Chapter 220 Who will save the world?
After discovering that the shrine maiden was hiding something from them, Shiba Kiyokawa initially made many contingency plans.
As the shrine maiden and her entourage entered the country, the Akatsuki organization's reconnaissance battalion sent out a number of personnel, who secretly left the team and went deep into the territory of the Demon Country to conduct intelligence reconnaissance.
At the same time, he also asked Nagato's Pain to pay attention to the direction of the Land of Earth.
Because the Ninja World War is still ongoing, Shiba Kiyokawa always subconsciously remains cautious when making decisions and considers all aspects of the surroundings.
However, it was not until they followed the shrine maiden all the way from the border to the capital of the Land of Demons that Shiba Kiyokawa realized that his guess might have been slightly wrong this time.
The witch doesn't seem to have any extra ambitions. On the contrary, the people here seem to be particularly pessimistic about the future.
So when Shiba Kiyokawa arrived, the entire city was already making its final evacuation.
“You’re evacuating people?”
The guard next to the witch nodded and said, "Yes, in order to deal with this crisis, we started to relocate the residents in the city a month ago."
As he spoke, the guard sighed and said, "It's our bad luck. We are in a war now and we can't ask for help from big ninja villages like Konoha and Kumogakure. We can only hope that the miko will be lucky this time and turn the disaster into a blessing."
Shiba Kiyokawa looked at the shrine maiden again, and indeed, he saw a trace of determination and compassion in her expression.
So the reservations are not due to ambition, but simply because they have no confidence in us?
Then, Shiba Kiyokawa and the main members of Akatsuki followed the shrine maiden to the bedroom where she usually lived.
Here the witch dug out a lot of information that was obviously very old, and explained in detail the abilities and legends of the monsters, as well as the real intention of their commission.
"Our commission is mainly divided into two parts. First, we hope that you can help resist the Wuliang's undead army and buy more time for the people in our territory to evacuate. Second, we need you to protect me and take me to the place where the Wuliang will be resurrected."
"Is that all? What happens after I take you to the designated location? And how long do we need to resist the undead army?" Shiba Qinghe further confirmed.
The witch showed a look of compassion, "After taking me to the designated location, I will seal the monster myself! And you just need to hold out until then.
By that time, the people should have been evacuated. Even if I fail, the people here should be able to hold out in the mountains for a few more years."
Knowing part of the plot, Shiba Kiyokawa guessed that the witch was probably planning to sacrifice herself to re-seal the monster.
He did not expose the truth that the miko had concealed. He just told Nagato after the meeting, "Let Pain come back. He doesn't need to go to the Land of Earth to be on guard. This mission should have nothing to do with other ninja villages."
But then he added, "We can ask Payne to go to the place the witch just mentioned and take a look in advance."
He is not like the people of Konoha in the original work, who only knew how to foolishly follow the client's arrangements.
Some information still needs to be confirmed in person before you can feel at ease.
After explaining the details of the mission, the witch let them rest in the palace for one night.
On the next day, the members of Akatsuki organization split into two groups.
The main force of the Sixth Battalion, led by the witch guard, went to the ambush site to wait for the arrival of the undead army.
The three main members, Shiba Kiyokawa, Konan and Nagato, continued to accompany the shrine maiden, helping her to handle the final evacuation work in the city, and then set off to the "destined place" mentioned by the shrine maiden.
Along the way, the miko warned them of the horrors of the monsters, and even took the initiative to apologize to Konan, who had a rift with her in the past, "I'm really sorry for dragging you into such a disaster. It's really because the war has affected the surrounding areas, so our people can't even get to the farther Konoha Village to issue a rescue request."
Konan glanced at her coldly and said, "You can apologize, but what's with your tone of voice that says Konoha can't be saved if we can't get here? Are you emphasizing that we are just your second choice?"
Shiba Kiyokawa was laughing secretly while listening to him. Now, under his influence, Konan has also become more eloquent. In the original plot, the two generations of miko did seek help from Konoha.
Although the witch tried her best to explain, the meaning she expressed was obviously the same.
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to say: This is a huge disaster that is destined to affect the entire ninja world. If there is anyone who can stop this catastrophe, I think it is most likely the ninja from the first ninja village, Konoha. This is what my foresight tells me."
It seems that according to the original destiny, the Ninja World should always be saved by Konoha.
Shiba Kiyokawa did not respond for a moment because he was a cautious man and was waiting for feedback from the front line.
At the same time, the 6th Battalion of the Akatsuki organization, which arrived at the designated ambush site, happened to encounter some undead soldiers who had awakened ahead of time.
These undead soldiers do not look ferocious at all. Instead, they are covered in armor and helmets like the Terracotta Warriors. From a distance, they appear to be in neat order. Only when you get closer can you see that their faces are pale and dry.
Seeing these undead spirits arrive early, the witch's guards looked almost frightened and kept yelling.
"Damn it! How could these things appear so early? Did the power of the monsters leak out? Did something go wrong with the seal? It's over! It's over!"
The leader of the assault battalion, Yayu, glared at the man impatiently, while the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, Qianxun, simply slapped the guard on the back of the head without any hesitation.
"Shut up, are you calling for souls? Aren't we already here?!"
The guards screamed, "You don't understand at all! This is a disaster that is enough to destroy the ninja world! It is enough to cause great loss of life just a few days in advance! The evacuation has not been completed yet, what should we do now? We are going to die, we are all going to die! If we had known earlier, we should have risked our lives to go to Konoha for help."
Unable to bear the man's noise, Chihiro tackled the guard and knocked him down, then stuffed a ball of bandage into his mouth.
Then Crow Feather selected the five people from the assault camp.
"You guys, go test these undeads. Be careful. If you find it difficult, retreat immediately. The brothers from the reconnaissance and support battalions will be keeping an eye on you."
"Yes!"
The five people quickly jumped off the cliff and headed towards the undead soldiers in front of the valley.
After a fight, the five men retreated in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
"We have tested it. These undead have very high physical strength and great power. Judging from their physical skills alone, they are all capable of being top jonin. However, we have not discovered that they have any ninjutsu abilities."
At this time, the guards who were tied up and gagged began to struggle and make a fuss again.
I don't need to listen to know that this person must be yelling "It's over, it's over."
Indeed, simply looking at the number of these undead souls, combined with the strength of all the special jonin and their immortal characteristics, at first glance anyone would think that this battle is extremely difficult.
Even the number of the undead who have awakened early is greater than that of the Akatsuki ninjas who have arrived in the Land of Demons.
Not to mention that there were many people in Akatsuki's ranks who could not reach the level of a special jonin, something the guards knew well.
He was one of the people in the country who did not approve of the shrine maiden asking the Akatsuki organization for help. In his opinion, how could the Akatsuki organization handle such a situation?
After all, I should risk my life and go to Konoha Village...
But the next moment, before the guard could struggle to spit out the bandage, the people from the Akatsuki organization present had already made a quick decision.
"Heh, that's far from Konoha with Minato Namikaze. Everyone, prepare for battle!"
(End of this chapter)
