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A very executable idea.
Most importantly, Muku could feel that Menma wasn't boasting. The moment just now, suppressing that part of Satoru's consciousness and dragging him into this special mental space, already explained a lot.
Of course, Muku previously thought this was Menma's full effort.
And it was just to let his consciousness suppress Satoru in turn, so that Menma could smoothly eliminate Satoru.
Muku was already mentally prepared.
After all, this person was his father's companion (from Muku's perspective).
Even if his consciousness had to sink completely and vanish entirely from this world, Muku was willing. He had always been a very filial person; otherwise, he wouldn't have been swallowed by the Box of Ultimate Bliss back then to help his father.
He had the resolve to sacrifice everything.
At most, he hoped to ask Menma to see if he could pull his father's consciousness into this world as well.
Let the father and son have a good talk.
But now it seemed everything was completely different from his estimation.
The other party still had spare strength.
Restoring his clarity wasn't to make him do something to cooperate, but purely to help him truly regain consciousness.
How could Muku not be shocked?
"Yes, it's to make you the controller of the Box of Ultimate Bliss. But again, I can provide all the help, but the core lies in your own willpower. If it's not firm enough, it will ultimately fail. At that time, you really won't have another chance to start over, and this last wisp of your consciousness will completely vanish. Do you understand what I mean?"
Menma nodded lightly, looking at Muku with an incredibly serious expression.
Reconfirming words.
This clearly had no deception, nor any reason for deception.
Muku took a deep breath, forcibly calming his restless heart.
"Mhm, I understand. What do I need to do? Menma-kun."
"You don't need to do anything special, Muku-kun. Just as I said, the only thing you need to do is hold onto your heart. This is something no one else can help you with. Leave the rest to me. I promised your father to let him see you again. Otherwise, if I break my promise, your father won't agree to work for me!"
Menma smiled lightly, deliberately speaking in a slightly relaxed tone.
"Huh? Ah! I understand, Menma-kun. I will definitely make my father fulfill the promise!"
Muku was stunned at first, then revealed a faint smile, replying softly.
"So, are you ready? Muku-kun!"
"Mhm, come on, Menma-kun!"
The two looked at each other.
The finally confirmed situation.
As Muku nodded heavily.
Boom!
Menma re-activated the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Extending his right index finger.
He tapped lightly on Muku's forehead.
In just an instant.
"!?"
The consciousness seeming to drift away gradually, the atmosphere becoming ethereal and silent, the feeling of floating up.
But just a moment later.
Whoosh!
Rapidly falling into a dark space.
The next second.
Countless shadows attached.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Muku let out an extremely miserable scream.
Spirit flipping synchronously.
Returning to the real world.
Menma had completely exploded all the Nine-Tails' chakra at this moment. His fox-like pupils became increasingly crimson and cold.
Behind him, eight demon fox tails swayed, and a ninth seemed faintly about to appear.
Below.
Bang!
Boom!
Satoru was rolling frantically.
In the first instance.
Even with Urushi's assistance, Menma almost couldn't suppress Satoru. This pure physical strength was no joke!
Fortunately, Menma quickly increased the chakra output. The momentum exploded further directly.
The chains flashing with brighter golden halos further firmly suppressed Satoru, allowing Menma to still control the situation.
"Kurama, I leave the rest to you!"
Everything is ready!
The connection of multiple consciousnesses.
"Hmph, this old man understands!"
With the Nine-Tails' snort falling.
A massive malicious negative emotion spread rapidly, covering directly.
The terrifying malice unique to the Nine-Tails.
The moment it filled this space.
The temperature dropped sharply.
This spreading chilling sensation.
Also made Mui and the four Hidden Grass elders not far away tremble subconsciously. These five people widened their eyes, staring tightly at Menma's location. The former was purely worried about his son.
The latter four still hadn't given up; they still felt the Box of Ultimate Bliss was an omnipotent wishing machine, and that pitch-black monster was an accident.
As long as Menma successfully subdued it.
They would still make Menma reopen the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
At any cost!
This had become the obsession of the four of them!
As for whether Menma would be willing?
That wasn't within the consideration of these four elders. Anyway, they just had to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss!!
And at this moment, Menma, focused on invading the deep consciousness of Satoru, had no mind to pay attention to Mui and the others. Because Menma discovered that forcibly separating the consciousness of Muku and Satoru, then suppressing one side to let the other become the dominant consciousness, was far more difficult than he had anticipated.
