Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 480 Sealing the Demon, The Black Hand

The demon wondered if it had chosen the wrong time to break free from its seal this time.

Otherwise, how could we have encountered such a freakish being? As a human, not only could he fight me hand-to-hand, but his so-called ninjutsu attacks were also incredibly powerful.

Fortunately, the other party was ultimately just an ordinary human. Even if it could kill him, it could not prevent him from being resurrected, nor could it even seal him away.

In this world, the only one who can control himself is that priestess. Before she arrives, let these so-called ninjas bear the wrath of that pervert who killed me.

As he drew closer to the battlefield, the thrill of revenge surged within him. The thought of those humans turning to ashes under his ravages made the five dragon heads of the demon sway incessantly in the air.

However, good things often come with difficulties, as a group of powerful ants actually attempted to stop him from making progress.

In particular, one of them looked like a monkey, wielding a big stick, and it really hurt when it hit you.

The other ants were the same; although various ninjutsu couldn't kill them, they caused them considerable trouble and real pain.

Unfortunately, not all ants are that monster. All your actions will only fuel my anger, and you will only suffer a more miserable death.

As the battlefield drew ever closer, Wangliang felt his blood boiling, if it could even be called blood.

As he stepped into the canyon passage, Wangliang's body began to tremble with the excitement of avenging his great grudge, which made him quicken his pace.

But what on earth was that blue light flying towards me?

He was so fast, he bumped into my chest.

"Aww!"

A piercing scream echoed throughout the canyon, and the demon staggered backward.

"It's you, it's you again! What are you doing here—"

A roar of incompetence echoed in the mental world, clearly audible to all ninjas within its range.

"Oh, you know I'm not at the camp. Who told you this information? They're lying to you, you fool!"

Taiyi, suspended in mid-air, twirled his sword, glanced at the army behind him that had only reached the middle of the battle, and began to mock them with considerable leisure.

"They're lying to me! They're lying to me! It can't be, how could they—"

He had only spoken halfway when the demon abruptly stopped, followed by an even more furious and embarrassed voice.

"You despicable human, you tricked me."

"Hey, you're pretty smart!" Taiyi's wings fluttered slightly, and he quietly rose a little. "Too bad, I won't need it anymore."

Before he finished speaking, he had already charged down, his target the demon's head, and the chakra blade in his hand instantly grew to ten meters in length.

The pain of being beheaded resurfaced in the demon's mind. Seeing the despicable human flying towards it, it instinctively took a few steps back.

This retreat completely cleared the entrance to the canyon.

Taiyi was also consciously leading the demon away from the canyon entrance.

Soon, Wangliang realized that he had been tricked by Taiyi once again. This pervert was afraid that their battle would accidentally injure the humans.

Unfortunately, it realized it too late. By then, it was completely out of control and could only passively defend against Taiyi's attacks.

While Taiyi and Wangliang were locked in combat, the main force of the allied army finally broke through the canyon.

Mimura Yomi immediately located the blocking force not far from the canyon, and the two sides quickly joined forces.

Immediately, medical ninjas and medicine supplies arrived, finally giving these heroes who were on the verge of collapse a much-needed boost.

Mimura Yomaki also took this opportunity to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen about the series of arrangements made after Taichi's return.

"Oh! The Miroku priestess came with the army too?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh of relief, turning his gaze away from the battle between Taichi and Moryo in the distance and looking at Yoru Mimura.

"Yes, Third Master, the shrine maiden is at the back of the group. She will catch up after the enemies here are cleared out."

"Very good, Taiyi did the right thing. The demon must be sealed as soon as possible, and it cannot be given any chance to breathe."

Chiyo and the others, who had recovered from their shock, nodded in agreement. They had all heard what the demon had said. There must be another organization behind the demon that was giving it intelligence, otherwise it would not be able to know even when Taiichi would return.

With such a united front in place, every second of delay poses a huge threat to the coalition forces.

Just as Mimura Yomaki was about to say something more, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately interrupted him.

"It's too late, Jonin Mimura, take us to the shrine maiden immediately. Taichi and that demon are about to finish their fight."

It turned out that while they were talking, the battle over there was already nearing its end.

Taiyi had experience fighting against the demons many times, and he truly gave the demons no chance to turn the tables.

After a series of fierce attacks, the battle situation developed in a one-sided manner.

"Yes, please follow me!"

