In the past, ninjas who wanted to conquer the world used the power of monsters and sprites to create an undead army.
The monsters led their legions to ravage various countries and almost destroyed the entire world.
This is the true face of the ghost army now threatening the world.
At that time, the miko Maitreya, who was Shion's mother, used powerful ninjutsu to seal the body and soul of the monster.
The body of the monster is sealed in the Kingdom of Swamp, and its soul is sealed in the Kingdom of Ghosts.
In the Kingdom of Ghosts, within the mountain streams with distinct hills and valleys, the howling wind blows across the vast land and pours into the valleys through the cracks.
Under the bottomless abyss, two flickering lights dispersed the surrounding darkness.
An old ancestral hall was built deep in the valley, and there were several armed guards guarding the door 24 hours a day and night.
"There are only four guards? You don't look like a monster that can destroy the world, do you? Brother Scorpion, are you being deceived? Hmm."
In the sky, a giant clay bird flapped its wings and landed, and Deidara used a high-power lens to see clearly the ancestral hall below.
Simple and obscure, full of ancient and profound atmosphere.
They were indeed looking for the right place to build it in such a deserted mountain.
"Shut up, stay here."
Fei Liuhu's tail curled around Ziyuan, and Xie jumped onto the mountain wall and jumped down.
Tap tap tap...
The sound of rapid footsteps immediately alerted the guard in front of the ancestral hall, "Someone dangerous is approaching, stop him!"
Zhengzhengzheng!
Everyone stepped forward with their swords drawn, but before they could even take two steps, their faces were washed away by a dense rain of poisonous needles.
The densely packed poisonous needles were like a huge net, covering the face and swallowing several guards in an instant.
Puff puff!
A burst of hard objects entered the body and the figure exploded, and the blood mist exploded and spread out, forming a red mist of blood.
The strong wind roared through the deep valley, blowing away the smell of blood in the air.
Fei Liuhu walked by leisurely, leaving only a hedgehog-like body on the ground.
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Konoha Village, Hokage Building.
The new Hokage Building was built according to the original drawings. It looks like it has been completely renovated and is exactly the same as the original Hokage Building.
Tsunade sat behind her desk with a serious face, holding an information scroll in her hand.
An information scroll came from the Kingdom of Ghosts. Two mysterious men kidnapped the shrine maiden Shion from the Kingdom of Ghosts. The most important thing is that the information scroll mentioned something.
It is a description of the appearance of the two mysterious men.
Hong Yun wears a black trench coat and rides a giant white bird. One of them has a golden single ponytail, and the other has a stooped body with a big hunchback.
According to the information in Tsunade's hands, these two people are clearly the Sand Ninja Rebel Ninja Red Sand Scorpion and the Rock Ninja Rebel Ninja Deidara!
The Red Sand Scorpion is a famous genius puppet stylist in Hidden Sand Village, and Deidara is a disciple of the Tsuchikage.
"Not long after the incident caused by Orochimaru settled down, the Akatsuki organization jumped out to stir up trouble again."
Tsunade tapped her index finger on the table rhythmically, signaling the ANBU.
Whoosh!
An ANBU wearing an animal mask appeared in an instant, kneeling on one knee in front of the desk, "Hokage-sama."
"Go and find that boy Xili." Tsunade finished her words and suddenly thought that if she just sent an ANBU there, she might not be able to call Xili at all.
Hokage's order?
That guy won't give you face.
Tsunade paused and then said, "You'd better go find Izumi first. Only with her presence can you guarantee that the boy will show up."
"yes!"
The ANBU left instantly, and the room became quiet again.
Tsunade put down the information scroll in her hand and stood up. She walked to the window and looked out at the village outside the window.
The endless stream of pedestrians walking on the street seemed to have forgotten the Orochimaru attack.
It is still so bustling, lively, quiet and peaceful.
But there was a vague feeling in Tsunade's heart, a feeling that a violent storm was coming.
And the center of this whirlpool storm is Xili!
Tsunade frowned, feeling inexplicably irritated. She didn't know if sending Seeli to the Kingdom of Ghosts was the right choice this time.
But except for Xili, no one else in the village could win reliably against the Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara.
In the afternoon, it was already three hours after Xili and Izumi appeared in the Hokage's office.
Just as Tsunade expected, if the ANBU hadn't asked Izumi to go to the top of the mountain in advance, Xili would not have dumped her at all.
When an ordinary person is summoned by the Hokage, who wouldn't rush to the Hokage building as quickly as possible?
Only Xili ate a meal leisurely and took a bath in the hot springs, and then slowly came to see Tsunade.
"This is the latest information about Akatsuki."
"The Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara captured the shrine maiden from the Kingdom of Ghosts, and at the same time released the sprites, awakening the ghost army."
Tsunade threw the information scroll to Seeli and explained.
"The so-called ghost army has been identified as a type of puppetry. It is slightly different from ordinary chakra line manipulation, but the principle is similar."
"What is uncertain now is whether the witch is still alive and whether the power of the demon is controlled by the red sand scorpion."
"There is also news."
At this point, Tsunade paused and raised her eyes to look at Xili.
Xi Li was slightly startled, "What are you looking at me for? Is it possible that Poisonous Scorpion still wants to take revenge on me? If that kid is so filial, why doesn't he go to Kakashi to trouble him?"
"The parents of the Red Sand Scorpion died at the hands of White Fang, and it has nothing to do with Kakashi."
Tsunade explained casually.
Then her eyes narrowed slightly and her tone became serious.
"But your guess is right. The Red Sand Scorpion is probably coming for you this time. Don't forget that Chiyo died in your hands."
"Oh, what then?"
Xi Li casually looked at the contents of the information scroll, and then handed it to Quan Mei.
Tsunade was so choked up by Xili's indifferent attitude that she even worried nervously about this kid for three seconds.
result?
Three seconds of her time were wasted!
"No matter what the purpose of the Red Sand Scorpion is, the monster cannot stay. If the Red Sand Scorpion is not a madman who wants to destroy the world, he should not kill the witch."
"Because the sprite is an unkillable monster, only a witch has the ability to seal him."
"Your mission is to rescue the witch and seal the monster."
Noticing that Tsunade used the word 'you' instead of 'you', Izumi quickly asked, "Is Xiao Xixi going on this mission alone?"
How could Xiao Xixi go on such a dangerous mission alone?
"With Xili's speed to rescue the witch, one person is enough to seal the demon, but too many people will affect his actions."
"In addition, Izumi, you have an important mission."
"The ghost army is moving towards the border of the Kingdom of Fire."
"The four major countries have sent troops for reinforcements, but it is unrealistic to rely on their reinforcements. At this time, it would be good if the four major countries could not hold back."
"Izumi and your team formed a blocking force and went to the border to intercept the ghost army."