Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

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Ino looked a little embarrassed, but still chuckled and said, "Actually, Sakura noticed I hadn't been back for a long time, so she asked Shizune-neechan. After she found out about my situation, she was looking for me all over the village just now..."

"I already told you to invite Sakura along."

Baiyun Qingye found it somewhat amusing.

"No, that won't do. It's been so long since I've gone out alone with you, Aoba."

Ino pouted, then immediately linked her arm with his, her smile returning. "Anyway, let's get going!"

"alright."

Seeing her like this, Bai Yun Qingye didn't know what to say.

However, since I accompanied Ino on this trip alone today, I should make it up to Sakura and the others later.

He always treats everyone equally.

Thinking to himself, he directly hugged Ino's body, which now seemed rather petite to him.

The two then disappeared from the spot.

The Land of Demons is located between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, which is not close. Under normal circumstances, it takes almost two days to travel there.

However, Shirokumo Aoba is clearly not in this general category.

With Ino in a flash, he appeared in the Land of Earth, at the Flying Thunder God Mark he had set up earlier, the closest one to the Land of Demons.

Then, continuing to carry Ino, they moved swiftly towards the Land of Demons like a streak of light.

Ino also hugged Shirakumo Aoba tightly, pressing her small face against the other's chest.

However, Shirokumo Aoba actually used chakra to block the gusts of air that rushed towards him as he moved forward at high speed.

So even while moving at high speed, not to mention the cold wind, not a single strand of his or Ino's hair was messed up.

"Aoba, when I went back to prepare at noon, my dad told me that the shrine maidens of the Land of Demons usually have the ability to foresee the future. Is that true?"

Ino asked curiously.

"Yeah, pretty much. In a sense, it's quite accurate."

Baiyun Qingye nodded.

It's not surprising that Yamanaka Inoichi knew this information, after all, he had been in charge of Konoha's intelligence department for a long time.

It's normal to know the general abilities of the priestess of the Land of Demons.

But clearly not many people know that.

"It's really true?!"

Ino exclaimed in surprise, her eyes darting around.

"You don't mean you want her to make a prediction for you, do you?"

Bai Yunqingye saw her eyes darting around and guessed what she was thinking.

Ino's face flushed slightly. "Is there a problem?"

She wanted the other person to predict who among them would be the first to marry Aoba.

"Well... prophecies aren't always accurate, and that priestess's prophetic abilities might disappoint you."

Shirakumo Aoba still had some recollection of this shrine maiden's abilities.

"Huh? Why?"

Ino asked, puzzled.

To avoid Ino actually going to the person for a prophecy and ending up with an unpleasant situation, Shirakumo Aoba didn't hide anything.

"Because as far as I know, the only thing that witch can predict is the death of other people, so she really dislikes this ability."

However, this is not her fault.

If Baiyun Qingye remembers correctly, the current priestess Shion was sealed by her mother because her innate power was too strong and she could not control it.

It will only be unlocked to protect her from death when fighting against the demons.

Then her prophetic abilities became uncontrollable, and all she could see were images of other people dying.

"Huh? Isn't that like a curse?"

Ino hadn't expected it to be like this. Luckily, she had asked Aoba beforehand, otherwise, if she had asked him for help with the divination, wouldn't she have hit a nerve?

"more or less."

It must be said that flying is indeed faster than running.

In just two hours, Shirakumo Aoba and Ino were already able to see the outline of the shrine of the Oni Kingdom.

As a religious country, unlike other countries, the Land of Demons has no daimyo, or rather, the daimyo is the priestess Shion.

Therefore, the shrine maiden's residence is quite easy to recognize.

It was a huge shrine built on a mountaintop, resembling a castle.

Shirokumo Aoba quickly led Ino to the shrine, landing under a huge torii gate in front of it.

Because the monsters are about to break free, a large number of samurai are patrolling outside the Shrine of the Witch Goddess.

So when Shirokumo Aoba and Ino landed, a large number of samurai immediately rushed toward their location.

"I am the Hokage of Konoha."

Baiyun Qingye didn't have the habit of pretending to be weak to deceive others, and directly revealed her identity.

The guards who had been rushing towards them suddenly stopped in their tracks.

At the same time, Ino took out the letter of entrustment sent by Shion.

"Hokage, I am Ashiho, the leader of the guards."

At this moment, a young guard came over, took the letter of authorization, and after confirming that there were no problems, bowed again and said, "Greetings, Lord Hokage. I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. Please forgive any delay."

"Don't worry about it."

Bai Yunqingye waved his hand casually; according to the agreed time, he had indeed arrived early.

After all, using Flying Thunder God Technique and Swift Escape to travel, a journey that would take nearly two days was completed in just two hours.

"Then I will take you two to see the priestess."

Seeing that the Hokage was so approachable, Ashiho breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly led the way.

A while ago, Shion suddenly wanted to see the Hokage, and he thought something had happened.

It was only after inquiring that I learned that the other party was likely the key figure in resolving this crisis.

Ashiho respectfully led the two into the shrine, and soon they found the shrine maiden in the center of an ancient hall.

"Miko-sama."

After bowing slightly, Ashiho said, "The Hokage of Konoha has arrived."

Shirokumo Aoba and Ino also looked at Shion, who was sitting in the center.

Ino's eyes clearly showed surprise.

With her off-white hair and strange eyes, this shrine maiden looks a bit like a white-haired version of Hinata.

Shion

At this moment, Shion, who had been staring absentmindedly at the bell in her hand, also came back to her senses.

"You arrived so quickly?"

But when she saw who it was, her body trembled almost imperceptibly.

She suddenly felt like crying.

It's one thing that Baiyun Qingye is here, but why is that girl who was once intertwined with her in her dream also here?

Chapter 716 Towards a Strange Future

"Ok?"

Bai Yunqingye's eyes narrowed slightly. With his keen insight, he naturally noticed the slight tremor in Ziyuan's body just now.

That's a bit strange.

Could it be that the moment they saw him, they foresaw his impending death?

But to be honest, judging from the way the demon performed in the original story, it would be a miracle if you could even scratch him, let alone kill him.

"Your Highness, priestess... have you perhaps seen a prophecy about me?"

Since she couldn't guess, Baiyun Qingye simply asked directly.

"what?!"

Ino, who was beside him, and Ashiho, who was leading the way, both changed their expressions.

Ashiho naturally knew what Shion's prophetic abilities meant, and Ino had also been informed of this in advance by Shirakumo Aoba.

If Shirokumo Aoba really appears in the shrine maiden's prophecy, doesn't that mean she will die later?

"Aoba..."

Ino suddenly became a little anxious.

"Ino, don't panic."

Bai Yunqingye quickly took her hand and comforted her.

He didn't really care about this, because Shion's predictions weren't 100% accurate.

At this moment, Shion realized that she had just lost her composure slightly.