In the days that followed, everyone recuperated in the Miko's palace.
Thanks to Shinji's Medical Ninjutsu, everyone who had been injured received thorough treatment, and their wounds gradually healed.
Sasuke and Neji had been deeply shaken, and as soon as they recovered, they immediately began training.
Meanwhile, Kakashi and the other Konoha Ninja, at the Land of Demons' request, immediately began investigating the Yellow Springs Cult's activities within the country.
Inside the Sealed Land.
Kakashi stared at the damaged coffin and asked the Land of Demons official beside him, "Is this where the monster 'Moryo' was sealed?"
"That's right. This is the place!"
The Land of Demons official nodded with a dark expression.
Even now, he still couldn't figure out how the Yellow Springs Cult had discovered this place. The location of the Sealed Land was an absolute secret, even among the highest levels of the Land of Demons.
Feeling the remnants of Moryo's evil Chakra inside the coffin, Kakashi knitted his brows uneasily. "Was the seal here placed by the previous Miko?"
The Land of Demons official nodded slightly.
Kakashi was puzzled. "If the previous Miko placed the seal herself, why was it so easy to undo?"
"Well..."
The Land of Demons official shook his head. They wanted to know the reason, too.
"Could it have something to do with the Akatsuki Organization?"
Kakashi couldn't help thinking of the Akatsuki Organization.
After returning to the Miko's palace, Kakashi met with the others from Konoha and pooled the results of their investigations.
Asuma spoke first. "I went to several places suspected of being Yellow Springs Cult hideouts, but found no clues. They were all abandoned."
Kurenai said, "It's the same on my end. The Yellow Springs Cult seems to have vanished overnight."
The others shook their heads one after another,