Why is my anime art style so weird?

The candlelight slowly dimmed, and everything seemed to disappear into the darkness...

A strange seven-seater white minivan was driving through the mountains and forests.

The ground was uneven, with occasional rocks and fallen tree trunks, but this strange van moved as if it were flat ground, easily crossing all obstacles and complex terrain.

Moreover, there is almost no vibration felt inside the car.

The upgraded system for the Wuling Hongguang is truly impressive!

Kato Megumi sat opposite Xu Ming with a curious expression, examining the interior of the car.

Today, Megumi is wearing a white Chihaya dress embroidered with golden sun patterns, a golden crown on her head, a glittering Kagura bell in her hand, and a small box covered with paper talismans at her feet.

Her elegant attire and ethereal气质 gave her an air of special solemnity and holiness.

Xu Ming noticed Kato Megumi's gaze and asked:

"What's wrong, Xiaohui?"

Kato Megumi's expression was somewhat strange.

"Ming, your car..."

At this moment, the two of them were sitting inside the Wuling Hongguang van.

However, the interior of the vehicle is completely different from that of a traditional seven-seater business van; it is more like a luxury car such as an extended Lincoln.

The interior is not only very spacious, but also has two rows of seats facing each other, and there are small refrigerators, folding tables, etc.

Most importantly, the space inside is significantly larger than that of a seven-seater minivan, by a full two times.

Moreover, even though the car was running through the mountains and forests, there was absolutely no vibration inside, as if it were parked on flat ground.

It's so magical.

Xu Ming offered a casual explanation.

"I just got this car recently. What do you think? Not bad, right?"

Kato Megumi nodded.

"It's very comfortable to sit in. But..."

Kato Megumi suddenly changed the subject.

“Sometimes it’s better not to let ordinary people come into contact with these things. The more witnesses there are, the more trouble it is for the association to handle.”

Chapter 420 I just wanted to eat noodles in peace

Xu Ming was taken aback and subconsciously looked up, just in time to see Kato Megumi's meaningful gaze.

Xu Ming immediately understood.

She found out about what he and Takumi Fujiwara had done.

However, what puzzled Xu Ming was that Kato Megumi didn't seem to care about the matter at all.

A brief silence fell over the car.

Not long after, the Wuling Hongguang slowly came to a stop.

Takumi Fujiwara said it casually.

"arrive."

Xu Ming quickly spoke up, breaking the silence.

"Thanks, Takumi."

You can just wander around around here, or wait for us outside.

Xu Ming greeted them and then got out of the car with Kato Megumi.

The ruins of Konoha Village are actually not far from Tokyo, but this large area is surrounded by mountains and forests, and there is no proper road, so it takes a lot of time to get here by normal means.

However, Xu Ming now possesses both the legendary Akina Mountain racing car and the legendary Wuling Hongguang minivan.

With his superb driving skills and ability to ignore terrain obstacles, Xu Ming and Kato Megumi traversed the entire Tokyo metropolitan area and arrived here in less than two hours.

More importantly, the Wuling Hongguang has a very comfortable and stable interior space, only slightly inferior to a dedicated motorhome.

It was indeed the right decision to go to great lengths to get Takumi Fujiwara to sign a contract with him.

After getting off the bus, Xu Ming pulled himself out of his thoughts and turned to look at the vast ruins in front of him.

The first thing that caught his eye was a towering wall, with the Leaf Village Seal, which Xu Ming recognized very well, on the main gate in the middle.

Looking inside from the gate, the houses were dilapidated and there was no one walking on the street.

The town was quiet; apart from the clattering of doors and windows in the wind, there was almost no other sound.

It's practically a ghost town.

A few withered branches were lifted by the wind and swirled through the air.

A sense of desolation washes over you.

Just as Kato Megumi and Xu Ming were about to enter Konoha Village through the main gate.

A Buddhist chant was heard, and then an ascetic monk wearing tattered robes, with a shiny bald head and holding a string of sandalwood prayer beads, emerged from behind a tree.

"Amitabha! Please wait a moment, both of you benefactors."

Kato Megumi's expression remained unchanged, but a strange glint flashed in her eyes.

Xu Ming immediately drew his Physics Holy Sword and stared at the ascetic monk with a wary expression.

In such a remote ruin, who knows if this guy is a human or a ghost?

The ascetic monk's expression remained unchanged despite Xu Ming's subtle hostility.

"There is no need for you two to be nervous. This humble monk is a person outside the secular world."

He only spoke up to stop the two benefactors because they seemed to want to enter.

"What advice do you have for me, Master?"

Xu Ming did not put down the crowbar because of his words.

"I wouldn't presume to offer advice, but this village ruin was the site of a great disaster. The village is filled with resentment and is extremely dangerous. Therefore, I would like to advise you two to return here."

The ascetic monk earnestly advised him.

Xu Ming and Kato Hui came here specifically to do this, so of course they wouldn't back down just because of what he said.

"I'm sorry, we appreciate your kindness, Master, but we must go in today. Do you intend to stop us?"

Xu Ming tapped the crowbar with his hand, staring intently at the ascetic in front of him.

The ascetic sighed.

"Alas, since that's the case, this humble monk will no longer try to persuade you."

"You two should take care of yourselves."

After saying that, he stepped back from the doorway.

Xu Ming glanced subtly at Kato Megumi beside him.

Kato Megumi shook her head at Xu Ming.

So the two passed the ascetic monks and continued walking towards Konoha Village.

As the two figures walked away with their backs to him, a strange look flashed in the ascetic's eyes...

After the two had been standing some distance apart, Xu Ming asked in a low voice:

"I don't think this monk is a decent person."

Kato Megumi nodded.

"I know."

"Then why did Xiaohui stop me?"

Xu Ming found it somewhat strange.

Kato Megumi smiled gently and asked in return:

"Does Ming think that if he sees someone he doesn't like on the street, he should just rush up and beat them up?"

"Uh... okay, you have a point."

After all, I am a law-abiding citizen.

Xu Ming looked somewhat regretful as he casually put away the menacing, blood-stained crowbar.

We arrived at the gate of Konoha Village.

Xu Ming immediately spotted the two corpses nailed to the gate, one on the left and one on the right.

The two corpses appeared to be quite old, almost completely reduced to bones.

Their clothes were tattered and torn; only a faint outline of their green vests could be made out.

Xu Ming suddenly realized.

Two classic minor roles jumped into his mind.

Kato Megumi naturally saw the remains, but she didn't stop and went straight into the gate.

Xu Ming followed closely behind her.

After entering the gate, the desolation of the place became even more apparent.

The shops on both sides of the street had their doors half-closed, their windows broken, and the interiors covered in dust. Furniture was overturned on the ground, and one could still vaguely see the mummified corpses that had not been buried and were almost nothing but bones.

The signboard hanging on the second floor was half-fallen off the shelf, swaying and creaking in the wind.

Several crows perched on the power lines, their dark eyes fixed on the two people below.

Rats scurried away from the stinking garbage can.

The streets were littered with garbage, moss-covered puddles, waste, and even uncollected skeletons.

Some of the walls on both sides were collapsed, some were damaged, and some were directly crushed by the trees.

The entire Hidden Leaf Village presented a scene resembling the end of the world.