The Land of Demons, the Miko, and a Nostalgic Scent

Three days later, Kakashi and the others arrived at the residence of the Miko of the Land of Demons.

"You must be Ninja from Konoha Village in the Land of Fire?"

At the entrance of the mansion, a man dressed in green and wearing a tall hat stopped Kakashi and the others and questioned them.

"It's us."

Kakashi took out the document Tsunade had given him and handed it over.

The man examined it carefully.

After a long silence, he nodded. "You may go in. The Miko is inside."

Kakashi and the others nodded in acknowledgment and slowly walked inside.

After everyone entered, they saw a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, with white hair and beige pupils, sitting quietly in the room.

After exchanging some words with the guards beside her, she slowly looked at Kakashi and the others.

"You must be the Ninja who escorted me to the Country of Swamps."

Kakashi replied, "Yes, it's us."

"Excuse me, Lady Miko, when shall we depart?"

Let's set off now.

The Shion spoke softly.

"Shall we set off now?"

Naruto Uzumaki with slight dissatisfaction, "We've traveled for ages to get here, and we haven't had a proper rest along the way. Now we're leaving as soon as we get here?"

Naruto.

Kakashi intervened.

"What's wrong? I'm just stating the facts."

"Are you Naruto Uzumaki?"

The Miko Ziyuan looked at the blond-haired man in front of her and asked.

"Yes, that's me."

Naruto Uzumaki smiled.

The Shion frowned and said coldly, "Why did you come here? I've already told Konoha Village that you might die, haven't I?"

"It's just a possibility. I, Naruto, will not die easily. Besides, I'm here to save you!"

"Save me? My predictions are 100% accurate, they've never been wrong. You save yourself."

Shion's attitude was very cold.

"Who do you think you are!"

Naruto Uzumaki was very dissatisfied with the other person's tone.

Just then, Shion noticed that there were two people behind Kakashi, a man and a woman, who had not bowed at all.

This made her frown slightly. "Are those two also Ninja from your Konoha?"

"Yes, Lady Miko."

Kakashi responded with utmost respect.

"Then why didn't they bow?"

Kakashi was stunned upon hearing this.

He didn't know how to answer. Would Kanami bow to such a stranger? Of course not.

Bowing to Tsunade and the others was purely out of politeness.

However, he never bows to these outsiders.

In the eyes of these people, Ninja are inferior. The worldview of the Shinobi World is: Feudal Lord> Noble> Commoners > Ninja.

This is a ranking based on status, but in terms of actual combat strength, Ninja are always ranked first, no matter what.

"Why aren't you two bowing?"

Seeing that Kakashi didn't answer for a long time, Shion looked at Kanami and asked.

Hinata Hyuga Kanami stopped her.

He looked coldly at Shion, "I'm afraid you can't handle my luggage."

"As Ninja, you must know your place. If you're not willing to escort them, then go back."

"As Miko, I can reach the temple of the Country of Swamps even if I am alone."

Shion turned around, revealing her back to everyone.

Kakashi's expression immediately turned ugly.

He never imagined that the Miko before him would be this kind of person.

He had heard Tsunade's story about the other person, and that the mission of the Miko throughout the ages was to seal away an evil creature called Moryo, so he thought that the other person would be a very peaceful and easy-going person.

It seems that the other person is the kind of person who is difficult to get along with.

"Kanami, how about we..."

Hinata Hyuga Kanami, not wanting the escort mission to fail because of the two of them.

Kanami didn't mind. "No need. It's just escorting her. We don't need her consent to escort her."

Just then, Naruto Uzumaki finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He suddenly stood up, pointed at Shion, and shouted, "How could you be like this!"

"Protect the Lady Miko!"

In an instant, several guards with spears surrounded Kakashi and the others.

Kakashi also hissed at Naruto, "Naruto, stop talking."

"I initially thought she was a world-saving hero, which is why I wanted to escort her. Who knew she was such an arrogant and conceited woman! Even if I'm punished and made a Genin life, I won't escort her!"

Naruto was very angry.

Getting so angry just because I didn't bow to her? Ninja really not human?

His goal is to become Hokage, but the Hokage is simply a powerful Ninja. For her to insult Ninja here is, in Naruto's eyes, an insult to the Hokage.

Shion, standing directly in front with her back to the crowd, clenched her fists slightly beneath her long sleeves.

Kanami and Uchiha Sasuke possessing Sharingan, easily caught this subtle movement.

Kanami narrowed his eyes slightly.

He recalled this scene from the Original Plot the Last: Naruto the Movie version, where the Shion didn't want too many people around her.

Because she had predicted that the final outcome would always be death.

Almost everyone around her would die because of her, and she didn't want that to happen.

It seems she intended to use this to drive us away, most likely to save Naruto and choose to face the Yomi of the Country of Swamps herself.

Yomi is a man's name, and he was the one who released these evil Moryo.

And it used its own body to give the Moryo a physical form.

The biggest obstacle to this journey to the Country of Swamps for sealing is Yomi.

However, Kanami ultimately did not bow in respect.

He wouldn't let himself feel uncomfortable just because the other person wanted to do something.

He simply finds it very uncomfortable to bow to strangers; he's not used to it and is too lazy to do it.

After a period of back-and-forth mediation by Muu Muu Kai, Naruto and Shion finally reached a reconciliation.

"I'll escort you, but I will still report what happened today to the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire, as well as your underlings."

"That's what Shion said coldly."

He seems to have a very strong personality.

Naruto pursed his lips, clearly wanting to lash out again, but then he remembered Kakashi's earlier threat that if he dared to act recklessly, he wouldn't be allowed to participate in next year's Chunin exam!

He ultimately managed to suppress his anger.

What a haughty, arrogant woman!

Naruto thought to himself, "What am I complaining about?"

After resting for a while, as dusk fell, Shion, accompanied by a guard, set off with Kanami Kanami and the others.

Head to the Country of Swamps.

On the other side, in a dimly lit room in the Country of Swamps, a man with long black hair was standing before four men dressed in white.

"I have a feeling that the Miko is about to set off. The four of you go and kill her."

The four nodded expressionlessly and then disappeared from the man's sight.

"Miko, what a nostalgic scent."