Chapter 106: The Hidden Grass Village’s Secret Weapon, the Six Paths Ninja Tool, the Box of Ultimate Bliss

"So this is the Hidden Grass Village? It’s pretty ordinary."

Reiji stood near the entrance of the Hidden Grass Village and looked around.

In terms of prosperity, it was far inferior to Konoha.

No, the two could not even be compared!

Although the Hidden Grass Village was considered relatively powerful among the smaller shinobi villages, its actual strength was nothing special.

"Hey! Brat, what are you looking for?!"

One of the Grass shinobi at the entrance spoke with an unfriendly expression.

How dare someone speak about their village like that!

Reiji turned his head and chuckled as he activated his Sharingan.

"Perfect. I was just looking for someone to ask."

"Does your village have a young girl named Karin?"

The Grass shinobi at the entrance instantly fell under genjutsu. His expression became vacant as he obediently answered,

"I don’t know."

Reiji frowned, thought for a moment, and continued asking,

"She has red hair. Her mother should have red hair as well."

The other party might not know Karin’s name, but red hair was a fairly distinctive characteristic.

This time, the Grass shinobi gave him an answer.

"Yes. That woman is a tool we use to restore our chakra and heal our injuries. She’s very useful."

"The village has recently invaded Konoha, and we’ve relied entirely on that woman to allow our shinobi to recover quickly and continue fighting."

"Where is she now?" Reiji asked expressionlessly.

"I don’t know. She was usually in the village before, but not long ago, she was taken away."

The Grass shinobi answered mechanically.

Reiji slightly furrowed his brows.

His Kagura Mind’s Eye perception immediately spread across the entire Hidden Grass Village.

There were chakra signatures of all sizes, but none of them were particularly strong.

The strongest was at most at the Elite Jonin level. He did not detect any particularly powerful chakra signatures.

Logically speaking, if Karin’s mother were here, then with the chakra of the Uzumaki clan, Reiji should have been able to sense her immediately.

"Forget it. Kill yourself."

Reiji casually gave the order before walking straight into the Hidden Grass Village.

Several other Grass shinobi at the entrance tried to stop him, but they were all controlled by genjutsu as well.

One after another, they raised their kunai and slit their own throats.

Against opponents of this caliber, all Reiji had to do was glance at them with his Sharingan.

There was no need to fight them at all.

Soon.

Reiji arrived at the central area of the Hidden Grass Village, where an administrative building stood.

"Are you here to issue a mission? We’re currently at war with Konoha, so many of the village’s shinobi aren’t here."

A Grass shinobi seemed to mistake Reiji for someone from another village who had come to issue a mission.

Reiji did not waste any words and directly controlled the shinobi with genjutsu.

"Who’s in charge here? Tell him to come out immediately!"

Several masked Grass Anbu rushed out.

"Who are you?"

"The Sharingan! He’s a Konoha shinobi!"

"Not good! Don’t look into his eyes!"

Although the Grass Anbu did not know who Reiji was, they immediately recognized his Sharingan.

They were still aware of the Uchiha clan’s kekkei genkai.

The three Grass Anbu quickly separated, taking up three different positions before simultaneously attacking Reiji from three directions!

Bang!

Their fists struck against the golden skeletal structure of Reiji’s Susanoo and were completely stopped.

"What is this?!"

The Grass Anbu stared at the golden skeleton, which was about the height of a person and resembled a rib cage, and were completely stunned.

In a short time, after the battle erupted, more and more Grass shinobi gathered around.

Some attacked directly with taijutsu.

Some threw kunai attached with explosive tags.

Others released ninjutsu.

However...

The golden skeletal phantom in the center remained completely intact!

"Did I fall under a genjutsu...?"

Someone muttered to himself.

What was going on?

What exactly was that golden thing?

What kind of ninjutsu was it?

Its defensive power was actually this strong?

"This is so boring."

Reiji curled his lips.

Even with merely the initial form of Susanoo, he could simply stand here and let them attack him.

They still wouldn’t be able to break through its defenses!

Amidst the group of shinobi, an elder of the Hidden Grass Village stepped forward.

"Who are you, sir? Why have you invaded our Hidden Grass Village?!"

Judging from his Sharingan, he was clearly a Konoha shinobi.

But that didn’t make sense.

Was he insane?

What kind of Konoha shinobi would dare to invade the Hidden Grass Village alone?

The Hidden Grass Village was not weak. Even a powerhouse at the Five Kage level might be surrounded and worn to death if the Hidden Grass Village continuously sent shinobi against him!

"I’m here to kill all of you."

The corners of Reiji’s mouth lifted.

A golden skeletal arm extended from the side of the initial-form Susanoo and directly grabbed the Grass elder.

Before the Grass elder could even cry out in alarm, he looked up and saw the Sharingan before him.

He immediately lost consciousness.

"Your village has two descendants of the Uzumaki clan. Where are they?"

Reiji calmly asked while allowing the surrounding Grass shinobi to frantically attack his Susanoo.

"They were taken to the Prison of Hōzuki Castle. That woman’s chakra is enormous, and it can be used to activate the Box of Ultimate Bliss."

The Grass elder answered with a blank expression.

"The Box of Ultimate Bliss?"

Reiji slightly furrowed his brows.

This seemed to be the storyline from the movie Blood Prison.

The Box of Ultimate Bliss was said to be a ninja tool belonging to the Sage of Six Paths, an ultimate weapon from the era of the Sage of Six Paths.

It was said that the Hidden Grass Village had once nearly conquered the shinobi world by relying on the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

Whether that was merely an exaggeration was another matter.

"Point me in the direction of Hōzuki Castle and take me there."

Reiji ordered coldly.

Seeing the Grass shinobi around him still stubbornly attacking him, the power of his eyes surged.

The golden chakra phantom rapidly expanded!

Susanoo advanced to its second form.

The golden giant, standing five or six stories tall, directly tore through the administrative building!

Crash!

The walls shattered, and bricks and rubble came crashing down!

Many Grass shinobi who had failed to escape in time were directly buried underneath.

"What is that thing?!"

"A mons... monster!"

The Grass shinobi of the Hidden Grass Village looked at the golden giant in terror, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

"With strength like yours, you actually dared to wage war against Konoha?"

Reiji stood inside Susanoo and looked at the terrified Grass shinobi around him with disdain.

It was merely a Hidden Grass Village, yet just because the Hidden Stone had dragged them into the war, they had dared to invade the Land of Fire and wage war against Konoha!

They clearly had no idea how much they could handle!

More and more Grass shinobi rushed toward this area.

A leading Grass shinobi took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and shouted,

"Everyone, attack together! Wear him down!"

"He can’t possibly be a match for so many of us!"

The fear of the other Grass shinobi also diminished somewhat.

This was their territory, and they had the numbers!

Even if they simply exhausted his chakra, they could grind him to death!

The Grass shinobi gathered their courage and roared as they charged toward the enormous golden giant!

"Should I say that you have admirable courage, or that ignorance makes you fearless?"

Reiji calmly looked at the charging Grass shinobi.

Susanoo raised the twin blades in its hands and suddenly swung them down toward the ground!

Boom!

Crack!

The earth split apart!

The two blade marks extended dozens of meters, leaving two enormous cracks in the ground!

Rocks shattered and flew in all directions, while the charging Grass shinobi were sent tumbling head over heels.

The Grass shinobi who had been preparing to charge from behind immediately stopped in their tracks, standing there in stunned silence.

What kind of power was this?

Could a force of this magnitude really be something they could contend with?

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