Trees Chapter 349 Sakura-Bro, Your Hair is Turning Red!

Sakura placed a plate of grilled fish in front of the two.

She had been listening from behind ever since Naruto started talking about the Reincarnators.

Back at the Roran, she had already been deeply curious about the world beyond the Space-Time Rift.

Now, with the existence of the so-called ‘Main God’, she was genuinely eager to study how this ‘Main God’ managed to traverse different dimensions…

And how it could grant ordinary people power.

Moreover...

She had come to realize just how insignificant Shinobi, Daimyo, and others truly were in the grand scheme of things.

“Holy shit!!”

"Why do you walk without making a sound!?"

Naruto was startled by Sakura’s sudden appearance and turned his head to yell at her.

‘And besides...’

‘Even I had to tread carefully around something like the Main God.’

‘And yet, Sakura-Bro actually wanted to study that thing??’

"You two were just too focused."

"Naruto, do you think there’s a way to lure the Main God here and capture it?"

Naruto rolled his eyes and replied irritably, "Please don't make things worse."

"The Shinobi World’s already in enough danger as it is..."

"I just want to deal with Red-Haired Six Paths and that bastard son of mine, then bring my parents back so we can reunite as a family."

"Besides..."

"We don’t even know if this ‘Main God’ thing actually exists."

Naruto waved his hand dismissively before glancing over at Hinata, who was busy working. A sudden, blissful smile spread across his face.

Even though this Shinobi World was plagued by disasters, after living here for over a decade, Naruto had developed some attachment to it.

‘So this...’

‘Is the power of bonds, huh?’

‘Old Man Sandaime!’

‘I think I’ve had another epiphany!’

Naruto grabbed a grilled fish from the plate and took a big bite, nodding in approval of the taste.

Well...

Since he wasn’t sure if Hinata had made it, he didn’t dare say it was bad.

Sakura knelt beside Naruto and Sasuke, then suddenly poked Naruto’s side.

"Sakura-Bro!!"

"Are you insane!?"

Naruto was ticklish, and Sakura’s poke nearly made him collapse onto the floor. Furious, he turned to Sasuke to complain.

"Sasuke! Look at her!!"

Sasuke sighed and rubbed his forehead but still spoke up for Naruto.

"Sakura, sit next to me. Stop poking Naruto."

"He's ticklish."

Sakura: “???”

‘Wait...’

‘Were these two acting a little too close?’

Sakura wanted to snap at them, but remembering the questions that had been bothering her for days, she scooted closer to Sasuke first before asking Naruto.

"Naruto..."

"What do you think the Shinobi World would be like if there were no Daimyo?"

"Same as always, I guess."

Naruto shrugged nonchalantly while munching on his grilled fish.

Sakura’s eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

"I knew you’d think the same way!"

"Naruto, Sasuke, I actually have an idea..."

"The current social structure of the Shinobi World is way too primitive!"

As Sakura spoke, her eyes seemed to glow, her entire body radiating enthusiasm.

"I believe that whether it’s Nobles, Daimyo, Shinobi, or Clans…”

"The class system is already rigidly fixed!"

"This world shouldn’t be like this!"

"All people are born equal!"

…

Sakura grew more and more impassioned, spouting phrases like ‘equality for all’ and ‘Daimyo are useless’, claiming that only a world of great harmony could bring true progress.

Sasuke could follow along at first, but once words like ‘capital’ and ‘class’ started popping up, he was completely lost.

Meanwhile, Naruto stared blankly at Sakura.

He held a skewer of grilled fish in his hand, his mouth slightly agape, his eyes filled with shock as he watched her.

‘What the hell??’

‘What is Sakura-Bro even talking about??’

At this moment, Sakura’s pink hair seemed on the verge of turning red.

Not the red of the Red-Haired Six Paths, though.

‘I don’t remember giving Sakura-Bro any books on this stuff...’

‘Has she figured out the dragon-slaying technique on her own?’ (T/N: Dragon-Slaying symbolizes achieving something remarkable often against great odds.)

"Did... did I say something wrong?"

Sakura noticed Sasuke's dazed expression and Naruto's even weirder stare, shrinking her neck slightly, thinking she might have messed up.

"If we centralize Shinobi training, allowing anyone, regardless of status, to learn..."

"And make all Ninjutsu publicly available..."

"Then the entire world would progress."

She had been speaking passionately, but seeing Naruto still staring blankly, she forced a smile and stood up, ready to drop the topic and leave.

"Never mind, then."

"No, no! Sakura-Bro! Don’t give up!"

Naruto shouted while pulling out a stack of books from his seal space.

"Sakura-Bro! Your idea is amazing! Sasuke and I fully support you!"

He pressed Sasuke’s head down in a nod toward Sakura, then motioned for her to take the books on the ground.

Once upon a time, Naruto had also thought about changing the world.

But with all the chaos constantly erupting in the Shinobi World, it was impossible to focus.

And something like this couldn’t be achieved overnight.

He didn’t consider himself that great.

Saving the world and spending time with his girlfriend already took most of his energy.

But now that Sakura had brought it up herself, he had to help.

"These are...?"

Sakura picked up one of the books with a red cover and flipped through it casually.

The moment she saw the contents, her entire body trembled with excitement.

"So that’s how it is! That’s how it is!!"

"I understand! I finally understand!!"

Before, Sakura had only a vague idea in her mind, completely unsure if what she wanted to do was right.

But now, after seeing the contents of the book...

She knew what she was about to embark on would be glorious beyond measure!

"I’ll take my leave now!"

Sakura gathered the books from the ground, her entire demeanor bordering on manic, muttering to herself as she hurried back to her tent.

Sasuke had never seen Sakura like this, ‘Even when I was obsessed with novels, I hadn’t been this extreme.’

‘What the hell did Naruto just show her?’

Sasuke was very baffled and turned to look at Naruto.

"Don’t look at me."

"Just wait and see..."

"The world will now have true peace."

Naruto muttered as he stared in the direction Sakura had gone.

If Sakura had suggested anything else, he would’ve refused.

But if she was going to raise the banner of revolution in the Shinobi World...

Then he would absolutely back her up with all his strength!

"…Oh."

Sasuke didn’t really understand, but to save face in front of his good brother, he nodded solemnly.

‘If Naruto said so, then it must be true.’

…

Early the next morning.

After resting up, Naruto and Sasuke woke up at the same time.

The three girls were still asleep when they were woken up by an explosion.

"Damn it… Uzumaki Naruto! You're fucking cheating!!"

"Pfft! Thin Ice Bro, just admit it!"

"You just can't get as far as I can!"

The two had gotten into a fight first thing in the morning over who could pee farther.

At first, when Sasuke challenged him, Naruto had no intention of humoring him.

But then...

This bastard had the audacity to say Naruto is incompetent.

So Naruto decided to prove him wrong.

But Sasuke, that sneaky bastard, had chugged water beforehand to cheat.

Furious, Naruto kicked him mid-contest.

And then...

Sasuke accidentally splashed himself.

"Damn! If you’ve got the guts, let’s settle this with Taijutsu!"

“Bring it on!!”

The two locked eyes before darting into the forest.

Hinata and Karin could only sigh as they watched them leave.

‘Do these two really have to fight every single day?’

Naruto and Sasuke chased each other through the forest, and when they were about to find a good place to fight, they suddenly ran into two strangers...