"Lord Maitreya! A ninja has rushed through the encirclement and come to the outside of the temple! ”

Inside the palace surrounded by terracotta warriors, a guard spotted Makoto Uchiha galloping through the midst of the Ten Thousand Armies.

At this time, in addition to dozens of guards in the palace, there were two women wearing witch costumes, one large and one small.

The older shrine maiden looked to be in her twenties, and the little girl looked to be only three or four years old, none other than Maitreya, the witch of the Oni no Kuni, and her daughter Shion.

Maitreya sat on the cushion with anxiety in her arms, holding Aster in her arms and caressing her hair.

Hearing the guard's words, Maitreya's eyes lit up.

"We are the ninjas of Konoha and have been ordered to come to assist His Highness Maitreya in sealing the monsters, please let us in!"

At this moment, Makoto Uchiha screamed from outside the hall, and Kakashi was beside him to fend off the undead legion approaching.

Hearing this, Maitreya gently let go of the aster and got up to go outside the hall.

Through the barrier, she saw Makoto Uchiha and Kakashi.

"It's Konoha's reinforcements! Please come on in! ”

Maitreya looked overjoyed, and then took control of the barrier, revealing a gap for only one person to pass through.

Kakashi hurriedly entered the inside of the barrier, and Makoto Uchiha swung away the approaching gargoyle warriors with a sword again, and then dodged into the barrier.

As soon as they entered the barrier, Maitreya closed it again.

Makoto Uchiha and Kakashi followed Maitreya into the palace.

Seeing that they had entered smoothly, Loess and Black Lotus each led their subordinates to retreat.

Once they had withdrawn from the encirclement, the Gargoyles stopped chasing them and continued to attack the barrier.

And Makoto Uchiha in the palace hurriedly asked, "Your Highness Maitreya, how is the situation now?" ”

Maitreya said with a solemn expression: "The current situation is not optimistic! I'll cut a long story short and explain the situation briefly.

This time, the monster was summoned from a foreign land by a cultist named the Yellow Springs Sect four days ago.

The monster is called '魍魉', and it is an extremely powerful monster with the ability to control the army of the undead.

The Sprite cannot be killed, only by sealing it, and our shrine maiden is the nemesis of the Wraith.

Although my power is restrained by the spirits, I cannot deal with the undead legions and the followers of the Yellow Springs Cult, so I need your help. ”

"What do you need us to do?" Makoto Uchiha continued.

Maitreya didn't immediately answer Makoto Uchiha's question, but asked rhetorically, "May I ask if there are any reinforcements from other ninja villages that have arrived besides the two?" ”

"There are four ninjas from Iwain Village outside, five ninjas from Sand Ninja Village, plus two of us, a total of eleven people.

If you only need to protect yourself, there is no problem. Makoto Uchiha's words revealed a strong sense of confidence.

"In that case, please leave it to Your Excellency." Maitreya said solemnly: "The dragon has an immortal body, and its body and soul must be sealed separately to prevent it from getting out of trouble.

The soul of the dragon must be sealed in the underground altar of the Swamp Country.

The bottom floor of the palace here is the best place to seal the body of the dragon.

We need to lure the dragon to the country of the swamp and seal its soul first.

In this way, the soulless spirit can only act according to the instinct of the body, and basically loses the threat.

Only then can the undead legion outside be wiped out. ”

Do you seal the soul first?

Makoto Uchiha's heart moved.

Doesn't that mean that Warwick's approach is basically workable?

With the power bank of the Dragon, Warwick's strength will not increase by leaps and bounds.

"To the land of the swamp?" Makoto Uchiha took out the map he had with him and looked at it.

The country of marshes is just west of the country of ghosts, and it is less than a hundred miles away, so if you rush at full speed, it will be more than enough for an hour.

"How do you bring the Spirits to the Swamp Country?" Makoto Uchiha looked puzzled, since he could seal the soul of the dragon in the country of swamps, how could the other party go stupidly?

"You don't have to worry about this, the reason why the witch's power restrains the dragon is because I belong to the same origin as its power, and I can also be regarded as a part of the dragon.

From the moment it appeared in the ninja world, it couldn't stay away from me.

As long as I go to the country of swamps, the spirits must go with me.

When I get to the altar and release the seal, there will be nowhere to escape the soul of the dragon! Maitreya explained.

Makoto Uchiha was stunned when he heard this, and then the biggest problem was solved.

