I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

Nonou said seriously, "Aside from the uncertainty surrounding that monster and the shrine maiden, we have a pretty good grasp of the distribution of towns and the military strength of the Oni Kingdom."

The size of a country's territory often represents its development space and potential.

The Kingdom of Bears is ultimately just a small country with a limited land area.

Even though Naraku brought ample wealth to Hoshigakure, relying solely on Kuma-no-Kage was clearly insufficient for them to truly develop into one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Putting aside everything else, the current population and resources of the Land of Bears are definitely insufficient to support a large ninja village.

Although Hoshinobi Village is not short of money at present and can acquire people and resources by purchasing from outside, it is impossible for them to just sit around and squander their wealth.

Therefore, the best way to develop is still to expand outwards.

Only through expansion can a continuous flow of people and resources sustain the healthy development of Xingren Village.

Moreover, the battles fought during expansion can also serve as excellent training grounds for troops.

Of course, this expansion will definitely need to be implemented in a planned manner.

Such as Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure.

During the previous Shinobi World War, their chosen expansion direction was mainly focused on the Land of Fire, the most fertile region in the Shinobi World.

Since the size of Xingnin Village is smaller than those of the major ninja villages, its first step in expansion is to target other smaller countries.

For example, the Land of Demons, which is one of the neighboring countries of the Land of Bears.

This country was the first target Naraku chose for expansion.

When Nono talked about the so-called demons and shrine maidens, she emphasized, "Although the military force of the Demon Country is just an ordinary army according to the information we have collected so far, I have seen some information about the Demon Country within the Root organization."

It is said that this country was once home to demons that caused considerable chaos in the ninja world, and that their successive generations of priestesses possess special powers.

Upon hearing this, Naraku nodded and said, "Don't worry about the priestesses and demons of the Land of Demons. I will handle them personally."

He already knew about the monsters and shrine maidens that Nonou mentioned.

In fact, it was precisely because of the existence of demons and priestesses that he chose the Land of Demons as his first direction for expansion.

How can I allow others to snore on the side of the couch?

Just like how Iwagakure and Sunagakure once tried to suppress the development of Hoshigakure.

Given Naraku's intention to expand his influence, dealing with the two special entities—demons and priestesses—sooner is naturally the more secure things will be.

"In that case, there's no problem. We can launch an attack on the Land of Demons at any time."

Upon hearing that Naraku was prepared to personally deal with the shrine maiden and the monster, Nonou was immediately relieved.

She was somewhat wary of the demons and priestesses of the Land of Demons, but that was all she was wary of.

In fact, even if Naraku didn't intervene, with the current strength of Hoshigakure, she didn't think any demons or priestesses could stop them.

After all, for this attack on the Land of Demons, the Star Ninja Village will not only mobilize 300 Star Ninjas, but will also have Natsumi Hoshi and Sasori as the commander-in-chief and vice commander, respectively.

With Xia Rixing and Xie's strength, even if they were to fight one-on-one, conquering the Demon Kingdom would only be a matter of time.

Similarly, Nono didn't believe that any monsters or shrine maidens could stop Natsumi and Sasori.

The first expansion outwards.

When Nono, in Naraku's name, relayed the order for war, the ninjas of Hoshigakure showed no fear; on the contrary, they were exceptionally enthusiastic.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Compared to the five major ninja villages that have already risen to power.

The Star Ninja Village, which is still in the process of development, is not averse to war; on the contrary, it is full of ambition to achieve great things.

A week later, with logistics ready, three hundred Star Ninjas led by Natsumi and Sasori officially launched their attack on the Land of Demons.

Meanwhile, the army of the Land of Bears was also commanded by Nonou, who followed the ninja forces to take over the towns they had captured.

No ninja villages were established in the Land of Demons.

It was clear that ordinary troops alone could not withstand the attack of the Star Ninja Village.

After all, even a low-ranking ninja can easily take on a hundred soldiers.

Given the vast disparity in military strength between the two sides, the war that broke out was entirely one-sided.

