I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 238
“What… What are you doing?”
When Yuki didn’t immediately take his own life but instead infused some very strange power into himself, Satori couldn’t help but feel suspicious.
Yuki smiled faintly and replied, “The place where the gods reside needs guardians, and you are fortunate to be chosen. You will stay here forever and serve me, following me into battles.”
Upon hearing this, Satori’s face was filled with disbelief as he said, “No! It’s impossible! I am one with the Box of Bliss! The ultimate outcome can only be a return to the Box of Bliss. You cannot keep me!”
“Is that so? Let’s wait and see!”
As Yuki spoke, the flow of light on Satori’s palm became more and more intense.
Satori wanted to argue further, but soon his expression changed drastically. At this moment, he keenly felt that the flowing light entering his body from Yuki was rapidly freezing his flesh, bones, organs, and everything else within him, as if turning them into ice.
But it didn’t stop there.
Next, he felt that his consciousness, thoughts, and entire mental being were also under invasion.
This time, it wasn’t just freezing but erasing and altering.
“This can’t be!” Satori exclaimed in horror.
As the entity born from the dark side, he had always excelled at altering the thoughts of others, but he never thought he would be subjected to such manipulation himself. Especially while being one with the Box of Bliss under its protection.
In his past memories, even if he were killed in any way, his own thoughts, no matter how far apart, would still return to the Box of Bliss, awaiting the next awakening. That was the confidence he had when he was subdued and able to speak those words to Yuki.
But now, he felt the approach of true death.
“Nothing is impossible, especially under the gaze of these Reincarnation Eyes,” Yuki said calmly. “Besides, it seems you’ve misunderstood something. Indeed, Satori is one with the Box of Bliss, but who said you could represent all of Satori?”
“How…?” Satori’s mind trembled, wanting to say more, but it was too late.
Because at that moment, everything was done.
In an instant!
The turmoil ceased.
In the beautiful expanse of the Heavenly Realm, with Yuki as the master and the only living being present, he looked curiously at the massive statue before him, which appeared lifeless and motionless, resembling obsidian.
The statue was Satori.
But the true Satori had been extinguished.
In its place was a faithful guardian of the Heavenly Realm.
Known as the Reincarnation Eye Child Art of the Heavenly Realm, it created a space of its own and drew others into it, friend or foe alike. Furthermore, defeated enemies were left behind as loyal puppet guardians under the control of the one who summoned them.
This meant that when Yuki summoned enemies into the Heavenly Realm in the future, he would not only have the advantage of the terrain, but the puppet guardian named “Satori” would also fight on his behalf.
Boom!
At Yuki’s command, the once lifeless statue of Satori suddenly trembled, and with purple Reincarnation Eyes appearing in its eyes, it spread its wings and swiftly soared within the Heavenly Realm.
“Not bad, you’ve retained your former strength,” Yuki nodded.
Although it didn’t match the tremendous speed he had previously displayed, that was an explosive state and only temporary. In reality, Satori’s speed, strength, and even his keen perception and other abilities from his normal state were all present.
The transformation effect of the Heavenly Realm’s Reincarnation Eye Child Art could completely restore all the original abilities.
And this was just one puppet guardian.
One could imagine how despairing Yuki’s enemies would be if thousands of puppet guardians were within the Heavenly Realm.
It would have been even better if Yuki could have possessed this art a little earlier, especially when he was weaker. The puppet guardians transformed by the Heavenly Realm’s Child Art would have been his potent weapons.
However, at his current strength, Yuki knew that even with the help of puppet guardians, it wouldn’t be as useful as having the advantage of the Heavenly Realm itself, especially when there were very few situations in the entire ninja world where he would need to convert them into puppet objects.
Of course, the birth of the guardians had other benefits.
When the transformation of Satori was complete, Yuki, as the master of the Heavenly Realm, could feel the realm expanding outward.
“Interesting, I didn’t expect the Heavenly Realm to expand even after transforming into a puppet guardian. I wonder if it can eventually grow into a true world like the ninja world,” Yuki mused with anticipation.
However, his optimism was short-lived when he received a message from the Heavenly Realm that if he wanted to continue expanding, there were only two ways: one, like Satori, convert a powerful puppet with a strong previous existence, and two, news about his own Reincarnation Eye Child Art.
He couldn’t help but shake his head; it seemed like he had a long way to go.
But this also proved the immense potential of the Heavenly Realm’s Child Art.
Indeed, a system-made product was truly exceptional.
Finally, after a glance at the illusionary palace that was as elusive as a mirage and could not be entered even as the master of this place, Yuki’s eyes flickered as he put on another pair of fake Reincarnation Eyes and disappeared from the Heavenly Realm.
In an instant.
In front of the gaping hole in the Hidden Cloud Village’s barrier, Yuki, now wearing the Fourth Hokage’s ceremonial robe, returned to his original location, which had been empty when he left.
