"Going up from here is the gate of the Fire Temple."
Under the long stone stairs, the young man chopping wood wiped the sweat from his head and said to the two visitors from outside the mountain with bright eyes: "The current abbot of the temple is Master Jilu. I heard that even the famous people have met him.
He also needs to be respectful.
"This spring during the blessing ceremony, I saw him presiding over the ceremony on the mountain behind the Fire Temple, and I discovered that he could actually make the Bodhisattva with thousands of hands and eyes appear behind him. How impressive..."
The kid couldn't stop talking about these local legends.
At first, the two outsiders listened patiently, but after all they still had business to do. In the end, the girl among the two couldn't help it anymore and grabbed the wrist of the woodcutter boy. The latter's dark face was swollen.
He turned red and was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
"Thank you for leading us."
A flawless smile hung on the girl's moon-like face, and her crystal-like light purple eyes were filled with deep kindness.
As she spoke, she gently placed the square object wrapped in lotus leaves in the palm of the woodchopping boy's hand.
"This is a medicinal candy specially made at my home. After eating it, you will not be bitten by mosquitoes when you go to the mountains to chop firewood. It is very useful."
"Well……"
Perhaps the girl in front of him was too pretty to be real, so the boy chopping firewood believed her words so much that he left a "Thank you, sister" and then ran away with a blushing face, holding the candy in hand.
"Thank you...sister?"
The girl stared at the retreating figure of the woodcutter boy, a faint green color appeared on her forehead, and the butterfly-patterned feather fabric draped on the outermost part moved automatically in the wind.
"Any questions?"
Her companion had a handsome face, and he looked very similar to Uchiha Sasuke, but his face was a little less square and angular than the former who always curled his lips.
Giyu opened a pair of purple-red three-magatama Sharingan eyes, and his hair, which had grown back in the past three years, was tied up high on the back of his head, just like his step-king brothers, which was quite characteristic of the ancients.
"Not counting the days when you died, you are now twenty-one..."
"I believe that's not what he meant, and there's no need for you to mention anything about death."
The Butterfly Ninja skillfully interrupted Yiyong's explanation, then lowered his head and glanced at his legs, and said quite confidently: "I think it is because of my height that I appear to be older than I actually am. You
Right?"
She walked closer to Yiyong, stretched out her hand to make gestures on their heads, and muttered: "The test result this morning was 1.57 meters, which should be about 3 centimeters taller than you..."
The butterfly ninja is 12 years old physically, but his height has exceeded the peak value of 1.51 meters in his previous life.
Considering that she entered puberty about half a year earlier than Yiyong, this height will last for a short period of time.
Sometimes when she dreams about this in the middle of the night, she will laugh like a silver bell, scaring Xiao Nan who lives next door.
"1.55 meters." Yiyong corrected: "You didn't reduce the thickness of the soles."
"..." Butterfly Ren took a deep breath and let it out in a long breath.
There is no way, there is a good reason why a person's body cannot control his temper when it reaches this special age.
People who lose weight always want to take off their clothes first, and people who gain height don’t want to take off their shoes before pulling the ruler. Isn’t this normal? Why do you have to take off your clothes!
"You still remember the purpose of our visit to the Temple of Fire this time, right?"
After adjusting his facial expression, the Butterfly Ninja turned his head and said seriously to Yiyong: "We are not here to make friends, let alone scare or offend others, so your 'six weapons' - praise, smile, give gifts,
Imitation, repetition and that...that something..."
"Sincere concern." Yi Yong spat out a few words seriously.
Judging from the speed of his answer, he must have kept these six words in mind as he did the breathing method and would never forget them.
"Yes, that's it."
The Butterfly Ninja clapped his hands and asked half gently and half forcefully: "In short, you don't need to use any of these strategies. Just let me talk about the important things. Is that okay?"
Yiyong was silent for a moment, staring at Butterfly Ninja without any change in his expression, as if he had nothing to say to her.
About five seconds later, he suddenly stepped onto the steps without saying a word, and walked straight up alone without looking back.
