"First meeting, Mr. Chiba Shiraishi, this is the first time we have met face to face."

Maitreya, the miko who was sitting on the stage, spoke. Her voice was very distinctive. When she spoke, the surroundings seemed even quieter.

"Exactly, Lord Maitreya."

Shiraishi sat on the cushion prepared before the maid left, nodded, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.

In the past, we had always communicated through letters, with the local general delivering them on his behalf. This was the first time we met in person.

"What's the matter with you coming here now?"

Maitreya the witch asked.

"There are some things I need to discuss with Lord Maitreya. This is a plan I drew up in a hurry. Please take a look."

Without any nonsense, Shiraishi directly explained his purpose.

Shiraishi was about to step forward and hand the scroll to Maitreya, but when Maitreya sat there and raised his palm, the scroll in Shiraishi's hand floated up and fell into Maitreya's hand.

When Bai Shi saw this scene, a smile appeared on his lips.

The witch's ability...seems quite interesting.

Maitreya opened the scroll and glanced at the contents calmly. After reading it, a rare and strange look appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty Maitreya, what do you think?"

"Although I can't understand some parts, I can feel that if the above things come true, it can make the lives of the people of the Ghost Country better. Then I'm begging you, Mr. Shiraishi."

"Thank you very much for your trust."

"You're welcome, I just hope that the people of this country can live better and better lives."

Having said this, Maitreya couldn't help but take a look at the content on the scroll.

Repair roads, build schools, popularize education...

If Shiraishi needs the asylum status of a neutral country provided by the Kingdom of Ghosts and engages in some unspeakable illegal activities, Miroku would think this is normal.

"By the way, there is one thing. Sir Maitreya, can you help me clarify it?"

At this time, Shiraishi interrupted Maitreya's thinking.

"Please say."

"Things about Mt. Myoboku."

Shiraishi's face became much more cautious.

At first, he just thought that the holy land Miaomu Mountain was just inhabited by a group of toads who could practice magic.

But through Minato, he saw the heritage and power of this holy land.

Even things like reversing life and death can be done. To be honest, Shiraishi himself must re-recognize the power of this holy land.

"I know very little about things over there. But there is only one thing you need to pay attention to, and that is that the leader of Miaomu Mountain, the Great Toad Sage, has the power to predict the future just like us witches. And in terms of prophecy, he is more comprehensive than us witches.

universal."

For the first time, a solemn look appeared on Maitreya's face.

"Big Toad Immortal?"

The leader of Miaomu Mountain, Shiraishi heard this title for the first time, as well as the existence of the Great Toad Sage.

"It is said that the big toad sage is a toad that has lived for more than a thousand years. In the records of the shrine maiden's inheritance, it is also scrawled that it was once a close friend of life and death with the ancestor of the ninja, the six paths sage."

Hey, why did he suddenly start talking about fairy tales? Shiraishi complained in his heart.

A toad that has lived for more than a thousand years without dying is enough to scare people, and even a fictional character from the storybook, such as the Immortal of Six Paths, appears.

Isn't that a fairy tale?

Myths and stories are usually fictional characters formed by human beings through various artistic processes.

"Mr. Shiraishi, don't you believe this?"

"At one point, the topic suddenly jumped to the Immortal of Six Paths. I always thought that was a fictional character."

Shiraishi answered honestly.

"But there are indeed many wonderful things in this world that cannot be explained by human common sense. The big toad immortal has probably noticed you."

Maitreya's words were shocking, making Bai Shi slightly stunned.

"Attention...to me? What does this mean? I have never had direct contact with the toads on Mt. Myouki."

"There is no need for contact. Predicting the future is the power to peek into the destiny. Sometimes, we miko will also have some dreams about the future, and those things, without exception, all really happen according to the dreams. However, Mr. Shiraishi does not need to

It’s just too pessimistic. Please be more optimistic when facing death.”

Even when he said this, Maitreya had a gentle smile on his face.

It was obvious that she was used to this kind of thing.

Issues such as life and death cannot trouble her.

"..."

Shiraishi glanced at Maitreya speechlessly.

He didn't feel that Maitreya Maiden was trying to comfort him at all.

While standing up from the ground, he sighed and said, "Is it fate? Although I don't want to believe in such strange things, I will pay attention to it. Thank you, Lord Maitreya, for the reminder."

Miaomu Mountain? What a troublesome existence.

If you want to fight against people from Konoha next time, you must first get rid of this thorn in your side.

Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to resurrect the dead people he killed all the time.

"Then, I will take my leave now, Lord Maitreya."

"Please."

"By the way, if my identity as a traitor is exposed, it won't cause trouble to the Kingdom of Demons, right?"

"Well... don't worry, there are duties in this world that only shrine maidens can fulfill."

Maitreya Witch gave this answer.

Shiraishi nodded. Although he didn't know exactly what the witch's duties were, it was definitely a troublesome thing, and maybe it had something to do with the fact that the Country of Demons was a neutral country.

It’s better not to delve into this matter in depth. The current work is to take advantage of the war period to strengthen our own strength as soon as possible.

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The border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.

The fighting took place early in the morning.

Ding ding——

Dong Dong——

On the rain-soaked battlefield, the sound of kunai and shurikens clashing could be heard.

They were killing each other and hysterical roars could be heard.

There was no temperature in the air, only the strong smell of rust irritating everyone's nostrils.

That's blood.

The explosion of detonating talismans, the impact of ninjutsu on people, and the heart-rending screams of enemies at the last moment of their lives.

The sky was filled with darkness, and extremely thick dark clouds gathered, making it so heavy that people could not breathe.

There are corpses everywhere.

Blood-stained weapons, deep pits blasted by ninjutsu and detonating flashes.

Water bombs and fireballs, thunder and lightning and earth walls, and sharp wind blades roared like wild beasts.

This is the war of ninjas.

"Earth Escape·Earthquake Core!"

A Iwagakure jounin formed the seal and performed ninjutsu.

A huge area of ​​land rushed towards the sky, sending large swathes of Konoha ninjas flying into the sky, and spitting out stones one after another from their mouths.

As those stones moved in the air, they suddenly grew in size, bombarding the Konoha ninjas flying in the sky, causing them to scream with bloody flesh.

"That guy from Loess is quite capable. Then I can't lag behind."

The Iwagakure jounin with the afro also smiled, clenched his fists, and dropped them to the ground.

The ground suddenly exploded, causing a small earthquake, making the Konoha ninja in front unable to stand firm.

"It's a blast ninja!"

"Haha, I'm so happy. Am I already so famous?"

The Explosive Rock Ninja who used Explosive Numbers, heard the panicked shouts of the Konoha ninjas, and immediately jumped over, causing a series of explosions, blowing up a large number of Konoha ninjas.
To be continued...