After coming to another rock, Watergate looked around the crypt and saw that behind him, there was a spiraling staircase leading to the heights.

Although I don't know exactly where this staircase is, it seems that it should be a passage to the outside of the cave.

Then, he looked in the direction Shura had left, and cautiously groped his way there.

After walking for a while, the water gate came to a huge portal, and when you looked inside from the angle of the portal, you could clearly see a group of stone figurines.

The number of this group of stone puppets was not large, about a thousand, but he knew that this must be a small part, after all, this is the base camp of the spirits.

"What's that?" Watergate frowned and wondered.

Directly in front of the portal, a black cavern suddenly appeared.

Then, he cast his gaze into the black cavern, only to see that it was as dark as an abyss, and it was filled with an aura that made him very uncomfortable.

This breath is mixed with dead silence, violence, hatred and other bad emotions, Rao is the gentle water gate on weekdays, after coming into contact with this breath, a similarly bad feeling rises in the depths of my heart, it seems that the dark side of itself is waking up.

Watergate turned his gaze and didn't look at the black cavern again, but slowly retreated backwards, coming to the place where he had teleported before, under the spiraling staircase.

"That cave is completely a portrayal of the dark side, I'm afraid that no matter how kind and pure people are in their hearts, they will have a bad reaction after seeing that cave!"

Watergate looked up at the stairs, then groaned.

Then his eyes flashed again, and then he whispered, "With so many negative emotions gathered and the gloom that emanates from them, that cave must be where the body of the dragon is located!" But...... It's a real hassle! ”

The cave was at the innermost part of the massive portal, separated by a long distance, and within that distance, there were countless stone figurines.

Breaking through the blockade of these stone puppets is tantamount to fighting your way out of the encirclement between the armies of two great powers, and the difficulty is incomparable.

In addition, there are many uncertain factors, such as those who have taken refuge in the ambitious spirits, all of them are difficult characters, even if they break through the ghost army, it is very tricky to encounter these people.

And the most important point is whether he and the others, even if they are immediately connected to the body of the dragon, must have the ability to defeat the dragon and seal it.

These are all difficult problems in front of Watergate and others.

Shuimen hid his breath, thought for a while, and then showed a solemn expression, gritted his teeth and sighed: "No matter how difficult it is to defeat the dragon, we must face this fact, and we must not retreat, otherwise it is not only the people of the land of the ghost country...... Okay, let's use the Flying Thunder God to teleport them over first! ”

With that, he formed a Flying Thunder God seal, and then disappeared from the spot.

On the boulder above the canyon, Aoki and the others were looking at the cave behind the strange rocks below with blazing eyes, and their expressions were all showing a trace of solemnity.

Suddenly, there was a strange sound in the space beside Qiu Daoding, and the four of them hurriedly looked over there, and they knew that it should be the water gate coming back.

Sure enough, the water gate appeared next to the Qiu Dao Ding Seat in the next moment, and then he looked at everyone: "Okay, I have left the Flying Thunder God's technique in the Dragon's Lair, and I can take you there now!"

"Watergate, have you seen any traces of the dragon body?" Maitreya, who was beside Aoki, saw that Shuimen had returned, his eyes suddenly froze, and then he asked.

When the three of Aoki heard Maitreya's words, they all focused their eyes on Mizumon, obviously this was also something they were eager to know.

When Shuimen heard this, he shook his head, and then said, "I haven't seen the body of the dragon, but I should know where he is!"

"Where!" Maitreya was the first to speak.

"In the depths of the crypt, there are countless ghost legions guarding it, and I think there are many minions of the sprites, and the body of the sprites should be in a cave behind these things." Watergate explained.

"Are you really sure?" At this time, Aoki on the side took a step ahead of Maitreya and spoke.

"Hmm. When I was far away from the cave, I felt the aura of the dark side, and anyone who felt it would have a bad mood. Watergate continued to explain with a frown.

"Shuffle, there should be no doubt that there is the body of the dragon in there!" Maitreya looked at the cave below, his fists gradually clenched, and his expression showed heaviness.

Seeing the expressions on Mizumon's faces, Qiu Dao Ding Zuo and Oil Girl Zhiwei knew that the situation in the crypt must not be simple, and their faces were all solemn.

The oil girl Zhi said slightly: "Captain Watergate, do we have a battle plan this time?"

Shuimen touched his chin, was silent for a moment, and replied: "No, this mission can be said to be very tricky, and everyone must always be vigilant. Now it's only one step at a time! ”

After listening to the words of the water gate, the four of them were also silent, and after a while, Maitreya was the first to speak: "Since this is the case, then let's use the water gate technique to teleport into the crypt first!"

"Okay." Watergate answered.

The three of them nodded, and then Mizumon explained: "I haven't studied the Flying Thunder God technique thoroughly, if it is used to teleport a large number of objects other than myself, it will consume a lot of chakra, in order to avoid consuming a large number of chakras at one time, so I can only teleport one person at a time."

"Then teleport me over first!" Maitreya looked at Watergate with a resolute gaze.

