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Chapter 213 - Chapter 213 Kaguya: Whenever You Like

"This is Satori."

Natsume glanced at Mui.

At this moment, he could truly be said to have completely lost his way in cultivation.

"Although you're guarding the Box of Supreme Bliss, you know far too little about it," Natsume said plainly. "It won't grant your wish to revive Mukaku—it will only use him as a vessel for its own rebirth."

"I don't believe it! How could things come to this?"

Mui knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"Bringing Mukaku back to life?"

Ryuzetsu looked at the visibly anguished Mui and seemed to realize she had misunderstood him.

"Aunt Mikoto, get Sasuke out of here," Natsume ordered, no longer paying attention to the two.

"Roar!"

As soon as Satori saw Sasuke Uchiha moving away, its wings immediately beat with powerful force.

Black chakra surged outward like crashing ocean waves.

"Rasengan!"

Suddenly appearing above it was Naruto Uzumaki, glowing with golden light as he shouted, "Who dares harm Sasuke? Die!"

Satori easily dodged the attack.

"Naruto, don't let emotions get the best of you," Natsume warned, forming hand seals with both hands.

[Sage Art: Water Release: Water Formation Wall]

In an instant, a deep blue wall of water appeared before everyone.

The black chakra struck against it, causing ripples but failing to break through the defense.

Facing such a sturdy barrier, the black chakra could only scatter outward.

"Teacher, I can't do it!" Naruto shouted in frustration as he launched fierce punches and kicks at Satori, each one effortlessly evaded.

"…"

Natsume tugged slightly at his lips.

In the original story, Naruto still relied on entering Sage Mode through meditation.

That would probably be difficult now.

"Then use wide-range attacks," Natsume suggested after a moment's thought.

Naruto's eyes lit up instantly, quickly understanding. He formed hand seals with both hands.

[Wind Release: Great Net Jutsu!]

In an instant, countless winds intertwined, transforming into a massive net that enveloped Satori.

The intersecting threads formed sharp, blade-like edges.

Satori was simply too large—facing such a wide-scale attack, it could no longer dodge.

So it raised its claws and slashed downward.

The net tore apart.

Naruto wasn't alarmed—he was actually pleased because some of the wind blades managed to hit it.

And then… nothing else happened.

"What's going on?" Naruto couldn't help asking. "Is its defense really this strong?"

[Sage Art: Water Release: Water Severing Slash!]

Natsume's attack followed right after.

A highly compressed jet of water pierced straight through Satori's body.

"Ahhh!"

A scream echoed out.

"Teacher, you're amazing!" Naruto shouted excitedly. "It got injured!"

Now Satori looked quite battered.

There was a bowl-sized hole straight through its abdomen.

Inside, faintly visible, black flesh writhed ominously.

But the wound quickly healed.

Having suffered such an attack, Satori became utterly enraged.

Its hands came together, conjuring a massive dark-red sphere.

Accompanying it was an indescribable aura of dread.

[Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!]

Before Natsume's eyes, a seed rapidly grew into a tree. Then the tree expanded, transforming into a giant.

This giant, or rather, this massive treant, matched Satori's height and had a wooden dragon coiled around its shoulder.

It raised both arms and caught the dark red sphere.

The next moment, a whistling sound rang out.

The sphere was thrown back and slammed into Satori.

An explosion followed.

Violent gusts of wind stirred up clouds of dust and grass, scattering swiftly in all directions.

"So this is the Wood Release?"

Naruto Uzumaki widened his eyes.

Last time Natsume displayed his power at Sunagakure Village, Naruto hadn't been there—he had only heard about it afterward, and even then it was described as quite a spectacle.

But now witnessing it with his own eyes, he was instantly overwhelmed.

Especially since none of his previous attacks had any effect at all.

What he didn't notice was that the golden light around him flickered slightly.

Kurama was reminded of painful memories—again.

"He should be dead by now, right?"

Naruto stared fixedly at the center of the explosion.

The smoke cleared away.

Satori looked even worse than last time.

No part of his body remained unscathed.

His flesh was smashed beyond recognition, exposing black bones beneath.

Yet he wasn't dead.

Thick, black chakra surged outward.

In no time at all, he regenerated completely.

Natsume narrowed his eyes.

This time, he clearly sensed it.

That healing chakra originated from the Box of Supreme Bliss.

In other words, they needed to destroy the Box of Supreme Bliss before they could kill him. Otherwise, just like in the original story, the only other option was sealing.

A thought crossed Natsume's mind.

The wooden dragon on the treant suddenly darted forward.

Instinctively, Satori tried to dodge.

But the treant grabbed his arms, rendering him immobile.

At that moment of bodily rigidity, he was already wrapped by the wooden dragon.

