Uchiha's road to the top started from Konoha

Chapter 95: Ghost Village Miko

"This thing is really not something I can do right now!"

Uchiha Wuan lay on the ground for most of the day before he recovered. The dull pain in his brain made him determined not to explore the planes until his strength reached the Six Paths.

"It looks like there are only three places left in the entire Ninja Continent that are worth exploring."

The first place is the Land of Demons, now the Oni Village, where there are shrine maidens with the ability to predict the future, and monsters called Wuliang can also become excellent generators.

The second place is Loulan, which has been taken over by Konoha, where there is a dragon vein that can travel through time and space.

The third place is the New World where Minamoto Kaori’s ancestors once sailed across the sea thousands of years ago.

"You can go to the Ghost Village anytime. If you travel back in time with the Dragon Vein, you don't know which timeline you will travel to. It's also dangerous. If you fly back a thousand years and meet Kaguya Otsutsuki, or encounter the Infinite Tsukuyomi during the Fourth Ninja World War, it will be troublesome and dangerous."

"Maybe we can see the prophetic ability of the Ghost Ninja Village Miko, or even take the big toad sage through the dragon vein. I don't believe that the old toad who knows how to act and when to advance will die by himself."

"After we return, let the Hidden Mist Village take its people out to sea, and use the three-tailed Isobushi, who has the ability to move in the sea, as a shield for long journeys on the sea."

Uchiha Wuan thought carefully, slowly got up from the ground, shook his head, and directly sent a plan note containing his ideas to the Hokage Building and handed it to his shadow clone.

Then he teleported to the hot spring town of Hot Spring Country. After taking a good bath in the hot spring, he summoned Tachibana and came to the Onin Village.

"Master Wuan, is there a ninjutsu here that can transform a meow into a human?"

Tachibana, lying in Uchiha Takean's arms, wearing a small black vest, looked at the capital of the Ghost Village built in the mountains, without much expectation on his face.

"Meow, I'm fine being a cat, why do you want to become a human?"

"That's up to you."

Stroking Tachibana, who was no longer a fat cat but had a streamlined figure after some hard training, Uchiha Wuan said casually, "I have only heard of toads, snakes, slugs and humans who can practice Sage Mode, but I have never heard of a cat sage."

"And the possibility of Neko-chūriki is not very high. It is difficult for a cat's body to contain the power of a tailed beast."

Now Tachibana was getting anxious. The quickest way to defeat that damn snow ferret Nelug was to become a cat-chūriki. He couldn't help but meow in Uchiha Takean's arms.

"Master Wuan, meow wants to become a human!"

"Then let's go visit the leader of the Ghost Ninja Village."

With a flash of his figure, he walked into the capital of the Onin Village. Under the rule of the shrine maiden, the customs and habits of this country were closer to the Warring States Period decades ago when even electric lights had not yet been developed.

However, during the changes three years ago, the Oni Village, which did not want to be eliminated, opened its doors and began to vigorously introduce new types of objects. The electric poles scattered throughout the streets and alleys gave people a sense of déjà vu of Konoha which had not been planned three years ago.

Amidst the chaos, there is a kind of upward energy.

The local witch is undoubtedly managing it very well.

After having a meal of the special food of the Ghost Village with Tachibana, Uchiha Takean carried Tachibana and walked towards the innermost part of the capital, a huge shrine and palace complex built not far in front of a large waterfall.

[Tenjo Rizun] took a quick glance and the entire shrine was reflected in his mind, and Uchiha Takean happened to discover an interesting scene inside.

Inside a hall in the shrine, an official wearing a hunting robe stood up from his kneeling position, waving his hands and speaking excitedly.

"Lord Hongye, this is the dark chakra I just discovered emanating from the Wuliang. As long as we make good use of the Wuliang's power, the current Konoha will be the future Ghost Village."

"This is the power that can control the entire ninja world!"

Sitting in the first seat was a majestic woman who was wearing a white robe inside and a Chihaya shrine maiden costume with a flying crane pattern outlined in gold and silver threads outside, a purple hakama on the lower body, a shrine maiden crown on her head, and long hair draped over her shoulders.

Upon hearing that the priest was going to use the power of monsters, the priestess Hongye's expression changed slightly and she shouted sternly.

"Santu, the power of the demons is the taboo among the taboos of the Ghost Ninja Village. Your heart has been controlled by the power. You are no longer suitable to serve as a priest!"

"Take him out!"

The order of the priestess who controls the entire Ghost Village is absolute. The guards serving in the temple immediately took Santu out. Along the way, Santu was still shouting, "I am doing this for the Ghost Village, and my will will be inherited by my son Huangquan."

