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Bleurgh…
Miroku spats out another mouthful of blood.
Drip… drip…
Blood drips out from a corner of her eyes as the kaleidoscopic pattern in her eyes spins rapidly and the purple hue dims down.
"The aftereffects of spiritual reincarnation are still as severe. I won't be able to use it for another half a year."
Miroku's vision turns blurry as she falls to the ground.
Whoosh… whoosh…
The squad of temple guards arrives inside the residence.
"High Priestess-sama…"
Hanzo notices the puddle of blood on the floor. He quickly flickers beside Miroku to support her.
"Are you alright, Miko-sama?"
He asks with a voice full of concern.
"I am alright." Miroku wipes the blood from the corner of her eyes.
"Quick! Take me in the southeast direction near the location of the ancient temple. I have to reach there as soon as possible." Miroku issues a command.
"But… but Miko-sama… that is in the opposite direction of the safe house." Hanzo hesitates a bit.
"Do as I say… that's our only way of survival."
She reprimands Hanzo.
"The only way to save the world…"
Miroku mutters to herself as she recalls the events prior to her spiritual reincarnation.
*********
Boom… boom…
Yomi makes a hand seal and releases a purple exploding chakra worm towards the houses of the village.
"Beware of the prowess of Miko's eyes. She might escape."
Mōryō's deep voice echoes in Yomi's ears.
"I won't give her a chance."
Yomi speeds up towards the shrine.
"Intruder!"
The shrine guards intercept him but are quickly dispatched by two exploding worms.
Whoosh… whoosh…
A squad of guards surrounds Yomi and bombards him with paper bombs, kunais, shurikens, long-range jutsus, and all sorts of weapons.
The impact of jutsus kicks up a cloud of dust and smoke, blinding everyone's vision.
Swish… swish…
A shrill sound pierces through the ears as the guards drop one by one.
Whoosh…
Yomi waves his hand and clears the dust cloud as the last guard falls to his death.
"What's going on?"
The commotion wakes up Miroku.
Ding…
The wall on the clock chimes to the witching hour. She rings a small bell to summon a guard.
"Reporting to my lady Miko-sama, an intruder has trespassed into our temple's territory."
"Intruder?"
The kaleidoscopic pattern in Miroku's eyes flashes as she is stuck with an awful premonition.
Whoosh…
She quickly dashes towards the shrine of the temple and searches around. After fumbling around for a minute, she fishes out a hexagonal sealing talisman.
"The seal is undone… the… the demon is out."
Helplessness appears in Miroku's eyes.
"That day has finally come!"
BOOM…
With an explosion, the roof and the wall of the shrine are blown away. Miroku is sent flying away by the explosion.
BAM…
She hits the opposite wall and bleeds from a concussion. Her consciousness blurs and drowsiness overwhelms her.
"FOUND YOU, MIKO!!!"
An eerie voice douses her wake.
"It's the intruder. Surround and subdue him."
The guards quickly rush towards Yomi.
"Pesky flies."
Yomi waves his hand and detonates a few explosive charka worms to wipe the guards. He clutches the forehead of a guard and squashes it like a watermelon. The blood and grey matter splashes on the floor. Under the influence of Mōryō, Yomi reveals a creepy smile as his neck makes a 180 turn like a mechanical doll.
Aaaah…
Miroku screams in fear. The pupil of her Reigan revolves anti-clockwise. The kanji on the hexagonal seal lights up with a purple hue.
"Those eyes… it's those damn eyes!"
Rage takes over Mōryō.
"I will rip them out."
He launches a barrage of purple chakra tentacles toward Miroku.
Ding…
The hexagonal seal floats in mid-air and creates a dark green barrier. The seal releases a bright flash of light and envelops Yomi in a containment barrier.
Violet lightning flickers through the barrier and evaporates the approaching tentacles.
Tch…
Yomi clicks his tongue.
"Annoying…"
He continues to attack the barrier in an attempt to destroy it.
Haah…
Miroku takes a deep breath and rushes into the hall.
"I have to take Shion and get as far from here as possible."
She quickly enters one of the rooms and searches around.
"Shion… Shion! SHION!!"
Sob… sob…
Feint noises of sobbing and breathing leak out from one of the keyboards.
Miroku hurriedly opens the cupboard.