"Eh? Are you actually angry? It seems I'm not the only one affected by age!"
Get a win back.
Butterfly covered her mouth and smiled while quickly following up. To use an inappropriate analogy, her nimble steps made her look like a mole in a game of whack-a-mole, as if she appeared in all directions of Yiyong at the same time.
Between the silence and the continuous teasing, the two people soon arrived at the main entrance of the Fire Temple.
The ancients said: The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.
Among them, for the "Rong" item, the daimyo chose to outsource it to Ninja Village, so for the "Sacrifice" item, naturally, he should deal with it as perfunctorily as possible.
Although Fire Temple has the name "Temple", there are more than just temples for Bodhisattvas - the local mountain god, water god Inari, and even the altars of new gods from folklore every year and the Six Paths Immortals are also located in the temple.
Every year when praying for blessings, the daimyo sent a representative to sacrifice all that could be sacrificed at once with the help of the monks, so that the rain and dew would be evenly touched and no god would be offended.
On the way to the main hall on the mountain, Yiyong unexpectedly saw a small shrine enshrining the nine-tailed fox on the roadside.
But judging from the degree of damage to the shrine, it was probably a relic from the time when the shinobi village system was not established more than a hundred years ago. At that time, the Kyuubi was actually worshiped as a mountain god.
"Forbearance, look here."
When he walked near the main entrance of the hall, Yiyong suddenly reminded him softly.
Butterfly Ninja followed his line of sight and noticed that a family of three were walking out of the hall with low eyebrows. No matter from their words, deeds, or clothes, they were either rich or noble.
From a doctor's perspective, apart from the mother, the father and daughter of this family of three have a kind of health that seems to be "overflowing" - the fair skin and rosy complexion look even better than her with Mudun.
Be full of life.
This is very abnormal.
"It seems that we have come to the right place." Butterfly frowned, "Are they deeply affected?"
"It's not as exaggerated as the blood sample Muichiro sent. He's still stronger than ordinary people."
Yiyong used the transparent world to carefully observe the physical condition of that family.
"However, there has been no seafood fishing in the Country of Waves for fifteen days, which means that the father and daughter have not eaten those things for at least half a month, but they have not shown anything like the fishermen talents Muichiro said.
Some behaviors are similar to withdrawal reactions..."
"Thankfully I didn't eat enough."
After hearing Yiyong's "diagnosis", the butterfly ninja calmed down a little, "Otherwise it would be really troublesome. The mother doesn't look too good. What's going on? Is it related to those seafood?"
"It should be a gastrointestinal problem caused by eating only a vegetarian diet."
Giyuu repeatedly checked and finally came to this result, "It's a bit like Naruto when he was a child, slightly malnourished."
"Okay, after we finish our work here, let's go to their home."
When the Butterfly Ninja passed by the family, he stretched out his hand and popped out a seed smaller than a grape seed. The seed stuck to the heel of the girl's shoe like a cocklebur, and would soon be buried by dust.
As long as they are not too far away, the butterfly ninja can find the location of this family through the connection with this seed.
Next, Butterfly Ninja and Giyuu walked around the entire Fire Temple and found six more people with abnormal physical conditions among the more than 120 tourists. The most serious one had not eaten for many days.
Seafood has become confused and is lying on the ground learning to bark like a dog.
However, his family didn't know the reason and thought he was possessed by a ghost, so they sent him to the temple to exorcise the evil spirits. The treatment method given by the monks was to knock him out directly.
"Fortunately, less than one thousand people in the world are willing to spend money to buy this kind of seafood; there are even fewer people who can eat it every day until they go crazy."
The Butterfly Ninja looked at the messy cooking altar over there and sighed semi-sarcastically: "I really have to thank that Kado for setting the price so high. Otherwise, if every ninja could afford it, in order to improve his strength, he would spend every day
Go eat, I really don’t know what this world will become..."
"This is simply the result of humans eating the offspring of animals infected with Hidan's blood, or even the offspring of offspring."
