Shinki, Master of Memories!

After listening to the old woman's explanation, Shinki silently took out the Kusanagi Sword from the Summoning Scroll.

The old woman was horrified upon seeing this. "Sir, you mustn't! If you act rashly, you might release the monster sealed inside the stone!"

Right after the old woman finished speaking, Shinki raised his sword and brought it down!

"Whoosh!"

A flash of cold light!

With a "whoosh!", the strange stone with a pair of deer antlers was instantly split in two by the Shinki!

The next moment!

"Whoosh~"

A blurry, bluish-green mass burst forth from the shattered rocks!

Old woman: Σ( ° △ °|||)

"It's over! With the Sōma World,' Orange Village is about to face another catastrophe!"

"Ninja masters, you're all too impatient! T^T"

Seeing the old woman's anxious words, Shinki gave Konohamaru a look.

Konohamaru nodded in understanding and led the old woman outside the cave. "Grandma, don't worry, there's no monster in the world my older brother can't handle! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )

As he spoke, Konohamaru's face lit up with pride and longing, as if he himself possessed extraordinary abilities. He recounted the glorious achievements of the Shinki: "Grandma, do you remember the Fourth Shinobi World War a year ago, when the evil Madara Uchiha attempted to..."

Inside the cave, the Shinki looked curiously at the intangible monster before it.

The Sōma's body was entirely a cloud of mist, its head was shaped like a deer's skeleton, and it had a pair of translucent, emerald-green antlers...

On the other side, Sōma seemed to sense the dangerous Breath emanating from the red-haired man. After being freed from the seal, he confronted the Shinki for a long time.

A few seconds later, Sōma couldn't hold back any longer and launched an attack!!

"Shuashuashua..."

Several green orbs of light gathered around Sōma and flew rapidly toward the location of the Shinki!

Shinki remained calm upon seeing this, and raised his hand to create an Ice Release shield!

"Pfft--"

The green light collided with the Ice Release created by the Shinki and vanished instantly!

The Shinki behind the shield wasn't idle either; it gently raised its hand and used Six Paths Senjutsu to create Black Rods...

"Whoosh--"

Six black sticks emerged, each occupying one of the six corners of the cave!

At the same time, Shinki formed hand seals and shouted, "Six Red Yang Formation!"

"Buzz--"

The red barrier, connected and extended from the Black Rods as its axis, eventually transformed into a hexagonal prism-shaped enclosure!

Inside the barrier, Sōma tried to break through, but was bounced back every time he tried!

At this moment, when it looked at the Shinki again, flames danced in its empty eye sockets!

He was both angry and afraid!

However, Sōma's anger quickly turned into terror!

The man opposite me was slowly walking towards me!

ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!

What exactly is he trying to do?!

Opposite him, Shinki formed hand seals...

Actually, dealing with Sōma was very simple for him; he could easily take him down with a single Sealing Jutsu.

The reason he went to such lengths to use the Six Red Yang Formation to block Sōma's movement was because he had another matter to verify...

He wants to devour Sōma!

A few minutes later, outside the cave.

The old woman asked worriedly, "Sir, are you really alright?"

Konohamaru patted his chest and assured him, "Didn't I tell you? My older brother is..."

The old woman waved her hand, a hint of speechlessness on her face (ー_ー)!!: "Alright, alright, I know. A hero who quelled the war, the strongest and most handsome Sixth Hokage of Konoha, the most awesome man in the Shinobi World... But Sōma is different, it's a monster! ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞"

A few minutes later, news that the Yomura Family had asked Ninjas to deal with Sōma spread like wildfire throughout the village.

Many Orange Village appeared outside the sealed cave.

"I knew it! The girls of this generation in the Yomura Family are no good. They disregard tradition and it's utter nonsense! (′д`σ)σ"

"Exactly! She should have just married the boy from the Meigetsu Family, why did she have to make such a big fuss!"

"What if Sōma is released... She's ruined the whole village!!"

Hearing these people's speeches, Konohamaru, who had a strong sense of justice, couldn't sit still. "Yomura Lemon is only eleven years old, and you are selfish and forcing her to get married! convex(`0´)convex"

The villagers shrugged, indicating they didn't care. "She's not my daughter, why should I care how old she is when she gets married?"

"Exactly, exactly! And sealing Sōma's is their family's mission!"

"You! ╰_╯" Konoha's eyes blazed with fury as he took half a step forward...

Just then, Shinki emerged from the cave and called out to Konohamaru, "Konohamaru, don't attack the civilians!"

Konohamaru felt a little wronged. "But..."

Shinki gently pulled Konohamaru aside. "Never mind them, let's go turn in the mission..."

On his way back to turn in the quest, Shinki turned back and glanced at the heartless Orange Village.

The villagers who had gathered together instantly looked bewildered!

"Huh? Why am I here? (°ー°)"

Yomura Family.

Shinki successfully completed the mission to eliminate the Sōma and received a huge reward!

The proud and arrogant Yomura Remon was filled with gratitude. "Thank you for your help..."

Konohamaru smiled and said to Yomura Remon, "With my older brother on the case, there's nothing we can't solve!"

"You don't need to get married so early now..."

"By the way, my name is Konohamaru Sarutobi. You can come visit me in Konoha sometime..."

On the way back to the village.

Shinki looked at Konohamaru beside him curiously. "You didn't dislike that girl at first, how did you change your mind so quickly?"

Konohamaru blushed slightly upon hearing this. "No, it's just that I feel sorry for her, a little girl, trying to put on such a show, and also...(´つヮ⊂︎)"

Shinki laughed, "And Yomura Remon is actually quite cute?"

Konohamaru's face turned even redder! (ﾉ∇︎ )

Three days later.

The Hokage's Office.

Shinki, having received Tsunade's notification, pushed open the door.

Upon entering, I saw the high-level executives sitting around a table!

Utatane Koharu, her face long and sullen, said, "This is outrageous! The Sixth Hokage is still alive, how can the Fifth Hokage be filling in?"

Tsunade retorted, "I feel sorry for my disciple, so I'm helping him share the burden. What's wrong with that? ꐦ≖ ≖"

Shinki was already used to these two troublesome Advisors, so he ignored them completely and looked directly at Tsunade, asking, "Master, why did you call me here for a meeting in such a hurry? What's the matter?"

Tsunade: "It's not something that happened in Konoha, it's other villages... Recently, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and some smaller Ninja Villages have all been attacked!"

"Tell me in detail," Mitokado Homura said.

Tsunade gently.

Shikamaru, who was waiting to the side, reported with a stack of reports, "The Fifth Hokage has already explained the general situation. What I want to add is that some of the remains of these Ninjas have been found, but the remains all showed signs of Chakra depletion."

"Furthermore, witnesses claimed that the murderer was a person wearing a white robe and carrying a fishing rod..."

Mitokado Homura: "Fishing Rod Murderer... When did such a villain appear in the Shinobi World? (≖╻≖;)"

Utatane Koharu, looked speechless. "You should just retire already! Is the fishing rod the point? It's the white robe! →_→"

Tsunade nodded. "Yes!"

"As far as I know, all the Ōtsutsuki currently appearing in the Shinobi World are wearing white robes!"

Mitokado Homura frowned. "So, this is the Ōtsutsuki making a comeback?!"

Shinki shook his head. "It's not exactly a comeback. According to the Great Toad Sage, the Ōtsutsuki has always existed in the Shinobi World..."

Tsunade nodded. "Anyway, that's the gist of it. Everyone, please strengthen your defenses these days, and also..."

Then, Tsunade looked at Shinki and said, "Protect the Tailed Beasts in the village!"