"Ma… mama…"
Shion lunges into Miroku's embrace.
"I… I am scared, mama. Shion is scared!"
She tightly clutches Miroku's clothes to hide in her embrace.
"Everything will be alright! Mama is here."
Miroku gently pats Shion's head and rushes out of the backdoor.
'I have to seek help from Konoha.'
Izuna's figure appears in her mind.
'Only he can fight and seal this monster.'
Miroku runs downhill with Shion in her embrace.
BOOM…
A figure drops in front of her from the sky, destroying nearby trees and pavement.
"That barrier alone isn't enough to stop me. Now die!"
Whoosh…
The kaleidoscopic pattern in Miroku's eyes revolves rapidly as multiple chakra tentacles puncture through her and Shion's bodies. Miroku's consciousness slowly fades away.
"Miroku-san!"
An urgent cry rings in her ears as the blurry image of a young man appears in her dying vision. A faint ripple escapes from her body, crossing time and space.
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Huff… Huff…
Miroku suddenly wakes up from her sleep and stares at the clock.
'He will be here in fifteen minutes. I have to hurry up.'
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Fwoosh…
An invisible ripple spreads through the entire world.
"What was that?"
Izuna pauses in his tracks as he feels a slight disturbance in space-time.
"What… what just happened? Why do I feel like something is not right?"
He continues to fly toward the Land of Demons while recalling the previous feeling.
'I think I have already felt something like that before.'
Izuna filters through the recollection of his memories.
"Hah… got it! It's the same feeling I had when Boruto and future Sasuke arrived in my timeline. It is the divergence of the timeline."
Izuna's expression turns serious as he recalls Miroku's words from their last meeting.
'If I recall correctly, her eyes grant her an ability to reincarnate in past with her future memories. Looks like something did happen to her. I have to hurry up."
Izuna stretches his hand and molds the truth-seeking ball into a pair of aerodynamic wing gliders.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Demons,
Yomi who is steadily approaching the temple halts in his footsteps.
"This feeling!"
Mōryō also senses the sudden ripple in the timeline.
"It's her. It's the visual prowess of that Miko. Hurry up and stop her." Mōryō warns Yomi who makes quick work of the remaining guards.
Inside the temple,
Miroku tightly clutches the hexagonal sealing talisman as the guards escort her toward the ancient temple.
"There is a powerful sealing formation on top of Mōryō's body. It has a restricting effect on Mōryō and is the only way to get rid of him."
The group hastily approaches the ancient temple. Miroku places the hexagonal sealing talisman in a keyhole.
She makes a one-handed ram seal and points it in three different directions while chanting.
"Hatsu! Jin! Kai!"
The tightly shut door of the ancient temple opens and Miroku enters the temple.
"Jin, Mori, Hanzo… keep guard at the door. If the demon appears in front of you. Don't fight it, just escape and preserve your life."
"But… Miko-sama… that's our…" Hanzo refutes her words.
"It's fine. All of you did your duty well. Now it's my turn to fulfill my duty."
BANG…
The giant stone door slams shut locking her inside the temple.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Inside the temple, a wave of torches lights up with blue fire. Miroku picks up the hexagonal sealing talisman and continues to move deeper into the temple.
She descends into the heart of the sealing array and arrives in front of an enormous gate the size of a tailed beast.
"Beyond this gate lies the sealed body of Mōryō. Centuries ago, my predecessor sealed this demon in hopes of eradicating it in the future. This demon won't die unless its soul and body are reunited together. However, reuniting them will also recover its previous strength."
Miroku stares at the ominous violet chakra oozing out of the seal as it slowly seeps into the sealing formation.
"For centuries, this demon never paused in his attempt to break this seal. Today, I will grant it its wish."
Miroku recalls a certain prophecy passed down in her family.
"The day the sky is rend apart and the earth is split open, a man with divine eyes will appear and lay waste to the armies of the foul omen."
Miroku stretches out her hands in front of her chest and performs a ritual.
"Min, Shin, Gan, Reppyou, Shouzen, Mika, Dan, Raku, Shou!"
Rumble…
The gigantic door slides open revealing a worn-torn lava-filled ground.
Swoosh… swoosh…
Four purple orbs float out from the nearby walls and circle around Miroku. Miroku slowly levitates in the air and floats towards the center of the lava field.
