"Make a move? How arrogant!"
Orochimaru wore a sinister smile on his face, his hands forming hand seals rapidly.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
A large number of small snakes extended from Orochimaru's sleeves, biting at the necks of the Grass Ninja present.
"Fire Release: Will-o'-the-wisps!"
The Grass Ninja leader, who had been maintaining a high level of vigilance, immediately used Ninjutsu the moment he saw Orochimaru forming hand seals. Several balls of Will-o'-the-wisps appeared around him, barely managing to repel the few small snakes attacking him, but his surroundings were already filled with wails.
Looking at the Grass Ninja collapsing around him, the Grass Ninja leader's face revealed a terrified expression.
"H-How is this possible? Just a single Ninjutsu... You're Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja, Orochimaru?"
Looking at the snakes retracting, the Grass Ninja leader finally recognized the other party's identity. The Konoha Sannin had rarely appeared in public since the Third Shinobi World War, so it was no wonder the Grass Ninja leader only recognized him after seeing the Ninjutsu.
"Heh, to be able to block one move, you do have some strength."
"H-How is this possible!"
The Grass Ninja leader had just finished speaking when Orochimaru's voice rang out behind him. Before he could turn his head, he had already fainted.
Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his lips, a small snake returning to his sleeve. He looked at the Grass Ninja leader on the ground, a look of interest in his eyes.
"This guy seems to have a special Bloodline Limit."
"A special Bloodline Limit? It should be the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique, a technique that can share one's life with others, but the person who uses this technique will also die."
Kakuzu, who had been slacking off, looked at the Grass Ninja leader's white hair and guessed the answer. Because the Land of Grass was next to the Land of Waterfall, the two small ninja villages often had conflicts. Moreover, Kakuzu had been imprisoned in Hozuki Castle for a period of time, so he also knew some information about the Grass Ninja Village.
"Using one's own life to exchange for another's life? That's quite an interesting Bloodline Limit."
Orochimaru became even more interested and couldn't help but look at Naruto, who was healing Uzumaki Suika, and asked, "Lord, can I study this guy for a while before killing him?"
Naruto only glanced at the Grass Ninja leader and said, "Then I'll leave him to you, but don't let him die too easily."
"Understood."
Orochimaru summoned another large snake, swallowed the Grass Ninja leader, and disappeared.
"T-This, this lord, thank you very much for helping us. My name is Suika, this is my daughter Karin. May I ask your name?"
Uzumaki Suika asked respectfully.
With Naruto's Chakra healing her, although the life force in Uzumaki Suika's body was still depleted, her consciousness had completely returned to clarity, and she was barely able to move normally.
Naruto smiled and said to Uzumaki Suika, "Don't worry, we won't hurt you. My name is Uzumaki Naruto. You may not know this name, but you should know the name Kushina Uzumaki, right?"
Uzumaki Suika's face also revealed a surprised expression. Looking at his yellow hair, she didn't expect that the other party would also be a member of the Uzumaki Clan, and said with some surprise, "Kushina? I remember she seemed to have gone to Konoha... Then you are?"
Naruto did not answer Uzumaki Suika's question, but said, "Leave with us. The life force in your body is too severely depleted. Even if I help you heal, I estimate you won't live for more than a few days."
"This..."
"C-Can we?" Before Uzumaki Suika could speak, Karin couldn't wait to make a sound, her eyes filled with a bit of mist, a pair of red eyes looking at Naruto expectantly, "Can we really leave here?"
"Of course, you can."
Naruto couldn't help but touch the other's red hair. Although it was a bit rough, it felt pretty good to the touch.
"Karin..." Looking at her daughter's appearance, Uzumaki Suika felt a pang of pain in her heart, then turned to Naruto and performed a dogeza.
"Then thank you very much, Lord Naruto."
"Thank you very much, Lord Naruto!"
Karin next to her followed suit.
"There's no need to be like that. As members of the Uzumaki Clan, we should help each other."
"In that case, you should rest well first."
Naruto helped Uzumaki Suika up, then looked at Orochimaru and Kakuzu, and said, "You protect them, mother and daughter. I'm going to Hozuki Castle."
"Understood."
Both of them nodded in agreement, and their attitude became more serious, after all, this was an order personally issued by the boss.
Naruto was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and said, "Within the Land of Grass, clean up all the people who deserve to die."
After saying that, Naruto disappeared from the spot.
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Hozuki Castle, in a secret room.
The environment here was dim, and the surroundings were pitch black, with only a few faint lights on the long table in the middle.
And under the lights, sat thirteen figures.
Mui, the head of Hozuki Castle, sat in the main seat.
And on his sides, six strange men wearing bizarre headgear sat on each side, the appearance of the headgear representing the Twelve Zodiacs.
"Lord Mui, we must make plans for the Box of Paradise as soon as possible."
The person wearing the Tiger Mask spoke from beside the long table, his voice low, but with a hint of urgency.
"Right now, the Sand Village is already confronting Konoha in the Land of Rain. It's only a matter of time before the two sides declare war. When the Fourth Shinobi World War breaks out, the Land of Grass will also become a battlefield between Konoha and the Hidden Stone Village."
"We must use the power of the Box of Paradise. For Hozuki Castle, for the Land of Grass, we must use the power of the Box of Paradise."
"That's right, Konoha is badly damaged right now and definitely can't face the Four Great Shinobi Villages. At that time, with the help of the power of the Box of Paradise, perhaps the Land of Grass will have the opportunity to replace Konoha and become one of the new Five Great Shinobi Villages!"
As the Tiger Mask man finished speaking, three more people echoed, causing everyone to feel a surge of excitement.
Especially when they heard what the last person said, about using the Box of Paradise to become one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the people present all began to breathe rapidly.
Back then, the Land of Grass almost became the ruler of the shinobi world.
Only Mui, who was sitting upright in the main seat, still had a straight face, his expression never changing because of the words of the others, his eyes carrying a hint of indifference.
"Opening the Box of Paradise requires a large amount of Chakra. Who do you think is more suitable to open it, and who should make the wish in the end?"
As soon as Mui's words came out, the high-level officials of the Land of Grass present were all overjoyed, finally managing to persuade this guy.
The Tiger Mask man from before spoke again, saying, "I observe that Lord Mui's son, Muku, has a considerable amount of Chakra in his body, possessing the qualifications of a Jonin. It is most appropriate for him to open the Box of Paradise, and the opportunity to make a wish should be given to Lord Mui. As long as it is beneficial to the Land of Grass, we can accept it."
"That's right, Muku's Chakra reserves are indeed top-notch in Hozuki Castle. His Chakra reserves should be enough to open the Box of Paradise."
"And if Lord Mui makes the wish, we have no objections either."
Several people began to echo, after all, it was just a matter of moving their mouths.
This time, there was a slight fluctuation in Mui's expression. Thinking of his excellent child, his eyes softened a lot. If it was him, there should be no problem.
"If that's the case, then let Muku..."
"Hehe, relying on just one Muku alone won't satisfy that monster."
The thirteen people were still talking and laughing, but suddenly they heard a strange voice. Everyone immediately became vigilant and looked up together.
A white-robed figure was standing upside down on the ceiling.
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