Rengoku's shadow body hid within the nearby shadows, carefully observing to see whether the two would return.
Hiding in the dark was better than appearing in the open.
Just now, the battle between the Moryo and Miroku was earth-shattering, and almost everyone in the palace had run out.
The louder the commotion had been earlier, the more deathly silent it was here now.
Rengoku waited a long time and noticed that Obito and Black Zetsu didn't appear, guessing they must have been scared out of their wits.
Only then did he emerge from the shadows. For now, the information about him knowing Shadow Stealth Technique wasn't widely known.
It was also by relying on Shadow Stealth Technique that he ambushed Obito twice.
However, who knew how many Sharingan Obito still had in hand, enough to endure such consumption.
Rengoku arrived in front of the shrine maiden Miroku.
The originally clean shrine maiden robe was now completely dyed red with blood.
The Piercing Technique was inserted into the body and then bloomed and exploded inside.
As long as it broke through the defense, it could be said the lethality was extremely strong. After all, internal organs were very fragile.
Shrine maiden Miroku was a person of high moral character, and Rengoku helped tidy up her clothes.
He straightened the shrine maiden crown on her head.
When Rengoku's hand touched the shrine maiden crown, a gentle female voice suddenly appeared beside Rengoku's ear.
["You finally appeared…"]
Rengoku's hand loosened, and the voice suddenly cut off.
He frowned and then placed his hand back on the shrine maiden crown.
"…You're not dead yet?", Rengoku sensed a special power dwelling atop the shrine maiden crown.
'It should be Miroku's spiritual power protecting her soul.'
["My body is dead. My spiritual power won't last much longer."]
Rengoku was silent for a moment, "You were waiting specifically for me?"
["Yes,"] Miroku's voice came, seemingly very tired.
"Is there something you want to entrust to me?"
["You should be from the Uchiha clan, right? I've heard some things about your Konoha."]
["I want to ask you to look after my daughter, Shion."]
["Although the Moryo is injured, it will eventually recover."]
["Shion has great talent and will surely become the Moryo's target."]
["You're powerful. I hope you can protect Shion."]
["I've accumulated quite a bit of wealth here…"]
As Miroku spoke faster and faster, Rengoku could clearly sense the energy on her body rapidly dissipating.
"Wait, your spiritual power can't hold on much longer, why don't you possess my body for now."
Miroku's voice suddenly paused, ["No… that won't work. If…"]
A normal body and a foreign soul would reject each other, and either the body or the soul might have problems.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm confident," Rengoku directly interrupted.
Miroku's spiritual power really couldn't hold on any longer. She hesitated for a moment and then dove directly from the shrine maiden crown into Rengoku's shadow body.
["Huh? How could this be? This isn't a real body?"]
Miroku was a bit shocked to find that Rengoku completely accommodated her soul, and there was no consumption on the soul.
In other words, as long as Rengoku was willing, Miroku could exist for a long time.
Moreover, she also discovered that this body didn't seem to be made of flesh and blood.
After Rengoku stabilized Miroku's soul, he finally spoke, "Alright now, however much you want to say, just take your time."
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Uchiha Rengoku, the acting patriarch of the Uchiha clan."
Miroku was a little surprised, "You're actually Uchiha Rengoku?"
Rengoku chuckled, "Didn't expect someone in the Land of Demons would know me."
Miroku said, "Even though our Land of Demons doesn't have a ninja village, we're still aware of the conflicts between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud."
Rengoku neither agreed nor disagreed, "This is my special shadow body. It can temporarily let your soul stay here."
Miroku hesitated a bit, "Is that okay? Will it cause you any trouble?"
Rengoku shook his head, "Aren't you worried about your daughter? Even though your current body is dead, at least you can still talk to Shion and teach her."
"If you're gone, Shion will be left all alone."
"You don't want your daughter to live alone in this world, do you?"
"It's not much trouble. I have more than one clone."
"Then thank you very much," Seeing that Rengoku had arranged everything, Miroku didn't refuse anymore.
After all, who wants to die if they can stay alive?
"How do you plan to deal with the mess here?"
Currently, Miroku's palace courtyard walls were broken, and there were large holes all over the ground. It looked just like ruins.
The key point was that Miroku's corpse was still lying here.
Miroku sighed, "I had already prepared for the possibility of sealing failure, so I made preparations in advance."
"Soon, people I trust will come to collect my body."
Rengoku asked curiously, "If the Land of Demons no longer has a shrine maiden, will it cause chaos?"
"No, our Land of Demons…", Through Miroku's explanation, Rengoku came to understand that although the shrine maiden was nominally the highest leader of the Land of Demons.
But the shrine maiden was already a semi-divine role.
She didn't participate in political affairs or manage the country.
But if the Land of Demons were bullied, she would step in.
However, in reality, the Land of Demons had a small territory, a small population, and not much land resources.
And there were no especially powerful countries nearby, so they had always lived in peace, and the shrine maiden seldom had to act.
As a shrine maiden, she had no worldly desires and had always focused on training.
For such a guardian deity of high character, the people of the Land of Demons sincerely revered her.
Even the shrine maiden's palace was built voluntarily by the people.
In fact, previous shrine maidens had only lived in ordinary temples.
When Rengoku was conversing with Miroku, he always remained hidden within the shadows.
From the outside, it was impossible to tell that anyone was there.
Now a long time had passed, and finally, people from the Land of Demons came to investigate.
A man dressed like a priest, accompanied by two guards, hurried over to Miroku's corpse after confirming there was no danger.
Seeing Miroku lying on the ground, covered in blood and without any breath.
The priest dropped to his knees with a thud, and tears instantly streamed down.
"Shrine Maiden-sama!"
Rengoku, seeing this scene, said to Miroku, "Looks like you were deeply loved by the people."
Miroku let out a sigh, "The Moryo has broken the seal and will become a huge disaster in the future."
As Rengoku spoke, the priest had already wiped away his tears and began directing the two guards to carry Miroku's body.
"We have to stop them. Your corpse might still be useful later," Rengoku suddenly spoke.
Although Miroku didn't know what Rengoku wanted with her body, she still said, "Let me talk to him."
Rengoku leaped out of the shadows and grabbed the priest's head in one motion.
The priest was just an ordinary man and naturally couldn't react.
The two guards were still holding Miroku's body. They were momentarily stunned.
Once they realized, the two immediately carried Miroku's body and started running.
To them, Miroku's body was far more precious than the priest's life.
The two ran with the body at lightning speed and soon reached the palace walls.
At this moment, the priest regained his senses, "Kumemaru! Sumemaru! Stop right there!"
The two turned their heads and saw the priest and the man who attacked him standing side by side.
They hesitated, "Shinnosuke-sama?"
The priest named Shinnosuke made a safe gesture.
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