The Jashin Cult is at work.
As soon as these words were spoken, those who had originally planned to step forward instantly stopped in their tracks, not daring to move closer.
Some even began to retreat as soon as they heard the name of the Jashin Cult, not wanting to provoke them.
In a matter of breaths,
The area around the Jashin Cult’s members and the little girl was deserted, with some people only daring to look from a distance, pity and regret on their faces.
This little girl had caught the attention of the Jashin Cult, and her life might be in danger.
"Let go of my daughter, let go of my daughter!"
Just as the members of the Jashin Cult were about to leave, a woman, drenched and wearing only a simple piece of clothing, ran out.
Seeing two people trying to take her child, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
This was her daughter, the only blood of her late husband.
Her husband had died in the war, leaving her with a newborn child and no means of support. In the end, she was forced to wander the world, just to raise her husband’s child.
Today, she had been working when her sister came to tell her that her daughter was being taken, which is why she rushed out.
Thankfully, her daughter had not been taken yet!
"What are you? How dare you stop someone the Jashin Cult has set its eyes on?" the leader of the group shouted angrily when he saw the woman suddenly appear.
"Jashin Cult?" The woman’s face went pale upon hearing the name, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Two brothers, this is my daughter. Please, have mercy and let her go. If you want me, I’ll go with you!"
"Get lost!" The man clearly didn’t want to listen, and he kicked the woman in the abdomen.
The woman was sent flying a couple of meters, her body scratched, blood staining her clothes.
"Damn you!" the man shouted in fury, grabbing the struggling little girl and heading outside.
The people around could only silently watch this scene, too angry to speak, and some even coldly turned away, continuing their business as if nothing was happening.
Clearly, this kind of thing happens often. They’ve almost gotten used to it.
Genya and Shisui were watching all of this from inside the noodle shop, their eyes cold with a chilling intent. They didn’t expect the Jashin Cult to be so reckless, to brazenly kidnap people in broad daylight.
Does this village have no authority?
No patrol teams, no guards, no security forces?
Though he frowned, he didn’t act immediately, continuing to observe.
Soon, they saw the distressed woman struggle to get up again, stumbling to block the two Jashin Cult members.
She pleaded with them, her voice filled with desperation: "Big brother, I only have one daughter. Please, let her go. She’s the only bloodline left from my husband!"
"Let my daughter go!"
"Heh, weren’t you so tough yesterday? Let me show you the cost of defying my Jashin Cult!" The man kicked her again, his tone full of rage.
"Get lost! If it weren’t for the fact that this place is managed by the Uchiha Merchant Association, I’d have already taken you away. You ungrateful thing!"
The man shouted angrily!
His words were filled with disdain, and he clearly showed his dissatisfaction with the Uchiha Merchant Association.
"Hmph! If it weren’t for the Jashin Cult’s leader ordering us not to provoke the Uchiha Merchant Association, you’d already be taken away!" The other man echoed, his voice full of contempt.
"If you keep causing trouble here, not even the Uchiha Merchant Association can protect you. I don’t mind taking you back and letting my brothers enjoy you!"
The Jashin Cult was only giving the Uchiha clan face. But if they really crossed the Jashin Cult, even Uchiha clan members wouldn’t be able to save them.
"The Uchiha Merchant Association?"
When Genya heard this, his eyebrows furrowed. He was just watching, but now it seemed the Uchiha clan was involved.
From what the Jashin Cult said, this place was under the protection of the Uchiha Merchant Association, and they were clearly enemies of the Jashin Cult.
"The Uchiha Merchant Association?" Shisui was also surprised. He didn’t speak further but looked at Genya with curiosity.
He had only recently joined Atsukara, and knew nothing about the Merchant Association.
"You don’t need to look at me. The association is managed by my father. I don’t know anything about it!" Genya shrugged, a bit curious. He hadn’t expected their business to have expanded this far.
Heh, no wonder the Uchiha Merchant Association is thriving more and more. Turns out it’s all thanks to my father’s development.
At that moment, a female shop attendant entered with a jar of tea. She looked out the window at the woman and child outside, her eyes filled with pity.
But more than that, there was a sense of helplessness.
Genya noticed the change in her expression and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s the deal with the Jashin Cult and the Uchiha Merchant Association?"
"You must be from out of town, huh?" The shop attendant was startled at first when she heard Genya’s question, but then continued, "The Jashin Cult is the most evil cult in our country. If you encounter any of their members, you should keep as far away from them as possible!"
She warned him, then glanced again at the mother and daughter outside. "If you provoke those people, your fate will be the same as that mother and child out there!"
"And the Uchiha Merchant Association?" Genya asked again.
"The Uchiha Merchant Association is a good group of people!" When the shop attendant mentioned the Uchiha Merchant Association, the anger on her face gradually faded.
"It was about two years ago. The Uchiha Merchant Association came to do business here, right when the Jashin Cult was running rampant, making life miserable for the village. In the end, it was an elder from the Uchiha clan who stepped in, shook the Jashin Cult, and took control of this commercial street under the Uchiha Merchant Association!"
"Then they made a rule that the Jashin Cult people couldn’t cause trouble on this street. If they did, the Uchiha clan would step in again!"
"Unfortunately, that elder returned to Konoha two years ago, and the guards here aren’t the strongest ninjas. So, they turn a blind eye. As long as the Jashin Cult doesn’t attack the association’s staff, they don’t conflict with them."
The shop attendant rambled on, grateful for the protection of the association.
She also knew that on this street, one of their workers had been killed by a Jashin Cult member. The elder who guarded this area brought people to demand justice for the victim.
It almost caused another incident with the Uchiha clan, but in the end, the Jashin Cult compromised and compensated the deceased.
Not long after, the Jashin Cult came to stir trouble here again. But that little girl isn’t a member of the association... it might be tricky!
As the attendant spoke, a change occurred outside.
The woman was clinging to a man’s leg, pleading, "Please, spare my daughter! I’m willing to pay you, just let my daughter go!"
"I’m willing to leave with you!"
"I’m willing, I’m willing."
Her voice was filled with desperation, blood still dripping from the corner of her mouth, but her grip never loosened.
She knew that if she let go now, her daughter might really be doomed.
The leader bent down, a mocking, sinister smile curling on his face. "Heh... Now you want to compensate me? It’s too late."
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