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"Ahem~ I'm a little tired. The safety of the shrine and the demons is a problem for all of you."

There was another cough, and Shuangyue's face became paler.

"Master Shuangyue's injury is not healed yet?"

Seeing the sick look of the other party, Kaguya took the initiative to express his kindness and said: "I ask myself, I am good at medical ninjutsu. Do you want me to help you, Shigetsuki-sama?"

"It's useless."

Shuoyue shook her head and decisively rejected Kaguya's kindness: "What I suffered was not a physical injury, but a severe injury to my soul by monsters, which cannot be cured by medical ninjutsu."

"Soul?" Hearing this, the others were all stunned.

Kushina looked worried: "Doesn't that mean?"

Before the appearance of Senju Tobirama, the Uzumaki clan was the group that had the deepest understanding of souls.

Several sealing techniques have been developed specifically to target spiritual bodies, the most famous of which is naturally the 'Sealing of Ghosts'.

When she first arrived in Konoha, she was taught some knowledge about souls by Mito Uzumaki.

As far as Kushina knew, once the soul is injured, there is almost no possibility of recovery.

And as time goes by, the injuries on the soul will continue to affect the body, causing the injured to become weaker and weaker, and eventually die.

"Yes, according to estimates, I only have a month left at most."

Shuangyue openly admitted her current physical condition: "One month later, Maitreya will also officially inherit the position of miko and become the No. 40 eighth-generation miko in the country of ghosts."

"Mother..." After hearing the other party's words, the eyes of the white-haired girl next to her turned slightly red.

Although she had already heard the news, she watched helplessly as her mother's life passed day by day, and a deep sense of powerlessness lashed her heart all the time.

"Is that so?" After understanding the other party's situation, Kaguya didn't say anything more.

As a scientific research enthusiast with broad interests, I learned that there is such a magical thing as a 'soul' in this world.

How could he not try to research, but due to the lack of basic information and means of observing the soul, the current progress in soul research is extremely limited.

Only two conclusions were drawn.

First, through comparative experiments, it was confirmed that the soul is neither 21 grams nor 35 grams as rumored, and does not have 'mass' in the narrow sense.

The second soul is related to Chakra and is suspected to be a derivative of Chakra.

After confirming that sprites have the ability to attack souls, Kaguya Hugh's emphasis on sprites couldn't help but increase to another level.

Seeing the people who were stunned on the spot, Maitreya had no choice but to bite the bullet and say goodbye to the guests: "Everyone, please leave first. Mother needs to rest."

Exiting from the palace where Shuoyue's mother and daughter were, everyone, led by Nakabayashi Yoji, returned to the palace where they were before.

Looking at everyone who fell silent again, Ai took the lead and said, "Tell me, what should we do with this mission?"

"With so many people here, there must be a person in charge who is responsible for scheduling and arranging the actions of each person, coordinating the overall situation and improving efficiency."

Luo Shamo then recommended himself: "I served as deputy commander in the Sunagakure Tactical Guidance Department, and I think I am fully qualified for this position."

"嘁~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bakudunkari crossed his arms and mocked mercilessly: "Do you think it's possible for us to put our lives in the hands of you Sunagakure guys?"

In the past few years, they had beaten their brains out in the Land of Rain and Sunagakure. How could they put their wealth and life in the hands of the other party?

Once the other party takes control of personnel scheduling, the most tiring and dangerous work will definitely fall on them.

"Yes, given the current situation between countries, it would be better not to have this person in charge."

When it came to business, Minato's face instantly became resolute, and he had a bit of the shadow of the Fourth Hokage in later generations.

"After all, none of us can trust anyone."

"I agree with these guys in Konoha," Ai agreed.

He could tell that the people who came to participate in this mission this time were all, like them, rising stars from their respective villages who had the potential to reach the shadow level.

If someone could seize the position of the person in charge and take the opportunity to trick one or two geniuses from the sworn enemy Ninja Village, wouldn't it be a huge profit?

Therefore, this proposal is destined to fail.

"I also think there is no need to set up the position of person in charge."

Kaguya Hugh also disagreed with Luo Sha's proposal and analyzed: "Based on the known information, our mission can be divided into three parts. The most important thing is of course to ensure the safety of the demon seal.

The second step is to protect Lord Shuangyue so that she can have enough time to recover her strength and re-seal the part where the monster escaped.

Finally, beware of possible terracotta puppets to prevent them from causing too much harm to the civilians of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Therefore, we only need to be responsible for one part each, and there is no need to make unified arrangements. "

"This is a good suggestion." Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement.

