"Intruder!"
The Grass Ninja present were no ordinary individuals either. They reacted the moment they saw Naruto, rising to prepare for battle.
Several chains snaked towards Naruto, while a few Grass Ninja raised their hands, attempting to immobilize him.
But with a flash of golden light, Naruto's figure vanished from the spot, and all their attacks landed on empty air.
Puchi!
The sound of a blade piercing flesh echoed in the chamber. Naruto had appeared behind a Grass Ninja without anyone noticing, a Longsword in his hand, directly piercing his heart.
"Such speed!"
The Grass Ninja were greatly shocked. Before they could adjust themselves, the golden light flashed, and only Mui remained alive among the Grass Ninja in the chamber.
Grass Ninja Village was a very weak Ninja Village. Its only asset was its diplomatic ability to play all sides. The strength of the Hozuki Castle's higher-ups present was naturally uneven, with even a few Chunin among them.
"Yel, Yellow Flash!?"
The scene before Mui greatly shocked him. The figure who instantly killed twelve Grass Ninja reminded him of the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Minato Namikaze, instantly killing fifty Iwa Ninja on the battlefield. He had observed that battle from afar.
"You want to become one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages with this kind of strength?"
Naruto shook the Longsword in his hand, flicking off the blood droplets, and looked at Mui.
Mui's mind instantly tensed. The fact that the opponent could instantly kill all the higher-ups present but leave him alive meant that he was likely after something.
Hozuki Castle had always been a neutral force in the Shinobi World, and Grass Ninja Village was very weak. Although its reputation in the Shinobi World was not good, no one took Grass Ninja Village seriously. The only thing about Hozuki Castle that could attract outsiders' attention was one thing.
He forced himself to remain calm, looking at Naruto expressionlessly, and said, "Is your target the Box of Paradise of Hozuki Castle?"
"The Box of Paradise was indeed my original purpose, but now I have a new target."
Naruto was quite satisfied with Mui's performance. At least his mentality was not bad. Wave Country also needed a place to imprison criminals. When the population of Wave Country expanded in the future, there would definitely be many restless people. Instead of dealing with them all with a single cut, building a prison would be a good choice.
Mui had been the City Lord of Hozuki Castle for a long time and had rich management experience. At the same time, the two Ninjutsu he mastered were also suitable for managing some stronger criminals. Most importantly, he had a weakness.
Naruto's gaze made Mui feel even more pressure. He had already accumulated Chakra in his body, ready to run away at any time, while also paying attention to the surrounding movements to avoid being ambushed by the opponent's Body Flicker Technique.
"You don't have to be so afraid of me. If it weren't for me, your talented son Muku, who loves to eat Dumplings, would probably be dead soon."
"Muku? What does this have to do with him?"
Hearing his son's name, Mui became even more nervous. Cold sweat had appeared on his tense face. He was afraid that the other party would harm his son.
"Why so serious?"
Naruto smiled, slowly approaching Mui, and said, "The Box of Paradise is not a wishing machine. It's just a cage for raising monsters. If you can't satisfy it, anyone who provides it with Chakra will be devoured by it. Similarly, anyone who makes a wish to it will also be devoured by it and turned into a monster. Muku's weak Chakra is probably not even enough to fill the monster's teeth."
"This, how is this possible?"
More cold sweat appeared on Mui's forehead. If what the other party said was true, then he almost sent his child to the monster's mouth. However, he couldn't just believe the other party's words like that.
"Are you lying to me?"
Mui was about to question Naruto when he noticed three Tomoe appearing in the other party's eyes, and he fell into a daze.
Talk no Jutsu was too troublesome. Instead of sitting here and reasoning, it was better to let the other party see the monster with his own eyes.
Somewhere in a corner of Hozuki Castle.
A towering tree stood here, its branches lush and leafy, sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows.
Beneath the tree, various flowers and plants swayed gently in the breeze, their colors vibrant, a few butterflies flitting among them, an incongruous sight amidst the surrounding dim and grim environment, making it hard to believe that this was also within Hozuki Castle.
And beneath that tree, there were two small figures.
A white-haired girl sat cross-legged, wearing a Grass Ninja headband, her light purple eyes, visible outside her hair, secretly observing the boy standing in front of her, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
The black-haired boy, with his hair tied in Dumplings and also wearing a Grass Ninja headband, was experimenting with Ninjutsu.
Clusters of dazzling fire slowly rose from the ground, floating in the air, gently swaying around him, and with each wave of his hand, the fire would dance according to his will.
He turned his head to look at the white-haired girl, a slightly smug smile on his face.
"Ryuzetsu, I can now skillfully use the Hozuki Lantern Technique."
"Hmph, it's just the Hozuki Lantern Technique, it's nothing special."
Ryuzetsu couldn't help but curl her lips, but quickly returned to her previous hesitant look, her face full of worry.
Muku also noticed that Ryuzetsu was in a bad mood, walked to her side, and sat down next to her.
"Ryuzetsu, why have you been so unhappy today?"
Faced with Muku's question, Ryuzetsu said hesitantly, "I heard an Elder say yesterday that they want to use your Chakra to open that Box of Paradise..."
"Oh, you're talking about that."
Muku's face showed an indifferent expression, not feeling that using his Chakra was such a dangerous thing. He was the City Lord's son, and he should bear the responsibility of the City Lord's son.
A proud expression appeared on his face, and he said, "Once the Box of Paradise is opened, the strength of our Grass Ninja will definitely be able to reach a new level!"
"But, I always feel that the Box of Paradise is not a good thing, otherwise why haven't the people of Grass Ninja Village opened it before?"
Ryuzetsu voiced her concerns. If the Box of Paradise was really that strong, Grass Ninja Village would not have split.
"So you're worried about this? It's okay, if I really have to open it, Father will definitely be by my side. With him there, there will definitely be no problem."
Muku was very confident, because he believed in his father. His father was the City Lord of Hozuki Castle, and also the Strongest Ninja in the entire Hozuki Castle.
"Very confident, but your confidence is a bit too blind."
"Hmm?"
A strange voice suddenly sounded from above the two of them. Just as they were about to look up at the source of the sound, they saw a pair of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and then everything went black, and they both fainted.
At the end of the secret room was a huge box, and on the surface of the box was a terrifying grimace.
This was the Box of Paradise.
In a daze, Mui woke up.
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