Giyuu tightened his grip on the sword hanging at his waist, his face tense as a piece of gloomy iron: "The most important thing, Hidan's heart, is it in the body of some sea creature, or in the hands of some careerist?"
Yes, this is what worries me the most."
Butterfly Shinobi glanced at Giyuu worriedly.
Just as she was about to say something, a passing novice noticed the two uninvited guests with knives.
"Hey, who asked you to come in with weapons?"
The novice shouted loudly and approached, intending to drive them away, but when he saw Yiyong's eyes, he instantly recognized who he was.
"Um...you two, please wait a moment."
Cold sweat broke out on the novice's forehead. He clasped his hands and bowed: "Abbot Dilu is currently giving a lecture in the Sutra School. I will invite him over right now."
"Then I'll trouble you."
Butterfly Ninja also responded with a Namaste, and the latter hurriedly went deeper into the temple.
"I didn't expect your face to be so useful."
Butterfly Ninja turned around and couldn't help but jokingly said: "He is indeed a ruthless character wanted by three countries.
"I heard from Miss Xiaonan that there used to be an old bounty hunter in the Akatsuki organization. As long as the bounty was high enough, he would kill even if he was a comrade, and he would never fail. You have to be careful. It is said that
When he was young, even Senju Hashirama was not necessarily his opponent."
"Is that so?"
Giyong, who has frequently escalated his quarrels with Butterfly Ninja into fights in the past few years, is convinced, "If I see him, I will take action with all my strength."
"Just remember."
Butterfly Nin looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
She patted Yiyong's arm and pointed to a small temple diagonally behind the main hall. On the plaque of the temple were the words "Ksitigarbha Spirit Lotus", which seemed to be a place for fortune-telling.
"Remembering the last few years of the Meiji period, my sister, I, Kanahu, Kokiyo, Kosumi, Naho and Kooi would go to Sensoji Temple to pray for blessings every New Year."
A smile that was different from before appeared on Butterfly Ninja's face, and his eyes were filled with the tenderness of nostalgia.
"Although I personally have never believed in the blessings of gods and Buddhas, my sister has firmly believed in these things since she was rescued by Mr. Mingmingyu.
"So every time, in addition to praying, she would also ask us to draw lots. If we got a lucky draw, she would make a guard out of the paper and give it to the person who didn't get a lucky draw; if we didn't get a lucky draw, she would
, he taught us to tie the bad fortune on the tree, saying that we would let the wind blow away the bad luck..."
Then, her tone changed slightly.
"The last time I went to Sensoji Temple, my sister got a lucky draw. But I didn't expect that within a week after that, she would..."
"..."
Yiyong looked at the Butterfly Ninja and then at the palace over there, "Do you want to give it a try now?"
"I don't believe in those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but don't you think that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is very similar to Mr. Beimingyu?"
Yiyong walked slowly to the entrance of the temple with Butterfly Nin. He looked at the golden statue across the porch and said puzzledly: "Mr. Bei Mingyu has hair. He (referring to Ksitigarbha) not only wears a hat, he is also a
He's bald and doesn't look like he's very capable of fighting..."
"I'm not talking about appearance."
Butterfly Ninja pulled out three black lines on his forehead: "I mean behavior."
Then she explained: "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once made a great wish that the hell would not be empty and he would not become a Buddha. But Mr. Mingmingyu, in order to prevent the other parts of Wuxian from escaping like before, he not only put aside his rebirth, but even
He gave up the opportunity to be resurrected in this world and gave it to others, while he stayed in the endless hell and was always vigilant and monitored.
"That's exactly what I meant when I said they are similar."
"I see." Yiyong pondered for a while, "It's somewhat similar."
"So, what I'm asking for this time is not Ksitigarbha's spiritual lottery."
Butterfly Ninja washed his hands outside the main hall door, burned incense, knelt down on the futon in front of the Bodhisattva, and bowed three times.
"I just hope that Mr. Wei Mingyu can give me some warning and inspiration like when I joined the Demon Slayer Corps..."
