Hozuki Castle, a prison where serious criminals are held. This is the center of Land of Grass. It is sealed using a special technique and it is said that no one has ever been able to escape.
Of course, normal people would not want to visit this kind of place. In this way, Hozuki Castle became increasingly quiet and strange.
And in this isolated environment, a certain plan is brewing.
Box of Ultimate Bliss, no one knows the origin of this thing. According to legend, this thing is an immortal weapon used by Sage of Six Paths. And it is the strongest among them.
But no one knows what the truth is.
But Land of Grass has inherited this thing for many years, and finally slowly figured out how to use it.
Box of Ultimate Bliss is able to communicate. It does not mean that this thing has a will, but the user gets some kind of feedback during the contact process.
Meet the needs of Box of Ultimate Bliss, and it will meet your needs.
What Box of Ultimate Bliss needs is a very vague thing. Because what it needs is emotion.
The four sides of Box of Ultimate Bliss represent four different emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. This is also the key to opening Box of Ultimate Bliss.
When all four emotions are satisfied, Box of Ultimate Bliss will be opened and a wish will be realized.
But in fact, this thing has not been used for so many years. Someone must have tested it and knew that opening the box would not have any good results.
To be honest, in Aoba's impression, this thing should have nothing to do with Sage of Six Paths's ninja tool.
First of all, the style is not consistent. Sage of Six Paths also left a lot of powerful ninja tools. But they are all positive or neutral items.
Box of Ultimate Bliss is obviously some kind of magic weapon. It is a bit inconsistent with the personality advertised by Sage of Six Paths. Of course, it is also possible that this is the true face of Sage of Six Paths.
But no matter what, whoever opens this thing will die. And it will also release the monster named Wu inside.
Mui, the city lord of Hozuki Castle, obtained Box of Ultimate Bliss many years ago, but his son was devoured by careless manipulation.
Therefore, he began to secretly feed Box of Ultimate Bliss, hoping to open the box and rescue his son. Of course, he could not say this to the outside world, he just said that he wanted to gain the power to unify Shinobi World.
Hozuki Castle, as a prison, is very suitable for creating various emotions. It is inaccessible here, and Mui can manipulate the criminals here to get the emotions they want.
After spending many years, he could already feel that Box of Ultimate Bliss was almost full.
Once that kind of huge power is released, even Konoha will never be able to stop it.
As for Konoha, Konoha has been silent for a few days since the daimyo's documents came down. This makes the daimyo Land of Fire very satisfied. In any case, he is still a daimyo, and those lowly ninjas are still under his control.
It's a pity that the daimyo's good mood did not last for a few days. Konoha issued a new announcement again.
This time, the content of the announcement is more specific, directly indicating that Kusagakure has weapons of mass destruction hidden in Hozuki Castle.
And the target is exactly Konoha. Therefore, it is requested to enter the island for inspection.
The name of Land of Grass is not impressed by this. They think very simply, Konoha just wants some benefits? I will approve the funds here, Kusagakure you send the money over.
To be a younger brother, you need to have the consciousness of being a younger brother. Big Brother has taken care of you a lot over the years. It's completely understandable if you want some money.
As for Hozuki Castle, the name of that place knows. Isn't it a prison? You let the people from Konoha go in and see what else they can do?
The name of Land of Grass thought very simply. But the name of Land of Fire couldn't sit still. He said himself, don't pursue this matter. Why didn't Hokage of Konoha disobey?
He knew very well that Land of Grass would never have the guts to do something to Land of Fire. If you say Land of Water, Land of Earth, Land of Lightning, etc., he would still believe it. Land of Grass is the most loyal younger brother of Konoha. How could he rebel?
But this time, the report from Konoha was sent up before he could take any action.
In the report, Tsunade used a very formal report to report the intelligence obtained by Konoha ANBU. It shows that Hozuki Castle definitely has a secret base, and the ninjas stationed in it have anti-Konoha tendencies.
At this time, Land of Fire also hesitated.
The report seems official, but in fact it is still vague in some places. For example, the report never directly mentions that this is the official action of Land of Grass.
It is just a statement that in the territory of Land of Grass, a group of ninjas conspired against Konoha. This gave the name of Land of Fire an illusion.
That means there is indeed a problem with Land of Grass. But it's not a problem with the top management, it's with a bunch of low-level guys below.
This is completely understandable. There is nothing wrong with my younger brother. But something goes wrong with the people below. Isn't this normal?
This time, the name Land of Fire did not reprimand Konoha, but directly wrote to Land of Grass asking them to self-examine Hozuki Castle. At the same time, Konoha will also send a team to supervise their investigation.
The daimyo did not directly agree to enter the Land of Grass investigation on a large scale. After all, he gave his younger brother some face. Letting them investigate on their own also gave them some leeway. If there is any problem, you should try your best to deal with it yourself. If you can't handle it, there is nothing you can do.
This move of the daimyo basically did not exceed Aoba's expectations. It can only be said that Land of Grass's diplomacy is still good. Over the years, it has been really comfortable to lick the daimyo of Land of Fire. At this time, I still have to save face for my younger brother.
At the same time, we can also see what the status of the Konoha ninjas is in the eyes of the daimyo. The daimyo always protects outsiders and is not willing to give more trust to his subordinates.
I'm afraid that for the daimyo, Konoha's ninjas are just a little stronger than dogs. They are just war machines. Their status is not even as good as a little brother who can lick well.
"Okay, now that we have the official documents of the daimyo, we can officially enter Hozuki Castle. The question is, who is going? Aoba, this is your plan, let you lead the team, and you choose the people to go. Are there any questions?"
"Of course it's no problem." Aoba was not opposed to this question. He also wanted to see what Box of Ultimate Bliss was.
Of course, there has been no clue about this thing for so many years. It is also possible that it does not exist. After all, it does not exist in the original main plot.
But whether it exists or not, Aoba has a way to make it exist. The plan for Kusagakure has many implications.
The most important one is to start the expansion of Konoha.
It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. Konoha has promoted peace for so many years, and this concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Starting a war rashly is not a good choice. Therefore, we must proceed step by step and test the waters with small goals first. Let's see how the people react.
Then guide public opinion and start building momentum for the next expansion.
But just as Aoba was making preparations, another news spread throughout Shinobi World.
Kusagakure sternly rejected the intervention of the Konoha joint investigation team. He stated that he had never had any intention of harming Konoha.
But at the same time, Hozuki Castle is controlled by Grass Ninja. They will never allow Konoha's ninjas to enter Hozuki Castle.
In one sentence, the wording is strong and leaves no room for maneuver.
As soon as this announcement came out, Shinobi World was immediately in an uproar.
Most people's first thought is...
"Damn it, is it really possible?"