Chapter 117
The Daimyo, having secured ten minutes alone with his wife and daughter, quickly pushed open the door and entered.
As the door closed, things quietly began to unfold inside the room.
The Daimyo walked through several rooms until he reached the innermost, most spacious one.
His wife, the Priestess, was kneeling at the head of the room.
She wore a golden cap, and her chestnut hair reached her waist.
A lavish and wide white priestly robe, adorned with golden trim, covered her noble body and flowed down to her feet.
Having not seen her for many days, he had yearned for her constantly.
The Daimyo was almost choked with emotion.
His beautiful wife was right before his eyes… Suddenly, the Daimyo noticed something amiss.
Though she was dressed in her priestly attire and gazing at him, his wife's face held a strange, sorrowful expression.
"What's wrong?"
The next second, a blonde youth stepped out from behind the motionless Priestess, who was still seated at the head of the room.
Naruto, hands in his pockets, strode with an air of utter disregard, stopping beside the seated Priestess.
Before the Daimyo could react to this blonde boy's presence… *Whoosh!*
Naruto suddenly reached out and tugged.
The priestly robe covering the Priestess's body split apart automatically, like water parting in two.
Inside the white priestly robe was a dark blue, very conservative kimono, covering 90% of her body.
Only her fair neck and parts of her hands and feet were exposed.
However, in addition to the dark kimono, there was also a glaring red "garment" worn on her body… And because of this "red garment," the Priestess's hands were clasped behind her back.
It turned out that the sleeves of the outer priestly robe were empty… When the Daimyo clearly understood his wife's true predicament, the scene before him made his eyes burn with fury.
Instantly enraged, the Daimyo subconsciously roared, "What's going on?!"
"Hmm?"
Naruto shrugged.
The next second, he grabbed the Priestess's chin, twisted her head to face him, and then shouted at the Daimyo, "Watch closely, Daimyo of the Land of Demons… The Priestess, she is…"
As a terrible premonition suddenly arose in the Daimyo's heart, Naruto, still holding the Priestess's chin, pulled her towards him… The Priestess, caught off guard and suddenly widening her eyes, cried out, "Ugh~!"
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"Ugh~~~!"
The Daimyo's eyes bulged with rage.
His face and neck flushed crimson.
He was absolutely furious, almost to the point of madness.
Catching a glimpse of the Daimyo's spectacular expression, Naruto felt an unusual delight.
It's me, Dio!
Oh, no, wait… It's me, Uzumaki Naruto!
"Ugh~!"
The Priestess let out a mournful cry.
But because her mouth was sealed, the sound could only be suppressed in her throat.
Her eyes showed sadness, and two lines of shimmering tears fell from her noble face.
The Daimyo was enraged, his heart feeling as if it were being torn apart by a thousand cuts.
The Priestess was sorrowful, her heart filled with apology and shame towards her husband.
Naruto was delighted, his mind full of mischievous thoughts.
And outside the entangled trio, another person was watching this scene.
Uchiha Izumi… Izumi, who was secretly observing this, immediately understood when she saw Naruto's actions.
"The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox isn't dead~!"
This confirmation stirred a massive storm in her heart.
In her emotional state, her Sharingan even activated.
She had believed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was killed by her, yet it was still alive and influencing Naruto.
So much so that Naruto was doing something like this again~!
Unforgivable~!
An astonishing will surged within Izumi, and her heart was stained by an even deeper darkness.
Her face grew even grimmer, and her eyes became more terrifying.
The scarlet Mangekyo pattern was incredibly eerie.
"It shouldn't be like this…"
Izumi's lips moved slightly as she murmured in her heart.
"Naruto… this child has been misled by the Nine-Tailed again! He attacked the Priestess… and that Anbu woman, and that Hyuga maid~!"
With the insight of her Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha Izumi… knew, or guessed, everything.
However, her tone took on a special meaning as she spoke these words.
A peculiar emotion was growing in her heart.
Just as she was about to act and punish Naruto… oh no, the Tailed Beast Partner within Naruto.
The Daimyo, enraged to the point of near madness, lost his reason.
*Hiss!*
Purple-black wings stretched out from his back.
The fiercely burning power of Moryo permeated his body.
The Moryo Jinchuriki… now manifested!
The Daimyo's actions caused everyone outside to react.
Such immense power, countless times greater than when Yomi attacked!
"Ugh~."
The Priestess, her eyes filled with sorrow, knew everything that was happening.
Everything was unfolding just as in the prophecy… yet again… However, she was powerless to save anything.
She could only watch helplessly as her furious husband was corroded and taken over by Moryo's power… "Hmph hmph hmph hmph…"
An ancient voice replaced the Daimyo's.
By then, the Daimyo's eyes had already transformed into fiercely burning purple-black flames.
"Thanks to this unknown brat who orchestrated a good show… I was able to successfully seize the body of the irrational Daimyo…"
Poor Daimyo.
Though he possessed royal blood, as an ordinary person, he was directly taken over by Moryo!
And this, in fact, was what Moryo had been plotting all along.
It was a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
The overconfident Daimyo had gravely underestimated his own strength and will.
"Brat, what is your name?" Moryo asked Narutowith interest.
"When you ask someone's name, you should introduce yourself first. Didn't your mama teach you that?"
Naruto slowly released the Priestess's chin and turned to look at Moryo.
The Priestess, wearing the "red garment," remained in place, unable to move.
"Hmph… Remember this, I am the thousand-year demon Moryo…"
"Oh, you can call me the Seventh Hokage, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto replied with a tone full of dark humor.
At this moment, noisy footsteps were heard from outside.
Yūgao also jumped out from a side room and immediately pulled the Priestess away.
Thus, only Naruto and Moryo… and Uchiha Izumi, hiding in the shadows, remained in the room [?].
When Uchiha Shisui burst through the door, he saw Naruto and Moryo confronting each other.
"Everyone, it's bad~, Moryo has taken over Daimyo-sama's body, it wants to kill Priestess-sama, and it also wants to destroy our Konoha~!"
"Hmm~~~?!"
Uchiha Shisui's eyes suddenly widened, and his expression instantly became terrifying.
The words "destroy Konoha" seemed to trigger a switch within his body.
Shisui, realizing the gravity of the situation… or rather, suffering from will of fire PTSD, immediately showed a chilling killing intent.
Regardless of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, he was Konoha's asset.
But Moryo… that was a blatant Great Demon!
"Uzumaki Naruto, I will remember you… The Land of Demons is my kingdom, and the entire Ninja World will fall into my hands in the future…"
Facing the encirclement by Uchiha Shisui and the others, Moryo showed no fear.
It controlled the Daimyo's body, staring intently at Naruto.
"Until we meet again—"
Just as the Daimyo was about to flee.