Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Hongdou realized that Yuming was teasing her, so she immediately glared at him, and Yuming smiled.

"Alright, that's enough. I'll explain the situation to you two along the way. This mission is very dangerous, so you two need to be prepared to get injured. The Oni clan is very mysterious. Even I don't know much about them, but judging from the fact that they were able to wipe out several ninja villages, they are definitely a group of vicious people who kill without blinking an eye."

The two of them were naturally well aware of this, even though Tsunade hadn't explained the specifics of their opponents.

However, the fact that three Jonin—Yu Ming, Kurenai Yuhi, and Anko—were dispatched together, and that Yu Ming's strength was still considered Kage-level by the two of them, already indicated the danger of this mission.

After Yu Ming finished speaking, both Yu Hi Kurenai and Anko became much more serious.

However, Hongdou felt a little relieved after seeing Yuming. She believed that with Yuming there, they would be safe.

Just as Yu Ming said, he might only suffer a minor injury.

As the three talked, they inquired about information near a village where the Oni clan had recently been active.

The three of them traveled very quickly, and arrived at the attacked village in just one day.

The three of them were enraged when they stood on the mountain outside the village and started chopping down.

Because this village has now been burned down.

There was no fighting in the village, but it could be seen that many of the village's ninjas were struggling before they died.

They clearly had no rivals, yet they died, and died with great difficulty.

Yu Ming frowned and said, "It seems that it will be quite difficult to investigate this thoroughly."

The ruins of this village were littered with corpses, including those of ordinary villagers and ninjas, whose eyes rolled back in their head.

Before they died, they must have suffered severe psychological trauma.

Kurenai examined the bodies and came to Yu Ming, saying, "They all suffered from severe mental stress, and their methods were extremely cruel. Almost none of them were murdered; they all committed suicide. Moreover, these ninjas killed many villagers in this village before committing suicide."

Red Bean stood amidst the ruins (okay), frowning. "Damn it, these bastards, their methods are too cruel."

"And why are there no signs of fighting on their part?"

Yu Ming and Yu Ri Hong both looked at Hong Dou.

Hongdou was a little embarrassed, but she still mustered up the courage to ask, "Was there something wrong with what I said?"

Yu Ming didn't say anything and walked towards another set of ruins.

Kurenai Yuhi explained helplessly, "The Oni clan has an ability called Spirit Transformation Technique. This ninjutsu allows them to temporarily leave their bodies in a soul state and travel thousands of miles to kill their opponents."

"During the Second Shinobi World War, our Konoha also had a ninja named Kato Dan. He killed several Jonin with this ninjutsu. However, when this ninjutsu is not mastered to its highest level, it has a weakness: if their bodies are not protected, they are easily damaged."

"If the body is destroyed, then the soul naturally cannot exist for much longer either."

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Hongdou nodded. "I see. You mean these people were killed by the Oni clan using their spiritification techniques?"

Kurenai Yuhi nodded and said, "Yes, judging from the scene, that's indeed the case. Moreover, before killing these ninjas, they used mental ninjutsu to torture them to death."

"I don't know what their purpose is."

Yu Ming arrived at another set of ruins.

He activated his senses and suddenly looked into the ruins, behind a rock.

"come out".

As soon as Yu Ming called out, Yu Ri Hong and Hong Dou appeared beside him, looking at the big rock and asking, "What's wrong?"

Yu Ming didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the large rock.

Yu Ming remained silent. Both Yu Hi Kurenai and Anko were somewhat nervous, and had even drawn their kunai, preparing for battle.

The atmosphere was so tense that a man came out from behind the big rock after a while, followed by a boy and a girl who were only a few years old.

Holding a wooden stick, he watched Yu Ming and the other two warily.

"Don't come any closer, or I won't be polite."

His hands were trembling, and the two children clung to the man's legs, hiding behind him and looking at Yu Ming timidly.

In fact, Yu knew that this person was not a ninja at all, but he was not sure.

Seeing that the person who came out was not a ninja at all, both Anko and Kurenai were curious that there was actually a living person here.

The man holding the stick paused for a moment when he saw the headband on Yu Ming's arm, then exclaimed in surprise, "You, you are ninjas from Konoha?"

Both Hongdou and Hong nodded.

The man breathed a sigh of relief, put down the stick, but didn't drop it; he held it tightly in his hand.

Yu Ming glanced at the two children behind him. They were both very cute. No wonder this man dared to rush out; it turned out he had two children behind him.

After observing for a while, Yu Ming finally spoke, "Do you know what's going on here?"

