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Chapter 197 Speculation on "Wraiths"

Uchiha Hikaru nodded, readily admitting it: "I happened to be passing through Kusagakure a while ago and saw some scum who didn't deserve to be human, so I just took care of them..."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"this……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated for a moment, a bitter smile appearing on his aged face: "It's not a big problem, it's just that among those 'scum' you mentioned, there might be a few nobles from the Land of Grass... The Daimyo of the Land of Grass has sent several letters to Konoha recently, urging Konoha to investigate this matter and provide an explanation..."

"noble?"

Uchiha Hikaru was slightly taken aback.

The incident with the Grass Ninja Village happened when she saved Karin and her daughter, which was quite some time ago. On that day, she used the power of Susanoo to kill a hundred people with a single strike, and she really didn't pay much attention to what those Grass Ninjas who were killed looked like, or whether there were any non-ninjas among them... but it didn't really matter.

Nobles who associate with scum like the Grass Ninja are naturally no good either; it's no loss to kill them.

Uchiha Hikaru has already turned the world's empire upside down in the Akatsuki world, and he doesn't mind doing it again in the Naruto world, uprooting the ruling class of the Land of Grass.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi...

Uchiha Hikaru turned his head, a playful expression on his face: "So, did the Third Hokage come to me specifically to discuss this matter because he had some special instructions? Did he intend to tie me up and hand me over to the Land of Grass to appease their anger? Just like he did to Hyuga Hizashi back then?"

"?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyelids twitched, and he almost broke out in a cold sweat on the spot: "I wouldn't dare... Miss Hikari, you misunderstand. I just saw you return and simply wanted to check the situation. I am somewhat aware of the despicable nature of the Grass Ninja. Your actions were not inappropriate, and Konoha will certainly handle it properly."

"That's good."

Uchiha Hikaru snorted coldly, then changed the subject: "By the way, Sarutobi brat, I have a question for you."

"...You say."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose address had changed from "sir" to "kid," took a deep breath and spoke respectfully.

Uchiha Hikaru didn't intend to keep them in suspense, and asked softly, "Do you know where the Land of Demons is?"

……

A few minutes later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi walked away with his hands behind his back.

Naruto and the other newly enrolled students were divided into classes and led by their respective teachers towards their classrooms.

As expected, Naruto, Sasuke, Kiba Inuzuka, and others were placed in the same class, with Iruka Umino as their homeroom teacher.

Uchiha Hikaru patted the blond-haired boy's head, waved goodbye to him, and then turned around to look at Fugaku and his wife, who had just finished giving instructions to Sasuke and were approaching from the side.

"Great-grandmother, three generations ago he..."

"Oh, we were just chatting about some trivial things, don't worry about it."

Uchiha Hikaru casually remarked, but his eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced out of the corner of his eye at an Anbu member who had just leaped out of his hiding place and hurriedly chased after Hiruzen Sarutobi in the direction he had left.

"Speaking of which, when the Land of Demons was mentioned earlier, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression seemed a little strange..."

"Could it be that there are already signs of that thing called 'Wangliang' appearing?"

Uchiha Hikaru's inquiry about the Land of Demons was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

As early as last night, after learning this information from Danzo, she had already mentally reviewed the entire plot—

In the original storyline, "Wangliang" appeared twice.

The first time was several years before the start of the main Naruto storyline. It was awakened from its slumber by the actions of the "Yomi Cult" and attempted to devour Miroku, the priestess of the Land of Demons, but was sealed away by her at the cost of her life.

The second time, it was awakened from its seal during Shippuden, attempting to devour Miroku's daughter Shion and nearly killing Naruto, who was sent to the Land of Demons on a mission. However, it was ultimately defeated by Naruto's protagonist aura and the super-sized Rasengan fused with the power of the priestess.

Calculate the time.

Even without the intervention of the Akatsuki, its first awakening should have occurred within the next year or two.

Uchiha Hikaru didn't take "Mouryou" too seriously at first, thinking it was just an ordinary monster.

But thinking about it carefully...

Its existence seems unusual.

The Naruto world does have some strange and unusual monsters, but there aren't many that are powerful enough to rival the Tailed Beasts. "Mouryou" is one of them.

Moreover, judging from Uchiha Hikaru's perception, the power he wielded seemed to be incompatible with the mainstream chakra system.

Equally out of place is the power wielded by the priestesses of the Land of Demons—it is said that the priestesses of the Land of Demons throughout history have the ability to "predict life and death," accurately stating a person's fate with a success rate close to 100%—the only time they failed was because of Naruto.

Frankly speaking, this ability no longer falls under the category of ninjutsu. No bloodline limit or bloodline elimination can achieve it. Only one power system contains this ability...

Magical arts!

That's right.

The "prophecy" of the priestess of the Land of Demons is very similar to the celestial arts of the three holy lands, especially the "prophetic" ability of the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku.

The Great Toad Sage's abilities are precisely independent of ninjutsu and belong to the native power of this planet!

This is a bit interesting.

If the power of the priestess of the Land of Demons is also a special kind of magic.

that……

Could we uncover the mysteries of natural energy by communicating and discussing with them?

The answer is unknown.

But it's worth a try.

"We've found out the location of the Land of Demons. Let's call Esdeath and go take a look together... Oh, and let's also tell Kikyo about it."

As fellow priestesses, Kikyo might share some common ground with Miroku, thus gaining insight into the true nature of his "prophetic" abilities...

Uchiha Hikaru thought to himself.

……

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru first went to the Konoha ninja tool shop to make a large purchase, replenishing the sealing scrolls he had recently used up, and then returned to the world of Akame ga Kill!, where he met Esdeath again.

A few days ago, she did not take Esdeath directly away from the world of Akame ga Kill!, mainly to give this military princess some time to settle her "last affairs".

No matter what.

Esdeath was also a general of the empire and was quite popular among the army and the people of the capital.

With Ernest and Bud dead and the young emperor imprisoned, she was practically the highest-ranking commander remaining in the empire. Her sudden disappearance from the world of Akame ga Kill! might give rise to some ideas among her former subordinates, potentially leading to unpredictable consequences such as mutiny.

and so.

After a brief discussion with Esdeath, Uchiha Mitsuya decided to give her a few days to finish what she needed to do.

(End of this chapter)