"Quick! Go quickly and request aid from the Land of Fire!"
Moryo's ghost army, in less than a day, had swept across the entire Demon Country.
As an ancient small country with no ninja villages, only believing in priestesses, and still using cold weapons and bows and arrows, the Demon Country had no power to resist the ghost army.
In less than a day, several fortresses had fallen, with heavy casualties.
Arrows couldn't break through the stone defenses, and even if cannonballs could blast apart the undead, the stone bodies of these undead would instantly repair themselves.
Without killing Moryo, the immortal bodies of these undead were even more unsolvable than the Reanimation Jutsu army, which could be sealed.
Since the current generation's priestess had not yet grown up, the Demon Country's Daimyo could only issue orders, using carrier pigeons to send a message requesting aid from the Land of Fire.
This letter didn't reach Tsunade's hands until three days later.
After reading the contents of the letter, Tsunade's expression changed drastically. She immediately turned to Hinata, who was helping out in the Hokage's office, and called out, "Hinata, quickly go and inform Izayoi. Tell him to drop everything and come here immediately."
Seeing Tsunade's serious expression, Hinata immediately put down the documents in her hand, nodded, and replied, "Yes, Hokage-sama."
Soon, Izayoi, who was cultivating Yin-Yang Release at home, arrived at the Hokage's office.
Looking at Tsunade, who was engrossed in writing on a blank scroll, Izayoi asked, "Hokage-sama, has something major happened?"
With Izayoi becoming a super-level combatant, he was now one of Konoha's mascots.
Unless he was taking Hanabi out on a mission, Tsunade no longer urged him to take on missions.
Because there was no need.
Even for a super S-rank confidential mission, sending Izayoi to execute it would be making a mountain out of a molehill, purely bullying others.
Having such a super-level combatant stationed in Konoha was the best choice.
So, unless it was an urgent matter, Tsunade generally wouldn't use Izayoi, her trump card.
Now that she was using him, something major must have happened that required a super-level combatant to take action.
"You read this letter first. I'll talk after I finish writing."
Without lifting her head, Tsunade picked up the envelope from earlier, placed it on top of the documents next to her, and continued writing at a rapid pace, completely disregarding whether the handwriting looked good or not.
Izayoi, with a puzzled expression, opened the envelope and took out the two items inside.
A letter and a photo.
Izayoi glanced at the photo and was slightly taken aback. "Hinata?"
"Izayoi-kun, is something wrong?" Hinata walked over, thinking Izayoi was calling her.
Izayoi had already reacted. He then handed the photo to Hinata and pretended to be interested. "Hinata, doesn't the person in this photo look a lot like you two years ago?"
"Huh?"
Hinata looked at the photo and immediately said with surprise, "She really looks like me!"
The photo showed a girl about the same age as Hinata, just not as developed as Hinata.
She had long, light brown hair, wore a white and red priestess outfit, had a pair of beautiful purple eyes, and possessed a pure aura that could be felt even through the photo, just like Hinata.
There's another point of similarity.
That is, the girl's figure is surprisingly not much different from Hinata's two years ago; she is actually a priestess with a great treasure.
Without even reading the letter, Izayoi had already recognized the girl's identity. It was Shion, the priestess who appeared in the movie.
If he remembered correctly, in that movie, Shion also predicted Uzumaki Naruto's death. The name of the movie was also a simple and direct "Naruto's Death."
As for more detailed information, Izayoi couldn't recall it.
However, Izayoi vaguely remembered that this was a movie from the Shippuden era, right?
It's still Konoha Year 62, so how did Shion appear?
So, while giving instructions to his Wood Clone, Izayoi opened the letter and began to read.
Before he even finished reading the letter, the images seen by the Wood Clone and the information collected were all transmitted in real-time.
A hint of solemnity flashed in Izayoi's eyes.
As expected of a movie that casually destroys the world, neither the Gelel Stone mine nor the boss of this "Naruto's Death" movie are ordinary things.
Demon Country is located on the edge of the Shinobi World, separated from the Land of Fire by several countries.
Because they only believe in the priestess and have no ninja village, coupled with its remote geographical location, Demon Country is a very backward and feudal country.
