"Miroku-sama! A ninja broke through the encirclement and came outside the temple!"
In the palace surrounded by terracotta warriors, a guard discovered Uchiha Makoto with thousands of troops galloping through it.
At this time, in addition to dozens of guards, there were also two women in witch uniforms, one large and one small.
The older miko looked to be in her twenties, and the little girl looked to be only three or four years old. It was Maitreya, the miko from the Kingdom of Ghosts, and her daughter Shion.
Miroku sat on the cushion anxiously, holding Shion in his arms and stroking her hair.
Upon hearing the guard's words, Maitreya's eyes lit up.
"We are ninjas from Konoha, and we have been ordered to assist His Highness Maitreya in sealing the monsters. Please let us in!"
At this time, Uchiha Makoto's cry came from outside the hall, and Kakashi was beside him to resist the undead army approaching.
Upon hearing this, Maitreya gently let go of Ziyuan, stood up and came outside the hall.
Through the barrier, she saw Uchiha Makoto and Kakashi.
"It's Konoha's reinforcements! Please come in quickly!"
Maitreya looked happy, and then controlled the barrier, revealing a gap that only one person could pass through.
Kakashi quickly entered the barrier, while Uchiha Makoto once again swung away the approaching stone terracotta warriors with his sword, and then entered the barrier in a flash.
As soon as they entered the barrier, Maitreya closed the barrier again.
Uchiha Makoto and Kakashi followed Miroku into the palace.
Seeing that they had successfully entered, Huang Tu and Hei Lian each led their men back.
After they withdrew from the encirclement, the stone warriors stopped chasing them and continued to attack the barrier.
Uchiha Makoto in the palace quickly asked: "His Majesty Maitreya, how is the situation now?"
Maitreya said with a solemn expression: "The current situation is not optimistic! I will keep the story short and briefly explain the situation.
This time the monster was summoned from a foreign land by a cultist named Huangquan Sect four days ago.
The monster is called 'Sprite', and it is an extremely powerful monster that has the ability to control the undead army.
The sprites cannot be killed, only by sealing them. We witches are the sprites’ nemesis.
Although my power can restrain the monsters, it cannot deal with the undead army and the followers of the Underworld Sect, so I need your help. "
"What do we need to do?" Uchiha Makoto continued.
Miroku did not immediately answer Uchiha Makoto's question, but instead asked: "Apart from the two of you, are there reinforcements from other ninja villages arriving?"
"There are four ninjas from Iwagakure Village and five ninjas from Sand Ninja Village outside, plus the two of us, there are eleven people in total.
If I only need to protect you, there is no problem. "Uchiha Makoto's words revealed strong confidence.
"In that case, please forgive me." Maitreya said solemnly: "The sprite has an immortal body, and its body and soul must be separated and sealed to prevent it from escaping.
The soul of the monster must be sealed in the underground altar of the Swamp Kingdom.
The bottom floor of the palace here is the most suitable place to seal the body of the monster.
We must first lure the monsters to the Swamp Country and seal their souls first.
In this way, the soulless monster can only act according to the instinct of the body, and basically loses the threat.
Only in this way can the undead army outside be eliminated. "
Seal the soul first?
Uchiha Makoto's heart moved.
Doesn't this mean that Warwick's method is basically feasible.
With this power bank, Warwick's strength will increase by leaps and bounds.
"Going to the Land of Swamps?" Uchiha Makoto took out the map he carried with him and looked at it.
The Kingdom of Swamp is just west of the Kingdom of Ghosts, less than a hundred miles away. If you drive at full speed, one hour will be more than enough.
"How to bring the sprite to the Kingdom of Swamp?" Uchiha Makoto looked puzzled. Since the soul of the sprite can be sealed in the Kingdom of Swamp, how could the other party go there so stupidly?
"You don't have to worry about this. The reason why the witch's power restrains the sprite is because its power and mine have the same origin, and I can also be considered a part of the sprite.
From the moment it appeared in the ninja world, it couldn't stay away from me.
As long as I go to the Swamp Country, the monsters must follow me.
When I get to the altar and release the seal, the demon's soul will have nowhere to escape! "Mitreya explained.
Uchiha Makoto was stunned when he heard this. In this way, the biggest problem was solved.
