After receiving Kokushibo's orders, an Elder of the Grass Fruit faction came before Muku. "Muku, the great responsibility of reviving Grass Country now rests on your shoulders. Go!"
Muku stared blankly at the Elder, his expression dull.
He had never imagined that the village concealed a group of man-eating demons. The Elders who constantly claimed to act for the village were actually accomplices of those demons, forcibly transforming him into one and compelling him to swallow countless living beings.
These few short days had caused everything in his heart to collapse.
The revival of Grass Country, which he had once yearned for day and night, had long since lost all meaning in the eyes of the neither-human-nor-demon he had become!
Seeing that Muku did not respond, an Elder of the Grass Fruit faction shouted, "Muku, what are you hesitating for? Sacrificing yourself for the revival of Grass Country is your greatest honor!"
Muku's consciousness recovered slightly. He raised both hands. "That's right. I'm already covered in sin. Rather than live like this, worse than an animal, I might as well die and be done with it!"
Then, like a walking corpse, he stepped toward the Box of Paradise.
As he watched the Box of Paradise devour Muku, a trace of a strange expression appeared on Kokushibo's face.
Because at the instant the Box of Paradise opened, even he felt a shiver that came from the depths of his soul!
The Shinobi World's foundations truly are extraordinary!
After muttering that inwardly, Kokushibo turned to leave.
At that moment, an Elder of the Grass Fruit faction hurried in from outside. With a somewhat panicked expression, he reported to Kokushibo, "Lord Kokushibo, we just intercepted a secret message from the Grass Flower faction. Those traitors have betrayed the village and may have exposed