I, the stepfather of the ninja world!

The three masters and apprentices followed Ziyuan's footsteps and took two hours to reach the high ground near the mountain where the ancestral hall was located.

From a distance, halfway up the mountain, the ghost army was vast and gray. It was like a dark cloud, with at least tens of thousands of them. The excavated soil had already piled up into a small hill, which was quite spectacular.

A deep tunnel opened up halfway up the mountain, extending deep into the mountains.

"We must stop Huang Quan and not let him unseal the body of the ghost! Otherwise, the ghost's soul will merge with the body and be completely resurrected, and things will be bad!" Ziyuan frowned, worried.

Tsunade nodded, "Well, I've sent the slug down into the tunnel to get a feel for the situation. Once it's done investigating, we'll discuss tactical arrangements."

"Yeah." Shion nodded in agreement.

……

Half an hour later, the slug on Tsunade's shoulder shared consciousness with the slugs in the tunnel and relayed the actual situation to everyone -

The ghost army has dug a tunnel to the ancestral hall, and Huang Quan is trying his best to unlock the seal on the monster's body.

"Oh no! If the seal on the body is also released, the monster will really be resurrected!" Shiyuan frowned.

Tsunade thought for a moment and made arrangements: "Ono and I will use [Reverse Summoning] to get there; Shizune, you stay with the client and protect her safety."

"No!" Shion rejected it immediately, "That's a demon. Only the sealing technique of the miko can seal it!"

"real or fake?"

Kimura raised an eyebrow, not quite believing it. According to what Shion said, the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique was dissatisfied.

Shion rolled her eyes at him and said, "How can I lie to you? I'm a miko!"

In this land far away from the ninja world, the shrine maidens are gods and the monsters are demons!

The purpose of the witch's existence is to seal the monsters and protect the people.

Although Ziyuan has been pampered since childhood, she has always abided by her ancestors' teachings and insisted on being on the front line in the fight against monsters.

Tsunade was a bit troubled: "You don't have reverse summoning. If you want to go to the ancestral hall, you must get through the obstruction of the ghost army..."

Kimura was flexible and said, "Let Shion also sign a spiritual contract with Shigulin, and cancel it after the mission is completed. This will save a lot of trouble."

Tsunade glared at him and raised her voice, "What do you think the blood contract of the Wet Bone Forest is? You can sign it if you want, and cancel it if you want?"

Only because Kimura Ye worshipped her as his master could he sign a spiritual blood contract with the holy land that had been passed down for thousands of years. How could he just add a name to the contract casually?

"..."

Kimura thought for a moment, and then said, "Or we can ask the Hokage to come here and use Flying Thunder God..."

Tsunade interrupted his opportunistic attempt calmly, "This is our S-rank mission, not Minato's! It's not a life-and-death situation. Do you think he's your subordinate, someone you can summon at will?!"

Kimura rubbed his brows and said, "Then we can only use the stupid method and rush up from the bottom of the mountain with Shion."

Tsunade nodded: "I will go into the cave alone to stop Huangquan; you and Shizune will protect Shion and fight your way out of the ghost army. It's a good opportunity to train and accumulate some combat experience."

Kimura: "Got it, Master."

"Protect the client. I'm leaving first!"

After saying that, Tsunade burst into a cloud of white mist and disappeared on the spot.

Kimura turned his head and looked at the gray fog that covered the mountains.

I've asked Shion before, and I know that the Ghost Legion is at best just ordinary soldiers. They don't know ninjutsu, but they are not afraid of death and cannot die.

Although they are weak, they are extremely difficult consumables. When gathered together, their power is extraordinary.

In the chaos of the army, scrapes and collisions are inevitable.

Kimura narrowed his eyes, turned and walked into the tent.

"What is he doing back in the tent?" Shion asked.

"Wear armor." Shizune replied.

The armor was given by Mikoto before she left. I heard that it was passed down from ancestors, and the style is somewhat similar to that of Uchiha Madara.

It can slightly resist some of the power of weapons and fire and thunder.

It has little defensive effect, but is rather heavy, which affects movement and is not very practical.

Kimura usually doesn't wear it, and only puts it on when cleaning up robbers, to avoid unnecessary trauma as much as possible.

"You don't wear armor?"

Shion asked Shizune, who shook her head.

Shion raised her eyebrows slightly, "Tsunade-hime doesn't wear one either, is Ye-kun a special case?"

Shizune shook her head: "Not really, Master used to wear armor on the battlefield."