From the moment Xia Rixing and Xie entered the Land of Demons, they displayed an overwhelming advantage, causing the Land of Demons' army to suffer repeated defeats.

In just over half a month, nearly half of the land of demons was occupied by the army of the land of bears.

And this was all done by Xia Rixing and his team to coordinate with the subsequent takeover by the army.

Otherwise, given the operational capabilities of the Star Ninja Squad alone, the Land of Demons might have already fallen completely.

Like the Land of Bears, the Land of Demons is a small country in the ninja world.

However, compared to the Land of Bears, the Land of Demons is rather unique among small countries.

This special group consists of priestesses and demons from the Land of Demons.

As Nono learned from the Root organization's information, the demons in the Land of Demons are called Woryou, which once caused chaos in the ninja world.

At the same time, the demon was sealed away by the priestess of the land of demons.

Therefore, in order to thank the priestess of the Land of Demons for her contribution, the five great ninja villages that participated in quelling the rebellion made an agreement with the Land of Demons. The priestess of the Land of Demons would guard the sealed demon, and the five great ninja villages would protect the Land of Demons from invasion.

According to this agreement, the five great ninja villages should provide support to the Land of Demons when it is attacked by the Star Ninja Village.

But in fact.

Even though nearly half of the Land of Demons had fallen, the five great ninja villages remained completely silent.

This is certainly not because the five great ninja villages were unaware of the situation in the Land of Demons, or because the priestess of the Land of Demons didn't care about the annexation of the Land of Demons and didn't ask the five great ninja villages for help.

Instead, the five great ninja villages ignored all of this.

Humans are best at forgetting history and its lessons.

Not to mention that among the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure and Kumogakure are allies of Hoshigakure.

Even if it's not.

In this time of war, with danger not yet befalling them, why would the major ninja villages pay attention to a small country like the Land of Demons?

Not to mention that it was the Star Ninja Village that attacked the Land of Demons.

After the Konoha Crush plan, Naraku's external deterrent power has undoubtedly been raised to a new level.

Not to mention its allies, Sunagakure and Kumogakure, even Konoha and Iwagakure, who hate Naraku to the core, wouldn't dare to clash with Naraku again for the sake of a demon kingdom.

Chapter 163 The Witch and the Monster

In a canyon in the Land of Demons, a simple shrine can be seen nestled.

Furthermore, there are several soldiers with swords guarding the front of the shrine.

"Look, something's flying over here!"

"Wait, it seems there are two."

"alert!!"

The soldiers were strictly guarding the shrine when suddenly, someone looked up in shock at the distant sky.

In the soldiers' view, two figures were seen flying rapidly from the distant sky, then swooping down into the canyon and landing in front of the shrine.

Clang!

The soldiers' expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly drew their swords and looked at the two people who had landed opposite them with suspicion and uncertainty.

However, upon seeing the appearances of the two people opposite them, especially the woman, the soldiers immediately changed their attitude, from surprise and doubt to respectful salute.

"Miko-sama!"

The soldiers quickly knelt down and saluted the woman opposite them.

"Get up!"

The woman the soldiers called "the priestess" was a beautiful woman with long flaxen hair and a crown.

Her name is Maitreya.

Faced with the soldiers' salute, Maitreya adjusted his mindset, immediately regaining his usual composure, and gently raised his right hand, signaling the soldiers to stand up.

The soldiers obediently stood up.

At the same time, when they looked at Miroku, they subconsciously glanced at Naraku standing next to him.

That's right.

Miroku is a priestess from the Land of Demons, and Naraku accompanied her.

To be precise, it was Naraku who brought Miroku with him.

"You may all step back. I have come here to deal with the demons," Miroku ordered as soon as the soldiers stood up.

"Yes!!!"

The soldiers were initially startled, but then respectfully withdrew.

It is obvious that Miroku, this priestess, holds a transcendent position in the Land of Demons, a position that is even comparable to that of the daimyo of the Land of Demons.