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While cautiously surveying his surroundings, Xu Ming casually asked a question.

Where do we go now?

Kato Megumi stopped and turned around, looking at him with a faint smile.

"Is Ming already tired?"

Xu Ming shook his head.

"How could that be? I just sat in the car for so long, my bones are all stiff, now it's a good time to stretch them out."

Kato Megumi looked him up and down.

She only spoke slowly when Xu Ming felt a little uncomfortable.

"Don't rush, the situation in Konoha is a bit special."

"What's so special about it? Now you can tell me."

Xu Ming looked at Kato Megumi with some curiosity.

Xu Ming had been subtly trying to obtain some information in advance.

However, Kato Megumi only gave him a general idea.

For example, they will encounter a large number of monsters and vengeful spirits this time.

Therefore, Xu Ming spent 2000 points in advance to upgrade the Exorcist Phone with the 'Demon Slayer' effect, so that the Exorcist Phone could also deal double damage to the demon race.

However, Kato Megumi seemed hesitant about what exactly he was to do and did not tell him.

Upon hearing Xu Ming's question, Kato Megumi subconsciously pointed a finger at her chin, a thoughtful expression on her face.

After a while, she seemed to have figured it out and nodded.

Chapter 421 The Shrine Maiden Kato Megumi

"Okay, I can tell you now."

To ensure the seal was foolproof and to prevent anyone from accidentally entering the ruins of Konoha Village, the association's predecessors used a special Yin-Yang technique to seal the Nine-Tailed Fox's true form in an alternate world modeled after Konoha Village.

Only after midnight will the other world open, allowing us to enter and begin the sealing process.

Before we can reinforce the seal on the Nine-Tailed Fox, we need to reinforce five nodes first.

These five nodes correspond exactly to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the seal needs to be reinforced in the order of mutual generation of the five elements.

The first node is of the Earth element and is located within the Ninja Academy.

After Kato Megumi finished speaking, she looked at Xu Ming.

"Ming, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Xu Ming blinked in surprise.

"So you mean we have to stay here until midnight?"

"That's right~"

Kato Megumi nodded happily.

"So where are we now...?"

"I'd like to show you around here first."

"So that's how it is."

Xu Ming understood Kato Megumi's thoughts.

So, led by Kato Megumi, the two of them wandered around the desolate and empty Konoha Village.

Kato Megumi led Xu Ming to inspect all the magic array nodes, including the central altar that sealed the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Besides the ninja academy, which houses the earth-attribute array eyes, there is also the village chief's administrative building, which houses the metal-attribute array eyes. This is the place the villagers call the Hokage Building.

The Ninja Guard's underground prison corresponds to the water-attribute array core.

The corresponding wood attribute is the Forty-Fourth Training Ground, also known as the Death Forest.

And the last fire-attribute array eye placed in the Uchiha clan ruins.

After the five elements' sealing array points have been reinforced, they will head to the Fire Shadow Rock, which is carved with the portraits of successive village chiefs.

The central altar that seals the Nine-Tailed Fox is located below the Hokage Rock.

These steps are so complicated that it seems impossible to solve them in one night.

When Xu Ming raised this question.

Kato Megumi said mysteriously:

"You don't need to worry about Ming anymore~"

There will be plenty of time; you'll see when the time comes.

Since Kato Megumi had said so, Xu Ming had no choice but to put his questions aside for the time being.

After following Kato Megumi for a general tour, Xu Ming discovered that this Konoha Village was quite different from the Konoha he remembered.

To be precise, it's much smaller in scale.

If we say that the Hidden Leaf Village in the original work had a population of about 100,000, it was equivalent to a small county town.

So the Konoha Village in front of Xu Ming at this moment is at most a small town with a permanent population of no more than 10,000.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If there were hundreds of thousands of people hiding in the deep mountains and forests, how could the Japanese government possibly ignore it?

If it's just a village, then it makes sense.

Look at the present: Japan's urbanization has intensified, and many rural areas have been abandoned, turning into ghost villages with no one to live in them.

The shrinking population, coupled with extremely inconvenient transportation, has led to a significant reduction in the size of Konoha Village.

Xu Ming and Kato Megumi spent about an afternoon roughly touring the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Then the two returned to the main gate.

The ascetic monk from before had disappeared, but the Wuling Hongguang was still standing in the same spot.

This is where the Wuling Hongguang's strong advantages for home and travel become apparent.

Back in the car, Xu Ming and Kato Megumi had a simple meal and some water. Then Xu Ming folded down the seats, turning them into two makeshift beds for the two of them to rest for a while.

Xu Ming lay on the bed, played on his phone for a while, then got bored and put the phone in his pocket before staring blankly at the car roof.

Just then, Xu Ming suddenly felt a gaze coming from the side.

As soon as Xu Ming turned his head, he saw Kato Megumi standing to the side, staring at him intently.

Xu Ming asked with some curiosity.

"Xiao Hui, what are you looking at?"

"I'm watching you."

Kato Megumi answered without hesitation.

"..."

Her candor left Xu Ming speechless for a moment, and he awkwardly touched his nose.

Just then, he suddenly heard Kato Megumi's meaningful voice.

I'm very curious.

When I first met Ming, I just thought he was an unfortunate person who had mistakenly entered the other world…

Xu Ming neither confirmed nor denied it.

Because everything Kato Megumi said before the system was turned on was true.

Kato Megumi continued speaking, her eyes unfocused, as if she were looking at him and talking to him, or as if she were talking to herself.

"But Ming's growth rate far exceeded my expectations..."

"So, who exactly are you?"

Kato Megumi began to look Xu Ming up and down, her eyes full of inquiry.

"I……"

Just as Xu Ming was about to speak, a voice suddenly forced its way in.

"Of course, he's my husband!"

Do you have any objections?

Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly emerged from Xu Ming's shadow, glaring at Kato Megumi with hostility, before lying down next to Xu Ming.

Although this Wuling Hongguang has a large interior space, it is not a professional motorhome after all.

A bed is nothing more than a chair laid flat.

Just imagine what it would be like to squeeze two people in at once.

But Xu Ming dared not speak or ask.

After Kasumigaoka Utaha lay down, she immediately gave Kato Megumi a defiant look.

Faced with Kasumigaoka Utaha's provocation, Kato Megumi showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, she calmly stated in a composed tone:

"First of all, you did not fill out the 'Marriage Acceptance Certificate,' so you are not a legally married couple."

Secondly, you didn't have a wedding ceremony, so you're not even husband and wife in name only.

Finally, Japan's divorce rate has been rising year by year, so marriage is not unbreakable.

"Kato Megumi! You!"

Kato Megumi's tone was not provocative at all, but it was this very tone, which sounded like she was stating a fact, that made Kasumigaoka Utaha furious.

Despite Kasumigaoka Utaha's seemingly fiery gaze, Kato Megumi remained calm.

"Hmph! My brother and I have already exchanged diamond rings!"

As Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke, she raised her finger adorned with a diamond ring and waved it provocatively at Kato Megumi.

Despite facing Kasumigaoka Utaha's ace, Kato Megumi's expression remained calm.