Naruto under the bamboo forest

Inside the cave.

Looking at the altar not far away and the constant fluctuations of chakra 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, Ziyuan finally realized what was wrong, and her little hand grabbed Maitreya's hand tightly and refused to let go.

There was a trace of reluctance in Maitreya's eyes, but after a moment, he firmed up his eyes, and he made up his mind to push away Shion's little hand and give it to Liuyu.

"I'm sorry, Ryuyu!"

Looking at Ryuu 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 shrine maiden, he also had the intention of buying 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, so that Shion no longer has to sacrifice to seal the resurrected monsters like the ancestors of the miko clan.

Ziyuan possesses the most powerful power in the history of the miko clan, and she is the best candidate to seal the monsters among the miko clan. But as a mother, Maitreya, she didn't want Ziyon to waste her life or even risk her life just like her to seal the monsters. In the original work, if Naruto hadn't intervened to help at the last moment, Shion would have really perished 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 life to prevent the awakening of Shion's power.

But things have changed in this life. The existence of Liu Yu and the remaining lineage of the Cao Qian clan gives Maitreya one more choice. As long as Ryūha succeeds in becoming the jinchuriki of the demons, the mission of the miko clan will be over.

When Miroku contacted Kusanako, 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 this did not let Ryūyu bear the heavy responsibility of the clan.

Looking at Maitreya's apologetic eyes, Liuyu shook his head wordlessly, indicating that he did not resent Maitreya's decision. This problem became clear not long after Ryūyu arrived in the Kingdom of Ghosts, but Ryūyu did not hold any grudge against Maitreya because of this. On the contrary, she was very grateful to Maitreya for providing a new place for her clan to live. Moreover, after knowing the origin of the demon, she would take the initiative to take over the sealing issue from the demon even if Maitreya did not raise the issue. The miko clan has made too many sacrifices to seal the demons, and now it's time for themselves to 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 towards the altar resolutely.

"Mother!"

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

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

Shion turned around and kicked and punched Ryuyu, trying to break away from Ryuyu's arms. Liuyu didn't care about Ziyuan's tugging, he just hugged Ziyuan firmly into his arms, and his eyes were looking at Maitreya who was approaching the altar, with sparkling glints in his eyes. Liu Yu's right hand was clenched tightly, showing that she was not at peace inside.

As Maitreya came to an end, 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 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, a sarcophagus slowly rose, and the sarcophagus was the source of all unstable chakra bursts.

"boom-----"

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, Miroku just waved his hand lightly, and a barrier protected him, blocking all attacks.

A wave of attacks failed to accomplish anything, and the chakra then 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 Liu Yu and Shion. Looking at Shion who was struggling and crying in Liu Yu'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 in size, 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. The barrier around Maitreya became more and more stable, and the purple dragon-headed monster's attacks became increasingly weak.

In 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 looked up to the sky and roared, then opened its big mouth and aimed at Maitreya, pounced on it, and swallowed the barrier into its 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 grief, 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 bright light, and then said firmly. At the same time, the barrier protecting Maitreya instantly shattered, along with the monsters outside.

After a long time, when they felt the white light dissipate, Liu Yu and Shion opened their eyes again. But at this time everything was over and everything returned to calm. The sarcophagus that had been opened was closed again, and the chaos of chakra disappeared around it.

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