I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

"What is that?" Ai asked, frowning.

"Of course it's...those delicious and tasty people! Hahahaha~~~~"

At this moment, Wu finally stopped hiding his true nature and burst into laughter, full of bloodlust and mockery.

"Oh no!" Ai's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

But it was too late.

The four demonic faces and gaping mouths of the Box of Bliss had already opened rapidly.

moment!

An immense suction force suddenly erupted from the gaping maw of the demon.

The nearby Cloud Ninjas had no power to resist and were immediately sucked into the box amidst screams of horror.

When some of the Cloud Ninjas saw their comrade's fate, their expressions changed drastically, and they turned to flee.

However, in order to activate the Box of Bliss, they had exhausted their chakra and were completely worn out.

Under the terrifying suction of the Box of Elysium, one's body can only fly backward uncontrollably, leaving behind a series of wails before being swallowed by the darkness inside the box.

In the blink of an eye, no fewer than seven or eight hundred Cloud Ninjas had been swallowed up by the Box of Bliss.

"Damn bastard!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Ai's eyes widened in horror, as if he had fallen from heaven to hell.

He knew he had completely botched his manuscript this time.

The Box of Bliss, which he and the Cloud Ninja had placed high hopes on, was nothing like the legendary box that could make dreams come true.

On the contrary, it only brought about enormous disasters.

"Stop it right now!"

At this moment, Ai, her face filled with self-blame and regret, disregarded everything and unleashed her fastest speed, throwing a heavy punch at Wu.

However, apart from Madara Uchiha and Yoru Senju, A, whose speed is among the fastest in the entire ninja world, missed his attack at such close range.

Easily dodging the punch, Wu, flapping his wings in the air, looked down at Ai and laughed mischievously:

"You who made a wish into the Chest of Bliss, why are you stopping me? You should know that I am working hard for your wish right now!"

"The more people the Box of Bliss absorbs, the greater the power I gain! Only in this way can I fulfill your wish to conquer the ninja world!"

Hahahaha~~~~

Upon hearing this, Ai's face turned ashen, and a large amount of lightning chakra gathered in his hand as he said:

"I'd rather not have a wish that can only be fulfilled this way. Shatter it!"

Ignoring Wu, Ai quickly dodged and slammed his fist into the box of ecstasy, which was constantly sucking people in.

boom!

A loud noise rang out from the Box of Bliss.

Ai raised her head, her face looking very unpleasant.

The reason is that even with his full-force punch, the surface of the Box of Bliss remained completely undamaged.

"Haha~~ It's useless, the Box of Bliss can't be broken." Wu said gloatingly from mid-air.

Damn it!

Ai threw several heavy punches in succession, but found that he still couldn't do anything to the Box of Bliss. He looked very unwilling.

Just then, Killer Bee's voice suddenly rang out: "Big brother, help!"

"Compare!"

Ai's expression suddenly changed.

Despite his peak strength, he was completely unaffected by the box's suction. After setting off, he quickly ran towards Bee while leaving the Cloud Ninjas who were being sucked in far behind.

Although they had a large amount of chakra absorbed, Killer Bee and Yugito were in much better condition than the others, given the recovery speed of Jinchuriki. However, they had to expend their limited chakra just to save the many Cloud Ninja around them.

This resulted in many of their companions being rescued, but the two of them, who had very little chakra left, found themselves in danger.

As the enormous maw of the Chest of Elysium, seemingly leading to the abyss, drew ever closer, Killer Bee finally couldn't help but call out.

Soon, accompanied by blinding lightning, Ai arrived in an instant and, without saying a word, threw them far away from the Box of Elysium.

"This won't do! The massive chakra within these two will greatly help us conquer the ninja world!" Seeing this, Satoru, who was in mid-air, immediately flapped his wings to take down Killer Bee and Yugito.

However, at that moment, a large number of kunai shuriken, accompanied by dazzling ninjutsu, flew up from the ground and rained down on Satoru.

It was Tsuchishiro who arrived with a group of Kumo ninja.

"Damn monster!"

Noticing that there were far fewer Cloud Ninjas in the plaza than before, Tsuchishiro's face was filled with regret.

He was also involved in the Elysium Box project.

Everyone's intentions were good, but no one expected that opening the Chest of Bliss would lead to this outcome.

If the disaster caused by the Box of Bliss is not resolved quickly, Kumogakure may be destroyed before Senju Kumogami leads the Konoha army to arrive.

