Chapter 204: Miko and Nine Tails Jinchuriki
Chapter 204 Miko and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki
Come to the shrine again, the air here is clean and clear, giving people a wonderful feeling of being able to wash away the filth of the soul.
However, in this clean and clear air, there is still a bit of biting cold.
That is not the chill caused by seasonal weather changes, but a more thorough and deeper cold.
There was no one in the empty hall, Baishi was the first visitor here, and the usual maids and guards hadn't come yet.
Behind the curtain, Maitreya Miko can be seen clearly sitting there, holding a softly crying baby girl in her arms.
As soon as Baishi walked over, Maitreya Maitreya over there had already spoken: "Mr. Baishi came so early."
"Because I felt that the atmosphere here has changed a bit, and with the nineteen months you mentioned, the production just ended this month, so I came here to take a look. It seems to be going well."
Shiraishi looked at the baby held in Maitreya Miko's arms.
That should be Maitreya Miko's daughter Shion.
"Mr. Shiraishi should be able to perceive it with fairy art."
Maitreya Priestess must have asked such a sentence.
Baishi nodded, looking serious.
He could feel Maitreya Priestess's weakness at this time, but on the contrary, the crying baby girl in her arms gave Shiraishi a feeling like facing the previous Maitreya Priestess, lacking human breath.
The power of Maitreya Miko is being transferred to the baby girl in her arms.
"But is it really okay to transfer power to the next generation in this way, Lord Maitreya?"
Shiraishi asked.
"It doesn't matter, as long as I'm still alive, the power of sprites won't be able to touch the human world. If I'm not around in the future, Ziyuan will continue my work and suppress sprites again."
Sounds sadly fatalistic indeed.
However, there was no so-called sadness in Maitreya Priestess's tone, she just said these words while eating and drinking.
For the priestess, this is probably the so-called fate, the responsibility that the priestess must bear.
The evil fate that has been entangled with sprites since ancient times.
After a brief exchange, Shiraishi followed Maitreya to the side hall of the shrine.
The side hall is not very far from the main hall. It takes about a minute to walk there. The interior space of the side hall is very spacious. In the center is a circular altar engraved with mysterious runes. In the center of the altar, there is an ancient stone door that is closed tightly.
The purple-black mist seeped through the cracks of the closed ancient stone gate to the outside world like strands of silk.
Even if there is no flaw in the seal, it still cannot stop the erosion of the monsters on the other side of the stone gate.
The closer to the stone gate, the heavier the mental pressure on Shiraishi. The purple-black mist is like some kind of poison against human beings. If it is not against the magic chakra in the body, ordinary ninjas will probably have been deprived of their sanity by this part of the darkness when they come into close contact.
"this is…"
Even without Maitreya Miko's explanation, Shiraishi still had some guesses in his mind.
"Seal the altar of the monster. But here is only the soul of the monster. I sealed the body in the ancestral hall of the marsh country in the past."
The Country of Marsh is also a neighboring country of the Country of Ghosts, but due to its small size and scarce population, Shiraishi has not included the Country of Marsh in his plans for the time being, because after taking care of the Country of You and the Country of Bears, the Country of Marsh is just as easy to get.
Placing the baby in her arms in the cradle, Maitreya Priestess showed a rare kindness on her face.
Baishi looked at the position of Shimen, then at Maitreya, and the baby girl who was slowly stopping crying in the cradle, narrowing his eyes slightly.
It is not the first time he has come into contact with the power of sprites.
Nineteen months ago, he already felt that something was wrong.
Now I use fairy magic to perceive at close range, and I feel that things are not as simple as I imagined.
The powers of sprites and witch Maitreya are too similar.
It’s just the displayed nature, but it’s the opposite.
The power of the Miko gives people a feeling of inviolability and inviolability.
The power of sprites is more like gathering all the dark and filthy parts of human hearts.
This kind of power is not just for ninjas, but for the human race.
