Chapter 650 Coming-of-age ceremony

In late January, the coming-of-age ceremony of the Miko, the main branch of the Oni Kingdom.

Ziyuan City already has a lively atmosphere.

Like holding a large-scale celebration, many banners have been placed on the city streets during the day.

Make this year's winter look extra warm.

The personnel of the security force are also distributed on the important hub passages of the city, planning the security issues on the way the witch is about to walk.

Although I don't think that there will be people in such a place, and at this time, there will be any disturbances in Ziyuan City, but the spontaneous curiosity of human beings should never be underestimated. The role of the security force, in addition to planning the route of the streets, is to prevent people from making troubles at such important celebrations.

Miko is the orthodox monarch of the kingdom of ghosts, and the significance of her coming-of-age ceremony is extraordinary.

It means that the "God's Domain" will interfere with the "Human World".

'God's Domain' will be connected with 'Human World'.

At this time, the witch will also have the power to truly lead the kingdom of ghosts.

Although many things have changed in today's ghost country compared to the past, the core purpose has not changed, such as the recognition of witches as orthodox monarchs, and the fact that they can be hereditary...even if everyone will be confused about who the 'husband' of each generation of ghost country witches is.

However, if you really go deep into it, you may find some terrifying facts beyond human common sense.

As the Minister of Military Affairs of the Demon Kingdom, and as the 'father' of this generation's main Miko Shion, Shiraishi will naturally also attend such a celebration.

And it is very close to the 'daughter' Ziyuan, so keep following the demeanor.

Firstly, it is to show the relationship between the two parties, to get along well, and to extinguish the thoughts that some people should not have. Second, it is also to ensure the smooth progress of the ceremony, acting as a role of guard.

In the open and in the dark, Shiraishi could feel some people staring at Shion with malicious eyes.

Sure enough, there are criminals who want to assassinate the shrine maiden.

Then under Baishi's instruction, the good son, General Tu, quietly dragged the attackers who were about to carry out the "big news" to the ground one by one, and let them carry out the idea of "big news", which was directly aborted.

There are fewer and fewer malicious eyes, which also means the loss of fresh lives.

For these guys who want to threaten the life and safety of the monarch of the ghost country, the priestess, Shiraishi doesn't even have the idea of judging them. He also knows that there is no point in arresting them for interrogation. It doesn't matter who sent them. The important thing is that there should be no accidents in today's ceremony.

The salute roared in the winter city and exploded in the sky.

At the moment when the salute roared, there was another gunshot, but it was overwhelmed by the sound of the salute.

In the dark alleyway, a ninja holding a long-range shooting crossbow fell into the shadows.

Bloody fluid, shadowed walls.

The whole chest exploded, and something penetrated the body.

At a certain backlit corner of the building, Caiwu silently picked up the sniper rifle, put away the casings of the sniper bullets, then disappeared from the corner, and came to another place, aiming the muzzle of the sniper rifle at another ninja who was about to attack.

Waiting for the sound of the next round of salute is when the attacker died.

"It seems that I heard some strange sound just now..."

In the crowd, Temari seemed to be in a salute, and heard a different sound.

"You heard it wrong, right?"

Kankuro put his hands behind his head and spoke.

Gaara tilted her head, and her green pupils glanced indifferently at the location where Sai was hiding, then turned back her eyes calmly, and looked at the witch who was walking in the middle of the empty street.

He has no interest in the rite of passage for witches or the various plots and assassinations in secret.

"It's called Gaara... The ability to be vigilant is really strong, and it's more difficult than it was four years ago."

Gaara's reaction was naturally within Cai's observation.

Not only noticed the gunshot, but also determined his position, which surprised Cai slightly.

Immediately, he regained his composure.

As the salute exploded in the sky again, the bullets used for sniping shot out from the muzzle of the gun.

Did not look at the death of the attackers, Cai shifted positions one after another, scanning the whole field with her white eyes, and wiped out these 'rats' hiding in secret one by one.

Although I don't understand why these attackers think that their frustrating hidden skills will not be noticed, Cai will not stop the action of eliminating the 'rat' because of this.

Strictly speaking, Zi Yuan is slightly older than him and is his older sister.

This coming-of-age ceremony that belongs to my sister cannot be destroyed by anyone.

Let this group of 'rats' disappear in the dark.

He will not be soft on these 'rats' who want to destroy the stability of the ghost kingdom.

"There are so many people... you can't see them at all."

Looking at the head swaying in front of him, Ino, who is not tall, couldn't see the scene inside at all.

If you want to take a close look at the demeanor of the witches in the country of ghosts, you can't do that.

"I advise you not to bother about it, Ino, in this case, you can't see inside."

Choji dissuaded Ino from giving up.

Choji felt a little naive about Ino's idea of comparing her beauty with the witches of the Oni Land.

