"Oh no! They're here!!"
"Get the priestess away immediately!"
All the officials, their faces filled with horror, fled the palace in panic. The entire palace was completely...
Just then, several guards rushed into the palace and came before Shion.
"Your Highness, please hurry!"
As he spoke, one of the guards stepped forward, preparing to carry Shion on his back and escape with her.
As for where to escape to, there was no clear destination. Even the palace of the Land of Demons had fallen, and it seemed there was nowhere left to escape to.
If they flee to another country, it would be tantamount to completely abandoning the sealing of the Moryo, and the existence of the priestess would then be utterly meaningless.
However, at this moment, the guards couldn't think about anything else; protecting Shion was the most important thing.
But at that moment, a figure suddenly walked in through the palace gate.
Although the palace was in chaos, everyone noticed him the moment he walked in through the door.
"Who?!"
Judging from their attire—a loose white robe—they were clearly not from the Land of Demons, and they weren't wearing any ninja village Forehead Protector. All the guards looked on with wary expressions.
Uya glanced around the scene, paying no attention to the guards and officials, and fixed his gaze directly on the priestess Shion in the distance.
Uya was somewhat interested in the ability to foresee the future, because it could be considered the power of destiny, or more simply, the power of time.
Seeing the future is called foresight, like the Great Toad Sage or the Shrine Maiden Shion.
Uya was quite curious about this power that could touch time. At first, she thought it was due to Chakra, but later Uya discovered that it was not.
Touching time is far more difficult than touching space. Although Space-Time Ninjutsu is rare in the Shinobi World, it still exists, unlike time-time Ninjutsu, which has never even been heard of.
Strictly speaking, this precognitive ability can be considered one of the time-based Ninjutsu.
"You... you're a ninja?!"
The guards who were originally going to carry Shion away from the palace saw Uya approaching and immediately stood warily in front of Shion, gripping their weapons tightly, their whole bodies trembling slightly.
"Ninjas from the Land of Rain."
Uya glanced at him and then spoke calmly.
Upon hearing Uya's words, the guard breathed a sigh of relief and had no doubts. Under these circumstances, it would be pointless for someone who came to the Land of Demons to impersonate a ninja, as the puppet army was already at the city gates and about to raze the palace to the ground.
"Great! Please quickly protect the priestess and get her away!"
The guards breathed a sigh of relief.
The priestess Shion, who had been sitting there silently, finally raised her head, looked at Uya, then glanced at the palace, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, and said, "Are you alone?!"
"I'm the only one."
Uya stood there, his gaze fixed on Shion, scrutinizing her as he calmly responded.
In fact, the Moryo and the priestess are one, like twin consciousnesses. The priestess has the power to seal the Moryo because she herself is the Moryo.
It's like a person's good and evil thoughts being separated into two separate consciousnesses.
Therefore, this ability to foresee things should also originate from the Moryo.
Uya knew that Kaguya Otsutsuki did not possess time manipulation abilities. She was the progenitor of Chakra, and if even she did not have such abilities, then no ninja could possibly possess them.
The Great Toad Sage's power clearly did not originate from Princess Kaguya, and as for the Moryo, Uya remembered that it seemed to come from a special alternate dimension, which also did not originate from Princess Kaguya.
"How can you be so rude! Who gave you permission to stare at me! Besides, how are you going to protect me all by yourself?"
Seeing Uya's indifferent yet scrutinizing gaze, Shion immediately became dissatisfied, pouted, and launched into a tirade of sarcasm.
Tsk!
Uya already knew her personality, and upon hearing her words, he couldn't help but chuckle.
She looks very similar to Hinata, and her eyes are somewhat like Byakugan. Both of them are kind-hearted, but they express it in completely different ways: one is gentle and cute, while the other is sharp-tongued and arrogant.
Throughout my life, I have specialized in curing sharp tongues.
"Then, who gave you permission to yell at me?"
Uya walked directly to Shion, tapped her forehead hard with his fingers.
Thump!
Ouch!! That hurts!!
A red mark suddenly appeared on Shion's snow-white forehead, and the pain seemed to bring tears to her eyes as she glared at Uya through gritted teeth.
"You... you bastard, what are you doing?!"
"Hey."
Uya's lips curled up, and with a flick of his wrist, he tapped the same spot again.
This time, Shion refused to accept it. After clutching her forehead and letting out a pained cry, she shrank to the very back and angrily ordered the guards.
"This guy is an enemy, grab him quickly!"
However, from the moment Uya walked up to Shion, the guards stood completely frozen, and even when Uya tapped Shion's forehead twice, they remained completely unmoved.
It was as if it had completely Petrification in place, which was extremely eerie.
Seeing that the guards wouldn't listen to her, Shion's little face immediately showed a frightened expression, and she said, "You... you stay away!"
Seeing her dodge and try to run away, Uya smirked, caught up with her in one step, and accurately tapped her forehead again through the gaps between her fingers that were covering it.
Ouch, ouch, ouch!!
"Aaaaaah, I'll fight you to the death!!"
Shion finally lost her temper, lunging forward with bared teeth and claws, ready to fight Uya to the death, as if she wanted to bite Uya hard.
However, before she could pounce on him...
Thump!
"Asshole!!"
Thump!!
Shion sat there, covering her forehead, tears welling up in her big eyes. Her gaze towards Uya was no longer as willful as it had been at the beginning, but instead carried a sense of grievance and timidity.
Uya smiled slightly and made another gesture as if to knock on her, which startled her so much that she covered her forehead with both hands, leaving no gap.
"What... what are you trying to do?!"
"I think I just said I didn't allow you to yell at me." Uya withdrew her hand, a faint smile still playing on her lips.
Upon hearing Uya's words, Shion immediately shut her mouth, becoming much more obedient than before.
Seeing her like this, Uya nodded in satisfaction. No matter who it is, it's better to behave well in front of him.
"Well then, now we can have a proper chat. Do you... have any premonitions about me?"
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The booming sound grew clearer, and the tremors of the earth became more intense, clearly indicating that the puppet army was getting closer and closer.
Standing outside the palace, one could already see a massive army of puppets, arranged in neat rows like terracotta warriors, marching with impeccable precision and at a steady pace toward the palace.
As the puppets drew ever closer, the arrows fired were utterly ineffective against them. The palace guards all showed fear, cold sweat beading on their foreheads, and their hands gripping their weapons trembled uncontrollably.
"Damn it..."
"These things are simply beyond human capability to defeat."
"Only the Priestess can seal that monster; otherwise, no one can stop it." (To be continued.)