While the two girls were talking, Kimura walked out of the tent, wearing a Konoha forehead protector. He had changed his clothes and was now wearing a black tight combat uniform with dark red layered armor on the outside.

He was handsome and heroic, far superior to any soldier Ziyuan had ever seen.

The witch was slightly stunned and pursed her lips.

Shizune coughed lightly and said, "Let's go!"

Volume 037 I want to improve so much! : The Resurrection of the Ghost

Kimurano and Shizune, protecting their client Shion, set out together and quickly rushed towards the ghost army on the next mountain.

Amid the flying dust, the three men arrived in front of the army and immediately attracted the attention of the Ghost Legion.

The ghost army was like ants seeing candy, swarming in. They were dressed in gray armor, densely packed like flowing mud, surging over, emitting low roars from their mouths, and when they gathered together, the sound waves reached the sky.

Ziyuan's body trembled, and painful memories flooded into her mind. Some days ago, she and her army were defeated by this group of fearless ghosts.

The soldiers of the Ghost Country were pierced by spears and bled to death. The scarlet blood stained the armor of the ghosts and the withered earth.

The painful memories, like an overwhelming shadow, hang over my heart.

Shion couldn't suppress the fear in her heart, her legs went weak, and she subconsciously took a step back.

Kimura put his hand on her back and comforted her with a smile: "Don't be afraid, we won't lose."

As he finished speaking, he formed seals with his hands.

Fire Style: Amaterasu of the Wild!

The blazing black flames gushed out like a fire dragon and quickly wrapped around the ghost soldier rushing towards him.

They are called ghosts, but they are tangible after all, not illusory souls. After being entangled by the flames, they cannot break free and make low roars.

Amaterasu had an absolute advantage in clearing out the miscellaneous soldiers. The more enemies there were, the better the effect. As the ghost soldiers charged, black flames quickly raged through the army, soon burning into a vast ocean, melting a large number of ghost soldiers.

They are excellent consumables, producing neither smoke nor ash. While helping the Black Flame continue to burn, the Ghost Soldiers slowly regenerate.

"Shion, watch out for my control of Fire Style!"

Tsunade was not present, so Kimura used the battle as a legitimate excuse to once again demonstrate his fire escape technique.

Under his control, the disorderly expanding black flames spread rapidly and burned into three fire curtains several meters high, blocking the ghost army outside.

However, the ghost soldiers have no sense of pain and are not afraid of death.

Even though the black flames were fierce, they never stopped and continued to charge from all directions, their bodies wrapped in blazing flames, breaking through the fire curtain and rushing in.

The battle situation was urgent. Shion had no time to cheer for Kimura's excellent fire escape technique. She hurriedly used her only move - [Miko Sealing Technique]. A large amount of chakra gold threads burst out from her palm, entangled the ghost soldier who broke through the black flame curtain, and then killed him.

At the same time, Shizune also took action. Although she was only fifteen years old, she was already an excellent medical ninja. She had been taught by Tsunade for many years and her physical skills were also decent. It seemed very easy for her to deal with these miscellaneous soldiers.

Kimura was not idle either, he raised his hand and waved.

There are many snake hands in the shadows.

Dozens of pythons hissed and jumped out, forming a black mass, quickly attacking the ghost soldiers who were rushing forward bravely.

Then, Kimura remembered Shion's previous curiosity about the black flame, so he explained to her: "This black flame is my special move, called [Amaterasu of the Wild], and it is controlled by my thoughts. Some time ago, under the guidance of my master, I made great progress in chakra control and improved my special move. After making a seal, I can release the black flame at will."

Shion heard it clearly, and a small smile rose at the corner of her mouth, but she remembered what she had said before, "I don't want to know", so she quickly turned down her mouth, and dealt with a ghost soldier who tried to attack Kimura, and said lightly: "Mr. Ye, it's too noisy here, what did you say just now?"

Kimura was sure that she had heard it, so he grinned and said, "I just said that your sealing technique is very good, worthy of being a priestess from the Land of Demons!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Shion raised her chin, a little proud, turned her head and gave Kimura a bright smile, which was regarded as putting the previous little "unpleasantness" behind her.

Glancing at the two people in this situation, Shizune sighed secretly, thinking that she should be in the cave, not here. Tsunade-sama arranged three people to attack the ghost army, which was too generous, so Ano was still in the mood to chat!