As if sensing something, the hanging stick outside the temple door was blown by the wind, shook violently, and threw out a short stick, which landed right at Butterfly Ninja's feet.
"The eighth lot is good luck."
She read aloud, but she couldn't tell whether she felt happy or sad. Then she looked around, but she couldn't find the signed book.
At this time, a powerful chanting voice came from outside the hall: "The eighth lot means - don't miss the beginning and the end, the culture must be reasonable. The knife comes by chance, and it will be very happy when it happens."
The two of them turned around and saw a monk with thick eyebrows and a majestic appearance approaching from a distance until he was outside the palace gate.
"This sign means that the benefactor should not have any fear of the outcome, because for a long time to come, whether it is practicing ninjutsu or studying literature and art, it will be as smooth as cutting wheat with a sickle. As long as the benefactor keeps his mind on the right path,
Life will be very happy.
"Good afternoon, both of you. The poor monk is the abbot of the Temple of Fire, Di Lu."
"Uchiha Giyu."
"I am Butterfly Ninja, and I am his companion."
While the two responded, Dilu was also looking at them quickly.
Seeing the three magatama in Giyuu's eyes, he felt a sudden shock in his heart at first; but when he looked at the color of the Sharingan and thought of the information he got from Konoha, Chiriku knew that Giyuu probably wasn't looking for trouble, and he felt relieved immediately.
Quite a few.
As for the Butterfly Ninja, he didn't take the opponent seriously at first, until he accidentally glanced at the straight-sheath katana hanging on the opponent's waist, and his half-open eyes suddenly widened.
He was once the guardian ninja of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. He had seen illustrations of many treasures in the Daimyo's mansion, including the Six Paths Ninja Tools, and he would never make a mistake.
[That kind of craftsmanship...is one of the Kusanagi swords, the Amansugaun sword?]
Dilu Leong thought of the news that had been circulating in the Land of Fire in recent days, and immediately knew the identity of this girl.
She is the one who robbed all the information on more than a dozen money exchanges in the Land of Fire!
One is the most wanted criminal in three countries, with a bounty equal to that of the Five Shadows; the other's weapon alone can be exchanged for one Shadow's head.
[When two people like this come to the Temple of Fire, is it a blessing or a curse...]
"I wonder what you two are doing when you come to the Temple of Fire?"
After all, Di Lu was someone who had seen big scenes, so he immediately calmed down.
"Since you explained it to me and said that whatever I want to do will come naturally, then I will tell you the truth and you will not be an obstacle to me."
Butterfly reluctantly smiled.
[I don’t think that’s what I said...]
Di Lu felt that his bald head was a little tight.
The Butterfly Ninja took out a card the size of a playing card from his pocket. After sealing it, he poured out a stack of documents with the gold exchange watermark from the card, not caring at all that this might reveal his identity.
"About ten days ago, a case occurred in the City of Fire where a noble went crazy and bit someone to death."
As soon as these words came out, Di Lu's eyes were slightly shocked. He wanted to pretend to be indifferent and didn't understand anything, but suddenly he felt that the skin on his face felt like it had been scraped with a knife.
When he raised his eyes, he found Uchiha Giyuu tilting his head and staring at him motionlessly.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue listening.
"Because the victims were both nobles, the matter was brought to the attention of the daimyo. The daimyo calmed the matter and sentenced the perpetrator to death. However, considering that the murder was caused by mental insanity and crazy temperament, and if there were extenuating circumstances, his family would be allowed to
Please be sentenced to death to preserve the body."
Butterfly Ninja quickly changed the paper and summarized the content above.
"However, the night after the execution, the murderer resurrected in the morgue. In order to stop him, two more people were bitten to death on the spot. The next day, the execution official secretly reported the matter to the daimyo, who ordered the murderer to be executed in other ways.
Poison, stabbing, and arrow rain were used, but they failed to kill him. On the contrary, soon after, the murderer's injuries gradually became intact. As a result, the daimyo had to order the ninja to use fire escape to completely kill him.
