Trees Chapter 353 Black Zetsu: Damn! Why is There Another Troublemaker?

"Today, the weather in the Land of Water is clear, turning partly cloudy, with a temperature of 23 degrees..."

"Gaara, the Saint of Sand City, has strongly condemned the recent inaction of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind..."

"The Kakuzu Group today launched a new app called 'Kakuzu Bargain' online, where users can invite friends to slash prices and get products for just 10% of the original cost..."

The loudspeaker on the street broadcast the day's news, and Uchiha Madara stood beneath it, listening for nearly half an hour, utterly confused about what era he was in.

Aside from the weather forecast, he couldn’t understand a single piece of news being reported.

‘Every word made sense when separated...’

‘But why did they become incomprehensible when strung together?!’

‘What the hell had happened to the Shinobi World!?’

Uchiha Madara felt as if a thousand years had passed.

Looking at the people passing by, their faces were filled with happiness and contentment. Even when arguments broke out on the street, the involved parties quickly apologized to each other...

It seemed like everyone cherished their current lives.

Madara scratched his head.

‘This wasn’t right...’

‘Weren’t people supposed to be filled with hatred, suspicion, and resentment toward the world before?!’

Madara sat down on the roadside steps, resting his hands on his knees.

As he pondered, he waited for Black Zetsu to show up.

He figured...

That guy must know something.

"Ahhh!!"

"Look at this autograph from the Leader!"

"I’m taking it home to worship it!"

"What? Where’d I get it?"

"Of course from the Kakuzu Group’s store!"

At this time, a group of Akatsuki’s fans, dressed in the organization’s cloaks and wearing Rinnegan-colored contact lenses, gathered on the street, chattering excitedly about their collectibles.

"The Rinnegan?!"

Madara sprang up from the ground..

The sight of dozens of people with Rinnegan eyes nearly short-circuited his brain.

‘What the...’

‘Had the Rinnegan become some kind of common accessory now?!’

However, just as he was about to take action, he realized none of these people had even a trace of Chakra....

Their Rinnegan were clearly just for show.

Madara’s cerebellum was on the verge of atrophy.

‘These people...’

‘Are they insane?!’

He suppressed his urge to attack and sat back down.

Because...

Ding ling…

Suddenly, a few coins landed on the ground in front of Madara with a crisp sound.

An old man walked past him, muttering under his breath...

"Times are tough for young people these days."

"Even reduced to begging..."

"Tsk tsk."

Madara slowly raised his head and froze for a full three minutes before he came to his senses.

He stared at the old man’s retreating back, then at the coins on the ground...

‘Damn it!!’

‘That guy thought I was a beggar?!’

Fury surged in Madara’s chest, and he raised his hands, ready to form hand seals.

He’d make this fool understand that he is the strongest Shinobi in the world!!

Not some damn beggar!!!

"Fire Release..."

"Madara-sama!"

"Cough, cough..."

Black Zetsu’s sudden appearance cut off Madara’s Ninjutsu mid-cast.

But rather than being interrupted, it was more accurate to say that Madara was more interested in figuring out what had happened to the Shinobi World than killing some random old man.

Black Zetsu popped out of the ground and slipped into Madara’s sleeve.

His emotions were complicated the moment he saw Madara...

‘Damn it!!’

‘Who the hell was responsible for this new variable?!’

Black Zetsu really wanted to cry.

‘I had finally managed to deal with Obito’s side of things, and now Uchiha Madara had to show up...’

‘No need to guess… this guy was definitely planning to carry out the Infinite Tsukuyomi.’

‘Please...’

‘Don’t screw things up now!’

The mere thought of his mother being revived by Madara and then having to face those red-haired monsters...

It filled Black Zetsu with dread.

"Black Zetsu."

"Tell me."

"How far along is Obito’s plan now?"

"How many Biju are left to capture?"

Black Zetsu: “...”

‘How the hell am I supposed to answer this?!’

‘Do I just tell him that after all these years, we’ve made zero progress, not a single Biju has been captured, and even Nagato kicked Obito out of the organization?’

For a moment, Black Zetsu fell into dead silence under Madara’s questioning.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the two ‘saviors’, who had supposedly completed half of the Eye of the Moon Plan were leading two Reincarnators in circles.

Wang Tian, one of the Reincarnators, had been frowning the entire way.

To be honest...

He felt something was wrong.

Wang Tian glanced back at Naruto and Sasuke, then pulled Chen Feng aside, saying to the two ‘natives’, "Um, Naruto..."

"Can you wait for us for a moment?"

"We’re going to go look for our teammate nearby."

Naruto raised an eyebrow at this, clenched his fists, and spoke enthusiastically to his two 'comrades'.

"Old man! Leave the searching to me!"

"Helping out fellow villagers...”

"Is something I, Uzumaki Naruto, excel at!"

Sasuke: “...”

Hearing Naruto’s overly passionate declaration, Sasuke’s expression was a mix of exasperation and silence.

‘I can’t keep pretending anymore...’

‘Why is this idiot’s acting so damn cringeworthy?!’

"Hahaha... No, no, it’s fine!"

"Our team has a special communication method."

Wang Tian forced a laugh, beads of sweat forming on his forehead as he declined the offer.

Naruto’s enthusiasm was suddenly making things difficult.

‘If this guy stubbornly insisted on tagging along...’

‘That’d be a real problem!’

"Oh, alright then."

"Old man, you guys go ahead."

"We’ll wait right here for you!"

Naruto looked dejected for a second before flashing his usual bright, friendly smile.

Instantly, the two Reincarnators, who had ulterior motives, let out a quiet sigh of relief.

After bidding farewell to Naruto, Wang Tian dragged his teammate Chen Feng into the forest.

Only after running about two kilometers did Chen Feng finally ask in doubts, "Wang Tian?"

"What's wrong with you?"

"If we’re looking for that guy A-Qi, we don’t both need to leave, do we?"

For Reincarnators, mission priority was higher than their teammates.

Therefore, Chen Feng was a little annoyed that Wang Tian had dragged him away.

"Brother Feng... something’s not right."

Wang Tian glanced around before whispering.

"I remember you said earlier that Konoha just fought Pain, right?"

Chen Feng nodded, still not getting what his teammate was hinting at.

"Yeah, so?"

"What’s the issue?"

Wang Tian rubbed his head, thinking hard before speaking, "Brother Feng... no offense, but did you actually finish watching Naruto?"

Chen Feng blinked, then answered reflexively.

"Nah, Naruto has way too many episodes, it’s a total waste of time."

"I just watched those edited recap videos."

He grinned, flashing a smug smirk.

"It’s just a low-tier world, nothing complicated."

"All I need to remember are the women and the resources."

Wang Tian: “???”

Hearing this, Wang Tian’s eyes widened in shock.

The uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

"No! At this point in the timeline...”

"Naruto and Sasuke shouldn’t be together!"