Natsume clapped his hands together.

It's over.

Just like that—boringly straightforward.

Satori had absolutely no chance of breaking free from the wooden giant and the wooden dragon.

One could catch a Tailed Beast Ball with one hand and hurl it back.

The other could bind Kurama and absorb chakra.

With these two combined methods, Satori was helpless.

Unless he was stronger than Kurama was.

But that was impossible.

His only advantage was his immortality.

But Kurama could regenerate as well.

"Natsume-sensei, you're truly amazing."

Naruto Uzumaki had expected a fierce battle, yet he didn't expect the fight to end in an instant.

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"I guess he must be comparable to the First Hokage, right?"

Minato Namikaze said uncertainly.

"Why not just ask Kurama directly?"

Kushina Uzumaki landed the final blow.

Enraged, Kurama immediately withdrew its chakra and retreated into its prison-like dungeon, ignoring them completely.

"It seems to be true then."

Minato added another jab.

Nearby, Mikoto Uchiha let out a breath of relief.

Sasuke Uchiha wasn't seriously injured—he simply fainted from exhaustion.

Therefore, she had nearly witnessed the entire battle.

How could she even begin to describe it?

Having already witnessed the shocking Susanoo Wrapping Daibutsu, she wasn't nearly as surprised this time.

Even so, she still felt her legs trembling and her gaze turned dazed.

If not for the power of the dojutsu, there was no way she could have stood a chance against Satori.

But in Natsume's hands, everything seemed effortless to the point of being unfair.

She understood—she would never be able to leave this man's side for the rest of her life.

"What should we do now?"

Ryuzetsu quietly asked.

Her voice still trembled, betraying her fear.

The battle had utterly shattered her understanding of the world.

She'd never imagined that such an overwhelmingly powerful ninja existed.

So strong that not a single thought of resistance could even form within her.

"Nothing. Just don't do anything."

Mui had barely regained his composure. He sighed and said, "Because it won't matter what you do anyway."

"Natsume-sensei."

Naruto Uzumaki, after finishing his chat with his parents, stepped forward, looking at the struggling form of Satori and asking, "What are we supposed to do with this big guy?"

"Seal him into Sasuke's body, just like Kurama was sealed inside you."

Natsume replied while glancing at Sasuke Uchiha.

"He's even uglier than Kurama."

Naruto shook his head. "He's uglier than Kurama."

"If you say that, Kurama will get angry."

Natsume couldn't help but crack a slight smile in response.

Instantly, Naruto awkwardly scratched his head.

He didn't mention that Kurama was already sulking after being insulted.

But that definitely wasn't his fault.

"Alright then, I'll go find a sealing expert."

Natsume returned to Konoha Village.

Of course, asking Ena Uzumaki wouldn't work.

It would only make Naruto and others suspicious.

Although Natsume didn't care much about that, he also felt too lazy to explain.

The Sealing Team.

A specialized unit established precisely for sealing tailed beasts, monsters, or other creatures.

They specialized in studying the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques.

"Hokage-sama."

The leader of the Sealing Team was a middle-aged man.

A skilled civilian ninja named Sagara Tomo.

"Bring a few of your trusted men and come with me."

After waiting briefly, Natsume used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport them all to the Land of Grass.

Before Sagara Tomo and the others had even fully recovered from the sudden teleportation, they all revealed expressions of shock.

"What kind of monster is this?"

"Big! So huge!"

"I'd say he's only slightly smaller than the Nine-Tails."

"That's Hokage-sama's Wood Release technique!"

Instinctively, Sagara looked towards Natsume, gulping hard.

This power was truly terrifying.

No wonder Hashirama Senju, back in his day, was called the God of the Ninja World.

After all, only a god could possibly wield such strength.

Now he finally understood why Sunagakure had suffered such a crushing defeat and agreed to such unreasonable demands.

It turned out those rumors were actually true all along.

"Sagara Tomo, seal him into Sasuke's body."

Natsume pointed at Sasuke Uchiha as he spoke.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing that, Sagara immediately barked out a response.

"You're quite energetic,"

Natsume was even startled by him.

"Why was he shouting so close to him?"

"Natsume, are you sure this will be okay?"

Mikoto Uchiha's face showed clear concern as she asked.

"Just wait until Sasuke absorbs this power—it should trigger the awakening of his Mangekyo Sharingan."

Natsume gave her bottom a playful pat as he noticed no one was watching and said, "Besides, if anything happens, I can always rescue him."

More accurately speaking, his ultimate trump card was Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Mikoto Uchiha let out a soft whimper as a blush spread across her face.

"Wa… wait until we get back."

Her voice quivered with embarrassment.