And the Satori that had been in front of him had disappeared forever.
Looking around at the still desolate Hidden Cloud Village, Yuki walked over to the Box of Bliss.
By now, the Box of Bliss had closed its ghostly mouth again and looked much darker than before. Apart from its large size, it now appeared as nothing more than a strangely shaped, old, and worn-out box to outsiders.
Clearly, Satori’s failure to return had been a traumatic experience for it.
But even so, it should not be underestimated.
As Yuki had said to Satori earlier, it was not just Satori. Born alongside Satori, moved by Satori, and ending with Satori, as a companion of the Box of Bliss, “Satori” did not solely refer to the monster that had just been manifested but encompassed all the dark aspects within the box.
Even if the converted Satori as a puppet could not return, the darkness within the Box of Bliss still existed, and a new Satori would be born.
This was a very dangerous Box of Bliss.
After Yuki opened it, the once-thriving Hidden Cloud Village became the result.
As the future ruler of the ninja world, Yuki would not allow it to continue its existence.
A hurried voice suddenly rang out as he was just about to reopen the Heavenly Realm and temporarily store the Box of Bliss as storage space.
“Wait! Lord Hokage!”
Yuki turned around and saw a man with a pale face floating towards him, shouting as he approached.
“Mui?” Yuki was slightly surprised after a brief recollection.
He hadn’t expected that, in addition to bringing the Box of Bliss to the Hidden Cloud Village, Mui had also brought the warden of the Ghost Lamp City Prison.
This guy was really lucky.
Seeing the man covered in dust and looking as if he had rolled in it to escape from the rubble of the prison, Yuki thought to himself.
…
Mui was very fortunate.
He had no value left to Mui, and originally, he was supposed to be secretly executed. However, due to Satori’s rampage just now, everyone in the Hidden Cloud Village received orders to evacuate quickly.
He was naturally not taken away as a prisoner and left behind in the prison cell.
After the ensuing battle, many buildings in the Hidden Cloud Village, including where he was held, were destroyed. But luckily, he was unharmed and spent a long time crawling out of the ruins.
Then, after regaining his freedom, Mui did not take many steps before seeing the Hokage of Konoha right here, in front of the Box of Bliss. So he called out to him without thinking.
Over the years, unlike the Grass Village, Mui had maintained a strong and friendly relationship with Konoha as the lord of the Ghost Lamp City. He had consistently stood by Konoha’s side in various matters, including constructing the railway in the Land of Grass.
This gave him the confidence to say, “Lord Hokage! It’s really me! Just yesterday, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from the Hidden Cloud Village shamelessly attacked Ghost Lamp City. Not only did he abduct me, but he also took this box, which belongs to my clan and has been passed down for generations. Thanks to Lord Hokage’s intervention, Ghost Lamp City will surely repay the favor. Now, please let me retrieve this box.”
“The box? You mean the Box of Bliss?” Yuki said, his tone filled with mockery as he directly pointed it out.
“He actually knows!” Mui thought in disbelief.
However, his intense desire for the Box of Bliss overcame everything else. Mui reluctantly stabilized his thoughts and said hopefully, “Its name is indeed the Box of Bliss. As an heirloom passed down by my ancestors, it has been worshipped by my clan for many years. Please, Lord Hokage, allow me to reclaim it. As a token of gratitude, the Ghost Lamp City clan is willing to pledge loyalty to Konoha from now on.”
“You’re still stubborn even at this point?” Yuki shook his head and then gestured towards the surrounding ruins of the Hidden Cloud Village, sarcastically saying, “The last person who believed in the legend of the Box of Bliss created the disaster you see here. Are you sure you still want to open the Box of Bliss?”
“How… could that be possible!” Realizing Yuki’s implication, Mui looked around, his face filled with disbelief.
He had initially thought that the presence of the Hokage here was due to a battle with him. After all, when the Hokage personally visited the Hidden Cloud Village, anyone’s first thought would be war. Did he travel all this way just to play house?
But now, hearing the Hokage’s words, he seemed to attribute the current situation to the Box of Bliss.
Mui’s first reaction was disbelief.
“It seems you’ll have to experience it for yourself,” Yuki said calmly.
With a gaze fixed on Mui’s Reincarnation Eyes, he activated his Genjutsu.
In an instant!
Mui, who had no resistance, had his eyes clouded, and he fell into the vivid scenes of the Genjutsu, scenes of the recent disaster caused by Satori’s rampage.
Watching Mui sink deeper into the Genjutsu, his face changing color constantly, Yuki shook his head and no longer wasted time. He opened the Heavenly Realm and threw the Box of Bliss inside.
After completing all this, he extended his hand again.
A person wrapped in vines rose from the ground.
It was none other than Ei, the Fourth Raikage.
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