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Box of Ultimate Bliss.

It's said that it was once used by the Sage of Six Paths.

The box has such powers that it once allowed Kusagakure to nearly take over the world during the time of the Sage of Six Paths.

And according to the anime, the Box of Ultimate Bliss, is the final weapon of the Sage of Six Paths period, it swallowed up the negative emotions of countless people for a long time, and finally created a monster named "Satori".

This box is born with enlightenment, moves with enlightenment, and ends with enlightenment.

Satori is not only able to read human hearts, but also extremely powerful. In the anime, even a guy like Gamabunta ran away with Naruto without a word after seeing it.

If you go head-to-head with Satori, you will never win.

Later, Satori was still influenced by talk no jutsu, and his strength was greatly reduced. He was defeated by Naruto and others together, and Killer B then placed the box into the ocean current around the island of the Hōzuki Castle, so it would never be used again.

"Box of Ultimate Bliss..."

Kisame muttered these four words.

So far, the ninja tools swallowed by Kisame have indeed made him a lot stronger.

He now possesses a lot of powerful abilities comparable to those of the Kekkei Genkai. In terms of strength alone, at only thirteen years old, he is at the entrance of the kage level.

But.

Kisame has not made a qualitative leap at the basic level of life.

Even if he swallowed a hundred pieces of ninja tools like the Seven Ninja Swords, and mastered a hundred kinds of ninjutsu at the Kekkei Genkai level or above, what would happen when facing an enemy of the level of Senju Hashirama or Madara Uchiha, facing the their destructive ninjutsu, it is only a matter of seconds for him to be defeated.

Kisame realized that when a ninja's strength reaches Kage level, every step is a huge bottleneck in the process of climbing to a higher "super Kage" level, the peak of the ninja world, and the Six Paths level.

He is now facing a bottleneck.

Therefore, Kisame urgently needs to devour an unprecedentedly powerful ninja tool to achieve a breakthrough in the basic level of life.

For that a Six Paths ninja tool is the best choice.

There are only a few such legendary ninja tools in the whole Ninja world, and the Box of Ultimate Bliss is definitely one of the best.

If Kisame can get the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and devour it to evolve into a powerful monster like "Satori", then he will become the top powerhouse in the ninja world.

Therefore, he had to go to Hozuki Castle.

The next day.

The four Anbu ninjas in charge of escorting came to the cell.

Kisame stood up, got into the prison cart and was escorted out, passing through the streets of Kirigakure.

Wherever he passed, passersby talked about him.

"Isn't that Hoshigaki Kisame, what crime did that guy commit, and he is even escorted by Anbu?"

"I heard that he was suspected of killing his employer. The other party is a noble son of a famous family and has a distinguished status. So Fuguki-sama decided to send Kisame to Hozuki Castle to be sentenced."

"…"

The spectators groaned. They know that, Kisame is a well-known genius in the village not long ago, and helped Kirigakure to win the chunin exam.

Who would have thought that after just three months, he would become a prisoner.

Hozuki Mangetsu who was lurking in the corner, ecstatic inside.

Once Kisame enters Hozuki Castle, it is basically impossible for him to come back. As soon as this great evil star left, he can finally free.

Thinking of this, the depression in his heart that the Hiramekarei was snatched away was relieved a lot.

"Kiy!"

Suddenly, two young girls' shouts came from the crowd on the street.

It was Terumi Mei and Ringo Ameyuri.

They were Kisame's teammates for a short period, and they were once saved by him.

Therefore, when the two heard the news that Kisame was going to jail, they both ran out of their respective families at the same time.

They were waiting for Kisame to return to the village and congratulate him on his victory in the Chunin exam, but they didn't expect it to end like this.

Kisame in the prison car made a gesture, signaling Terumi Mei and Ameyuri to stay where they were and not to run over impulsively.

Otherwise they may get hurt.

With a smile on his face, he spoke to them in a lip language they could understand:

"Don't worry about me."

In this way, four Anbu ninjas paraded Kisame through the streets to show the public, and walked out of Kirigakure all the way.

They then embarked on the road to the Hozuki Castle.

Kusagakure, where Hozuki Castle is located, is located between the three major countries, the Land of Fire, Land of Wind and Land of Earth. It is considered the center of the ninja world, so it was taken a fancy to by the major countries and entrusted Kusagakure to build a prison here.

The distance from Kirigakure to Kusagakure is thousands of kilometers. On the way, it takes at least a month to cross the sea by boat and cross the territory of the Land of Fire.

Three days later in the evening.

