Chapter 7: The Ghost Army and the Priestess of the Land of Demons
[Hearing that the ghost army was controlled by people, Naruto immediately proposed to kill the person who controlled the puppets. Tsunade explained: "It is not humans who are controlling it, but creatures from another world called Wuliang."]
[Hearing this, Naruto's hands and feet trembled and his face turned pale: "I can't stand such a scary topic."]
[Ignoring Naruto's humorous comment, Tsunade explained the origin of Wuliang: "In the past, ninjas who tried to conquer the continent created the Undead Army with the power of the creature Wuliang. Wuliang led the army to ravage various countries, and they nearly destroyed the entire continent in a single moment. This is the true face of the ghost army that threatens the world now."]
"At that time, the witch Miroku from the Land of Demons used powerful ninjutsu to seal the soul and body of the demon in the underground palace of the Land of Demons and the shrine of the Land of Swamps, respectively, saving the world from that crisis. Now, the revived demon is leading the ghost army toward the sealed shrine. If the soul and body of the demon are revived together, it will cause a catastrophe."
[Naruto asked cautiously, "What will happen?"]
[Tsunade's decisive answer made Naruto tremble a little nervously: "The world will be destroyed."]
[Tsunade took out a map and pointed at the Land of Demons and the Land of Swamps, saying, "The only way to save the world is to send the priestess from the Land of Demons to the shrine that seals the body and soul of the demon."]
["So this is the truth about the demons?"]
["Is the undead army of the demons really that strong? They almost destroyed the ninja world."]
["Because it was the end of the Third World War, each country suffered heavy casualties in the long war, which gave the demons an opportunity to take advantage of. However, it wasn't as exaggerated as Tsunade said! The ghost army only entered the Land of Fire, but it didn't take long for the demons to be sealed!"]
["Maybe the Hokage thinks that the destruction of the Land of Fire is equivalent to the destruction of the world!"]
["It's ridiculous. Just because you are weak, you think others are as weak as them. If it were Raikage, the demons would not be a threat at all!"]
["What a joke! The Third Raikage was defeated by our Iwagakure Village. Only our Tsuchikage can handle an opponent like Wuliang."]
["Great! Then we in Kirigakure will watch you fight to the death on the shore, and then easily reap the entire ninja world in the end."]
["Okay, okay, stop bragging. If you keep bragging, even Konoha's Genin can defeat Wuliang."]
["Haha, everyone can destroy the puppet! It's on the sky!"]
Sakura was frightened by the description about Wuliang. When she thought that she might have to deal with such an enemy in the future, she seemed quite unconfident without any experience. She murmured, "Destroy the world? Will I encounter such an enemy in the future..."
Not everyone has the psychological strength to become an excellent ninja right away. Growth is often tied to one's own experiences, and Sakura, who had just graduated, lacked sufficient experience.
However, since Sakura had become a Chunin at the age of fifteen or sixteen, it meant that she had the potential to become an excellent ninja. Kakashi thought about this but didn't comfort her verbally. After all, learning how to manage one's emotions was also part of a ninja's training, so he considered this an early practice.
["Listen carefully, the purpose of this mission is to protect an important person. Sakura must stay with the important person at all times."In front of the gate of Konoha Village, Neji assigned tasks to the three members of the team: "If something happens to the important person, emergency medical treatment can be provided immediately."]
Kakashi touched his chin and said: "Medical ninjutsu is also a good direction to develop!"
Sakura calmed down her emotions, which had been up and down since the earlier discussion, and asked curiously: "Teacher Kakashi, do you think I am suitable to be a medical ninja?"
Kakashi nodded: "Medical ninjutsu requires excellent chakra control. Based on my observation, Sakura, you meet that requirement, or perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to develop in the direction of genjutsu."
Naruto's eyes suddenly sparkled: "As expected of Sakura! You're much better than some people who need Naruto to save them."
Sasuke snorted disdainfully. He was still focused on pursuing powerful strength, so he didn't have much to say about Sakura becoming a medical ninja in the future.
[After arranging Sakura's task, Neji looked at Lee and said, "Lee, you are responsible for fighting the enemy."]
["Understood!" Lee saluted to show that he understood. Neji continued, "In the current situation where the enemy's situation cannot be predicted, your physical skills, without chakra enhancements, are very versatile."]
["Leave it to me, I will definitely protect you until the end!" Lee responded confidently.]
["Good at Taijutsu, have you memorized the intelligence reports of various countries? You will be tested on them soon."]
["Do I need you to remind me of this? The intelligence unit in the village has already started working, and even the portraits are ready."]
["Hahahaha! Konoha must be worried to death right now! So much information has been leaked for no reason, and it's still ongoing."]
["Damn it!"]
["This is a conspiracy against Konoha. It must have been planned by those who are throwing dirt on us!"]
["From this perspective, it really doesn't look like something Konoha has done."]
Someone who understood pointed this out, but the Third Hokage didn't feel relaxed at all, because the sky screen was still displaying and Konoha's intelligence continued to be exposed.
["Then, let's go." Neji turned around and prepared to leave. Naruto, who had been ignored, immediately got angry: "Wait…wait a minute! Don't you have anything to say to me!"]
["Ah, your mission is the same as Lee's, responsible for fighting the enemy." Neji turned around and said perfunctorily. Fortunately, Naruto didn't notice his attitude, and immediately said with full energy: "Okay! If the enemy appears, even if we have to chase them to the depths of hell, we must defeat them!"]
["The key to this perfunctory tone is that the person being perfunctory didn't hear it at all"]
["To be honest, there is no problem with Neji's arrangement. A Chunin who can take charge should be assigned tasks alone, and the Genin will assist."]
["Does Naruto have ADHD? He's too energetic!"]
Looking at the comments on the sky screen, Naruto immediately glared at Neji, "This guy, after coming in, he glared at me, then stared at Sasuke. They're both so arrogant!"
Neji, who was being stared at by Naruto, didn't feel uncomfortable at all. He kept watching the performance on the sky screen, unfazed.