Thinking deeper, maybe it is the sins of human beings who create monsters like sprites.
"Your Majesty Maitreya, I want to confirm how long the seal here can continue to suppress monsters?"
Baishi looked at the ancient stone gate in the altar. The Maitreya witch's power remained on it, but the breath was very weak. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the seal is opened.
Therefore, Shiraishi must be prepared before the sprites break through the seal, lest things happen suddenly and it is too late to stop the sprites, causing chaos in the kingdom of ghosts.
According to the information collected by Shiraishi, the last spooky rebellion not only caused turmoil in the Kingdom of Ghosts, but also affected many surrounding countries.
Shiraishi does not want the kingdom of ghosts, which has been built with great difficulty, to be ravaged by monsters.
Moreover, the place where the ghosts' souls are sealed is in the hinterland of the kingdom of ghosts. When the ghosts escape from the trap, the disaster caused is immeasurable.
Maitreya hesitated for a moment and replied: "With my current strength, I can still suppress monsters for about five to ten years."
Five to ten years? That said, it's an uncertain time.
This is not a good thing for Shiraishi.
"Then I'll let people from the Uzumaki Clan come over to strengthen the seal of the monster and extend his escape date."
The next five to ten years will be an important development period for the kingdom of ghosts. Even if the monster wants to get out of trouble, he must fight when he is fully prepared.
"No, the sealing technique of human beings is invalid for sprites."
Maitreya Priestess shook her head and said calmly to Shiraishi.
Baishi raised his brows, approached the ancient stone gate in disbelief, pressed his palm lightly on the stone gate, and the celestial chakra began to circulate in the body, covering the ancient stone gate in the form of magic.
However, what surprised Baishi was that the ancient stone gate was indeed covered with Maitreya's sealing spell, and another layer of sealing spell was covered, but the purple-black mist was not reduced by the double sealing technique.
This also means that the sealing technique that Baishi performed just now has no effect on sprites.
"It's really strange that the four-element sealing technique used to suppress demons is completely useless."
Obviously this sealing technique also has a strong binding effect on monsters like Zero Tail, why can't the sprites, who are also monsters, have the slightest effect?
Baishi frowned, thinking about the answer to this question.
"The sprites are not ordinary monsters. They are special monsters that are naturally formed by mixing all the darkness in the human heart with chakra. The only way to deal with it is to turn itself into the opposite 'substance' of the sprites to restrain the sprites' actions."
Maitreya Miko explained.
"Can't solve the root cause?"
"Theoretically, it can be solved from the root cause, that is, to eliminate all human desires, and the sprites will naturally disappear. Otherwise, if you kill it once, human desires will be re-intertwined and fused with Chakra to create new "sprites" due to various karma."
The darkness residing in the depths of people's hearts is the root of sprites' survival.
Hearing Maitreya Miko's answer, Shiraishi sighed and confirmed some of his conjectures.
"The reason why we witches don't kill sprites, but seal them is because after a sprite dies once, it will be reborn randomly in a corner of the ninja world. It is more troublesome to find, and sprites' wisdom is far beyond that of ordinary people. It will be very troublesome to let them grow dormant."
Maitreya Priestess continues to narrate the past of the Priestess.
Therefore, instead of killing sprites, choosing to seal and suppress them is the best way that witches of all ages can think of.
Otherwise, if the sprites are randomly resurrected somewhere in the ninja world and lie dormant for hundreds of years, I am afraid that the power of the witch will not be able to pose a threat to it.
"The fate of the witch is really heavy enough."
"It's like this after getting used to it. In fact, Mr. Shiraishi also has the potential to become a 'witch'."
"?"
Baishi's mouth twitched, not knowing how to answer.
"As long as Mr. Shiraishi is willing to abandon human selfishness, he will have the power to restrain monsters. However, this kind of thing must not be something Mr. Shiraishi would like to see. Mr. Shiraishi has more desires in his heart than many people."
