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

Chapter 290 No opening the chest, no opening the chest

Several days later, Itachi finally returned.

He went straight to the former Hokage's office, wanting to see Mizuki, but when he opened the door, he saw Kazuma instead.

Although Kazuma's injuries were quite serious, he should have recovered long ago.

However, since the outcome of the previous "Trial of the Brave" was uncertain, he deliberately delayed his discharge from the hospital, letting Mizuki take the lead.

Now that the village has accepted and embraced the "Trial of the Hero," there's no longer any need for Kazuma to remain hidden in the background.

Furthermore, given that the village was destroyed a second time, he, as the nominal leader, should step forward to distribute supplies and lead the reconstruction of Konoha Village.

Upon seeing the weasel enter, he flew into a rage and began to hurl insults.

"Itachi, how dare you come back?"

"You bastard, you just vanished without a word!"

"If it weren't for Mizuki insisting on vouching for you, saying that you couldn't possibly betray Konoha, I would have already put you on the wanted list as a rogue ninja!"

Itachi paused for a moment, then lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I'm very sorry, I've gone out to find something that can save Konoha Village."

"Save Konoha?" Kazuma sneered. "With your abilities?"

Kazuma was dissatisfied with Itachi's betrayal of him that day, and his opinion of Itachi was already extremely negative. Coupled with Itachi's previous departure without saying goodbye, he was even more disgusted with Itachi. He didn't give Itachi a kind look at all, but instead cursed him incessantly.

"Stop flattering yourself!"

"The future of the village is naturally a matter for me and the nobles to worry about; it's none of your business to interfere."

"Through my and Lord Xugu's mediation, the daimyo has transported a large amount of supplies to the village."

"While you were missing, the village didn't sit idle; everyone worked hard to rebuild."

"You saw it when you came back, right?"

"Now the village has regained some of its former prosperity."

"This is all thanks to His Highness's kindness!"

"You should know how to be grateful, and don't launch any more large-scale attacks indiscriminately in the future."

"Although the construction teams in the village are becoming more and more efficient, nobody wants to keep doing repetitive work!"

"I'm so sorry!" Although Itachi was scolded, he was also happy to see the village's revival, so he obediently lowered his head and accepted the scolding.

Kazuma used to really like Itachi's obedience, but ever since he discovered Itachi's "true colors" last time, Kazuma sees Itachi's behavior as two-faced and increasingly displeasing.

"Hmph, all they do is put on an act, and then they fail at the crucial moment."

After lecturing the weasel for a while, he finally waved his hand and scolded, "The village is busy right now and doesn't have time for you. Get lost!"

Itachi then took out a scroll and presented it to Kazuma with both hands.

"Lord Kazuma, this is the Box of Bliss that I stole from the Land of Grass."

According to ancient records, once this box is opened, it can grant the wish of the person who opens it.

"I believe we can absolutely use this to defeat our powerful enemies and achieve peace and revival for the village."

Upon hearing this, Kazuma frowned.

Previously, Mizuki had deliberately gone to his side to whisper in his ear, specifically mentioning this "Box of Bliss," and selectively sharing some related information.

Therefore, Kazuma disliked this thing very much.

In addition, he disliked Itachi as a person, so he also disliked the "Box of Paradise" that Itachi brought back.

He didn't even reach out to take the scroll. Instead, he frowned, his face darkening, and snapped, "Who told you to go and rob things in the Land of Grass?"

"Don't you think the village already has enough external enemies?"

Itachi quickly explained, "Lord Kazuma, please rest assured, I did not use my status to steal the Chest of Elysium."

"I disguised myself as Uchiha An to steal it!"

"Since he can impersonate me to harm people, then of course I can also impersonate him to cause trouble for him."

"With Susanoo and the Wood Release forest as witnesses, the people of the Land of Grass will surely believe it."

"————" Kazuma's expression froze, clearly not expecting Itachi to do this.

However, as a ninja, Kazuma was always determined to achieve his goals and would use any means necessary. In his heart, he actually thought Itachi's approach was quite good.

But he couldn't go back on his words, so he changed his reason and continued to scold, "Didn't Shuimu say that before?"

"The information about this product is incomplete, and we cannot accurately determine what the side effects of using it will be. Trying it rashly would be too risky."

"Mizuki has made a better suggestion: to popularize Sage Mode in the village. You could try contracting a toad."

"Furthermore, the Hero's Water has been retrieved, the 'Wrath of Heaven' spell formula has been obtained, and various races have found a great deal of detailed information in their ancient texts, all of which are being planned in succession."

"What the village lacks now is time. As long as we collect more of these things, even if Uchiha An comes again, the village won't be without a chance to fight back—we can just fight him to the death!"

"What a stupid box! The information is so vague. Who knows what will happen after we open it?"

"I forbid you to open the box haphazardly, that's an order!" Kazuma said firmly.

Itachi was actually very perceptive. He had already discerned from Kazuma's words that Kazuma refused to accept his suggestion to use the "Box of Elysium" because he disliked him.

He frowned, deeply dissatisfied with Kazuma's "narrow-mindedness."

However, he lacked the courage to break ties with Kazuma; he simply nodded silently, took his leave, and departed.

After leaving the house, he went to find Shuimu again.

He knew that only Mizuki, a close confidant of Kazuma, could persuade this narrow-minded leader.

Shuimu was overjoyed to see Rong and immediately put down his work to greet him.

"Oh, Itachi, you're finally back!"

"I told you, even if everyone in Konoha betrays the village, Itachi, you will never betray it."

Itachi hugged Mizuki with emotion and solemnly swore, "Thank you for your trust, Lord Mizuki. I will never betray Konoha or Lord Mizuki's trust in me."

After the two sat down and exchanged a few words, Itachi took out the scroll containing the "Box of Elysium" again and handed it to Mizuki.

"Lord Mizuki, I hope you can support me in opening the 'Box of Bliss' to save Konoha Village."

Upon hearing this, Shui Mu immediately frowned.

"Itachi, I cannot support you in this matter."

"As I said before, the information about this box is not detailed enough. Who knows what will happen if we open it?"

"The village is doing very well now, I don't agree to you opening this box."