Konoha's Hextech Ninja

But after a while, perhaps his confidence was shaken, and he came less and less often.

It's been more than half a year since I last challenged Charmander.

In fact, Mitarashi Anko's strength has improved over the past few years.

However, Charmander's strength was too great, making Mitarashi Anko's strength seem inadequate.

"Hey, what's with that look?!" Mitarashi Anko instantly bristled, yelling at Yagami Yoruichi in dissatisfaction, "Do you believe I'll go to Anko-senpai's place every day and badmouth you?!"

"Oh." Yagami Yoruichi completely ignored her threat: "Go ahead."

Since their kiss at the izakaya a while ago, the relationship between Yagami Yoruichi and Yuhi Kurenai has progressed rapidly, and their feelings for each other have quickly intensified.

It's not something that Mitarashi Anko can sway with just a few words of provocation.

Seeing that Yagami Yoruichi remained unmoved, Mitarashi Anko's expression changed, and she pleaded, "Yoru~ichi~-sama~ just have a match~! If you lose, you'll teach me how to train, okay~~~!"

As she spoke, she grabbed Yagami Yoruichi's arm and shook it vigorously.

"Your teammates are here." Yagami Yoruichi pointed behind Mitarashi Anko.

Her movements froze instantly, and she stiffly turned her neck to look behind her.

A few meters away, Inuzuka Tsuru, riding on the back of a huge dog, teased, "Hey, Anko, you're pretty good at being cute!"

Genma Shiranui had a toothpick in his mouth, staring with dead fish eyes, looking like he hadn't seen anything.

"Hahahaha, I was just joking with Yoruichi-sama, hahahaha!" Mitarashi Anko tried to cover up her embarrassing moment, but the more she spoke, the more awkward it became. After a few words, she couldn't continue and quickly ran away: "The mission is important, everyone, let's go!"

After saying that, he ran away in a hurry without waiting for anyone else's reaction.

"This guy, not everyone's here yet." Genma Shiranui rubbed his forehead with one hand, looking speechless.

"You two go ahead, we'll catch up later," Yagami Yoru said to the two of them.

"Alright, see you later." Inuzuka Tsurugi and Shiranui Genma greeted Yagami Yoruichi and immediately set off to catch up.

Yagami Yoruichi waited for a while longer before Hinata and the other two girls arrived with their backpacks.

"Yes, I'm sorry, we're late." Karin Uzumaki apologized nervously.

"No, that's not true. The agreed time is nine o'clock, and it's not time yet." Yagami Yoruichi glanced at the three of them and asked, "Nervous?"

"No... I'm not nervous." Hinata Hyuga said she wasn't nervous, but her actual demeanor was completely different.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a mission outside the village, not much different from doing missions inside the village."

Yagami Yoruichi smiled and comforted him, "Besides, with me here, what's there to be afraid of? Let's go, they've already set off, let's hurry and catch up."

……

To allow Hinata and the other two girls to adjust, the journey was not particularly fast.

It took them a full five days to reach the Land of Demons.

However, along the way, they successfully eased the tension of the three women.

Mitarashi Anko recovered from the embarrassment of her company's failure and, together with Shiranui Genma and Inuzuka Tsuru, began to investigate the risks along the way.

"No need to be so vigilant. Karin and Hinata are both sensory types. If there are enemies, they will definitely be able to detect them," Yagami Yoruichi said casually.

Hinata Hyuga's Byakugan and Karin Uzumaki's "Kagura Mind's Eye" are both abilities that allow for long-distance perception with a very wide range of senses.

Throughout the entire ninja world, methods to evade these two types of sensory detection are extremely rare.

"Tsk tsk tsk, your team is really all-around." Mitarashi Anko exclaimed, "You have sensory perception, ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, and even a medical ninja."

The medical ninja refers to Karin Uzumaki.

It would be a waste not to use the ability of 'physical healing' if one doesn't pursue the path of a medical ninja.

"Envious, aren't you?" Yagami Yoruichi glanced at Mitarashi Anko and said, "Karin also knows a little bit of simple sealing techniques."

The top bloodline of the Uzumaki clan is just that versatile.

Aside from being a little lacking in illusion magic, he can do almost everything else.

"You bloodline ninjas are so shameless!" Mitarashi Anko admitted that she was a little overwhelmed.

Compared to ninjas from bloodline clans, even if these commoner ninjas have exceptional talent, their potential seems predictable.

“You’re not just some ordinary commoner.”

Yagami Yoruichi muttered to herself, but didn't say it aloud.

Although it is unclear what kind of constitution Mitarashi Anko has.

But what Yagami Yoruichi is certain of is that her physique is definitely not simple.

However, Yagami Yoichi was only slightly interested in her physique and did not intend to delve into the details.

They chatted idly as they traveled.

Soon, the group arrived outside an ancient castle.

The castle is not large, surrounded by a wooden wall made of wooden stakes, with arrow towers scattered around.

