"Where did it come from?"
Naruto used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, intending to sense the Chakra in Miroku's body.
The result surprised him a little.
This power...
Wasn't Chakra, but pure Natural Energy?
It was somewhat like Hidan's, yet somewhat different...
"It seems My Lord has noticed a thing or two as well."
Miroku extended her right hand and raised it before herself, palm upward.
The next moment, a white light shone in her palm, and everyone present immediately felt a warmth from the inside out.
Even the darkness in their hearts was washed away, giving rise to a feeling of positivity that came from the bottom of their hearts.
"This is a power even older than Chakra. It is a power bestowed by heaven and earth, born from the faith of all living beings."
A divine radiance appeared on Miroku's face.
"Thousands of years ago, before that tree appeared, Chakra did not exist in this world."
"At that time, both technology and civilization were relatively backward. People could not understand the various strange phenomena that existed in nature, especially natural phenomena such as lightning and thunder, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses."
"And so, people of that era could only attribute all of it to the work of the gods in the heavens. They came to revere nature and worship nature. It was precisely because of this primitive worship of nature that gods were born."
"And priestesses originated from faith in the gods. They were chosen by the people to make offerings to the gods. Later, shrines were built, and priestesses became divine maidens serving at those shrines."
Miroku spoke of the origin of priestesses as if telling a story, and Naruto and the other two listened with great interest.
As for matters like this, even Naruto, who