Chapter 226 - 224: Team 7 Reunion

Chapter 226: Chapter 224: Team 7 Reunion

"The Land of Swamps shrine is just ahead."

Neji looked at the map; the final battlefield was just ahead. He wasn’t sure what kind of monster Moryo was, but his vision allowed him to see from afar that the area was covered in dark clouds and filled with ominous energy. This was surely going to be a difficult battle.

"I will definitely protect Kano-chan and Shion!"

Little Naruko patted her flat chest; although the biggest goal of her life had been completed, she would certainly fulfill the promises she had made before.

However, Shion didn’t really want Naruko to go because Naruko looked too much like the blonde girl she had seen in her dreams, and Naruko might die while protecting her.

Kano did not express her stance; her purpose for this trip was to protect Naruto, which had now become protecting Naruko. Besides, she had already called Nagato to come, so she estimated there wouldn’t be any problems.

"I’m afraid everyone might have forgotten due to how much time has passed; our mission this time is to escort the Shrine Maiden Shion to seal Moryo. Our mission needs to last until the sealing is complete, understood?"

Before anyone else could answer, the dark clouds in the distance began to rumble.

"This is truly terrible weather."

Karin remarked with dissatisfaction, but Neji refuted her:

"That is not a natural weather phenomenon; someone is using Lightning Release Ninjutsu. Someone is already engaging Moryo in battle."

Neji activated his Byakugan to stare into the distance and assumed a battle stance, and the others also prepared themselves.

A bolt of lightning shaped like a blue Kirin descended, slamming heavily into the Land of Swamps shrine. The thunder sounded like a giant hammer brought down by a god, and its power was like divine judgment.

"What a powerful Lightning Release!"

The others were all marveling at the power of the technique, but only Kano recognized it—this was Sasuke’s Kirin!

"Naruko, Sasuke is up ahead; that Ninjutsu was cast by Sasuke!"

Naruko didn’t know how Kano recognized it, but she trusted Kano.

"Sasuke?!" Naruko was overjoyed; perhaps she could find Sasuke and bring him back now. "Then let’s hurry over!"

Having said that, she jumped off the carriage and ran off alone.

"Naruko, you idiot! Come back!"

Why are you so excited just hearing about Sasuke? Are you forgetting about your wife?

Kano had come specifically to protect Naruko, so she had to follow her.

"Shadow Dragon!"

Kano flipped onto the roof of the carriage and leaped high into the air. A jet-black giant dragon emerged from her shadow, steadying itself beneath her feet as she reached the highest point, carrying her in pursuit of Naruko.

"Big Sister, I’m coming too!"

Karin reacted quickly and followed Kano, jumping onto the Shadow Dragon.

"Karin, wait for me!"

Sakura also jumped up afterward, but she was a step late and barely managed to grab onto the dragon’s hind leg, then slowly climbed up.

"Oh, oh, oh!!! It’s getting heated! Neji, we can’t lose to them!"

Rock Lee also jumped off the carriage and began running wildly.

"A bunch of idiots!"

If it were purely a battle, he would have charged in too, but this was an escort mission. Yet, if he didn’t charge, it would make him seem uncooperative.

Neji looked around; as they drew closer, the surrounding Terracotta Warriors were gradually increasing in number.

Neji steeled his heart.

"Shrine Maiden, forgive me!"

He scooped up the Shrine Maiden and jumped off the carriage to dash forward. One had to know that a Ninja sprinting was much faster than the Shadow Deer slowly pulling the carriage.

If he didn’t get the Shrine Maiden there quickly, he wasn’t confident he could protect her from so many Terracotta Warriors once they were surrounded.

"Where are you touching? You rude person!"

Shion’s face flushed red from being suddenly picked up, and she instinctively slapped at Neji, but Neji simply tilted his head to dodge it. Then she started making a fuss, wanting to get down.

It was mostly because she was too shy; being held by such a handsome and reliable Ninja like Neji made Shion’s heart race.

But Neji didn’t think much of it; he even felt that carrying the Shrine Maiden was actually quite a hindrance. Not only was she struggling uncooperatively, but he also couldn’t free up his hands.

He then spun Shion around and slung her over his shoulder.

Shion:??? Why does this feel so familiar?

Left on the carriage to face a large group of stone men alone, Ashiho: WTF, standing up and pedaling again!

