chsdbacks Chapter 134 The Box of Bliss
Chapter 134 The Box of Bliss
Chapter 134 The Box of Bliss
After spending most of the day, the Uchiha finally ransacked the entire Kusagakure village, taking away valuables and rare supplies on scrolls, leaving behind the worthless or uncarryable items.
After that, Ann gathered everyone together.
"Alright, I'll see everyone off now. I'll summon you all again when needed."
The "Impure World Reincarnation" technique requires the sacrifice of a living person each time it is used, and the stronger the ninja, the higher the requirements for the sacrifice.
Each offering actually has a limited lifespan and cannot be used indefinitely.
Although there are offerings available on the other side, they are not provided to An for free; a transaction is always required.
However, the transaction conditions required on the other side are never simple.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, An will not use his spirit body to manifest on a large scale.
Everyone understood this, and after bidding a tearful farewell to Karin, they smiled and entered the coffin that An Tongling had prepared.
Before they entered the coffin, they kept talking, each of them muttering something.
"Chieftain, you'd better hurry! We're eagerly awaiting your arrival in the Underworld!"
"And also, we need to have more adorable clansmen like Karin!"
"Clan leader, the revival of the Uchiha clan depends on you! Hurry up and get married, and have ten or eight children!"
"I think Xinyou is pretty good, you should seize the opportunity!"
"Stop nagging! Get back to where you came from!" Being pressured to get married by a bunch of dead people was driving An crazy.
Seeing their clan leader's face turn red and he looked furious, everyone laughed even harder.
Enraged, An forced them all into the coffins and hastily released the psychic spell.
One by one, the coffins sank into the ground, and finally, all was quiet again.
"Alright, let's pack our things and head to the Land of Rain."
After a brief rest, An led everyone away from Kusagakure, leaving behind only corpses scattered across the ground and the utterly destroyed village, a scene of deathly silence.
The sun rises and sets, the moon sets and rises again.
After a long time, the destroyed Grass Village was finally visited by humans again.
After these returning Grass Ninja secretly sent people into the village to investigate, they finally confirmed that the enemy had completely left before returning to the village with peace of mind.
They silently collected the remains of their fallen comrades, gathered them together, and placed them in the wide square. Then, everyone stood silently before these corpses.
After a long silence, someone finally spoke up: "The leader is dead, and the Grass Ninja Village has been destroyed."
"But as long as the spirit lives on, the Grass Village can be reborn forever."
"We now need to choose a new leader to lead us in rebuilding Kusagakure and exacting revenge on Uchiha An!"
The room fell silent; everyone was dejected, and no one wanted to become the new leader.
Although the power of the new leader is highly coveted, he also faces rebukes from various daimyo, must compensate for losses suffered by merchant caravans from different countries, provide pensions for fallen ninjas, and resettle homeless villagers.
In particular, the new leader must also seek revenge against that vicious enemy!
The moment they thought of this, everyone calmed down.
After a moment, someone finally spoke up: "The leader's decision was correct. We must possess power that allows us to dominate the ninja world."
"Otherwise, even if we love peace, the enemy will come knocking on our door."
"The 'Flower of Grass' philosophy is completely outdated and no longer suitable for the current state of the ninja world."
"I suggest that Toda Hideaki, the leader of the 'Kusa no Satoshi' faction, become the new leader and lead us all to open the 'Box of Bliss,' so that Kusagakure can return to the pinnacle of the ninja world!"
His words immediately resonated with many people.
"That's right, I also support Hideaki Toda as the new leader."
"Yes, the Box of Bliss should have been opened long ago! If we had done so sooner, we wouldn't be facing this calamity now."
Those members of the "Flower of Grass" faction were naturally unwilling and wanted to elect their own faction's leader, but when they looked around, they found that their own faction's leader had already died in the previous great battle.
Moreover, the "Grass Flower Faction" suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, and now the "Grass Fruit Faction" has the advantage in numbers among the ninjas present.
They had no choice but to repeat their old tune, bringing up topics like danger, but they were immediately shut down as soon as they opened their mouths.
"Don't talk to me about danger. Aren't we in danger right now?"
"Look at these ruins all around you, look at the corpses of your comrades before you!"
"Even if the Box of Elysium is dangerous, could it be more dangerous than the situation we are facing now?"
Argument cannot prevail over facts. Faced with the current situation in Kusagakure, the "Kusa no Hana faction" had no choice but to back down and acquiesce to the outcome.
Toda Hideyoshi's face was ashen, and he was a hundred times unwilling, but he was being held up by the crowd and had no choice but to nod and agree to become the new leader.
Now that the leader's position has been determined, Toda Hideichi begins to assign tasks.
He ordered his men to first tidy up the village and build some emergency houses for people to live in. Then he sent people to call back the people who had taken refuge in the mountain shelters so that they could resume production and farming.
He then assigned people to clean up the remaining property in the village, collect it, and use it for reconstruction.
They also need to send people to find the daimyo and ask for help, requesting increased funding and manpower support.
The losses suffered by the caravans should also be tallied, and people should be sent to request understanding and leniency from various countries.
After finishing a bunch of things, many days have passed.
Finally, Toda Shuichi reconvened the Jonin Tournament.
Seeing the few scattered kittens, Toda Shuichi didn't bother discussing it with them and directly ordered, "Our primary task now is to open the 'Box of Bliss'."
"Let Muku accelerate the extraction of chakra from the criminals in the Hozuki Castle prison."
"Furthermore—" His expression shifted for a moment before he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Forget about criminals now. If you find suitable candidates, arrest them all and throw them into the 'Hozuki Castle' prison."
"In these times of war, no one will care if some ninjas go missing."
"The Jonin in the village are all leading separate teams to operate discreetly so that no one can find out."
"Yes." The ninjas of the "Kusa no Satoshi" faction answered in unison and happily went out to carry out their mission.
Although the ninjas of the "Kusa no Hana Faction" were unwilling, they could not disobey the Kusakura's orders. They had no choice but to leave the Kusakura's office with grim expressions, gather together, and find another place to discuss countermeasures.
Openly opposing is definitely out of the question, as that would be politically incorrect, but secretly hindering them is something that can be done.