This chapter will be Yori's and Megami's the mission to the Seirei Village with Tsukida Yukisaki and Yoshiro while finding her true self.

Chapter 3: The Seirei Village

Ten days had passed after Yori promised Megami to help her finding her true self and Yoshiro received a secret mission from the Third Inyokage, to keep a cautious eye on the two. He and the goddess tried to find clues about her true self, however they can't find something that was connected to her dream.

The next day, Yori and Megami were summoned by the Third Inyokage himself. The two shinobi joined with Yoshiro and Tsukida Yukisaki, Yori's cousin and the son of the head, Okami Yukisaki. Tsukida became a Jonin and he had two teammates, Seiichi and Kuta. They were led by Hibari Hikaru, the leader of the Hikaru clan and like Yoshiro, the Inyo Sannin.

The Inyokage had a request from the Seirei Village. Ayumu gave an important mission about the Seirei Village.

"The Seirei Village requested us to protect the village. This village is important to the villagers as well. When a villager passed away, those who are important won't forget about them," The Inyokage explained to Yoshiro, Yori, Megami, and Tsukida. "The enemy such as the shinobi were after this village, however. A request about this mission was from Ayumu, the dream shopkeeper. This mission is to get rid of those shinobi from the Seirei. Once you get rid of the enemy shinobi, return to Inyogakure."

After giving the mission to protect the Seirei village, they finally came here.

"So this is the Seirei village," Tsukida realized.

"You finally came," the chief of the Seirei Village came towards the Inyo shinobi as a greeting. "I've been waiting for your arrival."

The village chief of this village is an elderly man, wearing a gray kimono with an obi and his feet were bare-footed. He held a wooden staff with his right hand. Yori noticed that the villagers were barely seen such as women and children. He wondered why there were less people and began to ask the village chief.

"I have a question," he said to the chief.

"What is it?"

"What happened to the other villagers? All I see are women and some children after we came here. Did something happened?"

The village chief knew about the villagers with a saddness sigh. He answered to Yori's question, "Our people... were somehow spirited away."

"Spirited away?" Yori replied those answers with a sudden, but confused shock.

"It's because of the enemy shinobi. Every night, they captured our people even their children. I don't understand why, but I have a feeling that they'll come back to capture our people again tonight."

"So you requested us to protect you and stop the enemy from kidnapping your villagers," Yoshiro answered to the village chief.

"Please... stop those shinobi." he begged Yoshiro and his teammates.

"We will. You and the others stay in this village, and don't make a sound," The Inyo Sannin told the chief. "We'll find those shinobi who kidnapped your villagers starting tonight."

This night, Yoshiro and Tsukida protected the village while Yori and Megami searched for the enemy.

"Kidnapping villagers by the enemy shinobi?" he thought with an anxiety look on his face. "I don't understand. Why would they do that!?"

"What's wrong, Yori-kun?" Megami saw Yori, wondering.

Yori surprised with shock as Hokori no Megami asked him. He answered, "Sorry, I was wondering about the enemy. But I'm sure we'll find them and stop them at all cost."

"I see." the goddess understood Yori. Suddenly, she saw the enemy with a quick notice. She watched closely the enemy and saw their forehead protector. Seeing the forehead protector, she realized those might be the enemy shinobi. "Yori-kun, I found the enemy. They're heading towards the village Tsukida-sama and Yoshiro-sama are protecting."

He became shocked after hearing from Megami. "We've to go after and stop them!"

After finding the enemy shinobi, Yori began to use his six dark clones. "Yami Bunshin no Jutsu!"

Six darks clones with the user's appearance appeared surrounding the user. Yori commanded them to go stop the enemy, ambushing them. The six ambushed the enemy shinobi and Yori and Megami confronted them.

"Those forehead protectors... They're from Otogakure?" He noticed their forehead protectors. "I won't let you kidnap the villagers of the Seirei village."

One of the Otogakure shinobi noticed Yori's forehead protector around his forehead.

"An Inyo shinobi? That explains those clones of yours."

"Don't underestimate me," Yori provoked them a serious face.

He and his six clones came towards the Oto shinobi in six battles. Six clones defeated the other and Yori faced the last shinobi. He noticed that Megami didn't do anything, only watching the battle. Realizing, the last shinobi went towards Megami, showing Yori shock.

"Megami!"

However, Hokori no Megami didn't show hesitation and summoned a dark naginata, killing the last shinobi. With that, the five Oto shinobi became shocked, seeing their comrade get killed by Megami. They retreated and Yori noticed them with sudden bewilderment, seeing them fleeing away. He went towards Megami and realized that she wasn't hurt.

"You're okay?"

"I'm okay, Yori-kun. I know you're very concern about me," she replied with a faint smile while her face was still yet emotionless.

"Well, we need to inform Yoshiro-shisho about the Oto shinobi right now. I believe they might come back the next night."

"Right."

Yori and Megami returned back to the Seirei village after discovering the kidnappers were from Otogakure. Meanwhile, the five Oto shinobi came to the young man, wearing a gray and black samurai attire with black tabi and straw sandals. His black hair tied in a ponytail with his bangs covering his right black eye. His katana was around his waist.

"Inyogakure, huh?" said the samurai.

"Yes, sir. We encountered two shinobi while heading to the village." said the Oto shinobi, who explained the results back then after retreating.

"I believe there are four shinobi from that village. Yoshiro the Inyo Sannin, two members of the Yukisaki clan, and a kunoichi."

"So what should we do, Ikari-san?" the shinobi asked.

"You and the others return back to Otogakure," Ikari answered. "I'm going to the Seirei village by myself."

"Ikari-san? Are you sure?"

The silent and dependent samurai showed his glare at the Oto shinobi with a reply, "I won't get caught that easily like the rest of you. I'll keep an eye of those Inyo shinobi and wait for the nighttime."