Baishi was silent, acquiescing to Maitreya Miko's point of view.
"Of course, having more desires doesn't mean evil. Using justice and evil to distinguish everything in the world is inherently narrow. Therefore, even if the sprites wipe out human beings one day, the problem must also appear on humans. The most fundamental reason for this part of darkness is the countless wars waged by humans for thousands of years. Every time a war breaks out, the sprites are at their strongest."
"Does Lord Maitreya hate ninjas?"
"Of course, including the Sage of the Six Paths who founded the Ninja sect, he is also one of the most disliked people by the shrine maidens. Blindly trusting humans has caused the power of Chakra, which is derived from the mutation of natural energy, to spread among humans, resulting in the birth of monsters that can destroy human civilization, imposing many unnecessary missions on the shrine maidens. The people of this country, too, always impose many unnecessary responsibilities on the witches."
Maitreya Maitreya walked to the ancient stone gate, she seemed to be talking to Baishi, and she seemed to be telling her own thoughts to the sprite on the other side of the stone gate.
"If it wasn't for this mission, I would probably be able to become an ordinary girl and have the happiness of 'freedom'."
It's just that behind Shimen, there are only spine-chilling sneers and mocking voices.
"Sorry, Mr. Shiraishi, I seem to be complaining too much."
Maitreya Miko had an apologetic smile on her face.
"It doesn't matter. You are right. Humans always impose their will on others, including me. At least you are more like a human, aren't you?"
Maitreya Miko nodded.
Even witches have emotions and desires, but because they need to practice special powers, they will cover them up skillfully in normal times.
Occasionally, I will complain about life willfully, release the pressure and burden in my heart, and keep accumulating negative emotions in my heart. When it explodes, I may become another sprite.
Thinking of this, Shiraishi thought that Maitreya Miko would not be alone, so he would often talk to himself here to relieve the pressure, right?
"Mr. Shiraishi, I think you are thinking about something impolite."
Maitreya Miko seemed to have seen through Shiraishi's heart, and looked straight at him.
"No, I just admire the witches of the kingdom of ghosts throughout the ages, they are so loyal and responsible to protect human beings."
"Guardian? It's not so much a guardian, it's better to say it's the obsession left by the first generation of shrine maidens."
"Obsession?"
"Hmm." Maitreya Miko looked lovingly at her daughter Ziyuan in the cradle, and smiled at Shiraishi: "Perhaps the ancient shrine maidens in the Kingdom of Demons are actually the same person. After all, things like chakra are wonderful powers that can give self-awareness."
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After staying in the shrine for less than an hour, Shiraishi walked out.
Between the mountainside, Shiraishi raised his head to look at the shrine far away from the earthly fireworks.
Before leaving the shrine, Shiraishi also got a positive answer from Maitreya Miko.
She will arrange for the Youzhi Kingdom, there is no need to deliberately arrange it there. When the time is right, the Youzhi Kingdom will become a vassal of the Ghost Kingdom.
And the second thing...
Baishi looked at the purple scroll in his hand, and sighed in his heart.
He really doesn’t want to be a ‘Miko’.
In this scroll, it is recorded that the priestess' practice is necessary.
It is a cultivation system that is very different from the current chakra and fairy art systems.
It can be used to suppress all kinds of monsters, even tailed beasts, which can be easily sealed after mastering the spells recorded in the scroll.
However, the cost of casting the spell is also very heavy.
That is to break away from the system of "human beings" and turn into a special "substance" to exist in the world.
It appears to be a human being, but its essence has become a strange creature similar to a sprite.
Although it is indeed tempting to easily suppress the power of tailed beasts, the disadvantage is that the threat to humans is reduced.
is the special attack power against monsters, tailed beasts, and other creatures.
At the same time, we must ensure that the mind is clean, and there should not be too much filth, otherwise the strength will be weakened...
