodded.
Deep in the cavern, 3 men were eating breakfast. However, their meal looked to be a lot for a morning breakfast.
One of them said, "The work has been so high lately. We had to stay up all night."
Another sighed and replied, "Yeah, and we have to get back to work by noon. I hope Zankoku-sama's ritual gets completed soon."
As they were talking, they saw a few silhouettes. They quickly looked at them and recognized them instantly. They stood up immediately and asked, "Datsuron-sama, why are you here?"
In front of them, Datsuron stood along with 2 of his devotees. All three wondered what they were doing in this part of the base. But, suddenly the eyes of Datsuron and his devotees turned red. The three weren't able to take their eyes off them and fell into a Genjutsu.
Masaru smirked, "Easy as always."
Akihiko nodded. The Uchihas cast more Genjutsu and left.
The group moved around the cave. They put 5 devotees and 12 servants under Genjutsu before returning back to where Sora was. Sora said, "I can deactivate the seals now."
Akihiko said, "Wait a few minutes."
Sora knew what Akihiko was planning. He nodded.
Soon, 3 devotees suddenly moved from the 2nd layer into the lowest layer of the cave. Due to the seals, there were no physical guards present anywhere in the cave. After entering the lowest level, they went towards the SealMaster.
Akihiko said, "Deactivate the seals without letting him catch on."
Sora deactivated the seals and placed fake seals in place. Immediately, all 8 of them headed to the lowest level while still staying underground. Sora and Haru split off from the group and headed to where the children were kept. The others headed towards the grand priest.
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