When his younger sister Xi was born, their father Saotome had indeed come to the hospital.
And he had shown great affection for his daughter.
But precisely because of that...
Uchiha Shisui's heart sank even further.
His father had been bewitched by that Hyuga Sho!
But... no matter what the future held...
I would use the sword in my hand to change the Uchiha Clan, eliminating the enemies of the Uchiha... and even the enemies of Konoha!
Even if it cost me my life, I would not hesitate.
The otherworldly monster, Mōryō.
It was said that the monster would never grow old, and would forever retain its ambitions.
He had existed since the era of the Sage of Six Paths a thousand years ago, a natural disaster possessing immense power.
Mōryō had more heads than the Eight-Headed Serpent, and each head could launch an attack.
Its body could regenerate. It was immortal and indestructible.
"I learned this information through the previous miko... my mother..."
Miko Miroku lay on Hyuga Sho's back as she explained.
They killed their way through.
Hyuga Sho dealt with several more ninjas from the Land of Demons before finally arriving at the cave in the Land of Swamps where the Shrine of Sealing was located.
The Shrine of Sealing.
It was a place in the Land of Swamps, built atop a volcano.
In fact, Mōryō's body was sealed within the magma.
"That is the entrance."
Miko Miroku pointed toward the cave ahead and said calmly.
"Be careful...!"
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble. Rocks and mounds of earth stirred to life, and terracotta soldiers emerged from the ground one after another.
Their eyes glimmered with the yellow light unique to demons, while their heavy stone weapons reflected not the slightest glint.
The Ghost Army, which