Trees Chapter 338 I Think Mother Is Doing Just Fine on the Moon...

Shino recounted the world of his dreams.

Among them were green-skinned monsters, giant golden mechanical warriors, an old man flying on a sword, and a planet wrapped in three suns.

In short, the insect swarms he had previously sent out weren’t scattered across just one world… they had spread across countless worlds.

The power systems of those worlds were mostly different from the Shinobi World, but the only similarity was...

His insects, under extreme pressure, had mutated with terrifying reproductive and adaptive abilities. Once they entered these foreign worlds, they quickly multiplied into swarms that blotted the skies.

Some of those worlds were still resisting, while others had already been destroyed.

As Shino spoke of this, he clutched his head, shaking it repeatedly in remorse over his past actions.

Meanwhile, Naruto’s expression kept shifting between green and purple.

In Shino’s account, there were mentions of cultivation civilizations, technological civilizations, and more… many of which Naruto was familiar with.

But...

‘What the hell was this?!’

‘Just because I hadn’t kept a close enough eye on things...’

‘Had Shino become the source of an insect plague across the multiverse?!’

‘Especially those green-skinned creatures and the giant golden warrior… wasn’t that Warhammer 40k?!’

To be brutally honest...

Right now, Naruto was both worried about the worlds being destroyed by the disaster and worried about those worlds managing to defeat Shino’s insects.

In the former case, he feared these insects might one day find their way to the Shinobi World. In the latter, he was afraid that if those worlds survived, they’d come seeking revenge on the Shinobi World...

‘Damn it!’

‘Did things really have to escalate this far?!’

Naruto pulled Uzumaki Stark aside, glanced at the still-distraught Shino, and whispered to him, "Listen up..."

"Confiscate Shino’s novels right now!"

"Look at this mess!"

"Can’t you guys just be as steady as me?"

Uzumaki Stark: “???”

Hearing his main body speak so self-righteously, Uzumaki Stark took a step back and stared at Naruto in shock.

His expression was full of disbelief.

‘Did you even hear what you just said?’

‘Weren’t the Terminators your doing?!’

‘We were the ones who cleaned up that mess for you!’

"Alright!"

"Just remember to confiscate his books!"

Naruto averted his gaze, feeling a bit guilty under his clone’s stare. He tossed out those words, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked back toward Shino.

"What should we do...?"

"I can’t control those insects at all anymore!"

"If... if they find the Shinobi World... we’ll all die."

Shino was still clutching his head, crying out in despair.

It was clear he was genuinely terrified.

Sasuke pressed his lips together and patted Shino’ shoulder. He wasn’t good with words and didn’t know how to comfort him, so he could only express his feelings this way.

First, there were those bizarre monsters, and now these world-destroying insect swarms....

Even the Pure Land had those red-haired monsters.

Sasuke really wanted to suggest...

Maybe they should just pack up and move to another world.

At least they wouldn’t have to worry about all this nonsense every single day.

"Shino, snap out of it."

"The Space-Time Rifts have already been sealed by me."

"The Shinobi World is safe now."

Naruto grabbed the guy by the shoulders and shook him a few times, then warned him sternly.

"You’ve seen how dangerous the Zerg are..."

"Don’t follow Stark’s lead and mess around anymore."

Shino stared blankly at Naruto’s sincere gaze, then nodded numbly.

But deep down, he still couldn’t shake the unease...

"Stark, keep an eye on him."

"Sasuke, let’s go."

Naruto sighed, slowly stood up, and called out to Sasuke before casually tossing out a portal.

Right now, the Shinobi World was sitting on too many ticking time bombs. He needed to speed up the Eye of the Moon Plan to avoid any more surprises from the Sage of Six Paths.

"Where are we going?"

Sasuke paused, somewhat confused.

He wasn’t really in the mood to go out today...

Because he had already made plans with Konohamaru and Kiba to play video games, so standing them up last-minute didn’t feel right.

"We’re going to capture the Biju!"

"Don’t you want to reunite with your parents?"

Naruto was both amused and exasperated by Sasuke’s reaction.

Most of their loved ones were currently in the Pure Land, fighting against those red-haired monsters. If they wanted to reunite their families and resolve the current crisis, they had to act now.

Naruto didn’t want his parents to still be stuck in the Pure Land, grunting and sweating as they battled those monsters, by the time he got married.

At the mention of family reunions, images of being double-teamed by his parents flashed through Sasuke’s mind.

Honestly...

He wasn’t in that much of a hurry.

"By the way, call Sakura and Karin."

"I’ll go get Hinata."

"This time..."

"We’re moving together!"

With that, Naruto tossed a portal in front of Sasuke and stepped through first, heading off to find Hinata.

The real reason he wanted to bring the others along was to help them improve their strength.

With the Totem of Undying currently unusable...

Given how things always seemed to go wrong in Konoha the moment he left, he also wanted to boost the white-haired old man.

Otherwise, by the time he returned from collecting the Biju, he might end up attending the guy’s funeral instead.

"Fine."

Sasuke sighed helplessly, gripping the wooden token in his hand before leaving the scene.

‘Bringing women along on missions...’

‘What a hassle!’

…

On the other side, Black Zetsu, who received the information from White Zetsu, fell into deep thought.

Listening to White Zetsu’s report about the Sage of Six Paths going insane and the deceased Konoha’s Shinobi appearing to fight the red-haired monsters, Black Zetsu was utterly dumbfounded.

What the hell?

‘Hagoromo growing red hair... and going mad?!’

‘And the Pure Land had turned into hell because of him?’

"Damn it!!"

"Why?!"

"What the hell is even going on anymore?!"

After Obito’s breakdown, Black Zetsu was now teetering on the edge of despair.

‘That unfilial son Hagoromo had always wanted to seal away Mother. Now that he’d gone insane, who knew what he might do next.’

‘No!!’

‘The Eye of the Moon Plan had to be stopped immediately!!’

‘If Mother were to appear now...’

‘She’d definitely be harmed by the crazy Hagoromo!’

Thinking this, Black Zetsu hurried back to the cave to find Obito.

At the moment, Obito was slumped on his bed, unshaven and radiating utter dejection.

He held a Cult Mechanicus e-cigarette between his fingers, taking a deep drag.

“Puff…”

A few seconds later, he blew out a smoke ring, then grabbed a nearby beer can and downed it in one go.

"Burp..."

After finishing the bottle, he let out a long, satisfied belch, crumpled the can, and tossed it carelessly into the corner.

Clink, clatter...

As Black Zetsu entered the cave, he took in the piles of empty beer cans scattered everywhere and couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy for this thirty-something-year-old man.

"You’re here?"

Fizz…

Obito glanced at Black Zetsu, cracking open another beer.

Black Zetsu stood still, contemplating how to convince Obito to abandon the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Honestly...

He was starting to think his mother might be safer staying on the moon.

At least she wouldn’t have to deal with this godforsaken Shinobi World.

"Burp…"

Obito chugged another beer, let out an impressively long belch, and staggered to his feet.

"Black Zetsu."

"I’ve made up my mind!"

"In fact, with my current strength, I can absolutely capture the other Biju’s Jinchuriki!"