Chapter 284 Undercurrent surging

Naruto, Sasuke, and Kimimaro are still wandering around a country in the Ninja World.

Naruto ran ahead excitedly, curious about everything around him, mumbling all kinds of new discoveries.

Sasuke followed behind with his hands in his pockets with a stern expression, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes, not missing any suspicious signs.

Kimimaro walked slowly, his long white hair fluttering in the wind. Although he remained silent, he exuded a dangerous and mysterious aura, as if he was ready to deal with any situation that might arise at any time.

Their figures shuttled through the streets and alleys of this country, completely unaware that other parts of the ninja world were in turmoil.

On this day, when the three leisurely people were passing through the vicinity of the Ghost Country, they saw a large number of people pouring out of the Ghost Country.

As if fleeing.

The crowd surged like a tide, with panic and exhaustion written all over their faces.

The crying of children and the sighing of the elderly mixed with the noisy footsteps.

Naruto couldn't help but feel curious.

"Sasuke, have you noticed that we have encountered a lot of refugees during this period?"

Naruto scratched his head, his golden hair swaying slightly in the sunlight.

Sasuke raised his eyes slightly, his eyes were still cold, but also revealed a trace of thought. "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal." He responded briefly.

Kimimaro stood quietly aside, watching the surging crowd, his long white hair fluttering in the wind.

He remained silent, but the aura emanating from him made people feel his vigilance.

Soon, they encountered several teams of ninjas from other villages on their way.

Those ninjas came from different villages, wearing different costumes, and everyone had a serious and solemn expression on their face.

It seemed that they were all heading towards the direction of the Ghost Country. They were walking in a hurry. Some teams were whispering to each other, while others were walking in silence.

Naruto waved and greeted them excitedly, but the ninjas just glanced at them quickly and continued on their way.

Sasuke frowned slightly and whispered: "It seems that what happened in the Demon Country is not simple, attracting so many ninjas."

Kimimaro nodded slightly, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

At this moment, Naruto could no longer suppress his curiosity.

When passing by a group of people, he asked a middle-aged man in the group curiously, "Uncle, what happened in the direction of the Ghost Country?"

The middle-aged uncle was stunned by the sudden question, then a look of horror appeared on his face, and he said in a trembling voice: "Young man, you must not go to the Ghost Kingdom. There are many terrible stone statues that appear from nowhere and attack anyone they see. The whole Ghost Kingdom is almost destroyed. I heard that a monster appeared. We escaped with great difficulty. Now we just want to stay as far away from that terrible place as possible."

After saying that, the uncle hurriedly caught up with the team and continued to escape.

Naruto's eyes widened, his face filled with shock. "Stone figurines? What are those? They sound very powerful."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed, "Whatever it is, we have to go check it out."

Kimimaro nodded slightly, "Could it be the evil god?"

The three of them looked at each other and resolutely continued to move towards the direction of the Ghost Kingdom.

The atmosphere in the Konoha Village office was as heavy as the sky before a storm.

Tsunade stood in front of the table with a serious expression, facing her were Neji, Sakura, Lee and Sai, all of whom had their eyes fixed on Tsunade.

"Late last night, an emergency call came in. The monster Goliang that was sealed deep in the underground palace was secretly resurrected, and its terrifying army composed of stone figurines launched a frenzied attack. Our Konoha Village and other countries have reached a consensus to jointly deal with this major crisis that is enough to threaten the entire ninja world." Tsunade's voice was low and powerful, and every word was like a hammer hitting everyone's heart.

Then, Tsunade paused for a moment, and scanned the four people in front of her one by one with a look of trust and expectation. She continued:

"Based on the intelligence we have so far, the enemy is constantly trampling on the territory of other countries."

"Those stone figurines that attacked various countries are actually the product of an extremely sophisticated and complex puppetry technique, and the manipulators behind the scenes are none other than the monsters."

"Looking back at history, there were evil ninjas who attempted to dominate the ninja world and colluded with monsters from another world."

"Together, they created these immortal stone puppets, and then the Wulings drove the stone puppet army to sweep across the countries like locusts."

"For a time, the flames of war were raging, the air was filled with smoke, and the ninja world was devastated and almost pushed to the brink of destruction."

"At this critical moment, Miroku, the shrine maiden of the Demon Country, stepped forward. She used her extremely powerful ninjutsu and exhausted all her strength to seal the evil soul of the demon in the deep underground palace of the Demon Country, and the demon's body was sealed in a secret shrine in the Swamp Country. Only then did the ninja world temporarily return to peace."

Tsunade took a deep breath, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, and her tone became heavier:

"However, the resurrected monster is now leading an army of stone figurines and is approaching the shrine of the Swamp Country with great momentum."

"Once it succeeds, the soul and body of Wuliang will merge into one and be fully resurrected. It will be a catastrophe and the entire ninja world will fall into an abyss of no return. We must never let such a tragedy happen."

She looked at the four people again, her eyes firm as she said, "And the four of you are shouldering an extremely difficult mission this time, which is to escort the current Shrine Maiden of the Ghost Country to the shrine in the Swamp Country that seals the body of the monster."

"And, you must fully assist the miko to complete the re-sealing of the ghost's soul. This is a race against time and a battle against the god of death. You are carrying the hope of the ninja world. Do you understand your mission?"

Neji took a step forward and said firmly, "Hokage-sama, we will live up to your trust. Even if it costs our lives, we will ensure the safety of the miko and prevent the resurrection of the monster."

Sakura bit her lip and nodded vigorously.

Li shouted passionately, "Youth should burn at moments like this. I will use my power to open up a way out for the ninja world!"

Zuo Jing's eyes were solemn, "We will definitely complete the mission."

Tsunade nodded slightly, with relief in her eyes, "Let's go, warriors of Konoha, may you return safely, the future of the ninja world is in your hands."

The four of them turned around and walked out of the Hokage's office with resolute conviction.

The army of stone figurines was filled with the smell of death and decay.

The man in black stood in front of the army with a stern expression. He raised his hand slightly, and four white figures flashed like ghosts.

These four people are his trusted subordinates - Kusuna, Shizuku, Setsuna and Yoshiyasu.