Box of Paradise
"You bastard, come at me if you have a problem!"
Mui's voice was filled with anger and resentment, his usually expressionless ice-cold face twisted in anguish, because he also saw Ryuzetsu on the ground, and... his son, Muku.
If he wasn't still restricted, he would have already attacked.
Naruto also stood beside him, his face calm, holding a struggling prisoner with a gag in his mouth.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to feed your son to that thing. It's just that things might get a little loud later, so you might be safer here."
Naruto waved his hand and released the restrictions on Mui, allowing him to move freely.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Mui felt the Chakra within him return to normal and immediately ran to Muku, checking on their condition. After discovering that they were both just unconscious, he felt relieved, but he was even more confused about the other party's purpose.
Naruto smiled and said, "City Lord Mui, you are a very capable talent, and I happen to be lacking someone like you. So, I hope you can make the right choice."
Mui looked at his still unconscious children with a complicated expression and said bitterly, "If I don't agree, will you not let us go?"
"City Lord Mui, it seems you still haven't seen my sincerity."
Naruto's expression was regretful, which made Mui feel somewhat bewildered. He really didn't see any sincerity. Naruto didn't give him a chance to speak and continued, "So, to show my sincerity, let me show you the true form of the Box of Paradise."
Letting Mui witness the true Box of Paradise was not Naruto's real purpose. His real purpose was to personally test the true strength of the monster inside the Box of Paradise. Only by understanding this could he better decide the use of the Box of Paradise and see if it had the qualifications to become a strategic weapon.
Moreover, he wouldn't have too much psychological burden fighting here, since it was in Grass Ninja Village.
As he spoke, a massive amount of Chakra erupted from Naruto's body. Nine Tails Chakra instantly enveloped his body, and a huge red fox phantom appeared behind him. His eyes also turned into those of the Demon Fox, emitting a powerful aura.
As Naruto's Chakra was completely released, the entire secret room began to shake, and the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart.
Mui stared in surprise at the scene before him. He felt Naruto's terrifying strength. He could guarantee that if Naruto recruited him at this moment, he would agree without blinking an eye.
Of course, Naruto released Chakra not to show off, but to continuously transmit his Chakra to the Box of Paradise.
Mui then realized that Naruto was not joking with him, because the Chakra that Naruto was providing to the Box of Paradise was far beyond what Muku alone could provide. Perhaps, the entire Grass Ninja Village might not be able to withstand it.
Of course, this amount of Chakra might be massive to others, but to Naruto, who possessed the Shinobi World's largest battery, it was another matter. He could replenish it with just a few breaths.
After absorbing enough Chakra, the Box of Paradise also began to change.
The expressions on it became more vivid, and the entire box trembled violently. As the trembling intensified, it began to rotate continuously, and the earth also trembled, as if the entire secret room was about to collapse.
Mui quickly took Muku and Ryuzetsu and fled the secret room, appearing above it. At this time, Naruto had also brought the prisoner to the ground.
The tremors of the earth also attracted the attention of the Hozuki Castle guards and prisoners, who all turned their gazes towards them.
At this moment, a beam of light shot out from the secret room, soaring into the sky. The Box of Paradise also broke out of the ground and appeared in everyone's sight.
"What is that?"
The prisoners on the scene were all filled with doubt, and even many of the guards were shocked. They all thought that the Box of Paradise was just a rumor, but they didn't expect it to actually exist beneath Hozuki Castle.
"Then, let's start making wishes."
Naruto untied the prisoner's mouth and threw him in front of the Box of Paradise.
Looking at the Box of Paradise's terrifying grimace, he was almost scared out of his wits and quickly crawled to Naruto, kneeling and begging for mercy.
"Great, sir, please spare me!"
"I'll never dare to kill people indiscriminately again!"
"I have elderly parents and young children at home, all waiting for me to go back and take care of them."
Looking at the prisoner kneeling before him, crying bitterly, Naruto's expression didn't change at all. Instead, he began to tell the prisoner about the legends of the Box of Paradise.
"This box is called the Box of Paradise. Legend has it that it was the ultimate weapon from the era of the Sage of Six Paths. As long as you open the box, it can grant one wish. It is said that the Grass Ninja Village almost used this weapon to achieve Unification of the entire Shinobi World."
"Although I opened this box, I'm willing to give you the chance to make a wish. How about it?"
"But, but why don't you make a wish to it, sir?"
As Naruto explained, although the prisoner's eyes showed a hint of interest, he was still skeptical of Naruto's words.
Naruto's expression turned cold, and he stared at the prisoner with a deep gaze, asking, "Do you think I'm discussing this with you?"
The prisoner instantly felt a chill run down his spine and didn't dare to say anything more. He scurried to the Box of Paradise, looking at the ghostly face with fear.
The guards who had been paying attention to the Box of Paradise were also confused, looking at Mui with puzzled expressions, wondering why a prisoner was in front of the Box of Paradise.
"Lord Mui, aren't you going to make a wish to the Box of Paradise?"
As one guard's voice rang out, it stirred the other guards around.
"Lord Mui, why let that prisoner approach the Box of Paradise?"
"The Box of Paradise concerns the rise and fall of the Grass Ninja, how can we let a prisoner use it!"
"..."
Voices rang out, mostly hoping that Mui could use the Box of Paradise to make the Grass Ninja Village great again.
But the current Mui, not to mention that he had already begun to doubt the true purpose of the Box of Paradise, even if he firmly believed that the Box of Paradise could really fulfill their wishes, he was not qualified to use it now.
And that prisoner, after seeing the Hozuki Castle guards in this state, trusted Naruto's words a bit more. Looking at the ghostly face in front of him, he was afraid of being preempted by others, and excitedly made his wish.
"Power! I want the Strongest power in this world! And then let me leave this hellhole!"
As soon as he finished speaking, after receiving the wish, the Box of Paradise glowed red. The four masks representing joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure faded away, and a giant Abyss-like mouth opened. The prisoner who had just made the wish didn't even have time to scream before being sucked into that giant mouth, which then closed.
"..."
The surroundings instantly fell silent. This sudden scene stunned everyone present, especially the group who had been clamoring for Mui to make a wish. They never expected it to turn out like this.
Mui also looked blank, staring at Naruto in a daze.
The corners of Naruto's mouth did indeed curl up into a smile.
"It's not over yet."
The Abyss-like giant mouth of the Box of Paradise, which had been closed, suddenly reopened. Immediately afterward, a figure walked out from inside.
It was the prisoner from before, or rather, the monster that had been dwelling in the prisoner's body—Satori.
"Hahahahaha, hahahahaha!"
After walking out of that Abyss-like giant mouth, Satori suddenly laughed wildly, his expression becoming extremely deranged.
"Power, this is the power I have obtained. Now, even in the entire Shinobi World, no one is my match!"
Satori's gaze suddenly turned to Naruto in front of him, his eyes full of killing intent.
"To thank you for giving me this opportunity, I will be the first to tear you apart!"
Faced with Satori's threat, Naruto's expression did not change at all.
"What? Do you think you can bare your fangs at me just because you have mastered a little insignificant power?"
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