Shizune's eyes flickered, and she warned in a stern voice: "Hurry up and charge over, rush into the cave, help Lady Tsunade, and seal the monster!"

"Got it, Senior Sister."

Kimura stopped smiling, responded solemnly, and concentrated on killing the enemy. Indeed, Shizune was young, but she was the first to become a disciple, so she should be the senior sister.

The three of them killed the miscellaneous soldiers on the mountain easily.

At the same time, Tsunade in the cave had a serious look on her face.

The deep tunnel, through the long soundproofing, completely isolates the noise outside the cave, and the cave is utterly silent.

Huang Quan was lying beside the ancient altar, without a sound. He was already dead, but he was not killed by Tsunade, but he asked for death on his own initiative.

When Tsunade was reversely summoned here by the slug, Huang Quan had already unlocked the seal on the monster's body. He then sacrificed his life to release the monster's soul from his body, promoting the fusion of the monster's soul and body, and resurrecting the real monster!

Above the altar, a purple-black mist enveloped the area, and the color gradually became thicker, more and more purple, almost black. At the same time, a faint roar was heard in the silent cave, as if a giant beast was gradually waking up.

Tsunade watched the strange phenomenon unfold and felt it was extremely difficult. She wanted to stop it, but she was powerless against the almost invisible mist.

"Try using acid." Tsunade turned her head and said to the slug beside her.

The slug moved its tentacles, then opened its mouth and spurted out streams of yellow acid.

The ancient and solemn altar was quickly corroded. However, the purple-black mist above the altar was not affected at all and continued to grow thicker little by little.

Tsunade couldn't help but frown: "It seems that it is just as Shion said, it needs the sealing technique of the miko, otherwise it can't be suppressed."

"What should we do now? Go out and pick up Shizune and the others?" asked the Slug.

Tsunade shook her head: "We can't leave the demon alone in the cave. I must stay here to contain it, otherwise it will take the opportunity to slip away and it will be troublesome!"

After that, he turned and asked, "How is the situation over there, Jingyin?"

"It went smoothly. Kimura's black flame is very powerful. It can even burn ghost soldiers. It looks like we'll be able to enter the cave in about half an hour." The slug replied.

"Half an hour..."

Tsunade muttered to herself, looking up at the increasingly thick mist, thinking that by the time the little witch arrived, the monsters would probably have been fully integrated and resurrected.

However, we can only wait.

Fortunately, the oppressive feeling of this monster chakra is at best at the level of Sunagakure Shukaku, so even if it is resurrected, it will not be able to cause any trouble.

Tsunade remained calm, standing where she was, concentrating on being on guard against the increasingly thick purple mist.

Volume 038 I want to improve so much! : The Glory of the Miko

The cave was as quiet as night, but outside the cave the sound of killing was deafening.

After clearing out a large number of miscellaneous soldiers, the advantage of Amaterasu's everlasting power was fully demonstrated.

No matter how the ghost soldiers recovered, the black flames always existed and burned fiercely. With these soldiers as consumables, the fire grew bigger and bigger. The originally gray army had already turned black.

Kimura, wearing armor, with Shizune and Shion, stabbed into the abdomen of the ghost army like a sharp blade, and climbed up the rugged mountain road, getting closer and closer to the cave. The cave was originally invisible, but now a cave entrance like a small dot appeared in the field of vision.

"so tired!"

Shiyuan was sweating profusely, not caring about her ladylike manners, and panting heavily with her cherry-red mouth open. She was a delicate woman, fighting and climbing at the same time, and her physical strength was consumed too quickly, and she was about to run out of energy and could not hold on at all.

Shizune, who was standing by, wasn't in much better condition. She was young, and a regular medical ninja, so her physical strength was very limited. Her face was flushed and she was sweating.

Kimura was in the best condition, with no other abnormalities except for his increased heart rate. He was born with excellent physical strength and energy, and he fully demonstrated his excellent physical fitness in daily life and work, whether he was with Mikoto and the dean day and night, or fighting hard with the enemy.

Kimura looked at the exhausted Shion and encouraged him with a smile: "I remember you said that only a miko can seal the monsters. You must not fall down! Come on!"

"Ok!"

Shion listened to what Kimura said and nodded heavily.

For the glory of the shrine maiden and for the home of the demon kingdom, we must never give up!

Shion took a deep breath, cheered herself up, and tried hard to move her legs that felt like they were filled with lead to continue moving forward.

At the same time, from all directions, the ghost soldiers who were not afraid of death were still breaking through the fire barriers.