Furthermore, the area is full of rocky mountains and forests, and few people would cross mountains and ridges to go to Demon Country, resulting in this small country having a very low sense of presence.
The Wood Clone that Izayoi was using to monitor the Shinobi World rarely focused on this country because it had no powerful Chakra and was not worth paying attention to.
But if this country suddenly erupted with powerful Chakra fluctuations, it would still be discovered by the Wood Clone responsible for using a God's-eye view and the Chakra-sensing ability to monitor the entire Shinobi World.
However, this letter was sent to the Land of Fire three days ago, and Izayoi only now knew that Demon Country had erupted with the Undead Scourge.
This was an incredible thing for Izayoi, who possessed the Tenseigan.
Besides the White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique, there was actually an ability in this world that could evade the Tenseigan's perception?
Izayoi's first thought was that the boss of this movie was not simple.
Unfortunately, since the movie was not part of the main storyline, after crossing over to this world for more than ten years, Izayoi had long forgotten the general plot. He only had some impression of Shion, who was similar to Hinata, and didn't even know the boss's name.
The content of the letter was simple and clear.
That is, the monster had broken free from the priestess's seal and reappeared with the ghost army that had almost destroyed the world before. It was causing chaos throughout Demon Country, searching for the priestess's whereabouts, and requesting Konoha to send strong individuals to protect the current generation's priestess, Shion, and to send troops to support Demon Country.
At this moment, Tsunade finally finished writing the scroll, rolled it up, and handed it to Shizune, saying, "Shizune, quickly deliver this scroll to Shikaku, then stay there and keep in touch with me."
"Yes, Hokage-sama." Shizune nodded respectfully and instantly disappeared from the window.
Tsunade looked at Izayoi and asked, "Izayoi, did you leave a Flying Thunder God Technique Formula in Demon Country?"
"No." Izayoi shook his head and said honestly, "That place is too remote, and it seems there are no ninja villages. I haven't even been there."
Tsunade nodded, not surprised.
Then she opened a drawer, took out a red scroll from inside, and when she opened it, it was a map of the Shinobi World.
Moreover, unlike the maps ordinary people buy in stores, which only divide the Shinobi World into national blocks.
This scroll was larger, with more areas divided and place names marked, and even some very mysterious locations.
This was the most detailed map of the Shinobi World, compiled in Konoha's 62nd year, after Konoha ninjas had traveled to various parts of the Shinobi World. The intelligence department summarized and reported on the ninjas' missions, and it was a map that only Konoha's high-level officials were qualified to view.
Tsunade found the location of the Demon Country on the map, then looked at the surrounding countries, and continued to ask, "Then did you leave Flying Thunder God Technique Formulas in the Land of Bears, the Land of Earth, or the Land of Lightning?"
"I have them in the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, but I haven't been to the Land of Bears," Izayoi replied.
In fact, whether or not he had Flying Thunder God Technique Formulas didn't matter to Izayoi at all.
With the combination of the Tenseigan, Heavenly Transfer Technique, and Flying Thunder God Technique Formulas, Izayoi could reach anywhere he wanted in just a few minutes.
"Then go to the Land of Earth first, and then immediately head to the Demon Country." Tsunade picked up a red pen, drew a red circle in a certain area of the Demon Country, then closed the scroll and threw it to Izayoi, instructing him with a serious expression, "The red circle on the map is where the Priestess of the Demon Country is hiding. Your mission is to protect this generation's Priestess and assist her in sealing the master of the Ghost Army. Only the Priestess's power can deal with that monster!"
Izayoi caught the scroll and asked curiously, "Hokage-sama, do you know what that monster is?"
"I don't know, I only remember that the monster seemed to be called Moryo," Tsunade slowly recounted. "Many years ago, there was a group of undead who were impervious to weapons and possessed immortality, attempting to destroy this world. At the critical moment, it was the previous generation's Priestess of the Demon Country, Miroku, who sealed the Ghost Army and its leader."
"It is said that Moryo is an immortal and indestructible monster that has existed for a very long time and is the Priestess's nemesis. Only the Priestess's power can seal it."
"If you're curious, you can try to find Moryo's location and test its strength to see if you can kill it."
