"This morning, we received a report of the imminent advance of Numa no Kuni's forces from the border area into the depths of Oni no Kuni, as a result of a breakthrough in the front line and the destruction of most of the demon worshippers' forces," Ichiru's advisor nodded solemnly, hiding his hands in the wide sleeves of his traditional robe. "Since Miroku-sama and the defenders of the main temple are the most important factor in the fight against the demons, allied troops should arrive here soon, and after a plan has been drawn up, the offensive will begin."
"It's a matter of a couple of days," added the second advisor, "and of course, Nara-dono, we won't forget to invite you to the council."
Actually, that's all I need to know, so it's time for me to take my leave.
"Very well, then I will take my leave and get back to work," I replied with a polite bow.
After saying goodbye to the company, which had begun to discuss something among themselves, I created a kage bunshin with two-thirds of the reserve, sending it to carry out diversionary activities, and returned to the room and took out the tools for fuinjutsu, restoring the seal I had created yesterday on paper, fortunately, I remembered it perfectly without checking the original.
Removing the user's levitation function, which was quite costly in this version compared to the total amount of spiritual power used, was a fairly solvable task, but rearranging the symbols and characters took me quite a bit of time.
Finishing late in the evening, with breaks for food, I naturally handed over the final version of Fuin: Hebun Ri-Raito (Seal: Heavenly Light), not hesitating to name it myself, to the high priestess with the first shinobi who happened to pass by my room, and went to rest.
The next day, very early in the morning, when the sun had not yet risen and the edge of the sky was just beginning to lighten, there was a knock on the door, interrupting my meditation.
"What is it?" I asked the genin, peeking out into the hallway.
"Nara-sama, the allied troops from Numa no Kuni arrived half an hour ago, and Lady Miroku requests your presence at a meeting," the young man reported cheerfully, trying to look serious, but it was clear that his cheerfulness was nervous. "I will show you the way."
Nodding and motioning for him to wait, I quickly put on my outer garments and fastened the pouches I had taken off before resting, then hurried after my escort, who had dashed down the corridor. A minute's run and he brought me to a familiar room, where I first met the local mistress.
The door was guarded by two chunin, who let me in without question. The room had been somewhat transformed — most of the furniture had been removed, and in the middle stood a massive round table with several chairs around it, around which a little more than a dozen people had gathered, carefully examining the map spread out on it.
"Here is our guest from Konoha, Ryo Nara," the high priestess introduced me to the new faces, raising her head.
Besides the two familiar older jonin, a couple of advisors, and the girl's bodyguard, there were two shinobi in standard uniform and wearing hitai-te, which I had seen in the Land of Swamps, as well as two samurai in armor, who had just placed their helmets on the table.
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