Under the Bamboo Forest of Naruto

Inside the cave.

Looking at the altar not far away and the undulating chakra fluctuations on the altar, Miroku sighed softly, then turned around and handed Shion's little hand to Liuyu.

"Shion, please leave it to you!"

Looking at Liu Yu's reluctant eyes, Miroku said softly. At this time, Shion finally realized what was wrong, and held Miroku's hand tightly with her little hand, refusing to let go.

There was a hint of reluctance in Maitreya's eyes, but after a moment he firmed up his eyes and made a determined effort to push away Shion's little hand and give it to Liu Yu.

"I'm sorry, Liuyu!"

Looking at Liu Yu who took Shion's little hand, Miroku said apologetically.

This time, Maitreya sacrificed his life to seal the demons, in addition to fulfilling his mission as a miko, and also to buy time for Ryūha. But this is not Maitreya's ultimate goal. Maitreya's ultimate goal is to free Shion from the fate of the miko clan and let her

Shion no longer has to sacrifice herself like the ancestors of the shrine maiden clan to seal the resurrected monsters.

Ziyon possesses the most powerful power in the history of the shrine maiden clan, and she is the best candidate to seal the monsters among the shrine maiden clan. But as a mother, Maitreya, she does not want Ziyon to be like herself, wasting her whole life or even risking her life just to seal the monsters.

In the original work, if Naruto hadn't intervened to help at the last moment, Shion would have perished together with the monsters.

As a mother, Maitreya hopes that Zion can live a stable life every day. For this reason, in the original work, the villagers are not allowed to teach Ziyuan any sealing techniques of the witch clan, and use sealing stones to seal most of Zion's power. He can even be cruel and use the villagers to

He sacrificed his life to prevent Shion from awakening her power.

But something has changed in this life, and the existence of Ryūha and the remaining lineage of the Kusazen clan gives Maitreya one more choice. As long as Ryūha succeeds in becoming the Jinchuuriki of the demons, the mission of the miko clan will be over.

When Miroku contacted Kusanagi, in addition to thinking about the relationship between the two clans and the old relationship with Kusana, there was still some selfishness in her heart. She hoped that Riuha could relieve the miko clan of their mission.

But as she came into contact with Ryūyu later, Miroku felt a little ashamed. In doing so, she had indeed helped Shion avoid the miko clan's mission of sealing the demons, but it did not let Ryūyu bear the heavy responsibility of the clan.

Looking at Maitreya's apologetic eyes, Liu Yu shook his head wordlessly, expressing that he did not resent Maitreya's decision. This problem became clear not long after Liu Yu came to the Kingdom of Ghosts, but Liu Yu did not feel guilty because of this.

She hates Maitreya, but is grateful to Maitreya for providing her clan with

She has found a new habitat. Moreover, after knowing the origin of the sprites, even if Maitreya does not mention this issue, she will take the initiative to take over the issue of sealing the sprites. The shrine maiden clan has already made too many sacrifices to seal the sprites.

Now is the time to let yourself take over this responsibility.

"That's right! You are such a good boy!"

Liuyu's clear eyes made Maitreya feel a little relieved, and then he walked firmly towards the altar.

"Mother!"

Seeing this scene, Ziyuan screamed loudly and wanted to chase her out. However, Liu Yu who was behind Ziyuan grabbed Ziyuan and pulled her back into her arms.

"Let me go, I'm going to find my mother!"

Shion turned around and kept kicking and beating Ryūyu, trying to break away from Ryūyu's arms. But Ryūyu didn't care about Shion's pulling, and just held Shion tightly in his arms, while looking at Maitreya who was approaching the altar.

, there was a sparkle in her eyes. Liu Yu's right hand was clenched tightly, showing that she was not at peace inside.

As Maitreya passed away, the chakra fluctuations on the altar became more and more distant. Apparently, the monster, which had just been resurrected, felt the aura that disgusted it.

When he reached the center of the altar, Maitreya began to form seals quickly, and during the process of forming seals, the monsters under the altar became more and more impatient, with visible Chakra turbulence running around in the closed space.

As Maitreya's seal posture was completed, a burst of dazzling purple light erupted from the altar at Maitreya's feet, and then a huge purple talisman array emerged. Maitreya's whole body began to slowly rise under the purple light, and in the center of the talisman array

, slowly rises a sarcophagus, and the sarcophagus is the source of all unstable chakra explosions.

"Bang-----"

The sarcophagus was violently shaken open, and a large ball of purple chakra burst out of the coffin, fiercely attacking Maitreya directly above. Facing the astonishing chakra, Maitreya just waved his hand lightly, and a barrier protected himself.

Blocked all attacks.

A wave of attacks failed to accomplish anything, and the chakra subsequently split into several monsters with dragon heads, roaring ferociously at Maitreya in the barrier.

The monster's eyes were full of fear, obviously afraid of the power that had sealed it countless times. However, there was still a trace of greed hidden under the fear. As long as it devoured the witch and gained the witch's power, it would become even more powerful.

Maitreya, who was in the barrier, turned around and took one last look at Liuyu and Shion. Looking at Shion who was struggling and crying in Liuyu's arms, Maitreya showed an apologetic smile, and then firmed up his eyes and said decisively.

Looking down at the sarcophagus.

"It's over, sprite!"

Maitreya, who was suspended in mid-air, began to form seals again. As the seals continued, the barrier that originally protected Maitreya continued to grow larger and began to flash with dazzling white light.

The surrounding purple dragon-headed monsters saw this scene and let out ear-splitting roars, constantly impacting the barrier around Maitreya, causing violent fluctuations from the outside of the barrier. However, all this was in vain, and the barrier around Maitreya became increasingly unstable.

It is stable, and the purple dragon-headed monster's attacks are becoming increasingly weak.

At the end, facing the unshakable barrier, the purple dragon-headed monsters began to merge with each other, eventually forming an even bigger purple monster. After the purple monster took shape, it roared upwards, then opened its bloody mouth and aimed at Maitreya.

He jumped forward and swallowed the barrier into his mouth.

Maitreya, who was swallowed by the monster, didn't panic at all. She still kept turning her hands up and down to form seals quickly. She knew that this was just the monster's death struggle.

The next moment, the barrier swallowed by the purple monster emitted an even more dazzling white light. The dazzling white light could even penetrate the monster's body, and the monster began to struggle in pain.

"Mother!"

Seeing this scene, Shion screamed in sorrow, and Liuyu, who held Shion in his arms, finally couldn't suppress his emotional tears and began to fall uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but choke.

As the monster continued to struggle, the white light became brighter and brighter, until finally it even forced Liuyu and Zion on the periphery to close their eyes.

"seal!"

As the seal posture was completed, Maitreya took one last look at the two people who had their eyes closed in the strong light, and then said firmly. At the same time, the barrier protecting Maitreya was instantly broken, and what was broken with it was the outside.

Monster.

.......

After a long time, when they felt the white light dissipate, Liuyu and Ziyuan opened their eyes again. At this time, everything was over and everything returned to calm. The originally opened sarcophagus was closed again, and there were no more random people around.

Chakra turbulence.

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