What ninjas pay attention to is not appearance, but strength.

Besides, how can a woman have snacks to 'eat'?

"This is not sure, look at my"

Ino thought of something, began to make handprints, aimed at a figure in front of him, and was about to activate the heart turning technique.

"Hey, don't mess around!"

Shikamaru immediately stopped Ino's behavior.

This is not Konoha, if it is discovered by the guards of the ghost country, I don't know what punishment will be given.

Moreover, if someone is killed, it will be even more difficult to end.

For Shikamaru, the witches of the Oni Land are nothing to look at at all, and he really doesn't understand why Ino is so keen on this aspect.

"But, if you don't do this, you can't see inside at all."

Ino was troubled by this.

"Why do you insist on this?"

Shikamaru asked helplessly.

"Because I heard that the priestess of the kingdom of ghosts is a peerless beautiful girl, so I should take a look from the front no matter what."

Ino put his hands on his hips and said righteously.

"Women are such trouble."

"What did you say?"

"Uh...I mean, don't forget our mission. Didn't we say that we came here today to look for Sakura?"

Shikamaru hurriedly changed the subject, he didn't want to be caught by Ino and preached for a long time.

It's so annoying.

"Sakura...yes, Sakura!"

Ino also suddenly understood.

"Use your sensory ninjutsu to sense it and you will know the location."

Shikamaru said so.

"Understood."

Ino nodded.

Sakura is likely to show up for such an important celebration.

So, Ino let go of his sensory ninjutsu, looking for Sakura's chakra among tens of thousands of chakras.

Although it has been two years since I saw her, she will never forget Sakura's chakra color and breath.

"found it!"

Not long after, Ino said loudly.

"Where?"

Shikamaru asked hastily.

Choji also stopped eating snacks, and put the unfinished snacks into the ninja bag.

"In this direction!"

Ino took the lead and pushed the crowd away.

"Hey, don't squeeze! It's almost invisible!"

"Which **** is squeezing around, give me peace of mind!"

"Who, who is touching my ass, ah, hooligan!"

Noisy voices, as well as the screams of women, kept pouring into my ears from the side.

Walking in dense crowds is definitely a chore.

In this case, most people would just disarm and surrender.

But in the dictionary of ninjas, there is no such word as surrender.

Even in this situation, he is still walking like flying, looking for the 'target'.

"Oh no!"

Ino suddenly called again.

"What's wrong?"

"Sakura's chakra is moving rapidly."

"Did you spot us?"

The movement of the three of them is a bit loud, and Sakura is a ninja who is very careful about the surrounding environment, so she may have noticed their existence.

"Probably yes."

Thinking of this, Ino couldn't help becoming anxious, and chased after Sakura in the direction where she was rapidly moving.

Shikamaru and Choji had no choice but to follow quickly.

The voice of cursing in the crowd seemed to grow louder.

"What's the matter, Father?"

On the empty street, Ziyuan and Shiraishi walked in the middle of the team, with two dignified young shrine maidens leading the way in front, followed by shrine maidens, and a guard of honor composed of ninjas from the kingdom of ghosts. The magnificent team became the only focus of pedestrians on both sides.

The maiden costume on Ziyuan is extremely luxurious, and her long loose hair has also been combed neatly.

There is also a gorgeous golden crown on the top of the head, which can highlight the majesty of the monarch even at a young age.

Maintaining the extraordinary temperament that a country's monarch should have, and after several days of rigorous training, Ziyuan walked steadily forward according to this rhythm.

Maybe from the corner of his eye, he noticed Shiraishi's slight head tilt, and Shion asked softly.

"It's nothing, just some insignificant little things."

The commotion caused by the three Shikamaru did not hide from Shiraishi's eyes.

Probably looking for traces of that girl named Haruno Sakura.

Regarding this matter, Shiraishi only paid a little attention to it, and withdrew his gaze.

In the final analysis, it was just a fight between young people.

After realizing the gap in reality, they will naturally retreat actively.

He, the Minister of Military Affairs, would not have personally come forward for such a thing.

On this national day, Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony is undoubtedly the most important thing today.

As long as the ceremony is not disrupted, Shiraishi doesn't care about children's playfulness.

But if you make an outrageous move, you must 'disappear'.

In order to ensure the progress of the celebration, there were 500 ninjas dispatched on the bright side, and he, the Minister of Military Affairs, went into battle in person.

As for the guards in the dark, there are more in number.

Densely spread in all the surrounding corridors and blocks, and launched an operation to clean up the 'rats'.

"However, today is really hard for you."

Baishi said so, his eyes full of love.

Miko can directly look at the sight of human death.

Seeing so many human beings at once, needless to say, this is a very cruel thing for Shion, who is still unable to control her own power.

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to this kind of picture..."

There are so many that it is impossible to compare which is the death scene of each person.

