I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

In their battles with Wu, they couldn't even scratch his skin; instead, their own casualties kept increasing.

The monster that emerged from the Chest of Bliss was clearly not something that could be defeated by sheer numbers.

Staying here will serve no purpose.

Therefore, Ai instructed them to lead the exhausted Cloud Ninja to evacuate and preserve the embers of the fire.

After all, if the remaining four thousand Cloud Ninja and two Jinchuriki were also absorbed by the Box of Bliss, then the Hidden Cloud Village would truly be gone.

As for Wu, naturally, it was Ai, the strongest among them, who desperately tried to stop him.

At this moment, watching the group of Cloud Ninja leave under Tsuchishiro's leadership, Satoru, standing in the Box of Bliss, didn't rush to chase after them. Instead, he said with great relish:

"That's the taste! It's filled with fear, dread, and trembling, just like inside the Chest of Ecstasy. Run away! This way, I can not only enjoy the thrill of the chase but also reap even more fear. It's wonderful!"

"Fantastic my foot! Get the hell out of here!"

boom!boom!

Ai grabbed two huge stone slabs and threw them at Wu with murderous intent.

The latter easily dodged it, then turned its huge, eyeless head toward Ai and coldly laughed, "It seems some people are eager to be eaten. Very well, your chakra is also delicious, let me have a taste of the appetizer before the main course."

swoosh~

With a flap of his wings, Wu lunged at Ai Meng much faster than when he was facing Tu Shiro and the others.

Thanks to the contributions of six thousand Cloud Ninja and two Jinchuriki, Gosho at this time was far stronger than the other beings he summoned in the original story, who had absorbed a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra and whose quality and quantity were significantly inferior to those of the Prisoner's chakra.

Especially after swallowing another two thousand Cloud Ninjas in one fell swoop, its strength, which is closely related to the Box of Bliss, has further increased.

Yawen Bar

There's one thing it didn't say to deceive Ai.

Only by absorbing more chakra can he possess the power to conquer the entire ninja world.

And when that time comes, I will fulfill A's wish to conquer the ninja world.

After all, the rumors that the Box of Bliss grants people's wishes are not unfounded.

However, the means and process of realizing wishes are often completely different from what people think.

Tear!

At this moment, facing Wu's attack, Ai did not retreat but instead advanced, transforming into a bolt of lightning that pierced the sky, delivering a powerful hand chop to the side of the attacker.

In terms of speed and reaction ability alone, even Minato Namikaze, known as the "Yellow Flash," is a step behind him without using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Aside from Senju Yunting and Uchiha Madara, Ai didn't think anyone could dodge his fastest attack right now.

Just like before, as if he already knew, Wu once again turned away and dodged.

Ai frowned slightly, using every part of her body as a weapon without slowing down, relentlessly pursuing him like a storm.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, a series of explosions resounded across the square.

Two figures, one blue and one black, one small and one large, fought at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to perceive.

Later, the fighting spread to buildings throughout the Hidden Cloud Village, and soon large numbers of houses whose owners had already evacuated collapsed.

"Don't waste your energy, you can't hit me."

Amidst the thick dust, Wu Meng exerted his strength, his massive body slamming into Ai, who had once again missed with his punch.

Ai, who only had time to raise his arm horizontally, was sent flying backward with a "whoosh" by the powerful impact, crashing through more than a dozen houses before finally coming to a stop.

Taking advantage of this moment, Wu spread his wings, and countless feathers, sharper than the sharpest weapons, shot towards Ai from all directions.

Stab it!

Blue lightning suddenly erupted from where Ai was.

A few breaths later, although somewhat disheveled, Ai, whose morale remained undiminished, emerged from the thick smoke. She exerted force with both hands, crushing a large pile of black feathers in her grasp, and coldly looked at Wu Dao:

"Don't underestimate the Raikage's power!"

"Oh?" Wu was somewhat surprised. "I underestimated you. But that's all."

With a flap of its wings, Wu, gaining even more speed, continued its attack on Ai.

Despite its enormous size, it possesses agility and reflexes far exceeding its physical dimensions.

It's like a heavily armored warrior with the agility of a thief.

Ai, who has always overwhelmed others with his strength and speed, has now encountered an opponent who is even stronger than himself in these aspects.

The battle, which seemed poised to destroy the entire Hidden Cloud Village, resumed with even greater intensity.

Midway through, Ai deliberately took a claw hit from Wu, intending to seize the opportunity to grab him tightly, just as he was about to secretly reach out.

Seeing that Wu reacted too quickly and stopped increasing the spoils, he immediately withdrew his claws, bringing Wu's plan to an abrupt end.