Thinking of Liuli and Ayane, Shiraishi felt that the witch training system was too difficult for him.
Baishi looked at the sky, and there was still some time before it got dark, and the research work on Tailed Beast and Zero Tail would continue.
So, he carefully put away the scroll presented by Maitreya Priestess. Although he couldn't practice it himself, there were some cultivation methods in it. Baishi felt that he could find another way, which could be used for reference in fairy arts, and enhance the effect of sealing and perception ninjutsu.
On the way to the research institute, Ayane walked towards her before entering the research institute to work.
"Shiraishi-kun, there is an important message from Konoha."
"Important information? Has Yunyin made any new moves?"
If there is any important information from Konoha, according to the existing intelligence system, Shiraishi can draw a conclusion that it is related to Yunyin's movements.
"It has nothing to do with Yunyin. They probably don't want to fight against Konoha for the time being. They just harass the Fire Nation border without any pain, and fight back and forth with Konoha's border ninja troops. The important information I'm talking about is that Nine-Tails Uzumaki Kushina is pregnant."
Ayane shook her head, and then told Shiraishi the information she got.
"Nine Tails Jinchuriki is pregnant?"
Shiraishi narrowed his eyes, as Ayane said, this is indeed an important piece of information.
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Konoha.
In a conference room in the Hokage Building, a total of five people participated in this important meeting here.
Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.
Predecessor Naruto Sarutobi Hiruza.
The root leader Shimura Danzo in a semi-suspended state.
and two high-level consultants, Mito Menyan and Zhuanju Koharu.
Uzumaki Kushina's pregnancy is not a trivial matter, and it is not related to Konoha's survival, but it must not be taken lightly.
Kushina Uzumaki is not only the wife of the Fourth Hokage Minato, but also Konoha's extremely important Jinchuriki. The strongest tailed beast Nine Tails is sealed inside her body.
This means that Uzumaki Kushina's pregnancy is not just a matter of her alone, but a major event of the entire Konoha, which must be taken seriously.
At this time, whether it is the retired third generation of Naruto Hiraku, or the consultants, they all let go of their prejudices.
Their meeting this time only had one topic, and that was how to ensure Uzumaki Kushina's smooth delivery during childbirth, and then protect her personal safety.
"Kushina has encountered two major crises in the past. One was almost abducted by the spies who sneaked into the cloud, but fortunately, it was stopped by Minato at the time. Again, the defection incident that happened five years ago was controlled by Uchiha Ruri with Sharingan, causing huge damage to the Northeast Konoha area and the Death Forest."
After going to bed, Xiaochun spoke eloquently, proving that she was also very concerned about the pregnancy of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Kushina.
"At that time, the rebellion of internal personnel was not expected, and the Ninja World War involved most of Konoha's energy, which gave those people an opportunity. But it also means that even inside Konoha, it is not absolutely safe. I think that the protection of Kushina can be raised to another level."
Mito Menyan nodded and expressed his opinion.
"Regarding this matter, the third generation has already communicated with me in advance, and decided to send two additional classes of Anbe personnel. I also decided that Hatake Kakashi will lead a class of Anbe to protect Kushina. In addition, Kushina originally had two classes of Anbe guards. There are a total of twenty Anbe ninjas to protect them. To be on the safe side, I also put a special Flying Thunder God Kunai beside Kushina."
Minato gave a brief overview of Kushina's security situation at the moment.
There are so many Anbu ninjas, more than half of them are jounin. The abilities involved in these Anbu ninjas cover perception, ninjutsu, body jutsu, illusion, secret art, medical ninjutsu, sealing art, enchantment and other fields.
In addition to the Flying Thunder God Kunai he left behind, as long as Chakra is input into Kunai, he can sense it through ninjutsu, and he can go to support it anytime and anywhere.
Regarding Minato's arrangement, Midai Hirazan and the others nodded in agreement.