Maitreya continued: "Actually, the enchantment here is not strong, and it is only because of the restraint of strength that the undead legion controlled by the dragon spirit cannot attack it.

However, although the enchantment can block the undead army, it can't stop the ninjas of the Yellow Springs Sect.

The reason why they didn't break the barrier is also waiting for my reply. ”

Makoto Uchiha said, "Reply? ”

Maitreya explained: "The dragon is still very weak, and although it is immortal, if it is hit hard, it will still fall into a deep sleep.

My power can both seal the sprite and speed it up to regain its strength.

The people of the Yellow Springs Sect wanted me to help the dragon regain its strength, so they gave us ten days to think about it.

But seeing you coming, they should be attacking here soon! ”

"I see, then I'll go and deal with the ninjas of the Yellow Springs Sect first." Makoto Uchiha frowned, once the barrier was breached, the people in it would basically not be spared.

Maitreya shook his head and said, "No! It's too late.

The reason why the ninjas of the Yellow Springs Sect gave me ten days was because they wanted to take this opportunity to find the underground altar of the Swamp Country.

Although the location of the underground altar is a secret that has been passed down from generation to generation by shrine maidens, we have to rush to the country of numas as soon as possible just in case. ”

"And what about the rest of the people here?" Makoto Uchiha looked at the dozens of other people in the hall.

Maitreya said: "Please don't worry about this, as long as I leave, the dragon must follow, if the army of the undead is too far away from the dragon, it will lose its strength, so it will also follow!" ”

"I see!" Makoto Uchiha nodded, "If you can, after we have sealed the soul of the dragon, can you let me try to seal the body of the dragon."

The sealing technique I have mastered also has a powerful sealing effect on this kind of monster. ”

"Your Excellency can also seal?" Maitreya said suspiciously, "It's not that I don't believe in Your Excellency, but only the power of the witch can restrain the spirits."

Even if I can successfully seal the soul of the dragon, I will have to consume most of my strength.

When the time comes, the body of the dragon must be sealed as soon as possible, so ......

I can only give you five minutes at most! ”

Maitreya hesitated for a moment, and finally made a concession.

In her opinion, five minutes can't do anything at all, just take care of Makoto Uchiha's face.

She was ready to give her life, and as long as she could seal the soul of the Spirit, it was acceptable to waste five minutes of her time.

"The hosts! Promise her! As long as I can seal the soul of the dragon, give me a minute! Makoto Uchiha's heart rang with Warwick's eager voice.

Hearing this, Uchiha nodded and said, "Your Highness Maitreya, please rest assured, I won't gamble on this kind of thing."

It only takes three minutes at most, and if it fails, I'll do it your way right away! ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Maitreya looked grateful, "If the sealing of the soul of the dragon fails, if necessary, please kill me!"

In this way, the dragon will permanently lose some of its strength because of my death, and fall into a short sleep.

After my death, the power of the shrine maiden will be inherited by my daughter Shion, and when she reaches the age of 16, she will have the ability to seal the monster again. ”

"Mother!" Hearing that her mother was going to let the strange man with the cat-face mask in front of her kill her, Shion hurriedly protected Maitreya's body, "Don't hurt my mother!" ”

Shion looked stubborn, trying not to let the tears fall from her eyes.

Makoto Uchiha's heart softened, and he thought of his mother.

He took off his cat-face mask, came to Shion and squatted down in front of her, grabbed her shoulder, and smiled:

"Don't worry, I will protect His Highness Maitreya! Never let anyone hurt her! It's even more impossible to kill her! ”

Seeing that the very good-looking little brother in front of him showed such a reassuring smile, Ziyuan said suspiciously: "Really? ”

"If you don't believe me, let's pull the hook, okay?" Makoto Uchiha stiffened his face and stretched out the little thumb of his right hand with a serious expression.

"Hmmm! Big brother! I believe you! As if grasping at the life-saving straw, Shion nodded heavily, tears rolling down her eyes.

Maitreya hugged Aster distressedly.

Maybe this is the last hug of their mother and daughter.

Makoto Uchiha put on his mask again, "Silver, you open the way, I will rush out with His Highness Maitreya on my back."

I'll use my perception to find out the location of the Yellow Springs ninjas, you go and kill them, no problem! ”

"No problem!" Kakashi nodded.

"Your Highness Maitreya, please come up." Makoto Uchiha crouched down.