"Aunt Mikoto, that's not what I meant at all!" Natsume exclaimed.

His expression briefly froze before he couldn't help but laugh.

Mikoto Uchiha immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, yet a quiet sense of disappointment stirred within her.

Natsume didn't tease her further. After all, teasing any longer would make him uncomfortable too.

He turned and walked toward Mu and Ryuzetsu.

"Any plans for the two of you?" he asked.

"Hokage-sama, may I ask something?" Mu struggled to stand up. "Since Satori is sealed now, will making a wish with the Box of Supreme Bliss still work?"

"No."

Natsume casually explained, "The Box of Supreme Bliss can fulfill wishes because of Yin Release—the ultimate spiritual power. Only Yin Release can create form from nothingness, giving birth to Satori. Without Satori, the Box loses most of its strength."

Mu's body stiffened, and the last flicker of hope on his face vanished completely.

Behind him, Ryuzetsu reacted similarly.

But she wasn't as devastated as Mu was.

After all, she didn't know there had been any hope of Mukaku's revival.

It had already been seven or eight years—she wasn't nearly as desperate as he was.

"I need someone to manage the Land of Grass and Kusagakure Village."

Natsume glanced at both of them. "Someone will come looking for you later."

He didn't care about Mu's and Ryuzetsu's psychological state.

If they knew how to behave themselves, he might even let them serve as proxies.

Still, being supporting characters, Natsume hoped they could contribute some destiny value.

[Because of your actions, Mu, Ryuzetsu, Sasuke Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, and Satori have experienced changes in their destinies. You've earned a total of 185 destiny points.]

Why did Mikoto Uchiha also receive destiny value?

Natsume felt puzzled and cast a glance at the distant widow.

Though he didn't understand why, it was probably a good thing.

He stepped in front of the Box of Supreme Bliss.

[Sage Art: Chakra-Enhanced Strength!]

A thunderous sound erupted.

Yet it suffered no damage whatsoever.

Natsume couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

What an amazing item.

In the original story, it could survive Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan.

Natsume wanted to test its limits.

Never thought that after putting his real effort into a punch, it remained this tough.

He finally believed that the Box of Supreme Bliss was indeed a divine artifact left behind by Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

No ordinary ninja could craft such a resilient ninja tool.

"I'll be away for a moment."

Natsume wrapped up the Box of Supreme Bliss and teleported to the Land of Snow.

"Kaguya."

He immediately rushed into the room, grabbed Kaguya Otsutsuki and rushed her away.

Both of them stopped before the Box of Supreme Bliss.

Kaguya Otsutsuki cast a sidelong glance.

She showed no interest.

She'd rather watch Natsume anyway.

"What is it?" Kaguya asked coolly.

"Can you reforge it into a bow?"

Natsume pointed at the Box of Supreme Bliss and said, "It contains a potent source of Yin Release energy. I think we can shape it into a bow and arrow."

In this world, there were practically no ninja who used bows.

The reason was very simple.

It was simply too slow!

From drawing the bow and nocking an arrow to releasing it, flying through its trajectory and finally hitting the target,

Too much time passed.

Enough time for a ninja to react and dodge.

Natsume planned to use the Yin Release's spiritual energy as both the bow and arrow.

That way, dodging wouldn't be so easy.

"You want to use it?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at him and shook her head. "There's no need."

"For my student," Natsume clarified. "She's from the Hyuga clan."

"A girl?"

Kaguya interjected.

"…?"

Natsume immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Was this a dangerous situation?

Man, there's no way I'm strong enough to fight her.

"I read in a book," Kaguya said, her pale eyes gleaming, "that excellent men are liked by many women. I don't care how many like you, but you must like me."

"Of course," Natsume replied immediately, speaking sweetly without hesitation. "I will always like you."

Kaguya continued staring at him.

After a brief pause, she gave him a breathtaking smile.

Natsume froze.

Kaguya had smiled before, but those smiles had always been calm and emotionless.

This was the first time he'd seen such warmth in her expression.

"Can I kiss you?" Natsume asked, licking his lips.

Kaguya tilted her head slightly, her delicate face once again becoming cool and composed.

Under Natsume's slightly anxious gaze, she said, "You can, anytime."

Then, stepping forward, she leaned down and gently kissed the corner of his lips.

Not far away, Yukie Kazahana clapped a hand over her mouth.

Even though she had half-expected this, seeing it with her own eyes still made her envious.

I'm not here to break you two apart—I want to be part of this too.

Yes, Yukie Kazahana already understood—she could never monopolize Natsume.

Given his immense strength and high status,

Her only wish was to leave even the smallest mark in his life.

After all, as a Daimyo, she didn't really care about marriage—it was only necessary to produce an heir.

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