Within the Land of Demons, three strangely shaped figures streaked across the sky like a beam of light.
As for why their formation looked strange, it was because Aoba was currently carrying Shion on his back while holding Ino in his arms.
It was not because Ino was jealous and insisted on being carried.
Rather, although her movements were not really affected, if it came to long distance travel, her legs were still a bit inconvenient.
So Aoba simply picked her up as well.
Even though the posture looked a little odd, if one really thought about it, Aoba had not been sandwiched like this by Konan, Yugao and the others any less before.
The only difference was that the ones clinging to him now were girls instead of older women, so it did not feel strange at all.
The three of them did not head straight to the Land of Swamps where Moryo's body was sealed.
Instead, at Shion's request, they first went to intercept the Undead Legion that was advancing toward the Miko's shrine.
Shion was not planning to wipe out that army.
She only intended to lure it away.
The Undead Legion relied on Moryo's power to move, so as long as Moryo was not dead, no matter how many times the legion was destroyed, it would revive. Destroying it was meaningless.
But Shion knew very clearly that the legion's target was not the Land of Demons, but her.
As long as she showed herself and then left, the Undead Legion would follow them.
That way, during the time they were heading to the Land of Swamps, it would reduce the damage the legion caused to the Land of Demons.
"Oh my, are these Moryo's Undead Legion? There are so many, and they really look like stone."
After more than ten minutes, the densely packed Undead Legion came into the sight of the three.
Snuggled in Aoba's arms, Ino turned her head to look at the tens of thousands of Undead soldiers and could not help letting out a cry of surprise.
Even though they were numerous, their movements were as orderly as machines. Their momentum was still imposing.
"The Undead Legion was created a thousand years ago when Moryo wanted to establish a thousand year empire and spread his power onto terracotta warriors, so they really are made of stone."
Shion, whose face was red as she held onto Aoba's neck, explained softly.
And just as the three of them officially arrived above the Undead Legion, the legion immediately stopped.
As creations born from Moryo's power, they sensed the Miko's power at once and all raised their heads to look at them.
"Lord Hokage, we can leave now."
Seeing that the legion had noticed them, Shion quickly said.
These mindless Undead soldiers, once they sensed her presence, would soon follow behind her.
But Aoba did not leave as she said. He looked down at the densely packed terracotta warriors below.
"Since we're already here, let's deal with this first."
"Lord Hokage, these things…"
Shion wanted to explain, but Aoba cut her off.
"Hold tight!"
"Huh?"
Shion froze for a moment, but Aoba had already let go of the hand that had been supporting her.
Suddenly losing support, Shion could only quickly wrap her arms tightly around his neck. To avoid falling, she even locked her legs around his waist.
And Aoba had already brought his hands together.
At that very moment, in the center of the Undead Legion, four figures suddenly shot upward and leaped high into the air.
They rushed straight toward Aoba.
They were four figures wearing white robes. Their ferocious smiles were filled with uncontrollable excitement, thrill, and killing intent.
Several purple snakes even crawled out from their skin, hissing with open mouths.
"Miko, and Konoha ninja, die!"
"?"
Hearing their shout, Aoba was actually a little surprised.
Seeing him and not thinking of running, but instead rushing forward.
The last one who did that was Uchiha Madara. Where did they get this confidence?
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Aoba did not bother with them and directly opened with a forest.
In an instant, although they were still in the air, cracks appeared on the ground beneath them, spreading rapidly toward the Undead Legion.
In the next moment, countless vines and trees burst out from those cracks, some even tearing open the earth itself.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Undead Legion was swallowed within it.
The once orderly army was lifted, entangled, or bound by massive trees and vines.
No matter what, they could not break free and completely lost the ability to move.
As for the four minor soldiers who had rushed at him full of confidence, they were likewise bound by several extending vines and turned into hedgehogs in an instant.
As they fell weakly toward the ground, under the moonlight they finally saw Aoba's face clearly and realized that the one who had come was actually Konoha's Hokage.
Before losing consciousness, they truly wanted to curse.
'Damn Yomi, didn't you say the opponent was Konoha ninja? How did it become Konoha's Hokage?'
'You're making us fight Konoha's Hokage?'
With Aoba's current status and strength, his appearance was known throughout the ninja world by any organization or force with even a bit of power.
After all, the current state of Kumogakure was several times more tragic than the Valley of the End.
No one wanted to provoke him.
And yet Yomi actually sent them to fight Konoha's Hokage.
He really thought highly of them.
"S-so amazing…"
Seeing the densely packed Undead Legion become completely immobile under a single casual ninjutsu from Aoba, Shion's eyes widened.
When her mother had entrusted ninja from various countries to deal with Moryo before, it had not been like this at all. Back then, the Undead Legion had caused them great losses, and the Land of Demons had almost been flattened.
"Hmph! This is Aoba's strength."
Ino responded with a proud look.
Shion: "…"
But Aoba seemed as if he had only done something trivial. He once again supported Shion's body.
"Alright, next is the Land of Swamps. If we finish early, you might even be able to go back and catch up on some sleep."
"Th-this…"
Shion did not even know what to say anymore.
Judging from the current situation, after eliminating Moryo, she might really be able to go back and catch up on sleep.
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At the same time—
[Land of Swamps]
During the time he had sent his subordinates toward the Miko's shrine, Yomi had already arrived at the place where Moryo's body was sealed.
Looking at the cave before him that resembled an ancestral hall, fanaticism appeared on his face.
Ten years ago he had failed at the last moment. Now he could finally fulfill his wish.
"I sense the Miko's power approaching here at an extremely fast speed."
At this moment, the soul of Moryo within his body suddenly spoke, ["We must hurry."]
"So fast?"
Yomi's expression changed slightly. He had not expected his subordinates to be unable to stall even this little time.
He hurried into the cave.
Inside the mountain was a volcano.
Flowing magma surrounded everything.
And in the middle of that constantly flowing magma was a massive purple black shadow.
That was Moryo's physical body, sealed within.
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