"This... damn it!" I punched the tree angrily, "It's still a step too late."
"Sorry...it's already...can't be saved..." Sakura squatted down and checked.
It shouldn't be, Ziyuan didn't die in the original novel. I remember, could it be that the butterfly effect happened after I came? I thought about it.
"I'm here! Is everyone okay?" Naruto ran over from a distance with Xiao Li on his back. He ran up to me, looked at the dead Shion, and was stunned.
"What...what's going on? Teacher Heiyin, what's wrong with Shion..." Naruto didn't dare to attack me, turned around and shouted to Neji, "Ningji! What's wrong with you! Why didn't you protect Shion!"
How could this happen! Say something!"
"That's enough..." Ziyuan walked out from behind the tree, "I'm not dead."
"Aster? What's going on?" Naruto looked at Aster lying on the ground and asked with confusion, "Why are there two Aster?"
After Ziyuan's explanation, it turned out that it was the last remaining guard around Ziyuan who used a secret technique to transform into Ziyuan's appearance and was killed for Ziyon.
So, after Naruto and Shion had a quarrel and escaped, we buried the guard and began to discuss the next countermeasures.
"I think the enemy will still come to pursue us, so we should leave some of our people to set up an ambush here." Neji suggested, "Then the other group of people will continue to escort the witch to the Sealed Shrine. Captain Black Sound, what do you think?"
"What Neci said makes sense, let's do it." I nodded, "Naruto, you continue to escort Shion to the country of swamp, we stay and help you stop the pursuers."
"But, Captain, Naruto is carrying a prophecy of death." Xiao Li said.
"Yeah, wouldn't it be better for the rest of us to do it?" Sakura also said worriedly.
"Because of this, I think it is most appropriate for Naruto to go." I looked at Naruto and said, "I believe you."
"Okay! Leave it to me!" Naruto gave me a silly smile, then put Shion on his back and hit the road.
"Teacher Kurone, are you planning to protect Naruto secretly?" Neji said.
"I'll leave this to you. If you can't stand it any longer, just send a signal and I'll come right away." I didn't answer Neji, and followed Naruto in the direction he left.
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"I think it's time to arrive." Naruto said as he came to a cave.
"Have you been here?" Ziyuan asked.
"No, but I think it looks like it here." Naruto said, jumped down, and ran towards the entrance of the cave.
Suddenly, the rocks on the ground cracked and many pottery figurines came out.
"Terracotta warriors and horses!" Ziyuan called.
"What...what figurines?" Naruto looked confused.
"If there are terracotta warriors and horses here, it means that guy is nearby." Ziyuan looked around nervously.
"Terracotta warriors and horses? This is plagiarized..." I activated Transmission and complained to the side, "But it doesn't seem to pose a threat to Naruto, so I'd better not take action yet."
Sure enough, Naruto used the Rasengan Kaguya clone to create a path and escorted Shion to the entrance of the cave.
"Quick! Come in quickly! I'll guard the entrance of the cave..."
Poof! Suddenly, a terracotta warrior pierced Naruto's back with a spear.
"What?!" My pupils shrank.
Bang! It turned out that it was only Naruto's shadow clone that was poked and exploded. I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!" Naruto's army blocked the Terracotta Warriors.
Shion bickered with Naruto for a while, and then ran into the cave. I knew there must be something wrong in that cave, so I followed silently. As for Naruto, I guess he would be fine even if I died.
Deep in the cave, there is a long and narrow bridge. Under the bridge is hot lava. On the other end of the bridge sits a haggard man.
"You've grown up, and you look a lot like Maitreya." The man said slowly, "Let's formally say hello to the young witch."
Several terracotta warriors and horses walked towards Ziyuan. As soon as they approached, Ziyuan sat on the ground in fright. The necklace on her chest flashed a few rays of purple light, and the terracotta warriors and horses immediately turned into pieces.
"My name is Huang Quan, and I am the person whose ambition was once blocked by your mother. Back then, the resurrected demons led us to rebuild the glory of thousands of years ago, if your mother was not around." Huang Quan looked at the panicked Ziyuan.
, burst into laughter. "Don't you understand your own power? It's really surprising, what have you learned so far, you loser?"
"For today, I work day after day..."
"Learn the art of sealing?" Huang Quan laughed, "Hehehe, then hurry up and seal me. Can you do it?"
Ziyuan ignored him, walked forward, and used the sealing technique. Huang Quan's body slowly melted, and a black mist appeared.
"To tell you the truth, I can't kill you, and you can't seal me, because we are one." Black Mist's vicissitudes of voice sounded, "If you open this barrier, then only one of us can get out, not me.
To replace you, you become me, and it all depends on each other’s chakra.”
I knew it was my turn to take action.
"Psychic art!" I took out a capsule from my ninja tool bag and crushed it violently.
Just then, Naruto rushed in.
"How's it going! Shion, is it over?"
"Naruto, I..." Shion shed tears and turned around.
Click! The ground beneath Ziyuan's feet cracked, and Ziyon fell down.
"Shion!" Naruto shouted and ran over.
At this time, the black mist suddenly grew larger and stretched out many tentacles, stabbing towards Naruto.