"The place where the shrine maiden lives is really remote."

Mitarashi Anko couldn't help but complain, "Such a remote place, life must be inconvenient, right? What were they thinking!"

After Genma Shiranui finished negotiating with the castle guards, he returned and heard Anko Mitarashi's words. He explained, "It is said that because shrine maidens have special powers that bring misfortune to those around them, they choose to stay away from people."

"It's pretty unlucky to have taken on this mission." Mitarashi Anko said, but she was the first to lead the way into the castle.

"Fellow ninjas of Konoha, I am Ashiho, and on behalf of the priestess, I welcome you all." A servant emerged from the castle, bowed to the group, and invited them, "The priestess awaits you inside."

"I heard this mission is a joint operation by multiple ninja villages?" Mitarashi Anko asked. "Have any other ninja villages arrived yet?"

"The ninja masters from Iwagakure arrived four days ago," Azusa said truthfully. "The ninjas from other villages haven't arrived yet. This disaster is very difficult, and we need to gather as much strength as possible to deal with it."

"Take us to see the shrine maiden," Yagami Yoruichi interrupted their conversation.

I didn't notice it when I was outside.

Upon entering the castle, Yagami Yoruichi immediately sensed a very peculiar power.

It's not chakra, but it has a high degree of similarity to Yang Release.

At the same time, this power also gave Yoruichi Yagami a sense of a 'celestial spirit'.

Among the hero templates activated by Yoruichi Yagami, there are several 'Celestial Spirits', or more accurately, 'Celestial Spirit Favored Ones'.

In the universe, there are some special planets that nurture all sorts of magical powers.

Those who receive the favor of these planets are called 'Protoss Favored Ones'.

If one can fully control all the power of this planet, one can transform into a god and become a true 'Star Spirit'.

Inside this ancient castle, Yagami Yoruichi sensed the aura of a 'celestial spirit'.

The priestess could not possibly be a celestial.

At most, they are just 'Protoss Favored Ones'.

Moreover, there is a very high probability that he is one of the many Protoss chosen ones.

However, seeing such power in the ninja world still surprised Yagami Yoruichi.

At the same time, there was also a hint of surprise.

"It was definitely worth the trip!" Yagami Yoruichi thought to himself.

Over the past few days, Yoruichi Yagami has also carefully recalled the plot of this theatrical version.

It seems that in the original setting, the spirit and the priestess were originally one, but two different consciousnesses were born.

The consciousness belonging to the demons is the evil side, possessing the power of immortality.

The priestesses, representing goodness, sealed away the evil spirits and passed the tradition down through generations.

This 'setting' is very similar to the situation that Yoruichi Yagami is trying to create: the righteous angel Kyle and the fallen angel Morgana.

Both are favored by the Protoss of Justice, two sides of the same coin, but completely opposite.

If we carefully study the powers of priestesses and demons, we might gain some insights.

It could even become an opportunity for him to combine the templates of Kayle and Morgana.

Yoruichi Yagami was increasingly looking forward to this meeting.

……

Upon reaching the top floor of the castle, the group met the priestess Shion.

"Huh?" Karin Uzumaki was stunned when she saw Shion. She looked Shion and Hinata Hyuga up and down and couldn't help but say, "Hinata, you two look so alike!"

Aside from their different hair colors, Hinata Hyuga and Shion look exactly alike.

Even their eyes are the same white.

Hinata Hyuga's eyes are white with a hint of purple, while Shion's eyes are surrounded by a black ring.

"It really does look alike," Yagami Yoruichi remarked.

With such a similar appearance, it's hard not to suspect that when the TV production team created the character Shion, they actually drew her based on Hinata Hyuga's appearance.

"Huh?"

Even Hinata Hyuga and Shion themselves were stunned.

It took a while for everyone to come to their senses.

"Gentlemen of Konoha, thank you for coming." Shion knelt on the futon and said in a serious tone, "The Netherworld Legion of the Demon King poses a great threat to this world, and only I have the ability to seal it. I have already made requests to the major powers. When the ninjas from other villages arrive, please escort me to the sealing ground to seal the Demon King."

Azusa added from the side, "The Iwagakure ninjas have arrived, and the other major ninja villages have also responded to us. Except for Kirigakure, which is too far away to come, the Sunagakure and Kumogakure ninjas are on their way."

“There’s no need for that,” Yagami Yoruichi said. “The mission is simply to escort the demon to the sealing location. Our Konoha ninjas are perfectly capable of handling that. There’s no need to wait any longer.”

“But there are also the Wraith’s subordinates and the Netherworld Legion…” Zu Sui was about to say something.

"Ashiho!" Shion interrupted him, looking at Yagami Yoruichi with a puzzled expression in her eyes.

After a long while, Shion said, "You seem different from the other ninjas, so naturally they are very close to you."

nature?

Yagami Yoruichi was puzzled. When Shion spoke of "nature," did she mean natural energy or the power of the planet?