In the depths of the valley, only a few oil lamps flickered with faint light.
"Shion, are you okay?" Naruto carried Shion in a princess carry as he swiftly dashed and leaped through the passage. At the entrance just now, because it had been so dark, more than a dozen black shapes had suddenly lunged at them. Fortunately, Naruto was covered in a layer of Nine-Tails chakra.
Combined with Naruto's quick reflexes, that had kept both himself and Shion from being hurt. Still, Shion had probably been affected by the incident. It was no wonder—the attack had come so suddenly that even Naruto had been taken aback, let alone Shion.
"Mm, I'm fine, Naruto. But put me down. We're here now, so I can walk in by myself." Shion's cheeks were slightly flushed in the dim passage. Though she said that, her hands remained firmly wrapped around Naruto's neck, showing no sign of letting go.
"This is faster! And we can't guarantee it's safe in here yet!" Naruto said bluntly, completely unconcerned.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Honestly, this place was far too large. Luckily, there were no branching paths, or Naruto would really have had a headache. After turning several corners, the darkness before them suddenly brightened slightly.
A stronger light than that in the tunnel flickered ahead, and Naruto's face lit up with delight.
"We're here!"
"Huff, huff..." Karui panted heavily, sweat dripping nonstop from her forehead as she muttered, "Is this ever going to end?! There's just no end to them, Darui!"
Darui watched the stone statues surging in from every direction as though they were endless, his expression growing increasingly grim.
"Don't worry. We don't need to destroy all these statues; we only need to hold them off. Based on past records, once Moryo is successfully sealed again, these