The man looked around and sighed. "I don't know why the village's ninjas went crazy and killed people everywhere. In just one day, all the ninjas in the village were dead. After they finished killing, they all died too."

"If I hadn't just returned from the next village, I and my two children would probably be dead."

Yu Ming stared at the man for a long time before saying, "Tell me in detail."

"We are ninjas from Konoha, and we are here to investigate this matter."

Hearing Yu Ming's words, the man, though still wary, recounted what had happened the previous night.

What happened last night was truly terrifying for the man; the ninjas from his own village had indiscriminately killed ordinary villagers.

They also destroyed the entire village. In the end, the ninjas fought each other to the death, and the last ninja was tortured to the point that his eyes rolled back.

It's terrifying.

Apart from that, there's nothing special.

After hearing these words, Yu Ming pondered, "I didn't expect these people to be so discreet."

After hearing this, Anko and Kurenai felt extremely uncomfortable. The cruelty described by the man when he recounted yesterday's events was not something a normal ninja should exhibit. Even during the Ninja World War, ordinary ninja battles avoided civilians.

This is the rule of the ninja world.

But these ninjas massacred the villagers, and not only that, they used such cruel methods to torture and kill them.

What exactly is the purpose?

After hearing this, both Hong and Hongdou were furious. These ninjas couldn't even be called human.

Too cruel.

After listening to the story, Yu Ming analyzed its veracity and, once he was certain, looked at the man and asked, "Do you have any relatives in the next village?"

The man paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, I just came back from my relatives' house yesterday with my two children."

Thinking of the location of the neighboring village, Yu Ming was suddenly shocked. "It seems that their next target is the neighboring village."

"These two villages are too close, and they've connected in the last few days, which would create a special barrier."

Yu Ming took out a map, placed it on the ground, and marked several affected villages. Hong and Hongdou's eyes widened after reading Yu Ming's markings.

My whole body was ice cold.

"This, this is a corpse demon barrier?"

Hong blurted it out.

Although Aoko didn't understand what the Shiki Seal was, she still felt that the pattern was very special and obviously had some special function. Moreover, there were nine villages in total, plus the neighboring village, making a total of nine villages, and all of them had special patterns. Who would believe that it didn't have any special function?

Hong and Yuming both knew about the Corpse Demon Barrier.

Those with profound skills in illusion magic will generally be aware of this barrier.

Unlike the Shiki Seal, the Shiki Barrier is a super-large-scale illusion.

Its function is not to harvest souls through the Grim Reaper, but to deceive the Grim Reaper to achieve a barrier that completely spiritualizes the body.

However, for this technique to succeed, it requires the sacrifice of at least 270 ninja souls for even one instance to be successful.

This is an extremely cruel and bloody sacrificial ritual.

Hong frowned and said, "This technique should no longer exist."

Kurenai Yuhi only learned some basic information about this technique when she first learned about it, but she never actually learned it.

Moreover, this ninjutsu is so cruel that even if it exists, it is an absolutely forbidden technique.

Yu Ming frowned and looked at the man. "Take us to the next village."

The man hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to take Yu Ming with him, because if Yu Ming really had any bad intentions towards the neighboring village, then it would be him who brought him along.

So the man didn't actually want to take Yu Ming and the other two with him.

Yu Ming put away the map, stood up, and looked at the man, saying, "Even if you don't take us there, we can find it. But you need to know that their last target is the village next door. If you let it go unchecked, you'll lose even your relatives."

"You probably only have these two children and those relatives left now. I don't know if you can bear it if you lose those relatives."

Although Yu Ming had a map, the location of the last village was too hidden, and he only knew its approximate location.

Although Yu Ming could find it by using his senses, it would be much more difficult.

It's also a waste of time.

After a moment of contemplation, the man looked at the two children clinging to his legs, their four big, watery eyes gazing at him, and sighed, saying, "Alright, I'll take you there."

The man had a very good relationship with his relatives, so he didn't want them to be harmed.

After deciding to take Yu Ming and the other two to the next village, the man picked up the two children and led the way.

After walking for more than an hour, we finally found the neighboring village nestled among the mountains.

The roads leading out of this village are all mountain paths, so it's not easy to find if you really look carefully.

As soon as Yu Ming arrived at the village entrance, he saw a pair of eyes watching him from a distant mountain peak.

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Neither the evening primrose nor the red bean were found.

Yu Ming could see several kilometers away at a glance, those eyes staring intently at him.

"Hehehe~".

Yu Ming could even hear the owner of those eyes laughing wildly.

Yu Ming frowned.