Thinking of this, without time for intense self-reproach or to consider what would happen when Konoha arrived, Tsuchishiro immediately roared the order: "Kill that monster!"

"Yes!"

Upon seeing this, the newly arrived Cloud Ninja, equally furious, exclaimed in unison.

Then, a large number of ninja tools, accompanied by ninjutsu, once again attacked Wu in mid-air.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Wind Release: Wind Blade Technique!"

"Thunder Escape·Lightning!"

"Lightning Release..."

"Melting Escape: Protecting the Great River!"

Among them, Toshiro also made a move out of resentment.

However, just like the first time, Wu skillfully dodged each of these tightly coordinated attacks.

In the end, there was absolutely no harm done.

"Yo! Another batch of decent offerings has arrived. Let them nourish my power!" With that, Wu flapped his wings and charged downwards.

"Again! I refuse to believe we can't hit it!" Tsuchishiro and the group of Cloud Ninja attacked again without backing down.

Meanwhile, while Satoru was held back by Tsuchishiro and the others, A, in order to atone for his sins, disregarded his own safety and unleashed his potential, pushing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its limit, transforming it into lightning, and using his full power to rescue the remaining Cloud Ninjas in the plaza one by one.

Finally, when the Box of Elysium could no longer attract anyone no matter how much it increased its suction, Ai finally stopped, panting heavily and covered in sweat.

Just then, Wu, who had been toying with the entire battle, grabbed several weakened Cloud Ninjas with his giant claws and easily flew back above the Box of Bliss.

After tossing the person in its claws into the box, it folded its wings and landed on the Box of Bliss. As if appraising a delicious meal, it surveyed Ai and the others with boundless greed, saying:

"This food is absolutely delicious! It's far better than anything I've eaten in the last few decades, both in quality and quantity. And there's still so much left! Just thinking about it makes me incredibly excited!"

"Also, please rest assured! I will definitely help you achieve your wish to conquer the ninja world after I have devoured you all."

Chapter 234 The Sound of Bliss

"Don't even think about it!"

! ”

The Fourth Raikage, A, roared in fury.

"Even if it costs me my life, I will stop you, you monster, today!"

At this moment, Ai no longer thought about anything else.

Having witnessed how the Bliss Box he himself released not only failed to aid the Cloud Ninjas but also swallowed the lives of nearly two thousand Cloud Ninjas in the short time that had just passed, he was now prepared to die.

Such a grave mistake was one that even he himself could not forgive.

Of all the Raikage, I, as the Fourth Raikage, am probably the most useless.

Not only did he reduce the once-powerful Hidden Cloud Village to the bottom of the Five Villages during his tenure, but he also believed rumors and summoned a monster that would bring immense trouble to the village.

Since the sins are so grave, let us use this life to prevent the mistakes from continuing to spread.

Thinking this way, A disregarded the potential health risks and unleashed even more Lightning Release chakra. Before setting off, without turning back, he issued his final command as the Fourth Raikage:

"Tsuchiyoshiro, take all the Cloud Ninja and retreat immediately."

"Lord Raikage..."

Tsuchishiro's expression changed as he was about to say something, but was interrupted by Ai's sharp voice.

"That's an order!"

"......yes!"

After taking a deep look at Aina's broad and majestic back, which was still imposing but could not hide its desolation and determination, Tsuchishiro's face changed rapidly. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and nod reluctantly.

"Furthermore, I'm entrusting the Cloud Ninja to you from now on. As for what happens next... the village has already shed too much blood, so you'll have to handle it then," Ai added.

"I see."

This time, faced with Ai's entrustment, Tsuchishiro, who already understood the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, nodded heavily without hesitation. He then led the people around him to turn around quickly and come to the thousands of weak Cloud Ninja who had been rescued by Ai, ready to lead the group to retreat.

"Wait! How can we just run away like this! Where's my brother? I need to go help him!"

Killer Bee, too weak to even deliver his usual rap, stood up to object.

With an icy expression, seemingly devoid of any warmth, Tsuchishiro, without a word, knocked the man unconscious with a single chop to the neck, then tossed him to Yugito beside him, and addressed the crowd:

"This is Lord Raikage's order. Now, everyone evacuate!"

Because of the transfer of chakra to the Box of Bliss, the Cloud Village is now almost completely weakened, with the original chakra of its 6,000 Cloud Ninja and 2 Jinchuriki reduced to almost nothing.

Aside from the Fourth Raikage A, the only ones in the entire village who are truly capable of fighting are the Cloud Ninja led by Tsuchishi.

I've already seen the battle that just happened.