Chapter 49: Chapter 47 : It's not Murder if they are Already Dead!(5)
Nothing was said for a moment as the two heroes examined the strange blonde; Batman sent another glance into the church before locking eyes with him again.
"You said that the book only affects most people, so I'm assuming you are immune. How close would we be able to get before it can get in our heads?"
Frowning at where this was going, Naruto thought about it for a moment before answering.
"As long as you stay out of the symbol around it you should be fine."
"Then we will hold back the worshipers while you get the book. No arguments. After this is over you will leave and I will contact the Commissioner and explain what has happened, I will keep your name out of it."
"Fine, but a warning to the both of you, don't let them get any of your blood."
He wasn't happy, but the longer he spent arguing with them the longer the book was in use. Deciding that they had talked enough, Naruto slowly opened the skylight, being carful not to make any sound, and started crawling along the rafters over the heads of the Jashinists. He could both hear and feel his temporary helpers following him, and every time he heard something it made him cringe before reminding himself that his hearing was better then normal peoples.
They split up shortly after entering, Batgirl moving so she would drop in front of the door to ensure that none escaped, while Batman set himself right above the men sat on the benches. When he got to the rafter directly above the book, Naruto pulled the mask up to cover the lower part of his face, shifted position so that he was hanging upside down right above Hidan's head, and after taking a deep breath let himself drop.
As he fell Naruto heard the startled yells of the men on the benches, several of who had just been knocked out by Batman, and the moment he was in rang the blonde Ex-nin turned in the air, drew the katana from his back and in one clean swing cut the silver priests head from his shoulders.
He could actually hear the shocked gasp from across the room from Batgirl at his action, but before he could register it fully he was forced jump back to avoid a swipe from the three bladed scythe as the headless body of Hidan started swinging it randomly, desperate to hit him. The moment he had gotten his distance the body bent down and picked up its head before placing it back on his shoulders. Within seconds the skin had knitted itself back together, and the moment his eyes landed on him, Naruto was forced to dodge even more wild swings as the clearly insane man screamed at him.
"You mother fucking asshole! You just cut of my fucking head! What the hell is wrong with you! Hold still while I sacrifice you to Lord Jashin you ass clown!"
Darting in after a wide swing that was aimed at his head, Naruto slashed Hidan across the stomach, but it healed without even bleeding. Not giving the insane priest time to react he sent a blast of wind into his free hand and pressed it into his opponents chests, sending him flying backward. The moment Hidan's back hit the wall Naruto through his katana, stabbing it through his chest and pinning him in place, his feet dangling several feet off the floor, before throwing a kunai and severing the cord that connected him to the large red scythe which now lay on the floor at his feet.
Unseen to the others in the room the seals on the blondes back started flashing, before ending on the seal for 'Lightening'. Without a word Naruto thrust his right arm forward, a small ball of electricity forming in his palm, before it burst into a stream connecting his hand to the handle of his Kanata. The moment the lightening connected Hidan started convulsing, sparks jumping all over his body and a scream tearing its way out of his throat.
With his right hand still outstretched, the blonde ex-nin pulled out a kunai with a seal wrapped around the handle and stabbed it into the ground at his feet, before quickly grabbing it with his right hand. The ball moved from his palm to rest in the hole at the end of the kunai, the stream of lightening never breaking.
Standing up straight, brushing off imaginary dust from his shoulders, Naruto turned around to look at the others in the room. Batman had made short work of the cloaked cultists, with Batgirl taking care of the few that had tried to run away in the chaos. They were sitting in a group on the floor, glaring at all three of them, but even though their hands were free none made a move to attack.
Nodding to himself Naruto rolled up his arm, revealing a storage seal on his forearm and with a quick flare of chakra unsealed a wooden box just the right size to hold the Book of Jashin. Stepping forward, idly taking note of the fact that the words in the book were written in blood instead of ink, he quickly closed the book and slipped it inside the box in one fluid movement.
Even though it had only been open for a second, Batman saw that the inside of the box was lined with mirrors.
The second the lid closed all the cultists screamed as their bodies convulsing for a moment, before they all falling completely still. From the few faces that they were able to see because of their hoods slipping off, Batman and Batgirl watched they started to rabidly decompose. When it stopped some seemed to be little more then goo covered bones, while others were only slightly green.
But it was when they turned to look at the still pinned Hidan, though the lightening stream had stopped moments before. Just like the others his body was rapidly decomposing, but unlike them the sliver haired man was still conscious, his mouth open in a soundless scream as his skin rotted away and his hair fell out. He was still moving when he was nothing but bones and goo, but it didn't stop their as his bones turned to dust, leaving Narutos katana sticking in the wall with the scythe on the floor next to a pile of dust.
"Well, that was interesting."
Turing to look at the blonde teen in shock, the box suddenly having disappeared into fine air, Barbara walked over and stood in front of him for a moment without saying a word. Then almost broke her hand punching him in the face, what was he made of!
"You just watched all of these people rot away and all you can say is 'interesting'!"
Raising an eyebrow at the red headed crime fighter as she shook her now bruised hand, Naruto walked over to his katana and pulled it out of the wall.
"Pretty much, I've never seen a body rot away that fast before, it's also an interesting reaction to the power of the book, which was keeping them all alive, being cut off from their bodies. I was actually expecting them to explode."
He didn't see the horrified look that crossed her face at his words because he was bending down to pick up the scythe that Hidan had been using. He swung it around for a moment, checked its balance, before frowning and sealing away.
"What the hell is wrong with you, don't you feel anything about what just happened?"
"No"
Before she could try and hit him again, Barbara felt Bruce place his hand on her shoulder and when she turned to him he shook his head before stepping forward.
"Look at me"
Shrugging his shoulders, he turned to the older man and Bruce spent about a minute examining his facial expressions, before nodding his head. Raising an eyebrow, Naruto shrugged his shoulders and took one last look around the room before turning back to the two heroes. He pulled out a card from his pocket and threw it to Bruce, who caught it with one hand and looked down to see a number on it.
"As far as anyone else is concerned Hidan was a crazy priest and brought these people back to life as zombies, but he and they all turned into this when you destroyed the book by burning it. I was never here. If you ever come across something like this again call me on that number."
Before they could comment Naruto disappeared into a swirl of leaves.
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