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Naruto Uzumaki needs no introduction; his Multiple Shadow Clone Technique can reverse the difference in numbers.
Uchiha Sasuke has the Sharingan, and with his Lightning Release, Fire Release, and swordsmanship, he's not afraid of being surrounded by enemies.
Just then, Kitazawa had a sudden thought and walked to a tree not far away.
"Kitazawa".
Konan appeared before him and said, "The pleading for help from Shion, the priestess of the Land of Demons, has reached Konoha Village."
"Ah."
Kitazawa nodded and left the ninja academy.
The Hokage's office.
Kitazawa went inside after receiving permission.
"It seems you already know about the Land of Demons."
Tsunade wasn't surprised by his arrival.
After all, the most well-informed department in Konoha is the Anbu.
To be more precise, most of the intelligence was first sent to the secret service for preliminary processing.
"Ah."
Kitazawa nodded and said.
“When the priestess of the Land of Demons was Miroku, the demon escaped once.”
Tsunade pondered and said, "Judging from its performance, although it is not as good as the Tailed Beasts, it is not far off, making it very difficult to deal with."
"Then I will go there myself."
Kitazawa asked with a smile, "Don't you think this is a great opportunity to use Wood Release?"
"Not bad!"
Tsunade let out a soft "hmm," and her eyes immediately lit up.
With the power of the demon, it is indeed sufficient to serve as the target for the reappearance of Wood Release in the ninja world.
"And my bow just happens to be missing a spirit."
Kitazawa continued.
"But I remember that the demon is immortal and can only be sealed by the priestess of the demon kingdom."
Tsunade reminded her.
That's not necessarily true.
Kitazawa shook his head and asked in return, "The Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques can even seal tailed beasts, so why can't they seal Mouryou?"
"Too."
Tsunade smiled and said upon hearing this.
The last time there was a disturbance caused by demons, the Land of Demons was rather unlucky.
Because it happened after Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki sacrificed themselves.
Without Hiruzen Sarutobi leaving the village, the ninjas of Konoha Village were unable to seal the demon.
As for the other ninja villages, their sealing techniques were even less effective.
For example, Sunagakure Village.
Gaara, the Jinchūriki, has black eyes because Shukaku appears whenever he falls asleep.
The reason is that the sealing techniques of Sunagakure are ineffective.
"The situation is urgent. You should take your men and set off now."
Tsunade paused for a moment, then said, "Be careful."
"Ah."
After saying goodbye to her, Kitazawa returned to the ninja academy.
He immediately summoned Hinata Hyuga, Neji Hyuga, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha.
"Teacher Kitazawa."
Naruto Uzumaki asked, guessing, "Are they going to teach us a new ninjutsu?"
"No."
Kitazawa shook his head and said, "I'm taking you on a mission."
Is it an S-rank mission?
Naruto Uzumaki immediately became excited and asked.
"It is indeed an S-class mission."
Kitazawa chuckled and said, "Furthermore, we will also cooperate with ninjas from other ninja villages."
"Great!"
Naruto Uzumaki gave a thumbs up and said, "This is a good opportunity for ninjas from other villages to see the way of youth in Konoha!"
Uchiha Sasuke twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this.
Are you sure you're not damaging Konoha's image?
"Teacher Kitazawa."
Hyuga Neji asked calmly, "What is the mission?"
"A demon called Wraith has appeared in the Land of Demons."
Kitazawa replied, "Our goal is to seal it away."
"This sounds familiar."
Naruto scratched his head and said.
"It's very similar to the mission in Hozuki Castle."
Reminded by him, Uchiha Sasuke immediately thought of the Box of Elysium and Satoru.
"That's right!"
Naruto Uzumaki's face lit up with realization. "Kitazawa-sensei, is there another wishing segment this time?"
"Not this time."
Kitazawa shook his head and said.
Hyuga Neji hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.
During his last trip to Hozuki Castle, he did nothing but act as a spectator.
He suspected that this mission to the Land of Demons would also end in a similar way.
"rest assured."
Kitazawa noticed his expression and said with a smile, "You guys will be very busy on this mission."
Will we encounter many enemies?
Naruto asked excitedly.
"A lot."
Kitazawa joked, "I'm just afraid you'll be exhausted and won't want to continue fighting."
"I won't get tired!"
Naruto patted his chest and said, "I'm sure I can fight to the end!"
"That's not necessarily true."
Sasuke Uchiha glanced at him and said.
"I never gave up during my youth!"
Naruto Uzumaki grinned, his teeth gleaming, and said, "Sasuke, let's have a tug-of-war of youth then!"
"Not interested."
Uchiha Sasuke refused without hesitation.
He's not stupid; trying to out-strength Naruto would be asking for trouble.
"Alright, you have an hour to prepare."
Kitazawa interrupted their conversation, "Meet in Konoha Village in an hour, and we'll head to the Land of Demons."
"Yes, Kitazawa-sensei."
The four people said in unison.
After Kitazawa and the others left, he spoke to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi.
His trip will probably take about a week, so I'll have to trouble them to cover his classes.
Kitazawa didn't just wait idly for that hour.
He returned to the Anbu base, rested his head on Konan's lap, and looked at the list of ninja villages that had agreed to the request for help from the Oni Kingdom's priestess, Shion.
There are four ninja villages in total: Konoha, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure.
It's not surprising that Sunagakure and Iwagakure came.
Because the Land of Demons is bordered by the Land of Wind to the south and the Land of Earth to the east.
Once the chaos caused by the demons spreads outwards, those two countries will most likely be the next targets.
The Land of Lightning and the Land of Water are far from the Land of Demons.
They are the type who can come or not.
In particular, Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) has a deep-seated blood feud with other ninja villages.
In addition, they have fiery tempers, and they might start fighting as soon as they arrive.
As for Kirigakure, Kitazawa guessed that their arrival was related to Mei Terumi.
After Mei Terumi became the Mizukage, Kirigakure ended the Blood Mist Village and took the initiative to establish connections with other ninja villages and major countries.
The chaos caused by demons in the Land of Demons presents them with a good opportunity.
In a sense, they share the same goal as Kitazawa.
Although Kumogakure is missing, the presence of ninjas from Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure as spectators is enough.
Kitazawa closed the documents, rested for half an hour, and then got up and left the Anbu base.
He didn't bring any other ninjas with him this time, only Konan and Itachi Uchiha.
After all, he had to take action himself and use Wood Release to suppress the demon; the other ninjas could only be spectators.
The main purpose of bringing Konan and Itachi along was to have them take care of Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga.
In case of danger, they can provide timely rescue.
The main gate of Konoha Village.
Hyuga Neji looked at the familiar lineup and a subtle expression appeared on his face.
Because the last time they went to Hozuki Castle, it was the four of them plus Itachi Uchiha.
Uchiha Sasuke was quite pleased.
After all, he gets to do a mission with Itachi Uchiha once again.
Hinata Hyuga had a similar idea.
She was happy that Kitazawa was leading the team on this mission.
"Let's go."
Once everyone had arrived, Kitazawa ran outside.
With so many people this time, he couldn't have Xiao Nan carry him anymore.
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