"Forced things do not bring happiness."

Kasumigaoka Utaha snorted in annoyance, but then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Kato Megumi with a half-smile.

"Is that so? It's a pity that a vixen is a vixen. She doesn't even have a diamond ring. I wonder what position she's on when she says such things."

Kato Megumi's eye twitched slightly.

In the air, it seemed as if ice and fire shot out from their eyes, colliding and clashing wildly in mid-air.

Xu Ming, who had been pushed aside by his older sister, listened to their back-and-forth banter and subtle sarcasm, and felt like crying.

He just wanted to get some rest before taking action, why is that so difficult?

Chapter 422 One Two Three, Wooden Man

Takumi Fujiwara, who was sitting in the driver's seat, also heard the noise from behind.

But he knew that the two people behind him were big shots, and he dared not offend either of them, so he could only comfort himself with a thought.

Race car drivers don't need women!

Then he pretended he hadn't seen or heard anything.

Xu Ming finally drifted off to sleep.

Upon realizing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately suppressed her urge to be sarcastic and shut her mouth.

She realized that Xu Ming couldn't sleep well with her so close together, so she glared at Kato Megumi with a fierce look, like a lioness guarding her food, full of warning.

Then Kasumigaoka Utaha returned to Xu Ming's shadow.

Kato Megumi noticed that Xu Ming had fallen asleep, so she didn't say anything to provoke Kasumigaoka Utaha.

The interior of the Wuling Hongguang finally quieted down.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Ming slowly opened his eyes and sat up.

He immediately saw Megumi Kato sitting opposite him, casually scrolling through her phone.

Seeing that he had sat up, Kato Megumi smiled slightly and greeted him.

Good evening, Ming.

Good evening, Xiaohui.

Xu Ming mumbled a reply, still half-asleep.

After a while, he came to his senses.

Shall we set off now?

Kato Megumi glanced at the time on her phone and then nodded.

"Well, it's almost time."

The two got out of the car one after the other and came to the gate again.

Xu Ming was somewhat surprised to find that the two corpses nailed to the gate were gone!

He pointed to the gate with some surprise.

"Xiao Hui, what's going on?!"

Kato Megumi turned her head and looked at him with a serious expression.

"Akira, the real Konoha has appeared. We need to be careful from now on."

Kato Megumi's serious and earnest expression moved Xu Ming, who quickly nodded very solemnly.

"I see."

He immediately took out his phone and a crowbar, held them in his hands, and then followed Kato Megumi into the gates of Konoha Village.

"!"

As soon as Xu Ming passed through the gate, he felt as if he had passed through a thin film of water.

He soon discovered that the world had changed.

Under the pitch-black night sky, a blood moon hung high in the heavens.

The street below was stained with a strange, faint blood color.

Just as Xu Ming was about to speak, a faint fragrance suddenly wafted over, and a small hand reached out from the side and covered his mouth. It was Kato Megumi.

Xu Ming looked at Kato Megumi beside him with some surprise.

Kato Megumi didn't speak. She held up a finger in front of her lips as a shushing gesture, then pointed ahead.

Xu Ming then realized that the streets were full of 'people'.

However, these 'people' had very illusory bodies, their entire bodies were pale, their faces were expressionless, and their eyes were lifeless. They wandered aimlessly through the empty streets like walking corpses.

At a glance, they were densely packed, numbering at least two or three hundred.

These are all vengeful spirits!

They heard the sound of two people's footsteps.

These eerie, ghostly figures suddenly turned their heads in unison, looking in the direction where the two were.

Xu Ming was about to raise his phone.

Kato Megumi shook her head, stopping him.

Staring intently at by pairs of eerie, pale eyes, Xu Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

After a long while, the vengeful spirits slowly turned their heads, resumed their aimless wandering, and continued to roam the streets.

Kato Megumi pointed to herself, then to the front, seemingly indicating to Xu Ming to keep quiet and just follow her.

Xu Ming nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and Kato Megumi slowly withdrew her hand.

Led by Kato Megumi, the two quietly passed through the horde of vengeful spirits.

As he crept past terrifying, zombie-like figures, the occasional screams of "Ahhh!" filled his ears, and the thrill made Xu Ming's heart race.

They walked for a long time until they could no longer see any vengeful spirits around them, then Kato Megumi led Xu Ming into a small alley and stopped.

Xu Ming glanced around, then leaned close to Kato Megumi and asked in a low voice:

"Xiao Hui, why did you stop me just now?"

Although there are many of these vengeful spirits, they are still quite easy to deal with.

Kato Megumi nodded.

"Of course I know that with Ming's strength, eliminating these vengeful spirits should be a piece of cake."

"Then why..."

As soon as Xu Ming opened his mouth, Kato Megumi's expression suddenly changed. She reached out and pressed him against the wall, while also standing close to the wall herself.

This time, without Kato Megumi reminding him, Xu Ming automatically held his breath.

Boom!

Just then, a loud bang came from the main street outside the alley, and the ground trembled.

earthquake! ?

Xu Ming was suddenly startled.

However, less than two or three seconds later, there was another thud! This time, the sound was even closer to the alley where the two were.

Although Xu Ming didn't know what that thing was, its presence was so overwhelming and Kato Megumi was so wary, it must be something that was not easy to deal with.

Just as Xu Ming was thinking this.

An enormous claw landed at the alley entrance.

With a loud thud, the surrounding houses shook.

Xu Ming looked up in surprise.

It turned out to be an enormous fox.

The fox was about three or four stories tall, and its body was somewhat blurry, as if it were composed of clusters of blood-red flames.

A terrifying aura emanated from the fox.

It has clearly reached Soul Level 6.

The fire fox swaggered through the streets of Konoha as if it were surveying its own territory.

The vengeful spirits on the street seemed to sense its aura and fled in panic.

Some vengeful spirits that couldn't dodge in time were stomped on by the fire fox and instantly turned to ashes.

Soon, the fire fox gradually disappeared into the distance.

Xu Ming craned his neck to look in the direction the fire fox had gone, then turned his head and asked cautiously:

"Xiao Hui, is it because of this?"

Kato Megumi nodded.

"That's right, if we make too much noise, it will attract it."

Xu Ming continued to press for answers.

"Just who is this big fox?"

Didn't you say the Nine-Tailed Fox was still sealed away?

Kato Megumi sighed.

"The nine-tailed fox is indeed sealed away and is still in a deep sleep."

This is just a clone formed from the demonic energy emanating from the nine-tailed fox.

If there's too much noise on the street, it will attract attention.

If we kill it, we will awaken the sleeping nine-tailed fox.

The seal has weakened considerably, so I don't want to create any unnecessary complications before it's reinforced.

"Oh, I see."

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