Zi Yuan's face remained calm.

Looking at the respect and longing on the faces of the people on both sides, it is a lie to say that there is no touch in the heart.

This is an existence guarded by shrine maidens throughout the ages.

It is also an important thing that she will always protect from now on.

Until the day you die.

The constant noise in my ears is completely different from the ethereal silence of the shrine.

This is the unique breath of the 'human world'.

Although Shion enjoys this atmosphere, she also knows that as a witch, she cannot stay in such a place for long.

Maybe it's someone who wants to take another look at the things here, and Ziyuan can't help but slow down her pace of moving forward, just to stay here for a while

The hustle and bustle is gone, and the industrialized atmosphere is gradually disappearing, and the 'parade' is over.

The accompanying ones, apart from the officials of the ghost country, ninjas and witches, are the envoys of other countries.

The aura of the "human world" gradually fades away, and the next step is to return to the "God's Domain", worshiping ancestors and proclaiming to the witches of the past.

The three Shikamaru are still chasing.

After finally chasing out the crowd, there is no one here, the streets are empty, only various empty shops are still open.

"Here!"

Ino shouted, although he couldn't find Sakura's figure, but Chakra's reaction was still in perception, and he didn't lose it.

"wait"

Just as Shikamaru was about to say something, Ino had already run out first.

Choji gasped and stood beside Shikamaru.

"What to do, Shikamaru?"

Choji asked Shikamaru for his opinion.

"What else can I do, continue to catch up."

Shikamaru shook his head helplessly, caught up with Ino's galloping footsteps, and chased towards the uninhabited alleyway of the commercial street.

In fact, he really wanted to say that since Sakura saw them, her first thought was to avoid and recall all the past. Well, this means that they didn't have the slightest bit of chasing up.

No matter what you say, the other party will not come back.

Therefore, instead of chasing after everything desperately, it is better to just give up.

It's not that Shikamaru doesn't care about this former companion...but because he cares, he should let go of all this.

For them, for Sakura, this might be the best result.

Even if they still live together in this world, there is a 'barrier' in the middle, which is enough to divide them into two worlds.

However, this kind of words still failed to come out of Shikamaru's mouth.

Too unkind, and it will hurt Ino's heart.

Like a precision machine that is constantly working, cold-blooded, calm, and rational, without the emotions that humans possess.

So even though he knew that going on like this and meeting Sakura would not produce any good results, Shikamaru subconsciously ran faster.

"It's just ahead, she has stopped!"

Sensing Sakura's chakra, Ino's face showed joy.

Within her perception range, Sakura's chakra stopped.

"Wait a minute, it looks like..."

This time, Shikamaru quickly pulled back Ino's idea of moving forward quickly.

Because, the atmosphere of the buildings in front is very peaceful, completely different from the bustle of the commercial street.

Judging from the structure of the building complex, this is obviously a residential area different from the commercial street, and it is quite high-end.

Shikamaru has heard of this place, which is a residential area belonging to the Oni no Kuni army.

It is completely different in nature from residential areas in the general sense.

Sure enough, before they approached, at the entrance of this unimaginably huge residential area, two ghost country ninjas wearing black coats suddenly flashed in front of the three of them, intercepting them as strangers.

"Stop, no entry ahead!"

Not to mention that Shikamaru and the three are strangers, not only have they never seen each other as 'guards', but it is obviously against the rules to break into such a place as them with the Konoha ninja headgear worn by the three of them.

"What, who are you guys?"

Ino desperately wanted to rush over.

One of the ninjas immediately pulled out the ninja sword on his back, and with just a flash, the tip of the blade touched Ino's face, and it quickly magnified in her pupils.

A trace of cold sweat slipped from Ino's forehead.

Looking at the Ninja Sword so close at hand, Ino couldn't help but a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Are you the ninjas of Konoha? Sorry, the front is a forbidden area to visit. Please don't increase our workload, go back."

Another ninja from the Nation of Ghosts came over. She was a young woman in her twenties. She had a better attitude than the male ninja next to her, but she also expressed a clear refusal in her words.

Then, she pressed down the ninja sword in the male ninja's hand.

"But"

Shikamaru patted Ino on the shoulder, stood in front of Ino, and explained to the two Oni Ninja ninjas: "Well, actually, we are old acquaintances with the cherry-haired girl who ran past just now. If possible, can you communicate on our behalf?"

"Ah, you mean the daughter of the Haruno family?"

The female ninja tilted her head and asked aloud.

As guards, they know the names and locations of all residents in this military residential area.

"Yes."

Shikamaru nodded affirmatively.

The female ninja pondered for a while, then nodded and agreed, and replied: "I understand, then you wait here for a while. However, I cannot guarantee that the other party will come out to see you."

"Thanks."

Shikamaru thank you politely.