"It's time to undo the seal."
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Miroku floats towards the giant hexagonal platform located in the center of the sealing formation.
"A seemingly giant eye is carved in the center of the hexagonal platform."
Miroku levitates in mid-air and makes some hand signs while chanting.
"Fuu, Sai, Dan, Gika, Ragu, Bagi!"
She horizontally crisscrosses her arms.
Rumble… Rumble…
Four small platforms rise from the edges of the hexagonal platform. Miroku makes a hand seal and inserts the four floating orbs into their respective platforms.
"Release!"
She makes a Ram seal and the entire sealing formation light up.
Rumble… rumble…
The entire temple shook slightly and the lava inside the formation drains to reveal a giant carcass of a flood dragon with eight heads.
Ominous chakra, in the form of a purplish black cloud, rises from the body of the dragon. The chakra slowly gathers into a giant sinister apparition and lunges at Miroku in an attempt to swallow her.
Kuku… kuhaha…
Bzzt…
Lightning crackles from the token in Miroku's hand and creates a dark green barrier to protect her. The apparition rams into the barrier.
Aaah… Muah…
A portion of the ominous chakra evaporates upon the impact. Shrill screams fill the entire chamber as the apparition yelps in agony.
Miroku tightly clutches the token in her hand and hugs it to her chest.
"I hope you will make it on time."
ROAR…
The apparition releases an anguished roar and continues to tackle the barrier while inflicting self-harm.
Outside the temple…
Rumble… Rumble…
The ground shakes violently, resulting in a landslide from the nearby hill.
"What… what's going on?"
One of the guards stationed outside gulps his saliva.
"I hope Miko-sama is alright," Jin worriedly stares in the direction of the temple.
*RUMBLE*
The ground in front of them split apart and an army of rock soldiers crawls out of it.
"The demon army!!"
The group's expression turns ugly. They brandish their weapon and charges at the incoming rock army.
"The demon execution army of the Land of Demons was formed for this day. Today we will fulfill our duty. Charge!"
The squad of fifteen people charges at an army of 100 rock soldiers.
Boom… Boom…
Sounds of explosions and collisions drown the silence of the night and light up the new moon night.
Hmm…
Yomi, who is slowly walking through the ruins of the shrine, raises his head and stares in the direction of the ancient temple.
"I can feel it! My body… it's sealed there."
Mōryō's hoarse voice echoes in Yomi's ears.
"The priestess is also there. She has removed the seal on my body and is currently engaged with the remnant consciousness within my body. Let's hurry up before she finds some other way to seal or destroy my body."
"Yes, my lord!" Yomi nods and dashes in the direction of the south-eastern valley.
Swoosh…
Soon, he arrives on the edge of the valley and notices a bunch of guards engaged with the demon army. Yomi raises his hand and gathers some chakra in his palm to send an attack at the guards.
"It's inside that temple… Quick!"
Mōryō urges Yomi. Yomi lowers his hand and stares at the massive gate of the temple.
Haah…
He makes some quick hand signs.
"Medial Ninjutsu: Dark Physique Enhancement"
The muscles in his arms swell out of proportion like a balloon. Yomi clutches his fist and punches at the stone gate.
"Dark propulsion fist"
BOOM…
Yomi's punch blast apart the stone gate into smithereens.
Swoosh…
His hands return to normal size, as Mōryō remarks.
"I still can't display my entire strength with this weak body." He shakes his head in disappointment and walks inside the temple in large strides.
Along the way, Yomi continues to blast apart one trap after another.
BOOM…
With another punch, he blasts apart the giant Torri gate protecting the last seal.
"Ah!"
Miroku's expression turns ugly as she slowly turns her head towards the exit.
Yomi walks towards her with steady footsteps.
"Imperial doctor Yomi! It's you… you are the one who released the demon from its prison"
Miroku exclaims in disbelief as she recognizes Yomi.
"Why? Why did you do this? Why would let this demon out of its prison?"
Haha…
Yomi releases a peal of creepy laughter as he confronts Miroku face-to-face.
"Why you ask?… Haha… because it was you who dismissed this kind of doctor Yomi seven years ago. I saved hundreds of lives and treated thousands of people of the Land of Demon."
