Chapter 168: One Monster? Clearly There Are Two!
In the Pure Land space, separated from the ninja world,
The Sage of Six Paths, who was originally closing his eyes, abruptly opened them. His pair of Rinnegan pierced through this space to look at a much more distant place.
Through the chakra left on the Box of Ultimate Bliss, he quickly locked onto the location of Hozuki Castle and saw everything that was happening.
"Has the Box of Ultimate Bliss been opened again?"
The Sage of Six Paths' expression did not change as he quietly watched the outside world: "However, it is of no great concern."
The Box of Ultimate Bliss was a failed product he had researched when he was alive.
Although it was hailed as the ultimate weapon capable of realizing all wishes, its essence was a vessel to carry the negative power of the ninja world.
He just didn't expect that the chakra creation "Satori" would also be born with the appearance of the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
A thousand years ago, he personally closed the Box of Ultimate Bliss. Now that the Box has been opened, it is part of the ninja world's transformation.
He did not intend to do much.
Suddenly, the Sage of Six Paths' calm expression changed slightly.
"Hmm? What's going on with that human..."
He shifted his gaze to Menma in mid-air, thinking to himself: "Judging by his aura, he should be a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. But why do I feel something is strange?"
The aura on that human was somewhat chaotic.
However, he was currently in the Pure Land; relying solely on the chakra of the Box of Ultimate Bliss, he could not perceive clearly.
"However, it is no matter."
The Sage of Six Paths' expression was calm as he murmured: "No matter what happens, as long as the Pure Land is still under control, all changes are still within expectations."
As long as his mother had not broken free from the seal on the moon, and the reincarnates of Ashura and Indra had not escaped his control, he would not forcibly interfere with the ninja world.
Meanwhile,
The entirety of Hozuki Castle had fallen into chaos.
All the dead ninja had been turned into living corpses, fighting in a confused mass with the bounty ninja.
Bang! Bang bang!
Kisame swung Samehada, sending a living corpse flying.
There were already over a dozen corpses of ninja on the ground around him, yet they continued to crawl up unceasingly and rush towards him.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
A scorching fireball impacted from the side, directly killing a living corpse.
"Itachi-san, it seems that fellow Mui has failed."
Kisame slung Samehada over his shoulder, looking at Uchiha Itachi who had appeared beside him: "These guys simply can't be killed now!"
"These are all corpses controlled by the Box of Ultimate Bliss. We must deal with that box first."
With that, Uchiha Itachi looked towards the Box of Ultimate Bliss and Muku in the distance, the Mangekyō pattern in his eyes beginning to spin rapidly.
"Amaterasu!!"
A trickle of blood slowly flowed from his Mangekyō Sharingan eye.
In an instant, black flames suddenly ignited behind Muku.
"Is this the power of the Uchiha clan?"
Kisame couldn't help but praise upon seeing this: "Such a sudden attack, even if it were me, I absolutely couldn't dodge it without prior preparation!"
However, the next moment, his expression froze.
Because Muku, who was just now with his back to the two, actually dodged all the flames at an unbelievable speed.
"Hahaha! Useless! All your actions are within my expectations!!"
Muku's arrogant laughter echoed throughout the square, as if mocking Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame for their overconfidence.
As his voice fell, Muku's originally delicate and handsome face suddenly twisted.
His short body also abruptly grew taller, transforming into a giant monster with a fanged mouth, slender limbs covered in sharp claws, and a pair of wings growing from its back.
"Gagaga! I smell a great feast!"
From the great mouth that nearly occupied its entire abdomen, a sharp, piercing, wild laugh erupted.
Then, under the gazes of the crowd, it suddenly spread its wings and, accompanied by a fierce wind, flew straight into the sky.
"Hmm?"
Hoshigaki Kisame, who was on high alert, couldn't help but be stunned.
That monster... could it be going for the masked man above?
...
"Gagaga! A great feast! A great feast!"
In mid-air, "Satori" looked at the man before it, opening its bloody maw: "Your chakra smells so good! Let me eat you! Eat you!!"
However, this tiny human before it had no intention of answering.
He even just floated there quietly, silently watching it, still looking as unguarded as before.
"Hmm? What's going on..."
"Satori" seemed to sense something, its body couldn't help but stiffen slightly.
Immediately after, it flapped its wings again, soaring to a higher altitude, slowly circling above him.
Just like a hunting bird of prey, waiting for its prey to reveal a flaw at any moment.
"You must find it very strange, right?"
Menma, without raising his head, said mockingly: "Why can't you sense this fellow's thoughts?"
"Because I..."
His words suddenly paused. He then slowly raised his head, a hint of a smile in his tone: "...have no fear at all."
BOOM!!
Terrifying chakra erupted from Menma's body, even forming a visible chakra cloak on the surface of his skin. The surrounding air churned because of it.
"You bastard..."
The massive, entirely pitch-black monster, as if encountering its natural enemy, subconsciously flapped its wings and flew backwards.
But before it could react,
Only a muffled sound like the beating of a war drum was heard.
A circular ripple of airwaves appeared beneath the man's feet, as if unable to bear this immense and terrifying power.
In the blink of an eye, his figure instantly appeared behind "Satori."
"Leaving your back to me was not a wise decision."
A voice tinged with amusement sounded.
BOOM!!
A foot that seemed to traverse space kicked directly at "Satori's" head.
The flesh and blood of its entire head caved in, and one could faintly hear the teeth-grinding sound of bones shattering.
The massive body, over ten meters tall, was actually smashed towards the ground by this immense force.
And in the eyes of the people on the ground,
The "Satori" that was originally flying rapidly into the sky was now falling backwards towards the ground at an even faster speed.
Immediately following,
A figure was seen, one step faster than its descent.
Then, towards "Satori's" abdomen, it threw out a light-looking punch.
BOOM!!
Another roar suddenly exploded in everyone's ears.
A circular, ripple-like airwave, carrying the force of that punch, spread out in all directions, kicking up a gust of wind.
"Satori's" massive body was directly smashed into the buildings in the center of the square.
The entire ground was razed, subsequently shattering into a hundred-meter spiderweb pattern. All that could be seen were ruins and broken walls.
The crowd nearby also staggered from the ground shattering, nearly falling over without any warning.
Gulp!
The crowd all swallowed hard upon seeing this, their faces filled with terror.
Simultaneously, they couldn't help but think to themselves: "If I were hit by that punch, I would surely be smashed into smithereens on the spot!"
Where was there one monster?
That was clearly two monsters!
This was simply not a battle humans could participate in!
(End of Chapter)
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