The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 88 Minako Uzumaki Sometimes Wants to Recreate

Not intending to engage in the old man's usual questioning, Uchiha Muan, who only remembered the general plot, scanned the area with his Sharingan, then found a quiet place to eat lunch prepared by the merchant group with Minamoto Kaori, who was petting the ferret Nilugu, while listening to the old man recount information about the Grell Stone.

The story goes back a thousand years, to an era before the existence of ninjutsu and chakra.

People at that time discovered an incredible mineral vein. The elder's ancestors smelted and crystallized it, naming this crystal, which contained powerful life force, the Grell Stone.

Through the ever-growing number of Grell Stones, our ancestors built a glorious empire on this continent.

They created wells that never run dry, livestock that grow overnight, crops that bear fruit continuously, and even research on preventing biological decay.

But the good times didn't last long; the powerful force that brought happiness to the people of the empire turned into a great disaster.

Driven by the power of the Grell Stone, insatiable humanity began to fight and kill each other. The earth-shattering war destroyed the empire, leaving only a small number of young people to survive.

To avoid repeating the same mistake, the ancestors sealed the Grell Stone mine deep underground. Some members of the royal family sailed across the sea and left the continent, while others became the traveling merchant group that the old man is now with.

The only ones who could resonate with the Grell Stone and merge into the body were those of the original royal bloodline.

"Am I royalty?"

Kaori Minamoto, who had been listening intently to the old man's words as if they were a story, blinked her big eyes and even stopped stroking the ferret Nilugu.

"Yes, Princess Kaori, you inherited the bloodline of the royal family."

The old man said respectfully, "The fact that Nilugu, who once lived in the royal courtyard, was so close to you is proof of this."

"what?"

Kaori Minamoto looked down at the small creature in her arms and asked incredulously, "How long has Nilugu lived?"

"It's probably the Grell Stone it's wearing that's working."

"Such immense life energy, wow."

Uchiha Muan took the Grell Stone and experimented with it, discovering that this life energy was extremely exclusive. After a moment's thought, Ruowei handed the Grell Stone to Minamoto Kaori.

"Darling, aren't you going to use it?"

"This might not be suitable for a ninja system. Besides, isn't there an entire mine?"

After ruffling the girl's hair, Uchiha Takeo picked up Minamoto Kaori and got up. They were still some distance from the mine, and the sun was setting.

Uchiha Takeoshi, who had no intention of spending the night in the wilderness, arranged for the Two-Tails to escort the old man to the mine, and took Minamoto Kaori to the Land of Hot Springs.

Warm spring water combined with a gentle young woman—that's the essence of a hot spring.

………………

In the Senju clan compound, looking at the Grass Village ninja representative kneeling on the ground, seemingly resigned to his fate, Mito Uzumaki's phoenix eyes flashed with murderous intent, and waves of anger rose within her heart. Her voice was icy cold.

"In your Ghost Lantern Castle, Moriki willingly rushed into the legendary Box of Elysium, a box said to grant any wish, a box from which no living person has ever emerged?"

"How could I, as his mother, not know he had the guts to do such a thing!"

A chilling killing intent enveloped him, and Hozuki Castle, feeling as if he would die at any moment, immediately said, "Lord Mito, it's absolutely true!"

"If you don't believe me, you can arrange for someone to search my memories. If there's even the slightest discrepancy between the truth and reality, the entire Kusagakure village is willing to die for Moriki-kun!"

Sitting in the first seat, Mito Uzumaki felt a tightness in her chest and shortness of breath. Her immense chakra transformed into simple wind pressure, and she knocked out all the ninjas from the Grass Village with a single palm strike.

"Summon the mountain tribe here and thoroughly search their memories!"

The servants inside the house left the clan's territory and hurriedly headed to the mountain clan's location. Mito Uzumaki looked at Minako Uzumaki, who remained silent beside her, and the two women remained speechless.

After a long pause, Minako Uzumaki said softly.

"Lord Mito, according to the Grass Village, no one who enters the Box of Bliss has ever come out, but the Box of Bliss can grant any wish, so all we need to do is open the Box of Bliss completely."

Minako Uzumaki didn't care about Senju Moriki's life or death, but she always felt a unique thrill whenever Uchiha Takeo called her "Mrs. Minako" in her ear.

Especially that night, Minako Uzumaki sometimes wanted to recreate it.

For example: prison! A married woman separated by a wall, her days filled with unbearable shyness!

"Opening the Box of Elysium requires a massive amount of chakra. The Hokage has also decided to entrust the Seven-Tails to you. I'll need you to make a trip to Hozuki Castle then."

"Should we inform the Hokage? After all, a Jinchuriki leaving the village violates the village's rules."

"I'll find some time to speak with the Hokage privately and ask him when you're planning to become the Seven-Tails' Jinchuriki?"

"The amber bottle that sealed the seven tails is in my hands. I will begin tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it then."

"Lord Mito, Minako alone can seal the Seven-Tails."

As Minako Uzumaki spoke, she paused, a glint of something in her eyes, "The other Seven-Tails was captured by the Hokage. I'll ask the Hokage to make a trip there; it'll be easier for him to use his Mangekyou Sharingan to hypnotize the tailed beasts."

"That's true."

Thinking of the Nine-Tails inside her body, who was now incredibly docile, Mito Uzumaki agreed to Minako Uzumaki's plan. Since the other party already possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, she couldn't stop her if she really wanted to do something wicked.

"Let's not tell Tsunade about this yet. Let's wait until the matter of the Box of Elysium is resolved."

"Mito-sama, I understand."

As the two exchanged words, the current clan leader of the Yamanaka clan, who possessed only the strength of an elite Jonin, arrived at the scene, led by a servant.

Under Mito Uzumaki's watchful eye, the memory search was completed, and the information he provided was almost identical to what the Grass Ninja Village had told them.

"Lord Mito, that's all the information we have about the Box of Elysium."

"Thank you, Chieftain of the Mountain Clan."

"You're too kind, Lord Mito. I'll take my leave now."

After the Yamanaka clan chief left, Mito Uzumaki waved his hand to have the Grass Village ninjas woke up, set a date for their journey to Hozuki Castle, and then dismissed Mumian and the others.

"I hope everything goes well."

Mito Uzumaki sighed, and Minako Uzumaki got up to comfort her.

With the moon high in the sky, Konoha Village was already silent.

A sound of excited pleasure rang out from a bedroom in the Senju clan's territory, which had been placed under a soundproof barrier.

Sweating profusely, Minako Uzumaki collapsed limply, her azure eyes misting over as she gazed longingly at Uchiha Takeoshi behind her.

"I'll come over tomorrow to seal the Seven-Tails. Also, the Box of Bliss..."

Uchiha Takeoshi, who had his arm around Minako's slender waist and was savoring the difference between a young woman and a girl, let out a mocking laugh.

"That thing isn't a wish-granting machine; it's a ninja tool used by the Sage of Six Paths—a pure combat ninja tool."

"Born of enlightenment, moving with enlightenment, and ending with enlightenment, the box contains only destruction and fear. Anyone who enters will be transformed into a monster called 'Enlightenment'."

"Senju Moriki is finished."

At this point, Uchiha Takeo pinched the young woman's ample bosom and teased, "My wife Minako is going to be a widow now."

"Does Ansang prefer married women or widows?"

On that enchanting night, Uchiha Takeoki gained a profound understanding of the beauty of being a widow.

(End of this chapter)