Chapter 292: Itachi—I Will Resurrect My Fallen Comrades
Itachi wore a martyr's expression across his face. Spreading both arms while facing the charging shinobi, he shouted loudly:
"This is the Land of Grass's Box of Ultimate Bliss—an artifact functioning as a wish-granting device, a powerful ninja tool left behind by the Sage of Six Paths."
"And I will now open this box to make my wish."
"Whatever price the wish demands, I, Uchiha Itachi, willingly accept!"
"Even if it costs my life, I won't hesitate!"
"Everything for Konoha Village!"
After listening, those shinobi immediately paled with alarm, hastily dispatching people to notify Lord Kazuma.
Within moments, Kazuma, Mizuki, and many village family members all rushed over.
"Itachi, don't be reckless!"
Still distant and not yet arrived, Mizuki anxiously shouted loudly.
"I know Uchiha Yasushi's pressure weighs heavily on you, but village matters must be resolved slowly, bit by bit. We cannot take shortcuts!"
"Though that Box of Ultimate Bliss proves powerful, the more powerful the ninja tool, the stronger its side effects must be."
"We haven't finished gathering complete intelligence on this thing. We cannot use it recklessly!"
Kazuma already felt no goodwill toward Itachi. Now seeing Itachi disobeying his orders, insisting on opening boxes and making wishes, he immediately hated this person even more.
"Itachi, you bastard! Can't you settle down for even a moment?"
"The village currently has numerous matters. We have no leisure accompanying you in this nonsense!"
"Quickly—hand over the Box of Ultimate Bliss for village storage and end this farce!"
"This isn't a farce!" Itachi loudly protested. "Look at the surrounding villagers! Their eyes no longer contain hope's light—only numb indifference."
"I fear before Uchiha Yasushi even attacks, the village's cohesion will completely collapse!"
"Too many deaths, too many failures have pushed the village to the brink of collapse."
"Currently the village lacks Hokage's presence. Everyone lacks spiritual anchors. We must boost everyone's morale!"
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Kazuma immediately flew into rage, sternly rebuking: "Are you accusing us of failing to govern Konoha Village properly?"
"For village reconstruction, how much supplies and money has His Excellency the Daimyo provided Konoha!"
"You're still not grateful? Still thinking about Hokage restoration?"
"I knew you were an ungrateful, treacherous wolf!"
"This has nothing to do with personal feelings—everything is for Konoha Village!" Itachi declared righteously.
Some thoughts had circled in his mind for ages. Now he finally poured them all out.
"The daimyo and nobility are too distant from the village. They cannot serve as spiritual sustenance for villagers and ordinary shinobi—no amount of supplies you provide can substitute for this!"
"Once spirit collapses, no material conditions can fill spiritual voids!"
"The Hokage position represents Konoha Village's indispensable spiritual symbol!"
Kazuma grew even angrier. His gaze swept across various clan faces, frowning while demanding:
"Do you all think this way too?"
Everyone hastily declared positions:
"What Hokage or not? Just a leader—doesn't matter who does it!"
"Back when Lord Third lived, he never said he'd share good things like Wood Release with everyone. Lord Kazuma as leader proves far more generous!"
"Yes, yes! Lord Kazuma, this is all Itachi's personal doing—absolutely unrelated to us clans!"
"This Itachi fellow was originally Third's direct subordinate, most favored by Third. For Third's sake, he could even exterminate his own clansmen. What wouldn't he do?"
After hearing everyone's declarations, Kazuma relaxed slightly, knowing this wasn't everyone conspiring in some "subordinate overthrowing superior" plot.
"Hmph, Itachi—you heard them!"
"This is the people's voice!"
"No one cares about Hokage or not!"
"Leaders gain that position only after receiving everyone's recognition."
"Without everyone's support, don't even think about becoming Hokage!"
"I never wanted to become Hokage!" Itachi shouted furiously.
"What I want is Konoha Village's revival, Konoha Village's peace! I never cared about personal interests!"
"Then what exactly do you want with this chaos?" Kazuma completely disbelieved Itachi's words, staring at him with total vigilance.
"I want to..." Itachi took a deep breath before shouting loudly: "Resurrect all my fallen comrades!"
"What?" Not just Kazuma—everyone was shocked.
"What kind of joke is this? The dead cannot be revived. What resurrection?"
"Who says the dead cannot be revived?" Itachi shouted excitedly. "My Uchiha clan's Izanagi can resurrect the recently deceased—the price is merely one Sharingan."
"The Rinnegan has Rinne Rebirth Jutsu, capable of mass resurrecting the dead."
"Sunagakure has One's Own Life Reincarnation, using one's own life to exchange for another's revival."
"Even during my trip to the Land of Grass to seize the Box of Ultimate Bliss, I witnessed people using Dragon Life Reincarnation to resurrect others."
"So many ninjutsu can accomplish this. No reason the Box of Ultimate Bliss cannot!"
Kazuma's brow couldn't help but furrow. He demanded:
"What confused nonsense are you spouting? Where did you hear such intelligence? Why have I never heard any of this?"
"When I was in the Akatsuki Organization, Yasushi mentioned these matters. He wanted Nagato resurrecting his clansmen. But the price proved too great—Nagato would only resurrect one person for him."
"But I don't care about the price!"
"As long as fallen comrades can all be resurrected, letting the village restore its former peace and tranquility—even if I must die, I'm completely willing!"
"The Uchiha clan's Izanagi has too many restrictions—impossible for mass resurrection. But the Box of Ultimate Bliss is different."
"The Box of Ultimate Bliss is the Sage of Six Paths' strongest ninja tool. It definitely can mass resurrect the dead."
"If the 'Sage of Six Paths Eyes' can accomplish this, no reason the 'Sage of Six Paths Box' cannot!"
"Your reasoning is too far-fetched—everything's your speculation. Who knows if this box can actually do it!" Kazuma shouted with a dark expression.
His gaze flickered. He felt somewhat indecisive.
If the Box of Ultimate Bliss truly proved as Itachi described—resurrecting all fallen shinobi or even just some—Konoha Village's strength would immediately surge tremendously.
Forget immediately restoring Konoha Village's peak period—at least it wouldn't be as stretched thin as now.
However, if these resurrected fellows also clamored for Hokage restoration, His Excellency the Daimyo's interests would suffer.
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