'This reaction is way too exaggerated! Even Madara Uchiha wouldn't have reached that level.'

Seeing this scene, and recalling his previous battles where he hadn't even touched his opponent once, Ai felt extremely solemn and his mind was full of thoughts.

'Perhaps this is beyond the scope of mere reaction. Is it reading minds?'

Suddenly realizing this, and recalling how the opponent seemed to anticipate and dodge every attack he launched, Ai's eyes widened.

This speculation is probably quite accurate.

But even if you know that the monster in front of you has the ability to read minds, how can you defend yourself?

Did you deliberately blank out your mind and fight purely on instinct?

This is fine when dealing with opponents weaker than oneself, but it is clearly not enough when facing Goshi, whose strength and speed are not weaker than one's own, or even stronger.

After all, instinct can sometimes raise your lower limit, but it can never reach the highest limit.

Combat has always been a combination of strength and wisdom.

Instinct is nothing more than a matter of strength.

Ai shook her head, then glanced behind her.

Tsuchishi completed his mission perfectly, having taken away all the Cloud Ninja without missing a single one.

Similarly, Wu, who had noticed that many delicious prey had escaped the risk, finally stopped entangled with Ai.

Although it could definitely kill Ai with its strength, it would take a lot of time.

Compared to eating one person, it clearly preferred eating a large piece. After saying "I'll let you go for now," it grabbed the Box of Bliss with its thick claws and was about to chase after Tsuchishiro in the direction he had left.

"Stay here!"

At that moment, Ai did everything in his power to stop Wu.

Although he still couldn't hit it, the opponent always needed time and movement to dodge the attack.

As time went by, realizing he couldn't get rid of this annoying guy, and seeing that Tsuchishiro and the others were about to disappear from sight, Satoru flew into a rage and said:

"Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"

After he finished speaking, the Box of Bliss between Wu's feet once again emitted a strange black mist.

It opened its mouth wide and sucked all the black mist into its mouth.

It, its body also shrouded in eerie black mist, looked at Ai and said coldly:

"Let us perish together with the Box of Bliss!"

moment!

A piercing, ear-piercing roar, so loud it made one want to tear their entire body apart, erupted from Wu's mouth, transforming into a dark, ominous sound wave that rapidly spread outwards.

The sound of bliss!

One of the abilities possessed by Satoru after absorbing far more chakra than in the original work, thus elevating his strength to a new level.

It can make people fall into a state of bliss and automatically throw themselves into the embrace of the box of bliss.

At this moment, Ai, who was directly in the line of fire, had no time to dodge and was hit by Wu's technique.

In an instant, Tong Kong suddenly shrank back. In his mind, which was being frantically stirred by the sound waves, an incredibly tempting voice, as if it had incorporated all the beauty in the world and was simply irresistible, kept looping in his mind.

"Come back~ Come back~ Return to your final resting place~"

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"Come on~ come on~ let's come to our final destination~"

Hearing this incredibly alluring call, Ai instinctively wanted to drop everything and throw herself into the embrace of the Box of Ecstasy.

But he quickly gritted his teeth and, in a brief moment of clarity, managed to say:

"Illusion?"

As he spoke, he immediately activated his chakra, allowing it to flow throughout his body.

"It's no use," Wu said confidently upon seeing this.

"The Sound of Bliss doesn't work on chakra, but rather on the deepest darkness within each person's heart."

“Pain, sorrow, despair, fear, and so on—these are the things that every person who makes a wish to the Box of Bliss has in abundance.”

The sound of bliss awakens the deepest darkness within people, plunging them into despair, before throwing open the door to "bliss," thus condemning them to eternal damnation.

At this moment, after discovering that the genjutsu was ineffective, and as the things he least wanted to remember, such as the death of his father, the crushing defeat in the battle of Konoha, the weeping of countless villagers, and the visible decay of the village, kept repeating in his mind.

As if subjected to endless torment, the light in Ai's eyes grew dimmer and dimmer.

In the end, completely overwhelmed by the negative emotions he had been stirred up, his eyes were filled with black, a strange, satisfied smile on his face, and his feet involuntarily took steps toward the gaping maw of the Chest of Ecstasy.

"That's it, throw yourself into the embrace of the Box of Bliss!" Wu laughed triumphantly.

Ten meters...five meters...three meters...one meter!

Just as Ai, whose eyes were vacant, was about to step into the Box of Bliss, and just as Wu was about to chase after Tsuchishiro and his group after his great success, suddenly!

A loud "bang" echoed through the Chest of Ecstasy.

Wu Meng, his face showing immediate astonishment, turned his head and immediately saw a familiar, thick hand pressing firmly on the Box of Bliss.