After speaking, Tsunade once again seriously instructed, "Remember, you must protect that Priestess. If you also cannot kill that Moryo, it means that only the Priestess's power can truly seal it. You must not be arrogant, lest an irreversible situation occurs."
"I understand." Izayoi nodded, then grabbed Hinata's small hand and said to Tsunade, "For this mission, I want to take Hinata with me."
"Alright, I'll be more at ease if you act together," Tsunade nodded and urged, "You have the Flying Thunder God Technique. If you need anything, just have a Wood Clone come back to get it. Depart immediately now, don't let the enemy find the Priestess's location first."
"Yes!" Izayoi nodded in response, then disappeared without a trace with Hinata.
The next second, Izayoi and Hinata appeared in the territory of the Land of Earth.
"Izayoi-kun..."
Just as Hinata was about to speak, the scene in front of her twisted again, and they were already outside a shrine.
The words that had reached her throat suddenly stopped.
Picking up the Flying Thunder God Kunai that the Wood Clone had teleported on the ground, Izayoi looked at Hinata, whose small mouth was slightly open, and couldn't help but ask, "Hinata, what were you going to say just now?"
"N-nothing." Hinata shook her head, a little red-faced.
She had thought that Izayoi needed to hide his Tenseigan ability, and since he hadn't been to the Demon Country, she wanted to take the map from him and use her Byakugan to guide Izayoi.
But she had forgotten that Izayoi's Wood Clones were more independent clones and could also use the power of the Tenseigan, as well as abilities like the Heavenly Transfer Technique.
As long as she gave Izayoi a coordinate, he could instantly appear there.
How embarrassing, it's a good thing I didn't say that.
Hinata thought to herself.
"Who are you?"
The appearance of Izayoi and Hinata immediately attracted the attention of the guards inside the shrine.
A man dressed in a priest's robe appeared at the entrance of the shrine, looking at Izayoi and Hinata with vigilant eyes.
"We are ninjas from Konoha, ordered to come and protect Priestess Shion." Izayoi took out his ninja headband and the envelope Tsunade had given him earlier, and handed them to the priest.
The priest guard cautiously accepted the envelope, opened it, and took out the letter inside. Seeing the contents and the seal that only the Daimyo of the Demon Country possessed, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, he bowed respectfully to Izayoi and Hinata and said, "I apologize for my rudeness just now. Because there are four ninjas skilled in ninjutsu among the Ghost Army, I was worried that they might be disguised as Konoha ninjas. Please understand. I am Lord Shion's guard, you can call me Taruhō."
"I am Izayoi, a Jonin from Konoha, and she is my companion, Hinata Hyuga," Izayoi replied politely.
Hearing Izayoi's name, Taruhō's expression suddenly changed drastically, then turned to ecstatic joy, and his posture became even more respectful. "So you are Lord Izayoi! That's wonderful! With your protection, Lord Shion will surely be safe!"
"Take us to see Priestess Shion," Izayoi said.
"Yes, please follow me, both of you."
Taruhō nodded respectfully and then led Izayoi and Hinata into the shrine.
Along the way, Taruhō seemed to have discovered something, frequently glancing sideways and observing Hinata, who was silently following behind Izayoi, his eyes filled with surprise.
Izayoi smiled without speaking, knowing what Taruhō was surprised about.
It was just that Hinata had developed early.
If she looked the same as in the original work, Taruhō would have been startled by Hinata's appearance at the shrine entrance.
Aside from the difference in hair and eye color, the current Hinata was practically Shion from the Shippuden era.
In other words, a larger version of Shion!
Upon arriving at the main hall of the shrine, Izayoi and Hinata immediately saw Shion, sitting on a zafu, wearing a red and white miko outfit, with a bell brooch pinned to her collar, and long, light brown hair. Her eyes were closed, whether she was resting or meditating was unclear.
Looking at Shion, whose aura was sacred and flawless, even though Hinata had seen her photo, she couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
They look so alike... truly too alike!
Especially when her eyes were closed, if Shion's hair color were dyed black, she would look exactly like Hinata did two years ago.
