"Konoha ninjas don't look any different from us. Can they really protect the Priestess?"
"Who knows?"
Several guards hurried towards the shrine, which was also where the Priestess usually rested.
"These ninjas were hired from the Land of Fire by the Priestess with her own money. The Priestess has her own plans."
These guards showed great respect for the Priestess they spoke of.
Before long, they arrived at the entrance of the shrine and knelt on one knee to report to the Priestess behind the door.
"Priestess, Konoha ninjas have arrived."
Inside the room was a woman with a dignified appearance and a hint of nobility in her eyebrows.
She frowned tightly, listening to the voices of the guards outside the door, and suddenly woke up.
"Understood, let them go to the main hall first."
Miroku rubbed her eyebrows, a trace of fatigue flashing on her pretty face.
The Prophecy of Death has been activated again?
Her original intention quietly changed.
"Yes, Priestess."
The two guards outside the door quickly excused themselves and headed towards Kiyoshi and the others.
"It's time to talk to the daimyo."
Miroku lifted the quilt, revealing her full and charming figure.
The thin and delicate clothes were like a layer of white gauze draped over her body, conforming to the natural curves of her body.
As she walked, the round curves trembled slightly.
…
In a wide palace, Kiyoshi and his group followed the guards.
Before the Priestess arrived, a man dressed in expensive clothes came, wearing the eboshi that only the daimyo could wear.
The eboshi also had a mark representing the Land of Demons.
Kiyoshi's eyes slightly narrowed and he saw Sunagakure ninjas.
Sunagakure ninjas actually came here. This is interesting.
That woman with short black hair, purple patterns on her face, and dressed as a Sunagakure ninja...
She looked very much like Rin, Sunagakure version.
Rin also showed an incredible expression when she saw the Sunagakure ninja who looked similar to her.
Obito's eyes widened even more. That Sunagakure ninja only looked a little similar to Rin, but with the purple patterns on her face, that familiar feeling immediately came out.
Maki frowned slightly, feeling the gaze of the Konoha ninjas.
She also noticed Rin. She felt that Rin looked a bit like her.
But she was more concerned about Kiyoshi.
To build Sunagakure's reputation, Pakura had been dormant for several years before participating in the Chunin Exams.
She was several years older than the other ninjas of the same period.
But in the end, she was defeated by the Sharingan user.
After coming back, she kept silent about the name Kiyoshi.
She only learned about Kiyoshi from Baki's mouth.
She looked at Kiyoshi, who was next to Kurenai, and that iconic small sealing scroll on his waist.
This was clearly the same as what Baki had said.
It's this guy…
Maki clenched her hands.
"Are you the one who defeated Pakura?" She stared directly at Kiyoshi.
"If you're talking about Sunagakure's Pakura, I think it's me." Kiyoshi smiled slightly.
This person must be Maki, Pakura's future disciple.
But looking at her young appearance, she's probably just graduated.
In the ninja world, it's not just the team leader who is the teacher.
For example, Naruto has Iruka, Kakashi, and Jiraiya as his teachers.
As long as the disciple recognizes it, and the master imparts his experience to the disciple, then the master-disciple relationship can be established.
"Say hello to Pakura for me. A temporary failure is nothing."
Kiyoshi's tone almost made Maki explode with anger.
It was as if he was saying that Pakura was just not as good as him.
How could he say that about Pakura-sama?
Hmph, as expected of the Uchiha's arrogance.
"As expected of an allied country, it seems you all know each other."
The Land of Demons' daimyo waved his hand, letting the Suna and Konoha ninjas sit down first.
The guards brought chairs for them to sit on.
The Land of Wind and the Land of Fire are allied with each other, which is well known in the ninja world.
"Yes, we are allied with the Land of Wind."
Minato stood up respectfully, while glancing at Maki's two teammates and her team leader.
What is Sunagakure doing here?
Yūki was more concerned about the mission and said, "Respected Daimyo, where is the Priestess?"
"She will be here in a while."
The Land of Demons' daimyo's words were filled with a faint sense of distance.
His words showed that he didn't care about these people.
Minato and Yūki were obviously used to the daimyo's attitude.
Escort missions are one of the most common types of missions, whether it's escorting wealthy merchants, officials, or highly respected monks.
These people's attitudes towards ninjas are often not good. After all, they are guests, and the escorting ninjas need to provide services, that is, escorting.
If their attitude is bad, it will affect the image of Konoha, and they will face punishment when they return to the village.
One of the purposes of the Chunin Exams is to promote the strength of the village, so as to attract more wealthy people to issue missions.
'The Land of Demons' daimyo, huh.'
Kiyoshi observed the surroundings. This hall was built with unknown wood, and it looked very luxurious.
All countries are ruled by a daimyo, and this rule has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and no one has ever broken it.
In the eyes of the people in this world, a daimyo is born to be the daimyo, and are destined to be more noble than ordinary people.
The Land of Demons also has a daimyo, but the situation in the Land of Demons is special.
Because of Mōryō, the position of the priestess here is as high as that of the daimyo.
'I wonder if he is colluding with Mōryō.'
Kiyoshi's gaze turned to the Land of Demons' daimyo.
He noticed that there was also a man with his hair draped behind him, followed by a number of ninjas dressed differently from the guards.
Kiyoshi guessed that this was the local ninja force of the Land of Demons, and the long-haired man was Yomi.
Not every country has a ninja village. Some countries do not establish ninja villages, but they still have ninjas in their forces.
And in the Land of Demons, besides the priestess, the power of these guards is very weak, only possessing some special secret ninjutsu.
For example, the Shadow Mirror Body Changing Method, which can make oneself look exactly like someone else, and its transformation effect far exceeds the ordinary Transformation Technique.
The ninjas around Yomi have all been modified with Dark Medical Ninjutsu.
The source of these powers is… Mōryō.
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