Indeed, even Hokage cannot enjoy this level of protection, and no matter what enemy they encounter, it is impossible to be broken in the first place.
Considering the importance of Kushina to Konoha, it is reasonable to have this level of protection.
Following the discussion of Minato and others, gradually improve the protection system around Kushina to ensure that even if Kushina himself has any problems, he can support until the arrival of reinforcements.
Whether it is Minato or Hirazan, they all understand the importance of Kushina.
Anbe's human resources, in a silent tacit understanding, all began to lean towards Kushina.
During pregnancy, until the moment of childbirth, Anbu's concentrated power to protect Kushina will only become stronger and stronger.
This also means that Konoha's power will be further shrunk in the village, and Jonin will also minimize the time spent on missions to strengthen the village's defense capabilities.
"Not only that, but Jinchuriki has to cut off contact with the Uchiha clan before giving birth smoothly."
Danzo, who had been silent all the time, said these words suddenly.
Seeing the four people looking over, Danzo did not hesitate at all, and expressed his opinion: "Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto of the Uchiha clan have a close relationship, and the Uchiha people can't believe it. If the Uchiha people grasp the delivery period of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it may cause a catastrophe."
Danzo’s remarks are not groundless.
The defection incident that night five years ago, the huge loss caused to Konoha, is still vividly remembered by everyone.
Uchiha’s ninjas can use Sharingan to control tailed beasts. Such things must be prevented from happening and cut off from the root.
After all, when the defection happened that night, Kushina's identity as Jinzhuriki could no longer be concealed, and it was exposed to the eyes of many people.
Even if the password ban is issued, with the power of the Uchiha clan, it is not difficult to know.
"Danzo's words are not unreasonable. Uchiha Madara back then, and Uchiha Ruri a few years ago, they could use Sharingan to control tailed beasts. For Kushina's safety, let her be patient for a while. When a female Churiki gives birth, the seal is the weakest time, and all potential hidden dangers must be removed."
Returning to bed, Koharu and Mito Menyan agreed with Danzo's proposal.
After thinking for a while, Minato and Hirizhan also nodded in agreement.
Extraordinary times are also treated with extreme means. The most important job at present is to ensure the safety of Kushina, not only the Uchiha clan, but also some unnecessary interpersonal contacts. During this period, certain restrictions must be made.
In short, the people who know that Kushina is pregnant and the approximate date of delivery, except for these high-level people, can only be Anbu ninjas who participated in the mission.
After the meeting, five people left one after another.
Minato came to the roof of the building, looking at the street view of Konoha, as if he wanted to let out the boredom in his heart.
Not long after, Kakashi appeared not far behind Minato in the image of an Anbe ninja.
"Master Naruto."
"According to what I said before, Kushina's safety is up to you, Kakashi."
Minato turned around, with a serious face, and said solemnly to Kakashi.
Kakashi is his most trusted subordinate, only letting Anbu, who is directly under Hirazan, protect Kushina, Minato is not particularly relieved.
This is not because he is afraid that Hirizan will be detrimental to Kushina. On the matter of protecting Kushina, he and the Third Hokage stand on the same firm footing.
Any dangerous elements who harm Jiu Xinnai must be eliminated without mercy.
He let Kakashi, his most trustworthy subordinate, be in charge of Kushina's safety, not only for Konoha's safety, but also because he wanted to do his part for his wife.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
"Go."
Kakashi nodded, and the figure disappeared from the spot.
Although Minato trusted him a lot, Kakashi knew that he was not the kind of person Minato expected.
Sometimes, he is also very grateful for Minato's unquestionable trust, and he will fall into the entanglement of confusion and distress between the identity of spy and Konoha ninja.
However, every time I think of that man, holding the white-toothed dagger that once made contributions to Konoha, ending his short life in an extremely shameful way...
Kakashi knew that the path he wanted to take and the path Konoha wanted to take were two parallel lines that had nothing to do with each other.
Revenge!
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