"Lord Shion, the reinforcements from the Land of Fire have arrived," Taruhō said respectfully to Shion.
Hearing this, Shion slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of emotionless, noble purple eyes that matched her eye color.
Her gaze bypassed Taruhō directly and fixed on Izayoi, who was observing her.
The next second, Shion's pupils suddenly changed from purple to blue-purple, with layers of overlapping patterns appearing.
Her gaze seemed to travel through time, her eyes lost focus, and her expression became vacant.
Seeing this, Taruhō's expression changed slightly, realizing that Shion's precognitive ability had been triggered uncontrollably again.
And almost every time Shion had a premonition, the person being foretold would almost certainly face death.
Could it be that this Moryo disaster, even with a super-level combatant like Lord Izayoi, couldn't be resolved?
"Ah..."
Just then, Shion suddenly let out a scream.
The color of her pupils returned to normal, and two lines of bloody tears streamed down from the corners of her eyes. Shion covered her eyes in pain.
"Lord Shion!"
Taruhō's face was anxious, wanting to step forward, but due to the difference in status and identity, he didn't dare to approach or touch Shion.
"Hinata, go treat her."
"Yes."
Hearing Izayoi and Hinata's voices, Taruhō finally remembered their identities and quickly bowed to Hinata, saying, "Lady Hinata, I beg you."
"Leave it to me." Hinata smiled and nodded, then knelt beside Shion, gently taking her hands and using medical ninjutsu to treat her eyes.
At the same time, she activated her Byakugan to see through Shion's body.
Soon, Hinata spoke softly, "Your eyes are fine, they were just suddenly stimulated intensely. It should be a backlash from a jutsu, and they will recover soon."
After a while, Hinata finished the treatment and said, "Alright, try opening your eyes."
Shion slowly opened her eyes. Her vision was slightly blurry at first, then gradually became clear.
The needle-like pain from before had also disappeared.
"...Thank you."
Shion thanked him softly, then looked at Izayoi with shock, wonder, and a hint of fear, unable to help but ask in confusion, "You... who exactly are you?"
Looking at the bubbles floating around Shion, Izayoi asked, "You used your prophecy ability on me just now, right? What did you see?"
"I didn't see anything, just a blank space."
Shion shook her head, her expression bewildered. "My prophecy ability is uncontrollable, it triggers automatically every time. You are the only existence whose future I cannot see!"
As she finished speaking, neither Izayoi nor the other two noticed that Shion's eyes were no longer emotionless like before, no longer looking down on all beings as if they were ants with aloofness and indifference.
Instead, they held a hint of very human... excitement!
Izayoi also didn't notice Shion's change, because his gaze seemed to be on Shion, but in reality, he was staring at the perks around her.
As a pirated, Miko version of Hinata, and the heroine of a movie, Shion's perks were also very luxurious, even surprising Izayoi.
[Priestess Power - Incomplete (Gold)]
[Prophecy (Gold)]
[Kage-Level Aptitude (Purple)]
Two gold and one purple, completely surpassing the likes of Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka.
If Hinata didn't have one red and one gold, she wouldn't even be able to compare to Shion.
Even more incredible was that Izayoi didn't see any Chakra on Shion, yet her aptitude was purple Kage-Level Aptitude.
Without Chakra, how did she unlock this perk?
Izayoi didn't think the Talent Perk System had a bug; rather, there was a big secret hidden within Shion, the Miko.
Especially the Priestess Power, which was ranked first, was gold level, but the perk had the word "incomplete," which greatly piqued Izayoi's interest.
If Priestess Power - Incomplete was gold, then what about the complete Priestess Power? Was it a top-tier gold perk, or a red perk?
Coming back to his senses, Izayoi looked at the bewildered Shion and couldn't help but curl his lips. "It's normal that you can't see my future! Because... my status is above yours!"
How could a Miko who serves a god see the future of a god?
Unless it was a prophecy of Divine Technique level, even a red-level prophecy wouldn't be able to see Izayoi's future.
For a mere gold-level ability to dare challenge Izayoi, who possessed two colored perks and the Otsutsuki Clan's immunity, it was already quite remarkable that Shion's eyes didn't go blind on the spot.
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