Chapter 223

And this man named Hashirama Senju,

merely standing before him,

sent chills crawling over the entire body of the guard captain!!

Just one glance from Hashirama Senju,

and the guard captain saw countless blades flashing, blood splattering, mountains of corpses and seas of blood!!

If this man were to strike at him,

the guard captain doubted he would even have the courage to raise a defense!!

Only then did he realize,

that this man, the number one ninja in the world,

the new Emperor of the Land of Fire,

his strength was not some baseless boast!

"My lord is too kind…"

"When your nation faced danger, you thought of us in the Land of Fire first."

"That should be our honor."

"If there is anything I can assist with, I will spare no effort!"

Feeling the immense aura and power emanating from Hashirama Senju,

the guard captain was also greatly relieved,

for it meant their nation's strength against the Maw was now increased severalfold!!

Perhaps this time they could successfully seal the Maw,

and minimize their losses!

As for defeating or eliminating the Maw,

the guard captain had never even considered it,

he believed it was impossible!!

In the eyes of those from the Land of Ghosts,

the Maw was the most terrifying, most powerful creature in the world!!

Humans simply could not oppose him!!

As long as they could successfully seal him this time,

that would already be a good outcome for them!!

Arriving before the curtain inside the palace,

the guard captain halted his steps,

turned, bowed, and gestured to Hashirama Senju with a "please" motion.

After stepping inside,

he discovered a white-haired girl seated cross-legged on a mat, wearing a golden crown and ornate robes.

She was the First Witch of the Land of Ghosts,

the highest-ranking person in the entire nation!!

Only after Hashirama Senju entered did the First Witch slowly open her eyes.

The First Shrine Maiden slowly opened her eyes.

"Why can I not see your future?"

"Why can I not see your future?"

the First Witch pointed at Hashirama Senju with a trembling finger, her face filled with shock.

The First Shrine Maiden pointed at Hashirama Senju in astonishment as she spoke.

this was an unimaginable thing!!

The witches of the Land of Ghosts

are born with two abilities.

One is the power to re-seal resurrected demons,

and the other is the ability to foresee others' deaths.

Among all the people the First Witch had ever encountered,

no one's death had ever been invisible to her.

Yet in the future she saw for Hashirama Senju,

his future was nothing but a blinding white void, utterly unclear.

This was the first time she had ever encountered such a thing!

【Jiraiya: Seeing the future? Do the witches of the Land of Ghosts have precognition?】

【Orochimaru: Heh… It's merely a Kekkei Genkai-like ability. If human fate could be foreseen, things would be too simple.】

【Madara Uchiha: Hmph! Ridiculous notion. Only the weak believe in fate. The strong seize fate in their own hands!】

【Tobirama Senju: This girl unintentionally activated her ability, but failed to foresee her brother's death—so naturally, she's deeply curious.】

【Tsunade: It's probably impossible to foresee Grandfather's death. His lifespan now exceeds even that of the Three Holy Maidens, and hardly anyone in the ninja world can harm him.】

【Raikage: But the witches' ability of the Land of Ghosts is quite fascinating—I wonder if they can foresee more than just death. If this power could be used in battle, it would be incredibly strong!!】

【Daimyo: It seems the Land of Ghosts is truly backward—they couldn't even stop the Nine Tailed Beasts from being captured by the First Hokage. How powerful could this Maw possibly be?】

【Kakashi Hatake: No being, no matter how strong, can surpass the First Hokage!】

【Kakashi Hatake: No matter how powerful an existence may be, they cannot possibly be stronger than the First my lord!】

113. The Fear of the Moryo: What kind of monster is this?!

"Lady Miko, behaving like this—don't you think it's a bit rude?"

Hashirama Senju said with a smile.

However,

Although he said so,

there was not the slightest trace of anger on his face!

And after the Miko heard Hashirama Senju say this,

she only then reacted.

Her face reddened, and she hurriedly lowered her head and said softly.

"S-sorry, Hashirama-sa~ma…"

"What just happened truly—I was a bit rude."

"P-please, have a seat."

Seeing the Miko stammering like that,

Hashirama Senju hadn't expected it either.

Looking at it this way,

the Miko of the Land of Demons was actually still a little girl without much experience.

Considering the situation of the Land of Demons,

Hashirama Senju could understand.

Although the Miko of the Land of Demons held an exalted status,

their most important role within the Land of Demons was to seal the demon Moryo!

So normally they were watched very strictly,

the guards of the Land of Demons would not allow anything to happen to them,

which naturally also restricted their freedom in a roundabout way.

From the Miko's birth until now,

she probably had never even seen a few outsiders.

Now for her,

the closest person was the guard captain standing at the door.

Seeing the Miko of the Demon House still secretly sizing him up without stopping