I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 233
“Profound dim radiance shimmered on top of the Box of Bliss.
As six thousand ninjas channelled almost all their chakra output, and with the help of Wood Release and Killer Bee, they funnelled the immense chakra of the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails into it.
Soon, the Box of Bliss at the centre seemed to have its fill, showing signs of activity.
In the next moment, an abyss-like, ominous black mist rapidly oozed out from the Box of Bliss, completely shrouding it from all sides.
Compared to before, the ghostly faces on the box now appeared more vivid and eerie.
Seeing this, Ei furrowed his brows slightly.
However, considering the information he had extracted from Mui’s mind and the imminent threat posed by Konoha ninjas like Senju Tobirama, he didn’t dwell on it.
Step! Step! Step!
With determined strides, Ei arrived in front of the Box of Bliss. After taking a deep breath, he swiftly formed hand seals without hesitation, and with his arms outstretched, he shouted loudly:
“Box of Bliss, it’s time to open!”
As if responding to Ei’s command, the black mist on the Box of Bliss ignited like flames at that moment.
Seeing this, the pale faces of the two Jinchuriki and six thousand ninjas in the vicinity finally relaxed, replaced by hopeful smiles.
It seemed that their collective efforts were about to bear fruit.
Ei felt the same way.
He saw that the Box of Bliss, which was previously shrouded in mystery, was now vividly reacting to his presence.
He didn’t hesitate any longer.
As the black mist on the Box of Bliss continued to burn brightly, a significant purple light emanated from within.
Soon, the decorative masks on the “joyful” face of the Box of Bliss, facing Ei, rapidly fell off.
In the end, with a brilliant crimson glow, the joyful face’s gaping mouth expanded significantly, revealing a passage leading into the box.
At that moment, the Box of Bliss officially opened.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the next second, intense vibrations erupted from within the box.
Under Ei’s and everyone else’s excited and nervous gaze…
A pitch-black, enormous claw barely squeezed out from the wide-open mouth of the Box of Bliss.
Followed by a slender arm.
Then, a massive head, feathered wings, a stick-like torso, and legs as thick at the bottom as they were thin at the top.
Finally, the creature named “Satori” from the Box of Bliss emerged entirely, responding to Ei’s wish.
“Is this the power that the Box of Bliss believes can conquer the entire ninja world?” Ei was surprised as he looked at the bizarre giant creature before him.
In his original vision, he had expected the Box of Bliss to grant him an immensely powerful weapon or enhance his strength to surpass even Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama, the power to conquer the entire ninja world.
But now, the Box of Bliss had produced such a monstrous being.
“Is this thing really that strong?” Ei couldn’t help but doubt.
As if hearing Ei’s thoughts, Satori, the intelligent being before him, smiled slyly:
“Everyone who makes a wish to the Box of Bliss can have their wishes granted. Your wish was for the Hidden Cloud Village to possess the power to conquer the ninja world. For that purpose, the Box of Bliss sent me out specifically because I do possess the power to conquer the ninja world!”
“Is that so?” Ei looked at the intelligent creature before him and said with anticipation, “Then show me the power to conquer the ninja world! As the one who opened the Box of Bliss, I should have the authority to command you, right?”
“Command? Hehe, go ahead,” Satori smirked and then looked at the surrounding ninjas. With a mischievous curve in his large mouth with sharp fangs on each side, he said, “Although I have the power to conquer the ninja world, the strength I summoned is still weak. It needs something to nourish it.”
“What do you need?” Ei frowned.
“Of course… those delicious people! Hahaha~”
At this moment, Satori finally revealed his bloodthirsty and mocking nature without reservation.
“Oh no!” Ei’s face changed suddenly upon hearing this.
But it was too late.
The mouths on all sides of the Box of Bliss had already opened rapidly.
In an instant, a tremendous suction force emanated from the gaping mouths.
The nearby Cloud ninjas had no resistance at all and were immediately sucked into the box amid screams of horror.
Some of the Cloud ninjas who saw their companions meet this fate had their faces turn pale and tried to escape. However, due to their depleted chakra from activating the Box of Bliss earlier, they could only helplessly fly backward and were swallowed by the darkness inside the box, leaving behind a series of cries.
In just an instant, more than seven or eight hundred Cloud ninjas were swallowed by the Box of Bliss.
“Damn it!” Ei’s expression changed dramatically as he watched this scene.
He knew he had completely messed up this time.
The Box of Bliss, where he and the Cloud ninjas had placed so much hope, was nothing like the legendary artifact that could make dreams come true.
On the contrary, it brought only tremendous disaster.
“Stop it!” At this moment, Ei burst into action, unleashing his full power without hesitation. He rapidly and forcefully punched the Box of Bliss.
Bang!
A loud sound echoed from the Box of Bliss as Ei struck it with all his might.
But to his dismay, the surface of the Box of Bliss showed no signs of damage.
“Haha~ It’s useless. The Box of Bliss can’t be broken.” Satori, hovering in mid-air, gloated.
“Da**!” Ei continued to unleash a series of powerful punches, but he found that he couldn’t even dent the Box of Bliss in the slightest. His face was filled with frustration.
It was then that a call came from Killer Bee, “Big brother, help us!”
“Bee!” Ei’s face turned pale.
Despite the massive chakra depletion in their bodies due to their need to save their fellow Cloud ninjas, Killer Bee and Wood Release, their condition was somewhat better than the others. However, to save their companions, they had to expend the little chakra they had left.
This put many of their comrades in jeopardy.
Seeing this, Ei couldn’t help but call out to them.
With his power still at its peak, Ei didn’t feel the pull of the Box of Bliss. He dashed towards Killer Bee and Wood Release, throwing them far away.
“This can’t be! The massive chakra in these two can greatly aid you in conquering the ninja world!” Satori, in mid-air, saw this and immediately tried to snatch Killer Bee and Wood Release.
However, at that moment, many kunai and shuriken, accompanied by dazzling ninjutsu, flew from the ground towards Satori.
It was Toshiro, leading a group of Cloud ninjas.
“Da** monster!” Toshiro, noticing that there were significantly fewer Cloud ninjas on the square than before, couldn’t help but feel regret.
He had also been involved in the Box of Bliss plan.
Everyone’s intentions were originally good, but they never expected that the opening of the Box of Bliss would lead to this conclusion.
If they hadn’t immediately resolved the devastation caused by the Box of Bliss, Cloud Village might have been lost before Senju Tobirama and the Konoha forces arrived.
With these thoughts in mind, Toshiro roared out his orders without time for self-blame or contemplation, “Take down that monster!”
“Understood!”
Seeing their comrades, the newly arrived Cloud ninjas joined the fight with anger.
At the same time, taking advantage of Satori being distracted by Toshiro and the others, Ei pushes his limits in an effort to atone. He overloaded his body with Lightning Release chakra, transforming into a lightning bolt, and used his maximum capability to rescue the remaining Cloud ninjas on the square one by one.
Finally, when the Box of Bliss couldn’t attract anyone else, Ei stopped, panting heavily and covered in sweat.
Just then, Satori, who had flown back to the Box of Bliss while Toshiro and the others were keeping him occupied, returned to its perch above the box.
After tossing the captured people inside the box, Satori stood on top of the Box of Bliss, surveying Ei and the others with insatiable greed.
“What delicious food you all are! Better in quality and quantity than anything I’ve eaten in the past few decades. And now, there’s so much of it, it’s incredibly exciting to think about!”
“Furthermore, please rest assured! I will grant your wish to conquer the ninja world after I’ve eaten all of you.”
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