The most important point was.
The two were not simply combined together.
But intertwined like wool yarn.
The current Menma was like a doctor holding a scalpel. While carefully cutting Satoru's consciousness connection lines, he also had to be careful not to cut Muku's consciousness. And with every "cut"!
Even if Satoru's consciousness connection line was successfully cut.
It caused Muku's consciousness to tremble slightly.
And every tremor was a blow to Muku!
If the frequency was too high or the degree too strong, Muku's consciousness might collapse completely.
Therefore, Menma also had to divide part of his mind and chakra to carefully maintain Muku's consciousness.
Precise work in the complete sense!
In other words, Menma had undergone many precise experiments in the past period and actively learned some medical ninjutsu.
Reaching a new height in chakra control and subtle changes. Otherwise, such "precise work" really wasn't something Menma could do!
If Tsunade, or even Kabuto, were here to help now, Menma's pressure would be much less.
In terms of chakra control.
Medical ninja are truly the ceiling existence.
So, in just a few short minutes.
Menma felt like a century had passed. His forehead was already covered in sweat, and the bulging veins proved that Menma's heartstrings were tight to the extreme.
Just a bit more, just a bit more...
And such a special "pruning" work became more laborious towards the end, requiring more concentrated spirit.
A slight relaxation would lead to failure.
And Satoru was causing trouble.
"!!!"
Even though Muku was striving to awaken his will to suppress that part of Satoru's consciousness, Satoru, connected to the Box of Ultimate Bliss, still firmly suppressed Muku. Muku could at most hold onto his heart and not be completely assimilated by Satoru.
But being able to do this.
Was enough.
And as Menma cleaned deeper and deeper.
The consciousness extracted bit by bit.
After spending nearly ten more minutes.
"Finally done!"
The two consciousnesses were finally completely stripped apart.
"Roar!!!"
Satoru seemed to realize something.
Along with the giant Box of Ultimate Bliss, it struggled and trembled violently.
"Be honest!"
The precise work was over. Menma, who could put aside all scruples, struck brutally at this moment. While the Nine-Tails' massive malice suppressed strongly...
Menma's will and power added on top also suppressed Satoru's resistance in a very rough manner.
Boom!
Sweeping Nine-Tails chakra.
As it ravaged...
It also split a part, ruthlessly pressing down on the vibrating Box of Ultimate Bliss nearby.
Dual approach.
Situation completely controlled.
"Muku! Now is the time!"
In an instant.
Menma increased the power output.
Forcefully curbing the other consciousness.
Muku, who could clearly hear Menma's shout, exploded his final willpower at this moment.
The consciousness breaking out forcefully.
With the assistance of Menma and the Nine-Tails.
"Suppress!"
With a very tough posture, he suppressed the special "Satoru" consciousness derived from the Box of Ultimate Bliss!
After a not-so-intense tremor.
The previously dominant consciousness gradually dimmed.
Muku gradually grasped dominance!
The turned situation.
The obviously obtained "body control right!"
The next second.
Their eyes met.
"Welcome back, Muku-kun!"
Menma smiled lightly, saying words accordingly.
"Ah, I'm back. Thank you, Menma-kun!"
A anthropomorphic smile appeared on Satoru's still ugly face at this moment.
The next second.
Hum!
As purple light bloomed.
The layer of pitch-black hair was fading rapidly.
"Release!"
Menma directly released the Summoning Jutsu and retracted his Adamantine Sealing Chains at the same time.
The reappearing appearance of the white-clothed youth.
Under the detection of Menma's spreading sensory power, accurately acquiring the relatively balanced chakra fluctuation of the white-clothed youth, Menma's tight heartstrings relaxed a lot at this moment.
Although this wasn't a perfect solution.
And there was a risk of relapse at any time.
Plus there were various restrictive conditions.
But at least this was the first step to success.
Muku could return to human form.
Menma had fulfilled his previous promise.
Whoosh!
And Mui, who had been waiting anxiously in the distance, sped over at this moment.
But upon arriving close.
The figure became cautious again.
"Menma-kun?"
Looking unsure.
Mui opened his mouth, looking at Menma, seemingly hesitating to speak.
"Just as you see, Mui-san."
Menma smiled lightly in reply.
"I'm back, Father."
