The Attack

The next morning, Uzumaki Hane arrived at the palace. Shion was sitting cross-legged in the main seat, her eyes somewhat unfocused, seemingly lost in thought, and did not notice Uzumaki Hane's arrival.

Uzumaki Hane stepped forward, extended his right hand, and flicked her forehead, startling her awake. Shion covered her forehead, but this time she didn't lunge at him with bared teeth and claws like before; instead, she seemed a little dazed.

Uzumaki Hane was a little puzzled and said, "Shion, what's wrong with you today? This isn't like you at all." Shion remained silent.

Uzumaki Hane smiled gently and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shion stared at Uzumaki Hane for a long time before saying in a low voice, "You will die." Her voice was very soft, and Uzumaki Hane didn't hear her clearly at first. She asked, "What did you say?" Shion didn't speak again, her eyes slightly red.

Uzumaki Hane reached out and gently stroked Shion's hair, saying, "What's wrong? Tell me, I'll help you."

Shion said again, "You will die. You will die with a stab wound through your chest."

Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Hane asked in a deep voice, "Did you foresee this again?"

Shion remained silent, but Uzumaki Hane could see the pain in her eyes. Uzumaki Hane reached out and flicked her head, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not that easy to kill."

Shion covered her forehead and shouted, "You rude bastard, don't you dare flick my head again!"

Uzumaki Hane laughed loudly, "Hahaha, I won't flick your head today." He turned and left.

As Uzumaki Hane left, she thought to herself, "The priestess possesses a mysterious power. Whenever she is on the verge of death, she brings back visions of her past self—this is what's called prophecy. Shion's prophecy is indeed 100% accurate. In the original story, Naruto was prophesied to die, but he only survived thanks to the power of Shion's mother. I'm not worried about myself. Even if I were stabbed in the chest, with my elemental transformation, I wouldn't die. However, I still need to be careful and continue to strengthen myself."

Leaving the palace, they ran into Taruho. Seeing Taruho somewhat flustered appearance, Uzumaki Hane asked, "What's wrong?"

Taruho's expression turned extremely serious as she said, "We've lost contact with the ancestral hall's guards."

Recalling Shion's prophecy from earlier, Uzumaki Hane said, "Has something happened?"

Taruho said, "Something must have happened. The ancestral hall is sealed with Moryo. Because it's a serious matter, the guards usually contact us every so often, but they haven't contacted us since last night."

Uzumaki Hane thought to himself, "Could it be that Yomi has already broken the seal? This is much faster than in the original story. What could be the reason?" However, if the opponent breaks the seal, then the Ghost Army will awaken, and the current situation will become somewhat troublesome. The Ghost Army looks very much like terracotta warriors, and its combat power is not too strong, but the opponent is basically immortal and indestructible, making it difficult to deal with.

Thinking of this, Uzumaki Hane said in a deep voice, "Tell me the location of the ancestral hall, and I'll go take a look myself."

"Okay, I'll go too," said Taruho.

Uzumaki Hane immediately said, "No, it might be too dangerous there. I can't protect your safety. Besides, if the enemy breaks the seal, they will definitely attack Shion. You stay here to protect Shion. I'm fast enough to be back right away."

Taruho knew that Shion might be in danger, and said, "Alright, Uzumaki Hane, then I'll leave it to you. I will mobilize all available forces to protect Lady Shion."

Uzumaki Hane quickly arrived at the ancestral hall and immediately discovered the corpses of several guards. Uzumaki Hane remembered that the Ghost Army had been sleeping there, but now they were all gone. Uzumaki Hane quickly walked towards the sealing platform, where the seal had been broken.

Uzumaki Hane murmured, "It seems the Moryo has escaped, and I'm afraid Shion will be at a disadvantage." He hurriedly turned and left, rushing back to the priestess's palace.

At the foot of a cliff, Yomi was resting. After all, bearing the immense power of the Moryo was a huge strain on his body. If he couldn't return the Moryo's soul to his body in a short time, Yomi's body would collapse.

Ghost Army swarmed around the Yomi, for the Moryo without physical bodies were vulnerable. The three, Fudō, knelt before the Moryo. Two streams of Chakra emanated from the Moryo, flowing into Kusuna and Shūri, who roared to the sky, their bodies covered in strange patterns. Feeling their power, they quickly knelt before the Moryo, saying, "Thank you for your Moryo."

The Moryo said, "Fudō. You take the two of them and kill the priestess." Yes, the three of them quickly left and headed towards the priestess's palace.

The three appeared at the palace gate. Fudō, "Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Dumpling!" He grabbed a huge rock from the ground and threw it at the gate. With a loud bang, debris flew everywhere, and the gate was smashed open. The three walked straight in and arrived at the square in front of the priestess's palace. Countless soldiers rushed out and surrounded the three.

Taruho appeared in the corridor, looking down at the three of them, and said, "I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly."

An hour earlier, in the shrine maiden's palace, Taruho was gazing into the distance from the corridor, awaiting Uzumaki Hane's return. At that moment, a soldier rushed in and handed Taruho a secret letter. After reading it, Taruho exclaimed, "What?! The Ghost Army has appeared and destroyed the border defenses!" Taruho hurriedly entered the shrine maiden's palace and informed Shion. Following Shion's instructions, the message was then relayed to all the ninja villages. Taruho also mobilized all her soldiers, placing them in ambush within the palace to prevent the Moryo from attacking Shion.

The three looked at the densely packed soldiers around them, as if they were ants. Fudō said, "Let's see just how powerful the power bestowed by Lord Moryo truly is."

Taruho shouted, "Archers, fire!" Countless arrows shot into the sky, as if a rain of arrows was falling from the sky, densely shooting down on the three Fudō men.

"Earth Release. Earth Release: Earth Shore Return"

Fudō simply pulled a huge rock from the ground, raised it above his head, and blocked the arrows aimed at the three. Then, with Fudō shout, he hurled the rock forward, knocking down more than a dozen soldiers.

Then the three charged directly into the crowd. Seeing this, Taruho knew they couldn't use their bows and arrows, so he shouted, "Everyone surround them!" The surrounding soldiers obeyed and surrounded the three who remained Fudō.

However, the soldiers were too weak. The three of them Fudō like tigers among sheep. Wherever they went, screams and blood mingled. Soldiers fell one after another. No one could stop them. The three of them quickly advanced toward the palace where Shion was.