"M-my lord, could you fly a little slower-"
Elsewhere, in the skies over the Land of Grass, Karin could not help making a quiet request to Uchiha Chisen, who was carrying her.
It was Karin's first time flying through the sky. At first, she had found it fun, but as Uchiha Chisen flew faster and faster, she felt as though her body was about to freeze numb!
"Exactly, meow! Slow down a little, Chisen, meow!"
Karin was not the only one who could not stand Uchiha Chisen's speed in the air. Even Kijiro struggled to endure the cold wind whipped up by their high-speed flight. His fur offered no protection against the freezing temperatures at that speed.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention-"
Uchiha Chisen felt somewhat helpless. Thanks to Shine Release, he had not felt cold in a long time. With the so-called Box of Ultimate Bliss waiting in Hozuki Castle, he had inevitably flown a little too fast.
Just as Uchiha Chisen began slowing down for Karin and Kijiro, Mui led the group of Grass Ninja to the Box of Ultimate Bliss inside Hozuki Castle.
"So this is the Box of Ultimate Bliss that once nearly allowed our Land of Grass to rule the world-"
One Grass Ninja gazed at the Box of Ultimate Bliss in fascination. He could not resist reaching out to touch it, and the instant he did, the chakra inside his body surged into the box almost involuntarily.
"In the past, the Land of Grass only offered human sacrifices."
"But over the past few years, I've discovered that what the Box of Ultimate Bliss needs isn't people, but chakra!"
"According to my original calculations, if the number of prisoners in Hozuki Castle remained unchanged, it would take about twenty years to open the Box of