"Kind?! You are a monster who sacrificed hundreds of children in the name of medical research. You even had designs on my daughter!" Miroku's expression turns ugly.
"A few sacrifices are necessary for the sake of the greater good. This world is rotten and I will do my part to make it a better place. But you refuse to cooperate with me to discover the mysteries of your Dojutsu." Yomi has a fanatic expression on his face.
"You relinquished your soul to the demons and now you preach about a better world! Back then, I should have asked Fudo-san to behead you." Miroku spats at Yomi in disgust.
"Haha… that fool died a horrific death. He discovered my secret; he discovered my lineage; so how I can let him scot-free." Yomi has a distorted expression on his face.
"You… you… you are a descendant of the Akuma clan! You are the one who murdered Fudo!" Miroku points at Yomi with trembling fingers.
"That's what he deserves for ruining my dream of a utopia. Now it's your turn for standing in my lord's way. Haah…"
"Cut the chit-chat and kill her!"
Mōryō roars at Yomi as an uneasy feeling overwhelms him.
"Yes, my lord!" Yomi answers like a fanatic and makes some hand signs.
"Dar Burst Nebula"
He releases a burst of dark violet energy at the barrier.
BANG…
The barrier shatters like glass and Miroku is sent flying. She slams into the walls of the cavern as blood trickles down from her head.
Argh…
Miroku clutches her forehead in pain and pulls out a handful of talismans from her belt.
She closes her eyes for a moment and chants.
'I hope it can buy me enough time.'
"Reunite my body! I have a bad premonition." Mōryō urges Yomi.
Swish…
Yomi removes his cloak and unzips his trench coat to veal his bare chest.
Swish… swoosh…
With a flick of his hands, he slits opens his chest with a scalpel. Yomi leans down and places his hand on top of the eye on the hexagonal platform.
"Jin, Saru, Dan, Ragi, Reppyou, Raku, Shou!"
He slams his palm on the eye to remove the final seal.
ROAR…
The flood dragon beneath the platform comes back to life. The chakra apparition swallows Yomi and gushes inside his chest.
Haha…
"This feeling… this feeling of reuniting with my body. What ecstasy!"
Mōryō laughs hysterically.
Rumble… rumble…
The giant flood dragon comes back to life. The central head opens its mouth and swallows Yomi.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!... This is not what you promised me, my lord!"
Indignant roars of Yomi echo from Mōryō's mouth.
"Only a fool trusts the words of a demon. You were nothing but a disposable vessel for me on my journey to regain my body. Now you have fulfilled your purpose."
Shiing…
Dark violet chakra engulfs the entire body of the giant flood dragon.
"Now the world shall know despair! Haha…"
"Release!"
Amidst Mōryō's cackling Miroku's faint sound echoes in the sealing chamber.
Rumble… Rumble… Swish… swish…
Four huge purple chakra chains erupt from the floating orbs on the platform and wrap around Mōryō's body.
"Kenshiro Senju!"
Mōryō roars in anger at the backup plan of Kenshiro.
"You weren't able to kill me when you were alive. Do you think you can stop me now when you are dead?"
Bzzt…
Lightning flickers through the chains as Mōryō struggles to free himself.
"I won't let you!"
Miroku throws a handful of talismans at Mōryō. The talismans float in mid-air and bombard Mōryō's body with all sorts of jutsus.
"Futile efforts!"
Mōryō shields himself with one of his wings. He waves his other hand and hurls a flurry of wind blades at Miroku.
Swish… swish… clank…
Miroku gets blown away by the wind blades. Blood drips down her from her wounds.
Snap…
Snap…
One by one Mōryō snaps the chains binding him.
Swirl…
Dark chakra swirls around him as his body condenses rapidly. He gains a humanoid shape as two chains still bind his left hand and leg.
"This body ain't bad!"
Mōryō admires his new appearance. He retains the same look as Yomi except for violet hair and red eyes.
Snap… snap…
He snaps the remaining two chains with his right hand.
Crack… crack…
Mōryō cracks his tongue and turns towards Miroku who is barely holding her consciousness.
"An uneasy feeling has been bothering me since the moment I stepped into this temple. This must be your doing. I will eradicate you and your bloodline for once and all."
Shiing…
He condenses a long dark chakra blade and swings at Miroku.
"Now, DIE!!"
BOOM…
"I am not late am I?"
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