Trees Chapter 357 Jiraiya's Boomerang From Many Years Ago

Naruto stared blankly at the stream of vulgar insults popping up before his eyes.

‘What the hell...?’

‘This damn Main God has some issues, right?’

‘What the hell did I even do to you??’

‘At most, I had only killed a Reincarnator. There was no need for such malice, right?’

At first, Naruto was still trying to figure out where things had gone wrong, but then the wristwatch in his and Sasuke’s hands simultaneously exploded.

The explosion wasn’t even strong enough to scratch them, but the suddenness of it left the two of them looking rather disheveled.

Naruto and Sasuke were left with their faces covered in soot, spitting out black smoke when they opened their mouths.

"Damn it!"

"That f**king Main God! I, Uzumaki Naruto, will remember this grudge today!!"

Naruto grabbed the Black Coffin nearby and smashed it repeatedly onto the still-warm corpse of the Reincarnator until it was reduced to pulp. Only then did he feel slightly appeased.

It wasn’t that the explosion had hurt him...

But Naruto realized that the Main God’s hostility toward him had completely ruined his chance of ever becoming a Reincarnator.

Sasuke pulled out two towels and tossed one to Naruto. Wiping his face, he asked, "When did you piss off this Main God?"

Under normal circumstances, if someone could outright call Naruto ‘yellow-haired bastard’ to his face, it definitely meant Naruto had screwed them over pretty badly.

"Damn it!"

"How the hell would I know? That’s so unfair!"

"I only found out about Reincarnators today!"

Naruto was immediately indignant at Sasuke’s accusation.

He had never even seen this so-called Main God, a giant glowing ball, before.

How could he have possibly provoked it?

"Oh."

Sasuke kept wiping his face, not bothering to argue further with Naruto.

He was afraid that if he said any more, Naruto might actually lose his temper and start a fight.

Once Naruto had cleaned his face, Sasuke set fire to the two Reincarnators’ remains, reducing them to ashes. Only then did the two of them step through the portal and return to the camp.

The three women were already sitting around the table eating breakfast.

Their expressions were far from pleasant.

Especially since those two idiots had been gone for nearly two hours.

On the surface, it looked like they’d gone out to fight, but who knew if they’d actually used it as an excuse to sneak off and fool around?

Well...

None of the three women had been the least bit reassured when Naruto and Sasuke ran off together.

"Hey, Hinata, we’re back."

Naruto casually grabbed two sets of bowls and chopsticks, handed one to Sasuke, and the two of them sat down on either side of the table, quickly digging into the dishes.

Hinata, who was scooping soup for Naruto, couldn’t help but ask with concern, "Naruto-kun, where did you two go earlier?"

As she spoke, she pointed at the explosion marks on Naruto’s clothes.

‘That level of damage...’

‘Didn’t seem like it was caused by Sasuke’s techniques.’

"Something happened."

Naruto muttered between bites.

Sakura, hearing this, immediately dropped her chopsticks.

"What?!"

"What happened now?!"

As a member of Team 7, she was well aware of her teammates’ talent for stirring up trouble.

Whenever Naruto said something like this...

It was never good news!!

As soon as Sakura spoke up, everyone’s eyes instantly locked onto Naruto.

Luckily, Sasuke stepped in to explain.

"It’s not Naruto’s fault."

The moment he said that, everyone’s gaze shifted to Sasuke.

‘So...’

‘If it wasn’t Naruto’s doing, then it must’ve been Sasuke’s?’

“It’s not me either!!”

Naruto spent the next few minutes wolfing down his breakfast, wiped his mouth, and then proceeded to explain to the girls about the Main God, Reincarnators, and all that.

Sakura’s eyes practically glowed green as she listened.

"You should’ve called me!"

"Why didn’t you call me earlier?!"

The moment she heard about the precious wristwatch being destroyed, Sakura clutched her chest in genuine pain.

It was clear she really, really wanted to get her hands on the Main God for research.

And...

Sakura was utterly disgusted by the way the two of them had "interrogated" the reincarnators.

"If it were me..."

"It would’ve sent them straight to my lab!!"

“Ahhhh!!”

"What a waste!"

Sakura couldn't stop imagining how she could have studied the bacteria and other microorganisms on the Reincarnators’ bodies to learn about their world.

Not to mention developing specialized viruses tailored to the genetic makeup of these otherworldly invaders.

Naruto and Sasuke listened to the mad scientist’s enthusiastic rambling about experiments, and both of them shuddered involuntarily.

At this point, giving those Reincarnators a quick death would’ve been more merciful!

Still, they made a mental note of it.

Naruto planned to capture any future Reincarnators and send them to Uzumaki Stark’s side, while Sasuke intended to hand them over to Orochimaru.

When the three women heard that these Reincarnators would try to get close to them, not a single trace of fear showed in their eyes.

Especially Hinata, her killing intent was so intense that Naruto instinctively scooted closer to Sasuke.

In the end, Hinata physically dragged Naruto back to her side before he could end up glued to Sasuke.

After finishing their meal and packing up, Naruto opened another portal.

The group returned to Konoha.

Though they had only been gone for a few days, they found that the village’s reconstruction was finally complete.

Walking down the streets, they all pulled out their phones to notify their respective factionsabout the Reincarnator situation.

Naruto informed his senior brother in the Akatsuki and Gaara of the Cult Mechanicus.

Sakura sent a message to Kazahana Koyuki, the current head of the Scientific Truth Society.

Sasuke called Orochimaru to brief him on the matter.

As for Hinata, her approach was much simpler.

She mobilized the entire real estate and logistics networks across the Shinobi World.

And installed surveillance cameras in every territory the Hyuga Clan could influence.

Just based on the Reincarnators’ standardized wristwatches...

The moment one appeared on camera, she would immediately receive an alert from her clan.

The Cult Mechanicus and the Scientific Truth Society adopted similar countermeasures...

Naruto stared at his senior brother’s chat window and was surprised to find that there was no instant reply this time.

‘Hmm...’

‘It seems that Senior Brother is busy.’

Naruto thought for a moment and decided not to bother him further. Putting away his phone, he turned to the others.

"Alright."

"The Reincarnator issue is handled for now..."

"I need to head to the Hokage’s office first."

The others nodded, having no major objections to Naruto’s plans.

"Got it, I’ll be back soon."

Naruto nodded and prepared to go report to the Nidaime Hokage, mostly to tattle on the situation.

Whoosh…

Just as Naruto was imagining how the Nidaime Hokage would react upon hearing that Madara had been revived, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air.

A kunai grazed past Naruto’s ear.

Naruto used the Move Character Secret Technique almost instinctively.

After disappearing from the spot, he found that the person who threw the kunai was wearing a black robe.

Without hesitation, Naruto swept the person off their feet and planted his foot firmly on their head, cursing.

"What the hell!"

"Who the hell dares attack me in the middle of Konoha?!"

"Talk!"

"What the hell do you want?"

The villagers on the street, seeing the infamous yellow-haired delinquent lose his temper, didn’t even bother figuring out what was happening. They screamed and ran to their homes.

Before long, the once-bustling street was completely deserted.

The not-far Sasuke and the others, noticing Naruto had someone pinned underfoot, quickly rushed over.

"Huh?!"

"Y-You... You called me 'baby'?"

Naruto: "…?"

A melodious female voice came from beneath his foot.

When Naruto finally got a clear look at the woman’s face, he couldn’t hold back a furious shout.

"Goddammit!!"

"White-haired old man, you tricked me!!"