I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 123 The Fastest Strategy: A True Master of Judging People

Rumble...

As Shion destroyed the physical body of the demon, the ghost army turned to dust and vanished without a trace.

The volcanic cave where the temple was located suddenly began to shake violently.

The earth inside began to collapse, and countless stones fell into the lava lake, causing the lava to surge and boil, bubbling up in countless bubbles.

The tremors in the mountain grew stronger and stronger, and the massive mountain body shook violently.

Finally, with a deafening roar, a massive column of lava shattered the top of the mountain and shot skyward.

As the largest lava column erupted, smaller lava columns also broke through the surrounding mountain walls and spewed out.

From a distance, the mountain resembles a fountain, except that instead of water, it spews out magma capable of melting and burning everything.

After the magma columns, large or small, erupt, they immediately turn into a torrential downpour of orange-red water, submerging the top of the mountain and then flowing down from top to bottom, rapidly changing the appearance of the mountain.

The terrifying heat also turned the sky at dusk black and red.

Having somehow escaped the temple, Yagyu and Shion were standing on the edge of a cliff, admiring the beautiful scene of the volcanic eruption.

"Yagyu-kun, thank you."

After an unknown amount of time, Shion suddenly turned to face Yagyu, placed her hands on her abdomen, bowed deeply, and once again expressed her heartfelt gratitude.

"You're too kind. If you want to thank someone, thank your great names. It was he who chose to believe in the Land of Fire among the five great nations, rather than the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, which are the closest."

After saying that, Liu Sheng suddenly joked, "It seems that you have to believe in fate. Luckily you met me, otherwise there would have been no such result. Perhaps this is God's arrangement."

"Hehe, you're right."

Seeing Yagyu's boastful manner, Shion couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

However, in her heart, she wholeheartedly agreed with Liu Sheng's words.

The ninja world is so vast, and there are so many ninjas, yet she happened to encounter the most unique Yagyu.

Not only is there no future for him, but he is also the second being besides the priestess who can hurt or even kill the demon.

Moreover, he bestowed upon himself such immense power!

This can no longer be described as a coincidence; it was fate's arrangement that brought Shion to the "god" who would save and help her.

At this moment, Shion completely believed in Yagyu's absolute theory of the strong.

Only absolute power can alter the fate of demons and priestesses at will, ending the millennia-long entanglement of destiny.

At this moment, Yagyu slowly spoke, "The demons and the ghost army have been completely wiped out, and the priestess's mission has been completed. Do you still intend to continue being a priestess?"

"Um."

Shion nodded, gazing at the lava-flowing mountainside, and said with a smile, "Mouryou is negative emotion, a manifestation of evil. I will continue to be a priestess, using the power you bestowed upon me, Yagyu-kun, to purify the evil in the hearts of the world."

"That's a very ambitious goal, good luck." Instead of discouraging Shion, Yagyu encouraged her.

"Um!"

Shion nodded vigorously again, looking at Yagyu's handsome face, and the impulse she had felt earlier surged up again.

Her cheeks flushed, her face turning red, but she mustered her courage to look directly at Yagyu, extending her small hand to him, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Yagyu-kun, I still want to pass on the power of the shrine maiden to the next generation. You... could you lend me your power?"

Yagyu was slightly taken aback, then looked at Shion again.

He finally found something that Hinata didn't have in common: courage!

She dared to confess her feelings to Liu Sheng after knowing him for less than two days.

This is the boldest girl Liu Sheng has ever met, without a doubt.

Looking at Shion, whose face was flushed but whose eyes were full of expectation as she looked at him, Yagyu's lips curled up slightly. He didn't say anything, but instead reached out and grabbed Shion's small hand, pulling the girl in the red and white shrine maiden outfit into his arms.

Then he bowed his head and kissed her, thus responding to the girl's feelings.

How could the benevolent Yagyu possibly let go of such a beautiful girl who resembled Hinata?

Tsunade, you have such a good eye for people!

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Under Yagyu's influence, the demons and the ghost army did not cause a huge upheaval in the ninja world like they did in the movie.

Conversely, with the help of Yagyu, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, the demons and the army of ghosts, which had only been resurrected for a few days, were completely wiped out.

The high-ranking officials, who were completely unaware of the thousand-year-old destiny of the demons and the priestess, only glanced at it briefly and paid it no heed.

This is just a plea for help from a small, underdeveloped country.

If it weren't for the fact that it involves Konoha's Wood Release ninjas, it wouldn't even be worth paying attention to.

The incident quickly came to a complete end.

The elite Konoha troops that had just arrived at the battlefield only made a brief appearance before returning the way they came.

The severely damaged Land of Demons didn't even have a place to entertain them.

Yagyu spent a few days at Shion's shrine, helping her test her chakra attributes, teaching her how to use the power of a shrine maiden, and finally leaving her with some ninjutsu scrolls and a Flying Thunder God kunai before bidding a reluctant farewell to the shrine maiden.

Yagyu did not bring Shion back to Konoha, and he cannot bring her back at this stage.

After all, in the Land of Demons, where there are no ninja villages and only a few small ninja clans, the priestess is equivalent to the Kage of a major ninja village, holding a very high status.

Having spent the last few days together, I've learned that Yagyu has several childhood friends, including Shion, and she has no intention of going to Konoha with him.

Like Hinata, she is a gentle, considerate, and understanding girl. She would be content as long as Yagyu has time to visit her in the Land of Demons.

She wants to stay in the Land of Demons to achieve her goals and strive to become a shrine maiden worthy of Yagyu.

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"Have you finally decided to come back?"

Yagyu teleported back to the Hokage's office in Konoha.

Seeing Yagyu appear beside her without warning, Tsunade put down her pen, which was used for grading documents, and teased, resting her chin on her hand, "Why is only one person back? Didn't you bring back the priestess from the Land of Demons?"

Seeing that Karin and Shizune were not there, and only Tsunade was in the office, Yagyu immediately rebuked her with a serious expression: "Tsunade-neechan, your thoughts are really too filthy. I was just doing my duty, helping the priestesses of the Land of Demons build a shrine and dealing with some of the contingency plans left behind by the demons."

"Swear it."

Tsunade struck at his weak point, saying, "If you swear you didn't seduce the priestess of the Land of Demons, and if you can't even last three seconds after lying, then I'll believe you..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Tsunade could no longer see Yagyu.

"You dare to mess with me? You're still a long way off."

Tsunade snorted coldly, and once again held her head high like a rooster that had won a fight.

"Old women are terrifying."

Having teleported away, Yagyu appeared in the mansion of the Kurama Yakumo family, intending to visit the frail young lady and soothe her soul.

(End of this chapter)