"But that night, there were more than twenty crazy reports from nobles or wealthy businessmen in the City of Fire. There was no official record, but they couldn't hide it from the spies at the money exchange."
The butterfly ninja continued: "Because some of the people who went crazy this time were of unusually high status and were not comparable to those before, the daimyo suppressed the matter and planned to find a cure for them.
"However, these crazy people are yelling and screaming all day long. It is extremely inconvenient to keep them in the city. Sooner or later, there is a risk of being exposed. And outside the City of Fire, the only place where the daimyo can rest assured is..."
She pointed to her feet, "Here it is. Master Dilu."
"I don't know what you are talking about."
Di Lu's mouth was very tight, and his jaw was almost tightened into a straight line. "I have never heard of such a strange thing. I'm afraid it's just fiction and alarmism."
Just as Yiyong was about to say something, the Butterfly Ninja raised her hand to stop him. She calmly sorted out the information in her hand and sealed it back into the cards.
"Since this matter is false, then it doesn't matter if I hand over those things just now to the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Thunder."
Butterfly Ninja waved his hand with his smile still: "Anyway, they won't come to you and turn the entire Fire Temple upside down just to confirm a scandal... Of course, there is information marked by the gold exchange. If they want to come here,
Maybe it’s more credible.”
"you……"
Dilu's face turned pale at first, and then his aura rose sharply, and an illusory Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara statue immediately appeared behind him.
It is true that he is a monk, but he is also the most trusted servant of the daimyo. In order to keep the daimyo's secret, he can attack anyone.
However, the two people opposite him looked calm. They looked calm and did not look like they were dealing with a famous guardian nin. Instead, they looked like they were facing a child who raised the toy in his hand angrily.
"No matter who you face."
Yiyong shook his head and said as if stating the facts: "You can't even last a second."
As we all know, Uchiha Giyuu never lies. Even his enemies who hate him the most will say so.
The virtual image behind Di Lu disappeared instantly, and he slumped and took two steps back.
Jilu knew in his heart that even if he didn't say anything, he would still be unable to resist the illusion of the three Magatama Sharingan.
"What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, we never wanted to reveal any secrets from the beginning."
Butterfly Ninja clapped his hands happily, "I just hope you can temporarily lend us the patients and the place to accommodate them."
She handed Jilu a piece of paper, on which were written the more serious symptoms of "Seafood Eaters in the Land of Waves": "Then please think of a way, say that you have a treatment idea, or that you have been cured
It doesn’t matter if it’s a few individuals, let the Daimyo gather all the people with the above symptoms in the Fire City here.”
Di Lu took the piece of paper and read it carefully. The more he read, the more frightened he became: "There are more than a hundred people in this situation in the Fire City recently?"
"That's why we need to do it as soon as possible." Butterfly Ninja shook his head: "When they all go crazy and kill people, it will be too late."
Yiyong also nodded solemnly, expressing his approval of the butterfly ninja's statement.
"I see."
Di Lu gritted his teeth and said, "Please come with me to get the key to open the seal of the underground palace."
"I trust you won't cause trouble."
Yiyong said: "We are waiting here. We found the location of the underground palace when we were walking around just now. It is under the main hall next to it."
"..." Di Lu was stunned for a moment, said nothing, saluted and left.
"In this way, we can observe the specific effects of the drug on real 'patients'. Only the sample Muichiro took, it is still a bit reluctant."
After Dilu walked away, Butterfly Ninja let out a long sigh of relief.
"There is no Nezuko or Blue Higanbana in this world. We can only use the child's blood as a blueprint to make drugs that inhibit Hidan's cells. As a result, his body is always in a weak state, so we have not been able to achieve it for a long time.
The Breath of the Rock·Changzhong.
"Right now, Muichiro is waiting for the results of our test at the Living Dragon. He is the only one left in the Country of Waves, and he has such a character that explodes when provoked. I really can't worry about it.
"I hope he can recite the sutras honestly and never have any conflicts with those fishermen in the Country of Waves who don't know why!"
