"Of course, when I say strength, I mean that a strong person can easily defeat Naruto's Multiple Shadow Clones."
Takumi immediately explained. "So, with Kakashi-senpai and the others there, Konoha has nothing to worry about."
"The other countries are probably in a similar situation, and besides..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but it successfully piqued Neji's interest.
"And besides what?"
Neji didn't expect Takumi to be so familiar with the strength of those terracotta soldiers he had never seen.
He didn't ask further. After all, they were the same age, and as a member of a prominent clan, he had never heard of Moryo either.
Takumi knowing about it either meant Hiruzen had told him in advance, or Takumi had read about Moryo in some ancient text.
He was already used to Takumi knowing many things from long ago.
He just wanted to learn more from Takumi now, so he could better face Moryo and the terracotta soldiers when the time came.
"The front lines should be very quiet now, I think."
Takumi sighed.
His memories from before crossing over told him.
After the four-person team died, Yomi, controlled by Moryo, recalled all the terracotta soldiers invading other countries and concentrated them in the Land of Swamps.
There, he set up multiple layers of obstacles to block the Shinobi escorting Shion outside.
His goal was to let Shion enter the sealed place alone, and then, taking advantage of Shion's ignorance of the relationship between the Miko and Moryo, he would reclaim his body.
So, when he eliminated the four-person team yesterday, Moryo had probably already sent all its power to the Land of Swamps, waiting for Takumi and the others to enter the arena.
In that case, there was no need to waste energy rushing, lest Moryo catch them at a disadvantage.
Moreover, he wanted to turn the tables on them and let Moryo regain its body.
That way, he could completely kill Moryo.
At least in the short term, Shion wouldn't have to worry about Moryo.
Though as long as humans existed, demons like Moryo would be reborn.
Moryo, in the final analysis, was a demon born from human malice.
So as long as humans existed, it could reappear.
Just like the Tailed Beasts. As long as Chakra existed, even if a Tailed Beast died, it would be reborn somewhere in the Shinobi World after some time.
Even if Moryo were eliminated now, years later, the Shinobi World would still see the emergence of another Moryo. Whether it would still be called Moryo then was uncertain.
In fact, killing Moryo wasn't that difficult.
He remembered that when Yomi lifted the seal on Moryo's soul, Moryo clearly stated that without a body, it would completely dissipate and die in moments.
But why didn't the Miko do this?
Takumi could only think of one reason.
To ensure Moryo remained under control.
If Moryo were killed, the next time it was born, they would be in a passive position.
Or maybe, over time, people might even forget about Moryo's existence.
This could very likely lead to the decline of the Miko lineage.
If the Miko lineage disappeared, the Shinobi World would lose its power to counter demons.
If Moryo reappeared during that time, it would be an unstoppable massive crisis for the entire Shinobi World.
Although Takumi didn't think the entire Shinobi World had no way to counter Moryo,
Without the Miko, it would definitely come at an extremely painful price.
And maintaining Moryo's seal served as a warning.
Warning people of Moryo's threat and the necessity of the Miko's existence.
So, although Moryo's sealed place seemed heavily guarded, the guards were not strong; they couldn't even use Chakra, just ordinary guards with some fighting skills.
It was like telling people outright: Come and break the seal!
When Moryo used its power to wreak havoc on the Shinobi World, the Miko could step in and reseal it.
Although the cost was high, it also demonstrated the Miko's importance.
Of course, this was just Takumi's opinion.
He didn't know the specifics, as he wasn't the one who sealed Moryo back then.
And he didn't plan to reseal Moryo; he planned to completely eliminate it.
Save them the trouble of someone trying to break Moryo's seal every now and then.
As for Moryo reappearing in the future, that was many years away.
Who knows, the grass on his grave might be several feet high by then. Why should he worry about things for future generations?
"Very quiet?"
Neji was even more confused.
What exactly was Takumi trying to say?
"After all the assassins sent to kill the Miko fail, what do you think the enemy will do?"
Takumi didn't explain directly but had Neji think about the enemy's next move.
"Continue sending assassins, stronger assassins, but that's unlikely."
Neji answered without hesitation, but combining it with Takumi's earlier cryptic words, although he didn't quite understand, he knew this possibility was low. "If it were me, without enough people to assassinate, I would definitely set up an ambush on the only route or near the destination."
"Exactly."
Takumi nodded. "So, next, we will encounter an enemy siege on our way ahead. It will be relatively tough then."
"So I don't want to waste everyone's energy on the journey, lest we face exhaustion issues."
"Even if it's just a little bit of energy saved, sometimes, in a prolonged battle, that little bit of energy difference can be decisive."
Takumi's explanation finally made Neji understand.
"I understand."
Neji nodded, then said with some concern, "But why not tell the others? They're probably also wondering."
"As Shinobi, having doubts is certainly a good thing, but you must also follow superior orders, keep your doubts to yourself, and constantly observe your surroundings."
Takumi didn't look back, but his back at this moment appeared extremely solid in Neji's eyes. "This is the quality a qualified Shinobi should have."
"Use your own eyes to judge what you should do."
Over here, Takumi was explaining to Neji.
Inside the carriage, the two girls were interacting.
Koyuki, the current monarch of the Land of Snow, and Shion, the supreme leader of the Land of Demons, the Miko.
The two were similar in status, but their freedom was vastly different.
Koyuki, as the ruler, had considerable freedom.
Just from the fact that she casually followed the Director to Konoha to find Takumi for filming, it was clear how idle she usually was.
As a famous actress, filming was also her legitimate business.
And it brought a lot of benefit to the Land of Snow.
After all, the Land of Snow was a small country with a small population, but there were still many people to support.
Fortunately, the Land of Snow had nothing worth coveting, so there was no need to worry about bad things happening.
If any problems arose, they could rely on their patron, Takumi.