Given a glance at the male ninja next to her, the female ninja flickered and headed towards Haruno's house in the residential area.

Not long after, about half a minute, the female ninja returned here.

"Sorry, the other party doesn't seem to want to see you."

The female ninja informed this.

"What?"

Ino's eyes widened in disbelief.

"This is true."

The female ninja answered patiently.

Ino looked towards a certain direction of the residential area, bit his lip, with a strong expression of unwillingness and confusion.

Shikamaru sighed, patted Ino on the shoulder, turned around and said, "Forget it, Ino, since the other party doesn't want to see us, there's no point in staying here, let's go."

It's not that he can see it away, but in the reality before him, he has to make a choice that conforms to Konoha Ninja's position.

"Are you going to just give up like this?"

Ino asked.

Leaving like this made her unacceptable.

"What else? Like Naruto, who said that he would bring people back to Konoha no matter what? When Sasuke left Konoha, you should understand that this is absolutely impossible."

Shikamaru replied.

Ino was speechless, not knowing how to refute.

"But, Sakura is our companion..."

"It was in the past, it is not now, and it will not be possible in the future. Ino, I don't want to repeat some words a second time. Don't forget, you are Konoha Ninja."

Shikamaru stared closely at Ino's eyes, making Ino take a step back in fear.

"I...I see."

Ino had no choice but to obey Shikamaru's wishes, and when he turned around, he still looked in a certain direction reluctantly.

She knew that at that place, Sakura must be paying attention to the movement here.

Looking at the back of Ino leaving in a daze, Choji was silent for a moment, and said, "Shikamaru, you don't feel well either. You've been keeping all kinds of things in your heart lately."

"Who knows about this kind of thing. Perhaps, this is the trouble that ninjas will inevitably experience when they grow up. We are no longer fledglings who have just graduated from ninja school. If we want to become the pillars of the village in the future, we must not be naive. It is enough trouble to have a naive fool. If everyone becomes like this, Konoha will die directly..."

Shikamaru sighed and walked away.

Choji silently followed.

At the window on the second floor.

The girl with cherry-pink long hair looked at the backs of the three people in the distance, and lost her mind for a while.

A whisper sounded in the mouth:

"Sorry, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji, the current me is already..."

"So, next, where do we start, Brother Scorpion?"

Came to the sky above the northern border of the Kingdom of Wind, Didara standing on the white bird, looking at the endless desert below, asked the scorpion standing next to him.

Scorpion is originally a ninja of Sand Hidden, and he is most familiar with the environment of the Kingdom of Wind.

With him as a guide, arresting Jinchuriki will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Scorpion is holding a map.

The territory of the Kingdom of Wind has changed a lot since he left Sand Yin.

After the War of the Kingdom of Wind eight years ago, a large area in the northwest of the Kingdom of Wind was ceded to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

During the Fourth Ninja World War two years ago, some resource areas in the desert were also temporarily 'borrowed' by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Wherever you do it, you can't involve the kingdom of ghosts.

After all, the military power of this country is too strong. It is very troublesome to capture Ichiyu Jinchuriki. If this terrible country is involved again, it is likely to cause strong interference to the arrest of Tailed Beast.

Therefore, you cannot do anything within the jurisdiction of the ghost country.

Soon, Scorpion used a pen to enclose a piece of land on the northern border of the Kingdom of Wind.

"I remember that there is an abandoned workshop stronghold here. If it has not been discovered, it should be able to use it. And here is also a must pass for Yiwei Renzhuli to return to the Kingdom of Wind. When the time comes, we will ambush here."

Scorpion said.

"Brother Scorpion, why are you imitating Orochimaru and making holes everywhere? Hmm."

Didara instead paid attention to this issue.

"Shut up, or I'll kill you, Deidara!"

Scorpion frowned, and his voice suddenly became cold and rough.

Obviously, he is an extremely handsome and handsome boy.

"knew."

Didara shut her mouth aggrieved.

He is obviously a handsome boy, but his temper is still as violent as ever.

Is this kind of contrast art popular recently?

"In addition, the place to seal Ichio is in the Country of Grass. The stronghold for sealing over there has been prepared. However, after the capture of Ichio Jinchuriki, there will be pursuers from Sand Hidden Village... Therefore, traps must be prepared in advance to delay their rescue time."

Scorpion said clearly.

"How to divide the work? Hmm."

"I will take care of the traps on the way to the country of grass, and you will take care of the traps on the side of Jinchuriki."

Scorpion turned his head and glanced at Didara.

Didara nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"No problem. Not only C3, I also specially prepared C2 this time...It is very suitable for waiting for the prey to take the initiative to catch the net. Hmm."

"Then, let's stop over there first."

Scorpion pointed to a huge sand dune covered by wild sand in the distant desert.

(end of this chapter)