Muku also revealed a smile familiar to his father, softly calling out that address separated by eight long years.
This moment.
Mui could no longer control his trembling.
Striding forward directly.
Opening his arms, he hugged Muku tightly, saying continuously with a tremolo faintly carrying a crying tone: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
It seemed like remorse and longing pouring out completely at that moment.
"No, Father, I should be the one apologizing. I couldn't help you and made you worry for so long."
Muku hugged his father back, speaking in a very gentle tone.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Feeling Muku's heartbeat and warmth at close range.
Mui finally had a real sense that his son had truly returned.
Not a genjutsu, nor a false image disguised by someone. This was his biological son; this was the judgment Mui dared to make as a father.
Eight years!
Eight full years of suffering!
Finally released today. For Mui, this was immense luck, immense joy!
"Thank you very much, Menma-kun. You fulfilled your promise. Then, I will definitely support your actions with all my strength!"
After all, Mui was a person of firm will, and with outsiders present, after only a short while...
Mui adjusted his mood, slowly released the hug, turned to look at Menma aside, and said with the firmest tone.
"Then I thank Mui-san here first. However, there are some words I must clarify first. Muku-kun cannot be considered fully restored to human form; he has only gained dominance in consciousness. In the days to come, Muku-kun's life will inevitably be restricted by the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and he will need to return to the Box of Ultimate Bliss periodically and mandatorily. Once he cannot withstand the pressure and assimilation of the Box of Ultimate Bliss again, Muku-kun's consciousness will truly vanish into nothingness. I hope Muku-kun can remember this firmly!"
Menma nodded with a smile first, then looked at the father and son, Mui and Muku, with a very serious tone.
Hearing Menma's words.
Muku was fine.
Because when he successfully suppressed that strong consciousness of 'Satoru' derived from the Box of Ultimate Bliss with Menma's help, he had a corresponding premonition.
This part of consciousness was only temporarily suppressed by him.
Just like himself before.
Except he needed Menma's external help to resist.
And now this Satoru consciousness, if there was any gap in his mind, would flip it back.
And Satoru wasn't him, but he was Satoru.
As an existence practically one body and mind with the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
He needed to return to the Box of Ultimate Bliss regularly. He now existed relying on the Box of Ultimate Bliss, not as a separate human individual.
Including the chakra he consumed now, it all came from the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
This close connection.
Muku could clearly sense it.
But Mui's face changed involuntarily upon hearing Menma's words.
He thought his son could be considered successfully returned, not expecting such big restrictions.
"Is there any way to solve this!?"
Subconsciously asking anxiously.
"There is no way now, Mui-san. Sorry, my ability can only go this far. However, I can promise you that one day in the future, as long as I am alive, I will definitely find a way to truly restore Muku-kun to human form. Until then, please endure for a while, Muku-kun. Of course, I will also come regularly to assist Muku-kun in suppressing the will of the Box of Ultimate Bliss and help Muku-kun stabilize his current state."
Menma shook his head gently.
"No, being like this is already very good. And I can use Satoru's power, consider it a blessing in disguise. Menma-kun, you don't need to apologize at all; instead, I should be thanking you."
Muku still shook his head gently with that gentle look.
Mui on the side also nodded silently after a moment of silence.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
And just as the three were conversing.
The four Hidden Grass elders in the distance also flashed over one after another.
The irrepressible fervent look revealed in the eyes hidden under the masks.
"Menma Uzumaki-kun, right? Please help our Hidden Grass Village open the Box of Ultimate Bliss again. As long as Your Excellency can do this, our Hidden Grass Village can agree to any request from Your Excellency! How about it!? Menma-kun should be satisfied with this condition, right!?"
Without waiting for Menma or Mui to say anything.
The most burly male elder walking at the front spoke first.
Impatient tone.
Even carrying a commanding intonation.
Along with these words falling.
The four Hidden Grass elders all looked at Menma with eager and even crazy eyes.
Muku's resurrection!
This was already a nailed-down fact.
Although some small problems occurred in the middle, didn't it ultimately usher in a perfect ending!?
In their view, this was the ability of the Box of Ultimate Bliss!
The Box of Ultimate Bliss was an omnipotent wishing machine!
Even the dead could be resurrected; what else couldn't be done!?
These four Hidden Grass elders believed so firmly, or rather, they were only willing to believe such a result!