Even with Naruko and Rock Lee clearing the path ahead, there were still endless stone men surrounding them. He wouldn’t be able to hold them off without using a major technique!

"Rotation!"

"Hey, wait—ahhh—"

Although he could only free up one hand now, he was still able to fend off these mindless stone men by virtue of high-speed rotation.

Although, perhaps, the Shrine Maiden might have been shaken up a bit.

On the other side, the Shadow Dragon began to outpace Naruko. It quickly caught up to her, lowered its altitude, and flew skimming the ground.

"Naruko!"

Kano intended to reach out and pull Naruko up, but she realized her arms were a bit too short...

So she took out the Hunting Horn and used the large conch shell at the front to scoop up the running Naruko. The opening of the conch was just the right size to hold a little girl.

"Kano-chan?"

Naruko opened her big, round eyes, not yet understanding what had happened, only seeing the person she liked appear before her.

"Why are you rushing so fast, you idiot? And you didn’t even wait for me."

"Sorry, sorry, I was too excited when I heard the news about Sasuke."

Naruko stuck out her tongue and scratched her head, acting silly.

"Sasuke is my teammate too; you should have taken me with you if you were going to run. Next time you do this, I’ll punish you with... one day of no kissing!"

"Next time for sure, next time for sure."

Afterward, Naruko also saw Karin and Sakura who were accompanying them.

"Are you two going too?"

"I really want Sasuke-kun to come back too."

"I’m just following Big Sister."

Then Kano interrupted their idle chatter.

"Everyone pay attention, prepare to land!"

The Shadow Dragon was very fast; in the time it took to say a few words, they had already reached their destination. The four of them jumped off the Shadow Dragon and landed behind the young man in white.

Sasuke casually released a Chidori Sharp Spear, cutting through the jet-black tentacles attacking him one by one.

"Heh, to think you could last this long under my hand; I admit you are worthy of being Uchiha Sasuke’s prey."

Although most of his Chakra was gone, his stamina was mostly depleted, and his ocular power was nearly exhausted, he had to keep up the pretense.

"Sasuke!" x2

"Sasuke-kun!" x1

Sasuke came to the side of the four girls.

Kano? I didn’t expect to see her here. She hasn’t changed at all from two years ago; it’s the perfect time to spar with her. Let’s see how much I’ve surpassed her! Is that guy Naruto not by her side?

This little blonde girl looks a lot like Naruto; is she Naruto’s younger sister?

The red-haired one must be Karin; she hasn’t changed much either.

The pink-haired one... why did this person come too!

Sasuke instantly showed an expression of disgust and straightened his face.

"Long time no see, Kano. You must be here for this monster too. I’m bored of playing with it anyway, so I’ll leave it to you. Considering how deep our bond is, after this is over, I’ll give you a chance to challenge me, so you can see the gap between us."

"Sorry, I forgot; this minion or whatever it’s called might still be a bit too strong for you, so I’ll help you out a little more."

Sasuke raised his right hand.

"The name of the technique is Kirin; vanish along with the thunder."

Thunderclouds gathered, and lightning rolled. It immediately transformed into a blue Kirin beast, rushing down from the sky to tear at the tentacles summoned by the monster Moryo. Although it caused significant damage, it still couldn’t finish off Moryo.

Sasuke then deliberately struck a cool pose and looked back, imagining Kano’s shocked expression.

However, although Kano looked surprised, she wasn’t as shocked as Sasuke had imagined; instead, the little blonde girl next to her who looked like Naruto was very cooperative.

"Wow! Sasuke, that’s amazing! So cool!"

Naruko then excitedly ran over and hugged Sasuke.

Sasuke was very averse to girls suddenly hugging him, especially since he didn’t know this person, but she looked like a child, so he was embarrassed to push her away directly and had to look at Kano.

"Who is this?"

"She is Naruto, only she has turned into the beautiful girl Naruko now."

"What?"

Sasuke couldn’t believe what Kano said; he was so shocked that his red eyes almost popped into a Mangekyo. Naruko thought Sasuke hadn’t understood, so she explained it to him again.

"It means I’ve turned into a little girl for the sake of Kano-chan, and I can’t change back anymore."

Kano chimed in.

"That’s roughly the meaning."

"What on earth are you talking about?!"

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