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

Chapter 204 I Saw Your Future

The country of ghosts.

The Shrine of the Witches.

Despite wearing a priestess's crown and robes, Miroku still received Kakashi and the others.

After all, Kakashi and the others are from Konoha Village, which is a behemoth to small countries like theirs.

However, Miroku needs a seal to suppress the demons, so he will never leave the Land of Demons.

Furthermore, with the recently suppressed demons constantly making strange moves, it is a critical moment, and Maitreya is even less likely to leave.

"I am too busy with affairs to visit Konoha. I appreciate the Third Hokage's kindness."

Kakashi and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with helplessness. After all, this was the most likely scenario they had anticipated.

"Lord Miroku, we of Konoha cordially invite you to come to Konoha with us, no matter what."

Baiyun tried again this morning.

Maitreya looked somewhat helpless; this was still like a stubborn plaster.

Just then, Maitreya's eyes suddenly lit up, and a strange wave swept out.

Images flashed rapidly into Maitreya's mind, and his expression changed, first with confusion, then with shock.

Finally, his tone turned icy as he said:

"I'm very sorry, but our lineage of priestesses never leaves the Land of Demons. I have important matters to attend to, so please excuse me."

Maitreya then turned around and left the palace.

Kakashi and the other two exchanged bewildered glances, wondering why Miroku, who had been all smiles just moments before, had suddenly changed his expression.

But Maitreya was unwilling to go with them, and they had no choice but to leave the palace somewhat dejectedly.

Kakashi and his two companions quickly arrived at their hotel.

He looked around and gave an OK sign.

Baiyun and Tianzang met up early in the morning.

Baiyun spoke in the morning:

"It seems we've encountered the worst-case scenario."

Kakashi replied, "The Hokage gave us a mission: even if we have to tie Miroku up, we must bring him to Konoha."

Bai Yun said in the morning, "If we really do this, we must not let their people find out, otherwise it will cause diplomatic problems."

Although the Land of Demons is a small country, the fact that the Konoha ninjas kidnapped their priestess is a big problem.

Kakashi naturally understood how serious this matter was, and his face was ashen.

"The mission must be completed. I observed when I entered the palace that most of the people inside were ordinary people who were stronger than average."

Tianzang looked somewhat hesitant: "We don't know what the priestess's strength is. We're just afraid of the worst-case scenario."

Baiyun remained calm in the morning: "If we could bring Miroku to Konoha, the mission wouldn't even be an S-rank."

"The Third Hokage knew from the beginning that Miroku wouldn't come with us."

Kakashi nodded in deep agreement: "It's easy to infiltrate Miroku's palace, but the most important thing is how to take him away."

Tenzang asked, "Shall I use Wood Release clones to create a fake one?"

Bai Yun thought for a moment in the morning: "Why don't you try it first, and we'll see how it goes."

Tenzo formed hand seals, and a Wood Release clone separated from his body.

Its appearance then changed several times, eventually transforming into the form of Maitreya.

Bai Yun observed for a while in the morning: "Be a little shorter, adjust the cheeks..."

Kakashi then took out a scroll from his person and began to draw a map of the palace.

After Baiyun's adjustments this morning, Tianzang's wooden clone has become very similar.

"Alright, here's the map. There are no ninjas in the Land of Demons. We can sneak in from here, or from here."

"Once we get here, we'll set fire to this place and place the wooden clone here to lure their people away."

"We'll go out from this corner."

Kakashi took out a map and a white cloud, and Tenzo explained the plan.

"They don't have many guards; there aren't any here, here, or here."

"But we'd better go in from here."

Baiyun looked at the map in the morning and nodded, thinking there was no problem.

After discussing for a while, Kakashi asked, "Shinpachi, what do you think about infiltrating tonight?"

Bai Yun nodded in the morning: "Let's do it tonight. We don't have much information to gather, so today and tomorrow are the same."

After setting a time, the three of them went to prepare their things.

……

At this moment, Qianyao's clone circled the priestess's palace several times.

Senyo, with his extensive knowledge of sealing techniques, is far superior to Kakashi and the others.

Qianyao also discovered that the entire palace was covered by a huge array.

It is simply impossible to infiltrate without anyone noticing.

It's impossible for Qianyao either, because this formation and what Qianyao learned are from two different systems.

Since Kakashi and the others were nearby, he decided to study the formation.

At midnight, Chiyo suddenly emerged from the shadows near the shrine of the priestess.

Huh?

What are Kakashi and the others doing coming over in the middle of the night?

By directly entering the palace grounds, we've already been discovered.

The palace grounds were very large, and the walls were very high.

After all, the priestesses are all from a single lineage, and the wealth accumulated over many generations has allowed the palace to expand to a very large size.

Soldiers stood guard in the shadows of every corner.

All the soldiers looked very serious, because it was a symbol of honor to be able to guard the priestess.

The jobs here are all rotated.

However, the gap between ordinary people and ninjas is insurmountable.

Even among ordinary people, these people are considered to have excellent hearing and eyesight.

However, Kakashi and his two companions still flew over the heads of the guards, then used chakra to adhere themselves to the wall and slipped inside over the guards' heads.

The priestess's palace had several concentric rings, with her sleeping quarters located in the innermost ring.

The three of them stealthily made their way through the walls, their chakra drawing them in, and their extensive experience in assassination as former members of the Anbu.

They made their way into Maitreya's palace without any incidents.

The palace gates here are very old-fashioned, the kind with bolts inserted inside.

Baiyun observed the door crack in the morning, then drew his long knife and inserted it through the gap.

Kakashi had already activated his Sharingan at this point.

Tianzang was also prepared.

With a soft "click," Baiyun had already broken the door bolt earlier that morning.

He made two hand gestures and then quietly pushed open the door.

After the three of them slipped inside, they quickly closed the door and then crept into one of the rooms.

suddenly!

The lights on the surrounding walls suddenly turned on.

The three of them were taken aback when they felt a weight on their backs; a semi-transparent membrane had already separated them there.

They swung their weapons, but it was as if they were cutting into soft armor; they couldn't penetrate it at all.

Kakashi pulled out a scroll, and countless runes emerged, but they passed right through the membrane, seemingly unaffected by the force.

Under the light, Miroku, dressed neatly, sat on a stool and looked at Kakashi and the other two.

"You've arrived."

Kakashi and his two companions knew something was wrong as soon as the lights suddenly came on.

Hearing what the priestess Miroku said, he was somewhat surprised.

Kakashi asked, "Did the priestess know we were coming?"

Maitreya drew a circle on his hand, and special runes crawled all over the membranes surrounding the three people.

This is a type that Kakashi and the others have never seen before.

Maitreya smiled kindly: "Of course, because I see your future."

With a flick of her wrist, countless runes contracted and locked onto Kakashi and the other two.

Kakashi and the other two felt their bodies go limp, their eyelids grow heavy, and they immediately fainted.

Maitreya pulled the rope beside the bed.

A team of nurses rushed in very quickly.

They were quite surprised to see Kakashi and the other two lying on the ground, and quickly apologized to Miroku:

"I am very sorry, Lord Miroku. It was our negligence that allowed them to break in."

Maitreya did not blame them: "It has nothing to do with you; they are too powerful."

The guards exchanged glances, and finally asked cautiously:

"Lord Maitreya, what should we do with these three people?"

Maitreya glanced at the three men with a complicated expression: "Once they wake up, keep them under house arrest in their rooms."

"Yes, Lord Maitreya."

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