In the temple where peace had returned, the priestess Hongye slowly stood up and walked towards the inner room. She saw an uninvited guest in her room, teasing her daughter Maitreya.

"Meow."

Tachibana greeted him politely, which made the miko Momiji look nervous.

Seeing her daughter in the hands of the other party, she did not do irrational behavior such as shouting and screaming. Moreover, the other party's low-key and luxurious samurai uniform was not something that bandits and ninjas could afford to wear. In addition, the orders issued by Konoha were not openly violated in the face of bloody examples.

"Mother."

The cute three-year-old Maitreya, upon seeing his mother coming, immediately ran over happily on his short legs and was held in the arms of the priestess Hongye.

Sensing the other party's kind gesture, the miko Hongye's expression relaxed. The man's face gave her a faint sense of familiarity, so she asked, "Sir, what brings you here?"

"Sit down first and then we can talk."

Looking at the man who was taking over the show, the priestess Hongye did not feel the warning of death and knelt beside the tea table in front of the man.

Her daughter Miroku blinked her eyes, got off her body, and ran to grab the cat's tail that was dangling from side to side.

"First, let me introduce myself. I am the Hokage of Konoha, Uchiha Takean."

"Hokage-sama?!"

The Sharingan displayed by the other party moved the miko Hongye slightly. She recalled the Naruto scrolls she had seen, and when she compared them with the man in front of her, she immediately bent down.

"Have some tea."

Uchiha Wuan poured a cup of tea for Hongye in front of him, "I want to drink tea while listening to you talk about the ghosts."

Noticing the wariness and rejection on Hongye's face, Uchiha Wuan chuckled.

"Mister Miko, since you are the ruler of a country, I don't want to go against the rules I set and use force against you, but if you insist on not telling me, some things will develop in a very embarrassing way for you."

Being stared at by the man in front of her with black eyes was like being stared at by monsters. It was a complete indifference to life.

"Hokage-sama, you are already the strongest in the world, and Konoha is also in charge of the world, why are you still interested in the monsters?"

Hongye has a favorable impression of Uchiha Wuan. No matter what the other party's starting point is, the ninja world is peaceful and harmonious except for the Black Horn Region. Many small ninja villages no longer have to worry about being bullied by large ninja villages. The spread of chakra refining techniques and agricultural ninjutsu has allowed more civilians to have enough food.

Even the Oni Ninja Village under her rule was visibly thriving. Under the rules of Konoha, the basic survival interests of the small ninja village were guaranteed, and the battles in the Black Horn Region had nothing to do with the small ninja village that lived in peace with the world.

It is something that Hongye finds hard to understand that such a Hokage who has brought such great benefits to the ninja world is now curious about monsters and goblins.

"There are many things that interest me. The Ghost Village has monsters, the Shadow Mirror Transformation Technique, and you."

The last rather ambiguous words reminded Hongye that the other party was a lecherous man who broke the rules and married two wives in succession. She couldn't help but cover the plump part of her chest with her hands, and her expression became more and more alert.

"Hokage-sama, I already have a daughter."

"I'm talking about your precognitive ability, what are you imagining?"

After taking a look at the embarrassed Hongye, Uchiha Wuan glanced at the big-mouthed cat Kikko who was playing with Miroku, and said unhappily, "Okay, we've gone off topic. Tell me about the ghosts."

After this interruption, Hongye realized that if she didn't say it, the Hokage in front of her would not let it go, so she sighed in her heart, organized her words, and spoke slowly.

"Because the power of the witch is too strong, in order to make good use of this power, the ancients split their hearts and minds into two halves, and lived with grudges against each other. I don't know when the names of witch and goblin became two halves."

"Now I am using my body to seal the existence of the monsters. When I leave this world, my daughter Miroku will take my place."

Hongye bent down and saluted solemnly, "Hokage-sama, the power of the monster is not as simple as you think. It has the power to destroy the ninja world... Hey!"

In an instant, Hongye found herself in a cave filled with magma. A twisted black shadow formed the shape of the Yamata no Orochi and made a hoarse roar.

"Human, how did you get in?!"

"Hokage-sama?!"

The sudden change stunned the shrine maiden and the monsters. Uchiha Wuan glanced at the so-called monsters and made a few clicks of the tongue.

"Is this the monster you mentioned that can destroy the ninja world?"

“It doesn’t look anything more than that.”

The Eternal Eye turned, and a huge amount of pupil power began to pour out, directly uprooting the monster and imprisoning it into a black ball. Hongye was stunned by this scene, and the red lips outside opened, revealing white teeth.

