Chapter 125: Only What's Reasonable Can Happen

Whoosh! Wind roared past as Satori flew rapidly through the air. Wherever he went, he grabbed people fleeing in terror.

The jailers were too weak, and the prisoners couldn't manipulate their chakra, so none of them could pose any threat to him.

Then he threw them into the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

Fear was his favorite—it made him stronger.

And those swallowed by the Box of Ultimate Bliss would become his puppets.

"Aniki, aren't we going to do anything?" Kimimaro asked.

Hiroki walked toward Mui, who lay on the ground coughing up blood. He said, "Can I take the Box of Ultimate Bliss?"

Mui lifted his head. He looked at Satori laughing wildly while playing with and capturing others. His expression turned complex—why did things end up like this?

"Can the Box of Ultimate Bliss really grant wishes?" Hiroki asked.

Upon hearing this, Mui fell silent.

Did this situation count as fulfilling his wish?

Yet the cost had been turning Shoukaku into such a monster.

Hozuki Castle had also suffered heavy casualties.

"It's your turn now," came a loud, arrogant laugh.

Then, the wind screamed again. Countless black spikes—like steel needles—shot fiercely toward Hiroki and the others.

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Actually, these were all just quills from Satori's wings.

Kimimaro calmly rushed forward.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sounds of clashes between bone blades and sharp spines echoed continuously.

Kimimaro blocked each of Satori's projectiles with swift slashes.

"What? You actually aren't afraid of me?" Satori sounded surprised.

Its power came from negative emotions.

As long as humans feared it, it could read their minds and anticipate their attacks.

Hiroki turned his head toward Satori flying above.

In the original story, Naruto Uzumaki defeated Satori with a Wind Style Rasengan Shuriken.

He could use Rasengan thanks to his chakra control.

But without Wind-style Chakra, he might not be able to form the shuriken-shaped Wind Release Rasengan.

"Mui, have you decided yet?" Hiroki turned back and asked.

"What exactly are you planning to do with the Box of Ultimate Bliss?" Mui coughed and retorted.

A ninja tool possibly capable of granting wishes, plus an extremely powerful monster—if he used them for evil purposes, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"You can't keep this thing, and you can't stop this monster either. I'm not asking—I'm telling you."

"Also, something this dangerous—you Hidden Grass ninjas concealed it on purpose. Could it be that you're trying to provoke war?"

Mui remained silent, unable to refute.

"Hey, don't ignore me!" shouted Satori angrily from the sky.

Its claws joined together and started spinning rapidly, producing a zzziiiii sound like a sharp drill bit.

Swoosh…

It dove downward swiftly.

Clang!

Without hesitation, Kimimaro let bones burst out from beneath his skin. Looking closely, his entire body bristled with white bones.

Satori's claws were sharp, but Kimimaro's bones were no less durable.

For a moment, Satori failed to break through Kimimaro's defense.

However, the sheer force of its charge sent Kimimaro sliding backward continuously, despite not being injured.

Screeching across the ground for several meters, his footing grew more unstable by the second as he gritted his teeth and bent his legs slightly, clearly struggling to hold position.

"This is annoying."

As Satori spoke, its black wings unfurleded once again from behind and flapped powerfully with a *thump*.

Looks like Hiroki really has no choice but to step in. Hiroki sighed inwardly.

He dashed forward with a few quick *thud-thud-thuds*, climbed onto Satori's body, and stood atop its head.

The sudden extra weight enraged Satori. It abandoned its assault on Kimimaro, took flight again, and tried shaking Hiroki off.

[God Vacuum Strike]

A massive chakra fist suddenly appeared above Satori's head. Compared to the colossal fist and beast, Hiroki looked rather small and ridiculous.

With a crashing *Boom!*, the fist smashed downward.

With a loud *Clang*, Satori was first slammed into the ground.

Then came a series of cracking sounds. The ground kept fracturing until finally forming a large crater at the center—Satori got stuck inside, its head the only part visible.

Kimimaro immediately felt relieved.

Stars danced around Satori's head—it was clearly dizzy.

Once in a thousand years.

Though it hadn't been quite that long since last time, centuries had definitely passed.

It hadn't even started playing properly before being defeated like this—hard to accept.

Lightly landing on the ground, Hiroki exhaled.

Mui stared in shock.

Just one move? That terrifying monster was taken down so easily?

Perhaps I overestimated it a little.

Doubt crept into Mui's mind.

But then he recalled that giant fist. At a glance, anyone could tell it was highly condensed chakra—an ability far beyond ordinary men.

Looks like the Box of Ultimate Bliss truly isn't something I can interfere with. Mui sighed internally.

If they wanted to kill him next and snatch the Box of Ultimate Bliss, it'd be extremely easy.

Hiroki asked, "Do you really grant wishes?" He directed the question at Satori, which remained motionless in the crater.

This was the third time he'd brought up the subject of fulfilling wishes. Even Kaguya couldn't help feeling surprised—did he have something so important he needed to achieve?

"Hiroki," Kaguya asked curiously, "what do you plan to use this for?"

"I want to see if there's a loophole in my seal—to get you out."

Kaguya paused, touched at first, then deep in thought.

If she were freed right now, his upper limit of strength would undoubtedly decrease.

Why was he more eager than her?

What exactly could make him rush to release her early, even at risk of becoming weaker?

Was it an attempt to escape her control? Recalling certain past events, Kaguya assumed as much.

Suddenly, she felt uneasy.

"What? Do I really disgust you both that much?"

Outside the inner world, Satori instantly answered Hiroki's question: "Can I grant wishes? Of course! Absolutely anything! Any wish you desire!"

"Whoever wants to make a wish must pay with Chakra to open the door of the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and that Chakra can feed back into me again."

Of course Satori wouldn't lie about this.

"If I find out you're lying," Hiroki said coldly, "don't ever think about setting foot in this world again."

Satori hesitated. "...", remembering how powerful that punch had felt just now — and the unsettling sensation it left behind.

It really could erase him.

After a pause, Satori said, "Actually, if it's something within reason, the Box of Ultimate Bliss can make it happen."

"Within reason?" Hiroki murmured. "What exactly counts as 'within reason'?"

"If you want to make another wish, are you going to stuff me back inside and repeat the whole process?"

"You can open a different door," Satori replied.

He had already been sealed within the Box of Ultimate Bliss for countless years. Right now, he simply wished to remain outside for as long as possible.

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