Chapter 428: Shion
The four's clothes were a motley collection. They looked neither like ninja nor like nobles. Without their forehead protectors, their skin and temperament didn't resemble that of commoners either. In short, they were a strange-looking group of four.
"Please change into clothes befitting your status before you see Her Highness the Priestess!"
The male attendant with glasses, Taruho, was most dissatisfied with Ino's attire. Decorum, decorum! Your clothes show way too much skin!
Change clothes? I wear these clothes when I see Ashura. Do I have to change into a special outfit just to see your priestess?
"I rushed all the way from the East Sea to this far western land of yours. My time is very precious. Stop the nonsense. You, go play on the side." A heavy killing intent enveloped the young attendant. He wanted to resist, but it was as if a thousand-pound stone was pressing down on his spirit. Sweat trickled down his cheeks, and he couldn't say a word.
Ino snorted and strode inside.
Sasuke looked at the young attendant carefully, as if trying to guess what ninjutsu Ino had used to intimidate him.
Sakura directly asked, and he quickly pricked up his ears to listen.
"Ino-pig, how did you do that? Was it genjutsu?"
"No, it was just a normal Body Paralysis Technique, with a little Yin attribute chakra added at most."
After the small interlude, the four met the priestess in the courtyard, who was sitting in front of a bronze mirror.
The priestess was very young, looking about the same age as them.
Her clothes were simple. She had beige, shoulder-length hair, pale skin, and a heavy look of fatigue on her face.
Through the bronze mirror, Ino looked into her eyes. At first glance, they seemed ordinary, but if you looked closely, you could see a deep sense of worldly wisdom in them, as if she had seen through the world and had no lingering attachment to it.
"I am Shion. Are you the Konoha ninja who have come to help me?" She turned to look at the four.
Her gaze lingered on Naruto for a long time, with a kind of daze, as if "watching the movie every day and finally seeing the real person today."
She then looked at Ino, whose temperament was truly too unique.
A look of contemplation appeared in Shion's eyes. "Why can't I see through your destiny? I don't know when you will die."
She was very direct, and Ino's answer was also very simple. "Because I am not afraid of death."
"Impossible. Everyone, including me, is afraid of death."
Ino said with a smile, "Death is but another great adventure, at least for me. It's nothing to be afraid of, just a boundary, a path."
Shion was deeply touched. She had seen many people and could also see their inner worlds. They were either heroic, or apprehensive, or just made a fool of themselves. But everyone, including herself, held a reverence for death.
This girl before her, who spoke of death as if she were going home, was completely different. What a strange person!
She could tell that the other person was not lying; that ease was not an act.
"Your realm is truly amazing. I am no match for you," Shion said with sincere admiration.
Ino waved her hand, indicating that she accepted this compliment. "But the current adventure still needs to continue. Let's talk about the mission this time. What do you need us to do?"
Shion covered the bronze mirror with a plain white cloth and sat up straight. Influenced by her solemnity, the others also maintained a kneeling posture.
"Originally, I had hoped that you would investigate the ninja who have recently appeared in the Land of Demons. Now, there has been a new development. I need you to escort me to the Sealing Shrine to check the seal there. If the seal is damaged, then I will need you to continue to protect me until the damage is repaired."
"Alright, let me know when you are ready to depart."
Shion strode outside. As she passed by Naruto, she looked at him carefully again and said, "You will die. You will be pierced through the chest by a sharp weapon and die."
Naruto, who had been very apprehensive, was dumbfounded. His mouth hung open, wanting to ask, but not knowing where to start.
Shion looked at Sasuke. "The vengeful souls of your blood relatives stand behind you. They have been influencing you all this time. I hope you can walk out of the darkness soon."
Sasuke hated this kind of charlatan. "If you dare to spout any more nonsense, I will kill you."
Shion was unfazed. Finally, she looked at the nervous Sakura. She just glanced at her and started shaking her head. "The rest of your life will be spent paying off a mortgage."
Sakura: "???"
This statement, which is equivalent to living a long life, why does it sound so awkward! Is this a blessing?
Why is it that when you talk about them, it's all about death, death, death, but when it comes to me, it's about paying off a mortgage?
For a moment, Sakura didn't know what expression to make.
Ino patted her on the shoulder. "Keep it up, Forehead! If you're short on money, I can lend you some, but you have to pay interest, hahahahaha—"
"Don't laugh!"
"Alright, alright, I won't laugh. But it is really interesting, hahahahaha—"
After dinner, Ino was studying the Water Mirror Technique in her room when Sakura came to find her.
An expected and reasonable event had occurred. They had been rushing like their butts were on fire before. Now that they had arrived in the Land of Demons, Naruto was going to challenge Sasuke. Sakura was worried that something would happen to them and quickly came to call Ino.
Sasuke's fame had been rising recently. If you didn't count Ino, who was always fighting her seniors, he was already the most dazzling ninja of the younger generation in Konoha.
A three-tomoe Sharingan, Chidori, and impressive Fire Release ninjutsu, taijutsu, and swordsmanship. On the western front, he had defeated Kurotsuchi twice and currently had a certain reputation in the ninja world.
In contrast, Naruto had been cooped up in the village, unable to go anywhere. Seeing his former companions all so dazzling, he was naturally uncomfortable.
As soon as he returned to his room, he issued a challenge to Sasuke for a spar.
The two were at loggerheads, and after just a few words, they were about to fight.
"Let them fight, it's no problem. Don't worry, my medical ninjutsu is very good," Ino said, patting her chest with great pride.
Sakura pursed her lips. She didn't know before, but during this time, she had gotten to know Shizune and had a relatively clear understanding of a certain someone's medical skills. Ino's medical theory was very profound, and her imagination was wild, but her actual practice... it was really hard to describe.
Naruto and Sasuke went outside the city to fight. Ino and Sakura also followed from a distance.
"Rasengan!" Naruto opened with his signature move. After two years of hard practice with the Rasengan, he no longer needed the help of a shadow clone.
As the Rasengan appeared in his palm, he used the Body Flicker Technique, instantly appearing at Sasuke's side, and thrust the Rasengan in his hand straight out.
"Hmph, your fighting style is still so simple and brainless." Sasuke was much calmer than Naruto. His three-tomoe Sharingan had long since seen through his movement path. He leaped up and kicked Naruto in the face with a Konoha Hurricane! sending him flying seven or eight meters away.
With a "poof," Naruto's shadow clone disappeared in a puff of white smoke. Sasuke looked around, and hundreds of Narutos had already surrounded him.
As everyone knew, Naruto was never just one person, but a military organization of over a thousand!
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