When her opinion was rejected, Luo Sha angrily said: "What if everyone wants to be responsible for the task with the lowest risk and the least difficulty?"

Without a direct answer, Kaguya continued to analyze: "Breaking the seal and completely liberating the monsters is the enemy's ultimate goal.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the place where the monster is sealed will face the enemy's strongest power, and at least two teams of people must be arranged to guard it. "

"Of course, it is not ruled out that the enemy will first assassinate Lord Shuangyue who is in a weak state to drain the fire.

Therefore, a team of people must be left here to guard it. "

“Lastly, there is the possible appearance of puppets from the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Since the existence of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses is still doubtful, we should prepare for the worst.

This kind of puppet is a great threat to ordinary people, but it is almost no threat to us ninjas. Just set up a small team for the time being. "

“However, the number is unknown, and the ants will bite the elephant to death.

Therefore, the last team can be set as a support team to provide support according to specific situations. "

After a pause, Kaguya glanced at the faces of the remaining four team captains one by one, and asked: "Which team is responsible for which task will be selected on a voluntary basis first, and finally decided by drawing lots, how about that?"

"It's a good suggestion, let's do it like this."

Nodding, Ai took the lead in snatching what he thought was the easiest job: "We Yunyin are responsible for guarding the safety of Lord Shuangyue."

"We Sunagakure respect the miko's silent dedication for hundreds of years, and we also want to..."

Finding a high-sounding reason, Luo Sha also wanted to win this seemingly easiest task.

But just in the middle of the sentence, Xie, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted him: "I want to see that kind of undead puppet."

After pondering for a moment, Luo Sha turned away from the young man's expressionless face and sighed helplessly: "Okay, then we are willing to go and stop the Terracotta Warriors and Horses."

Although the other party is young, he is recognized by all Sunagakure senior officials as a once-in-a-hundred-year super genius.

In the future, puppetry will definitely be brought to a new level, surpassing the creator of puppetry - the Second Kazekage Samana.

After learning from his father that this thousand-generation elder actually had such a genius grandson, Luo Sha had already regarded him as his right-hand man when he became the Kazekage in the future.

He didn't want to offend the other party for such a trivial matter.

The Burning Release Xueji was defeated by earth and stone puppets without flesh and blood.

Therefore, Ye Cang would rather protect the demon's seal than fight those stone blocks.

But as a marginalized person without a backstage, even though she was unhappy, she was very self-aware and did not speak.

"The three of us are not good at defense, and our abilities are suitable for large-scale group battles, so we also want to be responsible for the task of dealing with the Terracotta Warriors and Horses."

Loess is also unwilling to go to protect the demon seal and face the enemy's strongest power.

"Then you and Sunagakure will draw lots later."

Kaguya turned his attention to the last place: "Friends of Konoha, how about you?"

After consulting Uchiha Fugaku for his opinion, Namikaze Minato showed a sunny smile and made a decision.

"In that case, let's be responsible for guarding the demon's seal."

Although the risk is relatively high, someone has to do it.

Giving the other party an appreciative look, Kaguya said sternly: "We, Kirigakure, won't argue with you anymore. We will be responsible for guarding the seals of the demons together with our friends in Konoha."

………………

Early the next morning, Nakabayashi Yoji panicked and found Kaguya Kyū and others who were on guard outside the palace.

"Something bad has happened, distinguished guests! Scouts have discovered traces of an army of terracotta warriors and horses in the west of the Kingdom of Ghosts, numbering tens of thousands!"

Hearing this number, everyone frowned in unison: "Tens of thousands?"

They originally thought that there were only a few thousand terracotta warriors and horses that were said to have been destroyed, but they did not expect that the actual number was more than ten times their estimate.

If it were the cold weapon era in Kaguya's previous life, these tens of thousands of terracotta warriors and horses could have unified the world.

Even if 1 people stand there and don't resist and be chopped down, they can still make ordinary people weak.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of terracotta warriors and horses who have no pain, no fatigue, and are almost immortal.

Fortunately, there are ninjas in this world, so they are not helpless against such monsters.

But the Sunagakure trio, who are far from reaching their peak, will definitely be under great pressure when facing this tens of thousands of undead troops, and there may be a possibility of collapse.

Thinking of this, Kaguya Kyiu immediately made a decision, looked at the round-faced strong man next to him and said: "Three of Iwagakure, you should go directly to help Sunagakure's friends later."

