Trees Chapter 340 Itachi! How Will You Repay What You Owe Me?!

After handing the items to Jiraiya, Naruto immediately rushed to the Hyuga Clan’s compound and pulled Hinata away.

Hiashi was almost getting used to this yellow-haired delinquent’s behavior.

As for the kid whisking his daughter away, he merely instructed Hinata...

"Hinata, be safe."

"And also..."

"Keep an eye on that boy... Don’t let him cause trouble outside."

Naruto: “???”

Naruto, who was unjustly misunderstood by his future father-in-law, felt nothing but grievance in his heart.

After all, this time, he was going to deal with the red-haired Sage of Six Paths!

"Naruto-kun, let’s go."

"My father is just like that."

Hinata hooked her arm around Naruto’s, her eyes filled with nothing but her beloved, completely ignoring her father’s warnings.

When she heard that Naruto was willing to take her on a mission together, her heart nearly leaped out of her chest from excitement.

Even though that damned Uchiha Sasuke was also coming, with Sakura and Karin around, she figured Sasuke probably wouldn’t try to steal Naruto away from her.

"Alright."

"Father-in-law, we’re leaving now."

As Naruto was dragged away by Hinata, he didn’t forget to turn back and bid farewell to his future father-in-law.

Hiashi pressed his fingers to his forehead and waved his sleeve, signaling the yellow-haired delinquent to scram.

"Such a disgrace to the family..."

Hiashi sighed and shook his head. After a while, he gathered the Hyuga Clan’s Shinobi and secretly relocated them to a prearranged safe location.

Before, this might not have been necessary.

But now that Nagato’s resurrection technique had failed, he had to be extra cautious to avoid any unfortunate incidents that could lead to casualties for the Hyuga Clan...

After leaving the Hyuga Clan’s compound, Naruto and Hinata called Sasuke.

Upon learning that the guy was in New Tanzaku Quarter, they hurried over.

"This is weird..."

"Did this guy not help Sakura or Karin awaken their Shinigami powers?"

Naruto muttered to himself but didn’t dwell on it, focusing instead on finding Sasuke in Tanzaku Quarter.

Throughout the process, he didn’t forget about Hinata, constantly buying snacks from stalls to feed her.

"Step right up... take a look..."

"Konoha's original construction blueprints."

"Have you all forgotten the memories of the past?"

At that moment, a pale-skinned boy holding a painting was vigorously promoting his wares at a stall.

The painting depicted Konoha as it was before the calamity.

If Naruto wasn’t mistaken...

This boy selling paintings was Sai.

Seeing the guy peddling his art on the streets left Naruto somewhat speechless.

Especially because...

While the content of his sales pitch sounded convincing, his tone was completely devoid of emotion.

As a result, his stall was deserted.

Except for a certain black-cloaked boy squatting in front of it, flipping through the items with great interest.

He seemed very interested in this deserted stall.

"Hey."

"Boss, can you paint something for me?"

"Just a simple scene of the Uchiha Genocide Night will do."

Sai: “?”

Naruto & Hinata: “???”

Sasuke’s request instantly left the stall owner and Naruto dumbfounded.

‘This... is too filial, right?’

"What?"

"You... what did you just say?"

Sai thought he’d misheard and asked Sasuke to repeat himself, testing whether the problem lay with him or with Sasuke.

"The Uchiha Genocide Night."

"The more tragic, the better."

Sasuke took out his phone, scanned the stall’s QR code, and transferred 200,000 ryo without hesitation.

Then he showed the payment confirmation.

"How long will it take?"

"Ah... you’re not joking with me, are you??"

Sai recognized this guy, but no matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn’t understand why an Uchiha Clan’s survivor would make such a request.

However, none of them knew the deeper meaning behind Sasuke’s purchase.

Lately, Itachi had been transferring less and less money to him.

When he ask, Itachi just say nonsense like, ‘The business performance are not good’ and so on.

Sasuke wasn’t having any of it.

In addition, in a week, it would be Itachi’s birthday. Sasuke felt he should send a gift… while also serving as a reminder.

To make sure that guy never forgot that night!!

"Alright then..."

The customer's request was strange, but the payment was simply too generous to refuse.

Sai immediately pulled out a roll of white paper, picked up his brush and ink, and began painting.

"Wait."

"Add this in too."

Sasuke took out two photos… one of himself as a child and another of Itachi during his time in the Anbu.

Not only did he want a painting of the massacre night, but he also wanted his childhood self facing Itachi included.

Later, he planned to hang this painting above Itachi's bed.

Just to make sure Itachi never forgot...

The debt he owed could never be repaid in this lifetime!

Sai took the photos, glanced at the early youthful image of Konoha's famous songstress, Uchiha Itachi, and then began painting with swift strokes.

Sasuke even stood beside him, offering pointers.

Comments like ‘Not enough dead kids’, ‘Needs more blood’, and ‘Make the atmosphere darker’ were thrown around casually.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

"Weren’t you supposed to go awaken Sakura and the others’ powers?"

"Why are you here instead?!"

"We’re on a tight schedule!"

Naruto slapped Sasuke’s shoulder, both confused and deeply disappointed by his behavior.

‘He’s fallen into degeneracy!!’

‘This idiot, after getting his revenge, has started indulging in trivial nonsense!’

Hearing Naruto’s voice, Sasuke didn’t even turn his head. Instead, he pulled out a paper box from his robe and tossed it backward into Naruto’s hands.

"For you."

"Huh??"

Hinata: “?”

Naruto stared blankly at the box in his hands, completely caught off guard.

"Your birthday’s next month."

"Consider this an early gift."

Sasuke’s tone was as indifferent as ever, but Naruto felt a surge of warmth in his chest.

"Uh... well..."

"It’s not that urgent, we can wait for you."

Naruto scratched his head and grinned awkwardly before opening the box to see what was inside.

Hinata, standing nearby, watched their interaction with fists clenched so tightly her knuckles turned white.

The look she shot Sasuke was practically dripping with jealousy.

"Whoa!!"

“Sasuke, your gift is actually pretty awesome!"

When Naruto opened the box, he found Q-version chibi figures of himself at different ages inside.

There was one of him and Sasuke’s first meeting, another from their Academy Days, one cosplaying Iron Man during the Chunin Exams, a limited-edition Akatsuki’s version, and even a little Kizaru doll.

Hinata had been ready to curse someone out, but the moment she saw the figures in Naruto’s hands, her eyes locked onto them...

Because she noticed...

Among the adult Naruto figures...

There was one of her too!!

And it was a matching pair with Naruto’s!!

‘So cute!!’

Hinata was instantly won over by the adorable figures, and even the murderous intent in her heart faded away.

‘Fine...’

‘I won’t bother with this damn Thin Ice Bro this time.’

Naruto naturally noticed Hinata’s sparkling gaze and immediately shoved the figures into her arms.

"Hinata, you hold onto these for me."

"Mm!!"

Sasuke: “??”

‘What the hell is this yellow-haired bastard doing?’

‘Stealing credit for my gift?!’