Mimura Yomi only glanced at it but also noticed the problem, and immediately called for everyone to follow.

The group quickly returned, encountering no rock golems along the way, and finally met the witch at the entrance of the canyon.

"Lord Three Generations, Lord Yellow Earth, and everyone else, what brings you here?"

Maitreya looked at the village representatives who suddenly appeared in front of him with a look of surprise on his face. They were all too pitiful and did not have the demeanor of village leaders at all.

"Your Highness, these things are unimportant. Time is of the essence. We just want to know, if we participate in the sealing immediately, are you confident in your ability to succeed?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently into the shrine maiden's eyes, his expression solemn, seeking a definite answer.

Maitreya was taken aback. He hadn't expected that he would have to participate in the sealing so soon after arriving. It was really too fast.

She looked up and scanned the entire battlefield, quickly pinpointing the trail of the demon in the distance.

By this time, its four heads had been severed again, leaving only one head struggling to hold on.

Although Miroku was a priestess, this was the first time she had seen the true form of the demon.

It's truly true that seeing someone is not as good as hearing about them.

It can only be said that the demon was beaten too badly by Taiyi and has completely lost its power as a world-class monster.

"This—that's fine. I made preparations before coming. As long as I don't let anything outside disturb me during the sealing process, I can seal it at any time."

Maitreya said firmly that she had actually prepared to sacrifice herself, but now it seemed that she did not need to sacrifice her life.

Who wouldn't want to live if they could?

"Very good, Miroku priestess, please follow us. We will escort you to Taiyi. The battle there will soon be decided."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled, his hand unconsciously reaching for his waist, only to find nothing there. He then realized that he hadn't brought his pipe with him.

"But, Third Hokage, are your injuries alright? Don't you need any further treatment?"

"It's nothing, let's go." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand dismissively, showing no concern for his injuries.

He turned to the others around him and said, "Everyone, this is the final moment. Everyone must be on high alert to protect the priestess. Those clowns hiding in the shadows might attack her."

"Yes!" the crowd shouted in unison, their expressions filled with excitement. Success was within reach, and everyone would be a hero.

The army led the way, and the procession moved slowly forward. The shrine maiden Miroku was surrounded by layers upon layers of ninja guards.

The commotion here naturally caught Taiyi's attention. Since the start of the battle, his chakra perception had been constantly extended, keeping a close eye on the surroundings.

After all, the closer it gets to the end, the more careful you have to be, and he's afraid of things going wrong at the last minute.

As the priestess drew closer, the demon seemed to sense the danger and resisted even more fiercely.

The remaining head was no longer satisfied with its breath attack. Knowing that Taiyi would not kill it directly, it opened its blood-red maw and bit directly at Taiyi.

This shameless, desperate fighting style did initially cause trouble for Taiichi.

Taiyi had to restrain his attacks to ensure he couldn't kill it.

However, this seemed to cause the demons to misunderstand something, making them even more unscrupulous.

This infuriated Taiyi, who simply dispersed his chakra light blades and simultaneously gathered a large amount of chakra towards his fists, forming two enormous fist phantoms.

As the head of the demon charged again, Taiyi threw himself forward. As the two drew near, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly appearing beneath the demon's head.

A cannon shot that shoots straight up from the ground.

With the added force of the monstrous blow, the demon's wide-open mouth was forced to close instantly, and a large amount of unidentified material sprayed out of its mouth.

Out.

This is not counting.

The Flying Thunder God Technique was activated, and Taiyi reappeared on the chest of the demon, followed by a series of dull bombardments.

"Thump th ...

The sound of fists colliding with flesh echoed continuously throughout the sky.

Finally, with a loud "thud," Taiyi pulled away and gained some distance. He could sense that Wangliang had completely lost consciousness during the last dozen or so punches.

Sure enough, after Taiyi stopped attacking, the demon's body went limp and collapsed.

The battlefield fell into a brief silence as everyone was quite shocked by the brutal, visceral blows. This was far more exhilarating than any ninjutsu.

"Hurry! Seal it while you have the chance!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to regain his senses and immediately reminded the priestess that important matters were at stake.

The guards quickly mobilized, escorting the priestess and clearing a path straight to the demon.

Maitreya followed along at a trot, and when she arrived in front of the demon, she was truly shocked by its enormous size.

Such a colossal creature was actually defeated by humans.

