Arrival

Uzumaki Hane hoisted Shion onto his back, and the six of them leaped swiftly through the forest, rushing towards the Sealing Shrine. Shion was already used to this speed and was no longer as flustered as the first time. Moreover, since Uzumaki Hane had dealt with all of Yomi's subordinates, they encountered no obstacles along the way.

Shion remained silent the entire way, clearly still troubled by her prophecy. Uzumaki Hane couldn't comfort her for the time being, after all, she had lost many close people because of the prophecy since childhood, and was feared by the people of the Land of Demons, forced to live alone. This was her biggest unresolved issue.

Uzumaki Hane thought to himself, "I must deal with the Moryo time. Let me see just how strong it is."

In the evening, the group stopped to rest, and Uzumaki Hane naturally prepared a barbecue. To be honest, this was the only dish Uzumaki Hane knew how to cook.

After they finished eating, the group dispersed around Shion, surrounding her to guard against the Moryo. Shion was just a frail little girl, and today's journey had exhausted her, so she was allowed to rest. Uzumaki Hane and the others, of course, didn't sleep; after all, for ninjas, going a day without sleep was nothing unusual.

In the morning, before the sun had risen, Uzumaki Hane arrived at the mountaintop and gazed into the distance, towards the direction of the ancestral hall. It was likely that the Ghost Army of the Moryo was already lying in ambush there, waiting for Shion's arrival.

Just as Uzumaki Hane was lost in thought, Shion walked over. Uzumaki Hane turned around and said, "What's wrong? Are you awake? Let's set off then."

Shion said, "We made a promise, you must live on."

Uzumaki Hane smiled gently and said, "Alright, I'll bet everything. It's a promise."

With Uzumaki Hane on her back and other guards escorting Shion, Yuu continued her journey toward the Sealing Shrine.

Soon, the group arrived at the location.

Uzumaki Hane said to Shion behind her, "We're here, Shion. Don't worry, this time I will definitely break your destiny."

Shion pouted and said, "Destiny is something that cannot be broken."

Uzumaki Hane said, "Today, I'll break it and show you."

At this moment, Uzumaki Hane discovered that countless rocks had appeared at the entrance of the Sealing Shrine. When he left last time, there were no rocks there. If he was not mistaken, the Ghost Army of the Moryo should be hiding there.

Uzumaki Hane stopped the group from moving forward, pointing to the rocks at the cave entrance and saying, "Everyone be careful, those are the Ghost Army of the Moryo."

Upon hearing this, Might Guy and the others became wary. Shion, somewhat anxious, asked, "What do we do?"

Might Guy flashed a bright white smile and said, "Let's just charge straight in."

The group arrived at the open space in the crater. Crack, crack, crack, the surface of the rocks began to crumble, revealing the stone statues inside. The statues' eyes emitted a dark light, and they all came to life, densely packed together, blocking the group's path and slowly walking over.

"Konoha Whirlwind!" Might Guy and Rock Lee kicked down the foremost statue. A statue appeared in front of Uzumaki Hane, holding a stone sword, and slashed down at Uzumaki Hane. "Konoha Whirlwind!" Might Guy rushed over and kicked him away.

Might Guy said, "We'll cover you. You're in charge of taking the priestess to the Sealing Shrine to seal the Moryo." As soon as he finished speaking, another stone statue, wielding a stone knife, slashed down at Might Guy.

"Konoha Whirlwind!" Rock Lee kicked him back a few steps, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "Uzumaki Hane, go!"

Uzumaki Hane nodded and said to Shion on her back, "Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up."

Shion hugged Uzumaki Hane tightly and said again, "Uzumaki Hane, we made a promise, you have to live."

"We made a promise," said Uzumaki Hane. "I will definitely survive." Then she rushed towards the crater.

Meanwhile, Neji used the Eight Trigrams Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to knock back several stone statues in front of him. Then, Rock Lee and Might Guy used a Shuriken Leaf Great Whirlwind to kick away the remaining stone statues. Tenten kept throwing shuriken out of her body. After a few moves, a path appeared in front of Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane rushed forward quickly, but there were just too many statues. Then, several more statues appeared and blocked Uzumaki Hane's path, but Might Guy and the others were already surrounded.

With a loud shout, Uzumaki Hane's right hand rapidly transformed into lava, unleashing three punches in an instant. These three Rock Fist instantly cleared away the stone statue in front of him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Uzumaki Hane ran over, but the surrounding stone statues kept closing in and blocking her way. Uzumaki Hane to herself, "Damn it, there are too many stone statues."

Uzumaki Hane unleashed several more Rock Fist, knocking down the stone statue. However, the statues continued to surge forward, almost completely surrounding Uzumaki Hane's front. Fearing that he might injure Shion, Uzumaki Hane could only retreat continuously.

"Leaf Great Whirlwind" – Might Guy, seeing the danger, immediately activated the Eight Gates Released Formation, broke through the stone statues' encirclement, and arrived at the Uzumaki Hane.

On the other side, Rock Lee also activated the Eight Gates Released Formation and rushed to Uzumaki Hane's side, while Neji and Tenten worked together to clear the remaining stone statues and also rushed over.

The group surrounded Uzumaki Hane and Shion, while the surrounding stone statues continued to slowly approach.

"There are too many statues," Might Guy said. "We can't possibly get through."

Uzumaki Hane put down Shion and said, "Be careful, I'll clear the area in front of us now, then we'll rush through together."

"Great Eruption"

His hands transformed into a giant Rock Fist, charging forward and smashing the stone statues in front of him, many of which were instantly melted.

The Rock Fist cleared a path ahead and slammed directly into the cliff, shaking the entire cave and causing countless rocks to fall.

Might Guy and the others stared in astonishment at the destruction caused by the Uzumaki Hane. Might Guy exclaimed, "Feather, it seems you've improved very quickly lately."

Uzumaki Hane hoisted Shion onto his back, and the group rushed forward. Several stone statues appeared along the way, but they were easily driven back by Might Guy. Before long, the group successfully reached the crater.

Uzumaki Hane said, "Teacher Kaido, I'll go in with Shion to seal the Moryo. You guys stay here and hold off these stone statues."

Might Guy raised his right thumb, revealing his neat, white teeth, and said, "Yu, you guys go ahead, leave this to us." Then, Might Guy shouted, "Leaf Great Whirlwind!" and kicked an incoming stone statue to pieces.

"Leave this to us," said Rock Lee, and knocked down a stone statue.

Neji shouted, "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" and knocked down a stone statue, saying, "Go inside quickly."

The group worked together to stop all the attacking stone statues.

Uzumaki Hane Might Guy probably couldn't hold out much longer; he needed to deal with the Moryo quickly. He hurriedly led Shion into the crater. As soon as they entered, they saw in the center of the cave, at the spot where the Moryo was sealed, Yomi's face was covered in wrinkles, slumped on a couch. Clearly, his body could no longer withstand the Moryo's soul. The Moryo looked at Uzumaki Hane and Shion, controlling the three stone statues, and walked towards Uzumaki Hane.