"Okay, the ghost is in my hands now."

Hongye's consciousness returned to the outside world. She looked at the small black ball being thrown up and down by Uchiha Wuan with a complicated expression. She couldn't believe that the monster that had troubled generations of shrine maidens and made it difficult for them to live long and had a bad end could be subdued so easily.

Her heart was in turmoil, and she could hardly control herself and bowed deeply, "Hokage-sama, thank you for your help and for saving the miko from the nightmare that has been passed down from generation to generation. It's just that..."

Uchiha Wuan looked at the mature shrine maiden who was taking a seat, her lower body was stretched out by the tight red hakama, showing her plump buttocks. The man who once had fantasies about the profession of shrine maiden could not help but reach out and hook Hongye's round chin, and whispered, "Just what?"

In the past, Hongye would slap away such frivolous behavior and scold loudly even if the other party was the Hokage. But at this moment, the confusion in her heart made her lose her composure. When facing the majesty of her subordinates, her eyes seemed to have returned to her girlhood, shy and confused.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

The childish voice suddenly woke Hongye up. She quickly sat up, hugged Maitreya who came running towards her, and looked at the man who seemed fine with a hint of anger in her eyes.

"Mother, your eyes are red. Is it because of sand that got into your eyes, just like Miroku before?"

"Let Maitreya blow it for you."

Uchiha Wuan did not interrupt the interaction between mother and daughter. He sensed the power of the monster in his hand, which was almost the same as the power of Zero Tail. Both could produce dark chakra and absorb the dark side to grow. Unfortunately, its popularity was not as strong as that of the artificial tailed beasts.

Konoha is now working overtime to create the second, third, and fourth Zero Tails, otherwise the chakra energy reserves will not be enough for the later stages.

Uchiha Wuan basically regarded Zero Tail as an oil field that could produce unlimited oil, which was pure natural and pollution-free. As long as humans existed, the oil would never run dry.

Electricity, wind energy, and thermal energy are all inferior to chakra.

"Hokage-sama."

After a while, Hongye, who let Miroku continue playing with Tachibana, spoke up to pull Uchiha Wuan back from admiring the waterfall outside the window. The miko, who had calmed her mind, assumed a solemn attitude.

"Please Hokage, hand over the monster to me to seal. I will definitely deal with it properly."

The existence of monsters is the biggest destabilizing factor for the Miko clan. They are worried about angering Uchiha Wuan, but Hongye is more worried that Maitreya will not be protected and will have to face the monsters that break the seal in the future, which will be even more difficult to deal with.

"Do you know the tailed beasts?"

The sudden question made Hongye a little stunned, and she nodded.

"Konoha is now mass-producing the Zero Tail. The existence of the Zero Tail represents the dark side of human hearts, which is then transformed into chakra to supply Konoha's development."

"The teleportation arrays that are now spread across various countries are one of them."

"The monster you fear was also born from the dark side of the miko's heart. It is not much different from the Zero-Tail. Its end will be the same as the Zero-Tail. It will be placed in Konoha's Science Academy and contribute to the benefit of the ninja world."

Looking at the dumbfounded Hongye and giving her some time to think, Uchiha Wuan teleported Wuliang back to the Hokage Building and started the next topic.

"The Shadow Mirror Transformation Technique. This technique is my reward for helping you deal with the monsters. Leave it to me."

"please wait."

Hongye came back to her senses and walked briskly to the side room in the house. She took out a scroll from it, knelt beside Uchiha Wuan, and respectfully presented it to the man with both hands.

Upon opening the scroll, one can see that the content inside is a derivative of the Transformation Technique, and part of it also involves the Technique of Body Activation. In terms of the difficulty of practicing, it can be regarded as a forbidden technique.

(I don’t know if Juza, the big-mouthed cat, can learn this.)
Summoning Tachibana, Uchiha Wuan reached out and touched her forehead, and the training information of the Shadow Mirror Transformation Technique was transmitted to her brain.

Thanks to the surface teleportation array, Uchiha Wuan's use of mental power has become more and more ingenious and sophisticated.

"Go back and master the technique first, and come back to me when you are familiar with it. You must not do it on your own. Do you hear me?"

"Meow, I understand."

"Meow will go back first."

Tachibana excitedly walked around Uchiha Wuan, then disappeared with a bang, returning to the empty area of ​​the ruins. Amid the meows of a group of ninja cats, his whiskers trembled and his cat face looked smug.

"Miko-sama, I am now in the Ghost Ninja Village, and the last person I am interested in is you."

Under the man's dark eyes, Hongye tensed her body.

(End of this chapter)