I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

In their view, these four should be the "representative figures".

The other ninjas should all be waiting outside the hall.

The priestess Miroku glanced subtly outside the hall.

He then withdrew his gaze, bowed slightly, and said, "My allies in the Land of Fire, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

The other three looked at Uchiha Natsu again.

Shisui seems too young; in this situation, Uchiha Natsu would be more suitable to step in.

Then, Uchiha Natsu stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"The Land of Demons is our long-time ally, and now that it is in trouble, we will certainly come to its aid."

After exchanging a few polite words, we'll get down to business.

"My lady, please explain the current situation to us," said Uchiha Natsu.

Upon hearing this, Maitreya's eyes dimmed slightly, and he said:

"The otherworldly demon, the Wraith, is a monster imbued with immense power and brimming with evil. This time, four ninjas joined forces to break the Wraith's seal and used this powerful force to create a ghost army, attempting to rule the entire world."

"Now, these four ninjas have all been empowered by the demon and, leading the Undead Legion, have launched an attack on neighboring countries."

In fact, Miroku knew that she herself was not exactly a human being.

Because the priestess and the demon were originally one, their powers could restrain each other.

This power will be passed down to the next generation of priestesses through blood.

It's like a bloodline limit.

The priestesses have passed down one story from generation to generation.

If the demon breaks the seal, the only way to reseal it is for the priestess to sacrifice her own life.

Moreover, this is the only way.

For this reason, every generation of priestesses must marry and have daughters immediately after reaching adulthood.

It's like completing a task.

We must prevent this lineage of power from being severed, otherwise no one will be able to stop the demons.

However, her power, combined with sealing techniques, while able to subdue demons, has no offensive power against others.

Those four evil ninjas became exceptionally powerful after obtaining the power of the demon.

Previously, the demon had negotiated with Maitreya, hoping that Maitreya would help it rule the world.

It is precisely because the demons are still coveting the priestess's power.

That's why the Ghost Legion hasn't been able to attack the capital of the Demon Kingdom for so long.

But Maitreya refused, because that would plunge the whole world into grief.

The demon has now made its decision.

That is, if he cannot obtain this power himself, he must make the priestess who threaten its existence completely disappear.

Once the lineage of the priestess is severed, the demons will be able to act without restraint.

Therefore, one of the four demons' subordinates, a ninja known as "Yomi," has already led the ghost army towards this place.

Half of the entire Demon Kingdom has been reduced to mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

We'll arrive here soon.

That's why Miroku was so eager to see the ninja reinforcements from the Land of Fire.

With a thought racing through her mind, the priestess of the Demon Kingdom continued, "If we don't stop the demons, the entire world will probably be trampled by the ghost army."

A brief silence fell over the room as Uchiha Natsu fell into thought.

According to Miroku, there are now four ninjas who, with the help of the demons, command terracotta warriors in an attempt to rule the world.

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In later generations, Huang Quan, who used his own body to bear the souls of demons, should be one of them.

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Natsu asked, "Where is that demon now?"

Miroku shook his head slightly and said, "Wangliang's four ninjas attacked different countries in four different directions. Wangliang may follow them in any of them."

"Moreover, what the demon desires most right now is to kill me. Therefore, the subordinate it sent here should be the most powerful one."

Uchiha Natsu nodded and said, "Now that we're here, we'll definitely protect your safety."

First of all, from an economic perspective, the Land of Demons is very important to the Land of Fire.

Furthermore, Uchiha Natsu currently does not know the strength of those four ninjas.

In the original timeline, Huang Quan dissected himself right from the start, but this was never shown.

However, to be one of the four under the command of the demon, he must not be too weak.

This adds four more targets for collecting corpses.

Furthermore, Uchiha Natsu was actually quite interested in the shrine maiden's sealing techniques.

There is also Maitreya's daughter, Shion.

It seems to contain a hidden power that even Maitreya fears.

I vaguely remember that in the original timeline, after Shion released her sealed power, she cut several terracotta warriors in half horizontally without even lifting a finger.

Therefore, even without a mission, Uchiha Natsu would not allow the priestess to be killed by the demon.

After hearing what Uchiha Natsu said, Miroku glanced outside the hall again, then asked hesitantly:

"Then, sir, how many ninjas from the Land of Demons came to provide support?"

Chapter 76 Rena, Don't Do This

"Three teams of ninjas have already gone to attack the Ghost Legion. Only our team is here to protect the priestess," Uchiha Natsu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the air seemed to fall silent.

Immediately afterwards, the ministers became somewhat indignant.

One of the ministers, an older and more senior one, couldn't help but speak up:

"The Land of Fire has many ninjas, and we are a trading ally. Is this all the support you've sent?"

The other ministers nodded, but their expressions were not good, as if the Land of Fire was just going through the motions.

Uchiha Natsu's group didn't seem to be any elites.

Uzuki Yugao is currently a Chunin, but she is only twelve years old. Shisui, although a Jonin, is only eleven years old.

The two of them looked like recent graduates, the kind with little experience in missions.

Uchiha Natsumi and Hinata Rena, although they look older, are only seventeen or eighteen years old.

With such a team composition, it's hard for others to believe in their true strength.

Not only were the numbers pitifully small, but even the team of only four people was treated so perfunctorily.

In their view, the Land of Fire completely disregarded their plea for help.

Uchiha Natsu glanced at the group of people, ignored them, and quietly watched the priestess Miroku.

Although their team looks too young, none of them are weak.

Uchiha Natsu alone could easily take care of those four ninjas.

However, there's no point in arguing now; these people are just ordinary people.

They only use special secret techniques, such as the "Shadow Mirror Body Spin Technique" that allows for perfect cross-dressing.

It might save your life if necessary, but it can't cause much damage.

The priestess frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shut up, all of you."

"It's already quite remarkable that the Land of Fire could send reinforcements. They've just come from a war, so it would be understandable if they didn't come to help."

As she finished speaking, a hint of sadness flashed in the priestess's eyes.

Actually, even though that's what she said, she also hoped that the Land of Fire could at least send some decent ninjas.

Looking at it now, there is only a team of young ninjas and two children who are obviously inexperienced, or even just graduated.

The priestess couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

But then, the priestess made up her mind and stood up from her kneeling position.

"Huang Quan's ghost army is almost here. Everyone, get ready and lead all the people to evacuate the city."

This was the final plan that the priestess had discussed and prepared with the ministers beforehand.

If the reinforcements from the Land of Fire cannot effectively stop the Ghost Legion, this plan will be implemented.

However, this plan requires mobilizing too many people, and the chances of ordinary citizens surviving are very slim.

But this was a last resort.

After saying that, the priestess said apologetically to Uchiha Natsu, "Please wait a moment while I go and explain something."

The priestess glanced at the guard on her right, then got up and walked toward the small door at the back.

The guard, dressed differently, stood up, nodded politely to Uchiha Natsu and the others, and followed the priestess.

The other ministers also quickly withdrew from the hall to prepare for what was to come.

Inside the hall, only Uchiha Natsu and a few others remained, along with an ordinary guard who stayed behind to entertain the four.

"Hmph, these guys actually underestimate us." Uzuki Yugao sneered, hands on her hips, ignoring the guards beside her.

Just now, I refrained from speaking because there was a shrine maiden present, and I was afraid of causing trouble for Uchiha Natsu, the "actual captain".

Now that only one guard remained, Uzuki Yugao didn't care about anything else.

The guards froze for a moment, but dared not contradict these ninjas from allied nations, and could only force a smile.

"Senior Natsu, what should we do?" Shisui asked, looking at Uchiha Natsu.