The Temple of Fire is located on a hill five kilometers outside the capital of the Kingdom of Fire. Due to its long history and grand temple, the incense is quite prosperous.
"Your Highness, we are going to move forward on foot next!"
At the reminder of the housekeeper Norina, Li Chuan jumped out of the carriage, and a long staircase leading to the top of the mountain appeared in front of him.
Different from the deserted temple when watching anime when I was a kid, the stairs at this time were full of ordinary people from the Land of Fire going up and down, making it look very lively.
I think it may have been because of the tomb robbing incident that the Fire Temple was temporarily closed in the land.
"Walk!"
Not talking nonsense, Li Chuan waved his hand and led Jino, the servants and guards to climb up the stairs to the top of the mountain.
Because his body has now returned to the peak level of his previous life, when he climbed to the top of the mountain in front of the Fire Temple gate, he felt almost nothing, unlike Kinno and some of the servants next to him, who were already out of breath.
"I didn't expect His Highness the Prince's health to be so good!"
In the eyes of Kinano and other servants, their prince was the type who stayed at home for many years, rarely went out, and rarely exercised. However, they did not expect that his physical fitness was so much better than theirs.
"Is this the sealing iron wall?"
The gate of the Fire Temple is estimated to be more than five meters high. It is made of cast iron and covered with gold paint. There are two huge stone statues on both sides of the gate.
Based on vague memories, Li Chuan remembered that the gate and the stone statue were not only decorations, but also a powerful defensive barrier created by the Fire Temple using barrier ninjutsu and sealing techniques, covering the entire Fire Temple.
Once it is turned on, it requires the chakra of the Immortal Clan, which is unique to the monks of the Fire Temple, to pass through. It is said to be a defense that can never be broken.
However, it seems that in addition to being broken once by "Sora" who possesses the nine-tailed chakra, it was also broken once by the undead duo organized by "Akatsuki".
"Your Highness, do you want to be hosted by the host of Tongchuan Fire Temple to receive you?"
Seeing Li Chuan standing motionless at the door of the temple, Jinai asked softly.
In Kinno's view, although the Fire Temple is famous, it is just a temple. When His Royal Highness the Prince comes, the abbot of the Fire Temple should personally come out to receive and accompany him.
Li Chuan shook his head when he heard this:
"No, let's go shopping first."
He came here to learn ninjutsu from his master, not just to pretend to be smart, so he had to have a better attitude. Otherwise, even if he really joined the Fire Temple and Jilu was unwilling to teach him his true skills, there would be nothing he could do.
Although the royal family of the Fire Country has a high status, they do not have absolute control over Ninja Villages and Ninja Temples.
Let alone a powerless prince like him, even if the daimyo came over, he could not force the Fire Temple to hand over the ninjutsu that had been passed down in the temple for so many years.
After walking around the temple with his entourage and burning a few sticks of incense, Li Chuan discovered that the Temple of Fire mainly enshrines two Buddhas, one is Guanyin and the other is Fudo Myoyo.
"This is very close to the Fire Temple's famous ninjutsu: Thousand Hands Killing and Angry Eyes King Kong."
After visiting the Temple of Fire, he no longer wasted time and went directly to the steward monk in the front hall who seemed to have a high status and said politely:
"I'm in Yuanchuan. I have something to ask of Director Di Lu. Please pass on the message."
"His Royal Highness?"
The monks in charge of the front office were all human beings. When I heard that Li Chuan's surname was Yuan, which was the surname of the Fire Kingdom royal family, I immediately thought of the rumored prince who didn't go out often.
"Exactly."
Li Chuan nodded.
The monk in charge immediately smiled and performed a Buddhist salute respectfully:
"The young monk will ask someone to inform the host. His Royal Highness, please go with the young monk to the guest room in the backyard to rest."
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Different from the hustle and bustle in the front hall, visitors are not allowed in the backyard of the Fire Temple, so except for the monks who are practicing their physical skills in the open space, no one else can be seen.
"Hey, is that young man also a monk in the temple? Why didn't he get tonsured?"
Following the steward monk on the way to the backyard living room, Li Chuan saw a young man with long hair. His heart moved and he asked the steward monk.
The steward monk followed Li Chuan's eyes with a trace of disgust on his face:
"Your Highness, that's Kong. The child brought into the Temple of Fire by Master Dilu is a lay disciple, so he doesn't need to be tonsured."
"How old is he?"
Li Chuan asked casually.
The steward thought for a moment:
"She must be eleven years old."
Li Chuan nodded when he heard this and did not ask any more questions.
In fact, he guessed who the young man was at the first sight. He asked the steward mainly because he wanted to know the young man's age so that he could roughly judge the time when he entered this world.
Although he still has an impression of the main plot of Naruto, after all, he watched the anime when he was a child. He is not very clear about the specific events that took place in the world of Naruto and which year.
However, in his impression, Sora's age was not much different from Naruto's. Sora was now eleven years old, so Naruto should be almost eleven years old, and Naruto seemed to be twelve when he graduated from the ninja school.
After doing this calculation, he roughly had some understanding of the timeline he was in, and at the same time he was secretly relieved.
This time is actually quite good. The plot has not yet unfolded, and there will be no embarrassing situation where he encounters the immortal duo coming to destroy the temple just after he worships the Temple of Fire.
"Kino, please wait outside!"
After giving instructions to Jino, he entered the guest room under the guidance of the steward monk. Li Chuan waited patiently while sipping the hot tea from the Fire Temple.
After waiting for about five minutes, a bald monk who looked to be in his thirties and wore a monk's robe knocked on the door and walked into the guest room.
"The host of the Fire Temple, Jilu, has met His Highness the Prince."
"President Di Lu, there is no need to be polite."
Li Chuan quickly stood up and returned a Buddhist salute.
"I wonder what your Highness the Prince has to say to the young monk?"
After sitting cross-legged on the futon, Di Lu had a puzzled look on his face.
Dilu actually had no clue that the noble prince suddenly came to the Temple of Fire to look for him in person.
Although he was one of the "Twelve Guardian Ninjas" of the Land of Fire when he was young, his mission at that time was to secretly protect the daimyo. He had only met this reclusive prince a few times, and had not even spoken to him.
Pass a sentence.
"Abbot Jilu, the main reason why I came here this time is to become a monk at the Temple of Fire and become your disciple!"
Li Chuan didn't mince words and directly stated his purpose of finding Dilu. As a prince, he didn't need too many verbal tests.
Dilu's eyes suddenly widened when he heard this, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Your Highness, are you sure you are not joking with this young monk?"
The prince of the Kingdom of Fire, with such a distinguished status, actually wanted to become a monk in the Temple of Fire and worship him as his teacher. This really caught him off guard and was a little difficult to understand.