"Nope! Miko-sama, please leave it until the end, I'd better teleport Aoki and them over first! Watergate shook his head.

"I have that bell on me, and I can restrain the spirits, so why don't you let me enter the crypt first!" Maitreya was unwilling to give up, and said.

Shuimen looked at Maitreya and said solemnly: "It is precisely because the witch-sama has the power to restrain the spirits that I must let you stay until the end, so as to protect the living force."

"Okay." Listening to the words of the water gate, Maitreya compromised and bowed his head.

Then, Shuimen first walked up to the oil girl Zhiwei and put his hand on his shoulder.

Aoki watched Mizumon's movements, and then thought, "The Flying Thunder God can teleport the caster, or objects that are in indirect contact with the caster's chakra. It's really a great ninjutsu! ”

This time on the mission of the country of ghosts, Aoki has seen the power of the Water Gate Flying Thunder God technique many times, and his heart is looking forward to this cool time and space ninjutsu that hangs the sky, and he plans to wait until he returns to Konoha to concentrate on studying the Flying Thunder God for a while.

After another moment, Aoki saw Mizuto disappear in front of his eyes with the Autumn Road Dingza, and his eyes couldn't help but look into the distance, only to see that the sky was full of dark clouds, and the earth under his feet was all loess, without a trace of life.

"Aoki ......"

Aoki suddenly heard his name called, and immediately woke up from a trance looking into the distance, and then looked behind him.

Behind Aoki, the shrine maiden Maitreya was looking at her with burning eyes, her face full of heaviness.

"Nani ......"

Aoki looked at the expression on Maitreya's face at this time, his expression showed a trace of dazedness, and after glancing around, his heart twitched: "What's the situation!" The forehead is cool, is this the moon before the flower or the moon is dark and the wind is high? Could it be that Maitreya wants to take advantage of the fact that no one is around, and attack me when I am still young? What a shame! ”

"Aoki ...... There's something I've always wanted to tell you......"

Maitreya clenched his hands, his gaze a little piercing.

That's right, in Aoki's eyes, this is a charming gaze, this is a shameful gaze, but he still pretended to be indifferent: "Nani?"

"Hmm...... You will die ......" Maitreya seemed to have made up a lot of determination when he said this, and his gaze became heavier and heavier as he watched Aoki.

"Huh?"

Aoki was a little confused, and then he reacted again, remembering that in the theater version of the plot, Aster, who is a shrine maiden, has the ability to predict the life and death of the person who protects him.

And Maitreya, as Aster's mother, must also have this special ability, thinking that Maitreya must have foreseen his death in a dream, so he said such a sentence, which others seem to be very out of tune.

But...... What's going on with this meowing himself dying?

I don't have Naruto's pig's foot aura, Maitreya foresees his death, and he will probably be cold.

Thinking of this, Aoki's calves couldn't help but tremble a little, and at the same time, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he smiled tentatively: "Dear Sister Maitreya, are you joking, haha!"

After Maitreya heard Aoki's words, the expression on his face still did not change by half a point, but became heavier and heavier, and there was also a sadness in his eyes when he looked at Aoki.

Seeing this, Aoki's originally lucky mind suddenly paused, and then his breathing followed the tone and frustration, "Nani...... Is it true? ”

"Hmm."

Maitreya nodded heavily, and then looked at Aoki, but then she was afraid that Aoki would not believe it, so she immediately added: "We shrine maidens have the ability to foresee some futures, and before you arrived at the shrine maiden village, I had a strange dream, dreaming of a ninja wearing a Konoha forehead guard, who died at the hands of the monster Spirit."

"A ninja with a Konoha forehead guard? It doesn't have to be me, right? After listening to Maitreya's words, Aoki wondered.

Maitreya explained: "That Konoha ninja is obviously a child in my dream, and when I woke up, I was surprised, how could there be such a small Konoha ninja."

“…… Scold...... Really? ”

Aoki showed the eyes of a dead fish, and he had recovered from the battle with Earth Onimaru, but suddenly felt that his body had been hollowed out, and he did not have any strength in his body.

"So...... Sorry, you're really going to die! This is a fact that cannot be changed! ”

After Maitreya finished speaking, her eyes glanced to the side, looking uncomfortable, obviously she was extremely sad that Aoki was about to die.

Aoki, who was panicking, took in Maitreya's expression at this time, and then he, who was silent, showed a look of resentment, and said to Maitreya in front of him: "Hey! I'm not dead yet! You, can you not show such an expression! ”

When Maitreya heard this, he glanced up at Aoki, and a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes.

And Aoki seemed to think of something at this time, and he was originally in a somewhat depressed mood, but he suddenly raised his spirit, and then asked Maitreya: "That...... I don't know if there has been any mistake in your ability, Sister Maitreya, for example, there is a ...... out of ten that does not work."

"No...... Not a single one! Maitreya affirmed.

Maitreya's words came into Aoki's ears, as if his body had been stabbed, and at the same time, a familiar BGM sounded in his mind: snowflakes fluttering in the north wind howling, the sky and the earth are vast, a cut of cold plums, standing proudly in the snow, just for the fragrance of Yiren......