Maitreya continued: "Actually, the barrier here is not strong. It is only because of the restraint of power that the undead army controlled by the sprites cannot attack.
However, although the barrier can block the undead army, it cannot stop the ninjas of the Underworld Cult.
The reason why they didn't destroy the barrier was because they were waiting for my answer. "
Uchiha said sincerely: "Answer?"
Maitreya explained: "The monster is still very weak now. Although it is immortal, if it is seriously injured, it will still fall into a deep sleep.
My power can not only seal the monsters, but also speed up the monsters' recovery of strength.
The people from the Underworld Sect hoped that I could help the demon regain its strength, so they gave us ten days to think about it.
But seeing you coming, they will attack here soon! "
"I see, then I'll go and deal with the ninjas from the Huangquan Sect first." Uchiha Makoto frowned. Once the barrier is broken, basically no one inside will be spared.
Maitreya shook his head and said: "No! We don't have enough time.
The reason why the ninjas of the Underworld Sect gave me ten days was because they wanted to take this opportunity to find the underground altar of the Swamp Country.
Although the location of the underground altar is a secret passed down from generation to generation among shrine maidens, we must rush to the Swamp Country as soon as possible just in case. "
"What about the rest of the people here?" Uchiha Makoto looked at the dozens of other people in the hall.
Maitreya said: "Don't worry about this. As soon as I leave, the sprites will have to follow me. If the army of the undead is too far away from the sprites, they will lose their power, so they will follow me!"
"I understand!" Makoto Uchiha nodded, "If possible, after we seal the soul of the demon, can I try to seal the body of the demon?
The sealing technique I have mastered also has a powerful sealing effect on this kind of monster. "
"You know how to seal?" Maitreya said doubtfully, "It's not that I don't believe you, but only the power of a witch can restrain the monsters.
Even if I could successfully seal the demon's soul, I would still have to consume most of my power.
The demon's body must be sealed as soon as possible, so...
I can only give you five minutes at most! "
Miroku hesitated for a moment and finally gave in.
In her opinion, five minutes could not do anything but take care of Uchiha Makoto's face.
She was ready to give her life. As long as she could seal the soul of the demon, it was acceptable to waste five minutes.
"Master! Promise her! As long as you can seal the soul of the demon, just give me one minute!" Warwick's urgent voice sounded in Uchiha Makoto's heart.
Hearing this, Uchiha Makoto nodded and said: "Your Highness Maitreya, please rest assured, I will not gamble on such a thing.
It only takes three minutes at most, and if it fails, I will follow your method immediately! "
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Maitreya looked grateful, "If you fail to seal the demon's soul, please kill me if necessary!
In this way, the monster will permanently lose part of its power due to my death and fall into a short sleep.
After my death, the power of the shrine maiden will be inherited by my daughter Shion. When she reaches adulthood at the age of 16, she will have the ability to seal monsters again. "
"Mother!" Hearing that her mother wanted the weird man with a cat mask in front of her to kill her, Ziyuan hurriedly protected Maitreya, "Don't hurt my mother!"
Ziyuan looked stubborn and tried hard not to let the tears fall in her eyes.
Uchiha Makoto's heart softened as he thought of his mother.
He took off his cat mask, squatted down in front of Ziyuan, grabbed her shoulders, and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, I will protect His Highness Maitreya! I will never let anyone hurt her! It is even more impossible to kill her!"
Seeing the very good-looking little brother in front of him showing such a reassuring smile, Ziyuan said doubtfully: "Really?"
"If you don't believe it, let's hook up, okay?" Uchiha Makoto had a sullen face and stretched out the little finger of his right hand with a serious expression.
"Yes! Big brother! I believe you!" Ziyuan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, nodding heavily, tears rolling down her eyes.
Miroku hugged Shion distressedly.
Maybe this is the last hug between their mother and daughter.
Uchiha Makoto put on his mask again, "Shirogane, you open the way, I will rush out with His Highness Maitreya on my back.
I will use my perception ability to find the location of the Ninjas of the Underworld Sect. You go and kill them, no problem! "
"No problem!" Kakashi nodded.
"Your Highness Maitreya, please come up." Uchiha Makoto squatted down.
