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Shion was swallowed into Mōryō's body and immediately felt herself fall into endless darkness.
She gritted her teeth and forced herself to remain conscious, clutching the bell tightly against her chest.
"Mōryō, I will perish together with you!"
Just as Shion prepared to sacrifice herself to seal Mōryō, she suddenly saw a faint light appear within the endless darkness.
A moment later, the face of Yuzuru Uchiha came into view.
Even in such a life-and-death crisis, that handsome face still carried a gentle smile.
Shion suddenly felt her body grow light as Yuzuru directly pulled her out from inside Mōryō.
Flustered, she said, "Only I can seal Mōryō. You... you shouldn't have saved me..."
Yuzuru chuckled softly.
"I told you I would bring you back safely."
"So... without my permission, you're not allowed to make decisions on your own."
Hearing the slightly domineering tone in Yuzuru's voice, Shion felt her heart race wildly. Still, she said, "But only my power can defeat Mōryō..."
Yuzuru smiled and took hold of her hand.
"Then... let me borrow your power."
After saying that, he raised their joined hands above their heads.
Shion felt the power within her body begin to surge outward uncontrollably. In the next moment, a massive seven-colored Rasengan formed in their hands.
"S-So beautiful..."
Looking at the glowing seven-colored Rasengan above her head, Shion couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
Yuzuru lowered his head and asked, "Are you ready?"
Looking into Yuzuru's deep eyes, Shion nodded firmly.
"Yes!"
With a slight push from her, the seven-colored Rasengan shot toward Mōryō.
Sensing the threat, Mōryō was no longer as arrogant as before. It roared angrily and tried to escape.
But the seven-colored Rasengan was far too fast. In just an instant, it smashed into its body.
Boom!
With a violent explosion, Mōryō's body was once again blown to pieces.
This time, it could not recover its body within seconds like before.
Even after exhausting all its strength, it could only barely restore a vague shape.
"Now."
Without Yuzuru needing to say more, Shion already knew that Mōryō was extremely weak at this moment.
She immediately took out the bell in her hand and began chanting the incantation her mother had once taught her.
"Seal!"
With a low shout, Mōryō was unwillingly sealed back into the bell.
Yuzuru added another layer of the Eight Trigrams Seal on top of it, making the seal even more stable.
Only after everything was finished did Shion finally let out a long breath.
She looked excited, almost like a little girl, and nearly jumped on the spot.
"We did it! Mōryō has been sealed!"
"Lord Yuzuru, we won!"
Yuzuru said nothing. He simply shrugged slightly, as if he had already expected this result.
Seeing this, Shion said a little embarrassedly, "Lord Yuzuru, please forgive my rudeness when we first met. Your power is truly rare in this world."
The Land of Demons had no ninja and was ruled by shrine maidens, so it rarely interacted with the outside world.
Shion's understanding of ninja only came from descriptions in books.
She had never imagined that ninja possessed such powerful abilities.
Even Mōryō... had been sealed so easily.
Shion even had the feeling that even without her, Mōryō might not have been a match for the man before her.
While she was lost in thought, Yuzuru slowly spoke.
"Shion, could you give me the bell that sealed Mōryō?"
Without hesitation, Shion immediately nodded.
"Of course. I feel completely at ease leaving Mōryō in your care."
After saying that, she handed the bell directly to Yuzuru.
Yuzuru glanced at it briefly before putting it away.
Before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki descended upon the ninja world, there must have been other extraordinary powers that existed here.
Mōryō was one of them.
It might not necessarily be powerful, but it certainly had research value.
Once they returned to Konoha, he would hand Mōryō over to Orochimaru for research.
After thinking briefly, Yuzuru once again wrapped his arms around Shion.
"Hold tight. I'll take you home."
Shion's face turned red as she wrapped her arms around Yuzuru's neck.
"Lord Yuzuru, I'm ready."
Kamui activated, and the two disappeared from where they stood.
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Land of Demons.
Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi were leading a group of ninja from the Sand Village in a continuous assault against the stone soldiers.
After fighting for a long time, they had already figured out the stone soldiers' abilities.
Although these stone soldiers possessed immense strength and astonishing defense, they were slow and could only attack at close range.
As long as the distance was controlled well, they could still be dealt with.
So during the past few days, they had already pacified the Land of Keys, and half of the Land of Demons had been reclaimed.
However, after such intense battles, both Obito and Kakashi inevitably showed signs of fatigue.
Seeing Obito covering his eye, Kakashi asked with concern, "Obito, can you still hold on?"
"No problem. Don't underestimate the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha!"
As soon as Obito finished speaking, the corner of his mouth twitched in pain.
Because the stone soldiers could continuously revive, their strategy was to shatter them and quickly sweep the fragments into the Kamui space.
Using his eye at such high intensity—even though Obito possessed White Zetsu cells—still drained his Dōjutsu Power, and his eye would occasionally throb with severe pain.
Seeing his condition, Kakashi shook his head.
"After this fight, we should rest for a while."
Just as he finished speaking, a sudden commotion erupted from the battlefield ahead.
Kakashi and Obito exchanged glances and immediately rushed toward the scene.
"What happened?"
Hearing Obito's voice, Baki said excitedly, "Lord Obito, these soldiers... they've died!"
Obito frowned.
"Died? What do you mean?"
Baki quickly explained, "They suddenly stopped moving. Even when we smash them, they don't regenerate anymore. It's like they're truly dead."
After hearing this, Obito and Kakashi looked at each other, joy appearing in both their eyes.
There was no need to ask.
That monster called Mōryō must have been dealt with.
Obito immediately said, "Baki, the monster controlling these soldiers has probably already been eliminated. They've lost their power."
"Take your men and spread out. Sweep through the entire Land of Demons!"
Baki nodded at once.
"Yes!"
After everyone left, Obito and Kakashi returned to the shrine maiden's palace.
Looking at Taruho pacing anxiously inside the palace, Obito smiled.
"Taruho, the stone soldiers outside have lost their power."
"If nothing unexpected happened, Mōryō has already been dealt with."
However, Taruho's face showed no joy. Instead, his brows were tightly furrowed.
Mōryō being sealed was certainly good news.
But he was worried about something else.
Throughout history, every shrine maiden had sealed Mōryō using her own life.
Now that Mōryō had been sealed...
What about Lady Shion?