The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 287 I, Uchiha Itachi, can do it.

"? Is it really that effective?"

Shui Mu looked surprised, as if he hadn't arranged for these two servants.

"But that still doesn't make sense!"

"Why doesn't the Land of Grass use such a wonderful thing?"

"If they just open the 'Box of Bliss' again and make a wish, wouldn't they be able to turn back into a great power?"

"It's not that easy," the powerful clan ninja explained. "According to records, the conditions for opening the 'Box of Bliss' are extremely demanding, requiring a massive amount of chakra."

"The Land of Grass doesn't have any powerful ninjas, so naturally they can't activate this treasure."

"However, I recently heard that the Land of Grass is frantically capturing people and sending them to the Hozuki Castle prison to extract their chakra in preparation for opening the 'Box of Elysium.'"

"I see!" Mizuki frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head, saying, "I always feel that something is amiss with this. If something really were that good, they would have found a way to use it long ago. It's impossible that after so many years, there's not a single record of it being used."

"I suspect that this 'Box of Bliss' likely has some drawbacks that we outsiders are unaware of."

"Let's put this aside for now and continue searching through ancient books to see if there's anything else we can use."

Upon hearing this, everyone temporarily put aside the matter of the "Box of Bliss" and shared the information they had gathered.

It must be said that these families have accumulated a wealth of information over the years, and after a careful search, they found quite a few useful things.

For example, the "Hero's Water" from Takigakure Village, the forbidden technique "Raging Hair Heaven" from the Tsuchigumo clan, and so on.

However, while these things are powerful, they also mostly have side effects that are difficult to remove.

After repeated discussions, everyone agreed that these things were fine for fighting desperately, but they were difficult to use as regular tactics.

The worst-case scenario is that as soon as the fighting starts here, the enemy slips away and waits until you're exhausted before returning, which would be a huge loss.

So the final decision was to get the items back first, and whether or not they would be used could be decided later.

Even if it's not used for the time being, it can still be considered part of the village's heritage!

The only problem is how to get my hands on it.

In the past, why bother with all that talk? We would have just issued a mission, sent a few Jonin squads over, and secretly stolen or robbed the items. Who would dare to hold Konoha accountable then?

But that's no longer the case. The current Konoha Village has suffered repeated defeats, and it's hard to say how much of a deterrent force it still holds in the hearts of those small countries and villages.

If things don't go well and we end up not getting the items, but instead forcing others to use them and destroy Konoha, that would be incredibly embarrassing.

After a long discussion, the group couldn't find a good solution and could only agree to "discuss it later."

After the meeting, many people from various clans stayed behind to privately communicate with Lord Mizuki, hoping that he would make an exception and give their own ninjas priority in the "trial".

Shuimu was naturally happy to do a favor, and with a beaming smile, he made sure everyone was taken care of.

Itachi sat alone in the corner, watching the ninja clans circling around Mizuki, feeling a deep sadness in his heart.

He wasn't stupid; he saw it clearly. These ninja clans were only concerned with how to acquire more and stronger Wood Release ninjas for their own clans, and no one was putting any thought into finding a solution to their powerful enemy.

Or rather, these ninja clans had completely given up hope and didn't believe that Konoha Village could defeat Uchiha An and Hyuga Neji. All they were thinking about was taking the opportunity to gain more benefits for their clans.

As for what to do when foreign enemies attack in the future, we'll talk about that when the time comes!

Just live one day at a time, why think so far ahead?

"Ugh!"

Itachi sighed silently, lowered his head, and walked out the door.

Just then, two Jonin were having a private conversation not far from the entrance, and their voices drifted on the breeze and reached Itachi's ears.

"Mr. Mizuki is still a bit too conservative!"

"How can we give up such a powerful weapon as the 'Box of Elysium' just because of the slightest possible side effects?"

Another Jonin retorted, "It seems that the information about your clan is incomplete, and you may not be very clear about it."

"According to records in my tribe, the side effect is suspected to be that living people were used as sacrifices in order to successfully use the Box of Elysium."

"Human sacrifices?" The Jonin scoffed dismissively. "Isn't that easy?"

"We have too many criminals or rogue ninjas captured in Konoha. We'll just sacrifice them all."

"No, no, you don't understand what I mean." The other person explained, "This living person has to be willing, and it must be the powerful ninja who opened the Box of Bliss. Outsiders cannot be sacrifices."

"So the 'almost omnipotent wish-granting' mechanism is essentially about using the life of a powerful ninja to exchange for the 'Box of Bliss' to unleash some kind of exaggerated forbidden technique capable of affecting the entire ninja world."

"The stronger the ninja who voluntarily sacrifices himself, the greater the effectiveness of the forbidden technique."

"I see!" The Jonin suddenly realized and sighed, "If this is the side effect, then it's no wonder Lord Mizuki was unwilling."

"The village's strongest ninjas who were willing to sacrifice themselves for the village all died in past wars. Where are they now?"

"That's right!" another person sighed in regret. "Even if such a person truly existed, Lord Mizuki would never be willing to let him take such a risk!"

"Although that's what the ancient books say, after all these years, no one can say for sure whether this 'Box of Bliss' is still working properly!"

"Lord Mizuki would definitely not agree to wasting a powerful ninja for the sake of a possibility."

"It's a pity I'm not strong enough, otherwise I would have secretly stolen the Box of Bliss, opened it in the village, and made a wish upon it for the village to be forever peaceful and tranquil."

"Oh, well said, brother, you really have the Will of Fire! No doubt about it, come to my house today, we must have a good drink together."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you."

The two walked away arm in arm, chatting and laughing, with occasional whispers escaping their lips.

"Sigh, I'm now afraid that once the Land of Grass successfully opens the Chest of Bliss," our Hidden Leaf Village will be the first target!

"What can we do? We already have Uchiha An and Hyuga Neji, so we don't care about having a few more enemies."

"Why does it feel like our Konoha Village is doomed?!"

As Itachi watched the two leave, a sudden ripple stirred within him.

"Who says there aren't any powerful ninjas in the village who are willing to sacrifice themselves for it?"

"If this Box of Bliss can truly be used as a wish-granting machine, then I, Uchiha Itachi, am willing to be the sacrifice!"

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