After all, Sunagakure had better luck in yesterday's draw and got the result he wanted.

"No problem." Huang Tu agreed happily.

They are inherently good at cutting grass.

Although his luck was not as good as Sunagakure's when the lot was drawn, his luck is not too bad now, and he can be considered as getting his wish.

Looking at Yoji Nakabayashi, Luo Sha pointed at the map on the table and asked: "Where exactly are the terracotta warriors and horses, and what is the opponent's marching route?"

"Well, I'll draw it for you." Yoji Nakabayashi responded immediately.

After analyzing the marching route of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Luo Sha pointed to a basin on the map not far from the capital of the Kingdom of Ghosts and said: "Let the soldiers along the way not to block it, evacuate the civilians as soon as possible, and put them here.

Just leave it to us next. "

"Understood, I'll arrange it right away."

After Yoji Nakabayashi left, Luo Sha immediately looked at Huang Tu on the opposite side and said: "Let's set off and arrive early so that we can make some arrangements, just in case."

"can."

After nodding farewell to Kaguya Hugh and others, the six of them stepped out of the palace together and sped off into the distance.

Looking away from the door, Kaguya looked at the six people opposite and suggested: "It seems that the enemy can't wait any longer and has officially launched an attack.

Let’s also ask Lord Shuangyue to take us to the place where the demons are sealed. "

………………

The sealing place of the monsters was built one mile northwest of the capital of the Kingdom of Ghosts. It was a huge square temple made of bluestone.

Dozens of soldiers armed with spears and wearing long knives were guarding the outside of the temple.

When Shuangyue and her daughter appeared outside the temple in the witch's exclusive carriage, a soldier leader wearing red and black armor immediately came up to them.

"Lord Shuangyue, why are you here?"

Walking out of the carriage with the support of Maitreya, Shuangyue pointed to the people behind him and introduced: "These six are distinguished guests from Konoha and Kirigakure who came to support.

From now on, they will take over full control of the defense here. "

"Yes!" the soldier leader nodded.

Waving his hand to order the soldiers guarding the temple to push aside, Shuangyue slowly came to the stone door carved with mysterious patterns and pressed her palms against it.

The next second, lavender fluorescence poured out from the woman's arms and quickly covered the five-meter-high stone door. Tadpole runes of unknown meanings flew brightly, surging and dissipating rapidly towards the surrounding door eaves, and finally completely disappear.

With a creak, the one-meter-thick stone door opened automatically.

The temple that seals the monsters is naturally not an ordinary temple. The whole temple is blessed by the power of the witch. If you want to enter, you must use the power of the witch to open it.

Under normal circumstances, if you want to use external force to break through, even a turret-type shadow-level powerhouse like Kakuzu will take a lot of time.

This is also the reason why Kaguya Hugh and others were not worried about the enemy's surprise attack and did not rush there as soon as last night.

As soon as Shuangyue stepped into the door, the surrounding lamps turned on automatically like the infrared sensor lamps from Kaguya's previous life.

After walking forward for tens of meters, he stopped in front of a stone tablet that looked like a tombstone. Shuangyue turned around and looked at the people behind him. Shuangyue's face was solemn: "This is where the monster is sealed. I'll trouble you all next."

"Do not worry."

Kaguya smiled and responded: "When Lord Shuoyue leaves later, please also take away the soldiers outside to avoid being accidentally injured."

"Ahem~Okay."

Nodding, Shuangyue coughed twice, and walked straight out of the temple, escorted by the trio of Maitreya and Yunyin.

"Minato, why don't we stay outside as long as we don't give the enemy a chance to break the defenses of this temple?"

After carefully looking at the ordinary-looking stone tablet, Kushina tugged at the corner of her boyfriend's clothes, quite puzzled.

"Who knows if the other party has any ability to bypass the protection of the witch's power and sneak in here secretly."

Minato shrugged and asked, "Can you understand the principle of the demon seal?"

Putting her palm on the stone tablet and sensing it carefully for a while, Kushina shook her head and said: "It's not like an ordinary sealing technique. To be precise, it is completely different from the sealing technique of our Uzumaki clan."

"That's it."

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After listening to the conversation between the two, Kaguya temporarily gave up on his plan to secretly unlock the seal and secretly intercept the power of the demon.

He took Miyin and sat down near the stone monument, closing his eyes and waiting.

Time passed minute by minute, until night fell again, and the rightful owner finally arrived.

In the darkness, Kaguya Kyū and Kushina opened their eyes at the same time and looked towards the entrance of the temple: "Here we come!"