The Anbu team is about to leave the Land of Water, and is camping in a forest to rest, intending to spend the night here.

While enjoying dinner, the four Anbu stared at Kisame in the prison van, chatting from time to time.

"This guy is really unlucky. He is going to be locked in Hozuki Castle at a young age, his life is over."

"I heard people say that in the past few decades, only one prisoner from Hozuki Castle has successfully escaped from prison, he seems to be a ninja from Takigakure."

"I've heard about it too. Since then, Hozuki Castle has strengthened its guards again, and its security has become more stringent, and there has never been a successful escape."

"Kisame has only one foreseeable end, which is to die in prison. Either by other prisoners or prison guards, or by old age."

They discussed this in front of Kisame openly, apparently treating the latter as a dead person.

"That…"

Kisame suddenly raised his shackled hand and tapped the iron cage of the prison cart with his fingers.

Then, in the suspicious eyes of the four, he made a request:

"I suddenly remembered that before going to jail, I have to meet a friend. So can you wait for me here, I think one day should be enough."

As soon as his voice fell, there was a moment of silence.

Although Kisame thought he was making a serious proposal, the Anbu ninjas obviously didn't think so.

They felt offended and sneered.

"Stinky boy, do you think this is a trip? You are a felon, understand, a felon is worse than a pig and a dog!"

"If you want to run away, at least make up a decent reason. Do you think we're idiots, or do you think we're easy to talk to?"

"It's time to teach him a lesson, let him recognize his identity as a prisoner."

As the four of them spoke, they stood up and walked towards the prison car, and they showed Anbu's signature ninjutsu water whip.

"Ugh."

Kisame sighed, and activated needle finger and the shackles on his hands and feet were released in three or two strokes.

'Boom!'

He kicked the prison van door and walked out.

After a few minutes.

The four Anbu ninjas were lying on the ground, making humming sounds, and they all seemed to be seriously injured.

Kisame looked down at them and said helplessly:

"I am clearly discussing with you, why do you have to force me? This evil world has forced a good person like me to become a bad person."

"…"

The Kirigakure Anbu were speechless, only shock and fear of death remained in their hearts. Only then did they realize that the prisoner being escorted this time was a monster with terrifying strength.

"Please go back and tell the Fugu-sama that I need to do something temporarily. But please rest assured that I will arrive at Hozuki Castle on time and complete the task he gave me."

Kisame did not kill these people, but left a few words and turned around and strode away.

A few hours later.

In the dead of night.

In a small town on the border of the Land of Water, the lights of thousands of homes have been extinguished, and people have fallen asleep.

In a remote courtyard on the outskirts of the town, the lights are still on.

Kisame destination is this house.

The friend he claimed to be seeing was naturally Yukino.

"Hey, it's so late, you still haven't slept yet?"

Seeing the lights on in the house, Kisame was slightly surprised, and walked over to open the door.

'Squeak.'

Kisame opened the door slowly, and saw a beautiful woman with long white hair sitting at the table, holding her cheeks with her hands, fighting back her sleepiness.

She seems to be waiting for someone.

"!?"

The sound of the door opening woke Yukino from her drowsiness. She raised her head and hurriedly looked towards the door.

She saw the familiar tall figure of Hoshigaki Kisame.

"Kisame-sama."

Tears welled up in Yukino's eyes, she rushed over at once, staggered her steps, and fell into his arms.

"You haven't slept yet, are you waiting for me?"

Kisame looked at Yukino who was lying in his arms and noticed that she had bags under her eyes, obviously it wasn't the first day she stayed up late.

"Because, I'm worried about you..."

Yukino said softly.

Since Kisame left that day and returned to Kirigakure alone, Yukino has been feeling a little worried.

As a result, when so many days passed, and still there was no news at all, made her more and more worried, thinking whether something happened to Kisame or not.

"If I haven't come back, what will you do?" Kisame hugged Yukino and asked softly.

"Then I will take Haku and go to Kirigakure to find you and confirm whether you are safe or not."

Yukino raised her head, her blue eyes locked onto Kisame's.

At this moment, there were ripples in Kisame's heart.

"What's wrong with your feet?" He noticed that Snow Maiden stumbled a while ago, and it seemed to be swollen.

Kisame's concern made Yukino blush: "It's nothing, it's just a sprain."

"Let me see."

Kisame leaned down and picked up Yukino's foot.

"No need, kisame-sama..."

Yukino shyly declined, but before she finished speaking, she let out an exclamation.

Because Kisame picked her up and went straight to the bedroom to help her treat her sprained ankle.

This treatment took an entire night.