Muku's arm withdrew from Mui's body, and with a dull thud, Mui collapsed to the ground.
His face was filled with unwillingness, yet the vitality within him and all the negative emotions in his heart flowed into Muku behind him.
After killing Mui, Muku turned its gaze toward Yuzuru.
In the next instant, it charged straight at him.
Muku's speed was astonishing—something even elite jonin would struggle to match.
But for Yuzuru, it was hardly worth mentioning.
Watching Muku rush forward, Yuzuru simply raised his leg and kicked out.
Yet just before his attack landed, Muku seemed to sense something and dodged in advance.
"Sensing malice, huh?"
Yuzuru sidestepped Muku's counterattack with ease, a faint smile curling at his lips.
It could even anticipate his movements and intentions—no wonder it was born from negative emotions. Interesting.
But…
Even if it could sense malice ahead of time, its body still needed the speed to keep up.
A layer of violet lightning arcs wrapped around Yuzuru's body—proof that he had pushed Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its absolute limit.
His figure vanished in an instant, reappearing beside Muku the next moment.
Bang!
A powerful roundhouse kick struck Muku, sending it flying.
Before it could even hit the ground, Yuzuru had already appeared behind it again.
Bang!
Another heavy blow sent Muku hurtling through the air once more.
Like a flash of lightning, Yuzuru turned Muku into a ball, kicking it around midair like a soccer ball.
Moments later—
Boom!
Muku crashed heavily into the ground, smashing a massive crater.
Yet in the blink of an eye, it stood up again.
This time, a beast-like roar erupted from its throat.
Black mist engulfed its body, and in an instant, it transformed into a monstrous creature with wings on its back and four massive fangs.
"Lord Yuzuru, normal attacks don't work on that monster!"
A frantic voice came from behind. Turning his head, Yuzuru saw a white-haired girl hiding on a distant rooftop.
"Ryūzetsu, huh…"
Yuzuru withdrew his gaze.
He had almost forgotten—Satori was immune to physical attacks.
At that moment, Satori roared again and lunged at Yuzuru with its massive body.
Yuzuru let out a cold snort, black markings appearing around his eyes.
"Beast."
His figure vanished once more, descending from above with a powerful kick to Satori's head.
Boom!
The immense force slammed Satori straight into the ground.
Before it could struggle, a massive skeletal arm suddenly crashed down.
"Sealing Jutsu!"
Dense arrays of sealing symbols instantly spread across Satori's body. In no time, it stopped moving entirely.
"A mere creature with Kage-level strength thinks it can destroy the ninja world just because it's immune to physical attacks?"
Yuzuru scoffed, sealing Satori into the Kamui space.
Immediately after, he stored away the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
Satori had been born from that box. If used properly, it might even be possible to create more beings like it.
After tidying things up, Yuzuru flickered and appeared directly in front of Ryūzetsu.
"Little girl, thanks for the warning just now."
"It's nothing… I just didn't expect you to be this strong, Lord Yuzuru."
Ryūzetsu looked at him, the shock still evident on her face.
A monster said to be capable of destroying the ninja world had been suppressed so effortlessly.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed it.
Yuzuru studied her briefly before asking, "How do you know about Satori?"
Ryūzetsu immediately replied, "Muku and I grew up together as close friends. Everything I know about Satori came from him."
"Later, Muku suddenly disappeared, so I started investigating."
"In the end, I was discovered by Mui while stealing information, so I had to hide outside the city…"
After hearing her explanation, Yuzuru nodded without saying much.
Then Ryūzetsu spoke again, "Lord Yuzuru, was Muku sealed inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss? Can you retrieve his body?"
Yuzuru raised an eyebrow as a memory surfaced in his mind.
If he remembered correctly, Ryūzetsu possessed a special kekkei genkai—
Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique.
An ability that allowed her to transfer her own life force to another, similar to Chiyo's Reincarnation Technique.
With that in mind, Yuzuru asked, "Are you planning to use your kekkei genkai to revive him?"
"He was corrupted by negative emotions inside the box. Even if he comes back, he won't be the same person."
Hearing her ability exposed so easily, Ryūzetsu's eyes widened in shock.
This power was her deepest secret.
If it were ever revealed, she would undoubtedly be captured and imprisoned.
After all, who wouldn't covet the power to bring the dead back to life?
But she had never told anyone about it—so how did Yuzuru know?
Sensing her concern, Yuzuru spoke calmly, "Don't worry. I have no interest in your ability."
"Forbidden techniques that revive the dead aren't rare to me."
With her thoughts laid bare, Ryūzetsu lowered her head slightly in embarrassment.
"You misunderstand, Lord Yuzuru… I only want to give Mukui a proper burial."
Yuzuru nodded and retrieved Muku's body from the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
"Ryūzetsu, what are your plans for the future?"
She shook her head. "I've never really thought about it."
"Then come back to Konoha with me."
Yuzuru extended the invitation.
It wasn't because he was attracted to her—her appearance wasn't particularly remarkable.
He simply thought her kekkei genkai was quite useful. If she were to marry into the Uchiha clan, it wouldn't be a bad arrangement.
However, Ryūzetsu shook her head.
"Lord Yuzuru, I've lived in Hōzuki Castle since I was young. I'm already used to life here."
"I plan to settle here from now on. Please forgive me."
Seeing her refusal, Yuzuru didn't press further. He simply said, "I'll send people to take over Hōzuki Castle. You won't have to keep hiding like this anymore."
With that, he vanished from the spot.
Now that Satori had been captured, it was time to see whether his idea could actually work.