After traveling day and night for several days, the group finally arrived at their destination: Sealing Demon Mountain.
Gazing at the foreboding mountain before them, Pakura suppressed the rising unease in her heart and asked, “Is this treacherous place really Sealing Demon Mountain?”
The priestess nodded and explained, “Inside Sealing Demon Mountain, there’s a natural lava flow that can suppress Moryo’s evil and chilling chakra, making it an ideal place to seal Moryo.”
Pakura immediately asked, “What do we do next?”
Unlike their earlier arrogance, having witnessed Moryo’s power, the ninjas from both the Sand Village and the Stone Village were now anxious to complete the mission.
The priestess pointed to a cave leading into the mountain, “We need to lure Moryo into the cave and then seal its physical body here.”
The captain of the Stone Village Decapitation Unit looked puzzled, “Seal only the body?”
The priestess nodded gently, “Yes, only the body.”
The captain asked the question on everyone’s mind, “Why?”
“Moryo’s power is immense, and its chakra is highly corrosive. If we seal it entirely, it will break the seal within a few years. So we must separate its body and soul, sealing them separately to ensure it’s contained.”
Kakashi, looking at the distant horizon, said, “Please start the preparations immediately. I have a bad feeling about this; I don’t think we have much time left.”
Hyuga Kyo stepped forward and addressed the group, “You all just need to guard the outside. I will handle the final sealing.”
Everyone was surprised by his statement.
Sealing Moryo inside the mountain was the most dangerous part of the mission. Even Pakura and the captain of the Decapitation Unit looked puzzled at why Hyuga Kyo would take on such a perilous task alone.
Pakura asked coldly, “What do you mean?”
Hyuga Kyo calmly explained, “My meaning is clear. When Moryo arrives, don’t try to stop it. Just hold off its puppet soldiers. Leave the rest to me.”
The captain of the Decapitation Unit doubted, “I can’t trust a kid like you to handle this!”
While he didn’t want to fight Moryo, he also didn’t want to botch the mission, so he instinctively resisted Hyuga Kyo’s proposal.
At this moment, Shisui stepped forward, bowed to everyone, and earnestly said, “I’ll assist him in completing the final seal. Please rest assured, we will not fail our mission!”
Hyuga Kyo looked at Shisui and said, “Thank you.”
Shisui just smiled warmly without saying anything.
Pakura, her tone icy, said, “If you fail, Konoha will have to bear all the responsibility!”
In Pakura’s view, if Hyuga Kyo and Shisui were so confident after witnessing Moryo’s power, they must have some means of dealing with it.
Kakashi had his doubts but ultimately didn’t voice them.
Seeing that both Pakura and Kakashi agreed, the captain of the Decapitation Unit reluctantly nodded after a moment of contemplation.
With the plan settled, everyone began their preparations.
Hyuga Kyo pulled Guy aside and whispered, “Once we’re inside the mountain, you must only allow the demon Moryo to enter. No one else, including you and Kakashi, is to come in. Do you understand?”
The guy was confused, “Why?”
“I’ll explain later. Just remember my words for now.”
Guy protested, “What if something happens to you inside? Are we just supposed to watch from outside?”
Hyuga Kyo replied calmly, “If Shisui and I can’t handle it, entering would be suicide for you.”
“Trust in your comrades, Hyuga Kyo. Even if I can’t help, Kakashi is very capable. He’ll find a way to assist you!”
“It’s because I trust you that I want you to guard the entrance. Do you think stopping those puppet soldiers will be easy?” Smiling slightly, Hyuga Kyo’s face turned serious, “Remember my words. Use the Eight Gates if necessary.”
Seeing Hyuga Kyo’s seriousness, Guy reluctantly agreed, “I promise.”
With Guy’s assurance, Hyuga Kyo, Shisui, and the priestess headed into the heart of Sealing Demon Mountain.
In the dim cave, Hyuga Kyo asked the priestess, “How long will it take to set up the seal?”
The priestess, having thought this through, replied quickly, “Setting up the sealing technique won’t take long, but activating it will take at least fifteen minutes, maybe longer.”
Hyuga Kyo frowned slightly, “So we need to hold off Moryo for at least fifteen minutes?”
The priestess nodded solemnly.
She wasn’t sure if Hyuga Kyo and Shisui could hold Moryo for fifteen minutes, so she had been prepared to sacrifice herself to take Moryo down.
At this moment, her only worry was for her daughter, Shion.
Shisui gritted his teeth and said, “Senior, leave the fifteen minutes to me!”
Hyuga Kyo shook his head, “You’re not even twelve. Using your eyes too much will harm your body.”
Shisui’s strength lay mainly in his ocular abilities. Physically, he was only slightly above average for the Uchiha clan. Given his age and incomplete physical development, his chakra reserves were just barely at the level of a regular Jonin, even less than Hyuga Kyo’s.
Shisui tried to argue, “But—”
Hyuga Kyo cut him off, “I already have a plan. You just need to handle the initial suppression. Leave the rest to me.”
The priestess, after some thought, said, “I might be able to buy some time.”
Hyuga Kyo asked, “What do you mean?”
The priestess hesitated before sighing, “Moryo has some connection to the priestess lineage of the Land of Demons. To be precise, it is part of me.”
Shisui’s eyes widened, “What—”
Hyuga Kyo wasn’t too surprised. Though his memory of the details was hazy, he vaguely recalled some secret connection between the priestess and Moryo. Otherwise, Moryo wouldn’t have relentlessly pursued her from the Land of Demons to the Land of Swamps.
After revealing her secret, the priestess seemed much more relaxed. She then knelt before Hyuga Kyo and Shisui, “I am deeply ashamed of causing all this…”
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