Maitreya quickly regained her senses and instructed the people around her, "I need an open space with a radius of ten meters."

"Quickly, scatter!"

The group quickly retreated ten meters away, but still surrounded the shrine maiden in the center, wary of any sneak attacks.

Taiyi also lowered his altitude and activated his chakra perception to ensure that everything went perfectly.

The priestess Miroku took out a stack of folded white talismans from her bosom. The talismans were covered with various intricate runes. Miroku held them and chanted incantations before tossing them into the sky.

At the same time, Maitreya quickly formed hand seals, and a faint white light emanated from her body.

Taiyi could see all of this clearly from the air. Both the runes and the priestess's hand seals were different from the current ninjutsu system.

At this moment, the white talismans seemed to be infused with power, and they scattered in an orderly manner in all directions, forming a complex and huge talisman array around the witch, with a radius of exactly ten meters.

As Maitreya continued his hand gestures and incantations, the enormous array of runes began to glow.

At the same time, the sky began to change, with the air currents starting to churn erratically around the rune array.

Taiyi, who was in the air, immediately noticed the anomaly; the airflow was already affecting his flight. In order not to disrupt the seal...

As the process continued, he had no choice but to land.

The seal continued, and the rune array was filled with white light. When the white light reached its peak, an invisible suction force emanated from the rune array.

The suction force seemed to act only on the demon itself; its physical body appeared to be transformed back into energy under this suction force, and was continuously absorbed by the rune array.

This is truly a natural counter!

Taiyi stroked his chin, his gaze shifting back and forth between the priestess, the demon, and the talisman array, pondering the underlying principles.

The sealing process was swift; in less than a minute, the demon's size had shrunk to only one-third of its original size and was still shrinking at an increasingly rapid pace.

However, this was the last moment of peace, as the continued seal finally awakened the unconscious demon.

Upon opening its eyes, the demon immediately realized its predicament and began to struggle frantically.

However, this seal clearly took this into account. The sealing array shone brightly, and an invisible suppressive force descended upon the demon, causing it to only be able to slightly twist its body.

The surrounding ninja alliance watched the seal's every move with tense interest.

When they saw that the demon had regained consciousness, everyone's hearts were in their throats.

When they saw the demons being suppressed, they all cheered.

Victory is within reach.

Taiyi stared intently at the priestess in the center of the talisman array. She was covered in sweat and her face was pale, clearly indicating that the seal was not so easy.

Looking at Maitreya's hands, which were still forming hand seals, they were no longer as composed as they had been at the beginning. Her entire arm was trembling slightly, but she was still gritting her teeth and persevering.

The sealing continues, and it seems that the closer it gets to the end, the more difficult it becomes.

When the demon's body was only about 10 meters long, everyone noticed the priestess's strain. Everyone silently cheered for her, hoping she could persevere.

"puff"

Without warning, Maitreya spat out a mouthful of blood, causing everyone watching to gasp in surprise.

Taiichi, who was keeping a close eye on Miroku, keenly noticed that just a moment ago, a chakra fluctuation had erupted from Miroku's body. The power was not great, but it was enough to injure Miroku's internal organs.

Taiyi wasn't the only one with keen on-site perception; others immediately discovered the key to the matter.

"Damn it, the shrine maiden was cursed, and someone just detonated the curse, severely injuring her."

This exclamation immediately ignited the crowd's anger. Who was it? Who could have done such a thing?

Despite being severely injured, Maitreya persevered within the array of runes.

However, the situation that was originally in the lead has become a stalemate, and at times, the power that was originally sealed in the talisman array even flows back towards the demons.

Hiruzen Sarutobi led the representatives from each village directly to Taiichi's side. At this point, they had no other options but to see what Taiichi thought.

However, Taiyi was not a god, and he slowly shook his head.

"This array isolates the inside from the outside. The priestess is inside the array, and we have no way to intervene. Now we can only rely on the priestess's own will."

Hearing Taiyi's words, everyone looked disappointed and turned to look at the priestess in the talisman array. After the initial panic, Miroku had regained her composure.

Despite the excruciating pain and weakness within her body, she continued to form hand seals, and the demon's physical form continued to dissipate.

A cave far from the battlefield.

The four members of Akatsuki were monitoring everything on the battlefield. When the priestess coughed up blood, Hiruko exclaimed in surprise, "When did you leave the curse mark on the priestess? How come we didn't know?"