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Less than twenty minutes after the fragment was handed to Kato Megumi, a golden pillar of light shot into the sky.

Boom boom boom!

A series of heavy footsteps approached, and the Nine-Tailed Fox's clone quickly arrived.

The nine-tailed fox's clone lowered its body, emitting low growls filled with threat and hostility.

Xu Ming thought it was about to attack and was trying to find a place to hide.

But Kato Megumi stood there calmly.

Xu Ming found it very strange, but he chose to believe Kato Megumi and remained where he was.

After a while, Xu Ming noticed that the Nine-Tailed Fox seemed to be wary of something and was hesitant to launch an attack.

After a while, the Nine-Tails clone slowly retreated from the Hokage Building, letting out a low, warning growl.

Xu Ming glanced at the slowly retreating Nine-Tailed Fox clone with some surprise.

He glanced at Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and the others beside him, seemingly lost in thought.

Chapter 432 Ninja Security Department

The Nine-Tails clone must have suffered here before, which is why it dares not attack rashly.

At that moment, Kato Megumi suddenly clapped her hands.

"Alright, it's time for us to head to the Ninja Guard Headquarters."

"May you both have great success in your military endeavors!"

Jiraiya, along with Minato Namikaze, bowed deeply to the two of them.

Shortly after, Kato Megumi led Xu Ming away from the Hokage Building and headed towards the Ninja Security Department.

Along the way, Kato Megumi slowed down to walk alongside Xu Ming, then looked at him.

"Ming, do you have many questions?"

"Ah."

Xu Ming nodded.

Indeed, his mind is full of questions right now.

Kakashi, the Fourth Hokage, and others suddenly appeared. It turned out that they were not only going to deal with the Nine-Tailed Fox, but also with these characters from the original work.

The problem suddenly seemed to have become much more complicated.

"Let me guess, your biggest question right now is probably about the origins of these people."

Kato Megumi winked at Xu Ming.

Xu Ming looked at her with some surprise.

So it turns out his thoughts are so easy to guess?

Kato Megumi gently brushed the stray strands of hair from her temples with her hand.

"They were all powerful ninjas in life, so the probability of them becoming 'monsters' after death is higher than that of ordinary people."

"So that's how it is..."

Xu Ming nodded thoughtfully.

That makes sense.

"As you probably noticed earlier, there are currently two factions in Konoha Village."

One of them is the Hokage faction led by Jiraiya. They have formed an alliance with the Exorcist Association, and we will work together to maintain the seal on the Nine-Tailed Fox.

As for the other party, Orochimaru, he advocated breaking the seal on the Nine-Tailed Fox in order to gain power.

When my master brought me here, the Hokage faction was in control. I never imagined that in just ten years, the entire Hidden Leaf Village would undergo such a tremendous change.

Kato Megumi sighed, lamenting how things had changed.

"So, we not only have to be careful of the Nine-Tailed Fox and the 'strange' location of the seal, but also Orochimaru?"

In response to Xu Ming's question, Kato Megumi nodded.

"Yes, our journey will be even more difficult from now on."

According to Mr. Jiraiya, Orochimaru is currently leading the snake demon clan in a struggle with the Hokage faction for the Forest of Death, and the Ninja Guard has no strong members stationed there.

But the Ninja Guard is Orochimaru's stronghold; he'll definitely have a backup plan.

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Xu Ming stroked the crowbar in his hand and said softly.

Soon after, the two arrived at the Ninja Security Department.

From the outside, this building, like other buildings in Konoha Village, is full of an unconventional and bizarre feel.

Moreover, just like all the buildings they had seen along the way, this ninja security headquarters, which symbolized the armed forces of Konoha, had also become dilapidated.

The main gate was smashed to pieces. Looking inside, it was pitch black, like the gaping maw of an unknown monster waiting for its prey.

The two stepped over the debris and entered the Ninja Security Department.

An aura of utter destruction swept over us.

This place has been through something, and it looks like a battlefield.

The reception desk facing the main entrance looked as if it had been hit by something enormous, with a large dent in the middle.

A square stone pillar, as thick as two people could hug, was smashed with a large gap, and other furniture such as tables, chairs, and bookshelves were also smashed to pieces.

The snow-white walls were stained with all sorts of bloodstains, and even had a large hole smashed into them.

The ground was littered with shards of glass, wood chips, and waste paper, and among the wreckage of furniture, one could vaguely see unburied skeletons.

Xu Ming was surveying the scene in the hall, but Kato Megumi didn't even glance at it, stepping over the trash on the ground and walking inside.

Xu Ming quickly followed.

The Ninja Security Department was divided into two levels.

After passing through the hall, there are two staircases on either side leading up to the second floor, with a door in the middle that seems to lead to the interior of the first floor.

Kato Megumi seemed very familiar with the internal structure of the Ninja Security Department; she walked directly toward the middle door.

Xu Mingzheng followed closely behind her.

suddenly!

Xu Ming felt a strange gaze fall on him.

He subconsciously looked in the direction the gaze was coming from and immediately spotted a pale face staring straight at him through the gap in the second-floor railing.

Xu Ming was startled and instinctively gripped the crowbar in his hand tighter.

In the blink of an eye, the pale face suddenly disappeared again.

Xu Ming's face darkened.

He looked towards the second floor and saw nothing but dilapidation; the faces were nowhere to be seen.

Kato Megumi had already gone far away, so Xu Ming had no choice but to put aside his doubts for the time being and chase after her.

Passing through that door and entering the first floor, the surroundings became even darker, and even the blood-red moonlight from outside couldn't penetrate.

Xu Ming had no choice but to turn on his phone's flashlight to bring a sliver of light to the room.

Fierce battles have also taken place here.

The walls were covered with sharp scratches, bloodstains, and the remains of a dried-up corpse.

The two followed the traces of the battle and walked further in until they came to an iron gate.

The iron gate was smashed open by something, the entire gate caved inward, and the iron bars, thicker than a finger, twisted into strange shapes.

Squeak!

Kato Megumi opened the door and walked inside.

Xu Ming quickly followed behind her.

He then discovered that behind the iron gate was a downward staircase.

I walked down the stairs to the bottom and arrived at the basement.

The first thing you see is a large hall, with a window on the side facing the hall. Looking through the window, it seems to be a guard room.

A huge iron gate was installed at the other end of the hall.

Looking through the iron gate, there was a long corridor with rows of cold iron doors on both sides.

This place is actually the underground prison of the security department.

Instead of entering the prison, Kato Megumi opened the door to the guardhouse next door.

As soon as the door opened, a light blue glow immediately shone through.

In the very center of the guard room, a sphere emitting a light blue glow floats.

Xu Ming followed Kato Megumi inside and immediately felt a damp atmosphere.

This is the water formation's focal point here.

Upon arriving here, Kato Megumi put down her suitcase, opened the lid, and took out the light blue magatama that symbolized 'water'.

Instead of immediately beginning the replacement ceremony, she turned to look at Xu Ming.

"Ming, I'm counting on you from now on."

Xu Ming gave a thumbs up.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Kato Megumi smiled slightly.

After a while, her smile faded, and her expression gradually became serious.

Xu Ming knew she was about to get down to business, so he immediately perked up his ears.

“Ming, I’ve been here with my teacher before. The internal structure of this Ninja Guard Headquarters is far more complex than you can imagine.”