Kakashi stood up and introduced his group to the priestess, "Shrine priestess, we are ninjas from Konoha. My name is Kakashi, and these are my teammates: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura, and Sasuke."
Sakura and Sasuke are also disciples of the Lord Hokage. These two are Samui and Darui from Kumogakure. We came to the Land of Demons to investigate the kidnapping of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure.
Your subordinate says you might know a clue, so they've come seeking help.
The priestess nodded and addressed the crowd:
"You can call me Shion. I might know a little something about the disappearance of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."
Kakashi quickly stopped Naruto from speaking, letting Shion continue:
"This matter is also related to me. Kakashi, I've heard of you."
You're Jonin of Konoha, I wonder if you've ever heard the legends of our Land of Demons?
Although time was tight when he arrived in the Land of Demons to carry out his mission, Kakashi still did some research.
He nodded. "I've heard the legends of the Land of Demons, but I don't know much about them. Could you please tell me more, Your Highness?"
Shion's eyes were vacant, revealing a look of reminiscence. "A long, long time ago, a powerful demon appeared in the Land of Demons. It created Undead Army, wanting to rule the world."
Fortunately, a powerful priestess sealed away the demons of the Land of Demons. However, the demons were immortal, so the priestesses had to pass on the responsibility of guarding the seal from generation to generation.
About two weeks ago, I received a prophecy, and you were among the prophecies.
According to the prophecy, the monsters have colluded with external forces to take this opportunity to destroy the world.
If I'm not mistaken, they also captured that Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
As for what they did with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, that's beyond my knowledge.
Naruto stood up and asked urgently:
"Where is that monster? Let's hurry and defeat it to rescue the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!"
Shion shook her head slightly:
"It's no use. I've already foreseen your deaths; the outcome is already decided. So no matter what changes are made, the final result will remain the same."
Naruto was furious. He pointed at the shrine maiden and shouted:
"Are we just going to wait for the enemy to come and kill us? I absolutely refuse to believe your bullshit prophecy."
I, Naruto Uzumaki, will defeat all enemies with my own two hands!
The priestess Shion glanced at Naruto, but was not moved by his grand words. Instead, she lowered her eyes slightly, as if she had not heard Naruto's words.
Seeing that the priestess remained unmoved, Naruto was about to step forward to argue with her when Kakashi grabbed him.
Shinjō stood up, smiled at Shion, and said, "Since the priestess can foresee, I wonder if she has foreseen my death?"
Shion looked up at the handsome black-haired boy in front of her. He usually made accurate predictions, but this time there was no movement at all.
I see no prophecy in your account. Perhaps the prophecy has simply not yet come to pass, and when it does, you will surely die.
Shinjō didn't believe in such nonsense. Putting aside his identity as a transmigrator, the fact that he could travel through worlds using Dragon Vein energy, coupled with the Flying Thunder God, made him believe that nothing in this world could kill him.
Moreover, in this world, in terms of combat power, he fears no one except Madara Uchiha, and Madara Uchiha only has the ability to defeat him, not kill him.
Having worked tirelessly day and night for over a decade, he has finally reached the pinnacle of the Shinobi World. How could he be intimidated by a mere prophecy?
"Since the priestess couldn't make an accurate prophecy about me, does that mean that I didn't die in your prophecy, which means our mission will ultimately succeed?"
Shion opened her mouth, looking at Shinjō's warm and calm smile, but ultimately did not refute his words.
Perhaps deep down she also wanted to believe that prophecies could be changed.
"Tell us the monster's location! We need to rescue our companions, defeat the monster, and save the world!"
Naruto couldn't wait any longer; he felt that this kind of mission—where demons were meant to destroy the world—was perfect for him.
Although she didn't manage to save the princess, she was at least a priestess, so it wasn't too bad.
"Since you're determined to die, I won't stop you. I do know the location of the monster's seal. Whatever the enemy does, they'll eventually end up there."
"Hahahaha! You think you can stop Lord Yomi?"
A scream came from afar and landed in the courtyard. With a loud crash, two guards were kicked into the house by the force, knocking down a large section of the door.
Four figures walked in through the dilapidated gate.
Kusuna.
" Banna."
"Shizuku."
" Setsuna."
Four oddly-looking people nodded slightly as a form of greeting:
Greetings, fellow Konoha Ninja!
Kusuna, who was the first to speak, shook his head and said, "I advise you all to return to Konoha. We have no enmity between us."
Naruto was about to rush forward when Sakura grabbed him. Breaking free from Sakura's grasp, Naruto shouted at the man, "Where did you hide Killer B? Hand him over!"
"You mean that unfortunate Eight-Tails Jinchuriki? Hahaha, how interesting. He wasn't originally in Yomi's plan."
"I didn't expect him to barge in like this, so let's use the Eight-Tails 'Chakra within him to further strengthen Lord Yomi's plan."
The man named Banna also said with a smile.
"You don't know yet, do you? This blond brat in front of us is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. If we capture him and send him to Yomi, he'll be very happy."
Shinjō watched the four henchmen's actions without saying a word. If he had to deal with enemies of this caliber himself, what would be the point of Naruto and his friends?
Naruto yelled and charged towards the four of them, shouting to Sasuke as he ran, " Sasuke, let's see who defeats more enemies!"
Sasuke snorted but didn't refuse, and followed Naruto as they charged forward.
Darui seemed to want to join in and defeat the enemy, but seeing that Shinjō and Kakashi were unmoved, the usually lazy Darui, with a toothpick in his mouth, pretended to become invisible.
Sakura still needs to support Samui and won't lift a finger. Samui, being injured, is even less likely to do so.
Therefore, only two members of the large team went to meet the enemy.
With a worried look, Taruho asked Shinjō beside her, "Are the two of them alright?"
Shinjō nodded with a smile, "No problem, the two of them are enough."
Just kidding, these two are the future saviors. Although they are not very old now, thanks to the addition of the transmigrator Shinjō, their strength is much greater than that of their peers in the original work.
Sasuke has already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and can even awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan at any time.
While Naruto hasn't yet mastered Senjutsu, he has already mastered the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
Aside from their combat experience, in terms of pure strength, there aren't many ninjas in this world who can consistently defeat them.