The sun dipped below the horizon, dyeing the layered forests in shades of crimson.
A blood-red gloom shrouded the entire world.
Countless stone warrior armies surged forward like tidal waves, obliterating and reducing everything in their path to oblivion.
Everywhere one looked, human corpses lay scattered, their blood forming endless rivers.
A figure whose face couldn't be seen held a severed head aloft and shouted from atop a high mountain: "Mirai Uchiha is dead! I will rebuild this putrid ninja world!"
Then, as if sensing something, the man raised his hand and pointed.
Instantly, countless terracotta soldiers charged forward.
"No!!!"
Shion-dono abruptly sat upright, her body soaked in cold sweat.
In the empty room, only her rapid breathing and the thunderous pounding of her heart could be heard.
"Again... the same dream..."
Shion murmured softly.
Recently, this dream had repeated many times—it was definitely an ill omen.
Was the hard-earned peace of the ninja world truly destined to give way to endless bloodshed once more?
A knock came from outside the door: "Shion-sama, are you okay?"
Shion composed herself before replying, "It's fine, Tsubaho. Don't worry about me."
"Was the letter successfully delivered to the Land of Fire?"
Hearing Shion's voice, Tsubaho exhaled in relief and quickly answered: "Lady Shion, the letter has already been delivered, though we haven't received a reply from Konoha yet."
Then hesitantly, he asked with concern: "But… do you think they might see it as defying the Emperor's divine status? You could be blamed for that..."
Shion replied solemnly: "Even if that's the case, some things must still be done."
"The future of the ninja world matters most."
Upon hearing her words, Tsubaho fell silent momentarily before speaking again: "I understand. I'll write another letter over there—please don't worry."
"Mm, thank you for your hard work."
Shion lay back down but found sleep evaded her.
Her prophecies had never once failed. What could she possibly do to prevent the tragedy depicted in her dreams?
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Land of Demons.
Before a hidden cave,
dozens of guards armed with weapons patrolled the perimeter.
Suddenly, five ninja appeared outside the cave entrance. The leader wasted no time and immediately barked out orders: "Kill them all!"
"Yes!"
At once, four subordinates formed hand seals.
[Ninjutsu – Divine Gust!]
[Ninjutsu – Wildfire Stream!]
A blazing inferno instantly consumed the guards ahead. After several screams echoed, dozens of charred corpses littered the ground.
"Hmph!"
"Such feeble fools—this fate was long overdue for them."
"Let's go!"
The five of them walked deeper into the cave, soon arriving at a place covered entirely in sealing runes.
"Lord Yomi, what should we do now?"
"Obviously, we break the seal and release Lord Moryo!"
Yomi's face lit up with excitement as he immediately removed all the sealing runes.
A chilling aura, as if rising straight from hell, surged forth, sending a wave of icy fear through everyone present.
A manic grin spread across Yomi's face as he knelt directly onto the ground.
"Lord Moryo, please come forth! This world needs your purification!"
"I offer my body as your vessel! Grant me your power!"
As Yomi chanted the incantation, black mist began spreading throughout the cave.
Moments later, it all rushed into his body.
"Hahahaha..."
"This... is Lord Moryo's power?"
"With this power, I can finally fulfill my wish."
After laughing loudly for a moment, Yomi focused his will.
In the next second, countless stone-like soldier puppets burst out from underground.
"Let's destroy this ninja world, starting with the Land of Demons!"
———
Inside the palace.
Shion was handling the daily affairs of the Land of Demons as usual.
Suddenly, Tsubaho hurriedly ran in.
Seeing the happy expression on his face, Shion asked with confusion, "Tsubaho, what happened?"
He smiled as he spoke, "Lady Shion, there's news regarding your letter."
"This time, Emperor Mirai himself is coming to the Land of Demons with his own disciple. We're saved!"
Shion immediately stood up, her face showing barely concealed excitement.
"Really?"
"That's great!"
She had always worried that Konoha wouldn't take her prophecy seriously, but she never expected that Mirai Uchiha himself would actually come in person.
As the two were speaking, the palace doors opened again.
Mirai Uchiha entered, accompanied by Ino Yamanaka, Kurotsuchi, and Hinata Hyuga.
"Emperor?!"
Seeing Mirai Uchiha, both Shion and Tsubaho immediately knelt down to greet him.
Waving his hand slightly, Mirai Uchiha smiled and said, "I've already read your letter. Can you tell me the basis for your concerns?"
Upon hearing this, Shion quickly explained, "The prophetess lineage of our Land of Demons has always been able to receive prophetic dreams—and our visions have never been wrong."
"I dreamed that you would be murdered and that war would once again engulf the ninja world."
"Therefore, I sent you that letter so you could prepare beforehand."
Upon hearing that, Ino Yamanaka let out a soft scoff. "Even so, that doesn't mean your prophecy must be correct."
"Things like this that can't even be seen are all just tricks meant to deceive people, right?"
"And besides, with Mirai's strength and the hundreds of thousands of shinobi under his Shen Nation, who in the ninja world could possibly be his match?"
Shion frowned slightly, momentarily at a loss for words.
Just then, a soldier covered in blood ran inside.
He knelt on the ground and spoke urgently, "Lady Shion, something terrible has happened!"
"Innumerable soldier puppets that cannot be harmed by blades or spears have appeared suddenly, and they're charging straight toward the palace!"
Hearing this, Shion's expression changed.
The scene she saw in her dream was really happening now!
Ashibo spoke solemnly, "What exactly is going on? How could these things appear out of nowhere?"
The soldier replied weakly, "Last night, the location where Moryo was sealed came under attack."
"The seal binding Moryo has been broken!"
After saying that, the soldier immediately fainted.
A heavy feeling settled in Shion's heart.
Everything finally connected completely now.
That person who killed Mirai Uchiha definitely used Moryo's power!
Hinata Hyuga asked curiously, "What exactly is Moryo?"
"A monster capable of destroying everything," Shion explained. "Moryo possesses an undying and indestructible power that once nearly destroyed the entire ninja world."
"It was our ancestors who sacrificed their lives to seal it away."
"The inherited duty carried by generations of our witches has always been for one purpose—to sacrifice ourselves to reseal Moryo when necessary!"
After listening to Shion's explanation, Ino Yamanaka, Kurotsuchi, and Hinata Hyuga all changed expressions.
So there was such a monster lurking in the ninja world?
Now things were about to get really dangerous!
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