The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 213 Stay here for now

Qianyao's clone hid in the shadows not far away, observing carefully to see if the two would return.

It's always better to hide in the shadows than to be in the light.

The battle between the demon and Maitreya was earth-shattering, and almost everyone in the palace ran out.

The more noise there was before, the more silent it is now.

Chiyo waited a long time, but Obito and Black Zetsu did not appear, guessing that they must have been terrified.

He has just emerged from the shadows, and as of now, outsiders are not very clear about his ability to use shadow-closing techniques.

He also used Shadow Release to outwit Obito twice.

However, it's unknown how many Sharingan he still possesses that can withstand such depletion.

Qianyao arrived in front of the priestess Miroku.

The once pristine white shrine maiden's robes were now stained crimson with blood.

The art of cutting propagation involves inserting the cutting into the body, where it then blossoms and bursts open inside.

Once the defenses are breached, the destructive power is extremely strong, since the internal organs are very vulnerable.

The priestess Miroku was a person of noble character, and Chiyo helped her tidy up her clothes.

She straightened the priestess's crown on her head.

Just as Qianyao touched the priestess's crown, a gentle female voice suddenly appeared in Qianyao's ear.

"You've finally appeared..."

Qianyao loosened his grip, and the sound suddenly stopped.

He frowned, then placed his hand on the priestess's crown.

"...You're not dead yet?"

Qianyao sensed a special power emanating from the priestess's crown.

It must be Maitreya's magical power protecting her soul.

"My body is dying, and my magical power won't last much longer."

Qian Yao paused for a moment: "You were waiting for me on purpose?"

"Yes," came Maitreya's voice, sounding quite tired.

Is there something you want to tell me?

"You must be from the Uchiha clan, right? I've heard about what's going on in Konoha."

"I would like to ask you to look after my daughter, Ziyuan."

"Although the demon is injured, it will eventually recover."

"Ziyuan has great talent and will definitely become a target of the demons."

"You are very powerful, and I hope you can protect Ziyuan."

"I've accumulated quite a bit of wealth here..."

Maitreya's voice grew faster and faster, and Qianyao could clearly sense that the energy on her body was dissipating rapidly.

"Wait a minute, your magic power is about to give out. Possess me first."

Maitreya's voice suddenly stopped: "No...no, if..."

An ordinary person's body and a different soul can repel each other, and problems may arise in either the body or the soul.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm confident." Qian Yao interrupted directly.

Miroku's magical power was indeed running out. After hesitating for a moment, she directly entered the body of the Thousand Radiance clone from inside the priestess's crown.

"Huh? How could this be? This isn't your real body!?"

To some surprise, Miroku discovered that Qianyao had completely absorbed her soul, and that her soul had not been depleted.

In other words, as long as Chiyo wishes, Miroku can exist for a long time.

Moreover, she also discovered that this body did not seem to be made of flesh and blood.

After Qianyao stabilized Maitreya's soul, he spoke:

"Now it's all good, we can talk about everything slowly."

"Let me introduce myself. I am Uchiha Chiyo, the new head of the Uchiha clan."

Miroku was somewhat surprised: "You're actually Uchiha Chiyo?"

Qian Yao chuckled: "I didn't expect that someone would recognize me in the Land of Ghosts."

Miroku said, "Although we in the Land of Demons do not have any ninja villages, we are still aware of the conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure."

Qianyao said noncommittally, "This is my special clone, which can temporarily house your soul."

Maitreya hesitated for a moment: "Is it alright? Won't it cause you any trouble?"

Qianyao shook his head:

“Aren’t you worried about your daughter? Even though you’re dead now, at least you can talk to Ziyuan and teach her.”

"If you're gone, Ziyuan will be all alone."

"You wouldn't want your daughter to live alone in this world, would you?"

"It's not a problem, I have more than one clone."

"Thank you very much then." Seeing that Qianyao had made all the arrangements, Maitreya did not refuse.

After all, who wants to die when they can live?

"What are you going to do about this mess?"

Now, the walls of Maitreya's palace are damaged, and there are large holes everywhere on the ground; it's no different from a ruin.

The crucial point is that Maitreya's body is still lying here.

Maitreya sighed, "I had prepared for the possibility that the seal would fail, so I made preparations in advance."

"Someone I trust will come to collect my body in a little while."

Chiyo asked curiously, "Wouldn't your Demon Country be in chaos if you didn't have a priestess?"

"No, we are the Land of Demons..."

After Miroku's explanation, Chiyo realized that although the priestess was nominally the supreme leader of the Demon Kingdom.

However, the position of priestess is now semi-divine.

She did not participate in politics or manage the country.

However, she will intervene if the Land of Demons is bullied.

However, the Land of Demons is actually small in size, has a small population, and not much in terms of resources.

Since there were no particularly powerful countries in the surrounding area, they had always lived in peace, and the priestess rarely took action.

As a shrine maiden, she had no worldly desires and had always devoted herself to spiritual practice.

The people of the Land of Demons also deeply admire this guardian deity of noble character.

The shrine maiden's palace was built spontaneously by the people.

In reality, the former residences of shrine maidens were just ordinary temples.

When Qianyao was communicating with Mile, he always stayed hidden in the shadows.

There was no one to be seen outside.

Now, a long time has passed, and the people of the Land of Demons have finally managed to investigate.

A priest-like figure, accompanied by two guards, hurried over to Maitreya's corpse after confirming there was no danger.

They saw Maitreya lying on the ground, covered in blood and lifeless.

The priest immediately knelt down, tears streaming down his face.

"Miko-sama!"

Seeing this, Qianyao said to Miroku, "It seems you are very popular with the people."

Maitreya sighed, "The demons have broken the seal and will become a great calamity in the future."

As Qianyao spoke, the priest wiped away his tears and directed two guards to begin moving Maitreya's body.

"We have to stop them. Your body might still be useful later," Qianyao suddenly said.

Although Miroku didn't know what Qianyao wanted to do with her corpse, he still said, "Let me talk to him."

Qianyao leaped out of the shadows and grabbed the priest's head.

The priest was just an ordinary person, so naturally he couldn't react in time.

The two guards, still carrying Maitreya's body, froze for a moment.

After realizing what had happened, the two picked up Maitreya's body and ran away.

In their eyes, Maitreya's body was far more valuable than the priest's life.

The two men carried the corpse and ran very fast; they were almost at the palace wall in no time.

The priest then regained his senses: "Yuekong, Yuehong, stop right there!"

The two turned around and saw the priest and the man who had just attacked him standing there unharmed.

They hesitated for a moment: "Lord Zhiyan?"

The priest known as the Sage gave a reassuring gesture.

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